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Manure application research aims to improve food safety
2016-04-13 19:06:00| National Hog Farmer
Sources: American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America and Soil Science Society of America Downwind safety on the farm Researchers measured how far common bacteria including Salmonella and E. coli are likely to travel downwind from manure application sites, to possible contaminate fresh produce. read more
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Panel highlights 10 areas to improve consumer confidence in B.C. real estate industry
2016-04-13 14:54:01| Real Estate - Topix.net
No official recommendations have come forth yet from an advisory panel created earlier this year to look into shadow-flipping and other controversial real-estate practices. But a "progress report" has highlighted 10 areas in which the panel plans to make recommendations.
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New Approach Helps Pig Farmers Improve Health, Reduce Antibiotics
2016-04-13 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - Pig producers could reduce antibiotic usage and improve animal health and productivity by adopting a new approach which was piloted by the poultry industry.
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New Technologies Improve Transport Biosecurity and Animal Comfort
2016-04-12 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - A Research Scientist Engineering with the Saskatoon based Prairie Swine Centre reports new technologies have improved biosecurity during the transport of livestock while increasing the comfort and safety of the animals being moved, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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How mobile technology can improve cotton sustainability
2016-04-11 16:44:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A key fibre in the global textile and apparel industry, cotton production is under threat from factors such as climate change, competition from new crops, and the migration of workers to more lucrative jobs. But a new social network has found that implementing SMS technology at the farmer level helps improve farming practices as well as engaging young people in agriculture - as Amy Barthorpe, head of business development at WeFarm, explains.
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