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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 Missouri farmers gather for CAFO update March 9, 2010 – Officials from the University of Missouri Extension and Department of Natural Resources outlined new permitting regulations for concentrated animal feeding operations for about 100 area farmers recently at First United Methodist Church in Sedalia. Pennsylvania DEP reaches agreement for fish kill March 9, 2010, Harrisburg, PA – Three operators of a Fulton County dairy farm responsible for a November 2009 fish kill in Big Cove Creek have paid $12,920 and will cease agricultural operations, according to officials with the state’s Department of Environmental Protection. Manure becomes pollutant March 8, 2010 – Animal manure, a byproduct as old as agriculture, has become an unlikely modern pollution problem, scientists and environmentalists say. Digesters to help clean up Wisconsin lakes March 8, 2010 – Officials are hoping the Madison area lakes will be healthier and safer in the future with the construction of a new pollution treatment plant in the town of Vienna near Waunakee. Getting mileage out of manure March 8, 2010 – Five years ago, dairy farmer Darryl Vander Haak flipped the switch on the first electric generator in Washington State powered by manure. Stink California over converting manure to electricty March 5, 2010, Stanislaus County, CA - Efforts to convert cow pies into power have sparked controversy in California. Effort to speed digester approval March 5, 2010 – Several California state agencies are touting a project they say will get dairy digesters up and running more quickly. As snow melts, watch manure application March 5, 2010 – As the temperatures slowly rise, so too should awareness of where and how you’re applying manure on your farm fields. Fundraiser planned for Maryland dairy farmer March 4, 2010 – A Maryland community is organizing a fundraiser to help pay for about $30,000 of legal costs after an area dairy farmer went to trial for an issue involving manure running off his farm into a stream. Company opens U.S. office in Maryland March 4, 2010 – As the president of a company that converts manure into energy, Mattias Lindgren has heard just about every joke there is about cow pies. |
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