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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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Matthew Kroger
shared this 2 article 6 years ago
Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture US, Lamb/Sheep, Beef Cattle, Animal Welfare/Humane Treatment,

This one is for those of you whom have never heard of Regenerative Agriculture.

One Hundred Thousand Beating Hearts by Peter Byck

Will Harris, owner of White Oak Pastures, tells us his evolution from industrial to regene...

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 6 years ago
Topics: Agriculture Global,

Around the world, crop diversity is decreasing — here's why

A very small number of crops are dominating globally. And that's bad news for sustaina...

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

Wow! Very informative and excellent read! Well worth the 5-7 minutes of your life to read if you want to learn about bees.

The story of a single cell within a beehive - PerfectBee

One of the most obvious uses for a single cell is to store honey. But it is also the scene...

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Chris Feix
shared this 2 article 6 years ago
Topics: Crawfish, Sustainability, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Fishing (Commercial), Environment,

Chef urges lawmakers to support sustainable fishing to prevent devastation of oceans

Phoenix-based chef Danielle Leoni said on Wednesday that she and other chefs from across t...

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Kim Bremmer
shared this 2 article 6 years ago
Topics: Soil Health, Conservation/Tillage,

Have you monitored your field's earthworms lately? This is an interesting collaboration with farmers in an earthworm study from England and I look forward to following it as it grows... hopefully in other countries as well.