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The seed planter helping sesame farmers in Tanzania
2016-10-07 15:37:37| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Invented by entrepreneur Martin Constantine, a hand-pushed planting machine is revolutionising sesame seed farming in Tanzania.
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Top 5 Ag stories: Green stem syndrome and what can corn stalk nitrate testing mean to farmers
2016-10-06 19:14:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
The top 5 ag stories this week include determining what a stalk nitrate test can show you about a field and what green stem syndrome means to soybean producers. read more
Farmers Union Television Program Nominated for 3rd Emmy Award
2016-10-04 16:45:20| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2016 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (October 4, 2016) A farm-to-table television program produced with the Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) was nominated for its third Emmy Award by the Upper Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Farm Fresh Road Trip takes viewers around […]
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Why Do Farmers Care About Climate Change? Waste Management
2016-10-03 15:01:55| National Farmers Union
By Tom Somrack, NFU Government Relations Intern All livestock create manure and waste, and how this waste is managed can influence climate change. According to USDA’s Building Blocks for Climate Smart Agriculture, manure management programs can significantly decrease greenhouse gas emissions. When livestock manure is treated and stored in anaerobic conditions, decomposition results in large emissions of […]
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Influenza Becoming More Challenging for Pig Farmers
2016-09-29 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - A veterinary pathologist with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine says influenza has become an increasingly challenging infection to deal with within the swine herd, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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