title: From pigsties to hog heaven?
abstract: In the continuing transformation of U.S. agriculture, North Carolina finds itself on the front edge of change. Between 1989 and 1998, the number of hogs in the state's pork industry quintupled---and so has the amount of hog waste that must be disposed of. Now the state has engaged private and public resources in a rapid search for better ways for handling hog waste. A technology review panel has approved the first round of proposals for a number of novel technologies to be developed through funds from a government-industry agreement. A second batch of proposals is expected to be approved by late summer.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006801:Humans; D008372:Manure; D009657:North Carolina; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D013552:Swine; D013672:Technology / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D008372:Manure