The new Chair is the result of the agreement signed between the UCO and SIPCAM Iberia. This morning, the University of Córdoba and the multinational SIPCAM Iberia presented the new Chair of crop biostimulation for the promotion of profitable and sustainable agriculture. This initiative continues the work of more than a decade between both entities … Read more
Faced with an offer of ultra-processed food on the shelves of supermarkets, what place do local products have on the plates of Polynesians? A question that haunts Anthony Tchekemian. A teacher and researcher in human geography, he has thus dissected the agricultural production methods in 5 archipelagos. Enough to map the presence of imported and … Read more
But the Aug. 22 hospitalization of a Missouri adult raised questions among officials, who called for additional testing. The result: it was bird flu, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local health authorities in the central state reported in press releases. Towards a new bird flu epidemic? A new species of … Read more
© BBV Want to keep society together: Regional Bishop Christian Kopp (left) and regional farmer Christine Singer (2nd from right). Also present at the discussion: Dr. Andrea Fuß, Deputy Secretary General of the BBV and Head of the Department of People in Rural Areas, and Dr. Peter Schlee from the Evangelical Department for Rural Areas. … Read more
Israeli digital technology company CropX and leading agricultural machinery manufacturer CNH have introduced a new API that will automate the transfer of data from CNH equipment to the CropX platform. This integration will enable data visualization, record keeping, farm planning and the application of variable rates. The data collected can be visualized in tables or … Read more
08.06.2020 The fourth round of negotiations between the EU and the United Kingdom has ended without any progress. The European umbrella organization of farmers’ and cooperatives, COPA-COGECA, warns of an impending “no deal” and suggests transitional arrangements to prevent agricultural and food trade from collapsing on January 31, 2021. The British side is not moving, … Read more
When farmer Alois Schmid first heard that he would have to pay back the state Corona aid he had received in May 2020, he thought it was a joke. But then more and more colleagues reported that the same thing had happened to them. A feeling “as if the ground was being pulled out from … Read more
If a sheep stands apart from the herd, appears feverish and has foam coming from its mouth, farmers are currently on alert. The so-called bluetongue disease is currently spreading in Germany. It is harmless to humans, but can have serious consequences for sheep and cows. High fever, inflamed teats and mucous membranes, mucus in front … Read more
Following the confirmation of three outbreaks of bluetongue (BT) of the new serotype 3 in northern France, the Ministry of Agriculture indicated on Friday 9 August 2024 that the vaccination campaign would begin on Monday, for which it “provides 6.4 million doses of vaccines free of charge.” An order published this Sunday, August 11, in … Read more
Mexico City. Job losses in industry and agriculture in June wiped out the cumulative job creation seen in the first five months of 2024, according to figures from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). According to the National Survey of Occupation and Employment (ENOE), the employed population in the country amounted to 58.95 … Read more