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NFU urges farmers to share best practice and reduce risk on farm

2017-11-06 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

Last Wednesday (1st November) the NFU hosted a Safe and Healthy Farming for All Ages event in partnership with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), to improve health and safety within the farming sector.

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Shift to More Regressive Taxation Would Increase Burden on Family Farmers and Ranchers

2017-11-02 18:06:24| National Farmers Union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.or WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives leadership today released its blueprint for sweeping tax reform, including significant cuts to individual and corporate tax rates and eventual repeal of the estate tax. The plan is estimated to cost $1.51 trillion over the next decade. In […]

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David Black Award winner 2017: Farmers can’t afford to stand still

2017-11-02 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

Succession planning, highly-skilled staff, new technology and improved genetics will help keep the British pig industry in good shape says the winner of this year’s David Black Award.

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What Do Farmers Need to Know About Climate Change? COMET-Farm

2017-10-30 20:40:34| National Farmers Union

By Tom Driscoll, Director of Conservation Policy and NFU Foundation Farmers are a key participant in mitigating climate change. Agriculture is one of a few sectors that can sink existing atmospheric greenhouse gasses (GHGs) as well as reduce emissions moving forward. Environmental markets could compensate farmers for natural resource conservation benefits achieved on their land. A […]

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Americas pig farmers demonstrate principles of One Health Day

2017-10-30 10:00:00| National Hog Farmer

Pork Checkoff continues investment in antibiotic research; more than $6 million for antibiotic-related studies since 2000.

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