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A story according to Rolf Flake: A horse thief was arrested. He had a good lawyer and was found not guilty. “Does this mean,” he asked the judge, “that I get to keep the horse?”
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Complaints about the smell of farms in Ottawa County, Michigan, have wafted away on the wind, thanks in part to a tri-fold brochure. Nearly three years ago, the county first produced the brochure, titled “If you are thinking about moving to the country,...
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Practices to control particulate and dust emissions associated with livestock production can be applied to animal housing and manure storage areas. This [article] provides an overview of various practices for each situation, highlights their advantages an...
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*The following is the final installment of a three-part series summarizing a September 2005 report produced by the USDA on managing manure to improve air and water quality. The full report can be found at www.ers.usda.gov
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Anaerobic lagoons: General information Anaerobic lagoons are earthen containers sized to provide biological treatment and long-term animal waste storage. They are larger than manure storage basins, which do not provide significant biological treatment or ...
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Dear Ma and Pa, I am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before all of the places are filled. I was restless at first because you got to stay in bed...
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Anaerobic digestion (the decomposition of organic matter by bacteria in the absence of oxygen) occurs naturally in liquid manure systems. The lack of oxygen and abundance of organic matter in liquid manure provide the proper conditions for anaerobic bacte...
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A growing concern in animal waste management is odor control. One study showed 75 percent of all complaints received regarding livestock facilities were due to odors. Public concern over air quality and water quality has grown as the number of confined an...
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Many concerns at feedlot operations are directly linked to pen maintenance and manure management. Odors and dust problems, animal health and performance, water runoff and protection of groundwater and surface water are all interconnected within confined f...
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A confined-space hazard often claims multiple lives before anyone realizes there is danger in manure gas. Manure pits can be oxygen-deficient, toxic and explosive. There are four gases in manure pits that are of primary concern.
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New grant to help clean up Chesapeake watershed Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are part of a consortium that has received an $800,000 research grant to implement farming management practices that could improve water quality in the Choptank...
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Recently, my family was introduced to the game Ticket to Ride. It is a great game involving a balance of strategy, choice and, as all good games, a bit of luck. One of the things I like most about this game is the necessity to clearly determine your goals...
Re: Victimless agriculture
Posted on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 by Ed Brocksmith.I share your concern about the public perception of agriculture. I...
Re: Making toast and milking cows: Applying LEAN to dairy
Posted on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 by Bob Milligan.John, Outstanding article. There is much we can learn from outside of...
Re: Free traffic vs. directed-cow traffic in robotic milking barns
Posted on Friday, 17 May 2013 by Jeff B.I quote "In addition, in directed-cow traffic the selection gate should...