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The design and placement of poultry facilities — and farmstead planning in general — are important elements in the subsequent operation and maintenance of an animal waste management system and the overall profitability of the poultry enterprise. The aesthetic value of the land and its attractiveness as a place to live are primary considerations; so, too,…
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The continuing urbanization of rural America combined with environmental regulation requires poultry producers to develop new approaches for meeting both increasing nuisance complaints and regulatory requirements. Strategically planting trees around poultry houses is a sound, practical, efficient, and cost-effective technology for addressing both issues.
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It is important that agricultural zoning ordinances be carefully devised and based on fact and not emotion for the protection of farmers and their nonfarm neighbors (Figure 1). Municipal ordinances to remove farm animals from city limits played a central part in defining city planning’s role in urban ecosystems, economies, and public health throughout the…
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Land development throughout the country is increasingly bringing residential development and non-farmers into rural agricultural areas. Many of these new residents to the countryside have no previous exposure to agriculture or farming. As a result, they often have misconceptions about what activities occur in farming operations. This influx of new (and perhaps misinformed or uneducated…
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