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https://paktribune.com/news-details/sbp-launching-ewrf | 2023-09-26T03:48:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510130.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926011608-20230926041608-00166.warc.gz | 0.935688 | 262 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__14085787 | en | LAHORE: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is launching the Electronic Warehouse Receipt Financing (EWRF) at a roadshow for maize crop in Kasur’s Chunian tehsil on Tuesday.
This will formally kick-off the short-term action plan for the uptake of EWRF.
The central bank is holding such events to promote the agriculture sector in collaboration with commercial banks.
Last year the SBP’s initiative helped to improve substantially the country’s agriculture besides tackling food insecurity through EWRF.
The EWRF was launched in March last year on rice and paddy stocks in Hafizabad district.
The Electronic Warehouse Receipt (EWR) is issued by a private SECP-registered entity that is, through an electronic system is linked with all commercial banks across the country.
“The company installs its system in the warehouse of farmers. After installation, its representative issues a receipt to the farmer regarding stock (quantity, quality and price) available in the warehouse.
On having EWR, the farmer becomes eligible of getting finance/loan (70 per cent of the value of the total stock) from any bank,” said an SBP official while talking to Dawn on Saturday. | agronomy |
https://liveatcirca.com/Blog/Apartment-Gardening-How-to-Plant-an-Herb-Garden?blogId=2709 | 2019-05-19T20:16:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232255165.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20190519201521-20190519223521-00372.warc.gz | 0.960637 | 702 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__54796695 | en | Having a really successful herb garden while living in an apartment is a lot easier than it seems. With the right tools, a little bit of research and patience you can turn the private patio or balcony of your apartment into a lush space that features fresh and fragrant herbs. Not only will having an herb garden enhance your outdoor space but you will also have the luxury of fresh herbs readily available for easy weeknight meals or your next gourmet get-together.
First, select your space and assess the sunlight situation. Many apartments feature a private patio or balcony. This is the ideal spot for your new garden, provided the light is just right. If you have outdoor space that is in the shade all day, it’s probably not going to yield the desired results. Most plants are good with about 6 hours in the sun, some even less.
When you have decided that you have the right space in mind, gather your supplies. You can start purchasing planting and gardening equipment at any time of the year, but don’t actually want to plant until you are sure that outside temperatures won’t reach the freezing point again. Research your planting zone if you need help figuring this out. As for other supplies, think about the containers you want to use. It’s tempting to choose what is cutest, but this is the time to choose what is most practical, and what will work best in the space, and sunlight, that you have. Lastly, invest in some sort of “potting mix” soil and a good hand-held garden spade.
Now that you have space and tools, the next step is to buy your plants. While there is something so very romantic about starting plants from seeds it’s easiest and best to start with plants that are already thriving. You can purchase these anywhere from a local farmer’s market to your nearest big box hardware store to even the local nursery in your neighborhood. Make sure you also save the tags that come in the plants. There is vital information on there including planting depth and distance from other plants, water recommendations, and sunlight requirements.
Now you are ready to plant! Start by placing soil in whatever pot or container you choose, leaving wells for the new plants. Make sure you leave enough space between each well, as the plant roots will spread over the course of the summer. Never grab your plant by the leaves, as you want to keep the roots intact. Grab your plant by the stems and slowly remove it from the pot in which you bought it. If the root ball is in one huge clump, loosen it with your hands a little, this will help the roots settle in the new soil. Fill the space around the well and the roots with more soil, and pat down lightly. Water your plant, liberally. That’s it! You’re done!
Remember to frequently trim and water your herb garden. Do your research on how to harvest your herbs for home use. For example, cut basil by the stem, not the leaf. Where you cut basil, a new sprout will form, making the plant fuller as the summer wears on. Even though you might not need the use of a specific herb right away, it’s good to keep the plants at a manageable size. There are a few simple methods to preserve herbs that can last you not only through the season, but as the cold starts to set in as well. | agronomy |
http://themosbysinchina.blogspot.com/2014/04/loata-thai-coffee-farm.html | 2017-05-23T14:48:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-22/segments/1495463607647.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20170523143045-20170523163045-00094.warc.gz | 0.991675 | 428 | CC-MAIN-2017-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-22__0__236867096 | en | As I mentioned previously, on our road trip along highway 107 in Northern Thailand we stopped off at a coffee farm. This was so exciting for us because it has always been one of our dreams to own a coffee shop & work closely with the plantations. With our love for coffee comes a love for all things coffee, from seed to cup. So, we are very interested in the farming aspect of coffee culture. I was super fortunate to have visited a coffee farm while in Costa Rica in high school.
As we were driving, I started seeing lush green plants on the side of the hills as we got further into north Thailand and because of my time in Costa Rica, I knew what they had to be. Coffee plants!
We visited a coffee shop that was advertised for every mile for the 10 miles leading up to it. We were filled with suspense as to what this Laota Coffee House was since there were so many signs.
Once inside it seemed like just a normal coffee shop, in the middle of no where, filled with Thai people but we had honed in on those advertisements. In the corner of the ads we had noticed a picture of coffee cherries. We eagerly asked the baristas what that was all about and found out that they had a coffee farm up the road. We excitedly asked if we could check it out, to which they said, "Yes!"
After saying hello to these cuties, we headed down the road and found the small coffee farm. Since it wasn't harvesting season the farm was completely empty so we had it all to ourselves.
Most of the cherries had been picked already but thankfully we found a few for Zachary to get a look at them.
Next door to the coffee farm
We loved walking around the deserted farm and taking in all the sites and imagining what all the plants looked like in season. This small coffee farm was such a surprise to us and just another reason why we were so thrilled to get on the road and explore some of Thailand for our self.
Have you ever been to a coffee farm or coffee plantation? What did you think? | agronomy |
https://elephantvoices.org/elephant-ethogram/ethogram-table/behavior?id=215 | 2024-04-23T02:31:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818452.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20240423002028-20240423032028-00789.warc.gz | 0.970561 | 173 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__178433241 | en | Holding a clump of stubble (typically grass that has been grazed close to the ground by other herbivores) with the fingers of the trunk and rubbing the stubble against the ridges on the underside of the trunk to remove the soil clinging to its roots. Alternatively, holding the stubble in the fingers and rubbing it against the chest, between the fore-legs. The former is a technique that takes experience to perfect. It is regularly employed in the dry season by adults, but we are not sure at what age it is acquired. This technique may also be used with longer grass that is uprooted with soil or dust clinging to the roots.
References: Poole & Granli 2021. (Full reference list)
This behavior occurs in the following context(s): Foraging & Comfort Technique | agronomy |
https://www.bigblockconstruction.ca/post/elders-lodge-features-culturally-relevant-garden-to-help-improve-food-security | 2024-03-01T13:57:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947475311.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240301125520-20240301155520-00031.warc.gz | 0.967473 | 1,064 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__107010957 | en | This summer, Central Urban Métis Federation Inc. President Shirley Isbister has been enjoying healthy snacks from the Round Prairie Elders’ Lodge garden. She said that just the other day, one of the Elders brought her a bag full of fresh, crunchy radishes.
“They love it,” she said. “They want more gardening space and one section for just traditional medicines that they’ll grow.”
The community garden at the Lodge is central to the extraordinary shared courtyard and acts as the heart of the building, with the south-facing apartment balconies and indoor community space looking out over it.
Big Block Construction assisted CUMFI with obtaining project financing, then provided design-build services on the Round Prairie Elders’ Lodge, which broke ground in spring 2021. Thanks in part to the use of modular construction technology, the first Elders moved into the building in December 2021, and the garden was planted for the first time in spring 2022.
The garden, along with many other features of the building, were incorporated into the design thanks to early consultations with Elders from the community — a step in the development process that Big Block has found to be crucial to creating purpose-built spaces that will serve communities for generations to come.
Métis architect Jason Surkan with David T. Fortin Architect took the lead on the landscape drawings and landscape plans for the fruit trees and planters, and he says it’s rewarding to see the Elders getting to harvest the garden so soon.
“To see it being used warms my heart,” Jason said. “That was the intention and goal of that space — to provide Elders with space for gardening.”
Jason has a deep connection to the land and the importance of food security, with his family procuring up to 95 percent of their food through hunting, fishing, gardening and foraging. His 84-year-old grandmother still lives on the farm and gardens, his parents have a large family garden, and he has a garden at his home in Christopher Lake, Sask., as well.
“It’s a different life for an architect!” he said. “But it’s great to be able to do these projects for Indigenous communities and bring my lifestyle into the city.”
Food security is defined as having consistent access to safe, nutritious food that meets dietary needs. In Canada, there are many barriers that prevent people from accessing nutritious foods including affordability, accessibility and availability. Historically and systemically, Indigenous traditions and ways of securing appropriate quality and quantity of food have been challenged, and the prevalence of food insecurity has been on the rise among urban Indigenous populations across Canada.
There is a strong connection between traditional Indigenous culture and land-based activities, and the garden at Round Prairie Elders’ Lodge is a resource that helps the residents maintain, strengthen and revitalize Métis culture.
“To see them having a space for that is really culturally important and it gives them mental well-being and spiritual well-being,” Jason said. “This gives them an outlet or opportunity to stay connected to their culture and have that land-based lifestyle in an urban setting.”
The courtyard has wonderful growing conditions thanks in part to a change made to the site plan early on in the process. Early designs had the courtyard on the north side of the building, which would have left it in the shade and exposed to the cold northwest winds that are prevalent in Saskatoon.
“l shaped the alcove and building so that it created a microclimate in that space all year round,” Jason said. “In the winter, it will be sunny and warmer, and in the summer it’s quite warm there.”
The Trottier Spiritual Room also looks out over the courtyard and includes a wide window to enjoy the view. CUMFI President Shirley Isbister says she’s looking into creating an indoor garden in the Spiritual Room for traditional medicines and other plants to take advantage of the warm southern sunshine the room gets all winter long.
The health and physical benefits of the garden are clear — from the fresh food and the exercise Elders get maintaining the space — but Jason also points to the spiritual and mental benefits.
“It’s spiritually and mentally good for people to have that responsibility to take care of something like that,” he said. “For a lot of elderly Métis people, part of the fear of going into an Elders’ lodge or home in the city is that they lose their connection to the land. This garden mitigates that and makes it more comfortable for them.”
Community gardens like the one at Round Prairie Elders’ Lodge are allowing the residents to reap the benefits of gardening, even in an urban setting, and by keeping their culture and community connected, they are able to maintain a sense of identity and dignity.
With all of the projects Big Block works on, we endeavour to put the people and the community first, building spaces that enhance the lives of the people who call it home. | agronomy |
https://www.saanviproducts.com/company.php | 2023-03-31T15:17:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296949644.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20230331144941-20230331174941-00484.warc.gz | 0.946828 | 566 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__198491672 | en | we process the raw coconut husks collected from graded coconut plantations around the area, to extract coir fibre and the spongy material that binds the coconut fibre in the husk, the coir / coco pith cocopeat, the main constituent for Coco / Coir Growing Medium.
We manufacture coco peat and coco chips based substrates for the professional growers across the globe. Not just manufacturing, we actually grow on them. We test our substrates in our own green house to make sure that they are perfect for the crops to root in and flourish.
Our goods once they reach the warehouse are checked for quality standards and then are packed according to the customer needs.
After packing is done from here it will be sent to the port for loading in containers.
There are three different qualities in Coco peat.
1. Unwashed – Unwashed coco peat is the natural raw form of the product which has high EC and Fiber.
2. Washed Coco peat – Washed Coco peat is the peat which is washed with low EC water to attain low EC in Coco peat. By the time EC is lowered the peat gets aged too. So it is very good for root growth in plants.
3. Buffered Coco peat – For Buffered Coco peat the peat it washed with chemicals to reduce the sodium & Potassium levels. It’s used mostly in Hydroponics and Seed Germination.
saanvi cocopeat drying yard are used to reduce the moisture content of the peat before the screening and compression process.
Raw Cocopeat are stored in bunkers and sometimes in open yards as soon as they are extracted from fiber factory and allowed.
We have RO Plants in our units to desalinate the water used for washing the coco peat so that EC is reduced easily.
For certain an orders packing is done in the factory itself and is loaded in containers directly from there to port. Other loads will be packed in the warehouse according to the customer needs. Some loads will be stretch wrapped and some loads will be covered with black covers so that it can be stored outdoor for a longer period.
Our Logistics facilities are identified as specific buildings, warehouses, which host all activities linked to logistics and freight transportation.
Our Logistics is a part of the work process of the procurement management and supply chain management that includes the logistics planning, implementation, and control of the produced or procured items effectively and efficiently.
Our company key characteristic of research team is that it comprises a group of people working together in a committed way towards a common research goal.
Our Development operates self organized to deliver the product. The implementation team decides based on their own responsibility, how to implement. | agronomy |
http://medhycon.uib.cat/erosion-and-sediment-transport-processes-in-the-middle-atlas-morocco.html | 2019-04-25T12:43:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578721441.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20190425114058-20190425140058-00510.warc.gz | 0.914369 | 294 | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-18__0__27535270 | en | EROSION AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT PROCESSES IN THE MIDDLE ATLAS (MOROCCO)
In a context of climate change and agricultural practices, increasing population and water needs, together with a better understanding of the variability of solid influxes based on developments and land use is essential for application of more effective policies towards reducing land degradation and thus to better meet the objective of sustainable development. The dam Bin El Ouidane is a strategic dam for Morocco; it helps in maintaining national food security as it ensures the irrigation of large irrigated area in Morocco (69,400 ha), potable water supply for major cities of the region and the production of hydroelectric power. The Béni Mellal-Khnifra region is an agricultural region. Its economy is largely based on agricultural production. The latter is under the control of climatic conditions and availability of resources (water and soil). Understanding the dynamics between these different components, agricultural resources will be better managed. The main aim of the project is increasing the scientific knowledge on hydrology and sediment transport in Bin El Ouidane catchment, applying spatial analysis of variables related to the soil erodibility, human / climate / environment relationships and links with silting of the dam. Likewise, offering training courses to young researchers including PhD and PostDoc students, providing mobility for Moroccan researchers to the UIB, so they can work with scientific equipment available in its laboratories. | agronomy |
https://www.birchhilllandscape.com/lawn-installation | 2019-10-15T19:57:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986660231.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20191015182235-20191015205735-00224.warc.gz | 0.889161 | 272 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__64444430 | en | Experience the delightful toes-in-the-grass feeling.
At Birch Hill Landscape & Design, we have over 30 years of experience in providing excellent lawn installation services.
Only the highest quality sod and seeds suitable for the Connecticut climate
Land prepped for a new lawn, with grading, contouring, drainage, weeding, soil amendment, and installation of irrigation systems
Proven sod and hydroseeding practices ensure a thriving lawn
Our solid team of lawn experts takes exceptional pride in carefully preparing properties for seeding or sod installation. Whether you choose sod for an instant carpet of green or want the time-tested method of hydroseeding, our experts will get the job done to the highest standards.
A beautiful lawn starts with good soil preparation and choosing the right application method. Hydroseeding is cost-effective and gives grass seeds the best possible head start. Sod is the application of a thick “carpet” of mature grass that will establish quickly and minimize competition with weeds. We typically hydroseed larger spaces or commercial areas, and lay sod for residential applications to give homeowners the joy of an instant green lawn.
Birch Hill Landscape & Design will create a lush, green lawn that is drought tolerant and weed- and pest-resistant, so you can enjoy your lawn instead of fussing with it! | agronomy |
https://whenisholiday.com/world/international-pinotage-day.html | 2022-12-10T04:58:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711712.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20221210042021-20221210072021-00337.warc.gz | 0.96115 | 186 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__117726587 | en | International Pinotage Day
International Pinotage Day is held annually on the second Saturday of October. Pinotage is a grape variety that was bred in South Africa. It is used to create wine with a very mild taste.
It all started in 1925, when Professor Abraham Perold managed to cross two varieties – Pinot Noir and Cinsault.
- The taste of wine from this grape reveals quite unusual notes – plum, cherry, blackberry, fig. There is also a smokiness, coffee and chocolate aroma and even a banana aftertaste.
The uniqueness of the variety is that it can fully reveal its properties only in its homeland. But it is successfully cultivated in Canada, USA, New Zealand, Israel and Zimbabwe.
Residents of the Republic of South Africa are proud that such a wonderful variety has been bred in their country. That is why the International Pinotage Day was created. | agronomy |
https://www.rocair.com.tw/products/detail/1408.html | 2023-12-10T19:45:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679102637.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210190744-20231210220744-00135.warc.gz | 0.859318 | 136 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__15554178 | en | Hand Carry Automatic Sprayers:
- For gardening, flowers, vector & pest control, environment disinfection, pesticide spray, hormone spray..etc.
- SUS304 Stainless steel tank with brass spray valve and lance will provide years of reliable service.
- Padlock device: making you spray continuously without press.
- Sensitive trigger: easy shut-off and continuous spraying.
- Adjustable nozzle: spraying from fine to jet.
- Brass air valve: pull the valve to release the pressure after your spray. (Additional pressure gauge available.)
- All-vinyl hose resists wear and corrosion.
- Shoulder strap included in each model. | agronomy |
https://yoomee-shop.com/environmental-impact-of-agricultural-technologies/ | 2022-01-24T14:53:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304570.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20220124124654-20220124154654-00690.warc.gz | 0.941328 | 1,657 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__257440825 | en | So, in this respect, we really have had some measures of intensive agricultural development as in developed countries. No matter whether this sustainable agriculture features low-carbon agriculture or organic agriculture, the most fundamental aspect of sustainable agriculture is to adopt modern technology. Only focusing on low-carbon agriculture or organic aspects of agriculture is not sustainable. The soil and water sensors mentioned earlier have set a foundation for traceability. The industry has only begun to realize this infrastructure, but it’s taking shape quickly. These sensors provide information that can be associated with farming yields. It may seem like science fiction, but we’re living in a world where a bag of potatoes can have a barcode that you can scan with your smartphone in order to access information about the soil that yielded them.
For instance, these sensors can detect moisture and nitrogen levels, and the farm can use this information to determine when to water and fertilize rather than rely on a predetermined schedule. On the other hand, the evolution of modern technology Rapid Application Development has disadvantages, for example, dependence on new technology. Even if the calculator is a good invention, man no longer makes mental calculation and no longer works his memory. The decline of human capital implies an increase in unemployment.
E Agriculture Service For Farmers
Water turbines, pipelines, drones, and many more they can use for serving water to their fields. But now with the help of modern technology machines and devices, they can easily get the water in their fields. Before modern technology farmers were used buffalo carts for transportation of corps from one place to another place. The work that required many peoples and time to do, can be easily done by modern technology without spending a lot of money on it. Biotechnology serves as an evaluative and forecasting tool, helping farmers address issues like poor soil conditions, lower crop output and low nutritional value. Biotechnology lets humans manipulate certain aspects of crop and livestock production, in turn producing more cost-effective and higher quality products.
Early farmers domesticated cereals, fruits, vegetables and animals. This helped to preserve many species selected for their high nutrient content and reliable harvests. In turn, the stable food supply created by farms kept people from starving, and in fact led to a rapid increase in population around the world. In 1994, the Food and Drug Administration granted the first approval to a crop that has been genetically engineered using biotechnology, the FLAVRSAVR tomato from Calgene Industries. Agricultural companies like Calgene and Monsanto are now developing crops that are genetically resistant to pests and weeds, providing higher crop yields for farmers.
What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Modern Farming Methods?
This is the new agricultural modernization road with Chinese characteristics. In the past two or three decades, China has experienced the process of the intensification of agriculture. In particular, China has been experiencing a revolution in agriculture, mainly characterized by the intensive use of labor force and capital in agriculture, for example, in vegetable farming.
This is a beginning for them, to become aware that each new technology has drawbacks and benefits and that people have different ideas about these consequences. It brings easiness and effectiveness in the working of farmers in farming. There are a lot of modern technological devices and machines which you can see used in agriculture. This is how with the help of modern technology trading and business can be increased in agriculture. With the help of modern technology water supply to the field can be easily done.
Benefits & Risks Of Biotechnology
In fact, some regions in Shandong Province have already exported this organic agricultural produce to Japan and South Korea. It is said that some of Shandong’s organic agricultural produce exports to Japan will undergo tests with more than 600 components. This type of labor- and capital-intensive small farm is transforming our agriculture. Because we now have so many middle-class people, meeting advantages of modern technology in agriculture their demands will promote the transformation of agriculture into these high-value small farms. Then I think the plan enacted by the State Council means that its significance is very high, especially in the background of implementing the Beautiful China task required by President Xi Jinping. When we build a beautiful China, we must do this with sustainable development of agriculture.
- The report describes the environmental impacts of different aspects of intensive cropping practices and of inputs associated with intensification.
- The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the impacts of agricultural technologies and practices on ecosystem services such as soil fertility, water, biodiversity, air, and climate.
- Although this report focuses on the impacts of agricultural practices on the environment, many of the practices also have implications for plant, animal, and human health.
- Agricultural production can substantially affect the functioning of ecosystems, both positively and negatively.
The nanoparticles used in agriculture makes the crops much healthier than normal. In addition to this, there are other benefits associated with the inclusion of nanotechnology in agriculture. These are more scientific and specific, which are commonly analysed by biological experts. The nanoparticles ransom pesticides and fertilizers into the field at appropriate times. The location where it releases is also fixed and thus the labour pressure is reduced to some extent.
