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Odor Mitigation Resources

The Pork Checkoff has five brochures on minimizing odors from pork production. Open them by clicking on the links below or contact the Pork Store for a hard-copy.

Swine Manure Storage and Handling Practices to Minimize Odors

Siting and Building Design Considerations to Reduce Odor Potential from Swine Facilities

Swine Manure Land Application Practices to Minimize Odors

Basic Management Practices to Mitigate and Control Odors from Swine Operations.

Feed Management Practices to Minimize Odors from Swine Operations (available in hard-copy at the end of July)

Utilization of Manure Nutrients for Soybean Crop Production White Paper

This Checkoff-funded literature review was created by Matt J. Helmers, Lara B. Moody and Robert Burns of Iowa State University. During 2007, the authors reviewed available scientific information concerning the impact of manure application to soybean crops. The authors consulted literature including electronic library databases, AGRICOLA and Web of Science and documents resulting from searches on the World Wide Web using Google. Refereed and non-refereed literature referenced in this review included journal articles, conference proceedings, books, graduate student thesis and dissertations, extension publications and university reports.

This review is not intended to provide a comprehensive discussion and analysis of the issue but a recap of available scientific information concerning this topic. It is the opinion of the authors that only materials providing scientific and unbiased information are represented in the review.

The views expressed in the document are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the National Pork Board.

Download White Paper (.pdf)

Environmental Research Database

Through this Checkoff-funded project, users can search a database of research articles and papers on environmental management practices related to swine production operations. Developed by Iowa State University, the database is searchable and results can be sorted for viewing.

Each article available in the database includes an author’s abstract and a brief summary.

Information can be searched in several different ways including by:

Category (Surface water quality, groundwater quality, water use and conservation, air emissions and odor, land quality or crop impact or a combination of these)
Keyword(s) in the title, summary, abstract or objectives
Author(s), research institution(s) or funding source(s)
Year of publication

Simple and advanced search options allow the user to broaden or narrow a search according to specific needs. A complete “User Manual” is included in the Help section.

Click here to enter the Environmental Research Database.

Air Management Practices Assessment Tool

This Checkoff-funded tool helps producers find the practices to address potential air emissions that are best suited to their operations and objectives. The Web-based tool was developed by Iowa State University and is organized into four air emissions of interest: hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, dust and particulates and odor. For each of these emissions, sources are categorized by housing, manure storage or land application. A conservative estimate of the range of effectiveness and a relative cost is given for each mitigation practice. To obtain more information for any given practice, the user can simply click on that practice.

Air Management Practices Assessment Tool

CNMP Watch Offers Unique State-by-State Coverage for Ag Professionals

This Web site, developed and supported by the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Research Foundation, provides comprehensive, state-by-state information and stories about Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP) development.