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Swine manure treatment
Swine manure (SM) is a plentiful and readily available farm waste that is commonly managed using traditional disposal methods, including agricultural application, lagoon storage, anaerobic digestion or direct incineration.
If mishandled, however, swine manure can contaminate surface and ground waters. Proper storage, handling and application of manure from pork production operations can protect water resources and increase profits for animal and crop enterprises.
Pork producers select a manure handling system based on factors such as location, the size, type and use of their cropland, the number of animals, and the type of animal housing. Many options relate to the type of housing system - pasture, dry lot, and enclosed.
With all systems, divert rain and snowmelt runoff away from the manure handling system. Install gutters to direct roof runoff to a ditch or other diversion. Keep uncontaminated surface water away from lots, settling facilities, infiltration channels, outdoor storages, and animal traffic lanes. Channel contaminated lot runoff to adequate treatment, storage, and application systems.
A workshop at two locations in February discusses dealing with odor from livestock and poultry production facilities.
The Livestock Odor Workshop, offered by the SDSU Cooperative Extension Service, is designed for farmers, regulators, community members, technicians, consultants and others dealing with livestock odor concerns on a daily basis.
SDSU Extension Farm Machinery and Safety Specialist Dick Nicolai said the one-day workshop will be offered on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at Southeast...
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Manure management training for producers who want a South Dakota livestock permit for concentrated animal feeding operations is set for Tuesday, Jan. 11, in Huron.
The training takes place at the Crossroads Hotel and Convention Center in Huron with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. and the program running from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Pre-register by Jan. 6 by calling Kathie Weight at (605) 688-4147.
The South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service conducts the training in cooperation with...
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Farmers could earn substantial guaranteed income by utilising spare farm buildings to feed pigs – and use the muck to reduce fertiliser costs and boost cereal yields.
Grampian Country Pork is looking for farmers with spare cattle courts to feed pigs from 30kg to 115kg to meet the increasing requirements of its Buckie and Broxburn pig processing plants in Scotland and at Malton, North Yorkshire.
The scheme requires minimal capital outlay – with help from Grampian if required – and offers...
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Waste cooking oil from catering premises can no longer be used as an ingredient in animal feed, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, has stressed.
"Anyone using waste cooking oil from catering premises as an animal feed, as an ingredient in animal feed or who consigns their waste cooking oil to such animal feed operations will be committing an offence," said a DARD spokesman.
"Waste cooking oils from food manufacturing, and fresh or unused cooking oil, can continue to be...
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People could be exposed to antibiotic-resistant bacteria from breathing the air from concentrated swine feeding facilities, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
They detected bacteria resistant to at least two antibiotics in air samples collected from inside a large-scale swine operation in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Until now, little research has been conducted regarding the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the air...
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Government's farm waste proposals will affect all farmers, including pig producers, report the NPA. It is claimed that over 70 percent of farmers are storing wastes, such as scrap, tyres and asbestos, with no plans for further management.
However, 74 percent are transferring scrap metal to local dealers; 37 percent are returning used syringes and needles to vets and 39 percent are returning tyres to suppliers. If you wish to comment on the consultation please email Ann Petersson at NPA....
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The Pork Checkoff, with National Hog Farmer magazine, is accepting nominations for 2005 Environmental Stewards. This recognition honors U.S. pork producers who demonstrate outstanding commitment to protecting the environment.
“The Pork Checkoff’s Environmental Stewards are representative of pork producers across the country who are dedicated to maintaining and improving the environment,” said Dave Culbertson, a producer from Geneseo, Ill., and president of the National Pork Board. “The...
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Jeff Tomberlin, a Texas A&M entomologist, is looking into the possibility that black soldier fly larvae, a.k.a. "grubs," could be used to turn livestock manure into high-protein feed. The concept itself has been proven practical for reducing poultry litter: The flies lay their eggs in the animal manure; the eggs hatch into larvae that eat the manure, growing into fat little creatures that are 40% or more protein. The chickens then eat the worm-like larvae with relish, says Tomberlin.
"No...
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Plant biotechnology is already making animal feed safer for a wide variety of livestock and holds even more promise for creating feed that is more nutritious and better for the environment.
Bt corn — enhanced with the naturally occurring soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis that wards off insect pests — already has lower levels of a harmful mold. And animal feed from this enhanced corn is considered healthier for both animals and humans.
