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🌍📝 🐟 Optimizing Fish Farming: A Comprehensive Guide to Ammonia Control 🐠 Ensuring the well-being of our aquatic friends in fish farming involves meticulous management of ammonia levels. 🌊 Here's a breakdown of key strategies: 1️⃣ Understanding Ammonia: - Know the forms (NH₃ vs. NH₄⁺) and their impact on fish health. 2️⃣ Monitoring: - Regular testing is the compass. Aim for total ammonia below 0.5 mg/L. 3️⃣ Biological Filtration: - Employ biofilters to convert toxic ammonia into safer compounds. 4️⃣ Cycling the System: - Establish a bacteria population before introducing fish for efficient ammonia processing. 5️⃣ Practical Measures: - Control feeding, perform water exchanges, and maintain optimal pH. 6️⃣ Aeration and Oxygenation: - Keep oxygen levels up for aerobic bacteria to tackle ammonia. 7️⃣ Emergency Response: - Have a plan! Use ammonia-neutralizing chemicals cautiously in crises. 🌐 Example in Action: - Total ammonia at 1.0 mg/L? Increase aeration, exchange 20% of water, monitor, and adjust. Remember, a healthy environment begins with proactive management. Let's cultivate thriving fish farms together! 🌊🐠 #FishFarming #Aquaculture #AmmoniaControl #SustainableFarming ©®™✓📠✉️ agricconsultant995@gmail.com #EnsuringFoodSecurity #YourFavouriteFarmer 24/7 👑

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Food production has a large environmental impact in several ways What are the environmental impacts of food and agriculture? The visualization here shows a summary of some of the main global impacts: Food production accounts for over a quarter (26%) of global greenhouse gas emissions. 1. Half of the world’s habitable land is used for agriculture. Habitable land is land that is ice- and desert-free. 2. 70% of global freshwater withdrawals are used for agriculture 78% of global ocean and freshwater eutrophication is caused by agriculture. 3. Eutrophication is the pollution of waterways with nutrient-rich water. 94% of non-human mammal biomass is livestock. This means livestock outweigh wild mammals by a factor of 15-to-1. 4. This share is 97% when only land-based mammals are included. 5. 71% of bird biomass is poultry livestock. This means poultry livestock outweigh wild birds by a factor of more than 3-to-1. Tackling what we eat, and how we produce our food, plays a key role in tackling climate change, reducing water stress and pollution, restoring lands back to forests or grasslands, and protecting the world’s wildlife. #snsinstitutions #foodproduction #foodimpact

Is Your Soil Sabotaging Your Blueberries? 🫐 Unpredictable harvests, stunted growth, and plant disease – these are the hallmarks of unsuitable soil for blueberries. It's a constant struggle that impacts your bottom line. Soil that's too alkaline, has poor drainage, or lacks key nutrients can cause serious trouble for your crop. Working against your soil is costly and frustrating. Modifying existing fields can be expensive and time-consuming. But there's a smarter way... 👉 Our custom coir blends are tailored to your blueberry needs, ensuring the perfect pH and nutrient balance. 👉 Blueberry Easyfil PlanterBags streamline setup and offer precise control over the growing environment. Ready to break free from soil limitations? Visit our website and discover how Galuku can optimize your blueberry operation. https://lnkd.in/eNT-Jqxk #coir #blueberryfarming #sustainablefarming #agriculture #hydroponics #Galuku #blueberries #easyfil

