Nano Labs Corp. has developed a next-generation nano-coating specifically designed as an anti-insect paint that repels insects and other arthropods, hinders their feeding and reproduction, and reduces their presence and proliferation, ...
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The kids are not alright in China — and the effect of a population shift could have significant implications for U.S. agriculture. Thirty years of a government mandated one-child policy have flipped China’s family tree into ...
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More conventional farmers, both small and large, are beginning to ease off antibiotic use on their animals. Pharmaceutical antibiotics had become popular as CAFOs (confined animal feeding operations) came into existence. Antibiotics began ...
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Deyu Agriculture Corp., a Shanxi Province, China-based vertically integrated producer, processor, marketer and distributor of organic and other agricultural products made from corn and grains, today announced its financial results for the ...
Tianli Agritech, Inc., a leading producer of breeder hogs, market hogs and black hogs headquartered in Wuhan City, China, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013. Mrs. Hanying Li, Chairwoman ...
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More and more consumers and corporations are touting the benefits of "local" foods, often described as "sustainable," "healthy," or "natural." According to the trade publication, Sustainable Food News, "local" as a marketing claim, has ...
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), Government of Paraguay, has issued recommendations to cotton growers in the country, according to a Ministry press release. Ubaldo Britos, the Cotton Program Coordinator at the MAG, ...
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Minerva, a Brazil-based producer of beef, has entered into an agreement with meat processor BRF to acquire latter's beef division Newco Diviso de Bovinos. Under the terms of the agreement, Minerva will acquire assets and slaughtering and ...
Livestock lagoons keep getting bigger, and maximizing nutrients from those pits means churning up contents to get all you can for farm fields. Nuhn Industries Ltd., an innovator in manure management tools, brought an interesting machine to ...
Words have meaning. When different words are used for the same thing, or the same words are used for different things, confusion results. Cotton has been produced for thousands of years, but the commercial industry is about 200 years old, ...
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Load Delivered Logistics, a leading technology-enabled third-party logistics (3PL) provider, today announced the opening of its Los Angeles-based operations. The expansion allows Load Delivered to meet the growing shipping and logistics ...
Indian conglomerate Aditya Birla is set to establish a mega food park at Jagdishpur, Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh, through its Aditya Birla Nuvo's unit Indo Gulf Fertilisers, with an investment of INR1.5bn ($24.46m). The Shaktiman Mega ...
cc attending Canada's Outdoor Farm Show (COFS) this year got a chance to kick the tires on some natural gas-powered light and heavy trucks. Canada's largest agricultural trade show featured more than 750 exhibitors and 49,000 visitors ...
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Widam Foods, a Qatar-based company, is set to ink livestock supply agreement with two Malaysian companies, Halal Capital and Creative Oscar. The agreements include the supply of refrigerated meat and 100,000 heads of livestock over a ...
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Tim Gubbins from Moyston in Victoria has been awarded a Nuffield Scholarship supported by Australian Wool Innovation. As part of the scholarship Mr Gubbins will study the Merino breed with a specific focus on the period from conception ...