Chain organisation ZuivelNL has unveiled its plan for reducing phosphate production by the Dutch dairy sector in 2017. Comprising the Dutch Dairy Association, the Dutch Federation of Agriculture and Horticulture as well as Dutch dairy ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and contact lens manufacturer Menicon Co., Ltd. (Menicon) have jointly developed a new liquid livestock manure composting product that will join the resQ45 series of TMC-Menicon jointly developed manure ...
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Post Holdings, a consumer packaged goods holding company, has announced its Michael Foods business will be converting its egg layer farm located in Bloomfield, Nebraska to a cage-free operation. In response to increasing customer demand ...
A new nitrogen (N) stabilizer for fertilizer management will be available this spring for growers. CHS Inc. will sell its NBPT-based urease inhibitor, N-Edge. N-Edge is for use with urea, UAN, or manure. It can prevent up to 30% N loss and ...
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One of the oldest ways to fertilise crops was “slash and burn” agriculture, where tropical forests are intentionally levelled and burned to create open space and nutrients for crops. In the US, this month’s innovation ...
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Producers are in high spirits at the Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines today. Hog markets are profitable and herd disease levels low, at least for the time being. The deadly PED virus, which infected about 60% of the nation's sows last ...
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Recently there had been made available information that Ukraine had again been noticed for a new record in “The Guinness Book of World Records." It was fixed that by the use of the biggest manure spreader manufactured by the French ...
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BKT introduced the Ridemax FL 693 M, a radial tire for those who frequently travel on the road with trailers or tank trucks. Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) and its Italian distributor Univergomma unveiled two tires and showcased ...
Alliance Tire Americas is showcasing new row crop and flotation tires at the Farm Progress Show going on now in Boone, Iowa. Also at its booth, the company is hosting Doug Lively and the Bank Robber, the National Tractor Pullers ...
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The Union Minister of Finance Shri Arun Jaitley announced the Union Budget for the financial year 2014-15. In a statement Shri Manikam Ramaswami, Chairman, Texprocil welcomed the various announcements and stated the budget in general ...
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The all India kappas arrivals per day are approximately 70,000 bales per day for fortnight ending May 31. As per trade sources till now approximately 3 crore 60 lakh bales of kappas have arrived in the market out of the expected crop of 3 ...
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The National Pork Board honored Maynard Hogberg, Ph.D., as the recipient of its Distinguished Service Award on March 8. Hogberg is professor and chair of the Department of Animal Science at Iowa State University. The award was presented ...
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The manager of producer services with Sask Pork says it's up to each individual pork producer to ensure the biosecurity protocols are in place that will protect their farms from the introduction of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea. Porcine ...
Tags: Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea, PED virus into barn, transmitting disease
Columbia, Mo.,---- The Missouri Pork Association welcomes producers, suppliers and distributors to the 2014 Missouri Pork Expo to help us celebrate 60 years. The two-day event promotes the pork industry, educates youth and adults, and ...
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By Bruce Cochrane The manager of the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network says truck traffic coming from the U.S. and now local truck traffic from infected areas in Ontario pose the greatest risk for the spread of Porcine Epidemic ...
Tags: Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea, Dr.Byra, Health Intelligence Network