John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Coronavirus/COVID,
COVID-19 leads to African agricultural innovation - Verve times
by The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture A bean market in Kampala, Uganda. Credit: Neil Palmer/CIAT In a paper published in Advances in Food Security and Sustainability, researchers found that farmers in East Africa (Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) were able to better […]
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Economics, AgriBusiness,
The Iowa Farm Bureau is a small nonprofit. It's sitting on a huge business empire. - Investigate Midwest
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, the country’s most profitable farm bureau, influences most aspects of agricultural policy in the state. One profitable loan underscores how large and complex the organization has become.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Dairy, Agriculture US, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Jobs US, Coronavirus/COVID,
Dairy farmers forced to pour tens of thousands of litres of milk away due to HGV driver shortage and rising costs and labour shortages
The slim margin on milk and its short shelf life means any small hit to the labour market has a much larger effect on dairy than other products.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Economics, Fermentation/Vineyard/Wine, Grapes, Ag Europe, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
Solar panels help French winemakers protect grape varieties from climate change
A roof of solar panels shades Pierre Escudie as he inspects the last plump grapes to be harvested at his vineyard in southwest France, after a year of hard frosts and blistering heat that damaged man…
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Economics, Research, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
Helping Farmers Benefit from Soil Management : Research for Agriculture
The Australian Government has released for public consultation a draft soil carbon method for the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor said the new method will support greater uptake of soil carbon projects by overcoming barriers to participating in the ERF by reducing costs and introducing new activities to […]
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Dairy, Agriculture Global, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, Research, Ag Global Specialty Food,
Science takes guesswork out of cheese production and reduces waste : Research for Agriculture
Making cheese leaves a lot to chance as a batch could be ripened for months or even years before a problem is discovered, which could send a prized batch of cheddar to be sold off cheap as an ingredient for processed cheese. It’s part of why cheese is so complex and expensive to make – […]
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, World Population, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
Powering up the ‘last mile’ in renewable energy rollout - Asia & Pacific
What does it take to make rollout of renewable energy work in rural areas? Anita Makri follows trails of success.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Poultry, Economics, Research, Education,
Risk of airborne transmission of avian influenza from wild waterfowl to poultry negligible
Research by Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) has shown that the risk of airborne transmission of high pathogenic avian influenza virus from infected wild birds is negligible. The research looked specifically at the airborne movement of particles from wild waterfowl droppings in the vicinity of poultry farms during the risk season for avian influenza (October to March). It also considered transmission via aerosolization, with the exhalations or coughs of wild waterfowl infected with avian influenza virus finding their way into the ventilation systems of poultry farms. As a precaution, it’s important that the carcasses of wild waterfowl or other wild birds that have died of high pathogenic avian influenza are removed from their habitat as soon as possible. If not, scavengers eating the carcasses could cause feathers to become distributed. Feathers of wild birds that died of, and if the wild bird died of high pathogenic avian influenza contain the virus, which can then the virus can survive for a long time in those feathers.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Jobs, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Ag Europe,
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