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NFU: Farming is Part of Climate Change Solution
2013-09-30 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - British agriculture is already set to meet its greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reduction target for 2020. However, according to the NFU, the government needs to show more support and make bigger investments.
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UK Farmers Say Farming is Part of Climate Change Solution
2013-09-30 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - British agriculture is already set to meet its greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reduction target for 2020. However, according to the NFU, the government needs to show more support and make bigger investments.
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Brazil Focuses on Sustainable Water Use in Farming
2013-09-26 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
BRAZIL - The Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, Antonio Andrade, promoted the sustainable use of water in agriculture during the opening ceremony of the meeting of the Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Rooftop Farming Is Getting Off The Ground
2013-09-25 16:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: From vacant lots to vertical "pinkhouses," urban farmers are scouring cities for spaces to grow food. But their options vary widely from place to place. While farmers in post-industrial cities like Detroit and Cleveland are claiming unused land for cultivation, in New York and Chicago land comes at high premium. That's why farmers there are increasingly eyeing spaces that they might not have to wrestle from developers: rooftops that are already green. The green roof movement has slowly been...
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Weekly Overview: The Antibiotic Resistance Crisis: Is Farming to Blame?
2013-09-23 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - A report published in the US last week on antibiotic resistance has been generally supported by the food animal industry, which accepted some level of criticism for its involvement and stressed its role in helping to prevent a future crisis. Some campaigners took advantage of the report, claiming it should be a wake up call for "factory farming". More cases of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea have been reported in the US but the increase is showing signs of slowing down.
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