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Smart Collars For Cows: How A 31-Year-Old Is Transforming Cattle Farming
A bout 100 tiny, moving yellow dots are clustered within a triangle on the screen of Craig Piggott's mobile phone. Each dot represents a cow on his family's dairy farm in New Zealand's rural Waikato region, and each cow is wearing a wireless smart…
Offshore wind farms 'destroying fishing grounds' as catches plummet
Offshore windfarms are causing a devastating downturn in the landing of seafood at one of the UK's most iconic locations for crab fishing, a local firm has warned. Fishermen have been catching crabs and lobsters at Cromer in Norfolk for centuries…
New research uncovers a surprisingly cheap way to farm kelp offshore
To address this gap, researchers from Kelson Marine in Portland, Maine and the University of Maine created a tool that gives kelp farmers detailed economic analyses and highlights strategies to lower the cost of farmed seaweed. The model factors in…
Exclusive | Satyajit Hange of Two Brothers Organic Farms
Hange begins by explaining how WhatsApp has transformed from a support channel into a strategic marketing platform. “WhatsApp has evolved into one of our most powerful full-funnel marketing engines. It's no longer just where customers ask…
Dicky Bill salad farm's $10m debt shock as creditors try to claw back millions
A creditor's report for failed salad grower, Dicky Bill reveals the family-owned company is in much worse shape than previously thought. The company, with farms in Maffra, Victoria and Drinan, Queensland, has gone into liquidation owing more than…
'ShellBound' documentary explores oyster farming in the South
The Local Palate, based in Charleston, South Carolina, covers Southern foodways. Its winter issue explores oyster culture, from farmers to chefs and shuckers. Local Palate in conjunction with Oyster South and BLK ELK, also created a short companion…
Inside the G20 Animal Farm - The Mail & Guardian
Here we go again. Two National Guards are shot, and Donald Trump's solution is to “permanently” ban immigration from all “Third World” countries. Are we on that future list? Hard to be sure. But in the MAWA (Make America…
Tragedy on Irish farm as man killed and another injured in wall collapse
One man died and another man has been seriously injured after a wall collapsed on a farm in West Cork this afternoon. Gardai and emergency services attended the fatal incident, which happened on a farm near Bandon shortly after 4pm. A man aged in…
Round Swamp Farm Helped Kill a Hamptons Affordable Housing Project
The proposed 6.5-acre development site, as seen in a listing photo, included two adjoining parcels with access to Three Mile Harbor Road and West Drive. The Hamptons has had an affordable housing crisis for decades, but in recent years, not only…
Our Yorkshire Farm's Amanda Owen says she was rushed to hospital after 'it all went wrong'
Amanda gave fans a peek into her real life as a farmer Amanda Owen, star of Our Yorkshire Farm, has shared the terrifying ordeal she faced during the birth of her first child, confessing 'it all went wrong' after she was hurriedly taken to hospital…
LIST: Newly announced preserved farms
Pennsylvania announced the latest round of protected farms through the Farmland Preservation Program, which uses state and local funds to purchase the development rights of certain farms in order to preserve them as farmland. The Shapiro…
Microbial resistance: How farms, clinics, and markets are driving crisis - The Nation Newspaper
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) which is the ability of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites to survive and multiply despite being treated with medicines and agents designed to kill them is no longer a distant threat in Nigeria. This silent…
Inside Ag: Boise Farmers Market series highlights small farms and community bonds
BOISE, Idaho — Each weekend, the Boise Farmers Market fills the lot with familiar faces, fresh food and a whole lot of conversation, and now, those stories are growing beyond the market itself. The Boise Farmers Market received a grant from…
Greenies Urban Farm to debut new facility with ribbon cutting on San Antonio's east side
Local News The farm provides up to 25,000 pounds a year in fresh fruits and vegetables to its surrounding community. To stream KENS 5 on your phone, you need the KENS 5 app. Example video title will go here for this video SAN ANTONIO —…
GE Vernova Inks Turbine Deal With Romania Wind Farm
GE Vernova said the company has signed an agreement with Public Power Corporation Renewables (PPC R) to supply, install, and commission 14 of its 6.1 MW–158m turbines for a wind farm in Vaslui County, Romania. The agreement announced…
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