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What Can Farmers Do About Climate Change? Contour Farming
2016-11-14 14:00:56| National Farmers Union
By Alexis Dunnum, NFU Intern As stated in the NFU Climate Column on extreme precipitation, Projected increases in heavy precipitation combined with milder winters is expected to increase total runoff and peak stream flow during the winter and spring, which may increase the magnitude or frequency of flooding. With heavy rainfall likely to occur more often, […]
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What Massachusetts ballot initiative means to real pig farming
2016-11-14 13:25:00| National Hog Farmer
Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly approved ballot initiative Question 3 on Election Day, banning the use of certain confinement housing for livestock raised in the state. It also bans the sale of pork, eggs or veal from producers who use the prohibited confinement practices, including products that come other states. read more
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Timberland supports return of cotton farming to Haiti
2016-11-11 15:42:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
US outdoor apparel and footwear giant Timberland has put forward a case for the return of cotton farming to Haiti and the introduction of a new model to encourage exports.
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Agworld introduces Collaborative Farming Solution (CFS)
2016-10-31 13:55:28| Corn & Soybean Digest
Editor’s Note: Briefing Room is where we run press releases from companies unedited, for your use. Faced with low commodity prices and razor-thin profit margins, growers today are seeking to maximize the productivity of every acre by investing in new precision ag and farm management software programs. The problem is, these technologies are not working together, at least to the extent that many companies have promised. Until now. read more
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New Zealanders Asked to Work Together to Tackle Emissions from Farming
2016-10-19 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealanders must work together and start tackling the complex problem of the biological greenhouse gases from agriculture, says Dr Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
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