When you think of Memphis, you wouldn’t immediately think of innovative rural organisations and high-tech companies that you could learn from. Instead, your mind would normally wander towards the area’s amazing history of music – rock n roll, blues and soul – or American civil rights. But thanks to Scottish Enterprise’s Rural Leadership Programme’s international learn...
This webinar can be of interest to seafood fisheries, seafood processing companies, retail, restaurants, NGOs, journalists, and bloggers. During this half an hour session, Miss Jessica Frigerio (DNA Barcoding Service Manager at FEM2-Ambiente) and Mr Paolo Bray (Founder and Director at Friend of the Sea and Friend of the Earth) will deal with the following subjects: ...
The report, by Nofima, established that Chile was the now the most cost-efficient country for salmon production, while costs have been rising more substantially in Norway, the Faroe Islands, Scotland and Canada. “The driving forces behind the increase in cost are the same in all countries but are of different strengths. Chile has had a considerable improvement in biol...
Waves of imagery technology have flooded the agriculture industry for years but have struggled to prove useful in the broad suite of tools for farm management. Receiving pictures without actionable insights too late to make a difference has been one of the major obstacles to adoption. In the last six years, Zack Smith, farmer and Pioneer sales agent, has witnessed the...
The move to at-scale commercialization of D-E Black®, Delta-Energy Group's proprietary rCB product recovered from EOL tires, marks a significant milestone in achieving Bridgestone Group's long-term environmental vision of targeting 100% sustainable materials – and contributing to a reduction of over 50% CO2 emissions – by the year 2050 and beyond. The process by Delta-En...
Why should we consider generic engineering of our food? Well, it produces more nutritious and tastier food. It produces disease and drought resistant plants that require less water and fertilizer and fewer pesticides. It increases the food supply at lower costs with a longer shelf life. Produce purchased at the grocery store has a very short shelf life when brought home,...
This includes energy in the form of biodiesel and ethanol, industrial products such as bio-based synthetic chemicals, pharmaceutical products like functional foods, growth hormones, and organ transplants. Moreover, advancements in the field of biotechnology have encouraged the potential usage of agricultural raw materials, resulting in broadened social and public concern...
Researchers from the UK, Japan, Australia, USA, Germany, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand analysed three million records of thousands of species from 200 ecological communities across the globe. Reviewing data from 1985 – 2014, the team led by Prof Michael Burrows of the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban showed how subtle changes in the moveme...
The new Sharktech 29 Defiant welded-aluminum monohull pilothouse vessel features OEM-integrated, Sea Machines technology offering a full range of advanced capabilities, including active control and collision avoidance. The system allows for traditionally manned, reduced-crew or unmanned autonomous operations to deliver 'human-in-the-loop' navigation during both line-o...
The increase in calf numbers, and the fact that calves are required to stay on the farm 10 days before they are sold in the mart, has resulted in many farmers installing new calf housing facilities. Under the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) ΙΙ, there have been 767 applications for calf housing that have been paid out at an approximate (total) value of...
“Machine technology, specifically connectivity, continues to create new opportunities for fleet managers to maximize their equipment and revolutionize everyday tasks,” said Ana Mallia, product marketing manager, JDLink. “Our goal is to utilize technological advancements to provide users with the most reliable, sustainable and cost-efficient solutions possible.” Update...
The Agricultural Research Service teamed up with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to solve two environmental problems: the disposal of paper waste and revegetating damaged training grounds. The problem Under federal regulations, U.S. Army classified papers must be pulverized to a fine consistency, which leaves the material unsuitable for recycling. Continued dispos...
“The addition of full-tree machines to the TimberMatic Maps and TimberManager offering is an example of how John Deere continues to lead the way in innovation and arm our customers with smart, streamlined solutions to optimize their efforts and ultimately increase productivity,” said Matt Flood, ForestSight product manager, John Deere. TimberMatic Maps and TimberManag...
Feeding over 11 billion people is a huge concern, as it will put enormous strain on the earth's ability to produce enough food. An answer to the future global food challenge may be through the use of sustainable fish farming. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation reports that the average amount of fish eaten per-capita globally has more than doubled from 9kg in 1...
A specialist Norwegian company, ScaleAQLandbased(formerly known as AquaOptima) builds turnkey facilities that guarantee optimal water quality for fish production. They believe that water quality is key, because clean water provides the best possible growing conditions for the fish. "OptiFarm is our concept for a complete RAS facility," says Senior Consultant and RAS e...
Providing a proper supply of protein for the world's continuously increasing population is a tremendous global challenge. Consumption of fish and seafood is traditionally anchored in many dietary cultures and recommended as a significant source of protein for nutritional enhancement. However, in view of the present situation with overfished oceans around the globe, it is...
The recently-acquired Cropio platform is an equipment-integrated, end-to-end software that provides imaging, recordkeeping and equipment tracking. With this purchase, Syngenta owns management platforms in the U.S. with Land.db, Brazil with Strider, China with the Modern Agricutlural Platform and finally eastern Europe with Cropio. Seed Solutions in the U.S. Syngent...
Unmanned aircraft are still seen as a pillar of the future. But for now, all that over-heated enthusiasm is getting a cold blast of reality. Some of the biggest startups began closing their doors last year after burning through hundreds of millions in venture capital poured into a fledgling industry that, despite forecasts for explosive growth, is taking longer to mat...
