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Acadian Seaplants Limited™ submits 2023 Communication on Progress to the UN Global Compact

 

Dartmouth, NS, Canada – May 15, 2024 – Acadian Seaplants Limited™ continues its commitment to the United Nations Global Compact (UN Global Compact) with the submission of the Communication on Progress (CoP) report. The CoP submission helps to measure and demonstrate progress on the Ten Principles and the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN Global Compact in […]

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Want to Overcome Heat Stress in Pigs? What You Feed Them Makes a Difference

 

Pork producers, like most farmers, are reckoning with sweltering heat. U.S. temperatures are increasingly hotter for longer. When temperatures rise over 77° F, swine store less protein, which impacts farmers’ bottom line and future profitability. The good news is the American pork industry has managed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 21% during the last […]

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Worried about Heat Stress in Chickens? Seaweed Can Help Them Keep Cool

 

Are we heading into one of the hottest summers on record? If forecasts are correct, farmers worldwide need to prepare their animals for heatwaves. This especially applies to chickens, which struggle to maintain their performance and health during hot weather. Though shaded enclosures, cooling fans and sprinkler systems can keep livestock cool, the right diet […]

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During Extreme Weather Events, Seaweed Can Boost Cattle Resilience

 

The weather outside? It’s unpredictable. For most of December, average temperatures were higher than normal in most of the contiguous U.S., generating everything from record-breaking warmth to extreme weather events. In January, meteorologists anticipate a colder and wetter winter in the heartland, and most if not all of Texas is forecasted to have warmer than […]

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Looking to Raise Healthier Livestock? Here Are the 2021 Seaweed Stories That Can Simplify Your Goal

 

How can seaweed improve the lives and performance of your livestock? It’s a question we’re always striving to answer for our customers. Whether you’re raising cattle or swine, poultry or goats, there’s value you can obtain from our Acadian Kelp™ seaweed livestock feed supplements. Here are some of our 2021 blogs to provide you and […]

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How We Keep Our Seaweed Certified Organic Feed Ingredients

 

According to a recent press release, the organic feed market is anticipated to reach $12.6 billion by 2028. More and more, consumers and farmers are conscious about the manufacturing and farming practices that produced their feed ingredients. As we know, the organic nature of raw materials depends upon the reliability and trustworthiness of the sources […]

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Why the Lessons of Dry Farming History Matter to Growers Today

 

Annual drought has been afflicting wider swaths of the United States with each passing year. While drought stress management has helped to overcome some of the hurdles caused by low precipitation and high-pressure systems, farmers will need to explore every technique at their disposal to keep up yields without exhausting the soil. With livelihoods threatened, […]

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