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OFC: How Well are Farmers Caring for Environment?
2015-01-12 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - Changing policies on pesticides, animal feeds and welfare are threatening to reduce wheat crops in the UK and the pig herd each by one-third, delegates to last week's Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) heard.
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Will farmers plant more soybeans in 2015?
2015-01-09 21:53:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: Farm Futures Farm Futures' latest survey shows more soybeans, less corn than previous estimates. Record crops and low prices have farmers embracing change in 2015, with acreage shifts continuing to move fields from corn to soybeans, according to the latest Farm Futures survey. read more
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Milk glut reverses fortunes of NNY dairy farmers
2015-01-07 08:07:25| Food - Topix.net
Dairy farmers say a massive milk glut across the Northeast has compelled Dairy Farmers of America to charge them extra to find a home for it. Some farms were even asked by the national cooperative to dump their milk during the holiday season, when milk processors were shut down.
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Farmers Deploy New DNA Test for Tastier Meat
2015-01-07 03:02:57| Food - Topix.net
By having his animals' DNA scanned by a gene-testing firm, Mr. Gardiner, a Kansas cattle breeder, can tell nearly from birth how many pounds they are likely to pack on per day and how much rich, marbled beef their carcasses will yield. U.S. cattle ranches, using technology developed by companies including food-safety firm Neogen Corp. and animal-drug maker Zoetis Inc., are conducting more-sophisticated genetic tests like the ones that give Mr. Gardiner a glimpse of his animals' future.
See Biosecurity Like Insurance, Farmers Told
2015-01-07 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
AUSTRALIA – Stringent measures to limit the biosecurity risk of farm visitors should be seen as safeguarding a farm’s future profits, a national initiative is telling farmers.
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