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As the human population approaches 10 billion people by 2050, agriculture is poised to continue growth to meet the demand for food. Farming creates opportunities to lift people out of poverty in developing nations. Over 60 percent of the world’s working poor works in agriculture. Farming creates more jobs, beginning with farmers, and continuing with farm equipment makers, food processing plants, transportation, infrastructure and manufacturing.
A future where farms can market themselves and have loyal consumers track their yields for purchase is not far-fetched. Perhaps the equipment having the most immediate effect are soil and water sensors. These sensors are durable, unobtrusive and relatively inexpensive. Even family farms are finding it affordable to distribute them throughout their land, and they provide numerous benefits.
Properly Defining Sustainable Agriculture
The days of the assumed idyllic rural farm life have largely disappeared , having been replaced by super-sized farms run by increasingly advanced technology. It is like taking the small family farm and exploding the size of work done so that it is possible to provide a wide range of agricultural products. It has real obstacles that need to be met, but the rewards are evident. When there’s a good season for farming, so people have enough food to eat. When it’s not a good season, the economy, thanks to available subsidies, is still generally optimistic. Again, the goal of this lesson is for students to think about farming technology.
Technology advancements on the farm, like an integrated FMS, extend a farmers’ overall capacity, automate routine tasks normally done by people, and give farmers more time to do things computers can’t. It’s not a means to replace the personalized care farmers put into creating resources essential to human life, nor will the FMS determine the root cause of a problem in the field. A good FMS will include one-on-one expert support in farm management, crop marketing and agronomy. Agriculture is continuously changing advantages of modern technology in agriculture through innovation in science and technology. However, the agriculture industry continues to be called upon to produce more with finite resources. A major way to improve traceability, sustainability, and quality of goods from a farm is through the adoption of technology, including an integrated farm management platform. Farmers can now, with the help of advancements in agriculture, maximize land and water resources while delivering the most nutritious food to the world’s ever-growing population.
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Since fields are location-based, GIS software becomes an incredibly useful tool in terms of precision farming. While using GIS software, farmers are able to map current and future changes in precipitation, temperature, crop yields, plant health, and so on. Agribusiness is the largest name in the area of food and fiber production, whether you love it or hate it. | agronomy |
https://ontheland.co.nz/about | 2020-01-26T09:20:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579251687958.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20200126074227-20200126104227-00155.warc.gz | 0.934195 | 187 | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-05__0__115683895 | en | Bringing you On The Land is respected rural reporter and commentator Rob Cope-Williams and Tandem Studios, New Zealand’s leading producer of online content.
We’ve talked with farmers and we know they want 24/7 access to news and information.
They want to able to source content on smart phones, tablets or their computers when they have time, and they want it to be short and sharp. On The Land can be accessed in multiple ways – viewed on FACE TV, via the website or through our You Tube.
Access to current farming information is available on any screen, anywhere anytime, with up-to-date information that is short, sharp and relevant and continuously updated.
On The Land has a large archive of all things on the land, which will fast become a useful go-to resource for a variety of audiences.
On The Land - taking farming information into the 21st century | agronomy |
https://www.letsgoavocado.com/tree/mango-tree/ | 2024-03-01T11:26:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947475238.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20240301093751-20240301123751-00157.warc.gz | 0.93489 | 812 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__10589506 | en | The Mango Tree: A Tropical Treasure
Welcome to the vibrant world of the Mango tree, known scientifically as Mangifera indica. Revered for its succulent fruit, the Mango tree is a symbol of the tropics, flourishing in warm climates around the world. Originating from South Asia, this tree has become a beloved feature in tropical and subtropical regions, celebrated not only for its delicious fruit but also for its ecological and cultural significance. Let’s discover the many facets of the Mango tree and its role in both nature and human life.
Identifying the Mango Tree
The Mango tree is known for its lush, dense canopy and broad, dark green leaves that turn a stunning red or purple as they develop. Its small, white, fragrant flowers bloom in large clusters, setting the stage for the fruit that is eagerly awaited by people and wildlife alike. The mango fruit varies in size, shape, and color, but it is always delightfully sweet and juicy.
Size and Structure
Mango trees are impressive in size, often reaching heights of 30-100 feet (9-30 meters). Their canopies are equally expansive, providing generous shade. This grandeur makes the Mango tree a striking presence in landscapes, offering both beauty and practical benefits.
Growth and Life Cycle
The life cycle of the Mango tree is a journey from flower to delectable fruit. After the flowering stage, the tree produces mangoes that mature over several months. These fruits are key to the tree’s reproduction, as they contain seeds that can grow into new Mango trees. The tree thrives in warm, tropical climates with well-drained soil, and it can bear fruit for many years, sometimes over a century.
In its natural and cultivated habitats, the Mango tree serves as a vital source of nourishment for various animals, including birds, bats, and insects. Its extensive root system helps prevent soil erosion, particularly in tropical climates. The tree’s canopy offers a habitat for numerous bird species, contributing to Biodiversity refers to the variety of living things in an ecosystem. The more biodiversity there is in an ecosystem, the healthier and stronger it is. Learn More.
Resilience and Adaptability
While the Mango tree prefers tropical climates, it has shown remarkable adaptability and can now be found in various subtropical regions. It can withstand temporary waterlogging and Drought is when a place doesn’t get enough rain for a really long time. It’s like having a super dry and parched period where there’s not enough water for plants, animals, or people. Droughts can be tough because they can lead to water shortages, affect farming, and impact the environment, making it harder for everything to thrive. Learn More, making it resilient to some environmental challenges.
Cultural and Economic Importance
The Mango tree holds a special place in many cultures, often symbolizing love and prosperity. The fruit is a staple in cuisines worldwide and is celebrated in festivals and rituals. Economically, mangoes are a significant source of income for many tropical countries, making the Mango tree an invaluable agricultural asset.
The Mango tree, with its delicious fruit and lush foliage, is a beloved icon of the tropics. It enriches the environment and delights the senses, offering shade, beauty, and nourishment. As we enjoy the sweet bounty of the Mango tree, let’s appreciate its contributions to An ecosystem is a community of living organisms, like insects and birds, and non-living components, like water and rocks, that interact with each other in a specific area. Learn More, cultures, and economies around the world. The Mango tree is not just a provider of fruit; it’s a vital part of the landscapes it inhabits, supporting a diverse array of life and adding to the richness of our natural world. | agronomy |
https://www.omsystembolaget.se/english/sustainability/labels/sustainable-choice/working-conditions/ | 2023-12-11T21:49:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679518883.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20231211210408-20231212000408-00199.warc.gz | 0.929636 | 519 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__198428472 | en | Systembolaget carries out a risk analysis of the production chain, i.e. of the producer and growers behind each beverage as regards social responsibility. Our assessment of social responsibility covers the following areas:
- Freedom of association and collective bargaining
- Working hours
- Workers’ rights
- Occupational health and safety
- Protection of employees from overheating and dehydration
- Child labour
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- Gender equality
- Forced labour or unethical recruitment
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The Code of Conduct
These areas are based on the Code of Conduct from the amfori Business Social Compliance Initiative (amfori BSCI) that we have committed to follow. amfori BSCI is a global, non-profit organisation working for social responsibility and the environment in a number of industries that sets requirements on everything from cultivation to finished products.
How we do the analysis
Systembolaget’s risk analysis is based on 17 sustainability indicators. The risk analysis proceeds as follows:
1. Country report. The country report is based on information from an independent external analysis company. Each country is analysed on the basis of each respective sustainability indicator and the analysis is updated annually. The producer and growers behind a product are then assigned a risk level according to the country in which they operate.
2. Collection of certifications and/or audit results. The risks identified in the country report can be reduced based on the certifications or audits that a producer and its growers undergo. Those certifications that can reduce the risks are assessed through annual third-party benchmarking of the certifications and their standards.
A beverage’s overall outcome in the risk analysis thus depends on how well the producer and growers can demonstrate that they have successfully tackled the risks identified in the risk analysis, regardless of which country(s) the product is produced in and regardless of the country(s) where the crop is grown.
Another way to meet the crierion
The beverage in question can also meet the criterion of social responsibility by holding a third-party verified product certification that covers all the social sustainability indicators throughout the entire supply chain in an equivalent manner.
Product certifications that cover the social sustainability indicators throughout the entire supply chain
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https://supplementfactoryuk.com/blog/2023/11/the-harmony-of-horticulture-a-ceos-journey-into-nutritional-gardening/ | 2023-12-06T20:27:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100603.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206194439-20231206224439-00676.warc.gz | 0.921985 | 1,319 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__162856312 | en | In the bustling realm of business, where the clock’s hands spin faster than the Earth itself, one may seldom find a respite—a sanctuary where time slows down, and the simple acts of nurturing and growth provide a profound sense of peace. For me, the CEO of Supplement Factory, the solace lies in the tranquil embrace of my kitchen garden.
As I navigate the intricacies of food supplement development by day, my evenings and weekends are dedicated to a different kind of formulation—a careful curation of fruits and vegetables, chosen for their exceptional nutritional profiles.
This isn’t merely a pastime; it’s a complementary extension of my vocation. Here’s a glimpse into my verdant venture and the symphony of nutrients I’m cultivating.
The Layout of Wellness
My garden is an intricate tapestry of life, sectioned into five distinct growing areas. This meticulous division is strategic, ensuring crop rotation to maintain soil health and to stave off the pesky pests that could jeopardise my labour.
A polytunnel stands proudly at the heart, a haven for the more delicate greens that crave constant conditions.
The Selection of Vitality
The choices of what to plant have been as calculated and thoughtful as any business decision I’ve made. They are not random but purposeful, aimed at enhancing my well-being and that of those I love.
Berries for Antioxidants: Strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries will pepper one section of the beds. These little powerhouses are brimming with vitamins C and K, not to mention fibre. Their high antioxidant content, including flavonoids and polyphenols, supports heart health and bolsters the body’s defences against oxidative stress.
Leafy Greens for Minerals: Spinach, kale, and Swiss chard are set to create a verdant blanket in another section. Their rich mineral content, including iron, potassium, and magnesium, is vital for maintaining energy levels—a necessity for any CEO. Folate, present in these greens, is a friend to our DNA, while the high levels of vitamin K support bone health.
Root Vegetables for Grounded Nutrition: Carrots, beets, and sweet potatoes will root themselves in the fertile soil, drawing up a wealth of nutrients. Beta-carotene, the precursor to vitamin A in carrots, promotes good vision—an essential for poring over spreadsheets and formulas. The nitrates in beets are a boon for blood flow, and the complex carbohydrates in sweet potatoes provide sustained energy.
Alliums for Phytochemicals: Onions, garlic, and leeks shall grow in a pungent array, their phytochemicals like allicin contributing to a healthy heart and offering antibacterial properties. Their role in traditional medicine is well-documented, and their ability to add depth to any dish is unparalleled.
Legumes for Protein: Finally, peas and beans will trail up their supports, their pods a testament to patience and time. They offer not just protein, crucial for muscle repair, but also fibre, which promotes digestive health.
The Poly-tunnel Sanctuary
The poly-tunnel, my garden’s shield and protector, houses tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers. Tomatoes, with their lycopene, are good for the skin and may protect against sunburn, a necessary defence for one who spends as much time outdoors as I.
Cucumbers, mostly water, are hydrating and contain silica, good for the skin. Peppers, in their vibrant array, are a celebration of vitamin C and have been found to support metabolism.
The Philosophy Behind the Plants
Each plant has been chosen not just for its nutritional profile, but for what it symbolises in my life: growth, perseverance, and nurturing.
This garden is my living laboratory where I apply the principles of science, exploring the tangible benefits of phytochemicals, vitamins, and minerals.
In my dual role as a CEO and a weekend horticulturist, I find the act of gardening grounding. It’s a physical manifestation of the care I invest in my companies, Supplement Factory, Forza International Group, Natural Science Group and RePizza. The garden demands foresight, planning, and adaptability—skills that resonate deeply with my professional life.
After hours of strategising and decision-making, the tactile experience of soil between my fingers, the methodical process of watering, and the joy of harvesting are incredibly rewarding.
The parallels between nurturing a plant and growing a business are many; both require an environment conducive to growth, a steady hand to guide them, and the patience to see the fruits of one’s labour.
The Confluence of Interests
This venture isn’t just a means to unwind. It’s a continuous, living experiment, aligning with the ethos of my companies. The understanding of nutritional science enhances my approach to developing food supplements. I can test the synergy of nutrients in their most natural form and observe their effects on health and well-being first-hand.
In this garden, I’m not just a CEO; I’m a student and a teacher, learning from nature and imparting my findings to my work. The fresh produce that I grow not only feeds the body but also sparks innovation in my professional sphere.
The Roots Run Deep
Gardening, to me, is a reflection of life—a microcosm of the business world, where care, attention, and a bit of science can lead to flourishing results. It’s in the gentle care of my plants that I find clarity and purpose, reinforcing my commitment to health and wellness, both in my products and in my personal life.
As my kitchen garden flourishes, so does my understanding of the delicate balance between nature and nutrition. Each fruit, each vegetable, is a testament to the beauty of growth, the richness of the earth, and the boundless potential that lies within both seeds and ideas.
In sharing this journey, I hope to inspire others to find their own garden—be it literal or metaphorical—a place where they can cultivate health, happiness, and harmony in their lives. For in the quietude of the garden, one can find the strength to lead, to innovate, and to thrive. | agronomy |
http://www.cupertinum.it/en/ex-vite-salentos-wine-for-holy-mass-is-born-ex-vite%EF%BF%BC/ | 2024-04-20T13:46:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817650.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420122043-20240420152043-00628.warc.gz | 0.944709 | 704 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__99190900 | en | Ex Vite (Latin for “from the vine”) is the first and only wine for Holy Mass produced in Puglia, born from the collaboration between Opera Seme, a civil economy project of the Caritas diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli, and Cupertinum, a historic winery in Copertino. Strictly “ex genimine vitis” (from the fruit of the vine) in accordance with the Code of Canon Law (can 924 § 3) and all ecclesiastical prescriptions on the matter. Its suitability for sacramental use is controlled and certified by the Vicar General of the Diocese of Nardò Gallipoli.
During the presentation of Ex Vite, Monsignor Fernando Tarcisio Filograna, Bishop of the Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli, stressed the importance of collaboration and solidarity: “This wine is a particular wine, expression of a project – the one of Opera Seme, of a community – the one of the members of the winery, of a collaboration. It is a particular wine because it is transformed into the blood of Christ. Today we have to work more and more together, with a community of intentions, with cohesion. We must enhance the territories and the products derived from them”, he continued recalling how the work of the monks for many centuries has contributed to the history of wine culture, concluding: “In the Bible there are three elements: wine, olive tree and wheat. They are three main crops of our land. Noah, the first plant he planted after the flood was the vine, the vine because wine is a symbol of celebration, joy, communion”.
Don Giuseppe Venneri, head of the OperaSeme project, recalled the main points that characterize the project of civil economy of the diocesan Caritas, highlighting the work of the young people of the social cooperative, the canteens for the poor, and insisting on the importance of solidarity purchasing groups, ethical consumption, the short chain, the virtuous circuit to be created in the territory.
Giuseppe Pizzolante Leuzzi, Cupertinum’s winemaker, explained the particular processing of Ex Vite, a Rosato Salento IGT from Negroamaro grapes, produced with all the care required by the Canon Law, in the vineyard and in the cellar; he told about his and the young winemakers’ excitement in following this new adventure.
Francesco Trono, president of Cupertinum, recalled the many years of collaboration with Opera Seme, and that “Ex Vite, was born from the collaboration between Opera Seme and Cupertinum and is the first and only Wine for the Holy Mass to be produced in Puglia. It is important to start from what the territory offers in order to enhance, strengthen and reinterpret it: agricultural culture first of all. It is necessary to involve cooperative and social realities, public bodies and private citizens, to invest the areas of production, sales and training in the direction of a cultural change, for the respect of the territory”.
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https://ekoproduktas.com/en/brewers-yeast-cows/ | 2024-04-22T21:49:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818374.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20240422211055-20240423001055-00057.warc.gz | 0.949628 | 487 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__174393376 | en | The Benefits of Inactive Brewer’s Yeast for Cows
As a farmer, you want the best for your cows. You strive to provide them with a balanced diet that promotes their overall health and well-being. One way to enhance their diet is by adding inactive brewer’s yeast to their food. This natural supplement offers numerous benefits for cows, improving their digestion, immune system, and milk production.
Inactive brewer’s yeast contains high levels of fiber, which aids in cows’ digestion. It helps break down complex carbohydrates, promoting better nutrient absorption and reducing the risk of digestive disorders. By adding this supplement to their diet, you can ensure that your cows’ digestive system functions optimally, leading to healthier and more efficient digestion.
Enhanced Immune System
Active and healthy cows are less prone to diseases and infections. Inactive brewer’s yeast contains essential vitamins and minerals, such as B vitamins, selenium, and zinc, which strengthen cows’ immune systems. By boosting their immune response, cows are better equipped to fight off pathogens and maintain their overall health.
Increased Milk Production
If you’re a dairy farmer, you understand the importance of maximizing milk production. Inactive brewer’s yeast has been shown to have a positive effect on milk yield in cows. The yeast’s high protein content helps improve the quality and quantity of milk produced. By incorporating this supplement into your cows’ diet, you can potentially increase their milk production, resulting in higher profits for your farm.
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Cows can experience stress due to various factors, such as changes in their environment or management practices. Inactive brewer’s yeast contains natural compounds that have been shown to reduce stress in animals. By adding this supplement to their food, you can help your cows cope with stress more effectively, leading to improved overall well-being.
Adding inactive brewer’s yeast to cows’ food offers numerous benefits. From improved digestion and enhanced immune systems to increased milk production and stress reduction, this natural supplement can significantly contribute to the overall health and well-being of your cows. Consider incorporating inactive brewer’s yeast into your cows diet to ensure they thrive and reach their full potential.
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https://www.1shop.lv/karcher--518295/karcher-pompa-glebinowa-bp-4-deep-well--1-645-421-0/ | 2017-09-22T12:08:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-39/segments/1505818688940.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20170922112142-20170922132142-00064.warc.gz | 0.948578 | 174 | CC-MAIN-2017-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-39__0__58051149 | en | The BP 4 Deep Well immersion pressure pump is ideal for using alternative water sources. It is suitable for both garden watering and - in conjunction with a pressure switch - for internal processed water supply.
Using groundwater from your own (deep) well around your house and garden will save large amounts of valuable drinking water. The stainless steel pump casing and threaded connections are very robust. An integrated pre-filter and standing leg reliably protect the pump's water inlet against contamination during and after installation. The accompanying 15 m rope can be attached to the pump and thus enables the pump to be safely lowered into the well shaft. The on/off switch on the end of the cable means the pump can be comfortably and safely operated. The included hose connection set can be used to connect both 3/4" and 1" hoses to the pump without any difficulty. Includes integratedcheck valve | agronomy |
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https://endocriminal.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-risk-mongers-deceitful-dozen.html | 2018-06-23T06:21:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267864943.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20180623054721-20180623074721-00207.warc.gz | 0.944742 | 1,598 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__128994452 | en | This is a stunning example of disinformation and propaganda, and I'd like to just dissect each numbered claim for a broader understanding of why that is so.
First of all, boron is an essential nutrient for plants and naturally occurs in soil. Like anything, it may be harmful in high doses or if misapplied, but organic farmers aren't just flinging this stuff around willy nilly. See here for an example of how it's used.
2. Acetic Acid
It's fucking vinegar. Do I really need to expound upon this one? Don't spray it in your eyes or on bees, for fucks sake.
3. Copper Sulfate
One of a few synthetic substances approved for use in organic farming, copper sulfate is definitely not being used indiscriminately due to copper's ability to build up in soil as well as being toxic in high amounts. No farmer is using this or any other input unless clearly needed, and there are steps that must be taken to minimize risk. Soil testing is required when using copper, for example. As far as being 'toxic to everything' - that is highly misleading, since while copper can be toxic in the wrong amount it is also an essential nutrient for plants, animals and humans. This is definitely not a first resort tool in crop production due to the important balance that must be kept. It is also permitted in conventional agriculture right along with all other organic approved substances, lest we forget.
Pyrethrins are a naturally occurring insecticidal compound found in chrysanthemum flowers. This is not to be confused with pyrethroids, a synthetic analog of pyrethrins. According to NPIC, "Pyrethrins are practically non-toxic to birds but highly toxic to honey bees. However, some of the risk to pollinators is limited by their slight repellent activity and rapid breakdown." Clearly, pyrethrins need to be used with care and applied correctly so that they do not harm bees. Neurotoxicity can be a concern with occupational exposure, safety instructions need to be followed precisely. Any residues on food would be minimal, and easily washed off. Pyrethrins do not spread readily through a plant in the way neonicotinioids were designed to do.
5. Hydrogen Peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is another substance approved for organic farming. It is allowed to be used as a disinfectant and for plant disease control. H2O2 breaks down readily into water and oxygen. Direct contact is highly toxic to bees, however as long as care is taken not to spray during active foraging times, and prevent drift, once residues have dried they are considered non-toxic. Proper care needs to be taken when handling concentrate, but again, once dry the application is considered harmless to human health.
