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Magox for Dairy Feeds and Buffers

Magnesium (Mg) is an essential mineral for dairy cattle. Many forages are deficient and excessive amounts of other minerals, especially potassium (K), can interfere with Mg utilization, resulting in a greater Mg deficiency. While grains and oilseeds contain more Mg than most forages, the total ration still can be deficient. Most dairy nutritionists recommend 0.35% Mg in the total ration. ...

Jul. 27, 2021

By Premier Magnesia, LLC

Magnesium Bioavailability Update

What have we learned about magnesium nutrition in animals during the past few years? Several research reports have been published which increase our understanding of Mg utilization. While an earlier generation of researchers concentrated more of their efforts on solving the grass tetany problem, recent research has emphasized the areas of absorption, bioavailability of Mg sources, the effects of ...

Jul. 27, 2021

By Premier Magnesia, LLC

How Is The Processing Flow Of Poultry Feed Pellets?

Pellet feed machine is widely used in the feed processing industry and breeding industry with its many advantages. The pellet feed produced by the poultry feed pellets making machine has a higher density and lower water content, which is convenient for transportation and storage. At the same time, because the pellet feed has already mixed the various nutrients of the feed, and each feed pellet ...

Jul. 19, 2021

By Shuliy & Taizy Machinery Co., Ltd

Ion ScaleBuster Water Conditioning - Food Dairy Cheese Maker - Case Study

OVERVIEW Mountain Goat Cheese is an artisan dairy facility specializing in goat milk cheese. WATER SYSTEM CHALLENGES The milk pasteurizer, the humidifier used for aging the cheese and the cleaning process had shown a general scale problem as to the high water hardness in the region. The owner‘s main concerns were the cheese quality and maintaining the equipment reliability for the short ...

Jul. 16, 2021

By ScaleBuster - Ion Enterprises Ltd

The Best Floors to Keep Your Pigs Show Ready

Farrowing pigs for show is a satisfying way to introduce pig farming and farming in general to the next generation. But what exactly is a show pig, and how are piglets prepared to be purchased for ...

Jul. 12, 2021

By ADA Enterprises, Inc

Ambitious green farming requirements can lead to higher environmental benefits, study shows

A new JRC study shows how the choices farmers make to adopt voluntary green practices are affected by how much they are already obliged to contribute to the environment. The behavioural science study finds that the more mandatory requirements placed on farmers, the less likely they are to make additional voluntary contributions. However, if the mandatory requirements are ambitious enough, the ...

Jul. 8, 2021

By European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)

New Research Indicates Laser Bird Deterrents are 99% Effective at Preventing Waterfowl Linked to Avian Flu

Jul. 8, 2021

By Bird-X Inc.

Overcoming Bridging Issues in Bulk Feed Bins

Bridging issues in bulk feed tanks have been a longtime challenge faced by producers. Both bridging and “rat-holing” inside bulk bins owing to feeds with added fat, extra-fine grinding, and high heat and humidity contribute to inadequate feed flow through delivery systems and frequent out-of-feed events for animals across species. Repeated and unplanned out-of-feed occurrences can ...

Jul. 6, 2021

By Osborne Industries, Inc.

The Impact of Heat Stress on Ruminants

Ruminants can be easily impacted by heat stress. It does not take extremely high temperatures for your animals to experience stresses that can have severe health consequences. In addition to heat, it is also highly important to consider humidity when determining the level of stress your animals might ...

Jul. 6, 2021

By TIMAC Agro Italia

Unifying to Benefit Producers : Jyga Technologies & PigCHAMP Share Data

How does it Work and What does it Look Like in the Farm? Jyga Technologies’ CEO Alain Lefebvre has always seen his products, Gestal, Vision and Robust, as a key to producers’ successes since they are a great tool to help improve herd performance and profitability. Mr. Lefebvre shared with us his vision for the company. ‘’As a pork producer myself, I think that giving the ...

Jul. 5, 2021

By Jyga Technologies

How to build a fish pond

Whether in the construction of fish pond projects or individual fish pond construction and construction of fish ponds, you can completely customize the fish pond design. The following step-by-step guide highlights the fish pond planning process. This includes considerations in the selection of sites and plants, as well as the selection and maintenance of fish. It will also provide a basic ...

