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Genomic blueprint calls for improving livestock production efficiency

2019-06-03 14:55:00| National Hog Farmer

Genomic technology took great strides in the last decade, but the blueprint calls for further progress that accounts for how other factors can work with genomics to improve production.

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Livestock Production Much Smaller Challenge to Global Food Security

2017-09-12 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

GLOBAL - Humans face mounting challenges when it comes to finding ways to sustainably feed an exploding population. As populations become wealthier and more urbanised, the demand for animal products continues to climb.

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Cramer Livestock and Crop Production Expo Showcases Quality of Saskatchewan Pork

2016-02-22 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

CANADA - The Manager of Producer Services with the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board says the Cramer Livestock and Crop Production Expo provides an excellent opportunity for the province's pork producers to showcase the quality of their pork products, writes Bruce Cochrane.

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Eco-efficient Crop & Livestock Production for Nicaraguan Farmers

2015-03-05 22:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: For Roberto Pineda, a smallholder farmer in the Somotillo municipality of Nicaragua, his traditional practice after each harvest was to cut down and burn all crop residues on his land, a practice known as "slash-and-burn" agriculture. A widespread practice on these sub-humid hillsides of Central America, it was nonetheless causing many negative environmental implications, including poor soil quality, erosion, nutrient leaching, and the loss of ecosystem diversity. Slash-and-burn allows farmers...

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