6. Lime Sulfur
Lime sulfur is a modified form of elemental sulfur. Elemental sulfur is considered to be non-toxic to birds, aquatic organisms and honeybees. Sulfur is an essential macronutrient in crop production, it is allowed for use as a soil amendment, and for diseases, mites and insects in both the elemental and lime sulfur forms. High applications can reduce soil ph and thereby negatively effect earthworms, however the claim that it is 'extremely toxic to earthworms' is without merit. Clearly it is in the best interest of the farmer to protect soil from shifts in ph thereby protecting soil biology, including earthworms. Elemental sulfur is relatively harmless to humans, while lime sulfur is extremely caustic and must be handled properly when used in agriculture. Again, no one is flinging this shit around.
Not fucking used. Really.
Not even on fucking imported produce either.
8. Nicotine Sulphate
It's also fucking prohibited!
Another name for neem oil or neem oil soap, azadirachtin (misspelled on the meme as azidirachtin) is approved for use in organic farming. It is derived from Azadiracta indica, the neem tree. It has been used for hundreds of years for medicinal purposes, as a cosmetic and as a pesticide. Azadirachtin breaks down quickly, approximately 4-5 days. Thus it is not expected that it will accumulate, and is considered relatively safe to wildlife and adult beneficial insects. Like any insecticide, it should not be applied while bees are foraging. Some negative effects have been noted for larval stages of some insects, however I've found no evidence for the claim that it is 'responsible for mass bee deaths'. Positive effects have been found for earthworms exposed to neem. Overall, azadirachtin is considered to be an appropriate tool for pest management and is classified as relatively non toxic.
10. Methyl Bromide
Methyl bromide, a fumigant, is not approved for use in organic agriculture. It is allowed under very specific circumstances called 'critical use exemptions', one being strawberry starts. If organic growers cannot find organic strawberry starts they are allowed to purchase conventional, which have had methyl bromide soil treatment. Fortunately the United States largest organic strawberry producer, Driscoll's is making an effort to expand the availability of organic starts. In fact, the organic industry is leading the way in finding alternatives to methyl bromide which is indeed very damaging to the ozone layer. Other countries have managed to phase it out completely with no exemptions, hopefully the US will follow suit.
11. Wide range of homemade chemical concoctions
|Not an organic farmer.|
NOT FUCKING ALLOWED
12. Citronella oil, eucalyptus oil, garlic extract
The Risk-Monger's claim here is simply 'bees'. So, I'm going to assume he means these are toxic to bees. I don't think it's fair to lump three separate substances together, two are horticultural oils and one is a food extract. But suffice it to say, many substances can have a harmful effect on bees. Garlic is an effective insecticide, so clearly you don't want to spray it or any pesticide at all, on beneficial insects. The non-profit Xerces Society has compiled information on minimizing risks to pollinators from organic approved pesticides. They classify garlic as non-toxic. Horticultural oils are classified as highly toxic, and are recommended to be used when bees are not active as they are only harmful on contact.
Any pesticides being used on organic farms are only after other control measures have failed. Pesticides are a last choice in an organic farming program. 'Preventive, cultural, mechanical, and physical methods must be first choice for pest control, and conditions for use of a biological material
must be documented in the organic system plan' according to the National Organic Program. Like I stated before, farmers are simply not flinging this shit around. Many organic farmers don't even use pesticides at all.
There are distinct benefits to organic farming, lower pesticide residues being one, and overall, organic is competitive with conventional farming practices, as well as surpassing in many areas.
However, the Risk-Monger's meme simply fear mongers instead of educate on this topic. The claims range from misleading to outright false. The bits of truth have been veneered over a pile of lies and bullshit to make this information appear legitimate, but in reality it is just another example of garbage propaganda from Social Skeptics.
The accompanying article to this meme is much the same, making claims that are not true, backing claims with cherry picked quotations:
From sources that actually refute most of the claims they are making.
My advice? Seek another source other than David Zaruk for credible information on agriculture. | agronomy |
http://myacadaxtra.blogspot.com/2016/08/2016-ofala-begins-with-umato-festival.html | 2018-07-21T21:24:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676592778.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20180721203722-20180721223722-00075.warc.gz | 0.968965 | 277 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__127842362 | en | The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, will this Saturday, August 13, flag off the 2016 edition of Ofala with the traditional Umato festival. Ofala, the biggest festival in the South East, is sponsored by the grandmasters of data, Globacom.
According to Onitsha tradition, Umato is held by the people of Onitsha kingdom to mark the end of the planting season and the beginning of the harvest period.
The highlight will see the Obi performing the traditional rite of declaring that “the period of dryness has ended and that the harvest season has commenced.”
Palace sources said the Umato festival will be performed at the King’s Palace, otherwise called the Ime Obi, where the palace chiefs and guests at the ceremony will be personally served the traditional corn meal by Igwe Achebe himself.
This symbolises the beginning of the good season of harvesting. The Umato will thereafter be replicated by other key families in their homes.
Ofala, also known as the New Yam Festival, is celebrated yearly by the Onitsha Kingdom to commemorate their victory over the Yam crop.
Globacom has been the main sponsor of the festival since 2011. This is, therefore, the 6thin the series since the company took over the sponsorship. | agronomy |
https://ginkgosociety.org/2015/09/20/shaxi-service-learning/ | 2023-09-28T23:46:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510462.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20230928230810-20230929020810-00721.warc.gz | 0.946888 | 353 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__259398641 | en | Experiential programs for international school students in Shaxi
As part of our commitment to sustainable development in Shaxi Yunnan, the Ginkgo Society supports Shaxi service learning programs that promote cultural exchange and contribution to the greater Shaxi community. This month we welcomed sustainable tourism graduate students from the U.S. who took a guided tour of the Pear Orchard Temple and worked on a local farm. The group was expertly led by HiddenChina tours, and included one night accommodation at the Li Family Courtyard, a homestay family experience established by the Ginkgo Society in 2012 for international school groups. The students harvested corn and brought it back to Duan Village, where they distributed it to local families. At the Pear Orchard Temple the students learned about the history of Azhali Buddhism in Shaxi and enjoyed a traditional music performance at Old Theatre Inn.
A few days later we welcomed a group from the Singapore American International School, who were the second group to participate in our greenhouse building project in the remote Yi mountain villages. Led by Dragonfly from Hong Kong, who specialize in Shaxi service learning and outdoor education, the students departed from the Li Family, hiking up for three hours to nearly 3,000 meters to the windswept plateau where Yi people, in these harsh conditions, grow mostly tubers and Chinese medicinal herbs. Our expert Bai guide, Li Han Mei (Apple), using local designs, helped purchase and together with a local farmer, oversee the construction of the 20m long greenhouse, which can be used to grow more diverse crops in the long winters up in the mountains.
This week we welcome 96 Hong Kong students with Dragonfly who will expand on our greenhouse building project. | agronomy |
http://www.postranchkitchen.com/2012/11/california-bay-laurel.html | 2023-09-28T01:21:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510334.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927235044-20230928025044-00511.warc.gz | 0.961227 | 409 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__156055487 | en | As you drive past the gate, into Post Ranch, the right side of the road is flanked by tall California bay laurel trees. This time of year they produce a small green fruit, called a bay nut, which turns red and purple as it ripens. The California bay laurel had many historical uses, including: using the leaves to treat headaches and digestive issues, eating the roasted nut pits-which were believed to be a stimulant, eating the ripened fruit and using the leaves to keep insects away from stores or acorns and other food. Today the trees are largely forgotten aside from the pleasant aroma they provide along local hiking trails.
One reason many chefs shy away from our indigenous bay laurel is because it is quite strong. I have heard the local bay laurel contains ten times the phenolic compounds of a true European Bay Leaf. I have found that the tender young leaves are more similar in potency to a European bay leaf while the larger leaves have a strong flavor and spicy-tannic bite, which explains why they are said to have been used by early Spanish explorers as a dried condiment for roasted meats in place of black pepper.
The season for fresh bay nuts is very short and I want to take advantage of them while I can. Tonight we prepared wild boar tenderloins brined overnight with fresh bay laurel leaves and maple syrup. We prepared a sauce by blanching the ripened bay-nut fruit and blending it with sea salt and local olive oil to create a bright green – aromatic puree. The seeds from the fruit were roasted at 300 degrees until dark brown- then grated with cocoa butter, brown sugar, smoked salt and guajillo chile. The resulting powder had the refreshing menthol quality of fresh bay- with the toasted-musky aroma of the roasted nut; it is a great compliment for the roasted boar. Quickly charred fuyu persimmon and swiss chard from our garden with pumpkin seed goat cheese finished the dish. | agronomy |
https://santegrausa.com/alfalfa-natural-vitamin-and-mineral-complex/research-brief.html | 2021-01-24T13:28:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703548716.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20210124111006-20210124141006-00288.warc.gz | 0.925013 | 564 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__140822789 | en | Natural vitamins and minerals complex Alfalfa - Research Brief
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Medicago sativa L. has been cultivated since ancient times in Europe, Asia, and Africa as fodder plant. This herb produces the highest quantity of protein per hectare than any other fodder plant, and is considered to have the highest nutritive value among all.
Since early 20th century, some scientific studies were carried out in order to disclose alfalfa’s properties. The first studies performed in animals confirmed the high nutritional value of this plant species.
Besides its accepted nutritional value, alfalfa is beneficial for human health.
Medicago sativa has a unique root system that makes it very different from most other plants. The roots of the alfalfa reach deep into the soil, has access to moisture and minerals most other plant roots are unable to reach. Alfalfa roots grow as deep as 20 feet or more, providing the plant with a rich source of nutrients not always found at the ground’s surface.
Because of a long root system, alfalfa contains an enormous quantity of nutrients, in a form that is easily digested and assimilated by man. It is very high in minerals and vitamins, particularly calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, and vitamin K.
As a single source alfalfa has one of the highest levels of protein. It contains more protein than milk and eggs when measured by equal weight.
Alfalfa is an herb high in compounds called saponins that may interfere with lipid breakdown and absorption in the gut, lowering cholesterol, and prevent the formation of atherosclerotic plaques.
Natural coumarins have been shown to counteract stagnation of blood in the vessels and stabilize blood vessel membranes, reducing leakiness.
Alfalfa contains phytoestrogens called isoflavones, which can have a moderate estrogenic effect in the body. Isoflavones are also found in red clover and in soy products, and are touted today as a safe alternative to estrogen supplements during and after menopause. It is not uncommon for Asian women to consume up to 200 mg of isoflavones a day in the diet, far higher than the average 10 or 20 mg that is common among North Americans and Europeans. Some research suggests that isoflavones may be partially responsible for the lower rates of prostate and reproductive cancers found in Asia, and possible the lower rate of undesirable menopausal symptoms, though this has yet to be proven in high-quality clinical trials. | agronomy |
https://bapssxm.com/st-maartens-national-agriculture-livestock-and-fisheries-policy/ | 2024-04-13T18:44:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816832.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413180040-20240413210040-00814.warc.gz | 0.925581 | 167 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__14218263 | en | The Council Of Ministers approved St Maarten’s first ever National Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries policy presented by the Ministry of TEATT.
For years, BAPS has advocated and put the importance of agricultural development on the agenda for the Ministry. We also urged the Prime Minister to help develop sustainable agricultural production and to give it a prominent place in the ‘Landspakket Economische Ontwikkeling’.
The 10-year policy roadmap proposes renewed forms of agriculture towards sustainable food and land use systems, livestock and fisheries management including investments in key infrastructure for greater and more sustainable impact.
We call on the Ministry to enter into discussions with Farmers and Agri-entrepreneurs now in order to develop regulations in collaboration so that they can now further implement their plans to realize the necessary developments. | agronomy |
https://hydrogentechnologies.com.au/markets/soil/ | 2022-08-14T15:25:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00094.warc.gz | 0.952799 | 513 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__52462263 | en | Healthy soil is full of life and represents an ecosystem all of its own – it is not just carbon, minerals and matter. The logic behind the saying “a healthy gut results in a healthy human” can also be adequately applied to the theory of “healthy soil results in healthy plants”. The recipe of life has many facets and supplementing soil that is deficient in microbial life due to drought, heat or salinity issues can bring back life where hope was once lost. Great soil = great plants and an abundance of life – Poor soil = poor plants and limited life.
When it comes to soil, the mineral content and availability of trace elements is vitally important yes, but it is the ability for complementary life forms to be able to live in the soil that will ultimately determine potential. The right density, water absorption capacity, composting capabilities and the ability to breathe are all general concepts that we look for when determining soil health.
A substantial volume of evidence is proving that molecular hydrogen is able to assist with many aspects of plant growth, root development and stress responses due to the varying challenges it faces. Many of these challenges can be traced back to the soil, the microbial life within it, and the ability for that microbial life to produce hydrogen. Salinity for example creates an environment that is inhospitable for these microbes to live in, consequently reducing the plants access to the life giving by-product the soil microbes would normally provide. This in turn significantly hinders the ability of the plant to survive in these less favourable conditions.
For soil to be healthy enough to support the lives of the plants growing in it and of the animals that live on it, it is imperative that the essential gases of life can either be produced within the soil, or can at least be supplemented into it. Aerobic life must come from an aerobic environment and to think otherwise is fanciful. All life starts the same way with cells dividing and multiplying again and again, and if its environment is not able to support this process, then it will stress, abort, and die.
“Soil Health” can be characterised by its ability to create the sustainable aerobic environment, nutrients and gasses that support life. Our entire planet depends on this vital living system. It is the microbes in the soil that facilitate the processes required to create that environment and with the death of the microbes, as is the case with herbicide and pesticide usage, so to the death of the soil environment and virtually all that comes from it. | agronomy |
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In June 2003 the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment decided to commission TAB with a TA project on the subject of »Modern agricultural techniques and methods of production – economic and ecological potentials«. Based on a proposal made by the Committee for Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture as well as from suggestions made by TA rapporteurs, this TA project is to investigate what economic and ecological potentials could be achieved for sustainable agriculture through Precision Agriculture.
The report on »Precision Agriculture« forms the second part of the final report of the TA project on »Modern agricultural techniques and methods of production – economic and ecological potentials«. The partial report on » Alternative crop plants and methods of cultivation« has been presented.
The investigation of modern methods of agricultural production should be carried out on the one hand on the basis of technological developments in the Precision Agriculture sector, and on the other hand in the light of new developments in alternative crops and methods of cultivation. The purpose of the investigation is to work out political options for action in research and technology policy, ecological policy as well as the agricultural policy conditions.
Whereas with the use of alternative crop plants and methods of production the emphasis lies on the contribution made to the preservation of agricultural biodiversity, Precision Agriculture focuses on the management of fields, adapted to sites and crops as well as the new potentials involved, in order to reduce the environmental burdens caused by agricultural management measures – in particular through the need-based application of pesticides and fertilisers.
Definition and components
Precision Agriculture (PA) is an innovative information controlled management concept of crop production, based upon on various new or advanced technologies. These include in particular satellite-supported positioning systems, sensor technologies for data collection and geo-information systems. Using PA the existing, locally varying soil conditions and properties of crops can be recorded within an arable area. Based upon this information, analysed with special assessment systems, and with suitable agricultural equipment, plant cultivation measures are spatially and quantitatively more accurately applied than previously. Depending upon the temporal relationship between the collection of data, decision-making and management measures, PA procedures always differentiate between offline procedures (mapping approach), online procedures (sensor approach) and the combination of offline and online procedures (sensor approach with mapping overlay).
- In the off-line procedure there is no direct temporal relationship between collection of data, issuing the machine order and execution of the management measure. They can be implemented when the characteristics which the management measure is targeted to influence are relatively stable, such as fertilisation with phosphate. The collection of soil and crop data as well as their transformation into application maps has been extensively tested and is in principle ready to be put into practice. Limitations arise partially due to the work involved (e.g. when determining the incidence of weeds manually) or the costs incurred (e.g. for soil sampling and analysis). The decisive weaknesses of the off-line procedure lie with the extent of administration and analysis required for large amounts of data, with the interpretation of the data and making of decisions using rules or suitable models, as well as with the drawing up of application maps which are sufficiently accurate while remaining inexpensive to produce.
- On-line procedures are used when dealing with rapidly-varying production factors (e.g. the nitrogen requirements of crop plants) and a real-time execution of work is required. Thus the relevant characteristics (e.g. the nitrogen supply of crops) are recorded indirectly on the field on the basis of the optical, mechanical or biochemical properties of the crop, and appropriate measures linked to this (e.g. the application of nitrogenous fertiliser) are carried out immediately. The fundamental weaknesses of the on-line procedures are the sufficiently accurate and cost-effective collection of data using sensors, which is still very much in the research and development phase in many fields of application, and the insufficient consideration to date of influences which are independent of measures taken (e.g. soil moisture levels) and disturbance variables (e.g. light conditions). A further weakness is – as with the offline procedures – the partially insufficient accuracy or lack of plant cultivation rules for the interpretation of the sensor data collected and for the derivation of solid decision-making algorithms for the (semi)automatic transformation of sensor data into management measures.
Fields of application
Fields of application for information controlled crop production using PA can be found in all the main work stages of the agricultural production process. Other applications include satellite-supported automatic guidance systems with visual steering assistance or autopilot systems as well as the simplified, comprehensive and spatially as well as temporally differentiated documentation of measures carried out. For several work stages there are marketable procedures already available for implementing site specific management. These include site specific nitrogen fertilising with on-line approaches using optoelectronic sensors (e.g. Yara N-Sensor®) or the CROP Meter (also known as the pendulum sensor). The nitrogen sensor is used in Germany on about 400,000 ha – this is equivalent to approx. 3.4 % of the arable land – primarily in the new Federal States, however also to some extent in Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein.
Initial procedures for selective weed control have been developed to practical maturity. An example of this is the »seeing« field spray, which can recognise the species and quantity of weeds and grass weeds and can differentiate between these and crops, and is able to spray up to three different agents simultaneously as well as adjusting the amount sprayed to the intensity of infestation. The CROP Meter is suitable for the site specific application of fungicides (and also of growth regulators), as it can infer the necessity of treatment on the basis of indirect characteristics (crop density). Further sensor supported approaches for the indirect and direct recognition of fungal diseases are in development.
In the field of satellite-supported automatic guidance systems, various visual steering guidance as well as autopilot systems are on the market and further new developments are on the way. The large number of providers indicates that the advantages created by the thereby greatly reduced load on the driver, the additional work assignments possible (e.g. in the fog) as well as the potential reduction in costs (e.g. by avoiding overlapping when cultivating the soil) are of great interest to farmers.
Yield mapping is currently one of the most widely spread PA procedures; however it is more of a procedure for the extraction of site specific information rather than an actual application. It represents – in particular, if in future this is supplemented by the on-line ascertainment of the quality of the harvested crops by means of near infrared spectroscopy – a quality control system, which in combination with site specific management can make an optimisation of the production process possible. Positive effects can be achieved for classical row crops (e.g. maize) and high seed costs by using yield potential maps for site specific sowing. The widespread implementation of site specific sowing of grain – apart from in dry locations– is however rather doubtful due to its ability for tillering. Yet manufacturers of sowing machines still offer their machines equipped for PA.
Several other PA applications have also been developed to practical maturity, without a widespread implementation appearing likely to date. One of these is site specific basal dressing with phosphate and potassium. Sensor approaches currently being developed can contribute to the reduction of the current high costs required for soil sampling and soil analysis to a practical level. The advantageousness of the procedure is however difficult to evaluate due to the principle of stock fertilization applied to these nutrients. It could however gain in importance in future due to scarce and thereby increasingly expensive phosphate resources. Increasing interest could also derive from the use of PA for the regulation of soil acidification through site specific liming. There is a procedure for the site specific adaptation of the cultivation depth which is being marketed by a tool manufacturer. This PA technology has yet to play a role in practice, although it could well make significant fuel savings possible where the site heterogeneity is appropriate.
Organic farming also offers fields of application for PA. Of particular interest here are PA technologies for mechanical or thermal weed regulation and the site specific application of organic fertilisers – the site specific application of liquid manure is currently being tested in field trials financed by the German Environmental Foundation. The sensor controlled cycloid hoe is a PA application for weed regulation which has been developed to market maturity. On account of its high cost and inadequate striking force it has admittedly not yet achieved commercial production. The use of PA for site specific harvesting (e.g. of quality grain) as well as for the documentation of operational measures also presents attractive options for organic farming. Further statements on PA applications in organic farming can be found in TAB Background Paper No. 12 (»Status of and prospects for the use of modern agricultural technology in organic farming«).
Status of research
Numerous universities and private companies are engaged in research on PA in Germany. Various successful integrated projects have been completed over the past few years and several new projects started (e.g. the Federal Ministry of Education and Research integrated project preagro II). Projects on PA have also been sponsored over the past few years on a European level; however the resources deployed were on the whole relatively modest. Outside Europe intensive research with varying emphases is conducted on occasion. Whereas in the USA a reduction in the use of pesticides and fertilisers has been in the foreground, in Japan the expectation is that PA will contribute to correcting structural problems in agriculture.
PA applications are considered to be efficient when the additional proceeds brought about through savings in capital and higher yields exceed the additional expenditure necessary for the acquisition and use of the PA technology. While the costs for the collection of data and decision models as well as the application and navigation technology are known and can be relatively accurately calculated, the benefits of PA procedures can only be roughly estimated, as they are dependent upon various factors, some of which cannot be influenced (e.g. weather patterns) and the effects to be expected turn out differently according to the cultivation step, the field internal site heterogeneity, the crop cultivated and the intensity of production.
