A small town in Ontario, Canada received international attention recently when an E. coli outbreak claimed several lives. Great Lakes Radio Consortium commentator Suzanne Elston points out that the tragedy in Walkerton is just the tip of the iceberg:
Month: June 2000
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Converting Manure Into a Cash Crop
Livestock farming is big business throughout the Great Lakes region. From chickens to hogs to cows, each year the farm animals produce millions of tons of waste. Now, one farmer is working to spin that manure into gold. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson reports: