Archive for June, 2011
New salmonella superbug passing from pigs to humans
Thursday, June 30th, 2011The Soil Association is calling on the UK Government to take immediate action to limit the spread of a deadly new type of salmonella which is passing from pigs to humans. Known as ‘monophasic salmonella typhimurium’.
The new superbug has enhanced ability to cause infections and ‘a particularly high attack rate [...]Leia mais
Efficient Farming Improves Environment & Profits
Thursday, June 30th, 2011Dairy farms in Galicia represent more than 37 per cent of Spanish milk production and 0.3 per cent of European production. But there is growing concern over the sustainability of the dairy industry and recognition of the need to evaluate its economic and environmental impacts in order [...]
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Oregon dairy pays $12,000 for alleged animal waste discharges
Monday, June 27th, 2011Seattle — RSC Dairy, LLC has agreed to pay a $12,000 penalty to settle animal waste discharge violations at its dairy located in Tillamook, Oregon.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the violations were noted during an inspection of RSC Dairy operations in January 2010. During that [...]Leia mais
EPA grants $3 million to support chemical toxicity research
Monday, June 27th, 2011The US Environmental Protection Agency has awarded nearly $3 million to better understand how the liver responds to environmental toxicants. Four academic institutions will develop methods and tools to enhance what society knows about environmental contaminants and the liver, the body’s waste treatment organ.
Among other things, these [...]Leia mais
Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Food Production
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011For the farming sector, the target by 2020 is a reduction of 11 per cent.
However, according to Chris Lloyd from the English Beef and Lamb executive, there are a great many myths that have been spread about greenhouse gas emissions and there is a common belief that CO2 is only greenhouse [...]Leia mais
FAO calls for better monitoring of water use
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011Developing countries are failing to account for where water is going, how it is being used and how much of it remains, according to a major report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
The report, ‘Climate change, water and food security‘, published earlier this month (9 June), aims to sum [...]Leia mais
Pork Checkoff Launches Carbon Footprint Calculator Software
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011The National Pork Board has unveiled a new computer program designed to help pork producers identify areas on their farms where they can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The Live Swine Carbon Footprint Calculator, developed on behalf of the National Pork Board by the University of Arkansas’ Applied Sustainability Center, was unveiled yesterday [...]Leia mais
New bio natural gas may assist in utility renewable power generation
Monday, June 6th, 2011Bio natural gas, a new type of pipeline-injectable natural gas created from biological sources, could eventually give utilities a way to generate renewable power 24/7 and meet government renewable energy mandates, complementing today’s solar and wind farms.
That’s one of the surprising findings from a new report titled The Bio Natural Gas Opportunity, [...]Leia mais
Ghent University: Web app to measure antibiotic usage in pig farms
Monday, June 6th, 2011Belgium’s Ghent University launched a new web application allowing livestock producers and veterinarians to measure levels of antibiotic usage on the farms – and how to compare this to peers, Flemish agricultural website Vilt reports.
The new web application, called ABcheck, will contain a wide range of background information about antibiotic use [...]Leia mais
NCBA Takes Beef With EPA To Social Media
Monday, June 6th, 2011In order to elevate the importance of protecting farmers and ranchers from unnecessary regulation, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is turning to social media. The video, themed Over Regulation All Across the Nation, was launched yesterday on NCBA’s You Tube channel featuring EPA’s potential regulation of coarse [...]
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