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EnSave, Inc. and Ecology and Environment, Inc. Launch Farm Energy Management Service

EnSave, Inc. (EnSave) and Ecology and Environment, Inc. (E & E) (NASDAQ: EEI) are partnering to launch a new service for farmers: the Landscape Agricultural Energy Management Plan (Landscape AgEMP). The Landscape AgEMP is an audit of energy uses on farm landscapes such as tillage, harvesting, and waste management. The audits quantify current farm energy use and provide specific, ...

Feb. 2, 2012

By Ecology and Environment Inc. (E&E)

EuroTier 2014: farmers face their challenges

Dr Reinhard Grandke, CEO of the DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft / German Agricultural Society), Frankfurt am Main (DLG). EuroTier 2014 has far exceeded expectations, attracting 156,000 trade professionals, around 30,000 of whom came from outside Germany. The world's leading trade fair for animal production, organised by DLG, took place from 11 to 14 November 2014 at the Hanover ...

Nov. 15, 2014

By Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft e.V. (DLG e.V.)

SEED initiative celebrates entrepreneurs accelerating transition to a green economy

Nearly 200 participants of a Green Economy symposium organized by the SEED Initiative, which is hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), met today with the 30 global winners of the SEED Awards to look at ways to accelerate the transition to a Green Economy in the developing world. The Symposium focused on policies needed to accelerate the transition to a Green Economy and on ...

Apr. 15, 2011

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Urban agriculture - vancouver case study

A major section of downtown Vancouver is being transformed into what could be one of the world’s first purpose-built sustainable communities, where growing food is at the top of the list. The South East False Creek (SEFC) site comprises 32 hectares (80 acres) that will eventually be the home to 12,000 to 16,000 people. The first phase of SEFC will be temporarily used as Vancouver’s ...

Jul. 22, 2008

By GLOBE SERIES

African countries showcase green economy initiatives at UNEP event and launching of the 2010 SEED awards

South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda have taken bold initiatives to achieve a green economy transformation. These initiatives were presented at a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) event during the 13th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) in Bamako, Mali. The event, which focused on "fostering a Green Economy Transformation in Africa", provided a ...

Jun. 28, 2010

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

FIGARO Project to Hold Annual Conference in Bologna in January

FIGARO, an EU-funded international project focused on developing the new precision agriculture Decision Support System (DSS) to improve irrigation management for increasing water productivity, will hold its Annual Partners Meeting from January 25–27, 2016 at the “Accademia delle Scienze” of the University of Bologna. Representatives of all 17 consortium members will attend ...

Jan. 21, 2016

By FIGARO

Algae Biomass Organization Announces Preliminary Agenda for 12th Annual Algae Biomass Summit in The Woodlands, Texas

The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the algae industry, today announced the preliminary agenda for the 12th Annual Algae Biomass Summit, being held in The Woodlands, Texas, October 14-17, 2018. The sessions unveiled on the agenda promise a wide range of discussions about the latest advances in algae commercialization and research and the growing impact they are having ...

Jun. 5, 2018

By Algae Biomass Organization (ABO)

Agrilevante, a resource for Mediterranean agriculture

The 2019 edition of the showcase of technologies and machines for agriculture, to be held in the Bari exhibition centre from 10 to 13 October next, was presented in Bari. Growing numbers and a new section dedicated to animal husbandry, with the exhibition of fine breeds of cattle, horses, sheep and goats, characterize the review, organized by FederUnacoma and Nuova Fiera del Levante with the ...

Mar. 5, 2019

By FederUnacoma Italian Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Federation

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