Low-emission slurry pits for pig houses with straw application
A new slurry system with U-shaped slurry trays with flushing or scraping can handle slurry with a high amount of straw and can reduce the emissions of ammonia and odour from pig houses.
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Denmark commits to reducing ammonia emissions from agriculture
Denmark has committed to reduce ammonia emissions by 24% in 2020 compared to 2005 in order to comply with the ammonia standards in the EU NEC directive.
Implementation of the EU Nitrate Directive: joint declaration by BMU and BM
The Federal Council has approved the General Administrative Regulation for the designation of nitrate contaminated and eutrophicated areas.
Germany: Standardization for nitrate-contaminated groundwater areas
In light of amending the Fertiliser Ordinance comes the uniform designation of nitrate-polluted areas in Germany.
Spain: Nitrogen emission calculator for pig manure
Proper manure management is crucial, and farmers are the ones primarily responsible.
Germany: amendment to the Fertilizer Regulation approved
After several months of very intense and controversial debates, the German Upper House (Bundesrat) has approved a new amendment to the Fertilizer Regulations, as reported by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture in its foreign news bulletin.
The Netherlands tackles nitrogen pollution
The government is taking new measures to control nitrogen pollution. Funds are available for the pig production cessation scheme.
The LIFE MEGA project: reducing pollution on pig farms
The European LIFE MEGA project aims to develop and prove the effectiveness of an online tool for continuous monitoring and surveillance of harmful emissions from slurry.
Reducing N excretion through lower dietary crude protein content in grower-finisher pigs
Lowering dietary CP reduces N excretion while maintaining pig performance and carcass composition.
Belgium: non-compliance with the Nitrates Directive
The Commission calls on Belgium to protect its waters against nitrate pollution.
The Netherlands postpones the aids program for pig producers that cease their activity
Waiting for the approval by the EC, the subsidies program developed to reach a more sustainable pig production will have to be postponed until the autumn, instead of August, as was foreseen.
Elemental composition of swine manure from 1997 to 2017
Feed practices have changed and concentrations of some elements may now be lower. Phosphorus concentration decreased up to 36%, concurrent with introduction of phytase. Most trace elements also decreased, but Zn doubled in nursery manure over 20 yr.
New feeding strategies to reduce polluting gas emissions from manure
Incorporating fibrous by-products in the feed reduces the emission of ammonium from manure and nitrous oxide in agricultural fields
B. licheniformis and B. subtilis complex on performance, digestibility, faecal microbiota and noxious gas emissions in pigs
Dietary B. licheniformis and B. subtilis supplementation may reduce noxious gas emissions in growing pigs.
Northern Ireland: new guide to help farmers improve the environment by reducing ammonia emissions
A new guide to help farmers improve the environment by reducing ammonia emissions has been launched by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
Ireland: draft code of good agricultural practice for reducing ammonia emissions
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine today launched a public consultation process on the draft Code of Good Agricultural Practice for reducing Ammonia Emissions from Agriculture.