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7: Turning cow manure into fresh clean water: http://t.co/L8Y5VVxt3R
8: PROTEINinsect project ~ animal feed from insects http://t.co/L7EqanzzBd
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Turning cow manure into fresh clean water

Wouldn’t it be great to turn actual cow manure into fresh clean water while extracting key nutrients from it in order to serve as essential...

Thiveya Yogarajah, Agriaffaires.co.uk ~ 30th Jul 2014 ~ 2pm

GHGs from different UK dairy systems - consequential emissions important

This week saw the publication of a new edition of the International Dairy Federation research bulletin. Featured in it is an analysis I helped scope...

Richard Sheane, 3keel ~ 30th Jul 2014 ~ 10am

NOAH: Antibiotic ban would compromise animal welfare

Restricting or banning the use of certain antimicrobials in veterinary medicine would compromise animal welfare and may even encourage resistance,...

NOAH ~ 30th Jul 2014 ~ 6am

Farm Power - supporting farmers as players in the energy system

Forum for the Future partnered with founding partners Farmers Weekly and Nottingham Trent University to launch Farm Power. It is a multi-year,...

Farm Power Project ~ 29th Jul 2014 ~ 3pm

Discovery provides new targets for breeding powdery mildew resistant barley

New research at the University of Adelaide has opened the way for the development of new lines of barley with resistance to powdery mildew. Senior...

Caroline Channing ~ 29th Jul 2014 ~ 7am

Breakthrough in fight against coccidiosis in chickens

Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) are a step closer to finding a new cost-effective vaccine for the intestinal disease, coccidiosis,...

Caroline Channing, Biosciences KTN ~ 28th Jul 2014 ~ 3pm

Funding to develop industrially-relevant short training courses

Modular Training Partnerships (MTPs) fund the development of industrially-relevant short training courses at Masters level. Training should be...

Caroline Channing, Biosciences KTN ~ 28th Jul 2014 ~ 3pm