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02.01.21 Monthly Special Edition: Water Management
By OSIsoft
The food and beverage industry faces massive headwinds from shifting market dynamics. As consumer appetites for high-end options such as organic foods and ecofriendly packaging continue to grow, innovation in products, materials, and technologies allows these items to rapidly make their way from developmental concept to store shelves. While shoppers are engaging at record levels, and the potential to profit is greater than ever, manufacturers must rise to a new level of optimization to remain competitive.
By Aerzen
Industrial wastewater treatment plants, especially those in the food and beverage industry, are in a league of their own. Compared to municipal facilities, operators of industrial sites often face much more drastic variations in the conditions of the water they are required to treat.
Auburn University Researcher Studying Poultry Wastewater As Way To Irrigate Crops
By Paul Hollis, Auburn University College of Agriculture
Brendan Higgins, assistant professor in the Auburn University College of Agriculture’s Department of Biosystems Engineering, is leading a team of researchers to study the possibility of using poultry processing wastewater for irrigating in controlled-environment agriculture.
As freshwater supplies become increasingly limited and the world’s population continues to grow, Auburn University College of Agriculture researchers are working on ways to find and utilize alternative water resources for irrigating crops.
“One proven source that can meet this demand is wastewater,” said Brendan Higgins, assistant professor in the Department of Biosystems Engineering. “In addition to providing water for crops, wastewater resources are rich in nutrients, specifically nitrogen and phosphorus. Combined, these nutrients can improve the growth of food
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A pharmacology and chemistry expert from Priceville helped develop a monoclonal antibody treatment that shows promise in its ability to prevent those with mild cases of COVID-19 from developing complications and requiring hospitalization.
Carl Garner, vice president of global regulatory affairs for pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Co., said it typically takes between 18 and 24 months to identify an antibody, conduct research and begin testing it on humans.
âWe did it in about two-and-a-half months,â Garner said. âThe reason why was not that we cut corners, or did anything that would put patients at risk. We put the full force of 145 years of expertise and hundreds of resources toward a single problem in a very focused way.â
Alabama Row Crops Course Online and USMCA Canadian Dairy
Wednesday Dec 16th, 2020 Plant City Berry grower and marketer “Wish Farms” is adding strawberry acreage in Florida.
The company is adding 800 acres of adjacent land, about 600 of which will be used for production.
Founded it 1987, and named for founders Gershon and Daniel, it was already considered the largest contiguous strawberry farm in the world.
Farm manager Chris Parks tells thepacker.com, this is very exciting and we can immediately start farming organically.
https://www.thepacker.com/news/produce-crops/wish-farms-adds-strawberry-acreage-florida?mkt/ The Alabama Cooperative Extension System and the Auburn University College of Agriculture’s department of crop, soil and environmental sciences are partnering to bring the annual row crops short course to producers everywhere, on their own time, and ONLINE.