Jul. 2, 2021

By Earth Shield Environmental Co., Ltd.

Delta-T Devices sensors used by Rothamsted Research for major long-term experiment

Rothamsted Research is the longest-running agricultural research institute in the world, with a history dating back to the middle of the 19th century. Sir John Bennet Lawes, an archetypal Victorian scientist, entrepreneur and benefactor, became interested in agricultural science after leaving Oxford University. On assuming responsibility for the family estate at Rothamsted (Harpenden, ...

Jul. 1, 2021

By Delta-T Devices Ltd.

Manure pump saves time and money

It is becoming increasingly difficult to spread manure in many countries due to new regulations and a shortened spreading season. The Smits family in the Netherlands was looking for a way to spread digestate more efficiently. We came up with a great solution for this; by pumping manure underground over long distances. This saves time and money and has less impact on the ...

Jul. 1, 2021

By BBA Pumps

Valoya and Buresinnova Equip Agrenvec`s Manufacturing Facilities for Cutting Edge Protein Research

Valoya’s high end LED grow lights have been available in the Spanish market for over a decade, thanks to a Barcelona based, horticultural consultant and supplier, Buresinnova. Part of the Bures family of businesses with more than 50 years dedicated to the service of agriculture, seedbeds, substrate production and gardening, Buresinnova offers a portfolio of brands rigorously selected for ...

Jul. 1, 2021

By Valoya Oy

Investing in aquaculture: a road to riches or a path to poverty?

Aquaculture is growing at a greater rate globally than any other agribusiness sector. It is widely predicted that with 6 to 8% annual growth rate continuing well into the foreseeable future, aquaculture will offer good investment opportunities. However, just like any other endeavor, there are some very good reasons why what some see as a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is empty and full of ...

Jun. 30, 2021

By Aquaintech Inc. (AITI)

Best Practices: 4 Tips for a Foolproof Compost Pile

The Swedish Designed Insulated Jora Composter makes composting at home fast, easy, and odor and rodent free. The Jora has two compartments: one to fill while the other goes through its uninterrupted decomposition cycle and will be ready for use when the other side is full. You will have landscape grade compost in as little as 4-8 weeks after you fill your first side. Before assembling your ...

Jun. 19, 2021

By The Composting Warehouse Inc.

Inland Empire Regional Composting Facility (IERCF) - Case Study

The Inland Empire Regional Composting Facility (IERCF) was constructed under a Joint Powers Authority agreement between the Inland Empire Utilities Agency and the LA County Sanitation Districts to manufacture exceptional quality compost that is good: for soil, plants, the environment, and public health. The in-vessel, 150,000 ton per year co-composting facility processes a blend of green ...

Jun. 19, 2021

By BacTee Systems

The quality of flour processing equipment is the top priority

The quality of flour processing equipment is the top priority! Today, we at ABC Machinery ushered in a young guy in his 20s. He is going to start his own self-feeding flour stand-alone machine to do incoming processing and provide flour to the people around him. This guy’s idea is good, this the entrepreneurial spirit of this young man is also worthy of respect and support! So we explained ...

Jun. 16, 2021

By ABC Machinery

Project - Fazenda Sao Nicolao

WHY WE LOVE THIS PROJECT Fazenda Sao Nicolao, a Brazilian reforestation project owned by the French National Forestry Office (ONF), is located in the Amazon rainforest /Atlantic forest boundary region. The 1,900 ha project is the first Brazilian forestry project to be certified by Verified Carbon Standard (VCS). Much of the project area was heavily deforested in the late 1980s and 90s for both ...

Jun. 15, 2021

By Pachama, Inc.

Project - Madre de Dios, Peru

WHY WE LOVE THIS PROJECT Peru’s Madre de Dios project is an improved forest management project that promotes sustainable timber harvesting on two privately held forests within the Amazon, Maderacre and Maderyja. Along with protecting the forest’s substantial biodiversity, the project is committed to maintaining forest carbon stocks substantially above the regional baseline. The ...

Jun. 15, 2021

By Pachama, Inc.