European Union - Stricter rules on industrial emissions[Latest swine news]Clearer rules and cleaner air are among the aims of the Industrial Emissions Directive approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday. Stricter limits will apply for air pollution for example, although Member States will have some flexibility to extend deadlines for power plants or waive the rules for other installations in special cases. |
Environmental control in the growing phase (II): Environmental needs[Management]Carles Casanovas In order to try and control the environment, it’s necessary to: - Be able to value it. - Be familiar with the needs of different types of animals. - Apply corrective measures to try and adjust to those needs. |
Farm practices survey and modelling to estimate monthly NH3 emissions from swine production in 12 Ecoregions of Canada[swine abstracts]This paper describes a new model to estimate NH3 emissions from the swine sector, relying heavily on a recent survey of swine producers to determine the present N and manure management practices. |
Spain - MARM presents ECOGAN[Latest swine news]The Spanish Minister of Agriculture has presented the software ECOGAN, an application for the estimation of emissions and consumption of resources in farms.source: www.mapa.es |
European Union - Commission explores carbon tax[Latest swine news]The European Commission is studying the possibility of introducing a carbon tax with the aim of giving farmers an incentive to use the least polluting fuels and reducing household energy consumption.source: www.europolitics.info |
Ireland - Dept calls on parties to provide Nitrates feedback[Latest swine news]A six-week consultation period on the new Nitrates Action Plan is set to be announced by the departments of Agriculture and Environment this week.source: www.independent.ie |
Genencor welcomes biofuel guidelines[Company news]The European Commission has made a decision on guidelines on biofuel sustainability and certification |
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