Through site specific nitrogen fertilising, the mineral fertiliser expense on heterogeneous fields can be reduced by about 7 % or 14 kg N/ha on average, with yields remaining constant or up to 6 % higher. Savings in the application of fertiliser are also possible in the area of basal dressing and liming, however the effects on yield are not worthy of mention. The application of PA also brings about positive results in plant protection: When applying herbicides an average of about 50 % of the amount spread (a span of 10 to 90 %) can be saved. Likewise when applying fungicides using the CROP Meter, savings of the order of 10 to 20 % seem achievable; similar figures hold true for the application of growth regulators. There are indications of considerable savings to be made in fuel consumption with site specific soil treatment. Site specific sowing can produce positive effects (same yield with a reduced sowing intensity) with row crops (e.g. maize). There are no results so far available as to the economic effects of a visually supporting or automatic guidance system. It can however be assumed, that capital savings are possible through the reduction of commonly occurring overlaps when cultivating the soil and applying organic fertiliser.
As the efficiency of site specific measures is dependent on the respective conditions of production, they cannot easily be generalised. In principle however it can be said, that PA applications reach the efficiency threshold sooner, the larger the agricultural areas cultivated, and the more heterogeneous the site conditions are. Currently the site specific application of nitrogen und phosphate as well as of herbicides and growth regulators in winter wheat is only considered efficient, when notable capital savings are made or investment costs for PA applications (or data collection) are considerably reduced and areas of usage comprising several hundred hectares per year are achieved. In comparison to this the average agricultural farm in Germany encompasses an area of only about 50 hectares. For small operational agricultural areas the economical use of PA procedures is only possible if machine employment is organised at an extra-farm level.
The PA procedures primarily used in practice are surveying, soil sampling and yield mapping, all procedures which serve the acquisition of information. In contrast to this, PA procedures which convert the information acquired into site specific management measures (e.g. site specific nitrogen fertilising) are much less frequently used. Guidance systems based upon satellite-supported positioning systems are already used by every fourth PA user (with private contractors it is every second PA user).
PA is used in particular by young, well-trained farmers with above-average sized agricultural areas as well as in cross-farm forms of management (e.g. machinery co-operatives). The average PA user farm size is between 1,080 ha (2001) and 904 ha (2005). The fundamental reasons for use are expected gains in knowledge about the production sites and greater reliability when making decisions as well as economic motives. Most farmers do not however expect an increase in profits until after an induction and application phase of five to ten years. The vast majority of farmers do not currently intend to invest in PA, which is hardly surprising given the difficult and unstable business environment in agriculture, which in general does not provide a favourable climate for new investments. The negative attitude towards PA has its roots in insufficient knowledge of the effects of PA as well as in a lack of concrete recommendations for its implementation. Further acceptance barriers are a lack of technical norms for equipment interfaces, concerns regarding the functionality and reliability of the technology and misgivings as regards the time required for initial training, management tasks and further training. These insecurities give rise to the situation that when new acquisitions are made the choice falls first on those procedures and technologies with which the most powerful and rapid cuts in production costs are achieved with the least possible work involved. The additional proceeds in PA are in contrast rather difficult to estimate and initially linked to a considerable amount of management requiring a reasonably good understanding of information technology.
Ecologically positive effects can be achieved with various PA applications. Fertiliser savings can be normally made through differentiated mineral nitrogen fertilising while achieving constant or even higher yields. Positive environmental effects can also be achieved through site specific soil treatment and sowing due to the associated reduction of fuel and seed consumption. The largest reductions in amounts used result from the differentiated application of pesticides. The amounts applied – particularly with herbicides – can be reduced by half on average. The use of PA for combating weeds and fungus infestations can also contribute to an improvement in the effectiveness of resistance management, as this would make a spatially differentiated application of agents possible within the fields.
In principle PA technologies can also be used to perform services to help protect species and biotopes in the agricultural landscape, for example through the targeted omission of sensitive areas when applying pesticides in order to protect local biotopes in the agricultural landscape, the consideration of special habitat requirements and the compliance with restrictions in use (e.g. distance requirements near running waters).
The classification of PA in the context of sustainable development in agriculture shows that PA can make certain contributions to the achievement of different ecological sustainability goals. Thus it is possible to reduce local nitrogen or phosphate surpluses through mineral fertilisation with PA. However consideration must be given to the fact that the area specific nitrogen and phosphorous balances of purely cropping farms are predominantly even whereas the problems of extremely high nitrogen and phosphorous levels occur particularly in areas with regionally concentrated livestock levels and large volumes of farmyard manure. PA procedures for applying organic fertilisers are still being developed and will not change the cause of the problem, which is in particular the result of regionally concentrated intensive livestock breeding.
The high reduction potentials when using PA for plant protection show that PA can contribute to the achievement of the goal decided upon by the Conference of Agriculture Ministers in March 2005 of reducing the expenditure on pesticides by 15 % over the next ten years. As the total amount of pesticides applied in Germany is determined by grain cultivation (on 59 % of arable land), this contribution may turn out to be relatively modest if PA procedures are not developed for the management of pesticides in grain. It is true that procedures have been developed in research for site specific herbicide applications in grain; these are however not yet ready to be put into practice.
Through the use of PA in soil management, fuel consumption and the risk of soil erosion or compaction could be reduced in principle, and thereby contributions made to the achievement of important sustainability goals. When compared with alternative procedures, such as conservative soil management, the effects of the use of PA on spatially differentiated soil management would however be significantly lower. However it is still unclear as to whether certain of the positive effects of conservative soil management (e.g. the enhancement of soil fertility) could be improved through the use of PA.
A further sustainability goal is the preservation of the diversity of species in the agricultural landscape. As the use of PA can be used to – in the sense of plot management also virtually – enlarge the fields, this could have undesirable effects on the preservation of flora and fauna in the agricultural landscape. It would be technically feasible to identify local areas in the agricultural landscape which are worthy of protection and to cultivate them restrictively using PA or to take them out of use completely. Using PA for protecting biotopes fails in practice, because it is methodically difficult to allocate specific protection goals to individual lots. Appropriate simple classification systems for agricultural practice are currently being tested. The question which arises here however, is whether there are not simpler and less expensive ways (e.g. special agrarian environmental programmes) to achieve the goals of increased biotope diversity and occurrence of species in the agriculturally used landscape.
As far as the ecological dimension of sustainable agriculture is concerned, it can be summarised that PA does have various potentials for environmental relief, but that these are limited: First of all the PA technology necessary for extensive use is not yet available (e.g. PA procedures are missing for herbicide applications in grain, the most important crop plant in Germany); secondly PA procedures are in competition with other technologies (e.g. procedures for conservative soil management) or cultivation methods (e.g. organic farming); and thirdly the existing sustainability deficits in agriculture can only be partially remedied through the use of modern technology (e.g. nutrient surpluses due to regionally concentrated intensive livestock breeding).
If the economic effects of PA are considered, it can be viewed rather critically as regards sustainability, as PA applications – like so many technologies which improve efficiency – could well result in a long-term loss of jobs. As the use of PA becomes more economical with the increase in farm size, the increased use of this technology may also lead to an acceleration of the structural change in agriculture. Over the next few years PA procedures will lead initially to an increase in the amount of management required and thus in the medium-term to somewhat higher staff requirements, at the least on a level comparable with the standard cultivation of agricultural land. In addition the requirements connected with PA applications for vocational training and further training capacities as well as »IT support«, should result in positive employment effects both in agriculture and in the service sector.
The positive contributions to an ecologically sustainable agriculture and for the safeguarding and improvement of jobs in agriculture and in the rural area linked to the use of PA are likely to prove rather modest, if nothing changes within the business environment or no special incentives for the use of PA in practice are created, because otherwise only a rather low diffusion of PA applications can be assumed in future. How large the contributions are PA could make towards the achievement of a sustainable agriculture overall, depends among other things on the extent of the existing field internal site heterogeneities on the agriculturally used land, the crops planted and the intensity of production; no investigations have been made to date this however.
Possibilities for action research and development
In spite of previous research efforts there are still various unsolved technical, specialist and methodical challenges to the current developments in technology for site specific crop farming which are obstructing the rapid and widespread introduction of PA into practice. There is a particular need for research in the development of on-line procedures for simplified soil analysis, because this would result in improvements in the efficiency of site specific basal dressing. As far as the further development of sensor systems for site specific nitrogen fertilising is concerned, it seems advisable to place the emphasis on the development of procedures for plant parameters which are ascertainable with sensors that take into consideration disturbance variables (e.g. light conditions) and other influences (e.g. soil moisture levels, fungus infestations). There is a need for research in the area of plant protection in order to develop suitable, cost-effective sensors, which on the one hand can differentiate between crops and weeds in the row and on the other hand between weeds and grass weeds sufficiently reliably. Suitable systems are currently being developed, but they are not yet ready as herbicide applications for the market. In order to also be able to use PA procedures for the selective combating of crop diseases in future, procedures for the explicit and cost-effective, automated recognition of fungus infestations in their initial stages and practicable decision models for the application of fungicides would need to be developed.
Organic farming will be able to profit in certain application fields from PA research, which currently is predominantly oriented towards the requirements of conventional agriculture. Conversely however, conventional agriculture could also benefit from PA research which takes into account the concerns of organic cultivation. This is particularly true in the case of PA applications for mechanical weed regulation and for the application of fertilisers.
To improve the transformation of the soil and plant parameters recorded using PA procedures into site specific management measures, the further development of models for decision-making and of algorithms for controlling the application technology would be desirable. There is a need for further research to determine whether PA is a suitable tool for meeting the comprehensive and continually increasing legal obligations of accountability and recording in agriculture efficiently.
Possibilities for action sustainability and follow-up analyses
So as to be able to make more reliable statements as to the potential contribution of PA to achieving sustainability goals, analyses are necessary in order to assess in which regions of Germany PA could be practically implemented on the basis of field internal site heterogeneities and corresponding farm structures. There is also a need for research in the development of scenarios for the use of PA (in Germany and in the EU) under future agricultural policy conditions and for the assessment of the economical, agrarian structural, ecological and social consequences connected with this on a sectoral level. The fundamental problem with sustainability assessments of agricultural measures in contrast is non-PA specific and a general research desideratum: There is a need for further development of appropriate parameters, goals and indicators to measure sustainable economic and social development in agriculture.
Influence of agricultural policy on the diffusion of PA
The liberalisation of agricultural markets and the complete decoupling of direct subsidies from production tend to result in the prices for agricultural products falling and partly in lower operating incomes while at the same time the prices for resources are rising. In this increasingly difficult economic environment, farmers are interested in opening up new, more lucrative markets (e.g. the production of bioenergy) as well as in technologies and procedures which lead to reductions in production costs or an increase in output and thus to an improvement in efficiency. With this background many farms are currently refraining from investing in new technologies such as PA, as these require additional capital expenditure and initially an increase in management and can only conditionally contribute to a rapid improvement of the operating income.
However the use of PA as an IT-based agricultural management system may attract greater interest in future, because PA can be called upon for the fulfilment of ever more extensive and potentially ever increasing documentation obligations and because potentials for cost reductions and productivity increases can be identified and implemented using PA. In addition PA technologies could also be integrated in labour-saving, more extensive methods of production (e.g. site specific cultivation intensity or depth using conservative soil management), which could lead to economic benefits for large farms in particular if cost prices remain sufficiently low. If PA technologies were also offered in future, which guaranteed an automation of PA specific work processes as far as possible, these technologies could also be of interest from an economic viewpoint for more agricultural farms under increasing pressure to produce efficiently at the same time as the requirements relating to environmental protection and the documentation of agricultural production processes are growing.
Possibilities for action diffusion of PA
Knowledge of PA should be firmly fixed both in the Master Craftsman’s training and in courses at colleges and universities. There is also a need for the promotion of knowledge about PA in the area of agricultural consultation and further training. The diffusion of PA could e.g. be promoted with an investment grant for innovative methods of production. Furthermore the propagation and long-term establishment of PA applications could be promoted both through measures to make environmentally harmful means of production (e.g. mineral nitrogen fertiliser) more expensive as well as through appropriate provisions on the handling of these resources or on the spatially and temporally differentiated documentation of measures carried out. | agronomy |
https://thedailywildlife.com/camel-dung-use/ | 2024-02-23T12:52:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474412.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20240223121413-20240223151413-00694.warc.gz | 0.949741 | 2,187 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__172424009 | en | The first recorded use of animal manure was in Egypt at around 3000 BC where they used it as a fertilizer on their fields.
Greeks and Romans were the ones to follow and used it to improve their harvests and to produce summer vegetables during winter.
Manures have been used since the dawn of civilization until the rise of chemical fertilizers in the 1940s.
And similar to almost all animals, camels do poop. They will excrete waste from their bodies in a form of dung.
In this article, we will look deeper into the use of camel dung, how it looks, and its flammability characteristics.
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What Is Camel Dung?
Camel dung (or camel manure) is a solid by-product of a camel’s body that can be used as a valuable source of nutrients for crops and grasslands. It mostly consists of the animal’s feces.
Simply said, camel dung is a tidy word for an untidy matter – camel poop.
Farmers will usually say camel manure when they talk about the animal’s dung.
What Does Camel Dung Look Like?
Camel’s dung looks like dry, neat, and round balls. In a healthy camel, these balls of poop will be as round as chestnuts or apples. It can have a dark yellow or brown color.
If a camel is not properly hydrated, these dung pellets shrink and are smaller in size.
Why Is Camel Dung Hard And Dry?
In order to conserve water, camels will excrete dung that is extremely hard and dry. Their intestines will reabsorb as much water from the food that is being digested as possible, resulting in dry feces.
A camel is a Xerocole.
Xerocole are animals that live in arid desert environments and produce concentrated excretion (i.e. urine and feces) to conserve water.
Temperatures during the day in deserts can reach an average of 100 degrees F (38 degrees C).
And as there is basically no water to be found for miles, camels had to adapt their bodies to lose as little water as possible from their bodies.
Their light fur can reflect sun rays, their thick wooly fur prevents heat from reaching the skin and making the animal sweat less, their special nostrils and long nasal passages reduce water loss through breathing, and their kidneys produce highly concentrated urine that is very thick and salty.
Preventing water loss via their feces is the next logical thing to do.
A camel’s three-chambered stomach allows the animal to take as most nutrients and water as possible from the plant before excreting it.
Camel Dung Uses
Throughout history, camel dung was used as an organic fertilizer, fuel, and probiotic for the treatment of dysentery. Because of its fiber-rich content, camel dung can be used for the decomposition of organic compounds spilled within the soil/water and can also combat desertification and fix sand dunes.
1. Camel Dung As Organic Fertilizer
Camel manure can be used as an organic fertilizer as it was shown that it is a good source of carbon, nitrogen, ammonia, and other valuable nutrients required for agricultural crops to grow.
Compared to a cow, a goat, and a buffalo, the camel has the least carbon (C) in its manure.
The order goes (from low to high): camel – buffalo – goat – cow.
Higher concentrations of carbon make plants more productive as it increases the rate of photosynthesis.
When it comes to nitrogen (N), a camel has a higher amount than a goat.
The order goes: goat – camel – cow – buffalo.
Nitrogen is primarily responsible for vegetative growth, as it is involved in creating food for the plant through photosynthesis.
Fresh camel manure has lower phosphorus (P) concentration than composted camel manure.
Fresh manure only had more P than goat manure ( the order was: goat – camel – buffalo – cow).
But when it comes to composted one, the camel has more than all the other animals.
The order is: goat – buffalo – cow – camel.
Phosphorus helps a plant convert other nutrients into usable building blocks with which to grow.
Fresh manure potassium (K) levels were 10.1 for buffalo, 9.8 for camel, 9.2 for cow, 10.2 (g kg-1) for goat manure.
After composting the values were 6.6, 7.8, 7.6, 6.4, and 7.5 (g kg-1) respectively.
Potassium helps strengthen plants’ abilities to resist disease and has an important role in increasing crop yields and overall quality.
When it comes to pH value, fresh camel manure has a value of 8.6, while compost has 8.5.
In parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan, because of good amounts of nutrients, camel manure is used in the small-scale farming system as a fertilizer for the garden, Pomegranate, and grape trees.
2. Camel Dung As A Fuel
Because of its high cellulose content, camel dung is highly flammable, burns well, and can be used as a fueling agent.
When mixed with coal, camel dung can be used for heating.
A factory in the United Arab Emirates that is using camel dung as fuel calculated that 4409.25 lbs of camel poop can replace 2204 lbs of coal (2 tonnes can replace 1 ton of coal).
That means a lot less emission of greenhouse gasses and a lesser effect on climate change.
For centuries, Bedouins of the Arabian Peninsula used camel dung for heating.
Even today, in some rural communities people still use camel dung as fuel, as it can burn after only a few minutes, compared to cow dung that needs a couple of days to dry.
In China, livestock manure is also being used in terms of energy and heat for biogas production.
One study has calculated that the average activation energy values of camel dung were between 162 and 172 KJ/mol. As a comparison, horse litter has an activation energy of 149 – 200.2 KJ/mol, while coal has it between 158 and 240 Kj/mol.
3. Camel Dung As A First Probiotic
Back in the 1940s, German scientists managed to isolate Bacillus subtilis, a bacteria found in camel dung that helps with the treatment of dysentery.
During their quest in Africa in the 1940s, German soldiers were severely suffering from dysentery.
The Nazi Medical Corps was brought to cure this issue, and what they discovered was connected to the local population and their camels.
Whenever some of the nomads had stomach issues, they would just follow around camels and wait for them to defecate.
As soon as the animal did so, the person (warning) would consume feces straight from the fresh steaming pile.
The Germans later discovered that this fresh poop was rich in Bacillus subtilis, a bacteria that has positive benefits for human stomach flora.
Bacillus subtilis secrete antibiotics that destroy different microbes, including the ones that cause dysentery.
The Nazi Medical staff did not want their soldiers to eat camel dung, so they cultured large amounts of B. subtilis in vats and fed the broth from the cultures to the troops.
Ever since this German experiment with camel dung, this bacteria has been used in the same way as an antidysenteric cure.
4. Camel Dung As A Bomb
During WW2, the Allies also used camel dung to destroy German tanks and stop their progress.
The Germans thought it would be good luck to run over the dung with tanks.
After all, it did help them with their stomach issues.
Allies were quick to notice that and started hiding bombs into camel-dropping piles.
A German tank driver would go over the dung with his vehicle, and the Allies would just detonate the hidden explosive.
They would even go one step further with their deceit and even put tire track marks in their fake dung piles to trick the luck-seeking tank drivers.
5. Camel Dung For Soil Filtration
In South America, particularly Bolivia, the dung of a New-world’s camel, the llama, is used to neutralize acidic, metal-laden water due to manure being a great filtration agent.
What allows that is the high fiber contents of the dung.
How Much Dung Does A Camel Produce?
A camel will usually produce between 24.2 lbs (11 kg) and 37.5 lbs (17 kg) of manure a day, depending on size, food, and hydration levels.
A well-fed camel weighing about 1322 lbs (600 kg) will produce 33-37.5 lbs (15-17kg) of manure a day, while a dehydrated, drought-regular camel will produce less, around 24.2 lbs (11 kg).
In this article, we covered the use of camel dung, how it looks, and the amount of dung camels produce.
Camel dung/manure is used as an organic fertilizer rich in nutrients, as a fuel due to its high cellulose and highly flammable nature, it was used as an antibiotic to cure dysentery in WW2, and as a soil filter for land with high acidity.
We hope you learned more about the camels’ droppings, their properties, and their thermal behavior.
The History Of Compost, Texas Organic
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Abdel-Rahman, Eitimad Hashim, Fawzia Saleh Alzahrani, and Abdel Moneim El Hadi Sulieman. “Potential of camel dung as promising organic manure in Saudi Arabia.” Advancements in Life Sciences 7.4 (2020): 202-207. | agronomy |
https://abbeydeland.com/2018/02/20/ecologic-organic-food-worth-it/ | 2024-03-01T09:39:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947475238.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20240301093751-20240301123751-00409.warc.gz | 0.952487 | 738 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__32558129 | en | Organic food is becoming increasingly popular. The activism of celebrities like Michelle Obama, Gwyneth Paltrow or Chef Jaime Oliver has been an example for many people concerned about their health and also about the environment.
A consumption increasing day by day
The figures show that the message has taken hold: in the United Kingdom, the demand for organic food has increased by 7% in particular and exceeds 15% in the restaurant sector, according to The Guardian. In Spain, one third of the population consumes organic food, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAFE). But they also have more followers among those with a good socioeconomic level; just take a look around the Upper East Side and Upper West Side. Those are two of New York’s wealthiest neighborhoods and where you can find the shops with the most variety of organic products.
An analysis of MAFE reveals that the main reason for Spaniards to consume organic food is the concern for healthy living. This is followed by the desire to avoid products that have received chemical pesticides and fertilizers. Moreover, the interest in nature conservation coincide with interests of consumers in other countries.
However, science is not unanimous about the true impact of organic food on human health, so the decision to eat organic is ultimately purely personal. Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition at the American university and one of the most authoritative voices in the field, acknowledges, telling The New York Times, that organic food is more expensive.
