Page 21 of articles about environment

One of the objectives of the draft Law on intensive livestock farming is the amendment of several Environment competition laws in various fields, including the Construction Law, the Law on Protection of Nature and some regulations of the Water Act.

With 13 biogas projects built and 4 under construction, with a total power generation potential of 6.2 MW, the Chilean pig sector progresses steadily in its sustainable management programme.

A new and interactive tool released by FAO allows farmers, policy makers and scientists to calculate meat, milk and eggs production as well as greenhouse-gas emissions from livestock to make the sector more productive and more climate-friendly.

“PiGrid”, bio-based adhesive that is green, low cost, and durable and can be utilized as a substitute to petroleum-based asphalt binder, according to U.S. Department of Energy.

The exception will allow the regions of Lombardy and Piedmont to apply up to 250 kg N/ha and year from swine slurry and cattle dung.

The $1,265,000 in funding will allow the CDPQ to focus on key issues for both the industry and MAPAQ like improving animal welfare.

The European Commission is referring Germany to the Court of Justice of the EU for failing to take stronger measures to combat water pollution caused by nitrates.

The Government of Canada is investing $27 million to help producers find ways to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their farming operations.

EU imports around 5 million tonnes of phosphates a year but could replace up to 30% of this total by extraction from sewage sludge, biodegradable waste, meat and bone meal or manure.

Although the Danish pig producers already use zinc below the maximum limits, the goal is to reduce even more its use in feeds, and they expect Europe to follow their example.

After examination of the request it can be considered that the proposed amounts of respectively 250 and 200 kg per hectare per year of nitrogen from grazing livestock manure and treated pig manure, will not prejudice the achievement of the objectives of Directive 91/676/EEC.

The committee stressed that more ambitious targets should be set in order to reach 2030 goals.