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Consolidation of Livestock Farms Creates a Big Manure—and Nutrient–Challenge

Livestock production in the U.S. has seen massive consolidation, with thousands of animals being raised in close quarters. The midpoint U.S. dairy herd in 1982 had 80 cows, while in 2007 it had 570 ...
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Appeals court upholds DNR's power to require permits for how large farms manage manure

CALUMET COUNTY, Wis. (WKOW) -- The 2nd District Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is allowed to require large livestock operations, sometimes referred ...
HTR Media

Manitowoc County seeks public input on manure agreement changes

Manitowoc County is seeking public feedback on a proposed change to its manure management ordinance. The proposal would remove the requirement for large farms to have signed five-year manure ...
Detroit Free Press

State requiring more from largest farms on how they dispose of their millions of tons of manure

Michigan EGLE has outlined new provisions for its permitting of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs, related to how the large farms handle their animal wastes. CAFOs will now be ...
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Cow manure just killed 6 workers on a dairy farm. It happens more than you’d think.

Dairy farms are often portrayed as quaint and bucolic. But on the ground, the dairy industry is among the most hazardous to work in — the combination of heavy machinery, thousands of large animals, ...