Agriculture Management News

7th Global Moringa Meet 2019(GMM 19)  is a high impact 3 days international workshop taking palace on 23-25 Nov 2019 at Jaipur, India  for growth-minded Moringa entrepreneurs that will feature brief, but impactful keynotes from leading scientists and experts.Come to 7th Global Moringa Meet 2019(GMM 19) : the  hard-hitting Three day event, presented by ABC, to connect with fellow ...

May 21, 2019

By Advanced Biofuel Center

Kadelbach Organic Farms, a 300-acre certified organic farm currently growing sweet corn, sweet peas, black beans and alfalfa/grass hay, is the site of a Crow River Chapter field day from 2 to 6 p.m. Sun., June 30, at 20364 210th St, Hutchinson. ...

May 20, 2019

By Sustainable Farming Association

The rugged low power D-Opto range of dissolved oxygen instruments have made a tangible difference to the outcomes of a Santa Barbara Coastal Long Term Ecological Research (SBC-LTER) programme. The project’s objective is to determine the relative influence of land- and ocean-based forces on the forests of giant kelp (Macrocystis) off the Santa Barbara coast. ...

May 19, 2019

By D-Opto Optical Dissolved Oxygen Sensors

Learn about Seelye Brook Farms’ system of day-range pastured poultry (above) during a field day and farm tour from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat., June 8, at 22390 Rum River Blvd, Oak Grove. ...

May 10, 2019

By Sustainable Farming Association

A new report on the state of Australia’s dairy sector lays bare the impact of several tough years on the industry and the necessity for it to pull together in developing the Australian Dairy Plan. The report Australian Dairy Situation Analysis provides an overview of key issues and conditions across a range of metrics including farm profitability, milk production and global competitive ...

May 9, 2019

By Australian Dairy Farmers Ltd.

PEAK dairy farmer group Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF) will receive $450,000 for two projects to benefit farmers as part of a $22 million funding package for the dairy industry if the Coalition wins the May election. Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud announced a swag of funding and policy commitments today, including that ADF would receive $300,000 to develop a real time dairy ...

May 7, 2019

By Australian Dairy Farmers Ltd.

Thanks for our valued customer and friend Mr.Nanang who shared us these pump photos and videos taken in the working Site. These pumps are our FRP(glass steel )material vertical axial flow pump with large water capacity,designed for river water or salty sea water,widely used for irrigation, fish farming, aquaculture , salt production,etc. When received customer feedback and satisfaction,it is our ...

May 7, 2019

By Hebei Zidong Pump Industry Co.,Ltd

Dairy business owners are one step closer to securing a permanent skilled workforce with the Federal Government amending its occupation classification list to make it easier for farmers to attract experienced and skilled overseas labour. ...

May 5, 2019

By Dairy News Australia

Based on the 2016 agriculture census from Stats Canada, the proportion of female farmers is increasing even as the total number of farm operators decreases. In fact, women make up 28.7% of the 272,000 farmers in the country. Yet while more women are working hard on the land, sometimes they also have to work equally as hard to dispel public and ...

May 1, 2019

By Dutch Openers

For aquaculture, resource constraints mean that production from existing land area must increase, a goal that is difficult without simultaneously increasing greenhouse gas emissions associated with greater energy use. For this, decarbonization of the world’s energy system must be accelerated. In January, a report was issued with the title “Food in The Anthropocene: the EAT-Lancet ...

May 1, 2019

By World Aquaculture Society

PEAK dairy farmer group Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF) will facilitate the development of a new trading platform for the dairy industry if the Coalition wins the May election. Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud announced today that a Coalition government would invest in a platform to create flexibility and price transparency with more choice in sales contracts. ADF President Terry ...

Apr. 30, 2019

By Australian Dairy Farmers Ltd.

Washington, DC: Best Practices For Community Composting The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) just released “Community Composting Done Right: A Guide to Best Management Practices,” written by ILSR’s Linda Bilsens Brolis and Brenda Platt. “Though small-scale composters are often exempt from certain state permitting or local zoning requirements, it is paramount that ...

Apr. 30, 2019

By BioCycle Magazine

Informa Markets, a division of Informa PLC (LON:INF) formerly known as Informa Exhibitions, today introduced its new name and brand identity and launched a new corporate website, reflecting the ongoing development and expansion of the business and its focus on enabling the success of its customers and the specialist markets in which they ...

Apr. 29, 2019

By Informa PLC

Ebony was one of three young panel members who provided a practical farming perspective and explained their career goals. Ebony, 20, grew up in suburbia near McLaren Vale but her stock agent grandfather Allan Peglar and herd improvement uncle David Peglar made sure she knew about and loved the dairy industry. ...

Apr. 29, 2019

By Dairy News Australia

Participating herds will have their two-year-old heifers DNA tested (genotyped) and classified for free and have the option to test young female calves at a discount. They also receive a year’s free subscription to the HerdData app and early access to DataGene’ s reports and tools under development. ...

Apr. 28, 2019

By Dairy News Australia

That was the message from Dr John Penry who spoke to the Herd ’19 conference in Bendigo, recently, about ways dairy farmers can reduce the use of antibiotics on-farm. ...

Apr. 28, 2019

By Dairy News Australia

“We need to be real about how tough it is,” Mr O’Connor said. “One positive thing is that the milk price is heading in the right direction and it could be worse if that wasn’t happening.” ...

Apr. 26, 2019

By Dairy News Australia

A NEW NATIONAL research initiative designed to educate and encourage children to eat more vegetables aims to increase their daily intake of fresh produce by more than half a serving per day. Supported by Hort Innovation through $4 million in R&D funding, the 5-year VegKit project will deliver a free toolkit for educators, health professionals and research agencies that includes ...

Apr. 25, 2019

By Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited

Tatura Milk has begun processing goat milk, signing a five-year deal with premium infant formula company Bubs Australia to convert fresh goat milk directly from the farm gate into infant formula. ...

Apr. 24, 2019

By Dairy News Australia

MANY of Norway’s biggest salmon companies are being sued in the US over alleged price fixing, according to reports yesterday. The move follows raids by European Commission officials in February at the Scottish offices of Norwegian owned producers. Mowi, ...

Apr. 24, 2019

By FISHupdate