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New Pork Checkoff tool calculates greenhouse gases for hog operations

There’s been a lot of talk in the popular press about the greenhouse gas contributions of agriculture. Most farmers couldn’t believe the numbers being ascribed to agriculture. A new calculator developed by the University of Arkansas is showing that not only are the contributions a miniscule part of the total, but it’s also allowing producers to see what their own contribution to greenhouse gases might be.