livestock News
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The Livestock Event 2014: more livestock + new technical
The Livestock Event, the UK’s leading livestock trade show is launching new features and in response to visitor demand is increasing the livestock presence at the 2014 event, to be held at The NEC, Birmingham on 2 and 3 July. In addition, it has launched a new state of the art website http://www.livestockevent.co.uk/ The National Dairy Show is expanding by 25% to 300 stall places ...
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Canada, Applications for Western Livestock Price Insurance Now Available
Applications are now being accepted for a new livestock price insurance product designed to help cattle and hog producers manage unexpected price declines. The Western Livestock Price Insurance Program (WLPIP), announced by federal and Western provincial ministers on January 24, 2014, enables livestock producers to purchase price protection on cattle and hogs in the form of an insurance policy. ...
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The Livestock Event 2014: More Livestock + New Technical
The Livestock Event, the UK’s leading livestock trade show held at The NEC, Birmingham on 2 and 3 July and organised by RABDF Events, will be welcoming a record 400 livestock entries and over 450 trade exhibitors, providing the most comprehensive offering of any UK event, all under one roof in the most easily accessed location. Farmers can drive straight in off the motorway network to free ...
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Proposed Tax Regulation Threaten Multigenerational Cattle Operations
The Internal Revenue Service hosted a public hearing today on a Department of Treasury proposed rule that would eliminate or greatly reduce available valuation discounts for family-related entities. Kevin Kester, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association vice president, said the regulation would effectively discourage families from continuing to operate or grow their businesses and passing them ...
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The Livestock Event 2014: new dedicated pig and poultry feature
The Livestock Event, the UK’s leading livestock trade show is launching a new dedicated feature for pig and poultry producers at the 2014 event, to be held at The NEC, Birmingham on 2 and 3 July. Specialist advice on feeding, health, equipment and housing will be featured in a new Pig and Poultry Feature in the Feeds and Forage Zone making it easy for visitors to locate within the main ...
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Livestock Event to stage world first live robotic demonstration
The world’s first combined live robotic milking and feeding system demonstration at an exhibition will be staged at the Livestock Event, to be held at The NEC, Birmingham on 2 and 3 July by its organisers the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers. The new feature will complement a display of robotic equipment from the world’s leading milking machine manufacturers. The ...
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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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Vytelle Expands Global Network of Bovine In Vitro Fertilisation Laboratories With Opening In Hamilton, New Zealand
Vytelle is progressing on a five-year plan, initiated at the conclusion of their Series A funding to provide accessible hormone-free bovine in vitro fertilisation (IVF) to producers across the globe. Part of the five-year plan, included doubling the laboratory capacity to produce bovine embryos through in vitro fertilisation. Announced today, Vytelle’s opening a laboratory in ...
By Vytelle, LLC
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ASTM F2925 - 11 standard specification for tenderness marketing claims associated with meat cuts derived from beef
1. Scope 1.1 This specification covers requirements for incorporating a tenderness marketing claim to finished labeling, advertisements, or promotions, or a combination thereof, associated with beef cuts to distinguish product value in the marketplace. 1.2 The marketing claim requirements in this specification can be used by all parties interested in ...
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Taking Stock: free resilience workshops for livestock farmers
The Soil Association is hosting Taking Stock, a programme of free online workshops for beef and lamb producers in the South West to help prepare for the coming changes and opportunities as we leave the Common Agricultural Policy. The first part of the programme, which is funded by Defra, is a 90 minute webinar that will cover: Is it all about the money? How the proposed changes to payments to ...
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Farmers could cut emissions while boosting production
Farmers could earn more and protect the environment by using technologies and practices that reduce the global warming gases that livestock emit, according to a report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The report's five case studies suggest that the potential for mitigation is greatest among low-productivity ruminant producers in South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America ...
By SciDev.Net
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AgroFarm attracts record crowds as state steps up support for farming
With more than 12,000 visitors, the AgroFarm exhibition in Moscow on February 3 – 5, 2015, reached its best attendance figures yet, with Russian farmers travelling from as many as 70 different regions to attend this leading agricultural event that has been held annually since 2007. Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich attended a conference at the show and emphasized the importance of state ...
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Bion Environmental Discusses Livestock Waste Pollution & Remediation at FSX Investment Conference
During the FSX Investment Conference held from October 25-27 in Phoenix, Arizona, Craig Scott, CEO of Bion Environmental granted an exclusive interview available only on FSX Interlinked’s Web Channel, an on demand Video Channel dedicated to giving the public a glimpse into tomorrow’s big companies today. During this exclusive interview that can be watched at InterlinkedTV.com Scott ...
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Mow Your Pastures to See Greener Grass, and Other Pasture Improvement Tips
Livestock producers who want a simple way to improve their pastures may want to consider using a tool similar to what most homeowners use to keep their neighbors happy — a mower, only bigger. Not only does mowing keep pastures looking nice, it also helps remove weeds, said Chris Penrose, an Ohio State University Extension educator. OSU Extension is the outreach arm of the College of Food, ...
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Tour Exemplary Regenerative Farm as SFA ‘Dirt Rich’ Comes to Becker
Learn the principles of silvopasture, oak savanna restoration, grazing mangement, and how these techniques can boost your farm profitability at the Sustainable Farming Association’s “Dirt Rich: Building Soil Health Experts” on Sept. 18 in Becker, Minn. This event, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wed., Sept. 18, at Tom Barthel and Gail Wilkinson’s Snake River Farm, 18251 62nd St, ...
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EuroTier 2016 will again include the World Poultry Show
Frankfurt/Main, Germany, 1st December 2016 - EuroTier, the world’s leading trade fair for animal production, will once again include the World Poultry Show in 2016. This means next year’s EuroTier will be the only international exhibition for animal producers to include all livestock sectors – dairy, beef cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep and aquaculture – in such a ...
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£6m funding to improve UK livestock health
Funding for eight projects that aim to improve the health of livestock within the UK has been announced by the Animal Health Research Club (ARC). The club, whose members include Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and other industry organisations, has allocated over £6 million in the second round of funding. In total, £10.8 million of ARC grant funding has been ...
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Livestock Event National Dairy Show Results 2014
Stall bookings for cattle reached record levels at the Livestock Event, at The NEC, Birmingham on Wednesday 2 and 3 Thursday July. Over 200 stalls were allocated for the National Dairy Show, together with over 145 pedigree beef cattle. “Last year visitors requested more livestock, consequently the event featured more space for dairy cows, more beef with three national shows for performance ...
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FarmWizard announces new owners
Web- based livestock management business FarmWizard has revealed Wheatsheaf Investments, part of the Duke of Westminster’s Grosvenor Group, has become its majority stakeholder in a move which will lead to exciting developments to improve efficiencies in farming systems. As the leading provider of agricultural software for the effective management of farm resources, FarmWizard aligns with ...
By FarmWizard
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Kentucky Cattleman Testifies before U.S. House Small Business Subcommittee
Today, Tim White, a cattle producer from Lexington, Kentucky, testified before the House Small Business Committee’s Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy, and Trade regarding the future of America’s small family farms. In his testimony, White called on Congress to address the overly burdensome regulatory environment that is hampering rural America, repeal the federal estate tax, and to ...
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