Technology Track
Detect salmonella quickly
Scientists in Spain are working on a new system to help find salmonella in food samples within 24 hours.
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Harvest on time
Recent developments from New Zealand may change your harvest timing for certain crops.
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Shedding light on odor
A tool that’s been employed to hunt submarines and study clouds may change the way air is monitored around your dairy.
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Sunflowers: the new fuel source?
The hunt for alternative fuel sources is reaching a fever pitch in an attempt to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil and fossil fuels. And hydrogen has received special attention that reaches all the way to the Oval Office.
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Bacteria reduce dairy phosphorus
Dairies in new york, north carolina and Texas are using bacterial-based technology to reduce undesirable manure components like phosphorus.
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Corn yield goals often don’t reflect nitrogen needs
If you apply fertilizer based on estimated corn yields, you may be using too much nitrogen.
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Software manages synch programs
It’s not easy to keep track of each cow in a synchronized-breeding protocol.
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High-tech vending machines
New Zealand researchers are working to develop vending machines that dispense foods based on individual nutritional needs.
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Remove odor and methane from manure
A vibratory membrane filtration system currently in use in Asia and Europe — primarily in the swine industry, but beginning to appear on dairies — offers an opportunity to remove ammonia, methane and other substances from manure.
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Cow bacteria: stuck like glue
An adhesive resin made from cow gut bacteria and scrap plant material — like wood chips, crop residue or recycled newspapers — may one day replace a portion of the petroleum-based adhesive used in the wood industry to make products like plywood or particle board.
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Methane could power cooling systems
A New Zealand engineer is developing a milk cooling system that’s driven by methane power.
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- Showers to slow U.S. corn seedings from blistering pace
- White House urges Senate to cut crop insurance in farm bill
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- Corn market reacted poorly to the Crop Progress data
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