- France stacks the deck against bird flu but risks issues September 27, 2023 11:42 pm Manitoba Co-operator Of all the emerging and potentially pandemic viruses, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus H5N1 is one of the fiercest. First found in Hong Kong in 1997, it has a 60 per cent mortality rate when transmitted to humans. As of August, the World …
- An Introduction to Understanding Climate Change, its Causes and Effects September 27, 2023 11:41 pm Yoair Blog Post Views: 31,142 Discussions on climate change have been around for a long time. I bet there’s not one person who has never heard of it. But who actually knows what it is? What are the driving forces? The consequences? The precautions? It is a prominent …
- Wheat Pete’s Word, Sept 27: Seeding down to moisture, early canola, silage yields, and frozen corn September 27, 2023 10:15 pm RealAgriculture There are some problems you just can’t avoid — like ending up with wheat roots in drainage tile after big yields, but every challenge has a solution and it comes down to making hay while the sun shines. No, not actual hay, as we are in the critical harvest …
- McHale Fusion 4 on test: Minor changes that made a huge improvement September 27, 2023 10:04 pm Irish Farmers Journal When people talk about McHale, it’s recognised as a company that’s up there with the pinnacle success stories of Irish manufacturing and engineering. McHale unveiled its first Fusion integrated baler-wrapper combination all the way back in 2001. This in …
- Renewable and low-carbon fuels need to be incentivised - CEMA September 27, 2023 10:04 pm Irish Farmers Journal “Providing the nature and complexity of agricultural machinery, there is currently no single technology or energy carrier capable of entirely replacing conventional technology, ie, diesel engines.” These are the opinions of a position paper compiled by …
- Grain Trends: dry weather tightens wheat, but volatility remains September 27, 2023 10:03 pm Irish Farmers Journal Matif wheat for December finished last Friday at €235.75/t, down €7.75/t on the previous week. This improved early this week when it closed on Monday at €240.25/t and remained the same on Tuesday. The volatility in the market is coming from …
- Industry wants Irish grain footprint before tillage ‘goes down the swanny’ September 27, 2023 10:03 pm Irish Farmers Journal At last week’s National Ploughing Championships, we had plenty of talks about the tillage sector on the Irish Farmers Journal stand. We heard from industry and the Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue. Here are our top quotes from the three days. …
- Actions speak louder than words September 27, 2023 10:02 pm Irish Farmers Journal "Dear friends, I am deeply convinced that agriculture and nature conservation can go hand in hand. But we must look into the challenges that farmers face, so that you can continue to guarantee Europe’s food security also in the future. And for this, …
- Industry giants commit to new global regenerative agriculture framework September 27, 2023 10:00 pm Edie The Regenerating Together framework and program aim to unite the food and beverage industry to bring about systemic change to global food supply. The framework involves 30 agriculture cooperatives, industry players, and the 170-member SAI Platform, …
- NDEMO: The delicate innovation-ethics balance September 27, 2023 9:40 pm Nation Africa Kenya Thursday September 28 2023 As we navigate this digital age, we must be mindful that the collective actions we take today will shape the future of the digital world for generations to come. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK Last week, I participated virtually in four …
