Environmental legislation passed by divided Senate Thursday, June 21, 2007 By JEFF KART TIMES WRITER A move to let most large livestock and poultry farms avoid environmental permits passed a divided state Senate on Wednesday, with support from Bay City Democrat Jim Barcia. More Bills to let large animal farms avoid permits head to House. Environmental legislation passed by divided Senate Thursday, June 21, 2007 By JEFF KART TIMES WRITER A move to let most large livestock and poultry farms...

Poultry farms also meet the villagers' needs, besides providing employment. The district administration is trying to improve the situation and hope that remote areas of the State can be brought on the developmental radar of the country. A stage will come when large scale industries could be set up through the self-help groups, he added. Now people are not lured by easy money and uncertain life of separatist groups. The goat farmhouse is a requirement of the villagers. Small ventures have...

The new venture with Syntroleum calls for a first plant to be opened next year to produce 75 million gallons of synthetic fuel each year. The companies say the fuel will produce almost no sulfur emission, will have greater combustibility and will have better thermal stability than other fuels, a plus for military use. Tyson will supply animal fats, greases, and vegetable oils that will be the basis for the fuel. The companies say the fuel is expected to be compatible with current pipelines...

A proposed ballot measure would limit to seven the number of crowing roosters people can keep in the residential agricultural and the residential conservation zones. The municipal code permits keeping five poultry, including crowing fowl such as roosters, on any lot in the residential agricultural and residential conservation zones for noncommercial purposes as long as the animals are kept at least 50 feet from any residence on an adjoining lot. City of Riverside panel recommends putting...

Environmentalists want more oversight of livestock and poultry farms, and farmers like Karnemaat want it to be more or less voluntary. Environmentalists want more oversight of livestock and poultry farms, and farmers like Karnemaat want it to be more or less voluntary. LANSING -- Most of Michigan's largest livestock and poultry farms could participate in a voluntary program instead of having to apply for environmental permits under legislation before the state Senate. Environmental groups...

Norfolk turkey producer Bernard Matthews has been forced to refinance the business by securing its future against some of the company's farms and poultry. It follows the outbreak of avian flu at the firm's farm at Holton in Suffolk in February which led to a dramatic fall in sales of the company's products. Earlier this month the company suffered fresh controversy with the secret filming of workers apparently kicking turkeys on one of the company's farms. The turkey producer, which employs...