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The association between farm-level antimicrobial usage and resistance of Staphylococcus spp., as the major genus isolated from aerosol samples, in Japanese piggeries
Bacteria are present in large numbers in livestock buildings, and can threaten animal and public health. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major concern worldwide, and national measures based on the “One Health” approach are being implemented in many countries. However, very little is known about the risk of AMR in livestock barn aerosols, and in particular about its association ...
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Unifi Inc. USA transformiert mit Lindner Micromat Altkunststoffe in High-Tech-Faser
Greensboro, North Carolina (USA)/Spittal/Drau (Österreich), Juli 2023. Von den 400 Millionen Tonnen Kunststoff, die jedes Jahr weltweit produziert werden, landet immer noch zu viel in unseren Gewässern und auf Mülldeponien. Unifi, Inc., einer der weltweit führenden Hersteller von synthetischen und recycelten Hochleistungsfasern, hat sich diesem globalen Problem angenommen. Es ...
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6 Management Practices for Better Poultry Performance
Many factors can affect the poultry's health. For example, the disease outbreak, weather changes, and improper breeding methods may lead to a decline in egg production, threatening the life and health of poultry. Therefore, the market demand for efficient management strategies and high-quality equipment, including LED lights and programmable dimmers, is rising. This article will focus on six ...
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Everything about Agricultural Lighting Systems you should know
The use of LED lighting in agriculture has skyrocketed its demand to much extent in modern times, not to mention the dimmable agricultural system. The advent of dimmable agricultural lighting systems proves to be the most useful and advanced technology that can fulfill farmers'specific requirements. With the help of the latest dimmable agricultural lighting system, modern farmers are aware of the ...
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Top 10 Horse Farming Tools You Can’t Live Without
Routine maintenance around the farm can be incredibly hard work - it can sometimes feel like you simply do not have enough time in the day. Continue reading for the top 10 horse farming tools that you can’t live without. 10 Horse Trailer Transporting horses - whether it be to a show, in the case of an emergency, or moving stables - is an important aspect of horse ownership. It is ...
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High Tech Robotic Dairy Field Day on September 22.
University of Minnesota Extension will be hosting a summer field day at Golden Sunrise Dairy, 31328 290 St SW, McIntosh, MN on September 22. Golden Sunrise Dairy is owned and managed by Tim Rolf and his son, Derek. In 2020, they moved into a new high technology, automated cross ventilated barn featuring the latest in dairy technology. Calves are fed on automatic calf feeders. Cows are milked ...
By Lely
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2021 Accelerating a Generation Syngenta Scholarship Program recipients chosen
Six students looking to study everything from agronomy and crop science to environmental engineering have earned a $2,500 scholarship, plus a donation to the charity of their choosing, through the Accelerating a Generation Syngenta Scholarship Program. A talented crop of students applied to the 2021 scholarship program, in a partnership with Syngenta and run by the National FFA ...
By Syngenta
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Pasture-based systems to profit from sensor technology
Pasture-based systems to profit from sensor technology With the winter season around the corner, it is all about planning to make the year ahead a smooth and profitable one. Accurate and easy to use cow sensor technology from Nedap has been proven successful for pasture-based systems and helps to achieve farm goals and create peace of mind. The new breeding season is almost ...
By Censortec
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Thank you, Owen, at Ledge Hill Farm in CT for sharing this wonderful video of the Hud-Son Forest Equipment Log Debarker in action!
Turn your chainsaw into a debarker, notcher or planer Easily mounts on any saw bar Uses .325 or 3/8” pitch chain to drive the drum that has two 3 ¼” planer blades Use to debark and notch logs Make notches or debark poles for barns, fences, bridges, landscaping, log home construction and more! Features ball-bearing construction for long life and durability Comes with ...
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Komline-Sanderson Acquires Barnes International, Inc.
Komline-Sanderson, a designer and manufacturer of equipment for wastewater management, environmental control, and other industrial applications, announced today the acquisition of Barnes International, Inc., an Illinois-based manufacturer of coolant filtration equipment. The acquisition is expected to be the first of several that will significantly expand Komline’s product and service ...
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Prevent heat stress among your animals with excellent climate control!
Summer approaching Whether you keep pigs, poultry or cattle, you enjoy maximum returns from your animals when the living climate in your barns is as close to perfect as possible. With summer approaching, outdoor temperatures are also rising. This means it is now even more important for you, as a livestock farmer, to have your ventilation and cooling functioning optimally. Prevent ...
By Hotraco Agri
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The New Ultra Flex-Pen - The Ultimate Indoor Pen Solution
Agri-Plastics, the Calf Housing Specialists, have been making calf hutches since 1995. The first product the VanBuuren family developed was an outdoor hutch made for one calf. Over the years, Agri-Plastics created a variety of outdoor hutches and expanded its product offering to include a variation that works for indoor barn operations. Introducing the Ultra Flex-Pen: a versatile indoor pen ...
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Fire Destroys 20 Years of Work
“We purchased an Oscar II Sawmill from one of your dealers back in 2000 and we literally worked the snot out of it. Our home is 5500 sq ft and every element you see is hand made from sawmill lumber. The frame (except wall studs), flooring, sub floors, trusses, rafters, clap board siding (made on a jig) – hundreds of thousands of feet of 1x6s, 2x8s, columns and trim, every interior ...
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ScoutPro Partners with Farmers Edge to Boost Crop Monitoring Capabilities with Daily Satellite Imagery
ScoutPro Inc. has partnered with Farmers Edge, a global leader in digital agriculture, to deliver the best-in-class imagery solution available for crop monitoring to their customers. Daily satellite imagery, state-of-the-art processing technology, and unique map layers are now integrated into the ScoutPro scouting app. Highly rated among retailers and other agricultural service providers, ...
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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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Combining Tradition and Innovation - A Mind for Change
Petra Skarja, author and entrepreneur, has visited the place where tradition is intertwined with the most advanced technology. Antique buildings and cutting-edge measuring instruments. Simplicity, homeliness, and at the same time high-level entrepreneurship. An industrial workshop with heavy machinery on the top of a mountain. Boštjan Petek is a farmer and workshop manager, who combines ...
By DEWESoft
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Workshop: Grazing Management in Northern Climate, July 27 in Duluth
Join SFA Livestock & Grazing Specialist Kent Solberg for a discussion on soil health in a northern climate as SFA Lake Superior Chapter hosts a Grazing Management Field Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., July 27, at Canosia Grove Farm & Cidery, 5508 Martin Rd, Duluth. Solberg will discuss grazing and soil health at Canosia Grove, which grazes Icelandic sheep and also boasts an established ...
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14 Management Tips to Improve Poultry Performance
The ever growing demand for poultry products has led to increase in number of people getting attracted towards poultry farming. It is a profitable business prospect. Do you know the combined value of production from eggs, broilers, turkeys, and the value of sales from chickens was $42.7 billion in 2017? Also as per Statista, total egg production in the United States was at its peak in 2017 during ...
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Mathews Company announces its revolutionary new delta series product line
Mathews Company (M-C) is excited to announce its entry into the mixed-flow grain dryer market with planned availability of its new Delta Series product line this November, 2018. This has been one of the most aggressive new product development efforts since the company was established in 1954. By adding this new mixed-flow dryer product line to the company’s portfolio, it provides customers ...
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EuroTier 2018
Digitisation is also increasingly gaining ground in agriculture in parallel with automation. One company at the leading edge of development in these fields and as rich in innovation as it is in tradition is Prüllage Systeme of Holdorf in Lower Saxony. The smart farming systems developed by Prüllage in recent years have already made history in the world of "Agriculture 4.0 . Farm ...
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