We are the first committee of its kind for Intensive Livestock Monitoring in Canada and we are focusing on remaining completely ‘unbiased’ and to better understand the hog-related environmental issues. Our mandate is to monitor water, soil and air. We had to have a baseline. What was out there before any pigs were in the barns or any manure spread on the land was important to know in order to properly measure any impact the barns might have.
We feel it is beneficial to have a monitoring committee to tell a true balanced story of intensive livestock development. The Spirit Creek Watershed Monitoring Committee has been studying three key areas:Air, Soils and Water