Emily Jones wins Nick Bird Award
Emily Jones has won the 2021 Nick Bird Award for her dissertation on farm safety.
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Ageing of Europe’s farmers remains a major challenge in rural areas
Common agricultural policy generational renewal measures assessed. Direct payment support to young farmers, investment support, and business start-up aid.
Objective monitoring of biosecurity (2/2)
The innovative digital biosecurity control system and its application to the objective monitoring of internal biosecurity and on-farm movements.
Iowa State Extension: Mental health first aid programs available virtually
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will provide virtual Mental Health First Aid trainings throughout 2021 and beyond.
Top 10 in 2020
Take a look back at our most popular articles of the year and make sure you didn’t miss one of the most-read articles.
Iowa State Extension: Suicide prevention virtual program for producers
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering suicide prevention programs that teaches participants three steps to help save a life from suicide.
Staged loading to improve farm biosecurity
The movement of live animals out of the farm can compromise farm biosecurity. A meticulously designed transfer facility and safe load out protocols are key to prevent the risk of cross contamination.
Report: Yangxiang, the 9-storey farm
333, together with Javier Lorente, visits the spectacular Chinese farm in which 28,000 sows are housed in 9-storey buildings.
Biosecure entry for farm personnel. Preventing two-legged fomites
We highlight different options for segregation of clean/dirty zones at the personnel entrance into the farm. This is where biosecurity starts. Keeping it simple and easy to follow increases the likelihood of an effective protocol.
Can we apply principles of outdoor farming on an indoor unit? Facilities and management (II/II)
The second part of this article tells us what we can learn from sow's nesting instinct, creep-feed intake, relationship with the operator and groups formation in camping systems for use in our closed farms.