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Matthew Kroger
shared this 2 article 6 years ago
Topics: Soil Health, Beef Cattle,

Brain chow. Dig in and ruminate!

Does Cow Temperament Affect Fertility?

Selecting cattle for mild temperament can pay off in a number of ways. In addition to hand...

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Matthew Kroger
shared this 2 article 6 years ago
Topics: Agriculture Global, Ag Podcast US, Beekeeping, Ag United Kingdom, Ag Europe, Ag Asia / Pacific,

Honey bees pollinate roughly only 50% of the worlds crops. Its the native pollinators we have little clue about.

You're Worrying About the Wrong Bees

Honey bees will be fine. It's the other 3,999 species of bees in North America we need to ...

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Randy Krotz
shared this 2 article 6 years ago
Topics: Agriculture Global, World Hunger,

The "long-rains" are slow in coming to eastern Africa this year, causing great concern across multiple countries.

East Africa: Region Braces for Tough Times As Food Crisis Is Forecast

East African countries are facing a food supply crisis, which is bound to increase the cos...

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Matthew Kroger
shared this 2 image 6 years ago
Topics: Beekeeping,

I had to remove some wax from a colony thats going gangbusters! This was just two days worth.

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Matthew Kroger
shared this 2 article 6 years ago
Topics: Beekeeping,

This video is of a newly emerged queen bee “piping”. Its a battle cry for the current queen to come fight to the death for the right to be the only queen.

https://www.facebook.com/Rashidbutt337/videos/793952330986767?s=100006203703080&v=e&sfns=xmo

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Randy Krotz
shared this 2 article 6 years ago
Topics: Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog,

"Given the impact and the spread of the disease, China's Ministry of Agriculture recently estimated that up to 80% of hog producers have no immediate plans to re-stock their herds. According to government estimates, the Chinese breeding herd of sows has been reduced somewhere in the range of 8 million head. The total U.S. sow herd is 6.4 million head."

U.S. Pork Industry Works To Contain African Swine Fever Ravaging China's Hogs

Agtech companies have an important part to play in addressing and solving zoonotic disease...

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Matthew Kroger
shared this 2 image 6 years ago
Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Food/Nutrition, Ag United Kingdom, Ag Europe,

Humanity really needs to change its perspective on what we teach and how we teach it. While I am just as annoyed my these vampire flies as the next person I find solace in the fact that these little bastards are food for many other critters much higher up on the food chain and we so desperately need...Read More

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Randy Krotz
shared this 2 article 6 years ago
Topics: Vertical Farming, Urban Farming,

In Japan, "Images of toddlers gleefully biting into a fistful of LED-supported spinach are littered across company advertising, and “safe eating” (which is a few standard deviations beyond the concept of organic-only “clean eating”) has become rhetorical dogma."

The Future of Agriculture is Already Here – World Positive

Today’s Japan = Tomorrow’s U.S....

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Kim Bremmer
shared this 2 article 6 years ago
Topics: Soil Health, Gardening, Urban Farming,

Here is a great piece from the Soil Science Society of America talking nitrogen- one of the most crucial nutrients required for plant growth. Soil science is fascinating to me - and we are always learning! Don't get caught in habits and routines of fertilizer application, whether in a field, plot or garden. Are you doing all you can to prevent nitrogen losses for plant and environmental health?

How do I keep more of the nitrogen in my soil?

If you garden, do lawn maintenance, or farm, you’ve probably added nitrogen fertilizer t...

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JAMES MSASA
shared this 2 article 6 years ago
Topics: Markets/Pricing, Buy & Sell , Agriculture Global,

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