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TREES AS ODOR-EATERS
Researchers at the University of Delaware have found that planting trees around poultry farms has many benefits (Photo courtesy of the USDA)
As suburbs are built closer to farms, there are sometimes complaints about the odors. Researchers are now working to smooth things out between farmers and their new neighbors. Jessi Ziegler has the story on one of the simple solutions they found:
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Producer: Jessi Ziegler
Release Date: September 1, 2008
Running Time: :47