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The three Prairie provincial canola grower associations have evaluated and selected 13 new canola research projects that will receive $3.7 million in total funding under the Canola Agronomic Research Program (CARP) in 2024. This investment includes over $2.1 million from...

The mobile learning laboratory for organic pig farming is a hands-on exhibition. It should be innovative and easy to understand

The mild temperatures ensure favorable access conditions for the large rapeseed weevil and the spotted cabbage shoot weevil. A daily check of the yellow peel is recommended.

From now on, the federal government is funding the conversion of pigsties to improve animal welfare. Ongoing additional costs will be subsidized from April.

Around 90 pig farmers in Brandenburg can breathe a sigh of relief. You can finally move your animals within Germany again without restrictions.

From March 1st, pig farmers can apply for funding to invest in animal welfare stables. You can submit the application for funding for ongoing additional costs from April 1st.

The EU-27 rapeseed imports to date are significantly below the previous year's level. Less comes from Ukraine and Australia in particular.

The tethering of cattle is decreasing sharply. This is only good at first glance. Because: There are mainly small businesses

Farmers in the EU are actively discussing Ukrainian grain and rapeseed imports. top agrar asked agricultural traders and compound feed manufacturers.

It's not just exotic species like the red-colored Husum pig that are on the list of endangered German pig breeds. Two typically German breeds surprise.

In the future, less corn should be used for biogas plants. Which alternatives are best?

According to a Statistic Canada report, there were 11.1 million cattle and calves on farms, down more than 2 percent from the previous year and the lowest number since 1989. In Alberta, there were 4.7 million head on all beef...

The pig market is very friendly. The butchers can no longer prevent higher prices. There is already a scramble for the scarce piglets.

At Haus Düsse, two new model stables for fattening pigs were built as part of the Stable of the Future project.

The EU-wide farmers' protests are not letting up. There was another large rally in Warsaw. The government expresses understanding, but does not want to tolerate new attacks on Ukraine grain trains.

Instead of agricultural diesel, Chancellor Scholz wants to accommodate farmers by reducing bureaucracy. He was critical of the demand for maintaining the agricultural diesel subsidy.

Europe's climate at the beginning of the year (too) wet and mild in the north - too warm and dry in the south The EU-COM Agricultural Meteorological Institute (MARS) evaluated the climate data from January to mid-February 2024 in its monthly edition. The classification of the key figures is based on the long-term average values for these two months…

European pork exporters sold significantly less product to third countries in 2023 than in the previous year. In one country the decline was particularly drastic.

Many farmers continue to be affected by wet areas. What do initial experiences with mineral fertilization from the air show? Suffices

Single-axis tracking modular tables can be controlled in such a way that they offer protection to cows, but also enable hay harvesting. We spoke to Dr. Stephan Schindele from BayWa re about the advantages.

The average organic milk price in 2023 was only 0.6 cents below the record result of 2022. From January to December, organic milk producers delivered around 5% more volume.