by admin | Jan 31, 2013 | Ostrich Markets, Ostrich Meat, Standards
Newsletter No. 36 – February 2006 Item 4 Many of our members have not attended conferences or training courses where the Grading system has been explained. To develop a better understanding, this section will discuss the main points of the system and their relevance:...
by admin | Jan 31, 2013 | Ostrich Economics, Ostrich Industry, Ostrich Production, Standards
Newsletter No. 34 – January 2006 Item 7 Benchmarking is a method of understanding the norms as achievable targets, but more importantly understanding that they are targets to be improved on. Agricultural production has survived the ongoing price/cost squeeze by...
by admin | Jan 26, 2013 | Ostrich Breeding and Genetics, Ostrich Economics
Newsletter No. 34 – January 2006 Item 5 & 6 There are an increasing number of papers published on Ostrich matters. The April issue, Newsletter No. 25 carried an item “Are Your Goals High Enough?” This item concluded: Quote: “Currently most...
by admin | Jan 26, 2013 | Ostrich Economics, Ostrich Health, Ostrich Industry, Ostrich Markets, Ostrich Nutrition
Newsletter No. 31 – October 2005 Item 4 Communicating with producers in different countries and travelling as I am able to do provide the opportunity to see tremendous variations in agriculture in different countries. Travelling in Bulgaria this month was again a...
by admin | Jan 24, 2013 | Ostrich Economics, Ostrich Industry, Ostrich Production, Ostrich Products
Newsletter No. 30 – September 2005 Item 4 & 5 Environmental Impact Dr. Elam’s discussions relate to making a case that the increased production can come only from intensive farming operations, that anything different will put too much pressure on feed...