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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 College to add farm methane to fuel mix May 14, 2010, Middlebury, VT — First wood chips, now manure. Dairy embraces manure management May 14, 2010, Gooding County, ID – In a sleepy area of Idaho’s Gooding County, big things are going on at Big Sky West Dairy. EPA sets thresholds for GHG permitting May 17, 2010 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the largest stationary sources, while shielding millions of small sources of GHGs from Clean Air Act permitting requirements. Egg farm still drawing criticism May 25, 2010 – Raymond, OH – The New Day Egg Farm in Union County, Ohio, has been housing millions of chickens for the past few decades, but feels it is being dragged into the anti-egg farm sentiment because a new egg farm has been proposed nearby. New York dairy honored for stewardship May 14, 2010, Rochester, NY – It seems that Joe Cicero and his son, Chris, never thought anyone noticed how they ran Cadyville Farms, the dairy farm and homestead of several Cicero family farms in Livonia, NY. Manure-spreading odor addressed in WI May 18, 2010 – Gardner, WI, residents took issue at a recent town board meeting with operators of two large dairy cattle operations that spread liquid manure on fields in the town. Gasifier might harness manure’s mojo May 18, 2010, Eaton, CO — Two companies are cashing in on a plan to turn manure into energy. NY farmer dies after rolling manure trailer May 12, 2010, Cohocton, NY – A 61-year-old Cohocton, NY, farmer died after he lost control of his tractor-trailer hauling a container of 7,500 pounds of liquid manure. Senate vote on GHG imminent May 12, 2010 – Dairy Herd Management has learned that according to key Senate staff, a vote on Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s (R-Alaska) resolution of disapproval, S.J. Res 26, is expected as soon as next week. This legislation would prevent the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from continuing their efforts to regulate greenhouse gases (GHG) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). Toxic algae linked to farm runoff May 11, 2010, Columbus, OH – Fertilizers and manure that wash off farm fields and into waterways cause the blooms of toxic algae that foul Lake Erie’s western basin each summer, according to a new state report. |
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