Farming
Precision livestock farming
Weighing the herd
Innovative cattle-weighing solutions promise improved livestock productivity on Brazilian farms
Farming
Antibiotics and meat production
Almost three quarters of all antibiotics sold worldwide are used in the production of animals for meat
By Redação
Environment
Climate change could lead to bread shortages
Severe and frequent droughts could become common by the end of this century as a result of climate change
By Redação
Precision Livestock Farming
Weighing the herd
Innovative cattle-weighing solutions promise improved livestock productivity on Brazilian farms
Biodiversity
Number of large animals continues to fall
The number of large wild animals on the planet is decreasing as a result of various human activities,
By Redação
INTERVIEW
Fernando Martins: Digital agriculture
Engineer explains how agribusiness benefits and grows with the support of new tools like the internet of things
By Neldson Marcolin and Yuri Vasconcelos
LIVESTOCK
Cattle genes
Knowledge of bovine genetics could help farmers select Nelore cattle with tender meat
By Redação
Biodiversity
Fewer mangaba trees in Sergipe
Mangaba tree species range in Sergipe fell by 30% in six years
By Redação
Nelore cattle
Genes for lean meat
The variation in the DNA could have influence on the quality of the meat
By Redação
Bunge award
Bunge award winners
The Foundation announced the list of winners of the 2016 edition
By Redação
Agricultural Research
The search for functional foods
Embrapa opens a center for research into functional foods, aromas and flavors
By Redação
AGRICULTURE
Combating waste
New equipment increases water use efficiency in the field by more than 30%
By Redação
bovine embryo
Global benchmark in production
In Vitro Brasil produced 45% of the 2013 global bovine embryo production
By Redação
TECHNOLOGY LIVESTOCK
Fertilization markers
New techniques obtain the highest quality bovine embryos