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Proposed Wisconsin Dairy Meets Review Criteria
A 4,500-cow dairy proposed for Adams County has received the state water protection permit and high capacity well approvals necessary to operate, although it must meet additional requirements aimed at protecting area groundwater and lakes and streams.
November 19, 2020 08:29 PM
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EPA Requests California’s Chino Area Dairies to Accept Manure Run-Off Measures
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is requiring that 13 dairies in and near Chino take preventative measures to avoid manure runoff before the winter rains.
November 19, 2020 08:28 PM
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3 Pennsylvania Farms to Harness Power of Manure
California’s carbon credit program may wind its way to Pennsylvania’s dairy farms. Three local farms have installed manure digesters that will produce electricity by burning methane gas.
November 19, 2020 08:26 PM
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Cow Manure Fuels Green Energy in Pacific Northwest
The back end of a cow provides the front end of the green-energy business that Kevin Maas is slowly expanding in Western Washington and Oregon. With missionary zeal, he and his brother Daryl build modest electricity-producing projects that help family-owned dairyfarms preserve their key role in the agricultural ecosystem.Their company, Farm Power, turns manure into electricity, fertilizer and bacteria-free animal bedding. The technology is fairly simple. What’s hard about a manure digester is linking farmers, bankers, regulators, environmentalists and utilities.
November 19, 2020 08:26 PM
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Pennsylvania Dairy Producers Chosen for Eco-study
Twelve Pennsylvania dairy producers will join peers from 11 other states in a large-scale project funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help farmers reduce greenhouse gases produced by manure.
November 19, 2020 08:26 PM
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All in the Digestion; Massachusetts Governor Tours Dairy Methane Project
Gov. Deval L. Patrick yesterday visited Jordan Dairy Farm to highlight a project that produces methane gas from cow manure.
November 19, 2020 08:26 PM
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Climate Change Disrupts Food Production, Study Says
The world’s rising temperature is slowing production of major food crops, and as global warming continues, the trend will significantly disrupt the economies of many countries and impair the health of their people, Stanford researchers say.
November 19, 2020 08:25 PM
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EPA to Inspect Smaller Shenandoah Valley Dairies in Early May
About half a dozen smaller dairyfarms in the Shenandoah Valley will be subject to inspection by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the first half of May, valley dairy operators learned at an April 19 meeting with EPA officials.
November 19, 2020 08:25 PM
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Oregon Dairies Receive Award for Good Stewardship
The state agency that regulates Oregon’s $473 million dairy industry has given kudos this month to three dairy operations that have gone above and beyond the call of duty in protecting water quality.
November 19, 2020 08:24 PM
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How To Define ‘Organic’ Food
Just over a month ago, the Department of Agriculture announced that it will allow American farmers to plant a genetically engineered version of alfalfa. The news also sparked an angry debate among organic advocates about what’s most important in the organic label.
November 19, 2020 08:23 PM
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