Which ecological products are best for us?
If the higher price and the lack of confirmation of the scope on human health have not diverted us from the decision to fill the refrigerator with organic products, the logical thing is to give priority to the foods of daily consumption. Take your shopping cart and in case of doubt, please use the following list:
Oranges: juicy food
Fruits and vegetables represent 37% of organic food consumption and, among them, oranges are the most demanded. The ecological navel variety contain 5% more pulp (they provide more fiber to the diet). They are more juicy than those of conventional production and are also rich in essential oils. Furthermore, organic oranges also contain 10% more vitamin C than conventional ones.
Beef and chicken meat: longer shelf life
Animal welfare is not the only reason for choosing to buy organic meat. Organic production implies pharmaceuticals are eliminated, which forces the producer to know how to manage disease prevention practices very well.
Eggs: for animal welfare
At the moment, there is no scientific evidence to support the fact that the consumption of organic eggs is better from a nutritional point of view. Although society believes that the taste of organic eggs is different and better. This has not been scientifically proven. The only difference is in the chicken’s living conditions (caged, released or semi-freedom).
Fish: lower risk of parasites
Ecological fish has the advantage of being free of chemicals, heavy metals, antibiotics and other medicines. The advantages of traceability are the lower risk of containing parasites. Traditional fishing is known where it lands but not if it has been given chemicals to conserve it.
Olive oil: even better for cardiovascular health
Extra virgin olive oil obtained by conventional methods is an extraordinary product. However organic production further improves the composition of fatty acids. In the fatty acid fraction, the genetic factor is one of the most influential factors. In other words, an oil from an apicual tree will have a very different composition from a hojiblanca tree, and this is genetically marked.
If you want to know more about ecological matters, you can read the linked articles. | agronomy |
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MARCH – APRIL – MAY
- These months are the slowing down months. When the growth period of summer, changes over to the start of the flowering period and the preparation for the coming of winter.
- You need to start changing your fertiliser, from the higher Nitrogen type, to the higher Potash/Potassium. This changeover is done during the month of March. Remember the equinox is on the 22nd March. (Equal hours of day and night). I start mixing the two types of fertilisers on the 1st March, decreasing the high nitrogen type and slowing increasing the high potash/potassium, 50% of each is reached about the 15th March. Full change over occurs by the end of March.
- Your watering program will become longer between waters, 2/3 days at the beginning of March, to 4/5 days at the end of May.
- Fertilising is now every second watering ( starting at 4/6 days extending to 8/10 days) at half strength. DON’T FORGET THE SEASOL for the coming winter, use at normal strength. Try to keep the fertilisers within the following ranges: N 8/10 P 8/12; K14/16. Plus trace elements.
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https://long.house.gov/news/email/show.aspx?ID=YNHXKYU2U3CLS | 2019-11-19T22:34:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496670268.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20191119222644-20191120010644-00300.warc.gz | 0.955297 | 654 | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-47__0__191461225 | en | So far, the only thing that the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands has reserved is the money authorized to go to farmers and ranchers. The refrain in the 1960s was, “What if they gave a war and nobody came?” The refrain today is “What if they gave a program for farmers and ranchers and nobody came? Right now, that's exactly what's happening because farmers and ranchers don't seem to know this program exists or understand what it has to offer. Farmers are famously independent and don’t want bureaucrats in Washington telling them what they can or can’t do with their land. This is a “grasslands” program but guess what, you can do whatever you want with your grass, mow it, hay it or pasture it. The only thing you can’t do is till. Hopefully, by the end of my column, more will understand the benefits and take advantage of this positive financial opportunity.
The CRP Grasslands, previously known as the Grasslands Reserve Program, is one of many conservation programs that fall under CRP. Administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA), this program is a land retirement program that allows farmers and ranchers to voluntarily offer their land to agricultural producers for conservation. The goal of this program is to conserve land while supporting grazing operations.
The USDA and FSA compensate farmers and ranchers who take part in this program. Under the CRP Grasslands, participants receive annual payments as well as cost-share assistance during their contract, which can last between 14 and 15 years. Rental payments are given to farmers and ranchers who abide by an approved CRP conservation plan and cost-share assistance for those who take part in approved practices such as grazing, producing hay, mowing and harvesting for seed production.
As beneficial as this program is, many farmers nationwide are unaware of it. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN) joined me for my annual agricultural tour on August 23 and explained the program to attendees. Chairman Peterson, along with Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK), worked hard to get this in the latest Farm Bill that is now law.
After the agriculture tour, it became a top priority of mine to ensure farmers and ranchers in Missouri's 7th Congressional District are aware of the programs available to them and how to apply for these programs. If you're a farmer or rancher and want to learn more about the CRP Grasslands, visit https://bit.ly/2syYR5N, or to contact your local FSA or USDA center, visit https://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app.
For more information on my activities in our district and in Washington, I encourage you to follow my Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Rep.Billy.Long and my Twitter page at https://twitter.com/USRepLong. You can also subscribe to my weekly newsletter, "Long's Short Report," by visiting https://longforms.house.gov/newsletter-and-email-updates-form | agronomy |
http://www.projectphxhome.com/2014/04/time-in-garden.html | 2017-05-23T03:08:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-22/segments/1495463607325.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20170523025728-20170523045728-00464.warc.gz | 0.961076 | 217 | CC-MAIN-2017-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-22__0__6328177 | en | The days are getting longer and warmer and we are spending more time outside planting and watering. Max loves gardening and heads straight for the raised beds as soon as we get outside. He thinks he's pulling the weeds and helping me out by covering the plants in dirt. It's pretty nice having such a great helper! Seriously, sometimes I can't believe I get to be his Mommy.
We've planted watermelon, cantaloupe, lots of tomatoes, kale, lettuce, green and yellow squash, bell peppers, red peppers and strawberries. I can't wait for this seasons harvest. I'm already collecting recipes on Pinterest.
I collected these branches from my Mom at Sweet Life Garden. They are from her peach trees and will support the tomato plants and sunflowers that we started from seed.
This is my herb box. It's full or parsley, rosemary, mint and dill.
The Florida Prince peach tree has a ton of these beautiful little fruits. I am counting the days until I can make cobblers and some peach ice cream. | agronomy |
http://www.njv.com.fj/namosi-farmers-supply-njv-camp/ | 2022-08-19T23:19:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573849.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819222115-20220820012115-00154.warc.gz | 0.923429 | 251 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__25322273 | en | Farmers within Tikina Namosi, Namosi province have recommenced the supply of root crops and vegetables to the Namosi Joint Venture (NJV) Waisoi camp after a lapse of more than a year.
The first weighing and sale of root crops was conducted at Namosi village last week witnessed by the Tikina Namosi Landowners Committee (TNLC), NJV and Government officials represented by the Roko Tui Namosi and local agriculture officers.
NJV purchased 107 kg of dalo and 135 kg of cassava from the local farmers – with sales expected to pick up as the project proceeds.
Community coordinator for the supply of root crops Lasaro Dau Snr thanked the NJV for the renewed venture saying it was an opportunity for villagers to generate income.
NJV’s kitchen supervisor Maria Samuels and Acting Site Superintendent Ben Hastings both vouched for the quality and size of the root crops purchased – with Mr. Hastings commenting on the great cassava pudding (vakalavalava) he enjoyed.
NJV Country Manager Greg Morris said: “We look forward to continuing and expanding this business opportunity with the community.†| agronomy |
http://adra.tl/about/abouttimor/natural-resources/ | 2018-02-17T23:10:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891808539.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20180217224905-20180218004905-00545.warc.gz | 0.957987 | 522 | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-09__0__234240009 | en | Environment and natural resources are particularly important for the development of East Timor. East Timor is relatively poor as mentioned above, however endowed with natural resources apart from the oil and gas reserves of the Timor Sea. Anderson and Deutsch (2001) note that oil and gas are amongst the few high value natural resources that can be exploited for economic purposes, with the Timor Sea thought to be one of the world’s 20 richest oil deposits.
Fishery stocks that are poorly regulated and managed may also comprise an important economic resource. UN (2000) concluded that East Timor’s marine ecosystem, if used in a sustainable fashion,
has considerable potential to support economic development and sustain the population, thereby contributing to poverty reduction. Fisheries development is currently guided by a Strategic Plan formulated by the Department of Fisheries and Marine Environment (FME) (UN, 2001). Strategies must recognize these limitations, but must seek to develop sustainable domestic capabilities that optimize natural resources while also protecting the natural environment.
East Timor’s economy is largely agricultural and a society which is largely agrarian. However, East Timor is a mountainous country that is less than ideal for agricultural production. Its soils are derived from limestone and metamorphosed marine clays and are, consequently, generally of low fertility. The generally steep terrain, shallow soils and heavy rainfall events during the wet season, render many parts of East Timor very prone to erosion. Deforestation and grazing often adds to the problems of loss of topsoil. Ongoing erosion causes sedimentation of rivers, reservoirs and near-shore marine areas (World Bank, 1999).
Data collected by the IMF (2005) from the poverty assessment undertaken in 2001 showed that agriculture is the main source of income in 94% of the rural areas and that 97% of the cultivable area have farms, and that 57% have some irrigation. It was also found that the crops produced were predominantly used for self-consumption (subsistence), with less than 20% of the villages selling most of their rice or maize. Consequently, it appears that there is little surplus agricultural production in the nation. The cash income of farm families in 2002 was generated mainly by the sale of chickens, pigs, eggs and some vegetables (IMF, 2005). Coffee for export is the main cash crop and engages over one-quarter of Timor-Leste farming households. Like other crops, coffee is grown with limited inputs and modern techniques.
From INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PAPER for Concept of Community Development by Luc Sabot | agronomy |
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https://www.visit-andalucia.com/organic-garden-andalucia-annual-herbs/ | 2023-09-23T15:29:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506481.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923130827-20230923160827-00145.warc.gz | 0.962332 | 798 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__320384821 | en | Growing garlic, parsley, basil, coriander, dill, borage and other annual herbs in an organic garden in Andalucia
By Nick Nutter | Updated 30 Sep 2022 | Andalucia | Organic Garden | Login to add to YOUR Favourites or Read LaterThis article has been visited 5,300 times
Borage with hen
All the annual herbs can be grown from seed sown directly into the soil. All do best in well prepared, composted, well-drained, soil. Keep the soil damp until the seedlings are well established.
In Andalucia you should be able to start sowing the seeds in early March.
Parsley is everyone’s favourite herb. It will thrive for two years or longer but is often treated as an annual. Some gardeners maintain that the flavour is best in the first year. There are two types of parsley, flat leafed and curly. Some say that flat leaf is tastier than curly but then curly is more decorative on the plate. Grow both and decide which you prefer.
Italian basil is the taste of summer. Slightly anise in flavour, it goes well with tomatoes, salads and in pesto. Italian basil is the broad-leafed kind. Greek basil has a similar taste but has small leaves. Basil originated in Africa and came to the Mediterranean via the Middle East and Asia. It likes it hot so sow in full sun towards the end of March and keep the roots moist. Other types, such as Thai or Asian basil, have a more clove-like taste, small leaves, and are suitable for all Asian recipes.
Where would we be without garlic? Ideally, garlic cloves are planted in the autumn. They develop a strong root system over the winter that then supports the rapid leaf growth needed to form large bulbs. Cultivated bulbs are available in the autumn from garden centres. In spring though you will have to buy untreated bulbs from a market stall. Split the bulb into its separate cloves and plant them ten cms apart with the tip of the clove just showing. The bulbs will be ready in the autumn. They will not be as large as autumn sown garlic but will be perfectly acceptable. Split a few bulbs straight away and plant the cloves. You will now be in the garlic growing cycle. Just picked garlic is wonderfully soft and juicy. The juice is slightly sticky, with a robust yet sweet garlic flavour. Dry bulbs in the sun until the stem is withered and then string them together. If kept in a dry, dark, cool place they will keep until your next crop is ready. Check periodically that the bulbs are still firm. Discard any that go soft.
Coriander is a member of the carrot family, essential in many Moroccan, Middle Eastern, Indian and Asian dishes. Sow the seeds thickly, as you would grass, and keep moist. Sow in succession every month until June for a supply from May to September. Get more value from your coriander by using the finely chopped stalks in cooking and the leaves in salads and as a garnish.
In the right ground, Dill will grow to one metre in height. It has attractive, feathery, foliage, very similar to fennel to which it is related. The slightly tangy leaves and stem are good with tomatoes, potatoes, fish and eggs. Dill will self-seed so, with an annual top dressing of compost, will look after itself.
Borage on the left
Finally, Borage, but only if you have the space. This is another herb that will self-seed. The hairy leaves taste like cucumber, but its main value is its decorative, edible, flowers that are loved by bees (and chickens) and its efficacy as an accelerator on the compost heap. | agronomy |
https://foragedfoods.co.uk/roots-tubers/ | 2024-02-27T06:47:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474671.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20240227053544-20240227083544-00884.warc.gz | 0.900883 | 286 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__14387779 | en | Forage for Roots and Tubers: Discover Delicious and Nutritious Wild Foods!
Get ready to explore the tasty world of roots and tubers! Foraging for wild roots and tubers can be a fun and rewarding way to connect with nature and discover flavours you’ve never tasted before. From the starchy, nutty flavour of wild yams to the earthy sweetness of wild carrots, there are plenty of delicious options to be found.
Our guides below will teach you the basics of root and tuber foraging, including how to identify edible species like the (unsurprisingly) nutty-flavoured groundnut or the versatile wild onion. We’ll also share tips on when and where to find these wild foods, and how to harvest and prepare them for eating.
Foraging for roots and tubers isn’t just about finding tasty and nutritious food – it’s also a great way to deepen your understanding of the natural world and the ecosystems around you. By foraging, you can gain a greater appreciation for the biodiversity and ecology of your local area. And if you need help why not look for a forager near you using our Forager Directory.
So why not grab a digging tool and head out into the wild? With our guides on this page, you’ll be well on your way to discovering the delicious and nutritious treasures hidden beneath the ground. | agronomy |
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As warnings emerge of an impending 250 million-strong COVID-19-induced famine, a moment of reckoning for our global food system is approaching. An inefficient, wasteful and unsustainable system which, according to the experts, verges on collapse, just like our health systems have proved during the pandemic.
It is not a matter of if, but when. And as complicated and political an issue as food security might be, the outcome of a crisis in our food system would actually be very simple: we will go hungry, and within a matter of weeks we risk social collapse, war, and for many of us, extinction. If humans can have such devastating wars over fossil fuel, then we can expect a war of monumental proportions over who gets control of the food production systems of the world. Climate change impacts on food production and the bickering between countries over water resources are just the first signs of a global food system becoming increasingly unstable.
But the impending food crisis would not simply be the result of just one or two things having gone wrong. It would be the cumulative outcome of how we have been managing our food systems since the invention of agriculture, and upon which we have built our entire civilisation. Before the industrial revolution, this planet used to be our thriving vegetable garden. Now this garden is faltering because of our mismanagement. Humans are just really bad “gardeners”, even though they invented agriculture. This is the story of how we ruined the only garden we ever had.
Too many people
There are too many mouths to feed, many more than when we started inhabiting the garden called Earth. We may have added floors to the house to accommodate new members of the family, but the finite limits of our garden cannot produce food fast enough for everyone.
The overpopulation problem is enough by itself to bring about a food crisis. Research institutions around the world are already looking into solutions as dire as eating locusts for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert. While they reassure us that they will be tasty and sustainably raised, I’d rather we simply had fewer people on the planet. This will not only avert the food crisis, but pretty much all crises: pollution, ecological collapse, and possibly even slow down climate change. Not to mention minimise internal conflicts in a house that is getting more and more crowded each day.
Too much ecological destruction
The vegetable garden used to have more than just vegetables. It used to have wild trees and other species such as bees, which are vital to pollinate our garden crops. But we wanted to expand the cultivated part of the garden, so we got rid of the wild plants. We are using a staggering 37% of the planet’s land surface just to grow food, the rest being deserts, mountains and cities. Most ancient natural habitats of the planet have long been destroyed hundreds of years ago, and now comprise only a small fraction of the Earth’s land surface. Non-human life on the planet is disappearing as we enter an accelerating 6th mass extinction, just so that humans can turn every square inch of this planet into a food factory.
Too much meat
In fact a significant part of our garden is now used to grow food not for us, but for our cattle. Rising meat consumption in the household means that we are now in competition with our own cattle for agricultural land and water. Our little garden should never have had so many animals on it. About 97% of mammals on Earth are food slaves to humans. We eat billions of them every year. We have converted Earth into a food conveyor belt that serves just one species, and even this generous garden is not enough anymore for our growing family.
Too much CO2
Our shiny bright vegetables are not as benign and innocent as they look. Food production is a major contributor to climate change. Deforestation, essential to create agricultural land, destroys a major carbon sink. The other major carbon sink destroyed is the soil itself: the degradation of soil through intensive agriculture renders much of the land biologically sterile and decreases its ability to sequester carbon. To make things even worse, the cattle we raise produce enough methane to contribute significantly to the greenhouse effect.
Too much mileage
Our food is constantly on holiday. It travels more than a jet-setting VIP billionaire. Bluberries travel to the UK all the way from Peru. Sugar snap peas board containers in Kenya. Apples are grown in the US, flown to South Africa to get waxed as if they are on some kind of a spa treatment, then back up to Europe to be sold. These fruits and vegetables are not the same as those that we pick from a nearby farm. They are the fruits of the fossil fuel industry. They are poison apples, toxic berries that are bringing down our planet. They are causing climate change, all in the name of global trade agreements. All so that Europe can eat bananas and other exotic fruit that grow in the tropics, thousands of miles away. Instead of being content with trading locally within our communities, we wanted to be more that just self-sustaining gardeners: we wanted to become businessmen.
Too much fragility
If there is anything that we have learned from the COVID-19 crisis, it is how fragile and unprepared health systems around the world are. We realised how dependent we are on PPE, diagnostic chemicals, ventilators, doctors and nurses, all of which depend on each other. Our global food production and trade system is no exception. It is no less than a cirque du soleil performance where unless everything is timed perfectly for the acrobats, unless each rope is checked and piece of equipment inspected, it could all go horribly wrong within a split second. Just like the acrobats, our food production system is balancing itself on a thin rope: the weather has to be the right type of weather at the right season, the fruit picker has to arrive at the right time, the ship container must clear customs asap before the food goes bad so that supermarkets can put it on the shelves. It is a miracle of logistics how all this gets coordinated, but this level of complexity is also indicative of how sensitive this system is to a crisis. The farmer is not just a businessman. He is an acrobat. And climate change is shaking the rope he is balancing on.
Too much food torture
Before it travels around the world, our food goes through hundreds of stages, all of which require additional CO2. When I was studying for my master’s degree in Food Science, I learned all about these methods: Pasteurisation. Baking. Curing. Distillation. Freeze-drying. Boiling. Extrusion. Extraction. UV Irradiation. Pickling. Canning. Vacuum Packing. Fortification. Quality control.
Guess what all of these processes require: electricity. Before it is even packed into fossil-fuel guzzling trucks and planes, our food has already amassed a humongous CO2 footprint just so that it can be sterilised to last the journey around the world.
Too much waste
There is a place in the garden that the gardener doesn’t like to talk about because he is ashamed of it. It is where all the trash goes. It’s where the family dumps all the food it didn’t want to eat. The mishapen carrots they didn’t want to eat because they thought they would catch a disease. The extra crop produced, which needs to be dumped so that the price doesn’t crash. This is also where all the plastic goes. It is where all the by-products of all of these processes go. This corner of the garden is something the gardener considers useless. It is the corner that, if the gardener could just press a button, he would make it disappear. But “trash” is a concept that was invented by humans. In a planet where everything used to be recycled, trash does not exist. The planet didn’t come with bins and waste disposal systems. It didn’t come with black holes. There is no concept of “wanted” and “unwanted” items.
Too much monoculture
Much of our food is actualy going extinct. Extensive breeding and selection of crops over thousands of years means that we have lost huge amounts of genetic variation, which is what keeps plant populations healthy and resistant to disease. Did you know that carrots used to be white, black, purple, orange and pink? We selected only the orange ones just a couple hundred years ago as a celebration for the Queen of Holland, which only have some of the vitamins of the original carrots. Did you know that the original banana died of a fungus? Yes, bananas were wiped out. What you are eating today is a substitute species, which is also under threat. Yes, we could run out of bananas once again.
Crops are being put to the test with climate change. Different species have different temperature tolerance levels. Some will not grow above a certain temperature, while others won’t reproduce. Most however, will become more susceptible to disease, requiring higher and more toxic concentrations of pesticides.
Too many chemicals
The developement of intensive agriculture helped the gardener grow more crops, by pumping them with hormones and spraying them with herbicides and pesticides. Mechanisation, deep plowing and land overuse resulted in the degradation of many soils, rendering the land unusable and in need of even more harmful fertilisers. Huge monoclone plantations increased disease risk, and this increased even more the requirement of even bigger quantities of herbicides and pesticides. RIP bees.
This garden is officially sick. And we are stuck because in order to grow huge amounts of food we need these toxic chemicals.
