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Sizing up livestock farming’s carbon footprint
A new and interactive tool released by FAO allows farmers, policy makers and scientists to calculate meat, milk and eggs production as well as greenhouse-gas emissions from livestock to make the sector more productive and more climate-friendly. GLEAM-i, the Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Modelinteractive, provides answers to a wide range of questions. For example, as a small ...
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Proposed rule for farms aims to improve Lake Erie
Ohio's lawmakers are taking their first step toward slowing the spread of algae in Lake Erie since a toxin contaminated the drinking water for more than 400,000 people. Legislation approved in the state House would ban farmers in much of northwestern Ohio from spreading manure on top of frozen or saturated fields. Another provision would set new rules on dumping dredged sediment in the lake. ...
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The county promotes the utilization of livestock and poultry manure resources
In 2020, in addition to combating the epidemic situation, for my country's breeding industry, the key to promote in addition to the restoration of pig production capacity is the utilization of livestock and poultry manure resources! my country is a big country for livestock and poultry farming, and ecological and environmental protection is a necessary condition for the development of animal ...
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Dutch Farmer Has Lucky Escape
Risk of Explosions in Low-Emission Floors is Still a Reality! Fortunately, the Ter Weele family from Markelo, Netherlands survived… On Friday evening, 22 February, a huge explosion took place under the low-emission floor while mixing the manure in their main barn. Twenty cows did not survive. It was a huge bang. At the neighbours, more than 200 metres away, the cups were rattling in the ...
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Food security depends on sustainable nutrient management of soils
Food security is being threatened by loss of soil nutrients that are essential for the high yield of crops. A recent study outlines strategies to ensure the sustainable production of food through a holistic approach to soil nutrient management. In response to the rising demand for food from an increasing world population, high-yielding crops are being grown with the help of artificial ...
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EPA Helps Farmers Turn Livestock Waste into Wealth
Washington, D.C. - EPA and its partners have released guidance that can help farmers manage livestock waste and boost farm earnings while reducing greenhouse gases. Processing livestock manure under controlled conditions can produce biogas, a source of greenhouse gas emissions. Farmers also benefit because the biogas can be used to generate electricity. 'Using biogas has multiple benefits; it ...
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NFU demands action over nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ) proposals
Defra (the UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) must make substantial alterations to its proposals to change Nitrate Vulnerable Zones before any action is taken to implement them, the National Farmers' Union warns. The NFU has submitted a list of 45 recommendations for alterations as part of its submission on the proposals, which it estimates will cost farmers hundreds of ...
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New Manure Sidedress Method Lowers Fertilizer Costs, Increases Yields
With corn needing nitrogen, and pigs and cattle producing a lot of it, anything that offers a better way to use their waste to fortify crops should intrigue farmers. Two agriculture experts at The Ohio State University have redesigned a metal tractor attachment so that it allows farmers to put manure on a field while crops are emerging. Applying manure to growing crops, which is not widely done ...
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LWR manure treatment system goes solar
Solar energy is now making it easier for farms to implement the manure treatment technology that is revolutionizing the livestock industry. Livestock Water Recycling's Innovation Centre has just released the latest advancement in manure treatment technology which allows farmers the ability to power their LWR Manure Treatment System by solar energy. "Farmers inherently want to leave the world ...
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