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Changes in manure management in the hog sector : 1998-2004

Author:

Key, Nigel David., McBride, William D., Ribaudo, Marc., United States, Department of Agriculture., and Economic Research Service.

Source:

USDA

Year:

2009

Subject:

Swine, Manure, Handling, Environmental aspects, Farms, Size of, Environmental policy, swine, and animal manure management

Abstract:

The changing structure of hog farms is altering manure management practices, as larger operations seek to manage nutrients on a limited cropland base. At the same time, strengthening of the Clean Water Act with regard to runoff from manure nutrients, State regulations like the 1997 moratorium on hog farm expansion enacted by North Carolina, and local conflicts over odor are requiring producers to alter their manure management practices. Information about the effects of recent policies and structural changes on manure management technologies and practices, the use of nutrient management plans, and manure application rates is useful for evaluating the effectiveness of environmental policies and determining future policy needs.

Language:

English

Publisher:

Economic Research Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

Series:

Economic information bulletin ; no. 50

Collection:

USDA publications

Permanent URL:

http://handle.nal.usda.gov/10113/43355