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BioZyme®?Inc.,?headquartered in Saint Joseph, Missouri, has named Garrett Holder, Abernathy, Texas, its new Director of National Sales. In his role, Holder will lead a portion of the sales team, drawing on his years of experience in both inside and outside sales in the agricultural industry. “We are extremely excited to have Garrett on our team. His energy and drive are infectious, ...
TOMCO Chemical has provided bacterial products specifically to breakdown solids and reduce odors for Hog Farms in the United States. “We are thrilled to bring together the Tomco team with Ecological, which gives us critical mass to research, support and deliver against producer’s farm waste challenges today and ...
The products: Microbe-Lift® Septic System &Cesspool Treatment Microbe-Lift® IND Hi Count Microbe-Lift® /HOG Microbe-Lift® /DFP are now able to display a unique USDA label that highlights its percentage of biobased content. ...
Less than 10% of payments went to farms that produced specialty crops, dairy, or hogs. Most specialty crop producers were not even eligible for direct assistance. ...
“Being located in north central Missouri, Chevy is in the heart of premiere hog production country in the U.S., and has a unique ability to communicate with actual producers to help them solve their most complicated production ...
On one side is the discharge of manure from livestock and poultry farming to pollute the environment, on the other side is the continuous loss of organic matter in cultivated land and the lack of clean energy in rural areas. For hog breeding, it is necessary to protect the supply and the environment. ...
In 2014, a federal judge ruled that the FSA's loan of $3.6 million to a single hog operation in Northwest Arkansas was in violation of environmental law. ...
“Limiting the amount of ammonia also limits the amount of manure generated and therefore the number of hogs that can be bred. This is occurring at a time when Spanish growers want to double or triple their capacity to meet the demands of reduced production in northern regions such as the Netherlands, and the continuing swine flu epidemic in China, the world’s largest ...
“Most operators in the region are planning large increases in hog farming, but their lands are already saturated with ammonia. Strict EU limits make ammonia reduction absolutely essential before increases in swine production can occur. ...
A new book, “What Would Jesus Really Eat? The Biblical Case for Eating Meat,” looks at what the Bible has to say about using and eating animals from several different perspectives. The book, edited by Palm Beach Atlantic University’s Wes Jamison, PhD and Paul Copan, PhD, tackles topics including the challenges to Christian meat-eating, human exceptionalism and humanity’s ...
College students are gearing up for the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s annual College Aggies Online (CAO) Scholarship Competition which kicks off September 16. This year’s students and collegiate clubs are competing for more than $21,000 in scholarships and a chance to win a trip to the Alliance’s 2020 Stakeholders Summit. For more information or to sign up, visit CAO connects ...
2018 was a banner year for the animal agriculture industry. It was determined that overall demand in the market had produced a 2% growth rate, reaching an astounding 102.4 billion pounds of meat produced. But where will 2019 take us? Can we expect that same level of growth or will the industry taper off? What will happen with prices for stock and how will that impact the money farmers have ...
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For three years, the manure sidedress toolbar has been tested on fields in Darke County, which annually produces the second highest number of hogs across the state – and a whole lot of manure. The manure sidedressed fields produced 13 more bushels of corn per acre compared to fields where synthetic fertilizers were applied, Arnold said. ...
Trent and his wife Kelli enjoy life in central Nebraska with their three daughters. Cattle, hogs, horses and meat goats keep them plenty busy on the farm. The family is constantly on the go, sharing adventures in training and riding horses, youth sports, 4-H, archery and road trips. ...
But Wisely explained why the pigs and hogs are sometimes on ranches. Feral swine are a culturally important game species in the southeastern United States, she said. ...
According to REACH, over the past 15-20 years, industrial animal operations have grown in Duplin County and the state as a whole, with North Carolina moving from fifteenth to second in hog production in the United States. REACH has worked with residents, researchers, government agencies and, in some cases, representatives from the industrial animal industry, to collaborate on ...
About LWR: LWR is a North American waste water treatment company focused on providing dairy, hog, and anaerobic digester operations with sustainable and cost effective manure treatment technology. ...
Growing strength in the cattle and hog industry, strong crop sales resulting from high carry-in grain and oilseed stocks despite softening grain prices, and relatively stable input costs produced a record farm income in 2014 and will continue to sustain the agricultural economy in 2015. ...
Documentary filmmaker Mark Devries has used an unmanned vehicle to fly over large commercial hog operations and film them. He wants consumers to see the buildings full of animals and huge manure pits. ...
They're preparing for an advertising blitz against a coalition that includes the Humane Society of the United States, the Sierra Club and rural groups that have battled for decades against corporate hog and poultry operations. Opponents fear the right-to-farm measures could be cited by corporate farms to escape unwanted regulations against pollution and unsanitary conditions. ...