Archive for December, 2016
Intended Phosphate Reduction Plan for Dutch Dairy
Tuesday, December 20th, 2016NETHERLANDS – The members of the chain organisation ZuivelNL (the Dutch Dairy Association, the Dutch Federation of Agriculture and Horticulture and the trade union of the Dutch dairy farmers) expect to complete their part of the phosphate reduction plan next week.
Together with the Dutch Agricultural Young People’s Association (NAJK) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, [...]Leia mais
New System Affords Greater Flexibility on Using Phosphorus from Manure
Tuesday, December 20th, 2016US – US Department of Agriculture scientists and their collaborators have developed a mobile system for removing phosphorus from cow manure that may offer dairy farmers greater flexibility in where, when, and how they use the nutrient to fertilize crops.
Manure can be spread onto crop fields as a source of phosphorus, nitrogen, and other nutrients [...]Leia mais
Intensification of land use leads to the same species everywhere
Friday, December 2nd, 2016In places where humans use grasslands more intensively, it is not only the species diversity which decreases — the landscape also becomes more monotonous, and ultimately only the same species remain everywhere. This results in nature no longer being able to provide its ’services’, which range from soil formation for food production to pest control. [...]
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New book released on safe use of wastewater in agriculture
Friday, December 2nd, 2016The United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) has launched a new book that will serve as a resource for governments interested in learning from existing good practice on using wastewater in agriculture.
The book Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture: Good Practice Examples, aims to highlight how a sound [...]Leia mais