animal housing News
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Evaporative cooling for effective animal housing climate control
At the EuroTier trade fair in Hanover/Germany (15.-18.11.2022), Brentwood/ENEXIO Water Technologies will be showcasing plastic animal housing climate control solutions that offer livestock farmers a sustainable, energy-efficient means of meeting the challenges of hot summers. HUMIPACKING® polypropylene packings deliver enhanced animal housing climate control. They feature an optimized ...
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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 ...
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New report tracks progress in responsible pig farming
The U.S. pork industry is releasing its first-ever farming responsibility report: 2012 Pork Industry Progress Report, Responsible Farming. Our Heritage. Our Future. The 36-page report details the evolution of modern pig farming over generations and tracks advancements that have been made in vital areas such as food safety, animal well-being, environmental stewardship and worker safety. ...
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Discovery communications announces creating change nonprofit partners
Discovery Communications today announced the nonprofit organizations that have been selected to take part in the company's newly created pro bono initiative, Discovery Impact: Creating Change. Employees will lend their creative talents in marketing, communications, creative design services, social media and video production to help the organizations with their promotional goals. The 12-hour ...
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World`s Best Cat Litter invites `feline-thropists` everywhere to join its GiveLitter charity to help Los Angeles animal shelters
World's Best Cat Litter launches its GiveLitter charity in Los Angeles, CA, online at Facebook: www.facebook.com/worldsbestcatlitter and at www.givelitter.com. From September 8-November 8, "feline-thropists" everywhere can vote once a day at either online location and donate pounds of World's Best Cat Litter to three Los Angeles animal shelters: Alley Cat Allies with Baldwin Park Animal Shelter, ...
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Growing German interest in Zambian agri sector
“Made in Germany” will make a big impression at the annual Agritech Expo in Chisamba in April when 14 German providers of agri machinery and livestock equipment will be part of the German pavilion – this is almost double compared to last year. Martin Botzian, Head of Communication at DLG International GmbH says: “we are pleased to be part of the show for the third time. ...
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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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Farm bill takes aim at state animal welfare laws
The future of state laws that regulate everything from the size of a hen's cage to the safe consumption of Gulf oysters may be at stake as farm bill negotiators work to resolve a long-simmering fight between agriculture and animal welfare interests. The House Agriculture Committee added language to its version of the farm bill earlier this year that says a state cannot impose certain ...
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Farm bill could hide farm locations from public
Parts of the nation's $500 billion farm bill that Congress is considering would prohibit the government from disclosing some information about farmers or their employees, possibly preventing people from learning about nearby agricultural and large-scale livestock operations blamed for polluting water or soil. The secrecy effort arose after the Environmental Protection Agency said it had ...
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The common agricultural policy (CAP) and agriculture in Europe – Frequently asked questions
Farming in Europe – an overview How rural is the EU? Over 77% of the EU's territory is classified as rural (47% is farm land and 30% forest) and is home to around half its population (farming communities and other residents). How many farmers are there in the EU? 12 million (full-time). Overall, agriculture and the agri-foods industry - which is heavily dependent on the agricultural ...
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Emissions data from animal feeding operations study now available / EPA also solicits additional information to further understand emissions (HQ)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is making data publicly available from a two-year study of air emissions from animal feeding operations (AFOs). AFOs, which house large numbers of animals for production of meat, dairy products and eggs, were monitored for the following air pollutants: ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, particulate matter and volatile organic compounds. The data available today ...
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Confidence in the MPS AGRI ESF systems continues to grow
Mid West sow producers have seen the benefits in the MPS AGRI ESF system. Over 200 feeding stations and multiple gilt training stations are to be installed from the fall of 2016. One of the elements of the MPS AGRI ESF system that has caught the attention of Producers, Veterinarians, and Sow Mananagement Groups, since the 2015 WPX, is the approach to gilt training that MPS AGRI applies. The 3/4 ...
By MPS Agri Ltd
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Three Farms Near Underwood in Spotlight at Lake Agassiz Festival
View three family friendly farms in the Underwood area as SFA Lake Agassiz Chapter hosts Festival of Farms from 1 to 4 p.m. Sat., July 13, starting at The Stout Farm, 31755 County Hwy 1, Underwood. The Stout Farm produces items not easily available in the grocery store – lamb, duck, geese, and wool. This tour will focus on fencing, feed, housing, and marketing those animals as well as ...
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Feeding Ways Of Poultry
As people's living standards increase, the demand for poultry products is beginning to grow. In order to meet the growing needs of people, taking a variety of ways to improve the performance of poultry production. In the process of poultry production practice, different feeding ways take advantage. Zhengzhou Fusmar Machinery is a professional feed pellet mill manufacturer, this article will ...
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Aquarium of Veracruz (Acuario De Veracruz) receives gulf guardian award
The Gulf of Mexico Program recently announced that Aquarium of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico will receive a Gulf Guardian Award for 2011 in the Binational Category for their Harmful Algal Blooms monitoring program. The Awards ceremony will be held in conjunction with the Gulf of Mexico Alliance Meeting on August 3, 2011, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Ballroom at the Westin New Orleans Canal Place in ...
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New tool opens world of climate finance to dairy sector
The dairy sector will soon be able to participate in international carbon credit markets thanks to a new methodology that lets farmers and project designers reliably document how they are reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions - a step that will open up new sources of finance for the livestock industry and help promote investment in smallholder operations. FAO's new Smallholder dairy ...
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