Chile’s Agricola Ariztia, one of the country’s largest poultry producers, has commissioned Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies for the supply and installation of a new Grand Parent hatchery in Lagunillas (near Casablanca).

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THE recent string of wet and wild weather events hasn't done much to change the State's estimated plantings for the 2013/14 season.

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Fonterra is installing two new, state-of-the-art milk silos at its Cobden manufacturing site in south-west Victoria.

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THE gap is getting wider when it comes to comparing farmers' productivity and profitability.

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LAKE Grace farmer Doug Dunham is frustrated at the lack of progress by the State Government in dealing with agricultural issues.

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BREWERS hope a new barley variety released commercially this year will have end use characteristics that produce a crisper and longer lasting lager.

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MILK prices for the 2013-14 season are tipped to open at $5 a kilogram for milk solids – an increase of more than 10 per cent from last year's opening price, according to Dairy Australia's 2013 Situation and Outlook report released last week.

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For the third year in a row, a blue cheese from Victoria has taken out the top award in the Royal Queensland Food and Wine Show’s (RQFWS) Cheese and Dairy Produce competition.

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Private equity investment into China’s agriculture sector sagged in 2012, but with the government vowing to modernize farming methods and general growing demand for food, going back to the land increasingly is looking like a good bet.

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Croatia will be the partner country at the 80th international agriculture fair in Novi Sad, Serbia which will feature more than 1,500 exhibitors from 60 countries, reporters were told in Novi Sad on Thursday.

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Farming may be a losing proposition for many in the country, but an agriculture degree could fetch you a well-paying job in no time.

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Hard work and inspiration are the first words that come to mind when I look at the list of finalists who made it through to the last round of the 2013 JFC innovation awards. Fourteen businesses from across Ireland are in with a chance to win €40,000 in prizes, as well as recognition for the hard work each one has done in starting and developing their successful business.

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The end of this month is the closing date for applications and nominations in the search for Macra na Feirme’s FBD Young Farmer of the Year.

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The Executive Board of the World Bank on 25 April approved two credits for a total of $150 million to improve Mozambique's agricultural performance.

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Genetics and swine husbandry have moved on apace in 20 years, yet the swine industry globally is struggling with a lack of improvement in overall litter performance. How to deal with multi-factorial problems like MMA or PHS?

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The directors of a Mangakino farming company fined $30,000 for breaches of the Resource Management Act have expressed their "shame" at being labelled dirty dairy farmers.

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The Ministry of Primary Industries has moved to reassure overseas consumers that New Zealand milk is safe after a Sri Lankan government minister warned it could be contaminated with radioactive chemicals.

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A large feed mill with a production capacity of 500 tonnes of feed per day is to be built in the eastern part of Russia. The mill will supply feed to a new pig farm (also in the planning) with a capacity of 300,000 pigs – originating from Ireland, a rarity for Russia.

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So FAR so good but watch out in the future was the message from the NFUS yesterday after it reported no positive samples in a survey as to whether the Schmallenberg virus had entered Scottish dairy farms.

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Subsidy increases are available for sheep, goat and cattle farmers who operate geographically unique production methods to ensure product quality and originality.

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Government has asked investors to stop branding the agricultural sector as a risky area to invest if the country is to address the key destabilizing challenge of agricultural risks.

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Potato crops are at high risk of early attacks of blight this season, if weather conditions remain conducive to infection, warns Syngenta potato specialist, Rob Farrow. As soon as temperatures rise the risk will increase in any wet periods, but growers and agronomists can be effectively forewarned and take appropriate action thanks to the Syngenta BlightCast system.

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Dog owners are still not acting responsibly enough to prevent a high number of injuries and deaths to livestock according to the National Sheep Association.

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Leatherjacket populations have rocketed this spring as these grassland pests – the larvae of the crane fly or daddy long-legs, enjoyed last year’s wet summer and survived in great numbers through the milder winter.

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The Nottinghamshire-based Coachhouse pedigree Limousin herd of the Heald farming family had a field day at CCM Skipton’s premier ‘Craven Limousin Day,’ the annual Spring show and sale of pedigree bulls and females. (Skipton Auction Mart, Wed, May 15)

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Merial Animal Health brought to life its pledge to work in partnership with the global avian industry in its recent Avian Forum in Istanbul. The event was attended by 500 delegates from 73 countries who took part in sessions on ‘Future Challenges of the Poultry Industry’.

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Social media is often thought of only as a way to keep up with friends and family, but electronic communication is an essential part of today’s farming operations.

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Old Man Winter held on longer than usual this year, but now summertime temperatures are taking hold, providing ample reason for cattle producers to guard against heat stress in their herds.

