• • • Grain drying by semicircular ventilation duct

• • • Grain drying by semicircular ventilation duct Experiments took place in the Ivanovo region in 2015–2018. The paper deals with grain air-drying by semicircular ventilation duct (SVD) and also presents a literature review. The investigation determined main parameters and technological air-drying systems with low-cost SVD. Temperature and humidity…

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• • • Hedging the Canadian dollar

• • • Hedging the Canadian dollar David Derwin, commodity portfolio manager with PI Financial, has been working with some of his farm clients for many years on currency hedging strategies as a risk management tool. Recently, he has helped bring these strategies into a package called the Currency Ag…

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• • • Mixing millet with high-protein crops in the forest-steppe of Cisbaikalia

• • • Mixing millet with high-protein crops in the forest-steppe of Cisbaikalia Investigations took place in 2013–2016 at the Irkutsk Research Institute of Agriculture. The article evaluates influence of crop biology on grass mixture productivity, composition, nutritional value and economical effectiveness. The experiment tested 11 variants of six forage…

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• • • Feed regulators and industry from around the world discuss critical issues with IFIF and FAO at 13th International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM)

• • • Feed regulators and industry from around the world discuss critical issues with IFIF and FAO at 13th International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM) Atlanta, USA – The 13th annual International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM) organized by the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) in cooperation with the Food and…

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