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Sustainability on the Pig Farm

February 8th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Farming Successfully, Management Succession

This short film by John Harrison shows how Irno Pretto Farm in Brazil was transformed by introducing the Integrated Farming and Waste Management System (IFWMS) developed by George Chan of the ZERI Foundation (www.zeri.org).

Productivity and biodiversity were increased while generating energy, reducing waste and eliminating pollution. Duration : 0:10:4

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10 Comments so far ↓

  • TrustKovacss

    this is great…it …
    this is great…it should be implemented in all farms

  • mandykal

    swine flu there?
    swine flu there?

  • davidnsaunders

    Good topical …
    Good topical question — no swine flu here — the whole point is that when animal wastes are treated properly — as in this process, there is no breeding ground for bacteria. And the slurry is transformed from smelly toxic waste into fertiliser, algae (food), and energy.

  • mandykal

    sounds like a ” …
    sounds like a “Happy Pig Farm”

  • rainforestmedia

    Excellent example …
    Excellent example of a sustainable farming and waste management system.

  • G2thefarmer

    Very nice farm. …
    Very nice farm. Pigs seem calm can tell their treated well. Almost seems to easy. I am going to talk my dad into that system, seems to be the cheapest and best way to handle the manure we got the lagoon. how big are those digester tanks and how many sows is it for. We need it bigger we got 2500 sows

  • davidnsaunders

    There were …
    There were initially 160-250 sows. The two 50 cubic metre biodigesters (anaerobic digesters) treat slurry and produce biogas. This allowed conversion of slurry lagoons to growing algae and fish. Elimination of waste allowed expansion of pig population to 400.

  • tagaPINAOD

    well it would be a …
    well it would be a big investment but will surely pay off…. If you have 2500 sow level farm I think that would be great…. I wish all pig farms could be like this….

  • altha2008

    that is why get of …
    that is why get of pig flu now
    a company in usa went to mexico because they could dumb there weast in there enviroment with out gov regulations

  • dreamteam1991

    good farm
    good farm

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