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2014 Pork Industry Environmental Stewards Announced
2014-09-15 11:43:00| National Hog Farmer
The Pork Checkoff, along with its cosponsor, National Hog Farmer magazine, has selected two pork farms to be honored as the 2014 Pork Industry Environmental Stewards. The award, now in its 20th year, recognizes producers who are dedicated to safeguarding the environment and contributing to their local communities. read more
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Pork Industry Environmental Stewards Honoured at Pork Forum
2014-03-11 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The National Pork Board has honoured four farms as recipients of the Pork Industry Environmental Stewards Award at the annual National Pork Industry Forum.
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Pork Producers Receive Environmental Stewards Award Recognition
2014-03-10 20:32:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Pork Checkoff Four farms were honored as recipients of the Pork Industry Environmental Stewards Award at the annual National Pork Industry Forum in Kansas City, MO, last week. The award, now in its 20th year, recognizes producers who demonstrate a firm commitment to safeguarding the environment and to serving their local communities. read more
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2013 Environmental Stewards: Blue Mountain Farms Anaerobic Digester
2014-01-31 21:26:00| National Hog Farmer
LimelightPlayerUtil.initEmbed("limelight_player_726332"); Blue Mountain Farms, owned by Circle Four Farms, houses 21,000 feeder to finish animals and ships about 55,000 animals from farm to market each year. The farm uses anaerobic digesters to create methane gas, which is sold to the local power company. Flushed from the under-barn pits to the digesters, the manure creates enough power from the methane gas to power 3,000 homes. read more
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2013 Environmental Stewards: Krikke Pork Manure Fertilizer
2014-01-31 21:10:00| National Hog Farmer
LimelightPlayerUtil.initEmbed("limelight_player_946088"); Krikke Pork, Greenwich, Ohio, is a 2013 Envinronmental Steward Award winner. "Being good stewards of the land is a requirement. Our goal is to leave the land in better shape than when we found it," says Howard Krikke. The farm raises 10,000 wean to finish hogs each year, and uses the manure to fertilize their crops. The tanks under the barn hold a years worth of manure. read more
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