Home farmers
 

Keywords :   


Tag: farmers

Why Do Farmers Care About Climate Change? Rising Sea Levels

2016-08-29 15:29:22| National Farmers Union

By Tom Somrack, NFU Government Relations Intern It is no surprise that rising sea levels are caused and accelerated by a changing planet and climate. But, an increase in sea levels can affect more than just the coastal lands. For example, according to USDAs Regional Vulnerability Assessments, Threats from sea level rise also include the loss of […]

Tags: change care levels sea

 

Rodenticide Webinars Help UK Farmers Get Up to Speed

2016-08-25 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

UK - With the new rules on buying rodenticides due very shortly, AHDB is running two webinars explaining to farmers what they need to do.

Tags: to up speed farmers

 
 

New Tool Helps Livestock Farmers Improve Productivity

2016-08-24 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

GLOBAL - A new and interactive tool from FAO allows farmers, policy makers and scientists to calculate meat, milk and eggs production as well as greenhouse-gas emissions from livestock to make the sector more productive and more climate-friendly.

Tags: improve tool helps productivity

 

Stopgap Aid is Not Enough for Strapped U.S. Dairy Farmers, NFU Says

2016-08-23 21:10:01| National Farmers Union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2016 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (August 23, 2016) In response to todays U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announcement that it will purchase $20 million worth of dairy products under the authority of Section 32 of the Agriculture Adjustment Act of 1935, National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger […]

Tags: says aid farmers dairy

 

Zambia's drought hits honey farmers

2016-08-22 01:03:34| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

A widespread drought in southern Africa has knock-on effects on honey production in Zambia.

Tags: hits farmers honey drought

 

Sites : [132] [133] [134] [135] [136] [137] [138] [139] [140] [141] [142] [143] [144] [145] [146] [147] [148] [149] [150] [151] next »