agriculture process News
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The hidden environmental costs of meat production
The meat industry involves global trading of feed, live animals and processed meat. A new study suggests that environmental costs are not necessarily expressed in the price paid by the consumers benefiting from cheap meat, but as environmental damage further back up the supply chain. Global meat consumption has increased by 75 per cent in 20 years, with consumers becoming increasingly removed ...
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ASA Applauds House Approval of Farm Bill, Thanks Farmers Who Made Voices Heard
After three years of waiting, today is a day of celebration for soy farmers, as Congress finally makes strides to provide us with the Farm Bill we so desperately need. In a vote of 251 to 166 the House passed the Farm Bill this morning. Following the passage of the Agricultural Act of 2014 by the House of Representatives, the American Soybean Association (ASA) sent a news release applauding the ...
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BioLargo Achieves Major Milestone - Advancing its AOS Filter towards Commercialization
BioLargo, Inc. (OTCQB: BLGO) announced that scientists at the University of Alberta Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science tested and validated its Advanced Oxidation System (AOS) Filter for use in food and agriculture. This work follows on the heels of validation work by the University of Alberta’s Department of Engineering for its use in eliminating soluble organic ...
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Holistic study approach expands understanding of agricultural chemicals in the environment
An understanding how environmental processes and agricultural practices interact to determine the transport and fate of agricultural chemicals in the environment is essential for effectively addressing the widespread degradation of surface and ground waters from past, present, and future agricultural activities. While considerable research has been conducted at field or smaller scales, the ...
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Artificial wetlands on farmland help to prevent soil loss and recapture agricultural by-products
Small field wetlands are a simple and effective way to reduce soil erosion and nutrient pollution, recent research suggests. The authors adapted Norwegian designs for the UK environment and created a series of small rectangular lakes on the edges of agricultural fields. After three years, the wetlands had prevented tonnes of soil from leaving the land, and helped alleviate some of the nutrient ...
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Bayer CropScience Hosts Third Sustainability in Agriculture: A Bayer Executive Course
With the global population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, agricultural sustainability has become a pressing issue for researchers at Bayer CropScience. In order to promote collaboration on responsible agricultural processes, for a third year, the crop science company teamed with NC State University’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and Poole College of Management for ...
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March 18: Producers Can Learn About Mobile Units to Process Poultry and Fish for Retail
JEFFERSON, Ohio – Producers looking to take advantage of the growing consumer demand for local foods but having difficulty in finding methods to process their poultry, rabbit and fish for retail sale may want to consider setting up their own processing units. Industry experts, including those from Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, will ...
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Be Safe: Animal Control Tips for Livestock Producers
Livestock producers need to take precautions and be prepared to implement safety procedures when having visitors or tours on their farm or when exhibiting animals, to prevent risk of injury to both humans and animals, says a beef cattle expert with the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University. That’s especially true when visitors to farms or ...
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Science: what has it done for the millennium development goals?
When the United Nations published the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000, with aspirations including the ending of poverty and hunger; the promotion of gender equality and a reduction in child mortality, there was little mention of science. Yet most people involved in working towards the goals accepted that achieving them would rely on the successful application of science. Now, ...
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