WHEN a stretch of road in the St. Louis, Mo., area was resurfaced with asphalt containing oil from treated hog manure, it gained international media attention. Headline writers used phrases such as "hogging the road" and described the project as "giving the term 'road apple' new meaning." All joking aside, the pork producer who is providing the manure for the experimental project hopes the technology has a viable future and will one day lead to a new revenue stream for hog farmers.
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