Farm Regulations Articles & Analysis
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What does the future hold? What are the most important enabling conditions for the scaling of regenerative agriculture so that companies hit their 2030 targets and regenerative agriculture becomes ...
Insect Cultivation: Transforming Waste into Valuable Resources for a Sustainable Circular Economy Insects offer a fascinating opportunity to transform otherwise unused matter into valuable materials, such as proteins and fats. By doing so, they play a vital role in a circular economy, upcycling waste into resources that hold significant value for the feed, food, and agricultural ...
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Fish pond anti-seepage geomembrane is one of the used geotechnical materials for small family fish farming, ornamental fish ponds, and large fish pond liners. The reasons for using this material are as follows: First, the cost of the anti-seepage geomembrane material is much lower than that of concrete; the second is that the construction of the anti-seepage geomembrane material is more ...
A late 2019 article from The Pig Site noted that one of the most significant lessons to emerge from the world of farming biosecurity during the past year was that learning, modifying and adapting to new threats is a must. As one expert explained, “We need to understand that biosecurity is dynamic,” and mentioning such issues as PEDV and Seneca. While industry experts have emphasized ...
Crow Wing River Basin Forage Council is exploring marketing options for cattle at its annual Winter Meeting from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 20, at the Commons at Central Lakes College in Staples. The meeting will also have a presentation on farm transitions, a direct marketing panel and a three-part marketing session with experts on branding grass-fed beef, aggregating and auctions. ...
The Earth’s population has more than quadrupled in the last 150 years, which has led to dramatic changes in the livestock industry because farmers had to increase the density of animals in order to meet demand. As a result of the increased proximity of animals to one another, disease became a huge problem. Subsequently, antibiotics began being commonly used on livestock farms. Originally, ...
Currently, cannabis is available out of one main hospital, but under new regulations, it will become available in pharmacies throughout the country. Staying on top of regulation changes and developments is a must. Growing Cannabis Wisely Cannabis, as with any plant, is vulnerable to pests, weather, and drought. This means calculating the pros and cons of ...
To study whether broiler and layer farms contribute to the environmental Campylobacter load, environmental matrices at or close to farms, and caecal material from chickens, were examined. Similarity between Campylobacter from poultry and environment was tested based on species identification and Multilocus Sequence Typing. Campylobacter prevalence in caecal samples was 97% at layer farms (n = ...
Africa’s Sahel suffers from degraded soils, erratic rainfall, and an exploding population—all of which hold huge implications for the region’s food security. A recent speech quantified just how dire the situation is this year. Valerie Amos, the United Nations coordinator for emergency relief, estimated at a conference in Rome earlier this month that 20 million people in the ...
No matter what our area of daily activity, it is natural and even necessary that we myopically focus on the problems and issues of the day. But it is also important to step back once in a while to consider how the situations of today fit into a longer-term context. Along that line, we are in the midst of a series of columns that goes beyond the agricultural issues and policy motivations of ...
Under the 2008 farm program about 7 million acres were reduced from CRP authorization, partially for appropriation reasons, and more will be reduced in the next farm program. 2013 corn did not exceed the previous year by 15 million acres. ...
This paper provides an assessment of the economic impact at the farm level of agricultural biotechnology on global agriculture. It examines the economic impacts on yields, key costs of production, direct farm income, indirect (non-pecuniary) farm level income effects and impacts on the production base of the four main crops of soybeans, corn, cotton and canola. The analysis shows that there have ...
This paper provides an assessment of the economic impact at the farm level of agricultural biotechnology on global agriculture. It examines the economic impacts on yields, key costs of production, direct farm income, indirect (non-pecuniary) farm level income effects and impacts on the production base of the four main crops of soybeans, corn, cotton and canola. The analysis shows that there have ...
However, a key part of the distinction between what can be called traditional agriculture and organic farming is in the certification system itself. This reflects Weber's assertion that modernity is associated with a rise of bureaucracy to regulate the expansion of the capitalist market. The organic food industry may be vulnerable to classic criticisms of ...
We hope that polyocularity as a general analytical tool, and the three specific perspectives, will be helpful in understanding the future development of organic agriculture and how it may be influenced. Keywords: organic farming, regulation, perspectives, reflexive, actor network, semiotics, conventionalisation, values, organic agriculture, agricultural ...
Here, by means of an agronomic analysis performed on 60 farms, we show the relevance of the following variables: proportion of arable land, technical performance of the farm, and quality certification of farm produce. In parallel, we analyse the local governance of wastewater sludge spreading: the regulations brought into force ...
Using the emerging policy objectives for animal waste in the European Union and the USA as a backdrop, this paper discusses the impact of environmental regulation on farm profits. A theoretical model of the farm is presented where pollution is a joint output of production and where inefficiency in production prevails. Given this assumption, ...