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News ArchivesYEAR2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 MONTH Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec HEADLINES Video highlights poultry’s role  November 29, 2010 –
Poultry industry leaders from the Delmarva region want to get out the message
that chicken farmers and processing plants are vital and responsible
contributors to their communities.
Indiana residents question Ohio manure imports November 29, 2010, Winchester, IN — The cleanup of a popular but algae-fouled Ohio lake has angered some Indiana residents who argue a federally backed effort to truck livestock waste across state lines is only moving the problem to their region. IN accuses pork producer of causing fish kill November 29, 2010, Winchester, IN – The state has issued a notice of violation to a Randolph County pork producer who sprayed 200,000 gallons of hog manure onto a field upstream of a major fish kill. Second manure digester coming to Dane County  November 26, 2010, Madison, WI – Dane County
Executive Kathleen Falk said she wants to start working on a second manure
digester in the county to help generate electricity and stop runoff into area
lakes.
USDA funding to help turn manure into energy November 26, 2010 – Right now, across the country, innovative agricultural producers are turning farm animal manure into renewable energy through a process called anaerobic digestion. East-Central Indiana manure dumping exaggerated November 25, 2010 – Rumors of Ohio livestock producers hauling manure into Indiana and “dumping” it led to a sensational-type report aired on an Indianapolis TV station, WTHR, Channel 13, last week. The rumors say livestock producers in the heavy-livestock laden counties of west-central Ohio will soon face tougher regulations, so they’re bringing manure to Indiana to get rid of it instead of face the regulations. Dairy manure digester water board agenda November 25, 2010, Sacramento, CA – The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board will hold a public hearing December 10 to consider certification of the Final Program EIR for the Waste Discharge Regulatory Program for Dairy Manure Digester and Co-Digester Facilities and adoption of the Final Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for Dairies with Manure Anaerobic Digester or Co-Digester Facilities. Chinese cow manure generates electricity  November 25, 2010 – A
gigantic Chinese dairy farm is now the world’s largest methane farm, turning a
massive source of greenhouse gas emissions into a lucrative renewable energy
source.
Sixth National AgSTAR Conference announced November 22, 2010 – Mark your calendars for AgSTAR’s Sixth National Conference slated for May 10-12, 2011, in Boise, Idaho. Pelletized manure reduces runoff  November 22, 2010 – There
is considerable amount of uncertainty concerning the environmental impacts that
animal hormones have on surface water. However, a study from the University of
Delaware that examined estrogen concentrations runoff from agricultural fields
fertilized with chicken manure found that it is as much about the application
of the manure as it is about the measurement of the types of estrogen.
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