HOW WILL 9 MILLION GALLONS OF LIQUID HOG MANURE AFFECT LAKE ST. CROIX?

In 2012, the U.S. EPA approved the Lake St. Croix TMDL, calling for a 38% reduction in the phosphorus carried to the rivers and streams of the basin. The plan was implemented and published by MPCA (MN) and WDNR (WI) and still shows as active and ongoing in the WDNR...

CAFO SPREADING FIELDS-ANOTHER DOWNSIDE

All — In talking with St. Croix County staff concerning the extremely high phosphorus levels on fields around Emerald Sky Dairy…..they shared that funding for cover crops and other Best Management Practices is NOT available to landowners if their acres are...