Too much extinction
It is not only bees that pollinate our crops but many other insects including butterflies. So far, we have been killing insects with pesticides. Now climate change and habitat loss are threatening insects with total extinction, with as much as an 80% decline in populations reported in some habitats. This means about 30% of crop production is immediately in question over the coming years. The massive mysterious decline in insect numbers is still not understood, though it is suspected that insects are much more susceptible to temperature increases and heat waves than we previously thought, and that we are already witnessing the effect of global warming on the insect kingdom.
If this is true, this would destroy not only a big part of agriculture, but also lead to mass extinction across plant and animal kingdoms, as plants depend on insects for reproduction, and animals, especially birds, depend on insects for nutrition.
Too much disruption
The climate crisis has caused a global migration of species, resulting in species-to-species interactions and the exchange of novel viruses like COVID-19 between animals. Ocean warming has created a well-documented wave of “fish refugees”: Greenland is already “cashing-in” on climate change with herring and cod migrating northwards, which has resulted in a huge increase in catches. Guess who followed suit: the tuna, who feed on herring. And then the killer whales, who probably feed on tuna. This global disruption in marine ecosystems and fish distribution is already wreaking havoc on the fishing industry not to mention creating international tensions that are surely set to intensify.
There is of course, one fish that cannot move to cooler waters: the greatest organism on Earth, the Great Barrier Reef. Holding at least 10% of the worlds fish species in a comparatively tiny area, it is already the frontline of the marine impacts of climate change.
Major food-producing regions of the world are suffering from floods, desertification or both at the same time. The fact is that climate change has increased crop failure events across the globe due to drought, hail, extreme rain, locusts and wild unpredictability in the weather. This is precisely what happened last year when Europe, the US and Russia were witnessing a 20% drop in yields simultaneously. We’ve been warned by top sustainability scientists that if this happens 3 years in a row it could lead to mass starvation.
Plants can only grow under stable conditions. They are living things, which I spent years of my life studying for my other masters degree, in Plant Biology. For hundreds of years we have been treating them as lifeless products. The gardener used to wake up and say hello to his vegetables in the morning. Now he doesn’t even see them or acknowledge them.
There is no vaccine for hunger. There is no more Earth left to succumb to heartless greed. There is however a miracle drug cocktail: it is called moderation, compassion, and gratitude.
to be continued…(or not) | agronomy |
https://www.sustainingproduce.com/post/more-colombian-avocados-coming-your-way | 2021-12-03T08:00:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964362605.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20211203060849-20211203090849-00010.warc.gz | 0.826483 | 144 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__82327365 | en | My mission is to educate and train consumers and the produce industry with proven old school practices, marrying them with new world technology and metrics to facilitate omni channel marketing of produce to the benefit of grower, wholesaler, retailer and consumer.
Jan 25, 2020
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More Colombian Avocados coming your way
Updated: Jan 26, 2020
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http://rajabpasha.net/eng/Pages/view/who_us | 2023-09-21T21:44:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506045.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20230921210007-20230922000007-00365.warc.gz | 0.957372 | 400 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__113863564 | en | Mr. Rajab began his work in the sheep and cattle trade in 1875 in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, in addition to trade, Mr. Recep livestock and then the profession has moved to his children, including Mr. Ahmed Rajab, who has expanded his company to include export and trade with the province of Aleppo and the city of Jerusalem in Palestine and became the company's important site in this area that the company has moved to Haj Karim Rajab, who developed the work according to the contracted farms pattern and achieved this pattern Fouad important in livestock development and support educators
Today the company is working on the development of goat and sheep breeding and milk production according to the latest global education patterns and use the latest breeding farm equipment
Adoption of the company's policy to work in the field of education and production of livestock and feed production, according to the latest modern methods and aims to develop the work by relying on scientific dedicated staff and expand the field of education and production of improved varieties of goats and sheep
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ADHAM KAREEM RAJAB | agronomy |
http://geoffgardenforum.blogspot.com/2008/01/ | 2017-04-27T01:19:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917121778.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031201-00646-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.930812 | 697 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__113383857 | en | This weekend was another radio fest – on Saturday I was on BBC Essex doing the Gardening Plus programme, and Sunday on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire on Dougan Does Gardening. Both have a strong element of answering listeners’ questions and having a general chat about gardening.
On Gardening Plus a lively text debate erupted over how to keep water butts clear of mosquito and other insect larvae. My approach was to keep the butt covered with a lid and use either potassium permanganate (1 teaspoon per full water butt) or one of the products available commercially. One listener suggested adding young goldfish to eat the larvae, whereas another suggested adding a covering of petrol! I think the goldfish idea would work well as long as the butt didn’t drain completely, but I’m not sure about the health and safety aspects of adding petrol; I suggested a better solution might be to add a layer of cooking oil. The final note went to the listener who reminded us that leaving the lid on if you were using the goldfish approach may not be conducive to the fish!
Other questions included using sawdust, coal ash and soot as soil improvers; growing auriculas, jacarandas and Japanese wineberry; problems with hellebores (leaf spot), onions (neck rot), kiwi fruit (no pollinator) and swedes (soil too acidic, free draining and not consolidated enough); pruning blackberries, lilac and broom. Finally, a big thank you to the listener who phoned in at the end of the programme. His question flashed up on the screen that he wanted help ‘growing herbs’. When we asked which herbs in particular, he replied ‘you know, herb’. We soon realised he was talking about The herb – or marijuana. After reminding him it was illegal he hung up.
On Dougan Does Gardening we had questions about pruning Campsis radicans; growing potatoes, tomatoes, brassicas and associated problems with blight and cabbage white butterflies; propagating leylandii and rubber plants; dead patches on conifers, woolly aphids on apples and blind daffodils
Both programmes also looked at the problems associated with paving over front gardens, garden grabbing and the effect both have on water run-off and waterlogging. In the UK we’re paving and grabbing at a rate of knots, which is adding to our existing problem of flooding. And if the theories of climate change are correct – warmer, wetter winters – then the problem can only get worse. As I like to tell everyone: “We’re all doomed!” The RHS has a useful leaflet on front gardens; go to www.rhs.org.uk/gardeningmatters for a free download. Personally, I’m helping things go in the opposite direction. We’ve removed all the tired plants from the front garden, removed all the gravel and the thick plastic planting membrane and we’re in the process of improving the soil, adding lots of organic matter to aid drainage (we’re ‘blessed’ with heavy clay soil) and planting up with lots of drought-loving plants. Now, there’s a contradiction if ever I heard one!
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7 years ago | agronomy |
http://coloradoeggproducers.com/articles-blog/buy-local-year-round-and-support-colorado-egg-farmers | 2017-04-28T21:59:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917123097.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031203-00603-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.948062 | 855 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__221644604 | en | Palisade peaches, Rocky Ford melons and Olathe sweet corn are just a few of the locally produced fruits and vegetables that have been tickling our taste buds this season. The Colorado Egg Producers (CEP) Association, a membership organization representing seven farms, would like to remind you that in addition to seasonal fruits and vegetables, there are main food staples – including eggs – which you can buy locally and enjoy all year round.
“Thinking about where your food comes and buying locally is certainly top of mind for everyone today,” explained Jerry Wilkins, president of CEP. “This is the perfect time and the ideal season to celebrate the bounty of Colorado agriculture available at grocery stores, farmers’ markets and restaurants across the state. Colorado eggs are a wonderful example. When you purchase Colorado food and agricultural products, such as eggs, you are not only getting high quality fresh products, you are also supporting Colorado's farmers, ranchers, processors and the state economy.”
Colorado Proud month is coming up in August and according to Wendy White with the Colorado Department of Agriculture and Colorado Proud, finding local products is easy with Colorado Proud. Colorado Proud is a program of the Colorado Department of Agriculture developed to identify food and agricultural products that are grown, raised or processed in the state. Nearly every CEP member is a proud participant in the Colorado Proud program.
CEP is committed to doing what’s right for the Colorado community, as illustrated by their regular donation of thousands of eggs to food banks throughout the state. Egg farmers throughout Colorado have an unwavering mission to provide high-quality eggs to Coloradans.
You can also support CEP, Colorado Commodities, Colorado Proud produce and other local farmers at the upcoming Colorado State Fair, August 24th through September 3rd in Pueblo. Stop by the CEP booth in the Agriculture Pavilion to see the CEP display and learn how eggs are processed, see how chickens live and see hens in an actual hen house. Information will also be available to help answer any questions you may have about egg safety and proper egg handling and cooking. The Colorado State Fair is a 140 year-old tradition. More than 480,000 people will walk through the historic gates of the fairgrounds in Pueblo to celebrate youth and agriculture. Don’t miss the fun.
Below is a list of tips from Colorado Local Sustainability and Colorado Proud on how to buy and support local food and farmers in your area.
• Tell your friends. Spreading the word about locally grown food is easy and simple. Invite your neighbors and friends over for a home cooked meal devised from all locally grown food.
• Shop Colorado Proud. Ask your local grocer if they supply local food, which can be identified by the Colorado Proud logo at grocery stories, farmers’ markets, garden centers and restaurants. Buying local doesn’t have to be difficult but it does require some planning. If they don’t buy local, ask them why and keep asking why. It will make the buyer think about buying locally.
• Research local farms and restaurants. There are a variety of websites that list local farms and restaurants that use only local food. Check out Colorado MarketMaker at www.comarketmaker.com for good local food near you.
Another great resource is the Colorado Proud website – www.coloradoproud.org. The site is a great way to find recipes, a crop calendar, agritourism activities, wineries, farmers' markets and restaurants that use Colorado products in their menus.
Choices, choices, choices. Buying local does not mean your choices are limited. For example, CEP members are proud to offer consumers the choice between cage, cage-free eggs, organic, nutrient enhanced and brown or white eggs.
You can find locally produced, fresh, wholesome and safe eggs in the dairy case of your favorite Colorado supermarkets. For a list of where to buy Colorado eggs visit coloradoeggproducers.com. You can also and like us at www.facebook.com/coeggproducers for recipes, agriculture news and interesting egg facts. | agronomy |
http://amelopsis.blogspot.com/2007/01/harvest-in-city.html | 2018-07-22T20:13:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676593586.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20180722194125-20180722214125-00400.warc.gz | 0.939421 | 137 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__232117582 | en | Caracas is following the example of Cuba's local production of food crops, destined for local consumption. Best of all, these crops are organically grown.
What a novel idea.
Harvest in Caracas.
And we in the West still somehow claim superiority in such matters where 'developing nations' are concerned.
Perhaps we should talk less and learn more?
I for one would be ecstatic if locally grown organic produce were available at lower prices than I find in the supermarkets where my organic spinach apparently needs to be brought from China of all places. (?!WTF!?)
I dream, but alas another Walmart's on the way instead sustainable organic agriculture. | agronomy |
http://m.golocalprov.com/lifestyle/leonard-moorehead-the-urban-gardener-lets-go-green | 2018-05-20T18:09:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794863662.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20180520170536-20180520190536-00634.warc.gz | 0.91318 | 1,969 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__193638273 | en | Leonard Moorehead, The Urban Gardener: Let’s Go Green
Saturday, March 11, 2017
Leonard Moorehead, GoLocalProv Gardening Expert
Another day? Another week? Why not this week, this day, how about this hour? Intermittent sunshine tantalize us. We dance for joy as days approach the equinox. Hope soars. Glaciers retreat drop by drop, the sun stronger than snow. Last year’s mulches are swollen and moist. Sponge like soil absorbs soluble nutrients for greedy bulbs, roots, and our friends, the micro-organisms ever more abundant. Our gardens are fascinating cycles. Snow is like the departing child. Missed yet it’s time, the time for green sprouts, tightly woven red tulip leaves somehow overlooked by squirrels. Have you seen the first crocus? How about golden wood hazels, delicately fragrant? A patch of green is all we crave. Greedy, we rejoice as the snow retreats before the stronger sun.
Gird your loins
Gird your loins, urban gardeners, now is the time to beat swords into ploughshares. One gentle persuasion I use may be helpful to you as well. One resource on the gardener’s must have list is a bale of peat moss. Don’t be deceived. The typical 3 cubic foot bale is densely packed. Always, unless deeply discounted, purchase an intact bale. Peat absorbs moisture and swells. Soaked peat is hefty. Store peat covered, large inexpensive trash barrels with a good lid are perfect. A bale will go a long way and is virtually indestructible kept dry. A “proto-coal”, peat is legendary.
The history of Ireland cannot be understood without discussing peat, its formation has preserved structures and the bodies of Neolithic people from the very beginning of agriculture. As an amendment for soil, it is unbeatable. Far from being obscure, peat retains important moisture long into the dryer summer seasons. Those of us who mix potting soil by the wheelbarrow use peat mixed into compost for our containers. This 100% organic material is easy to work with, an eye to the wind is important, and a pleasing dark brown. Impervious to cold, peat absorbs solar energy much faster than snow. A domino effect gives muscle to peat strewn over snow. Slightly warmer peat melts and quietly expands with snow melt to form ever larger, warmer, surfaces.
To snip open a bale, usually stood up-ended for the back’s sake, with your Christmas garden shears is only a heart bet away from use. I scratch the surface with a trowel and fill a large old Maxwell House coffee can with the surprisingly flour like peat. Sometimes a twig or two will remind us of peat’s cold northern wetland origin but peat generally has great textual consistency. Hand labor is one of the urban gardener’s joys. Wear your old garden clothes. Old woolen herringbone jackets tolerate peat just fine and perpetuate the eternal Irish bog trotter’s look. Gardening marries people to the soil, it teaches the young to nurture life and learn the source of good nutrition and exercise. With a can full of peat moss it is time out from traffic jams, sirens and potholes. Rather, cardinals sing to future mates, sparrows squabble in the shrubbery, we quietly, at one with time and place, scatter the peat over the snow. Take your time. The dusting is fun to do. Try not to walk and compact the snow, these foot prints will endure longer, icy clues to season’s past. If any hour, why not this hour? If this week, why not this week? Why bother?
Change of pace
Get outside. Breathe fresh air. Listen to birdsong. Feel the sun, wind, maybe fog and rain. If these dividends are tame, the low tech chemical free impact upon planting beds and turf is great. Underneath is discovery. A layer of peat doesn’t hesitate long on the soil surface. Rather it continues its warm harvest and brings up soil temperatures. The garden plot becomes a massive solar energy sink. Long dormant bulbs easily emerge through the brown cover. Hard indeed is the heart that doesn’t rejoice as last fall’s bulbs push upwards towards bloom. Turf relishes a top dressing of compost and peat serves in the same army. Soon, seed orders will arrive or if you’re like me, I stall in front of seed displays and pick up yet another packet of kale, mustard, cress, mesclun mixes, and succumb to another sack of bulbs for the warm days after the expected last frost. Hmm, maybe Dutch Iris, its thickset ways a distant memory.
Folk wisdom is replete with fine advice and some head scratchers. Tradition and more liturgical calendars note saint days: plant peas at St. Patrick’s Day is one I learned as a child and betrays culture more than climate. Where I garden, winter’s grip is more fickle. Forever associated with the shamrock, St. Patrick’s Day hints at pre-Christian fertility worship. Surely, the equinox beautifully celebrated with stone megaliths oriented to the sun and moon, loomed over the saint. We have deep roots. Within the fibers of our being are responses to seasons as profound as any other creature. Green is associated with growth. The cool six weeks before the last frost in many regions are perfect for fast growing and much needed local nutritious food. Water cress will quickly grow in the soaked peaty seed beds. Presto!
Kale germinates when soil temperatures reach 45 degrees. Turf grows at the same temperature, keep an eye on the lawns. You can confidently cultivate marvelous salad greens in pace with local turf. Your local micro climate has many natural barometers for gardeners and gives nuance to your particular plot. Naturalized in many areas, Water cress grows quickly grows in soaked seed beds.
Avoid walking upon any planting area and resist the urge to cultivate. Rather, pull mulches aside and plant in the exposed topsoil. Have some fun with this. Tear toilet paper into ribbons , dot glue (a floury water paste works) at the specific seed intervals usually found on any seed packet, pick out your seeds right while seated at the kitchen table and put one or so, many can be fine, on each drop of your glue. Fold over the toilet paper and press together to form strips. Moments later when dry, keep varieties separate enough to identify and you’re ready to plant. The strips require gentleness and patience not tedium.
The possibilities are endless. There is no dictate to form perfect squares or long lines. Foil pests and varmints by weaving plant varieties into your own design. Colors, such as red lettuces compliment bright green Black Seeded Simpson lettuce. Consider circles, squares or cross hatching sketched with malleable seed strips. Pull back mulch, lay down the chosen strips as pleases. Cover the toilet paper pastiche with a light top dressing of compost or your improved soil. A couple weeks later and your efforts will be richly rewarded. Our medieval ancestors planted “knot gardens” into herbs and shrubs, spring greens are ephemeral plantings that provide as much visual pleasure. I once knew a hippie guy who planted out lettuce peace symbols to be flush on Earth Day. Greek keys fit raised beds nicely. Color, varieties, and height are all opportunities. Plebian? Yes. Practical? For sure. Common, no.
Take advantage of cool weather plants. A bumper crop of salad vegetables thrives in cool weather. Many plants prefer cold soils and cool temperatures. A longer winter forces a pause before planting sugar snap pod peas. They are among the first to go into the ground. To salve the soul, I will enjoy the supreme goodness of those harvested and frozen moments later last year.
New to town?
Perhaps you’re new to town or disappointed to live without a garden space. Run, don’t walk, to your nearest community garden site. Sign up for a plot. Meet new people who share your enthusiasm. Plant as soon as possible and enjoy the first planting. When warm weather rolls around and snow is forgotten, your first harvests will open space for the late spring garden and warm weather sowing. For example, I grow peas up a clad wire trellis. As I pick the peas late in May or into June, I plant French horticultural pole beans among the pea stalks. The beans clamber over the peas to yield abundant crops from the same space. The scarlet blooms are a bonus. There are many variations on this theme to provide family and friends with plenty. What are you waiting for? Adieu snow, spring is around the corner.
Leonard Moorehead is a life-long gardener. He practices organic-bio/dynamic gardening techniques in a side lot surrounded by city neighborhoods in Providence RI. His adventures in composting, wood chips, manure, seaweed, hay and enormous amounts of leaves are minor distractions to the joy of cultivating the soil with flowers, herbs, vegetables, berries, and dwarf fruit trees. | agronomy |
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A light colored grass that has a wide-blade compared to your regular turf. It grows flat to the ground rather than vertical like other grasses. It flattens and smothers your turf to a point of undesirable bare spots. Crabgrass is an annual grass that shows itself in mid July and turns brown and dies off in september. On most years, crabgrass is easily found in most lawns, however if your lawn becomes severely infested, Pro-Lawn offers a spring Pre-emergence treatment early the next spring. Usually this treatment is in late April or Early May. There is a short duration of time that this can be applied. This application also acts as your first regular weed and feed application, so fertilizer is applied at the same time to help repair your lawn. If you would like further information about your specific needs, please contact our office at 218-998-0190.
A severe, turf damaging disease seen in year where we had little or no snowcover during times of sub-zero cold snaps. Damage can range from very little, to large dead areas. It all depends on the variety of turfgrass you have and how well it counters the effects of winter. Overseeding with a premium seed with some resistant varieties makes all the difference here. | agronomy |
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Forgotten what vegetables taste like? Then visit the Zetland Plants Farm Shop, where you will find a wide range of home grown vegetables for sale at very reasonable prices.
We also sell free range eggs from our own Rutland bred chickens.
Shrubs, Plants & Plant Plugs
Shrubs & Plants do add structure to your garden as well as giving you their flowers, berries, autumn colour, foliage and coloured stems.
Although there are hundreds to choose from, most are easy to grow and can be cared for in very similar ways.
Fruit Trees & Hanging Baskets
Our range of fruit tree includes all of your favourites, like apple, pear, and cherry trees, as well as unusual walnut and sloe options.
All of our fruit trees for sale are grown to an incredibly high quality. Make Zetland Plants your first choice today!
Pots, Urns & Composts
To fully appreciate our complete range of pots and accessories that we have you really must visit our nursery in Langham.
Choose from a large stock of extra-large planters, tall contemporary planters, glazed terracotta pots and modern resin planters. | agronomy |
https://foodsciencetoolbox.com/how-to-plant-grow-and-harvest-green-beans/ | 2024-02-21T15:29:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473518.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20240221134259-20240221164259-00446.warc.gz | 0.89881 | 439 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__32578738 | en | Green beans, also known as snap beans or string beans, are a delicious and versatile vegetable that is easy to grow in your garden. They’re packed with nutrients and fiber, making them a great addition to any meal. In this article, we’ll go over everything you need to know about planting, growing, and harvesting green beans.
- Choose a sunny spot in your garden with well-draining soil. Green beans prefer a pH range of 6.0 to 6.8.
- Plant green bean seeds directly in the soil once the soil temperature has warmed up to at least 60°F. You can start your seeds indoors 2-3 weeks before the last frost, but green beans don’t like to be transplanted, so plant them in biodegradable containers that can be directly planted in the soil.
- Space the green bean plants about 2-4 inches apart in rows that are 18-24 inches apart.
- Water the soil well after planting.
- Water the green beans regularly, keeping the soil moist but not waterlogged. Green beans require about 1-2 inches of water per week.
- Fertilize the plants with a balanced fertilizer every 3-4 weeks, starting about 3-4 weeks after planting.
