A new, free online tool has been created to help livestock and poultry producers compare techniques that could help eliminate odor on their farms, according to Meatingplace.
The Air Management Practices Assessment Tool, AMPAT, was developed to help producers identify practices to reduce odors and emissions of gases and dust on their farms caused by animal production according to Iowa State University Extension and Outreach field agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz.
The tool lists animal housing, manure storage and handling, and land application as the three main sources of odor and emissions.
Producers can choose a mitigation practice and learn more about its effectiveness and relative cost with the tool which can be used with the National Air Quality Site Assessment Tool.
To view the tool – visit www dot agronext dot IA State dot edu slash AMPAT (www.agronext.iastate.edu/ampat/).
