Farm visit: Fewer greenhouse gases and better air quality by treating slurry

19-11-2025 | |
treating slurry
Ashleigh Farm is innovative in many aspects - during the last week of weaning, the farm applies co-mingling of litters. Photos: Vincent ter Beek
Pig slurry comes with various obnoxious gases, such as methane and ammonia. What if a decent part of those compounds would not evaporate but instead stay put inside the slurry? That approach is patented by an Irish company – and a first set-up is being run on a farm in the south of Ireland. So, off to Ireland Pig Progress went – for a deep dive into pig slurry. With a hook, Karina Ivanova pulls up one of the slats in the aisle of the weaner room. She tells the reporter, “Now have a peek


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Vincent ter Beek Editor of Pig Progress / Topic: Pigs around the world