Smithfield Foods Expands Global ISO 14001Certification to 578 Locations
Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced 36 new ISO 14001 environmental certifications at the company's facilities in the U.S. and Europe.
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Livestock producers facing explosion hazards with manure pumping
Last week, Iowa State University (ISU) engineers prepared a news release on this subject highlighting the need for extreme caution when agitating and pumping manure in these deep pits under barns.
Phosphorus requirements of growing-finishing pigs reared in a commercial environment
A challenge in animal production today is to raise livestock within new environmental rules and regulations. Although most states in the United States regulate swine waste application based on N concentration, more are changing to P-based regulations.
United Kingdom - Government abandons new farm waste charges
The Government has abandoned plans to charge farmers for registering exemptions for agricultural waste.
Biogas broadening farm businesses
Farmers are increasingly turning to biogas as a means of broadening their business interests, according to EnviTec Biogas in Germany.
Egypt - Swine-Flu slaughter leaves Cairo without pigs to devour trash
Five months after anxiety about swine flu prompted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s government to order the slaughter of all the country’s 300,000 hogs, the organic waste they once devoured is piling up on Cairo’s streets, contributing to a garbage crisis.
United Kingdom – Scotland: Farming for a better climate
A new action plan to help cut greenhouse gas emissions from across the agricultural sector was launched.
USA - EPA to require greenhouse gas reporting
On Jan. 1, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will, for the first time, require large emitters of heat-trapping emissions to begin collecting greenhouse gas data under a new reporting system. This new program will cover approximately 85 percent of the nation's greenhouse gas emissions and apply to roughly 10,000 facilities.
Slurry solids can be co-fired with straw in small-scale furnaces
Scientists at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences have studied the effect of the co-firing of slurry solids and straw on energy efficiency and environmental impact.
Thailand to turn waste from pig farms to worth
Thailand’s Department of Livestock Development (DLD) and the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Co-operatives (BAAC) have started a project to turn waste water and manure from swine farms to a worth at crop farms.
Sara Le Corporation reports improved environmental performance
Company reduces water use by more than 21% and waste sent to landfill by 18% in four years
Netherlands - Future of the agricultural sector
Scale increase in the agricultural sector is set to continue apace in the long term. In this context, technological innovation offers opportunities to meet rising social demands. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by Wageningen UR for the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV).
AgMito Enterprises Assigned U.S. Importers of AtoviTM Feed Premix for Livestock
AgMito Enterprises, Inc. has been assigned the U.S. Import Agent for a revolutionary new product that could solve the hog and other animal waste odor issues plaguing communities located near mega farms. Based on nanotechnology and made from ordinary vitamins and minerals, AtoviTM Wonder Powder has been used on farms overseas since 2006 with documented success.
Thompson’s tip: Hot weather check-ups
Following the recent hot weather, growth rates among growing and finishing pigs can be expected to slow. So stocking densities need particularly attention, says Paul Thompson, veterinary consultant to pig-breeding company, ACMC Ltd.
Biosecurity measures to prevent pig farms being infected by wild animals
Wild animals which may spread infection between farms include wild pigs, birds, flies, rats and mice.