manure management News
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North American Manure Expo
The North American Manure Expo is being held in Springfield, Missouri this year on July 8th and 9th. The Manure Expo features technology demonstrations, a trade show, and educational events to support professional development. For information about the show, or to register for this free event, visit ...
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Cornell Cutter Pump featured on manure manager cover
Cornell’s 6NHTB Cutter Pump prominently graces the July/August 2012 cover of Manure Manager! The feature article explains how digital apps and mobile device technology are benefiting custom manure pumpers and applicators. J. Puck, of PCE Manure Equipment in Iowa, is shown using a digital pump communication and control system to more effectively operate the Cornell Cutter pump. CLICK: To ...
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Cornell distributor PCE Pumping Systems Sponsoring Nutrient Management Field Demonstrations in Merced, CA.
California Field Day demonstrations July 17 to 19 Seeing is believing in many endeavors. Renowned manure management company PCE Pumping Systems is letting attendees ‘see’ how to address manure lagoon management and direct injection application at hands-on classes in Merced, California. Held at a working dairy, the demonstrations will address the considerable solids build-up in a ...
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Smart Manure Installation in Ukraine
The Manure Management Market Leader We have had a very busy few days in a snowy Ukraine this weekend where Rick was completing three Dairypower Smart Manure Aeration installations for large scale pig farms. The system is now established as being the most cost effective and environmentally friendly method of keeping manure in a homogeneous pumpable state that is always ready to spread. ...
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Early Spring Pasture Management
Having a blue moon is a rare sight that we were blessed with in January this year, but now as we creep slowly into spring, day length will lengthen, grass will start to take on a greener colour and temperatures will rise. This is a good time to prepare pastures for the year ahead. Grass that was closed off early last autumn should be the most advanced on farms at this stage. Pasture ...
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Abbey Academy Training Camp
We were delighted to welcome CLAAS Southern Management, Sales and Aftersales Team along with CLAAS Western for training at Abbey HQ This included Abbey machine demonstrations, workshops, factory tours and specialist talks. They got to see various Abbey feeding, slurry management and Manure handling Technologies. CLAAS Southern & CLAAS Western at a farm demo in county Tipperary, with ...
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What is the economic value of manure management in dairy cows?
If you can handle cow manure well, it will pay you well for the money, not just the bad smell. On the one hand, cow manure contains 10%-20% crude protein, 1%-3% crude fat, 20%-30% nitrogen-free extract, and 15%-30% crude fiber. So you can process cow manure into feed in a specific way. On the other hand, you can use cow manure as organic fertilizer. When you know that cow manure management can ...
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Sizing up livestock farming’s carbon footprint
A new and interactive tool released by FAO allows farmers, policy makers and scientists to calculate meat, milk and eggs production as well as greenhouse-gas emissions from livestock to make the sector more productive and more climate-friendly. GLEAM-i, the Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Modelinteractive, provides answers to a wide range of questions. For example, as a small ...
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Lambertson Family Farms Recognized for Environmental Excellence by USPOULTRY
TUCKER, Ga. –Feb.21, 2020 –Lambertson Family Farms of Pocomoke, Maryland, was one of six farms across the United States to receive U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’s Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award during the 2020 International Production & Processing Expo in Atlanta. U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) sponsors the annual awards in recognition of ...
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Ag Attorney Sheds Light on Manure Handling, Application Regulations
Although the Lake Erie algae problems that contaminated Toledo’s water supply in early August have subsided, the crisis raised questions about animal manure application on farmland in Ohio and how it may have contributed to the problem. In response, Ohio State University Extension’s agricultural and resource law field specialist has written a summary of Ohio laws relating to ...
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USPOULTRY Releases New Video Series Highlighting Poultry and Egg Farm Environmental Stewardship
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) is releasing a new video series highlighting environmental stewardship on poultry and egg farms. The first video in the series features one of USPOULTRY’s 2014 Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award winners, Bar G Ranch Poultry, in Rogers, Texas. Bar G Ranch Poultry, owned and operated by Darrell and Shannon Glaser, consists of 500 acres ...
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Dairypower`s Latest Aeration Project in Romania
Before the world ground to a halt and international travel (OK all travel not deemed ‘essential’) was restricted due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Dairypower’s aeration specialist and project manager Rick Crowley travelled to the southeast of Central Europe to commission a Smart Manure Aeration System, which had been recently installed at a large hog unit in Romania. Now he just has ...
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USPOULTRY Releases Fifth Video in Series Highlighting Poultry and Egg Farm Environmental Stewardship
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) is releasing a fifth video in a series highlighting environmental stewardship on poultry and egg farms. The video features one of USPOULTRY’s Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award winners, Riverhill Farms of Port Republic, Va. Riverhill Farms is owned and operated by Glenn and Sheri Rodes, along with their parents, brothers and extended ...
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Milk Production Process: Pledge to Cut Emissions from Dairy Farms
Interest in the increasing carbon footprint of the dairy industry has grown considerably over the past few years and growing greenhouse gas emissions from the milk production process are a contributing factor. A number of greenhouse gases (GHG) are produced from fertiliser production through to consumption and disposal of packaging. Methane is produced as a direct emission from cows and carbon ...
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M&C Anderson Pullets Recognized for Environmental Excellence by USPOULTRY
M&C Anderson Pullets ofSioux Rapids, Iowa,was one of sixfarms across the United States to receive U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’sFamily Farm Environmental Excellence Award during the 2020International Production & Processing Expoin Atlanta. U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) sponsors the annual awards in recognition of exemplary environmental stewardship by family ...
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Nutrient Management Plans: A Study in Cause and Effect
It seems practical on the surface. Nutrient management plans (NMPs) should supply plants with ideal amounts of nutrients, minimize runoff, and maintain or even improve the soil condition. And the farmer behind the plan would work with a set of conservation practices designed to reduce harmful pollutants while still obtaining optimal crop yields. However, many U.S. Animal Feeding Operations ...
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Soil and crop management and carbon sequestration
Research results from management scenarios ranging from those in the South Eastern, Great Plains, and Upper Midwest regions of the US and from Italy are reported in the March-April, 2010 issue of the Soil Science Society America Journal. This group of papers originated from the Soil Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Symposium that was held jointly by the Soil Science Society of ...
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Environmental impacts of dairy farming in the Czech Republic
New research suggests that dairy farming may have an important impact on the environment and human health. Although differences in the impact of farming practices across countries have been known for some time, this is the first study to explore the impact of the dairy industry in different regions in the Czech Republic. Dairy farming in the Czech Republic is commonly large-scale with 500 or ...
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C3 Farms and Poultry, LLC, Recognized for Environmental Excellence by Us Poultry
TUCKER, Ga. –Feb. 26, 2020–C3 Farms and Poultry, LLC,ofCaldwell, Texas,was one of sixfarms across the United States to receive U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’sFamily Farm Environmental Excellence Award during the 2020International Production & Processing Expoin Atlanta. U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) sponsors the annual awards in recognition of exemplary ...
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Proposed rule for farms aims to improve Lake Erie
Ohio's lawmakers are taking their first step toward slowing the spread of algae in Lake Erie since a toxin contaminated the drinking water for more than 400,000 people. Legislation approved in the state House would ban farmers in much of northwestern Ohio from spreading manure on top of frozen or saturated fields. Another provision would set new rules on dumping dredged sediment in the lake. ...
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