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Animal scientists at Iowa State University, in Ames, IA, United States are searching for reasons and solutions for seasonal infertility in sows, including what may be the first scientific study of insulin’s possible role in the problem.

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New figures released this week show that the number of new season lambs that have gone through Welsh auction markets since the beginning of the year was down 38 per cent compared with the same period last year.

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Welsh farmers are concerned about the findings of a new report which claims wildlife in Wales is in crisis despite a legacy of many years of agri-environmental management schemes. the Farmers' Union of Wales stressed today.

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Two 16-year-olds studying at the same North Wales agricultural college who both run their own sheep flock have been chosen as the first winners of the Farmers' Union of Wales £1,500 bursary for further education students.

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DAIRY Australia has predicted farmgate prices will be about 10 per cent higher next season.

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The Fishing Vessel Stability Simulator has recently received an award from the Canadian Network for Innovations in Education (CNIE) at their 2013 conference. The award was presented to John Sutcliffe, Executive Director of the Canadian Council of Professional Fish Harvesters (CCPFH) and Carey Bonnell of the Marine Institute of Memorial University (MI) on May 2nd in Ottawa at the Chateau Laurier. The category for which it received an award was Integration in a Non-Formal Education Program.

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WELTEC BIOPOWER biogas plant construction company from Vechta (Germany) builds a biogas plant in Jeppo (Finland). The company from Lower Saxony is implementing this project jointly with its Finnish project partner, Doranova.

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The recent reports that April was one of the coldest on record and had above average rainfall will not come as a surprise to many.

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Nigeria's agriculture ministry has attracted $8 billion in foreign investment and aims to boost that to just over $10 billion by 2015, the country's minister of agriculture said this week.

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Milkiland decreased its net profit by 8,4% in 2012

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YOU would think it was the best job in the world spending £1 billion – but being cabinet secretary and having the next Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) cash to distribute is a veritable minefield.

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HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, today announced it will showcase its broad portfolio of government-to-citizen ID solutions at this year’s Security Document World (SDW) Conference. The company will highlight its extensive suite of services, products and solutions that include e-documents, readers, inlays, prelaminates, LaserCard® optical security media, ActivID® Credential Management System and its new FARGO® HDP8500LE Industrial Series Card Printer/Encoder Laser Engraver and Asure ID® personalization software. Company executives will also present on the latest eID technology advancements including new eID implementations by governments along with new models for distributed issuance of eID credentials.

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A trade mission by British firms to a huge show in Hong Kong proved a great success.

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Suffolk-based pig equipment specialists, Quality Equipment, has produced a new brochure on feed handling systems. It provides pig farmers with a wealth of information on all types of kit needed to transport feed around the farm and to the pigs.

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Farmers, agronomists and ecologists can now get a valuable insight into practical techniques to successfully establish and manage essential wildflower habitats, with a series of Operation Pollinator ‘How to ….’ video podcasts available on the Syngenta website, (www.syngenta.co.uk).

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Crate rental specialist Pluscrates has announced the launch of a new crate repair service to support the rapidly increasing use of Returnable Transit Packaging (RTP) by major retailers and supermarkets.

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Some species of native wild bees are thriving in the UK, largely thanks to the increase in oilseed rape area and the adoption of intensive minimal tillage cultivation techniques by growers.

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A red and white full brother to the top two show heifers in Britain has been launched for sale by Dairy Daughters, bringing high type and a deep cow family together in an unprecedented package for red and white dairy breeders.

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World Pork Expo’s three days are filled with information and insights, and leading that effort are the business seminars. Scheduled for Wednesday, June 5, and Thursday, June 6, they will feature cutting-edge ideas on swine nutrition and management, and improved utilization of manure, as well as weather and market outlooks. Expo-goers will find business seminars, along with the free business-seminar luncheons, in the Varied Industries Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. “If you’re a pork producer looking for products, technology or information, World Pork Expo is the best place to spend your time,” says Randy Spronk, president of the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC). “Where else can you go to gather the information you need and have some fun at the same time?”

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The Farmers’ Union of Wales today expressed its disappointment that a government study on the effects of sky lanterns and helium balloons on the environment failed to support calls for them to be banned.

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The Farmers' Union of Wales today welcomed a recommendation by MPs that legislation should be introduced to protect farmers from farmgate milk price cuts if improvements fail to materialise under the existing dairy voluntary code of practice.

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The production costs of broilers and pigs, according to data provided by Embrapa Swine and Poultry Concordia (SC), fell 4.12 per cent and 0.17 per cent respectively, in April.

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