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Lely Sphere module and manure removal robot Lely Discovery Collector.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Less Polluted Air with the Lely Sphere Manure-Handling System

The Lely Sphere manure-handling system separates feces and urine, converting them into three types of fertilizer, thus reducing ammonia losses and making nitrogen more readily available. This is an exclusive report on the Lely Sphere, successfully employed on 27 Dutch farms already.

PCBs in the barn

Toxic Substances

When PCBs Turn Up in Meat

PCBs are industrial chemical compounds widely used up until the 1980s. Wherever these carcinogenic substances turn up these days – for instance on a barn wall or in veal meat –, they require decontamination or disposal. However, it is not clear who should take responsibility for this inherited PCB contamination or bear the cost of remediation.