- Mulch around the base of the plants to help retain moisture and prevent weeds.
- Once the plants have grown to about 6-8 inches, stake them to keep the vines off the ground.
- Green beans can be harvested when they are about 4-6 inches long and firm to the touch.
- Use a sharp knife or scissors to cut the green beans from the plant, being careful not to damage the plant.
- Harvest green beans regularly to encourage more growth.
- Green beans can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Growing green beans is a fun and rewarding experience. With these tips in mind, you’ll be well on your way to growing healthy and delicious green beans in your own backyard. Remember to water regularly, fertilize, stake the plants, and harvest regularly to encourage more growth. Happy planting! | agronomy |
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Panchagavya, an organic product has the potential to play the role of promoting growth and providing immunity in plant system.Panchagavya consists of nine products viz. cow dung, cow urine, milk, curd, jaggery,Read More...
Immunity to Disease
Cow has a sharp sixth sense. As per an epic story, the cow could once talk. It predicted an impending accident to its master and helped him avoid it. The God then made the cow dumb for changing what was destined.
Cows respond to the joy and suffering of people. There are many examples of cows shedding tears and even refusing food empathising with their masters.
During the last few decades the dependence on cows as the base of our agriculture reduced drastically due to:
Absence of manpower at the village level and loss of grazing lands added to the problems and our Bharathiya cows got eliminated.
As of Livestock Survey 2003, there are 18, 52, 00,000 Farm Animals in India. With the improved production potentials of our livestock and poultry, livestock farming has become economically viable and remunerative. In India, Farmers depend on Bharathiya Cow. Cows have been used in agriculture, dairy farming and transportation. In cow based economy, cow dung and urine are the major components. Next comes bullock energy and the last is the milk yield. Unfortunately due to wrong policies, milk yield has been given the priority and hence Policy makers are promoting crossbreed cows for more milk yield compromising on the quality of milk. The quality of milk of Bharathiya cow is healthy (type A2) and most suitable for human consumption. The Panchagavya medicines are based only on the products of Bharathiya Cows.
Characteristics of Bharathiya Cow
Advantages of Bharathiya Cow
Characteristics of Cross Breed Cow
Go-Samrakshanam (Cow Protection) are needed to reverse the cross breeding culture with the use of Bharathiya bulls so that over a period of time all the cows will be Bharathiya cow breeds.
In India, the cow is treated as Gou-Mata, Kamadhenu – the wish fulfiller. She is supposed to have in her all the Gods and Goddesses that Hindus believe in. What is the quality that makes her so divine? It is the fact that she is the creation of God who inspires us to be Charitable. But more than anything else, the fact that the cow allows us to share her milk, which should have been only for the calf, is the quality which endears most to us.
Cow is charity personified. It must have been this quality which endeared to the Gods too when Kamadhenu appeared in front of them during Sagar Manthan (the churning of the oceans). It is believed that all Gods made a bee-line for residing in the cow. Goddess Lakshmi and Ganga Mata too wanted to reside in the cow. But both saw each other coming from opposite ends and both wanted to approach the cow more gracefully than the other. This resulted in both being the last of the Gods to reach Kamadhenu & every part of her body was fully occupied. The only things that remained unoccupied were the urine and the dung. Ganga Mata decided to reside in the urine. Because of this, the cow's urine is supposed to have medicinal qualities. It is also used as a purifier for 'Aatma Shudhi' ie., for cleansing of our body and mind before any Puja. Lakshmi Mata decided to reside in the cow-dung. As a result, the cow-dung is used as a fertilizer to increase production of crops (Dhaanya), as a purifier of the homes. People still clean the area of a 'Yagna' or 'Homa' or Puja-sthal and also floors of homes or the 'aangan' (courtyard) with a bit of cow-dung mixed with water; the dung is also considered to have anti-bacterial properties. It is also a well-researched fact that the cow dung has properties which protect against radiation. Probably our ancestors knew about its good qualities and therefore only cow-dung is used as a fuel for 'Homa' in the event of the correct wood not being available (wood from all trees are not used for Homa/sacrificial fires).
The bull also has its role to play. Not just is it an animal which carries load, it also helps in watering the fields and ploughing the fields. It has a unique quality of fertilizing the fields while ploughing – it urinates in patches, not continuously, but copiously. This leads to the ground becoming more soft and fertile. Among all the charities that a Hindu is supposed to make, Bhoo Daan (giving away land), Kanya Daan (giving a daughter in marriage) and Gou Daan (giving away a Cow in charity) are considered to be the holiest. If one will look at them carefully, one will know that all these 'Daans' are those which help one lead a good life. Without a plot of land, a wife & family and a cow & a bull, agrarian India would never be able to survive well. Probably all these were encouraged to help all sections of society lead a stable life. Live and let live.
When we visualize Krishna, we visualize Him as with a cow in the background. When we talk of Bal Gopal, we visualize Him eating butter and drinking buttermilk. Lord Krishna is known as Gopal – the cowherd. How could He have chosen this for His identity if He did not see the Divine in the Cow? The churning of buttermilk to get butter is symbolic of the churning of our lives, our emotions, to get our Pure Soul above the clutter – just like butter rises and floats on the surface. Let us all join in praying to the Divine Cow to lead us to enlightenment, to charity, to love for all.
From time immemorial, India has been an agrarian country and the cow has been the backbone of our agriculture. When fertilizers and tractors were unknown, cow was the only source sustaining the entire agriculture.
Indian agriculture has variety. There is no farm-product that we don't cultivate. Our land grows all kinds of grains, pulses, vegetables, fruits, flowers, cotton and silk. About 70% of our population has embraced agriculture as profession. Majority of them are small farmers, owning one or two acres of land. Our agricultural landscape is diverse and vivid – in land topology, soil type and quality, irrigation method and frequency of harvesting. Cattle are integral part of this huge canvas of agriculture. We use oxen to plough, to pick and move harvested crops, in irrigation, cow manure as fertilizer, and cow urine as insecticide.
Unique Role of Cow in Agriculture
India has been a land of surpluses in food grains and cow based agriculture has never failed us. It is time that we realize the contribution of cows and go back to our time tested traditional farming techniques for a sustainable future. Traditional cow based organic farming is the solution for the future. However difficult it may appear, we must pursue this.
World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as a combination of physical, mental, spiritual and social wholeness. WHO has also predicted that bacteria will become immune to antibiotics by the year 2020. That does not scare us! We can depend on Panchagavya – milk, curd, ghee, cow urine and cow dung. These have excellent medical qualities individually as well as a concoction, without any adverse side-effect. In addition, if we are already under some other medication, consumption of panchagavya acts as a catalyst.
Ancient books on Ayurveda state that consumption of cow urine increases resistance to diseases by up to 104%.
Health from Panchagavya
Cow products are environment friendly and have no adverse impact on the environment. Most of chemical fertilizers and pesticides have detrimental effect on soil as well as water quality and have been the major source of environmental pollution and diseases. In contrast, all the products from the cows are environment friendly and their use enriches the soil. In fact, cow dung and the cow urine along with other organic matters are foremost among known substances that improve and sustain soil quality and fertility. Cow dung is a very good disinfectant. In olden days, cow dung used to be mixed with water and applied in front of houses every day as a disinfectant. Our misplaced sense of cleanliness in modern times has classified cow dung as dirty.
Neem and certain other leaves mixed with cow urine is a very effective pest repellant. This has no adverse effect on environment and health. Chemical pesticides are highly toxic and have severe detrimental effect on environment and health. Most of the current day diseases have their origin in pesticides. Gobar gas has proven to be a very cost effective and environment friendly alternative fuel for rural households. Use of bulls in agriculture eliminates pollution as compared to diesel powered tractors and other farm equipments which lead to high levels of pollution and environmental degradation.
Gobar gas based electricity plants will be able to produce clean electricity for use locally saving on big transmission networks and transmission losses. Rural house- holds can run on Gobar gas and cow dung greatly reducing our needs. This will also reduce our need for firewood saving our forests. Electricity produced by using dry cow dung is equivalent to 3.5 crore ton of coal or 6.8 crore ton of wood. | agronomy |
https://www.ninetypluscoffee.com/stewardship-for-taste/ | 2020-04-08T16:20:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585371818008.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20200408135412-20200408165912-00117.warc.gz | 0.934389 | 825 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__61757030 | en | How listening to the coffee plant can lead us to best practices for premium taste and enhanced forest health.
Over the millennia, agriculture has extracted a heavy toll from planetary ecosystems…with modern industrialized agribusiness ramping up rates of deforestation, habitat loss, soil erosion, groundwater pollution and ultimately species loss. Coffee farming, especially sun-farmed (no canopy) industrial monocropping, is not exempt. But in the quest for better taste, the coffee tree leads us into some dark corners that ironically provide enlightenment.
In practice and proof, small lots of shade-grown coffee have consistently outperformed sun-farmed coffees from large mega-farms that treat coffee solely as a bulk commodity in a consistent race to the bottom to provide the cheapest cup of coffee through huge-scale, low-wages and large inputs of synthetic petro-based fertilizer and pesticides.
Coffee is a shade-loving understory plant that evolves its own unique flavor profile based on an interrelated web of variables—soil composition, water quality, rainfall, altitude, soil microbiology, sunlight (or lack of it), soil fungi, insect and animal grazers—in short, an elusive but critical coffee quality called terroir. It is in the realm of the understory where we find award-winning artisanal coffees that command record-breaking prices at auction.
Beyond market value, however, there are several ecological advantages to organic shade-farmed coffee.
“When coffees are grown in the shade of other plants, the biodiversity of the landscape sees a benefit,” writes coffee expert Liz Clayton and author of Nice Coffee Time. “Native plants that shade coffee trees—which can range from forest trees like cedars, to fruit trees like banana, orange, lemon, avocado, and soursop—are planted to create a harmonious nitrogen balance in the soil, and, over time, effect a specific, coffee-beneficial microclimate. The insect, animal, and bird landscape sees a positive influence as well, as biodiverse climates promote a sustainability of more species, which means greater survival of these species and increased pollination.”
Over the last two decades there have been increasing efforts to weave strong threads of agroecology and rainforest restoration in with specialty coffee farming. The results have been not only increased forest biodiversity and better coffee, but through branding practices like the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center’s Bird Friendly certification program, increased buyer loyalty.
“By reviewing more than 50 studies on shade-grown coffee farms in regions ranging from Central and South America to Indonesia over the past 15 years, the SMBC can now make the case that shade-grown coffee production is the next best thing to a natural forest, “ states Robert Rice of the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center.
Six years ago Joseph Brodsky of Ninety Plus made an overriding commitment on his Gesha Estates farm to what he calls “stewardship of taste” by listening to what and how coffee wants to be. By entering into a relationship with the coffee plant, Joseph was compelled to factor in the entire ecosystem—biological, social and economic—that creates a superior cup of coffee.
“Here in Panama, the day we started, this was a cattle farm backed by forests,” says Brodsky. “Now it’s a forest with a recovering forest in the foreground. Every time we come back there are more and more plants and animals. The wildlife recovers. The coffee gets better. The people are better paid every day, and we’ve got better taste to work with every day. It’s taking that stewardship of taste and bringing revenue back to the farm that can reforest lands instead of the trend of deforestation that we see in the world that’s all around us. To take a broken system and replace it with something that comes alive has been the most incredible reward. Nature’s conspiring for us.” | agronomy |
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Quantifying soil spatial variability doesn't do a farmer any good unless they are able to respond to that variability. Dr. John Fulton, Professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering at The Ohio State University, joins the FarmBits Podcast to discuss variable rate application technology and effective input management methods for responding to spatial variability. In this episode, Dr. Fulton covers topics such as input rate algorithms, variable rate map generation processes, matching equipment with application requirements, and impending variable rate application equipment advancements. As the final episode in the "Quantifying and Responding to Soil Spatial Variability" series, this episode synthesizes the information presented in previous episodes with practical implementation information that is critical for optimizing one's response to field variability.
"If you're not doing some on-farm research to evaluate your zones and then evaluate your rate, or product, or source that's going to go into that zone, I question how reflective agronomically those prescription maps are, and are they truly profitable for your operation." - Dr. John Fulton
"I mean it's one thing to be able to create a prescription map. . . To execute that is a whole different component to the equation. I can create all kinds of maps, and I can even confirm that that map's as good as it's going to be scientifically, but in terms of executing it and having the ability to do that is a whole different component of this." - Dr. John Fulton
"The soil is like a sponge. If the sponge is full, and I add another drop of water, that drop of water is either going to have to be absorbed and then put out the other side of that sponge, or it's going to just run off of the sponge." - Dr. John Fulton
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2020 eFields Report: https://issuu.com/efields/docs/efields_2020_final_singles
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Jackson: Welcome to the FarmBits Podcast, a product of Nebraska Extension Digital Agriculture. I'm Jackson Stansell, Samantha: And I'm Samantha Teten, Jackson: And we come to you each week to discuss the trends, the realities and the value of digital agriculture.
Samantha: Through interviews and panels with experts, producers and innovators from all sectors of digital technology, we hope that you step away from each episode with new practical knowledge of digital agriculture technology. Jackson: To wrap up our series on quantifying and responding to soil spatial variability, we are joined by Dr. John Fulton, a professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the Ohio State University. John's research and extension specialties are in digital agriculture, data analytics machinery automation, and application equipment.
Samantha: Our discussion today will center around how we go from maps to variable rate applications and then how these applications are executed in the field using modern machinery technologies. Some aspects of this are considerations of the products applied, the algorithms used to go from measurements to target rates, and the accuracy of prescription execution with contemporary application technologies.
Jackson: This episode will touch on elements of all the previous episodes in this series so if you haven't had an opportunity to listen to those yet, I highly encourage you to do so.
Samantha: So, with that introduction out of the way- there is a lot to learn in this episode, so here we go with our interview featuring Dr. John Fulton.
John: Jackson, Samantha, thanks for having me on and it's always good to interact with the folks at Nebraska. I compliment what you guys do and it's kind of a two-way street, we've talked to a lot of folks out that way and they and that's a good way of learning, but also challenging yourself to improve things and this is one thing is getting people together and talking about hot topics and important topics, so I appreciate the opportunity to be here.
Samantha: So, this episode with you is wrapping up our series on quantifying and responding to soil variability. So, we've had the pleasure of talking about soil sampling, on-the-go soil mapping and data processes that turn these measurements into maps now let's talk about how we're going to apply all of this. So, the fertilizer side- what fertilizer applications should be informed by measurements of soil spatial variability and why?
John: Well, I think as we stand today for sure phosphorus and potassium and microbes are going to have to be connected to precision soil sampling okay and whatever strategy or approach the grower decides or the service provider offers to that grower, so that's for sure all connected up. You know, I think the challenge is and as as we all know it is, is how do we deal with nitrogen and things like corn and wheat in particular through the Midwest, and that's a little bit more challenging and just because the complexity of the nitrogen cycle and in our ability to sense or identify what we think is profitable out there in the field and matching that all up but from a precision soil sampling no doubt-nutrients macros and microbes and lime is definitely, and I encourage growers even small growers that haven't tried to do some kind of precision soil sampling to pick a field or two and do that. I think there's a lot of things today that we've unraveled or at least understood that precision soil sampling followed by variable rate- there's an advantage there not only profitably but from an environmental perspective, too when we think about phosphorus.
Jackson: What exactly do you think some of those profit benefits might be? Can you can you kind of quantify the profit benefits and potential environmental benefits that you may be seeing in Ohio?
John: You bet, so I tell you first our research would suggest on average and again this is a very broad average that a grower is going to be able to save seven percent on their fertilizer build and when I say fertilizer we're talking about P and K lyme is a separate separate piece in terms of that equation and profitability that's no doubt, I think we've proved that variable lime is profitable, but from a fertility perspective P and K we can save on average seven percent. Now you know if a grower goes out and maybe has a precision sampled and all the sudden finds what we call what I describe as hot spots that we have to have some corrective measures, that bill may go up first but you know over that whatever your cycle is three or four years, two years in your sampling cycle in in six to ten years basically you're going to get a maintenance range and when you're at that maintenance range on average you're going to be saving seven percent that may be more for some farmers but I don't want to leave the conversation and saying hey we're right out the gate you're going to find savings because there could be areas that you're just going to have to make some corrective measures and and kind of throw the potash in particular what we find a lot of times we're going to throw some potash out that's really going to see some benefit on our soybean crops and the yields to soybeans. And then on the phosphorus side just again trying to get the maintenance levels across that field. On an environmental perspective, what I would tell you if we're matching soil needs made in keeping ourselves below the critical level in a maintenance range that opportunity for there to be offside transport of phosphorus is going to be minimized when we're doing variable rate versus a fixed rate okay because one maybe a very simple example is if I'm doing fixed-rate phosphorus and I continue to do that and maybe that or some history of pretty manure I may have some real high IP test levels and where a lot of times those are on the borders or on one side of the field just again because of history of what we've been we've applied to a field, but it's in those if I had a P, you know I'm going to have loss the soil is like a sponge right if the sponge is full, and I add another drop of water that drop of water is either going to have to be absorbed and then put out the other side with that sponge or it's going to just run off of the sponge. So, with that in mind, it's kind of similar with phosphorus. I just think with matching your phosphorus to your and getting yourself into the maintenance range the the opportunities for loss in the system is much less, much greater much less however you want to put that than than just doing a fixed rate type approach across fields.
Jackson: That's a good way to describe it. I think that's really easily tangible for people out there to understand.
Samantha: I think it's great that you've taken the time to put some numbers to that profitability looking at the average across the state, that's really cool to see. Okay, so does the type of fertilizer being applied so if whether the grower can't apply manure versus dry spreading urea or map change whether the application should be spatially varied. So are some fertilizers better to spatially vary than others?
John: I don't know if i would say it's better necessarily, Samantha, what I would say is in general source isn't as, doesn't matter as much when talking about inorganics. So whether I use urea or 28 you know and granted, as long as you have the units they're there when the plant needs them. The source doesn't matter. Same for phosphorus and potassium.What I would say is that there are some nutrients probably easier to vary than others today and probably my easiest example or simplest example would be manures are a little bit more challenging. Sure we can do it but it's a little bit more costly to implement and fully execute today. But when we look at 28 we look at urea as an example as nitrogen sources we look at map at least here that's our primary phosphorus source dry and we look at potash those are systems and we have the equipment to be effectively to apply them out across crop fields. But manures I would tell you it's a little more challenging especially on the liquid side and even on the dry side it's more challenging to effectively deliver manures as we do some of these inorganic fertilizers.
Samantha: So, I know there's lots of different methodologies behind it- but can you describe to us the process by which you would convert a soil property or a nutrient map and convert it to a spatially variable prescription application? How you would recommend that to farmers.
John: So, I'm going to tell you two two approaches that are the first one is pretty common and I think we all do it and then the second one is is really - when I think across the U.S. Midwest in particular is becoming probably the I don't want to say norm but highly adopted way of doing precision fertility management. So, the first one of course is what we talked about either grid is a zone sample you send those to the lab and then you use your university recommendations or what the university mentions as their recommendations to convert those soil sample results into an applied amount of whatever source that you've chosen to create those prescriptions. Most softwares, if not all, precision ag softwares today I don't want to say it's automated within three to four steps you can go from sampling to having a prescription done on the field today. We've become as a industry much more efficient. I don't know if people are interested, I'd tell you we're probably somewhere between 60 to 70 percent more efficient with time today going back you know 15 years. There was a lot of steps, I mean 8 to 20 steps to go from sampling or creating points to sampling the points or zones to sending that off getting that data back that was like depending on this program a 12 to 20 step process. Today, most the software packages that handle this in terms of not only creating points or zones and handling it you can get down to three to four manual steps. So, just think about the efficiencies that's brought to the industry in terms of just creating prescription maps for farmers today and accuracy of that in my opinion, too. Because every time we automate make sure that's accurate we're taking an error source out of it. The second method today is in becoming fairly common across the Midwest, farmers are generally sampling every other year or every three years it seems like in a lot of cases okay in between and so it's the same process but it's becoming more of a check have I moved my soil fertility you know if I have how much and kind of learning from that. But, we're also blending in those off years using yield maps for those cases where we're in a maintenance range of supplying back what we've taken off of that field whether it's a two or three year rotation, so whatever I take off in a lot of cases we'll just use a corn, soybean where I took off with my corn that took off with my soybeans with from a P and K and micro perspective my prescription map just gets converted basically as a yield map back to a removal map and ultimately a a prescription map. So, I don't know if that's answering the full question, but those are become the two common ways kind of the basic and normal approach and then this kind of modified approach where yield maps are becoming such a critical data layer to fill in those off years where we're not sampling.
Jackson: Yeah, I think that answers the question you know it's basically which algorithm do you want to use- do you want to use the calculations from the yield or do you want to use those university recs based on the soil test to get back to what you need to do.
John: Yeah, and it's both right we don't want to over fertilize but at the same time we want to use the university recommendations because that's plays into this environmental piece, too. Let's not forget that when groups look inside from the outside in they want to see standards and they want to understand the standards of course university recommendations become those standards and so when we can state that or a farmer states that that's going to in my opinion will help out on that environmental discussion and the sustainability discussion at the same time because you can point to- I am following those standards.
Samantha: Would you like to put a plug in here for collecting good quality yield data to help with these recommendations?
