NAMI Awards Smithfield Foods for Environmental Achievements
Four U.S. facilities receive recognition for local environmental stewardship projects.
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DLG: Focus on reducing emissions in livestock farming
DLG Spotlight "Emission Control" covers 25 expert events on preventing and reducing emissions in livestock farming - latest and solutions from research and practice - EuroTier digital from 9thFebruary to 12th February, 2021
CP Foods pursues sustainability through food security and circular economy
The company's strategy calls for more renewable energy consumption, less use of single-use plastics, less food loss and waste, less greenhouse gas emissions and material sourcing from certified suppliers.
WELTEC BIOPOWER: French biomethane plant goes live
The operator of the 11-million-euro project, which was rolled out by WELTEC and its project partner Agripower France, is Agrigaz Vire, a local company that comprises 40 operations along the agricultural value chain.
The future of EU livestock sector - sustainability
The European Commission has published the external study, ‘Study on Future of EU livestock: How to contribute to a sustainable agricultural sector?’, to contribute to the debate on the sustainability of the livestock sector.
Smithfield Foods to become carbon negative by 2030
The company will go beyond carbon neutrality to effectively remove more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits, taking initiatives on its farms, processing plants, and in transportation.
Sustainable pork production in the age of climate change
The pig industry needs to counteract concerns about climate change and provide evidence we are making efforts to minimize our environmental footprint.
Colombia commits to sustainable pig farming using biogas
The Ministry of Environment and Porkcolombia present the "Biogas Guide for the Colombian Pig Industry."
CPF promotes biogas production on all farms and processing plants in Thailand
CPF is geared towards renewable energy consumption through biogas production at all pig farms in Thailand to save communities and for sustainable energy security.
Spain: Nitrogen emission calculator for pig manure
Proper manure management is crucial, and farmers are the ones primarily responsible.
Manure-to-energy projects by Smithfield Foods and Roeslein Alternative Energy
Smithfield continues developing manure-to-energy projects in Missouri to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
The LIFE MEGA project: reducing pollution on pig farms
The European LIFE MEGA project aims to develop and prove the effectiveness of an online tool for continuous monitoring and surveillance of harmful emissions from slurry.
U.S. pork industry releases new sustainability report
Report and porkcares.org share successes and set stage for future improvement in the swine industry.
Elemental composition of swine manure from 1997 to 2017
Feed practices have changed and concentrations of some elements may now be lower. Phosphorus concentration decreased up to 36%, concurrent with introduction of phytase. Most trace elements also decreased, but Zn doubled in nursery manure over 20 yr.
B. licheniformis and B. subtilis complex on performance, digestibility, faecal microbiota and noxious gas emissions in pigs
Dietary B. licheniformis and B. subtilis supplementation may reduce noxious gas emissions in growing pigs.