
US egg producers could save billions of chicks a year. So why aren’t they?
After the egg industry missed its own deadline to eliminate the practice of chick culling through ovo-sexing technologies, some wonder when change will ever come.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Gardening, Urban Farming, Coronavirus/COVID,
The miracle of a tiny seed
TOWNSEND — There is nothing like the taste of homegrown vegetables, herbs, and fruits and even though we have a few more months before we can plant in the ground, it is never too late to star…
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Topics: Fruit, Economics, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag Australia/NZ,
All hands to the paddles at Canoelands Orchard
When Cecil Christie left the Shetland Islands and migrated to Canoelands, approximately 60 kilometres north-west of Sydney, he would have been pleased to know his legacy would be still going strong 98 years later.
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Topics: Water, Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Food Security/Shortage,
Food sustainability? Why are we looking for another way
The global food production industry is responsible for up to 30% of total ghg emissions. Today the world is facing the biggest food system failures that we have ever had.
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2021 US Crop Acres USDA projections.
U.S. 2021 corn acreage seen at 92.8 million, soy at 90.3 million -survey
March 15 (Reuters) - U.S. farmers are expected to plant 92.828 million acres of corn in 2021 and 90.317 million acres of soybeans, according to an annual survey conducted by commodity brokerage and analytical firm Allendale Inc released on Monday. * Projected corn plantings would be above the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Outlook Forum forecast for 92.0 million acres and above the 90.8 million acres planted in 2020.
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We don’t need to eat insects, but we could feed them to animals
Livestock consumes 20 per cent of global protein. French startup Ÿnsect wants to cut the competition, by making animal and plant feed out of mealworms
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A World Without Waste?
How we produce, consume, and dispose of things is depleting natural resources and harming the planet. But what if we treated waste as a viable resource?
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The Dream Of Owning A Farm Is Out Of Reach In The Midwest Because Of Student Loan Debt
Many farmers are eyeing retirement, but student loan debt is complicating the picture for the next generation.
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03/15/2021 SOURCE: www.pigprogress.net
Which factors are essential for sow feed intake? This question and others were subject of a webinar.
On-demand: Webinar on lactating sow nutrition
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