For those of you who are new to IMV imaging, let us explain how our brand came to be. After 35 years of BCF Technology and ECM existing separately, we merged to form one company under the IMV Technologies Group, thus IMV imaging was born- the dedicated veterinary imaging division of the group. Both BCF and ECM have been designing and manufacturing veterinary ultrasoun...
Now in it’s 16th year The International Business Awards is a programme run by The Stevie Awards - the world’s premier business awards that were created to recognise organisations for positive contributions and achievements on a worldwide scale. The award programme is open to individuals and organisations worldwide- public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and...
That began to mean something to dairy farmers when the companies that held those sustainability attributes set standards within their supply chain to validate those attributes. Suddenly dairy producers were asked to up their sustainability game, and that didn’t sit well with those farmers who had been great environmental stewards for generations. Over time, however...
A recent study by researchers in the U.K (Breider, Wall and Garnsworthy) showed that it is possible to select for cows that have lower methane production. In the study methane production from 184 Holstein cows was measured during robot milking over a four-month period. Milk yield and body weight measurements were also obtained. Heritability for methane production r...
More than $9 million has been set aside in USDA grants to help connect the next generation with farmers and ranchers in their communities. This year marks an all-time high in funding and projects for the USDA Farm to School grant program. USDA is awarding 52 more grants than the previous highest year of 2016, when 74 were granted. The grants range in amount from $20,0...
In a webinar Aug. 2, put on by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Extension, Hugo Ramirez-Ramirez, an Iowa State University Extension dairy specialist, spoke on the nuts and bolts of corn silage quality. Humans have been putting up silage for centuries, but the same old process does have some newer methods, he said. THE 5 C'S OF CORN SILAGE QUALITY Rememberin...
To be clear, it all comes down to economics. While costs for carrying an unbred cow for a year are highly variable, Matthew Burns says he's seen numbers from $400 to $800 for South Carolina, where McGill ranches with husband Ned. "It may be a lower-input grazing operation or they may have to feed a lot of supplement," notes the Clemson University Extension beef specia...
POET, based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, stated it has started the process of idling the Indiana plant "due to recent decisions by the administration" regarding the waivers. The company said in a news release that the move means the plant will "cease processing of over 30 million bushels of corn annually and hundreds of local jobs will be impacted." POET said it alre...
As part of the ASSIST (Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Systems) research programme we want to support the UK farming industry by monitoring the effectiveness of new, farmer-led innovations such as this. We will share our findings widely so that others can benefit from this new knowledge and we can work together towards a solution. Depending on the success of this pilo...
The workshop, supported by the Woodland Trust, was held in the morning and a training session on agroforestry for Woodland Trust advisors held in the afternoon, with both groups crossing over at lunchtime The day started with an introduction to silvopastoral systems in the UK by Jo Smith from the Organic Research Centre to set the scene, Jo also introduced and showed ...
Also, there will be no design, test and supply of steelworks in respect of the project until the planning process in Northern Ireland is complete. These were the sentiments expressed by Minister Richard Bruton during Dáil proceedings last week when he was asked by Fianna Fáil’s deputy Brendan Smith if EirGrid needed ministerial approval to commence the procurement pro...
With the hedge-cutting period set to open on 1 September, the thoughts of many farmers and contractors may be starting to focus on cutting hedges. Like all farm implements, Irish farmers and contractors have the best brands of hedge cutters on the market at their disposal through many local machinery dealers. For those in the market for a new hedge cutter, we have com...
He first raised the 275-gallon shuttle higher than the service tank with a forklift. “This saves a step,” Osborn says. His stand is built from salvaged 3-inch-wide by 2-foot-long channel iron. “It’s also on rollers, so I can move it around the shop,” he says. “I find that one tank of DEF lasts for about three tanks of fuel. We keep it in the shop, the cooles...
This change is part of the Coast revitalization initiative launched by the provincial government last year. According to a government news release, the fee will be dependent on the economics of individual stands. Easily accessible stands of higher-value species will have a higher fee than remote stands with low-value species. “British Columbians believe that B.C. work...
Bakkafrost’s Farming North segment harvested 7,900 tonnes and Farming West 4,700 tonnes, the company said in a market update today. Volumes are in head on gutted equivalents. In Q2 2018 all the volume came from the Farming North segment. Feed sales in Q2 were 18,900 tonnes. Bakkafrost’s feed subsidiary, Havsbrun, sourced 112,000 tonnes of raw materials in the quart...
With a combined investment of more than £2m from industry, academia and the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), the initiatives will explore tools and techniques that could be used across the Scottish aquaculture industry. Proposals were submitted to SAIC in response to a special call for projects aligned with the Scottish Government’s Farmed Fish Health Fr...
A different version of the Havfarm which doesn’t have its own propulsion system is currently being built for Nordlaks in China, with the aim of having it ready to be stocked with salmon in spring next year. Nordlaks has won permission to grow 10,000 tonnes of salmon in the farm. By using a turret mooring concept taken from the offshore industry, that version of the Ha...
The claims follow an investigation by El Mostrador lasting several months and have prompted an investigation by Chile’s fisheries and aquaculture service, Sernapesca. Magallenes-centred Nova Austral is owned by private equity companies Altor, of Norway, and US-based Bain Capital. El Mostrador said it had leaked emails that show that Nova Austral’s production manage...
