Newsletter No 40 – July 2006, Item 2a This blog is discussing Figure 2 in Global Trends in Meat Consumption. Click here to view the graphic under discsussion Examining the differences in rate of growth in the industrialised regions by … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 40 – July 2006 Item 1 & 2 The rapid growth of meat consumption since 1961 and projected growth to 2025, as we discussed here, highlights the high proportion of the growth coming from the pig and poultry … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 39 – Item 5 Heart disease, diabetes and obesity are major health issues in first world countries. This is leading to advice on diet; recently there has been an increasing shift on the advice given and this does … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 39 – Item 4 The report discussed in our last post and referenced here discussed the increasing demand for animal protein that we have discussed in earlier news letters. Quote: The demand for meat and other animal based … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 39 – Items 2 and 3 The Future of Animal Agriculture in North America is the title of a long report that has been produced by The Farm Foundation. The report discusses agriculture in Mexico, The United States … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 38 May 2006 – Item 2 Many of you will have read Alan Stable’s last news letter and the 6 ways he gave to increase income. It all sounds excellent advise, but how can we apply this advice … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 37 – April 2006 Item 3 Understanding the Productive Value/Relative Feed Value (RFV) of Alfalfa The Blue Mountain Ostrich Feed Company has been a strong advocate for using high quality Alfalfa (Lucerne) as the forage ingredient in commercial … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 37 – April 2006 Item 2 Last month we announced that your directors would develop a guide to Valuing Ostrich. This has now been completed and is available to members to download on the website. Compiling the document … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 36 – February 2006 Item 4 Many of our members have not attended conferences or training courses where the Grading system has been explained. To develop a better understanding, this section will discuss the main points of the … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 34 – January 2006 Item 7 Benchmarking is a method of understanding the norms as achievable targets, but more importantly understanding that they are targets to be improved on. Agricultural production has survived the ongoing price/cost squeeze by … Continue reading →
