This bill has safeguards built in to protect farmers. IDEM inspectors can look at manure storage but can’t go into any other buildings. IDEM also would be required to provide landowners with 30-day ...

Inspecting CFOs/CAFOs twice every five years is necessary when you look at the massive amounts of manure generated by these ...

A Plymouth County pork producer is one of 10 honored by the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) as a 2024 Master Pork ...

Iowa’s farmlands are hotbeds for greenhouse gases, with nitrous oxide accounting for 59% of agricultural emissions in 2022.

In communities living next to factory farms, residents have long voiced their concerns about environmental pollution. Now, ...

Effects of Swine Manure Applications on Soil Nutrient Levels and Phosphorus (AG-BU-08424) is a recently published bulletin that can be obtained from the University of Minnesota Extension that ...

Livestock farming plays an important role in providing us with essential resources such as food, income and employment.Anthony Gichanga knows this well. After 25 years in the United States, Gichanga ...

Big square baling might be the cornerstone of Derek and Linda Keeble’s business, but a carefully selected tranche of other ...

Review these technical guidelines for assistance to meet permit and closure requirements at confined feeding operations.

ADAS has compiled a series of updated guidelines, advising farmers on how they can make best use of organic manures and ...

A swine and beef facility located at 03097 State Route 197, Spencerville, Ohio, is seeking a five-year renewal for its operating permit from the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Owned and operated by ...

DELPHOS — Lamar Swine Farms LLC has applied to renew the permit for its swine barns at two separate sites, 21801 State Route 697, and 20800 State Road, Delphos, Ohio. Holding a combined 1.2 million ...