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SA LOSING MORE AND MORE FARMERS AS AGRICULTURE FACES TOUGH CHALLENGES

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine September 18, 2021 4 0

The Competition Commission has compiled a series of reports to monitor essential food pricing. The latest report focused on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and related economic crisis on food markets in SA. At the same time, the report says a global “buy local” trend holds Continue Reading

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KENYA’S ONGOING DROUGHT DECLARED A NATIONAL DISASTER

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine September 18, 2021 3 0

The drought ravaging parts of Kenya has been declared a national disaster by President Uhuru Kenyatta – a month after the National Drought Management Authority said an estimated 2.1 million Kenyans face acute food shortages and would be in urgent need of assistance in the next six months. This number has risen by more than […]Continue Reading

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REPUBLICANS OPPOSE AG LABOR BILL AS ‘AMNESTY’

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine July 29, 2021 59 0

Senate Republicans threw up barriers on Wednesday to a House-passed bill that would give legal status to undocumented farmworkers and streamline the H-2A guestworker program. They called for action first to tighten control of the U.S.-Mexico border and vowed to vote against “amnesty” for undocumented farmworkers, who are estimated to make up half of the […]Continue Reading

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LAKE ERIE STILL AT SIGNIFICANT RISK FOR HARMFUL ALGAE BLOOMS, EXPERTS WARN

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine July 29, 2021 42 0

In early August of 2014 — almost seven years ago — a harmful algae bloom (HAB) in Lake Erie caused the water to be shut off for almost a week in the Toledo area. That caused that city’s voters to overwhelmingly pass the Lake Erie Bill of Rights (LEBOR) in 2019, which gave the city […]Continue Reading

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GRASSLEY, VILSACK, PORK INDUSTRY EXEC CALL FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine July 29, 2021 59 0

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on Wednesday said Congress needs to overhaul the U.S. immigration system to ease a farm-worker shortage. But he added that GOP members are unlikely to support action until Democrats secure the border. Grassley spoke to Iowa reporters on a day that featured a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on overhauling a visa system Continue Reading

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A WINNING NUTRITIONAL HEALTH STRATEGY FOR A POST-AGP WORLD

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine July 9, 2021 129 0

Dr AMIR GHANE* explains how nutribiosis, the interaction between gut and immune function, microbiome and nutrition, brings a holistic approach to the complex challenge of maintaining production efficiency and health when AGPs are removed or restricted. Antibiotics have long been used in animal production to control various disease and health challenges as well as promote Continue Reading

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AGI EMEA’S STATE OF THE ART FACILITIES: PROVIDING MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE AND LEADING CLASS EQUIPMENT

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Customer experience (CX) is an enterprise-wide priority at AGI. This is demonstrated by AGI EMEA, which now has three new state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities to serve our customers, spanning Europe, Middle East and Africa. These new facilities are located in the Bologna region of Italy, where AGI EMEA is headquartered. They’ve enabled us to increase our […]Continue Reading

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CROP INSURANCE SHOULD BE A STARTING POINT FOR 2023 FARM BILL, SAY FARMERS

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine July 1, 2021 78 0

Farmers from Georgia to California told a House Agriculture subcommittee on Wednesday that the foundation of the 2023 farm bill should be the taxpayer-subsidized crop insurance system. They also expressed interest in the creation of a standby disaster relief fund. Subcommittee chairwoman Rep. Cheri Bustos of Illinois said the hearing would help lay the foundation […]Continue Reading

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REBUFFED IN COURT, ETHANOL MAKERS LOOK TO EPA TO LIMIT RFS EXEMPTIONS

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine July 1, 2021 83 0

The ethanol industry is optimistic the Biden administration will issue far fewer exemptions from the ethanol mandate than the trump administration did despite a Supreme Court setback. The ethanol industry is optimistic the Biden administration will issue far fewer exemptions from the ethanol mandate than the Trump administration did despite a Supreme Court setback. Continue Reading

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SEVERE DROUGHT COVERS 40% OF IOWA

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine June 23, 2021 51 0

Nearly all of Iowa is suffering from dry conditions and farmers’ concerns are growing. According to the June 15 drought monitor maps, 40% of the Hawkeye state reported severe drought. An additional 35% of the state is suffering from moderate drought, and abnormally dry conditions cover 19% of the state. “Unseasonably warm temperatures and limited […]Continue Reading