Jeffrey S. Doty: Shakespeare, Popularity and the Public Sphere [Book review]

Bookk review. Reviewed book: Jeffrey S. Doty: Shakespeare, Popularity and the Public Sphere. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.Peer reviewe

Impact dehulling oat grain to improve quality of on-farm produced feed. I. Hullability and associated changes in nutritive value and energy content

High hull content of oat (Avena sativa L.) limits its use as on-farm feed. Dehulling, used in the oat processing industry, can be performed on-farm, to increase nutritive value and energy content. A laboratory model of an impact oat dehuller, similar to a commercial device, was used to study the effects of rotation speed, grain characteristics and moisture content on hullability and groat energy content. Grain of oat cultivar Salo [from official variety trials, MTT Agrifood Research Finland, Jokioinen (60°49'N), 1996–2000] was assessed for quality prior to dehulling. Impact dehulling rotation speed ranged from 200 to 500 r min-1 at 50 r min-1 intervals, with moisture content of grains ranging from 10% up to 18%. Dehulling improved oat energy content markedly. Hullability was better at higher rotation speeds. 350 r min-1 was determined to be adequate to result in improved quality as no marked additional improvements were demonstrated by increasing rotation speed further. As the proportion of hulless groats increased with higher rotation speeds, nutritional and energy content of groat yield improved consistently. The higher the grain moisture, the higher the proportion of grains retaining hulls. Impact dehulling proved to be a potentially useful method to increase energy content of oat grains on-farm

Lihavuuskirurgian psykososiaaliset pitkäaikaisvaikutukset

Teema : lihavuuskirurgia. English summaryPeer reviewe

Herneestä kotimaista valkuaista eläimille

Eurooppalainen rehuvalkuaisen tuotanto ja saatavuus ovat kohdanneet useita mullistuksia viimeisen vuosikymmenen aikana. Niinpä Suomi on muiden EU-maiden tapaan riippuvainen tuontivalkuaisesta. Herne tarjoaa kotoisen vaihtoehdon, mutta sen viljelyalan pitäisi kymmenkertaistua. MTT:ssä on selvitetty, miten tämä voisi onnistua.vokKV

Ripaus kauraa tukee hernekasvuston

Herneen viljely tukikasvin kanssa vähentää lakoontumista. Yleisin tukikasvi on lujakortinen kaura. Herne ja kaura pysyvät yhdessä kauemmin pystyssä, mutta herneen osuus sadosta vähenee kilpailun vuoksi. Myös kauran varjostus vähentää palkojen ja herneiden määrää.vokKV

Value priorities of the Finnish farmers : Time to stop thinking of farmers as inherently conservative and traditional

Farming communities are becoming more heterogeneous and multifunctional due to various structural and environmental changes. However, it is not known if farmers' values have also become more heterogeneous. We wanted to explore potential heterogeneity in farmers' value priorities in detail across different farmer groups in Finland using the refined Schwartz theory of 19 basic human values. A representative sample of 4,401 Finnish farmers responded to a survey in 2018. The data were analysed with multidimensional scaling, confirmatory factor analysis and one-way analysis of variance. The results show that farmers' values were heterogeneous, and differences were associated with socio-demographic characteristics. Our findings confirmed the motivational continuum structure of values, with the exception of societal-value. Security-societal was the most important value for the Finnish farmers. The theory of 19 values proved useful in uncovering value priorities in detail. The security-societal value is more a part of national identity rather than a personal motivational value in the Finnish farming community. The heterogeneity of farmers' values should be considered in more targeted policy planning.Peer reviewe