Environmental Resource Management
How to test your source, strip away rapid biofilm regrowth and calibrate your system to ensure every drop of water supports pig performance.
While the pork industry spends millions locking down feed and air, untreated water remains a massive, wide-open doorway for costly pathogens to slip directly into the herd.
While modern swine genetics have advanced rapidly, our assumptions about water quality remain stuck in the past—costing producers average daily gain and wasting expensive medications.
A New York farmer’s viral videos exposing pressure tactics by solar developers caught the attention of USDA’s new Special Envoy for American Landowners, John Rich, turning a local fight into a national one.
As activist-led lawsuits target essential nutrients and farming permits, agriculture must stand united behind sound science to protect the future of food production.
A united front and solid data help defend the pork industry against activist lawsuits.
The coalition is urging a federal appeals court to maintain a ruling that routine farm emissions are not “emergency spills” and should remain exempt from industrial reporting requirements.
Renowned air quality expert and CLEAR Center director Frank Mitloehner takes the helm of UC Davis’ premier Department of Animal Science to lead its global mission in agricultural research and environmental sustainability.
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision, ensuring agricultural organizations can raise their own legal arguments and defend farming practices against more stringent nutrient regulations in the Maumee River Watershed.
From real-time barn monitoring to solar-powered pickups, Dale Stevermer is proving that what’s good for the planet is also good for the bottom line.
The Waters Advocacy Coalition says new definitions provide much-needed clarity and transparency while better preserving the states’ primary role in regulating water resources and land use within their boundaries.
If pork producers are not willing to show up for the hard conversations, they’ll be left out of the equation, says Maddie Hokanson. She shares how she took the opportunity to help change the narrative about animal agriculture.
Manure management is more than nutrient recycling; it’s a strategy that supports farm resiliency, profitability and sustainability. It’s a valuable resource that can transform the economics and sustainability of an operation.
Improved feeding, manure handling and precision applications can substantially reduce ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions, lower nutrient losses and enhance manure’s value as a fertilizer shrinking the pork industry nitrogen footprint.
NPPC joins other stakeholders to work with EPA to stifle burdensome wastewater decision.
Ohio EPA reports the red color in Carey Creek stemmed from a discharge of liquid manure that was pulled from an anaerobic manure lagoon on a nearby hog farm.
Court dismisses the challenge of activists to an earlier EPA rulemaking that exempted livestock farms from having to treat routine air emissions as emergency releases and report them to local first responders.
Did you know that if a single faucet nipple or water watering cup leaks one drip per second, that will add about 3,000 gallons to the farm’s annual manure storage? This can rob you of profits faster than you think.
How will more precise measurements and data give consumers and the supply chain what they want? Experts say it’s time for a new approach.
Although CAFOs can get a bad rap due to their ability to house many animals in one location, Joel DeRouchey explains why CAFOs are good for surrounding land and water quality.
The court ruled the EPA’s decision was not “arbitrary, capricious, or contrary to law.”
Although Dave Mensink values his work with the pork industry, for him, the impact that his conservation practices have on the future of his farm is more immediate. He and his wife are the first-generation of Mensinks to farm this land, but he’s hoping they are far from the last.
A recent court injunction delayed the state’s Feral Swine Bill from going into effect in late March, to the dismay of Ohio pork producers.
What are the potential pollution risks from practices like carcass burial in an ASF outbreak and who should be involved in decision-making to minimize environmental harm?
Replacing some amount of commercial fertilizers with manure maintains annual crop yields, increases soil organic carbon storage, reduces GHG emissions, and reduces crops’ carbon footprint, the organization points out.
One thing my dad taught me at an early age was that if I didn’t keep myself busy, he would. When you live on a farm, there is always something to do. Here’s a look at that lesson in life through my lens now.
How does the U.S. pork industry support the Global Sustainability Goals?