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MDA Unveils Resources for Livestock Producers/Processors During Pandemic
Editor’s Note: The Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture yesterday announced some initiatives to help farmers during the current pandemic, and we thought these details might be helpful for your farm operation. The information below comes from an April 22 MDA announcement. This and other COVID-19 related resources for farmers are being collected at sfa-mn.org/covid-19-resources-for-farmers. ...
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More efficient use of farm inputs key to growth
In an address today to the Food Security from Sustainable Agriculture conference in Christchurch, New Zealand, Dr Robertson said a sizable gap still exists between what farmers in both countries are producing and what is potentially possible. “In most cases, agriculture in Australia and New Zealand has maintained consistent growth in production per hectare, per animal and per labour unit ...
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African Swine Fever devastates swine herds across Europe.
This year has seen the return of one of the most devastating agricultural viruses for pigs. With over 100 reports of the highly contagious outbreak of African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV-Asfarviridae) across Europe and Asia recorded during the start of autumn. Although African Swine Fever was believed to have been wiped out throughout Europe in the 1990s its return has been expected following the ...
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