ECCSCM has been concerned about the recent heavy rains and some things we’ve been seeing from the road, so we sent Lighthawk up into the air to get some aerial photos. Canandaigua Rd., Medina Township (Bean/Tiffin/Maumee). What is this? Parked … Continue Reading…
Tag Archives: Bakerlads Dairy
March 30, 2019 On January 17, 2019, Bakerlads deposited stockpiles of manure on ground that was frozen to a depth of at least 2”, when there was a high risk of runoff according to Michigan’s Enviro Impact Tool. Manure was … Continue Reading…
The Sights and Smells of Christmas Are Different in CAFO-Land December 13, 2018 Part of a series of manure applications, exceptionally stinky, east side of Springville Hwy. between Woerner and Rome Rds., Rome Twp. (Raisin) Moving south, frozen ponded manure … Continue Reading…
October 5, 2018 Bakerlads Farm, Clayton, MI. South Branch, Raisin watershed. This farm installed a “constructed wetland” over 10 years ago, designed to filter CAFO waste from the facility through wetlands plants in a 2-chambered pond. This naturally-filtered water was … Continue Reading…
September 28, 2017 Hartland dragline manure operation on newly-harvested corn field, SE corner of Hughes Hwy. and Beecher Rd., Hudson Township. (Raisin/Lake Erie watershed). No more growing crop, nothing left to irrigate, nothing left to fertilize. Just spewing. Up, down, back … Continue Reading…