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12 August

NEW TECH INCREASES LIVESTOCK FEED EFFICIENCY AND REDUCES CARBON FOOTPRINT!

Press release… Barns fitted with new 3D cameras that monitor cows are helping dairy and beef producers save feed costs, reduce climate impact and improve animal welfare. The data generated creates a new Saved Feed Index trait on sires which has potential to save an estimated 740 thousand tonnes of …

12 August

TURKISH CEREAL SECTOR REACHES 5.5 BILLION DOLLARS OF EXPORTS IN THE FIRST HALF…

Cereal sector in Turkiye grew in the first half of the year with an export focus. With the products sent from the country to Iraq, the USA and Israel, amounted to a total of approximately 5.5 billion dollars. In the first half of this year, the cereal industry realized an …

12 August

BAYRAKTAR: OUR FARMERS MUST GIVE UP STUBBLE BURNING!

Press release… Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) President Şemsi Bayraktar, in his written statement, said, “Stubble burning, which has never been an agricultural practice and paves way to serious damage to soil fertility in the long term, causes the loss of sustainable productivity in agricultural lands.” Şemsi Bayraktar Stating …

11 August

CAN WE PREVENT ANOTHER FOOD CRISIS? A Q&A WITH DR. MAXIMO TORRERO

According to the United Nations, we’re moving into a cost-of-living crisis unlike anything seen in a generation. One large component of that crisis is skyrocketing food prices. In March, the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Food Price Index hit a record high, retreating only slightly in April and May. However, …

11 August

IS RAINWATER UNSAFE TO DRINK ACROSS THE GLOBE?

Rainwater almost everywhere on Earth has unsafe levels of ‘forever chemicals’, according to new research. Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large family of human-made chemicals that don’t occur in nature. They are known as ‘forever chemicals’ because they don’t break down in the environment. They have non-stick or …

11 August

A NEW ACTION PLAN FROM THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE…

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has prepared an action plan that envisages simplifying the incentives scheme and changes in the support provided to farmers. Agriculture and Forestry Minister Vahit Kirişçi made a presentation regarding the new model at a meeting with senior members of the ruling Justice and Development Party …

10 August

WHO CAN AFFORD THESE SOARING FARMLAND PRICES?

By Jenna Hoffman, June 28, 2022 Farmland prices continue to soar, as a new record Iowa land sale occurred in Dubuque County, Iowa last week with High Point Land Company claiming it auctioned off 60 acres for $30,000 per acre. With the financial stakes so high, who can afford to make these …

10 August

LAND PLOT PRICES SOARING!

Prices of land plots have soared as people with limited funds increased their demand, seeking alternative investments. Strong demand for detached houses in the wake of the pandemic also gave a boost to the market. Prices of land plots across Türkiye increased as much as 78 percent over the past year, according to …

9 August

HAYRETTIN UCAK: OUR TARGET EXPORT IS 100 MILLION DOLLARS IN FRESH FIG

Press release… Harvest time for fresh figs, which are defined as sacred fruit in all monotheistic religions and recommended in diets with low calories. The first cut and export dates have been announced for the Sarılop variety fresh figs grown in Aydın province and the black fig, defined as the …

9 August

‘AGRICULTURE JOURNALIST ASSOCIATION OF INDIA’ (AJAI) LAUNCHED IN NEW DELHI…

PRESS RELEASE… OFFICIAL LOGO OF ‘AGRICULTURE JOURNALIST ASSOCIATION OF INDIA’ LAUNCHED BY UNION CABINET MINISTER PARSHOTTAM KHODABHAI RUPALA AMIDST OTHER DIGNITARIES, IN NEW DELHI. “What cannot be defeated is called AJAI. Moreover, India’s culture is agriculture,” started Union Cabinet Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Mr. Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala, while speaking at …