Heartland Water Quality

Animal Manure Management

Alternative Technologies Overview

The Economic Impacts of Alternative Manure Management Regulations on hog Farms in the Heartland: An Individual-Farm Analysis
A whole-farm modeling approach applied to survey data was used to assess the economic impacts on Heartland hog farms of alternative manure management regulation on manure application. R ...

Development of Environmentally Superior Technologies for Swine Waste Management
Development of Environmentally Superior Technologies for Swine Waste Management per Agreements Between the Attorney General of North Carolina, Smithfield Foods, Premium Standard Farms, ...

LPES Lesson 25: Manure Treatment Options
This lesson will provide an understanding of thebasic principles of manure treatment to evaluate alternative technologies. Identificationofdesired outcomes of manure treatment and the a ...

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Animal Manure Management

Alternative Technologies Overview