But new animal feed being developed with plant...
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For farmer Jim Heimerl, taking care of the land is both the right thing and the sensible thing to do.
Heimerl Farms, based in Johnstown, recently received the 2004 National Environmental Stewardship Award from the National Pork Board.
Heimerl Farms contracts with more than 20 finishing facilities across the state that house and raise pigs and brings about 125,000 pigs to market annually, and yet has never had any Environmental Protection Agency complaints against it, he said.
"We...
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Iowa livestock producers who failed to file manure management plans with the state have been fined $143,000 this year.
While 27 of the fines are $1,500 in nature, 34 range up to $3,000 if the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) had to do on-farm inspections. Data were collected from DNR news media releases.
The higher fines were part of a get-tough approach by the DNR against producers with 500 or more animal units who failed to voluntarily file manure management plans (MMPs)....
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Proposed state regulations for gaseous emissions from livestock and poultry facilities mean understanding which specific compounds contribute to odors and how environmental conditions and distance affect odors is gaining importance in the state of Iowa. The subject was the focus of recent research at Iowa State University (ISU) that led to the creation of mathematical formulas that can predict odor and gas concentrations under various conditions.
In the study, air samples were collected at...
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The Composting Council of Canada says agriculture has become one of the primary drivers of the commercialization of composting.
The non profit Composting Council of Canada is dedicated to promoting the universal use of composting. Executive Director Susan Antler says the movement was propelled in the 1980s by the desire to reduce the volumes of materials sent to municipal landfills but there's a growing role for composting in agriculture.
"Manure management has become more and more of...
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Two University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension odor management workshops will help pork producers further understand the off-farm impact of odor, alternatives for controlling odor and applicable alternatives for their farms.
The odor management workshops, tailored specifically for pork producers, are Nov. 11 in Norfolk and Nov. 12 in Beatrice.
The one-day, hands-on workshops will use planning tools to assist individual producers in assessing farm odor potential, identifying residences...
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Farming bodies, suppliers, the waste management and recycling industries, the Environment Agency and Government joined forces last week to consider how to achieve the sustainable management of plastic waste from farms.
In a conference organised by the Agricultural Waste Stakeholders' Forum1 at Regents College Conference Centre in London (14 October) a wide range of participants were brought together to consider an action plan for a nationwide farm plastics collection and recovery scheme....
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American industrial agriculture is executed on an enormous scale. To look at just one slice: More than 100 million head of hogs and pigs are slaughtered in the United States every year. That's one hog for every household in America.
But to say that American agriculture is breathtaking is to reveal an unpleasant secret. As the pork industry provides food for the table, pigs themselves produce a considerable amount of waste. The large-confinement swine farms have become intensive point...
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Applying manure to crops through center pivot systems can be a cost-cutter when it comes to fertilizing crops. But University of Nebraska ag experts say farmers need to know how much is too much.
The reason, experts say, is that salt in manure can damage plants.
NU scientists recently conducted experiments near Concord to find out when and how much swine manure can be safely applied to corn and soybeans.
The effects of salt accumulations in soil are well studied. But NU's research...
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Research conducted by the Prairie Swine Centre shows the use of a manure pit scraper system in swine barns can dramatically reduce the risk of exposure to dangerous concentrations of hydrogen sulfide gas.
Hydrogen sulfide gas is produced in swine barns by the anaerobic degradation of liquid manure. Previous research suggests workers can risk exposure to dangerous concentrations while performing normal manure management tasks, such as pulling manure pit plugs.
Dr. Bernardo Predicala says...
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The first residents of a new laboratory at Iowa State University arrived Sept. 14. And while the 44-pound pigs get used to their new digs, they're also getting used to a new, low-protein diet.
"We're not taking the Atkins approach here," said Wendy Powers, associate professor of animal science and environmental extension specialist.
Powers is the lead researcher in the new Animal Emission Laboratory. Sarah Bastyr, assistant scientist, is the lab manager. The goal of the research is to...
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University of Illinois Extension specialists are working to develop a manure application system that will enable producers to calculate and record how much manure they spread and where they spread it - at a reasonable price.
"We're building a low-cost yet effective system that will incorporate a hand-held, consumer-available GPS (global positioning system) unit, a portable computer and mapping software such as FarmWorks or ArcPad," said Jay Solomon, an Extension educator from East Peoria....
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