Agriculture Debut in Nigeria From www.africanexecutive.com/ Following the entry of the new TV station into the market, Kenyans are set to enjoy 24 hour news broadcasts. The newly launched TV station that promises to offer 24-hour news bulletin has already started its broadcasts and is getting a warm reception. The Kenyan market which is accustomed to news at 1pm, 4pm, 7pm and 9pm respectively will now have an opportunity to get news updates round the clock. According to the station's managing director Rose Kimotho, the new station is set to...

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Horse Owners Reminded to Participate in Agriculture Census From www.thehorse.com/ The American Horse Council (AHC) is reminding all members of the horse community to participate in the 2007 Census of Agriculture being conducted by the USDA. If your farm received a survey for census participation in the past (the last census was taken in 2002), the USDA will mail your farm a survey that you can fill in and mail back.

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In a growing world, milk is the new oil From persianoad.wordpress.com Prices for dairy farms in New Zealand are soaring along with dairy incomes, thanks to a global milk boom. Just meeting that demand, according to Alex Duncan, an economist at Fonterra, the dominant dairy cooperative in New Zealand and the world's largest dairy-exporting company, will require the addition each year of the equivalent of New Zealand's entire annual milk output. New Zealand is one of the world's largest milk producers, according to IFCN Dairy Research Center in Germany, but the...

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Setting health based targets for water reuse (in agriculture) From www.sciencedirect.com Though rapid changes are likely to occur, until recently most Mediterranean countries had neither water reuse regulations nor guidelines. Some countries (France, Tunisia) and regions (Andalusia and Balearic Islands in Spain and Sicily in Italy) have adopted a set of water quality criteria based on the WHO guidelines, while other countries (Cyprus, Italy, Israel) elaborated regulations or guidelines close to the more conservative Californias Water Recycling Criteria. If reuse of water is...

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