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Fish Feed Machine Fish Feed Production Line Supplier
Fishery farming is inseparable from feed pellets, and the fish feed machine is the main equipment for making fish feed pellets. Zhengzhou Fusmar Machinery is a professional fish feed extruder manufacturer, this article will introduce fishery farming in detail. Industrialization Of Fishery Farming Fishery farming only in the process of industrialization improves the processes of production, ...
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China launches rural pollution study
The Chinese government has pledged funds to carry out the country's first survey of pollution sources in rural areas, according to state media. Zhang Fengtong, a senior official in the Ministry of Agriculture, told a press conference that the central government has allocated 230m yuan (US$31m) to the survey, which is set to get underway next year. The research will focus on animal, crop and ...
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Valtra strengthens position in Africa
Africa covers an area around 3.5 times larger than that of Europe and is already home to over a billion people – and this number is growing by 20 million a year. Valtra is doing its part to help mechanise African agriculture and feed the growing population. While most people associate Valtra with Finland and Brazil, it is also a long-established brand in Africa. There was even an assembly ...
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Dairy Australia announces additional 2019 Board Nominee
Dairy Australia announces an additional Board nominee standing for election at the 2019 Annual General Meeting, following the closure of nominations last Friday 30 August. Mark Neal is standing for election for the first time. Mark is from a dairy farming background in Australia and trained as an agricultural economist at the University of Sydney. He has worked in farm profitability analysis and ...
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Compass group broadens its `eat local` program to support family farms
Compass Group North America announces the expansion of its "Eat Local" programs across the United States. As part of their commitment to sustainable agriculture and wellness, Compass Group will be broadening its efforts this summer to source fresh fruits and vegetables from mid-size farmers and educate consumers about the merits of eating local. For Compass Group, "local" is defined as food grown ...
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Agrochemicals worry Argentines
Argentina's agricultural industry has been dramatically transformed by the introduction of genetically modified plants in 1996. A country once known for its grass-fed beef is now dominated by soy, corn and cotton. Soy harvests alone have tripled, ranking Argentina as the world's third largest soybean producer. But the pesticides powering this boom are poorly controlled and used in ways that ...
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A model farm for emissions studies
Anyone downwind of a pig barn knows that animal production facilities generate some notable emissions. Now Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have reported that preliminary findings from wind tunnel studies indicate that positioning farm buildings perpendicular to prevailing winds could help reduce odors from downwind lagoons or tanks. Wind speed and direction, topography, ...
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Development Prospect Of Aquaculture Industry
The fish feed machine is used to make fish feed pellets. Zhengzhou Fusmar Machinery is a professional fish feed machine manufacturer, which can provide various types of machines according to customers' requirements. Consumer Demand Of Seafood At present, with the gradual increase in consumption levels, consumers are also diversifying their demand for seafood, and the choices are becoming wider ...
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CSIRO aiming to lead the world in agricultural modelling
The joint venture has been formed to further develop the Agricultural Production Systems Simulator (APSIM) – a computer simulation model which takes into account many of the factors affecting a farm’s success, including different plant, soil and management approaches, to inform on-farm management decisions. APSIM has a broad range of applications including: farming systems design, assessment of ...
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Where carbon credits meet Agroforestry: a partnership between ALLCOT and reNature
ALLCOT Group and reNature Foundation signed an agreement to generate carbon credits from Agroforestry projects located above all in Brazil, Colombia, and Indonesia. Carbon credits have always been dialoguing mainly with reforestation programs, but now it’s time to give Agroforestry a chance. Since Agriculture is the major driver of depletion of natural resources worldwide, ALLCOT & ...
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Cassava`s huge potential as 21st Century crop
Save and Grow, an environmentally-friendly farming model promoted by FAO, can sustainably increase cassava yields by up to 400 percent and help turn this staple from a poor people's food into a 21st Century crop, FAO said today. In a newly-published field guide detailing Save and Grow's applications to cassava smallholder production, FAO noted that global cassava output has increased by 60 ...
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Mission Increases Jatropha Oil Supply by 4.7 million Barrels Completing the 2011 Planting Season
Mission NewEnergy Limited (NASDAQ:MNEL) (ASX:MBT), a global provider of environmentally sustainable biofuels, is pleased to announce that it has materially completed its 2011 Jatropha tree planting season, adding 40,264 new acres and 14,331 new Jatropha contract farmers. The Company has reported strong progress on the expansion of its acreage profile and now has ...
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Mission Achieves the World’s First Jatropha ISCC Certification
Mission NewEnergy Limited (NASDAQ:MNEL) (ASX:MBT), a global provider of environmentally sustainable biofuels, today announced that the Company has received the coveted International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) for its Jatropha contract farming model, a world first for any Jatropha business. To qualify for ISCC certification, companies must ...
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3rd Visca general assembly and 3rd Stakeholders workshop
The 3rd General Assembly of VISCA project, led by METEOSIM, will take place on 9th and 10th December 2019 in Barcelona. VISCA team members will meet in Barcelona to discuss about the last progresses of the VISCA project, while planning the coming challenges of the project for 2020. Also, the 3rd VISCA Stakeholders workshop will take place on 11th December 2019 in Barcelona. The event will ...
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How to produce 100% hygienic compost out of human excreta
The main reason not applying human faeces and urine in compost is the fear that pathogens causes serious illness and sicknesses. We have to be sure that pathogens are effectively inactivated before we even think about reusing human excreta. Everybody agrees that if this goal could be achieved and human excreta could be reused in agriculture it would deliver enormous benefits. It would: ...
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Small Robot Company £4m Crowdfunding Success: Public Back Sustainable Farming Future
Small Robot Company (SRC), a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, raised £4 million in a successful equity crowdfunding campaign with Crowdcube. The company has now secured £11 million in funding to date. Over 2500 retail investors backed the campaign, with the initial target of £2m raised on the day of launch. The campaign then doubled the target, reaching the ...
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Small Robot Company Launches New Crowdcube Fully Funded At £2 Million
Small Robot Company (SRC), a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, today announced the launch of its latest Crowdcube equity crowdfunding campaign, which already successfully hit its target of £2 million at launch. SRC has now secured £9 million in funding to date. Agriculture is a $2.4 trillion industry, with the precision farming market a huge global opportunity for ...
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Envista Farms and Independence LED Lighting launch groundbreaking integration of aquaponics and LED grow lights
Strategic partners Envista Farms and Independence LED Lighting announced today the launch of the latest indoor fish and vegetable farming facility on the market with advanced Aquaponics and LED Grow Lights. The facility at 1003 Maclay St, Harrisburg, PA 17103 opens in conjunction with the 100th Anniversary of the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg on January 9 through 14, 2016, and serves as a ...
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The bigger picture: GM contamination across the landscape
Ensuring the purity of conventional crops grown in the vicinity of genetically modified (GM) crops depends on understanding both short and long distance pollen flows. New research shows that current guidelines on the safe isolation distances for GM maize may not adequately prevent cross pollination of conventional crops. Contamination of conventional crops can occur where GM pollen ...
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Fertiliser tax of €0.05–0.27 per kilogram calculated for France as incentive to limit its use
Farmers seeking to make the most of high crop prices may increase the area of land farmed with a valuable crop and also apply more fertiliser. These two changes can have negative environmental effects, such as water pollution caused by nitrogen run-off, biodiversity loss due to land-use change, air pollution from fertiliser and the release of greenhouse gases through changes in land use. In the ...
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