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Research fills gap for hoop manure

By Tim Hoskins, Iowa Farmer Today
Jul 29, 2005
Jul 29, 2005

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OLDS — Most of Iowa's estimated 2,100 hoop structures are being used to finish hogs. However, information about the manure being produced in hoop structures was lacking.

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