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Funding secured for Future Food Systems Co-operative Research Centre. | Farm Weekly

FIPWA will become an ecosystem of small-to-medium enterprises, research and development institutions, wider industry players including international agri-innovation firms, and government entities providing local and global entrepreneurs, food companies, and agri-enterprises an environment in which to research, develop and commercialise new value-added food products. Click to check the original article.

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Meeting Water Needs of Cattle in the Feedlot

Various factors affect water intake; but temperature, humidity and feed intake are the main drivers. Additionally, the first heat events of the season (late May and early June) are the most stressful on cattle: cattle are generally reaching finishing weight and condition, they are not acclimated to heat, and they have not shed their winter […]

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Bion, UNL to collaborate on integrated beef facility

Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc., a developer of advanced livestock waste treatment technology, has announced a letter of intent with University of Nebraska-Lincoln to collaborate to develop an integrated beef facility. The new, state-of-the-art facility would incorporate innovative barns, an anaerobic digester and a Bion 3G Tech system, to provide waste treatment, generate renewable energy, and capture and […]

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Upcoming series: Drought management in beef operations

Drought management in beef operations will headline an online economics series June 15, July 6 and July 27. The Drought Management and Economics Series will be presented by Jason Smith,  Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service beef cattle specialist, and Justin Benavidez, AgriLife Extension economist, both in Amarillo. Related: Utilize your control High Plains beef cattle producers’ systems are […]

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