Civil Eats

MARCH 13, 2024

His curiosity eventually landed Stone a tour of the project: Walz Energy, a joint venture between a cattle-feeding operation and an energy company. According to the DNR, any open feedlot operation with 1,000 or more animal units needs to submit a plan to ensure the operation does not over-apply manure to surrounding cropland.

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Manure Cattle Construction Farming 142

Daily Yonder

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Many of the dairy farms that have sued municipal and state governments are represented by Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, a national law firm that helped craft state statutes to weaken local control over agriculture. Larger farms mean more cattle. Dairy cattle can be seen inside Ledgeview Farms on July 23, 2024.

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Manure Farming Farming Ruralism 102

Daily Yonder

OCTOBER 2, 2023

To be classified as a CAFO, an operation must have at least 1,000 animal units (700 milking cows, 1,000 beef cattle, 2,500 pigs, 55,000 turkeys, 82,000 laying hens, or 125,000 chickens). “I Raff, an economist at the United States Department of Agriculture, authored a 2021 study on CAFOs and surface water quality.

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Manure Ruralism Fertilizer Animal Unit 122