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Scotland's Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) project is set to receive further funding from the Scottish Government, with £309,600 allocated for the 2025-26 financial year. This funding will enable the project to continue its efforts to eradicate the incurable pig disease, which is estimated to cost
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The State of Colorado led a two-day trade mission to Mexico City, reinforcing its strong relationship with Mexico and commitment to collaboration between the two regions. This strategic engagement celebrated women business owners, cattlewomen, entrepreneurs, and fund managers, highlighting Colorado's position as a leading state for women founders.
Agriculture
In a groundbreaking study, researchers at Tarim University have proposed an innovative deep learning framework, AngusRecNet, designed to address the limitations of traditional cattle recognition methods when faced with interference from feed residues, dirt, and other obstructions. The framework, which has been extensively tested on the newly constructed AngusFace dataset,
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The Dehua District of Fujian Province has announced a subsidy program for facility agriculture greenhouse projects, aiming to support large-scale farmers, family farms, and agricultural enterprises in building various types of greenhouses. Professional farmers, cooperatives, scientific research institutions, and joint farmers are eligible to apply for the subsidies. The program
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A new study conducted by researchers at the Institute of Epidemiology has highlighted the alarming use of antimicrobials in Bangladeshi chicken farms, putting both human and animal health at risk. The research, which involved a cross-sectional study of 340 commercial chicken farms, found that 93.2% of farms administered at
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In a significant development for the agricultural sector of Pucheng County in Fujian Province, the county government has approved the disbursement of 10% of the fiscal subsidy for a county-wide organic fertilizer plant construction project. The project, undertaken by Fujian Bencao Tribe Modern Agriculture Development Co., Ltd., aims to utilize
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Researchers from the Walloon Agricultural Research Center in Gembloux, Belgium, have conducted a 65-year study to evaluate the long-term effects of agricultural practices on soil organic carbon (SOC) storage. The study, funded by the Walloon Region within the INDIGGES project, reveals that long-term field experiments (LTEs) are crucial for understanding
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Poultry farming has faced significant challenges in mitigating ammonia emissions, a major environmental concern. Researchers from Cairo University have made a breakthrough in developing a novel biochar from date palm waste biomass that can potentially be used to remove ammonia from poultry farms. The study, published in the journal Discover
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Research by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has shed new light on the detection of Salmonella in poultry. The study investigated alternative anatomical sampling locations for detecting Salmonella in preharvest turkeys, with surprising results. The findings suggest that the traditional method of sampling the
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Researchers at Josip Juraj Strossmayer University Osijek have conducted a study on the impact of climate change on maize cultivation in Osijek- Baranja County, Croatia. The study utilized land-surface phenology metrics derived from Sentinel-2 imagery to analyze the length of a growing season for maize cultivation. The research revealed significant
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The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has announced a $200,000 investment in the Choose Iowa Farms to Food Banks Program, a pilot program aimed at helping food banks purchase locally sourced produce from Iowa farmers. This program, which was initially operated as a pilot in 2024, has
Agriculture
Research has been conducted to evaluate the effect of nitrogen (N) rate and source on gaseous losses through ammonia (NH3) volatilization and N2O emissions, as well as agronomic traits such as grain yield and N uptake in maize production. The study found that nitrogen fertilization significantly increased grain yield, with
