Service Check on Pig and Cattle Farms - Establish the Visions

A service check for a farm is an interesting new way of advising farmers, which has proven very successful. The objective of a service check is to recognise potential improvements in the production using a holistic approach. Often a service check will try to establish the overall goals for the farmer’s family, the farmer and the farm. In order to do so, the farm is systematically analysed in order to establish strengths, weaknesses and possible paths of development. These issues are normally neglected in the day-today contact between the farmer and the usual adviser, and even far-reaching decisions are often taken without a decent analysis of the strategic goals. A service check involves a joint visit, where two experienced advisors visit the farm together. The advisors are normally an economic advisor and either a pig or cattle advisor, depending on the farm analysed. Usually, the farm’s normal advisors are not participating in the service check. The advisors bring an analysis of the economic and productivity data, and are presented to the farm. A normal service check will produce a report stating the current status, plans for the future and appointments for more specific advisory work that have been agreed upon. Despite the price of a service check, the product has been successful. Farmers achieve a better perspective of the strategic possibilities and limitations of their farm, and it becomes possible to establish realistic long-term goals for the farm development. The clarity improves the farmer’s self-confidence and the pleasure of work. Advisors are also satisfied, since the farmer will often initiate new projects after the service check, which in turn increases the demand for advisory services.Farm Management,

The taxonomy of the lichen Fuscidea cyathoides (Fuscideaceae, Umbilicariomycetidae, Ascomycota) in Europe

Based on morphometric and molecular methods, the taxonomy of the infraspecific taxa of Fuscidea cyathoides (Ach.) V. Wirth & Vězda, var. corticola (Fr.) Kalb and var. sorediata (H. Magn.) Poelt, has been assessed. No formal taxonomic recognition should be attributed to the morphological and ecological variation. Accordingly, var. corticola and var. sorediata are synonymized with F. cyathoides var. cyathoides. New synonyms at the specific level are Fuscidea fagicola (Zschacke) Hafellner & Türk and F. stiriaca (A. Massal.) Hafellner.acceptedVersio

The genus Massalongia (lichenised ascomycetae) in the Southern Hemisphere

The species of Massalongia recorded and described from the Southern Hemisphere are revised and it is shown that only one is present; M. patagonica which is widespread, with populations in Australia and New Zealand that differ from the South American populations, but at present best regarded as part of the variation of that species. Records from this hemisphere of all other species placed in the genus are incorrect. The type species, M. carnosa, is restricted to the Northern Hemisphere. Two species, M. antarctica and M. novozelandica cannot be identified precisely due to lack of sufficient type material and with the types as the only collections known of these, but none belongs in Massalongia according to available data. Massalongia griseolobata (from Gough Isl.) is shown here to belong in the Pannariaceae and is part of the parmelielloid clade. M. intricata (from South Georgia) and M. olechiana (from South Shetland) have both recently been correctly transferred to the genus Steinera in the Arctomiaceae

Faremarksmanual

Faremarksmanualen henvender sig til personer, der har ansvaret for – eller arbejder i faremarken. Faremarksmanualen er en vejledning til at opnå det bedst mulige produktionsresultat. Manualen omhandler perioden fra etablering af farefolden til fravænning af pattegrisene. Beskrivelser og anvisninger i manualen er baseret på forskningsresultater, lærebøger og erfaringer

Effective Congruences for Mock Theta Functions

Let M(q)=∑c(n)qn role= presentation style= box-sizing: border-box; max-height: none; display: inline; line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; white-space: nowrap; float: none; direction: ltr; max-width: none; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; border: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial; position: relative; \u3eM(q)=∑c(n)qnM(q)=∑c(n)qn be one of Ramanujan’s mock theta functions. We establish the existence of infinitely many linear congruences of the form: c(An+B)≡0 (modlj) role= presentation style= box-sizing: border-box; max-height: none; display: inline; line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; white-space: nowrap; float: none; direction: ltr; max-width: none; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; border: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial; position: relative; \u3ec(An+B)≡0 (modlj)c(An+B)≡0 (modlj) where A is a multiple of l and an auxiliary prime, p. Moreover, we give an effectively computable upper bound on the smallest such p for which these congruences hold. The effective nature of our results is based on the prior works of Lichtenstein [1] and Treneer [2]

Økologisk svineproduktions miljøpåvirkninger. Beslutningsstøttemodel til estimering af miljøpåvirkninger på bedriftsniveau. Model + Brugermanual

Modellen gør det muligt for producenter og rådgivere at estimere den enkelte besætnings miljøpåvirkninger, på baggrund af bedriftens egne data, og giver hermed et bedre grundlag end i dag, for også at inddrage de miljømæssige effekter i diskussionen, f.eks. når en ny besætning skal startes op

Is It Hop? Identifying Hop Fibres in a European Historical Context

Hop (Humulus lupulus L .) is an ancient perennial crop plant, native to the Northern Hemisphere. The archaeological evidence dates back to at least the sixth century ad in Europe. Hop has been used for beer brewing, in sleeping draughts, as bedding and for antibacterial purposes. Less known is that hop fibres have also been used for textiles and paper. However, it is difficult to distinguish hop from other bast fibres. Here, we present a set of fibre features, which, when found together in an archaeological/historical material within a European context, provide a strong indication that the fibres are hop.publishedVersio