MPS Egg Farms has entered into an agreement with Hello Nature of Italy to process manure from caged and aviary egg production units. Italpollina, the Holding Company for Hello Nature has been producing bio-based fertilizers since 1970.
According to Dan Krouse of MPS Egg Farms the company will construct two processing plants with Wabash County, IN selected for the first installation. The project will divert manure from agricultural land where it is applied at present into a specialty product for food crops and other applications. The projected capital cost of the Wabash County facility is estimated to be $50 million and will presumably process manure from half of the eleven million hens held by the company.