Poultry Farmstead
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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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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,…