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July 31, 2019
NEWS 
 

Renewable effort driven by hog waste in Missouri

Roeslein Alternative Energy and Smithfield Hog Production are working to capture renewable natural gas from the waste of the approximate two million hogs that circulate through Smithfield’s northern Missouri operations each year.


Clean Energy opens RNG fueling station in New York City

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. opened a renewable natural gas (RNG) fueling station in Hunts Point, N.Y., offering vehicle fuel derived from capturing biogenic methane emitted from decomposing organic materials at dairies, landfills and wastewater treatment plants.


As animal ag evolves, so will nutrient management

Pennsylvania is 37 percent short of meeting its goals for nitrogen reduction goal in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. However, the ways Pennsylvania agriculture has changed and will change could have a big influence on agriculture runoff.
 
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NAME 2019

Video Alert: NAME 2019 – Putting nutrients back to work

The North American Manure Expo (NAME) provides an opportunity for livestock producers and custom applicators to advance their knowledge of manure-nutrient utilization while showcasing the latest technology in manure handling, treatment and application. This summer, NAME 2019 is coming to Fair Oaks, Indiana on July 31 and Aug. 1. » Read more...
 
Avoiding N losses

Manure minute: Avoiding N losses from high-ammonium manure

Manure from monogastric animals, such as swine, tends to be high-ammonium. While the organic nitrogen fraction of manure will stay put until it is broken down, ammonium has a bit of wanderlust and is more easily lost. Therefore, high ammonium content manure presents unique challenges for minimizing nitrogen losses when compared to high organic N manure. » Read more...
 
Events 
 

North American Manure Expo

July 31 – Aug. 1
Location: Fair Oaks, Indiana
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Manure Science Review 2019

August 7
Location: Strasburg, Ohio
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Elgin Compaction Day

August 8
Location: Shedden, Ontario
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