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75% of the pork producers in
Iowa utilize concrete or other formed manure storage structures |
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70% of the manure generated
is incorporated below the soil surface near plant roots |
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Nearly all producers who apply
manure have gone through a comprehensive manure applicator
training certification course |
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Typically, all pork producers
with more than 1250 pigs at one location have a manure management
plan on file with the Department of Natural Resources. A
manure management plan makes certain that all of the manure is
properly applied to fields and ensures that the nutrients are
fully utilized as a natural crop fertilizer. |
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All producers follow strict
separation distances, which ensure that there is ample space
between a water source (rivers, streams, creeks, wetlands, floodplains)
and livestock barns, as well as fields where manure is applied. |
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Through the Pork Checkoff, pork
producers have invested over $2 million in environmental
research initiatives. Their livelihood depends on clean water
and they want the same for their family, neighbors and community. |