Wednesday, September 19th, 2012
Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

State agricultural engineer Terry Mescher takes a sample of liquid hog manure from a settling tank at the Ted Heitkamp farm near Maria Stein last week. The test is being conducted to see if it's economically feasible to transport the waste out of the Grand Lake Watershed.

Related online story:
MARIA STEIN - Ag officials hope results from manure settling tank tests prove it's economically feasible to transport liquid hog waste out of the Grand Lake Watershed. [More]
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