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On test: 3 types of shade for outdoor pigs
Farmers Weekly A Norfolk outdoor pig unit is trialling three ways of providing shade to find out which one offers the most practical solution to improving pig welfare and productivity. Digging wallows has become common…
Lightweight JCB 403 proves a hit for Pembrokeshire farm
Farmers Weekly Harold, David and Berwyn Warlow run a brace of compact JCB 403 wheel loaders on their 300-cow dairy farm and beef unit near Narberth, Pembrokeshire. Duties for the pint-sized machines include slurry scraping,…
FreightWaves announces rapid-fire demos’ best-in-show winners
CLEVELAND — Twenty-four companies showcased their FreightTech innovations during three rounds of rapid-fire demo sessions last week at FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain event in Cleveland. FreightWaves’ rapid-fire demos…
Retail diesel drops again as oil futures markets head higher
Oil markets have been trending higher in the past week and got another boost — albeit a muted one — Monday from the weekend events in Russia, but the benchmark retail diesel price declined for the 19th time in the past 21…
Regulators OK Postal Service’s Ground Advantage product
The U.S. Postal Service said Monday that it received approval from the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of the Postal Service’s plan to launch its Ground Advantage product on July 9. The U.S. Postal Service earlier this…
New York City Congestion Pricing Gets Final Approval
A plan to charge motorists driving into New York City’s midtown Manhattan received final federal approval, according to a notice to congressional members.
Diesel Price Resumes Decline
Diesel prices slipped 1.4 cents a gallon, after a one-week interruption to settle at a national average of $3.801, according to Energy Information Administration data released June 26.
How could sooner-than-expected Russian defeat impact shipping?
The situation in Russia and Ukraine — and its potential effect on global trade flows — is changing fast. On Friday, the EU released details on its new sanctions package targeting Russia’s crude exports and containerized…
Coombs Family Farms Goes Solar
Seventh-Generation Leader in Pure and Organic Maple Installs More Than 1,200 Solar Panels to Generate Over 760,00 kWH Annually, Covering 75 Percent of Annual Electric Needs Brattleboro, Vt. – June 20, 2023 – Coombs Family…
Maine Motor Vehicle Taxes Are New Highway Fund Source
Maine Gov. Janet Mills has signed a two-year, $829 million highway budget law creating a reliable revenue stream to fund highway repairs using portions of state motor vehicle taxes.
