Retention of people in dairy farming – what is working and why? Executive Summary and Case Studies Dr Ruth Nettle‚ Augusto Semmelroth‚ Dr Rebecca Ford (University of Melbourne) Dr Connie Zheng‚ Aman Ullah (Deakin University) Gardiner Foundation August 2011 Executive summary The sustainability of dairy farming relies on people wanting to work or invest in dairying over time. How willing people are to work or invest will change over time and depends on the relative attractiveness
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globally and cutting down forests in order to expand their crops to feed our population today. We can stop the problems and engage in the solution‚ which is to promote new ways of farming that can save us water and land with drip irrigation and vertical farming. Drip irrigation is the solution to conserve water while vertical farming will allow us to expand our farms vertically and not horizontally‚ allowing us to also conserve our land on earth. So‚ can we conserve our water and land for future generations
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Denmark’s land is used for farming. Because of it’s export of agricultural and industrial produce‚ it enjoys one of the highest standard of living in the world. <br> <br>This case study is meant to study the farming in Denmark. <br> <br><b>Types of Farming:</b> <br> <br>Denmark is divided into 3 areas: Jutland‚ Fyn‚ and Zealand. Farming is found in all of those areas. <br> <br>Denmark’s types of farming are: Dairy farming‚ Crop farming‚ Animal farming‚ and Mixed farming <br> <br>In Jutland‚ the least
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A REPORT ON Study tour & project Subject: Molecular Farming Presented by Mr. Pethkar sachin tanajirao Department of Plant biotechnology At College Of AgriculturalBiotechnology‚Latur. Affiliated to Marathwada AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY‚PARBHANI Academic year 2010-2011 PREFACE It gives me great pleasure to write a project report of our study tour‚ which was an unforgettable event in my degree course. Study tour gaves me such memorable moments which I can’t forget through
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Mountain Mushroom Farming Mountain Mushroom Farming will be a new entrant to vegetable cultivation .The mountain mushroom farming will be a milestone for the non vegetarian as well as vegetarian consumer. The 2 ropani land at Bhaktapur will be the venue where different kinds of mushroom spice will be in cultivated. Mushrooms are cultivated for their nutritive and medicinal values. In traditional Nepalese food mushroom has relatively low priority due to number of misbelieves and low level of
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Pastoral farming (also known in some regions as livestock farmingor grazing) is farming aimed at producing livestock‚ rather than growing crops. Examples include dairy farming‚ raising beef cattle‚ and raising sheep for wool. In contrast‚ arable farming concentrates on crops rather than livestock. Finally‚ Mixed farming incorporates livestock and crops on a single farm. Some mixed farmers grow crops purely asfodder for their livestock; some crop farmers grow fodder and sell it to pastoral farmers
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FISH FARMING Fish farming is the principal form of aquaculture‚ while other methods may fall under mariculture. Fish farming involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures‚ usually for food. A facility that releases young (juvenile) fish into the wild for recreational fishing or to supplement a species’ natural numbers is generally referred to as a fish hatchery. Worldwide‚ the most important fish species used in fish farming are carp‚ salmon‚ tilapia and catfish
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Vertical Farming Vertical Farming is a modern way of farming‚ is a concept that argues that it is economically and environmentally viable to cultivate plant or animal life within skyscrapers‚ or on vertically inclined surfaces. Land and population: It is estimated that by the year 2050‚ close to 80% of the world’s population will live in urban areas and the total population of the world will increase by 3 billion people. A very large amount of land may be required depending on the change in yield
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Organic Farming Organic farming is a form of agriculture that does not use synthetic‚ which means artificial‚ fertilizers‚ pesticides and genetically modified organisms. Organic basically defines a way of growing‚ processing‚ and handling food. Organic farming promotes biodiversity. The dictionary defines biodiversity as the diversity among and within plant and animal species in an environment. The goals of organic farming includes maintaining diverse crops‚ keeping soil healthy‚ reducing pollution
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Vertical Farming For thousands of years‚ human beings have fed themselves by growing a huge variety of vegetables and grains. In more recent years‚ technology has helped increase harvests‚ shorten growing time‚ and make growing crops indoors feasible. Genetic engineering has brought about strains of plants that are resistant to various diseases. These plants also grow more quickly and spoil less easily. Indoor farming helps to lengthen the growing season and decrease the effect of weather on crops
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