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Draft ordinances in Kewaunee County for applying manure

May 29, 2017, Kewaunee County, WI – Kewaunee County is working on a draft ordinance that would require farmers to use low-pressure methods when dropping liquid manure on their fields. It’s an alternative to the more controversial method of spraying.

For years now Kewaunee County has been battling soil and water issues. It is an area with many concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs.

Most of the county’s 20,000 residents get their water from private wells, some of which have been contaminated with nitrates.

The county is hoping a new ordinance will keep farmers and residents on the same page and solve some of these well issues. READ MORE