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Environment section is second of four in the company’s sustainability report.

This year’s edition has nearly 80 articles organized under eight categories ranging from animal products and environment to poultry and small ruminants.

Respect for the earth and its natural resources is part of the U.S. agricultural heritage and America’s pork producers are dedicated to preserving that legacy.

The verdict this week in a frivolous nuisance lawsuit against a North Carolina hog farm is a misuse of the legal system to attack the farm sector.

Particle size range for a hammermill screen size can be adjusted through manipulation of the hammer tip speed, which is made possible by the use of motor variable frequency drives.

Large and rapid temperature swings push the limits of hog building ventilation systems and their controllers to provide a stable and spatially uniform environment.

Created in 1999, the North Carolina Swine Floodplain Buyout Program has invested more than $18 million to date to successfully buy out 43 swine operations in the 100-year floodplain.

MAPHEX is not just for cow manure; technology is compatible with swine manure and it probably could work with chicken manure, too, but because the latter is dry, it would have to be diluted before the process could work.