farm performance News
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Peterson Brothers to Perform at Sunbelt Ag Expo
AgAmerica Lending, the premier agricultural lender across the U.S., announced that The Peterson Farm Brothers will be performing at their Sunbelt Ag Expo exhibit in Moultrie, GA in October. YouTube sensations, the Peterson Farm Brothers will bring their parodies of popular songs to the largest ag show of the Southeast from their home state of Kansas. The three brothers and their parody videos ...
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ASC’s First Monitoring & Evaluation Report Shows Impact of Certified Responsible Aquaculture
ASC has published its first Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) report, demonstrating for the first time the impact of certified responsible aquaculture, including clear improvements in the environmental performance of salmon farms in Norway, Canada and Chile, and shrimp farms in Vietnam. The report is a product of ASC’s measurable performance requirements, commitment to transparency, and ...
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The European Commission and the European Investment Bank facilitate access to credit for farmers
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have today presented a model guarantee instrument for agriculture, the first new product developed in the framework of their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on co-operation in agriculture and rural development within the EU, signed in July 2014. The model instrument aims to help ease access to finance for farmers and other rural ...
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USDA Releases report on lifecycle greenhouse gas balance of ethanol
On January 12, 2017, USDA released a report on the lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) balance of corn ethanol, titled “A Life-Cycle Analysis of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Corn-Based Ethanol.” The study reviewed industry and farm sector performance over the past decade and found that in the United States corn-based ethanol generates 43 percent less GHG emissions than gasoline. ...
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Queens panga and shrimp noodles first ASC and MSC labelled product in Dutch stores
Sales of responsibly-sourced seafood are on the rise in the Netherlands. Now Dutch shoppers can enjoy even more choice as the first product carrying the ASC logo for responsible aquaculture and the MSC ecolabel for sustainable wild-catch hits the shops. From this month, Queens Panga & Shrimp Noodles Red Curry, combining farmed pangasius and wild-caught shrimp, will be available from major ...
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Farm Feed Mixer Machine Feed Mixing Machine Application In Feed Plant
In modern feed production, the quality of feed has attracted more and more attention. The mixing evenness of feed pellets is an important index to reflect the quality of feed processing, otherwise, it’s the main parameter to evaluate the mixing performance of the farm feed mixer machine. Zhengzhou Fusmar Machinery Manufactured Mixer Machine Our company Fusmar manufactured mixer machine ...
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SCR Announces a New Mobile and Web App for Farm Data Control for SCR Heatime® HR Users
SCR Engineers Ltd. today announced a new mobile and web app service to provide farmers who use the SCR Heatime® HR System for cow monitoring with expanded capabilities. SCR HealthyCow24® increases farmers' flexibility and mobility through a rich set of enhanced capabilities, including seamless connectivity with third party systems, and automated data backups. SCR HealthyCow24 enables ...
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Farm Feed Mixer Machine Application In Feed Plant Is Popular
In modern feed production, the quality of feed has attracted more and more attention. The mixing evenness of feed pellets is an important index to reflect the quality of feed processing, otherwise, it’s the main parameter to evaluate the mixing performance of the farm feed mixer machine. Zhengzhou Fusmar Machinery Manufactured Mixer Machine Our company Fusmar manufactured mixer machine ...
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Dutch retailers commit to first joint MSC, ASC and WWF ‘Think Fish’ campaign
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and World Wide Fund for Nature–Netherlands (WWF-NL) have claimed the second week of September as ‘Think Fish Week’. Dutch retailers will actively promote the wide range of MSC and ASC labelled products available to shoppers through in-store nationwide advertising. The campaign will encourage consumers to ...
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Taylor Shellfish First Farm in U.S. to Achieve Aquaculture Stewardship Council Certification
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) announced that Taylor Shellfish Farms has become the first U.S. grower to achieve responsible aquaculture certification for a farming operation in Washington State. The Shelton, Wash. based company received ASC Bivalve Certification for its operation in the South Puget Sound basin, which comprises the Hood Canal and the area south of the Tacoma Narrows, ...
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Pork Industry Better Equipped to Prevent and Respond to Disease
Through Growing Forward 2, the governments of Canada and Alberta are providing $1.35 million to Alberta Pork to help address the threat of pig diseases, such asporcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), to the swine industry. The funding is in addition to existing Growing Forward 2 grants that are available to pork producers and farm service providers to enhance biosecurity measures in their operations. ...
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New guide seeks to improve the safety of tractor-trailer braking
The Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) have published an updated edition of the ‘Look Behind You’ guide to tractor-trailer braking today. The guide is aimed at farmers, tractor drivers, mechanics and technicians – indeed anyone using, purchasing or maintaining tractors and trailers. It seeks to raise user awareness of what is needed from tractor-trailer braking systems, in ...
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Eric Townend Farm Machinery Joins Major Dealer Network
Specialist slurry handling and grassland machinery manufacturer, Major Equipment has appointed Eric Townend Farm Machinery (ETFM) to join their extensive UK agricultural dealer network. Based just off the M62, just outside Huddersfield, Yorkshire, ETFM was founded over fifty years ago, has established a highly reputable machinery supply and after-sales service business, specialising in livestock, ...
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Know what you have to sell
Smart farm inventory management –and knowing exactly what you have to sell From seed and product selection to strategic marketing, the days of harvest are central to everything, and that includes your farm inventory management. It’s a lot to juggle off the top of your head. Farm management software helps you create a standardized system to easily collect, share and monitor all of ...
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14 Management Tips to Improve Poultry Performance
The ever growing demand for poultry products has led to increase in number of people getting attracted towards poultry farming. It is a profitable business prospect. Do you know the combined value of production from eggs, broilers, turkeys, and the value of sales from chickens was $42.7 billion in 2017? Also as per Statista, total egg production in the United States was at its peak in 2017 during ...
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