CP Foods - Nong Wa agricultural village combats drought with community groundwater bank
This provision of sufficient water empowers farmers to sustain their swine farming operations.
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On-farm biogas production via co-digestion: an example of economic viability and sustainability
Eight years ago, Granja Capdevila Torrent Ramaders started up its biogas production plant using co-digestion and is now an example of economic viability and sustainability.
Video surveillance systems in slaughterhouses: status of their implementation in different countries
Spain is the first EU country to legislate the installation of video surveillance systems in slaughterhouses, following the example of England, Scotland, and Israel.
Effects of farrowing hut design on maternal and thermoregulatory behavior in outdoor housed sows and piglets
The metal hut appears to be the best compromise considering thermal environment, behavior, and litter survival.
Bazooka Farmstar introduces site planning: Elevate your pumping management with a streamlined approach
Experience site planning with a complimentary 60-day trial.
Water medication: What are the best drinkers for saving medication?
We must assure correct management, primarily in the following points: Number of animals / drinker, placement, flow, control of water consumption, design and height of the drinker.
Corntec Inc. launches "PIGI Pro"
Livestock DX "PIGI Pro" AI camera weighs pigs, while ChatGPT advises pig farming, redesigning livestock farming around the world with AI x LiDAR.
Tip: Convert a liquid feeder to a dry feeder
The farmer decided to use a facility that was previously used for finishing pigs for the final growth phase of gilts. He adapted the liquid feeders to be able to feed dry feed semi-ad libitum.
Use of drinkers by finisher pigs depends on drinker location, pig age, time of day, stocking density and tail damage
Results may explain the success of previous studies in classifying tail damage pens from pens without tail damage using sensor data on drinker use.
ETW Energietechnik builds biomethane plant in Alsace
The processing capacity of the plant, which went into operation in February 2023, is about 700 Nm³ of raw biogas per hour
Impacts of evaporative pad cooling on finishing pig performance
Cool cell pads improved pig well-being by providing more cooling than sprinklers but pig performance was unaffected.
The effect of lift crates on piglet survival rate and sow stress level during farrowing
Lift crate sows evidenced an increase in hair cortisol values along with the benefit of the higher survival rate of piglets before weaning.
USDA: New heat stress app for pigs
HotHog, a new smartphone application that predicts heat stress in pigs, is now available for download and use, a team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists announced today.
Netherlands peak load scheme underway to reduce nitrogen
Agricultural entrepreneurs can make their businesses more sustainable or take advantage of voluntary termination schemes.
Water medication: How low water consumption affects medication results
Upon medicating water, the doses should be repeated with a time interval that prevents plasma levels from dropping below the minimum effective concentration and exceeding the toxic concentration.
Proposition 12 guidance published in wake of Supreme Court decision
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has published FAQs and a Sow Housing Guide.