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alternative feed for RAS
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RAS spreadsheet available
Raising yellow perch in a recirculating system may or may not be profitable. Here is a tool that may predict the outcome before you spend a lot of time and money. The University of Wisconsin Extension has recently completed a … Continue reading
State not sure about pushing aquaculture
The Michigan Department of Agriculture is telling Michigan residents who are developing home-grown seafood programs to slow down. WKAR radio reports the department is not necessarily opposed to aquaculture, it just wants the industry to grow slowly. The radio station … Continue reading
Soy in alternative feed
Soy Meal Replacement Continued in Fish Diet Research Illinois soybean farmers continue to step up partnerships with the state’s aquaculture industry through checkoff-funded market development. Aquaculture, as a segment of Illinois animal agriculture, offers promising soy demand potential. ISA and … Continue reading
Bridgeport Aquaculture School
School (of fish) in session Linda Conner Lambeck, Staff Writer Published 10:56 p.m., Wednesday, August 25, 2010 Read more: http://www.ctpost.com/schools/article/School-of-fish-in-session-632208.php#ixzz1H8EGCNv5 BRIDGEPORT — Two dozen, two-year-old male tilapia swim in a tank the size of a large round bathtub in the … Continue reading
Alternative feed article
Farmed tambaqui. (Photo: Neuza Campelo, Embrapa) Search progresses for alternative ingredients in aquaculture feeds Click on the flag for more information about Brazil BRAZIL Monday, March 07, 2011, 05:00 (GMT + 9) Scientists from various regions of the country are … Continue reading
Eat smaller fish
Out with tuna, in with sardines – a recipe for saving the seas By Steve Connor, Science Editor at the American Association Conference Saturday, 19 February 2011 Share Close Digg del.icio.us Facebook Reddit Google Stumble Upon Fark Newsvine YahooBuzz Bebo … Continue reading
Organic Standards
The need for aquaponically grown fish to be labeled as “Organic” is an important issue. We hope you will consider signing the petition to help make this happen. We, the undersigned, are a consortium of citizens, growers, vendors and entrepreneurs … Continue reading
Good Food Manifesto
I am a farmer. While I find that this has come to mean many other things to other people – that I have become also a trainer and teacher, and to some a sort of food philosopher – I do … Continue reading