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10,000 Pigs Die in Dutch Factory Farm Fire
2016-04-11 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
NETHERLANDS - At least 10,000 pigs have died in a fire at a massive pig farm in Oirschot near Eindhoven. The fire started in the early evening in one of three barns at the farm and quickly spread to a second, sending plumes of smoke into the sky, officials said.
Changing the Way We Farm Could Help Stop Climate Change
2016-04-10 17:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
TakePart: When the Soviet Union collapsed in the early 1990s, 112.4 million acres of farmland were abandoned as the country's collectivized farming system collapsed along with it. Over the next 20 years, that land became one of the largest areas in the world to sequester carbon. The region, known as a carbon sink, is equal to between 10 and 20 percent of the sequestration action of Russia's woodlands, which include vast tracts of boreal forests. Every year, the former farmland absorbs 42.6 million metric tons...
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EDP Renováveis and partners propose floating wind farm in France
2016-04-06 01:00:00| Power Technology
A group of companies, including EDP Renováveis and ENGIE, has proposed a pilot floating wind farm in the Mediterranean.
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ABB wins $250m contract to link Hornsea Project One wind farm to the UK grid
2016-04-04 01:00:00| Power Technology
ABB has secured a $250m contract to supply a high-voltage cable system that will connect Dong Energy's 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the North Sea to the UK mainland grid.
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Virtual smart farm tour set
2016-04-04 00:18:15| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Irrigation systems managed from iPads, animal nutrition tracked by computer chips, and tractors that drive using GPS are only a few examples of the ways farmers and ranchers use technology to produce food in a sustainable manner. With each generation becoming further removed from agriculture, Discovering Farmland, a comprehensive education program created by U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance, in conjunction with Discovery Education, is providing high school students nationwide a firsthand glimpse into contemporary agriculture through The Smart Farm: Where Technology and Innovation Meet, a live virtual field trip on at noon, Tuesday.
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