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National Farmers Union Celebrates International Year of Family Farming

2014-01-07 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson has declared the organizations support for the United Nations (UN) declaring 2014 the International Year of Family Farming.

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Climate change efforts need to focus on livestock and farming

2013-12-21 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Science World: Climate change is a huge issue, and is getting more attention than ever as policy makers try to think of ways to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Now, though, scientists have shown that they've paid inadequate attention to other greenhouse gases associated with livestock that may be more dangerous in the long run. In order to mitigate climate change, it will be necessary to reduce non-CO2 greenhouse gases. More specifically, cutting releases of methane and nitrous oxide will be crucial. These...

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900 million UAH allocated to support livestock farming

2013-12-20 15:13:43| Livestock - Topix.net

The Cabinet has proposed for the Verkhovna Rada to allocate 900 million UAH to support the livestock industry in 2014, according to the draft law "On State Budget of Ukraine 2014," registered as bill 3000 with the Parliament on Dec. 18, the Information-Analytical Bulletin of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine reports.

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Holistic Farming Approach to Meet World Food Demand Sustainably

2013-12-20 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

GLOBAL - A holistic long-term approach may be the key to introducing sustainability into the food and agriculture (F&A) equation, according to a new report from Rabobank.

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