The most significant change seen in the swine industry has occurred over the last sixty years. We have seen a shift from many farms producing a limited number of pigs to a small number of large confinement production facilities. New regulatory pressures to meet water and air quality standards for CAFO’s and NPDES permit regulations are placing additional economic and management burdens on pork producers, which may lead to further consolidation of the swine industry. Data from this research demonstrates that pigs can be fed low nutrient excretion diets to reduced nutrient excretion and gas concentrations, while maintaining animal performance and carcass characteristics. Pigs fed low nutrient excretion diets had improvements in average daily gain, feed efficiency, and were approximately 5.0 kg heavier at market than pigs fed control diets. Although backfat thickness was greater for low nutrient excretion fed pigs, there was no difference in percent carcass yield or total carcass value. Reducing ammonia by both diet and monthly removal of manure from swine facilities can result in less neighbor concerns, more acceptance of the swine industry and provides air quality stewardship practices for the pork industry.