We appreciate that the U.S. poultry industry is committed to implementing and maintaining production practices that reduce their environmental impact. Proper mortality disposal prevents the spread of disease, protects air, water and soil quality while minimizing nuisances (odors, flies, etc.) These efforts demonstrate your commitment to being a good neighbor and supporting a thriving planet earth. As you know, poultry mortalities must be disposed of in a socially and environmentally sustainable manner without jeopardizing biosecurity of the facility nor the financial success of the producer. Incineration is the most biologically safe and easy method of mortality disposal. During incineration, the entire carcass is reduced to ashes, which will not attract pests and can easily be dispersed. However, typical single stage low quality incinerators utilized in North America’s poultry industry are slow, expensive to operate and an environmental risk with emissions of odor, gaseous pollution, and particulates. For more than 40 years Addfield Environmental Systems Limited has been continuously designing and manufacturing the most advanced, reliable, and efficient thermal waste treatment incinerators and cremators on the market. Join us at #IPPE from January 30 to February 1 at Atlanta, GA. and experience firsthand how our solutions can revolutionize your business. We look forward to meeting you at Booth B19050 and working together to achieve your goals. See you there! #agriculture #agriculturalwaste #farmwaste #sustainablefarming #biosecurity #incineration #sustainability #wastemanagement #incinerator #poultry #chickens #ippe #ippe2024 #poultrymortality #agriculture #agriculture #agriculturalwaste #agriculturalsustainability #sustainablefarming #biosecurity #incineration #sustainability #wastemanagement #livestock #pigfarming #pig #swine #ASF #cattlefarming #dairyfarming #diseasecontrol #diseaseprevention #contaminationcontrol #incinerate #agriculturewaste #wastetoenergy #aquaculture #abattoirwaste #service #meatprocessing #municipalwaste #petcremation #cremate #medicalwaste #miningindustry #gasindustry #oilindustry #preciousmetals #mobileincineration #mobileincinerators #poultryfarming #animalmortality #rapid1000

#glyphosate is an essential tool for Australian farmers to manage the constant threat of invasive, allergenic, or otherwise toxic weeds. #glyphosate enables conservation agriculture, controlling weeds without the damaging effect of ploughing. This is proven to reduce soil erosion by up to 90%, while improving water retention and increasing soil carbon and organic matter. In fact, without #cropprotection products (including #glyphosate, the world’s most widely-used herbicide), up to 80% of the globe’s crops could be lost to weeds, pests and diseases. That means over two thirds of the food on your plate and the beer or wine in your glass exist because farmers have access to safe, modern #cropprotection products like #glyphosate. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gssw6h3

With UK poultry farms (and more) under significant pressure - the latest dispute on pollution from agricultural run-off into the River Wye adds to that even further... The EA (Environmental Agency) have come under scrutiny from water activists on their alleged lack of action towards UK farms near the River Wye. Approximately 20m chickens are raised in this area - circa 25% of UK poultry production. So as a poultry farmer, you may be thinking ‘what can I do to stay compliant and reduce the financial stress and burden of fines from the EPA?’ IWS have the solution which is led by groundbreaking technology and driven by environment. Our offering keeps you compliant and helps reduce pollutants in our waters. So whilst this latest chapter increases the pressure for UK poultry farmers and alike, know that innovators such as IWS are consistently working to put the poultry industry one step ahead in water compliance and treatment. Contact 0333 000 1111 or info@iwsuk.com to learn more about the systems we can put in place for your piece of mind. #wastewater #EA #agriculture #poultry #pollution

As consumers become more conscious of the environmental impacts of food production, many dairy farmers are taking steps to reduce their carbon footprint and promote sustainable practices on their farms. envirolac, UFAC’s palm-free fat supplement, is the solution for farming and environmental sustainability, proven to increase milk yields and quality while offering a lower carbon footprint than palm-oil-based fat supplements. cholymet aims to reduce reliance on soya bean meal within animal feed whilst ensuring better health, higher milk production, as well as improved reproductive efficiency and farm sustainability. #dairyfarming #farming #agriculture #sustainability #sustainable #climatechange

#Biostimulants are an essential tool of an integrated crop program for healthy #soils. Watch the video to learn how biostimulants contribute to #soilhealth while enabling #farmers to be more #sustainable. If you want to learn more about EBIC (European Biostimulants Industry Council) and what we do visit biostimulants.eu. #WorldSoilDay