Holdings Sustainability Report 2022 FINAL - Flipbook - Page 36
Water is one of the most vital resources to any agricultural
industry. At PIPESTONE, we use water for animal consumption
and barn sanitation, as well as in the wet/dry feeders that we have
employed. Water is sourced from both municipal water systems as
well as individual wells.
Gallons of Water Used/Lb of
LiveWeight
PLANET
Water
Water scarcity at sow barns has been a concern especially
considering its importance in every stage of production. However,
using the World Resource Institute’s Water Risk Atlas it was found
that no PIPESTONE managed operations are in high or extremely
high water risk areas.
Gallons of Water Used/lb of Live
Weight
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
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2018
2019
Surface Water
2020
2021
2022
Ground water
Water use monitoring has proven invaluable in determining
areas where water is being over or under used. This allows us to perform investigations to find if there is some
efficiency action that can be taken to get the operation running at its highest potential. In 2022, 9 water meters
were installed in Pipestone Managed Barns, making up a total of 88 water meters or 85% of operations that
currently have meters.
Livestock Water Recycling
Livestock Water Recycling (LWR) is an innovative
solution that Pipestone Management is researching to
assess feasibility in our operations. LWR is a treatment
system that continually separates liquid nutrient water
(which makes up more than 90% of swine manure)
from the solid particulate. This has several advantages
which include but are not limited to:
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Improve profit margins
Eliminate water shortages
Better control nutrient applications
Reduce field compaction
Reduce odor
Reduce truck traffic
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Surface Water
12,517,832
12,894,246
14,895,597
24,035,266
26,905,305
Ground Water
385,269,632
429,201,560
482,518,869
539,402,087
591,884,895
Total Gallons
397,787,464
442,095,806
497,414,466
563,437,353
618,790,200
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-
-
-
4,904,562
Surface Water
12,517,832
12,894,246
14,895,597
24,035,266
26,905,305
Ground Water
385,269,632
429,201,560
482,518,869
539,402,087
596,789,457
Total Gallons
397,787,464
442,095,806
497,414,466
563,437,353
623,694,762
FARMS
OFFICES
Ground Water
TOTAL
2023 Goals:
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Continue to document total water use.
Validate new technology, equipment, and protocols to reduce total water usage.
Pipestone Management