Sustainability on the Pig Farm

Date February 8, 2010

Because you're here, I assume you are interested in your farm's long term success. Click here to learn the most cost effective way to achieve it!. I took this picture on one of my many trips to their farm.

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 Responses to “Sustainability on the Pig Farm”

  1. dreamteam1991 said:

    good farm
    good farm

  2. altha2008 said:

    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

  3. tagaPINAOD said:

    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….

  4. davidnsaunders said:

    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.

  5. G2thefarmer said:

    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

  6. rainforestmedia said:

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

  7. mandykal said:

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

  8. davidnsaunders said:

    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.

  9. mandykal said:

    swine flu there?
    swine flu there?

  10. TrustKovacss said:

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

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