John: Well, you know, yield data is such the critical data layer right at the end of the day you know. I always talk about there's two primary data layers and then we can talk about second or secondary later but yield year in year out is one of those primary data layers that becomes so important if your farm is utilizing precision ag or precision ag services. And so if it is that important being a good combine or harvester operator in conjunction with a technology operator becomes crucial to get quality data out. So, if I'm a grower and I'm looking at trying to use the data layer to put into my fertility planning and and rec process then I need to know what those low yielding areas are to those high yielding areas, as well relatively to be effective in using that yield data. So, I don't know if I've got anything great other than calibrating and paying attention and doing some checks basically as conditions. Moisture within the crops change, test weights change, you need to be checking your calibration. I always say at least two points on, on test weight and so those are just general things to think about as you go through the the season and just doing some checks to make sure things are calibrated.
Jackson: Seems like you and Dr. Luck are on the same page there, that's for sure.
John: We'll say we've had some discussions.
Jackson: So, you know we've talked about using these university algorithms to create nutrient prescriptions We've talked about you know basically using your your yield maps to create these nutrient prescriptions. Are there any newer processes or algorithms that some of these private companies like say a climate corporation or somebody like that is using that may not match these university recs or you know just accounting for our uptake of our previous crop that are gaining some traction out there for growers?
John: Well, the obvious ones would be the nitrogen tools that and there's four of them out there. You know, I think there's some validity in those those tools to help with nitrogen management. When we talk about site-specific meaning per field type analysis can be challenging. I think they can give you some suggestions and help you explain some things but ultimately it's going to be yourself or the consultant tying rates to zones to make that happen on the nitrogen side though they've made a lot of progress I don't want to discount those nitrogen tools. On the P, K side I really haven't seen other than maybe some new technology coming down the road. Nothing today commercially that's really changed dramatically, changed what we're seeing from from our for macros and and micros in terms of how we manage and do that on a variable rate. You know, we've automated or beginning to automate the sampling process out in the field we're seeing that grow, but in terms of the algorithms I think you're asking Jackson, I don't, I haven't seen a lot of movement on that part. One thing I would add to the discussion or at least the thought around this discussion is we're starting to see some companies get pretty significant volume of samples and information about fields built into their databases. So, I know a few of people are trying to begin to explore how to tap into that knowledge those data and maybe think about the P and K in particular and micros. But, I haven't seen any results here yet. That how do we, how do we take some of those pretty significant databases that have been built over the last 15 years 10 to 15 years and extract new knowledge about how we may or think about doing phosphorus and potassium.
Samantha: That does make me think. I did see some research come out of Corteva. The people that have like put their soil samples into Granular and then they were just able to see across certain regions where there were lots of deficiencies. Like I said, I don't know how they're using that or what that's going to translate into, but it is fascinating to see those trends. John: Yeah yeah, and I think we're just starting to get to the cusp of that, Samantha because we've got a couple companies here on the eastern side again when you're able to connect yield fields with yield and some other descriptive layers, data layers, elevation possibly of course soil types always out there. But, some other things that are very high resolution that gives us fuel by field, I think we can begin to explore some trends. We'll see where that takes us, but I would think here in the near future we would start to see some of those trends and how we can translate that into a farmer using that for their recommendations or tailoring recommendations to their farm.
Jackson: So, we've been talking a lot about soil spatial variability and how that data might be useful for determining spatial variable applications. What are some other layers that you would like to see and you do like to see currently integrated with this soil spatial variability data to inform our spatially variable applications?
John: Well, for talking a little pie in the sky I would love and you know industry is kind of driving some of this in terms of development. Boy, it'd be nice to have a couple things. Number one, the ability to you know I guess we can measure some of this with sensors but slow moisture variability across the field- being able to model that continuously over the growing season really cool data layer to play into some of this fertility management. I think in time if we can get you know maybe a couple more years of development work under our belts here we may have some you know fertility type sensors that we can stick in the ground and complement that as well. And you know, it's kind of like small moisture sensing you know how many do you need to stick out in the field, well probably going to be quite a few if you really want to do it right you know just from a statistical standpoint. But, if we get fertility at some level- let's say nitrate and aspiration and even some kind of P level understanding- I will tell you and soil moisture boy, I'd love to be if we could model those and be fairly confident over the growing season. I think that would really change our mind, coupled with weather and weather predictions how we do fertility management more in season. I'll say it that way from planting to end season type management.
Jackson: So, just to kind of piggyback on that how would you like to inform where those sensors are placed in a field I know you said there need to be a lot but how you know what would be your choice about how those those locations would be informed?
John: Yeah, so we would I think for us we probably again you guys have a lot different soil and topography and just your field conditions are different in Nebraska. So, when I say this I'm speaking, I want to make everyone understand I'm speaking in Ohio. What our conditions are you guys need to kind of address what your major variables are. I want to tell you that organic matter and measuring that and having a high resolution organic matter map is a would be a big step for us. Next, I mentioned this before drainage and basically it's water hoarding capacity and drainage and coupled together is if we can take elevation and build in a fairly high resolution where water flows where it's going to stand in certain conditions having an elevation map and doing the derivatives of that and then doing our organic matter. We're going to have a lot of insight of where we need to replace sensors across the field because we're going to have highly eroded areas to essentially low organic matter potential. You know, in those areas to other areas that might be three plus percent organic matter, so being able to use some of that tech information and it's fairly readily available in Ohio but that we can I think we could do a pretty effective job determining where we would place those sensors to inform some of the if we're trying to model that or use that information to make decisions on I think that would help us greatly. Those would be the data layers I'm thinking about of course yield, love to put yield into that too. But, you know every year is a little different in terms of weather patterns as well so we'd have to have quite a few years of yield data to put into that equation too. But, those would probably be my three here in Ohio.
Jackson: So, when we're thinking about prescriptions still how can we start using or are people already doing this using these precision technologies to execute on-farm research to then inform prescriptions on individual fields, what are some of the advantages and benefits that we may get out of that?
John: So, my first comment is if you got precision technologies on on your farm I would encourage grower to be doing some kind of on-farm research answering their own questions you know you guys have a great you know on-farm research network out there. You're learning things not only for yourselves but the grower that's cooperating and there's just a lot of value, and when I think about prescription maps you know there's two things right. There's essentially we'll generalize this- there's the zones, are the zones right for the particular product that I'm trying to bury that's your first question and the second question is how do I determine in most cases what rate or source that I'm going to put in that zone that's profitable and so my thing is if we're not if you're not doing some on-farm research to evaluate your zones and then evaluate your rate or product or source that's going to go into that zone I question how reflective agronomically those prescription maps are and are they truly profitable for your operation. And, I'm not sitting here pointing fingers and saying people are doing things wrong there's a lot of room for all of us to improve but for grower my question always is- is how do you know that's effectively providing a profit to you and you've delineated the variability of whatever you're trying to vary out there appropriately, so and I think you guys do a great job and I you know you can confirm with me that's why we do a lot of with our growers strip trials where we're not really varying whatever it is the rate or source for the strip but we're changing that between strips and that gives us two ways number one to evaluate our delineation of zones where should that be happening for that particular treatment and secondly understanding within that zone then we can go back and analyze and say what was our optimum or what was our economic optimum that should have been applied in that year. And if I replicate that over you know I'd say like six years if you're in a soybean corn rotation but if I can bear with the grower the grower can bear with us and we step through that all I think they're going to be better off and what they're going to find in the case of seeding and maybe even some of this fertility at times basically nitrogen there's going to be some cases where man it's just a slam dunk. I should be doing it all the time in that field to an adjacent field. I either need to learn more or let's just stick with the fixed rate because it's profitable and it's easy for me to do on this field. But, we find there's a lot of fields that are very tailored or because of history or because of the the topography a lot of times for us it's drainage and topography right it's elevation and drainage for us. If we can understand that and then we can understand how we should be delineating and then adding and what's our profitable either seeding rate or fertility rate that goes into that zone. So but technology, precision ag technology and easily enables on-farm research and growers need to be profitable and if they're having people make prescriptions that's great but they got to be evaluating some of this themselves they should be asking their own questions on their farms and evaluating that to be able to understand what is profitable what practices work what doesn't work and be doing that out on a field by field basis in my view. And, if they can get to that there's a real value and a real learning experience for them as they get into all this. I make a comment and I can't remember Dr. Luck was I don't think he was involved with this project. We did a survey back in 2017. In fact, I think he was involved and we surveyed only farmers that have been doing precision ag, so I'm talking about farmers that are all in on technology they're real up they're probably doing variable rate seeding for and to some level and variable rate fertility. Do you know how many of them are doing on-farm research?
Jackson: I don't even really want to take a guess because I think I'm going to be wrong.
John: 84% of the respondents are doing some kind of on-farm research and I guess I use that as my testament that technology I don't know if it simplifies on farm research but it really enables growers to go out and test some of their hypotheses or interests or questions very simply and with that it becomes that learning experience that they really want to understand you know learn from and make changes or document you know what I am doing it right.
Jackson: Dr. Fulton further recommended that farmers and researchers consider machinery capability and availability when considering implementing variable rate applications.
John: I think as growers farmers and even us as you know research I think we need to keep track of the equipment and and processes that precision ag service providers are offering to us. I mean it's one thing to be able to create a prescription map and it's always I separate out to execute that's a different strat is a different whole different component to the equation right. I can create all kinds of maps and I can even confirm that that map's as good as it's going to be scientifically but in terms of executing it and having the ability to do that is a whole different component of this and so as growers I just think you need to be thinking about both of those as two different pieces of of your fertility management and then thirdly and come back to the on farm, I still believe that on-farm experimentation really helps farmers fine-tune their fertility management. What practices, what rates how are things profitable within my system that's a necessity to keep at it and it only the real advantage that is the acceleration of learning that goes on with that farmer when there's doing that type of research.
Samantha: So, building on that you kind of talked about where we are like at adoption and the technologies we do have what machinery technologies do you think will be coming? what are people working on?
Jackson: And, in particular maybe with those dry spreaders and some of the section control that you were talking about earlier?
John: Yeah, we're going back to switch back to the the spinner spreaders that we've been using. We're starting to see quite a bit of technology come in play. Some of this has kind of been around but I think just having access and many manufacturers provided number one having dual or multiple bin dry fertilizer spreaders have been around for a while, but it's not until recent years that you could go to your retailer and actually look on the lot and actually see one on the lot. And so, from a farmer perspective what I like about that is I can put two prescriptions in if not up to four depending on what you're trying to do. Make one pass across the field and so that's been a a big area where today you know think about planters I mean Jeez we can put eight prescriptions in if we're controlling hybrid seeding rate fertility. And insecticide per se I mean you could do that today my point on fertilizer spreaders is we can very effectively today, with the software making the prescriptions and applicators do one pass multiple products executing individual prescriptions because now those prescriptions are all going to be equivalent spatial in terms of where the highs and the lows are. So, I think that's been a real advantage in real development over the last five years to see that come into play. First, secondly you're starting to see what I would call the European influence on spinner spreaders and so when I say that is number one you're starting to see some new designs come into play that enables swath control not full with swath control but a lot of times it could be 15, could be 12 sections depending on the company but I can actually effectively with changing the position and the speed of the spinners on there they can actually implement swath control like on your planter. So, when I'm working in point rows or kind of abnormal shape fields it can shut off in sections and not just shutting off in like a 90-foot swath all at once and coming back on it's actually broken down. Take your 90 and divide it by 12 or 15 it could be shut off and come back on in sections like that and we're seeing that come in play here in the U.S. And so, I'm starting to see though that technology starting to be available or being on at retailers when you stop in and look around and see what they have for equipment. So, that's another thing that's really come is the improvement of section control and doing it by zones now on these fertilizer spreaders. I think that's a big advantage to not only them but also the growers in terms of more uniform application of product.
Jackson: So, I'm not super well versed in terms of how this equipment works but how difficult is it to assess the accuracy and distribution of what's applied with these pieces of equipment because you know as data analysts people who are trying to figure out what goes on with yield, we kind of want to see that as applied, so how accurate is that right now?
John: For fertilizer, basically you're getting a pretty coarse resolution as applied map and so again going back to even the machine behind me, I mean if you had a raven basically you're going to get full width whether that's 90-120 full width coverage map and you're just kind of getting an average right. Across that whole boom, so we're getting pretty course on our as applied maps if I understand where you're heading with that and that where it comes back there's a couple things. Number one if we can get some sensors to put in place especially on the granular side to know exactly across the machine the uniformity that's going to give us granularity that I think you're looking for to be able to overlay with your yield map and other data layers spatially and it won't be until we do that in my opinion that we can look at response curves in a lot of cases, because again we can be off by a hundred pounds sometime on a coverage map in an area on average across the whole thing. It's okay, it's you know 200 pounds per acre but in some cases I could be off you know quite a bit 50 to 100 pounds in some conditions and so I might be using 200 pounds of perceived applied product. In reality, I might only have a hundred you know if it was some nitrogen or had some nitrogen in there that's going to be a big significant treatment difference for you. So, I think when we get some of these improved technologies too, that takes us to the next level for what I consider are as applied fertility maps. You're going to be able to do a much more improved analysis both from the farmer perspective but also for us that really interested in research and all with our ultimate goal is can we ever get to a point of going suitably row by row or small area by small area to see some response and start to build those response curves that I think you were alluding to earlier, Samantha. We just can't do that today because of the I don't want to say inaccurate it's just there's just not the resolution to do some of the analysis. I always frame up and you guys probably get tired of me so I always talk about today and you're I know you've got some growers I know some of the growers in Nebraska that have all the technology if you're doing a high speed planter regardless if you're on a high speed or not I would argue with you almost know where every seed was planted in the field. That's pretty high resolution regardless that's a 12 row 24, 36 plus row planter. But, we don't have anything to be able to overlay across that that relates to fertility to understand well I know what got planted. I can use a drone today to do my stand counts across that planter and know that well hey I had maybe some issues or I didn't get a good enough emergence in this area. But, I don't have anything on the fertility side to add into that analysis at a fairly high scale or a high resolution. Does that make sense on that?
Samantha: Yes it does yes yeah. It'll be interesting how we're going to get to that point where we do have higher resolution. So you mentioned earlier the two bins for dry fertilizer, so kind of speaking along those lines you know are we going to get to the point where planters have two separate fertilizer products that can be applied at different rates for starter or we've talked about machines that have both anhydrous and liquid fertilizer and that they're applying at different rates. How are those being developed are we going to see more of that in the future?
John: So, yes from a planter perspective you can put very simply a starter package on plus an infrared and put stuff in and furrow whether that's fertility to if you want to do some of the other biologicals is another piece that people are really interested in on that. So, being able to do multiple fertility products to multiple sources for sure we can do that on planters today and do that pretty effectively. And, I would state that if you want to spend the money you could do that on a row by row basis very very easily but it's going to cost you money that's probably the big hurdle on that front for that. On these other machines whether it's dry or liquid anhydrous or something like that, currently when we look at the if you want to call them strip till we call them zone till type implements where you're kind of doing a you know eight foot or eight inch by three inch depth kind of zone and you're putting fertilizer in that in some fashion. Yes you can do that and do different sources all in one pass no doubt about it. And so, I'm just saying about three companies off top my head they all have the capacity to run multiple sources on one implement and do that all in one pass. But, I think that's where we're at in some cases where research is going to have to determine the real value on some of that. For us, placing nutrients below the soils subsurface is an environmental value in our neck of the woods. Everyone says that if we get our nutrients, in particular nitrogen and phosphorus in the soil that greatly reduces the opportunity for that to leave the field. And so, that's kind of does that translate to profitability I would argue yes if it's done properly and we have some knowledge to supplement in there to understand how we need to be doing that. But, maybe for others it's more just to be able to kind of the right to farm right environmentally it's keeping people off my back. And, I'm able to do what I want to do in some cases. So, but yes we can do multiple products, multiple sources on liquid anhydrous and and dry today it's becoming the technology's there. I guess I'm saying and companies have the solutions.
Samantha: So, what should farmers be thinking about right now what would advice do you have that to them for like planning out the next year?
John: Well, I'm gonna say if your growers are like ours they've probably already got quite a bit of fertilizer purchased and if not quite a bit of their seed and seed packages that go on top of that purchased. But, I think going into the first year as it relates to fertility management you know I think making sure you review your plan or plans if you're doing variable rate-making sure those are intact. They're sound agronomically as well and I guess I would throw in that the challenge becomes is when when can I execute those and if I get a spring, late winter and early spring that's pretty wet all sudden you know do I need to make adjustments, plan in terms of what I want to actually apply when and that's a big challenge. I mean we've had to change some sources here in the last few years in Ohio. But, my point in all that as we go into January and February is hey I got to plan and play I know what my costs are hopefully. They've you know what your costs are but have a plan B in mind especially given if you guys are like us with some of these spring rains you know if I've got to adjust things and maybe put a little bit more down on my planter or I got to do a little bit more in-season application. I don't think there's anything wrong with that as long as it's done with the right source and the timing. But, I think plan a when I'm going into the season thinking I want to do and have all that cost estimates laid out but have a plan B back in my back pocket and be able to just give some of the spring conditions that we're encountering these days.
Samantha: Thank you to Dr. John Fulton for joining us today on the FarmBits podcast. As you heard, he has expansive knowledge in fertilizer and manure application technology and also how to utilize data layers for informed nutrient and lime prescriptions.
Jackson: I think my favorite parts of this episode were Dr. Fulton's discussion of some of the new variable rate application technologies. For example, on dry spreaders and how we don't yet have a good way of measuring as applied rates at a high resolution. So, we're thinking less than the 90 foot or 120 foot boom especially with those machines. I also thought it was pretty cool to hear John say that we're at a point now where we could actually be applying four or more variable rate prescriptions at one time, particularly with the planter between variable rate seedings and nutrients and everything in between in response to that spatial variability out there in the field.
Samantha: Absolutely, and for me I liked his comments on how with many of these technologies they show an obvious benefit to the environment, but we also have to find a way to show the value to a producer and on many cases such as in lime, phosphorus and potassium the return to the producer's bottom line is already there in most situations. I also liked his point about having a backup plan for fertilizer application timing but then being sure to adjust your source to that timing to have the best outcome.
Jackson: Absolutely and having a plan B is never a bad idea, so that wraps up our soil spatial variability series. We'd like for you to tune in next week as we get started on another digital ag topic here on FarmBits. Thank you for taking the time to join us today on the FarmBits podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts to be informed about the latest content each week.
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https://www.paulinamolina.no/mueloliva | 2020-09-20T11:43:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400197946.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20200920094130-20200920124130-00489.warc.gz | 0.94241 | 174 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__187856481 | en | Over 70 years ago Mr. Muela Mateo Velasco, founder of our company, decided that the future of olive oil was in the perseverance of the tradition, rather than massed production.+
Priego de Cordoba is located on a fertile plain at the foot of the Sierras Subbéticas. Closely related to the outline of its terrain and the most traditional farming of the region, the mountains and the olive dominate the landscape.+
The Muela Oil Mill has an unique and exclusive system that allows the extraction of oil without any water or heat input during the process. This preserves each and everyone of the attributes of the olive oil.+
Regarding packaging, we chose to produce and bottle in the same facility in order to remove any risk during transfer that could alter the original properties of the olive oil. | agronomy |
http://metazoa.ensembl.org/Bemisia_tabaci_asiaii5/Info/Annotation/ | 2022-01-24T21:16:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304600.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20220124185733-20220124215733-00712.warc.gz | 0.824844 | 2,490 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__190391116 | en | Bemisia tabaci (ASIAII-5) Assembly and Gene Annotation
Bemisia tabaci Asia II 5
Whiteflies of the Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) species complex are phloem-feeding insects and plant-virus vectors, some of which are widely regarded to be amongst the world’s worst agricultural pests. Outbreaks of B. tabaci cause significant crop losses and contribute to global food insecurity.
The B. tabaci species found on cassava (Manihot esculenta) in southern India and Asia has the name, Bemisia tabaci Asia II 5 . It is a separate species from those found on cassava in Africa, which include, for example, B. tabaci Sub-Saharan Africa 1-Subgroup 1.
Since 2016, cassava mosaic disease (CMD; Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus), has been devastating cassava production in countries of Southeast Asia. To date, populations of B. tabaci Asia II 1 have been associated with CMD-infected cassava in these regions , although the host-range of this species remains unclear. In South Asia and South India, however, B. tabaci Asia II 5 is a pest of cassava and transmits Indian cassava mosaic virus (ICMV) [3,4]. Transmission experiments have shown that co-adaptation has occurred between the sympatric mosaic-viruses and B. tabaci species , i.e., B. tabaci Asia II 5 transmits the ICMV significantly more efficiently that the mosaic viruses of African origin.
The genome described here was generated from an Indian population of B. tabaci Asia II 5, that was inbred in the laboratory to reduce heterozygosity.
The Bemisia tabaci cryptic species complex
Members of the B. tabaci species complex cause plant damage by feeding on plant-phloem sap, inducing phytotoxic disorders, depositing honeydew on which sooty moulds develop and by vectoring > 300 plant-virus species in the genera Begomovirus, Carlavirus, Crinivirus, Ipomovirus, Polerovirus and Torradovirus [5,6]. Diseases caused by these viruses often spread rapidly with devastating yield losses of up to 100% .
Bemisia tabaci sensu lato currently represents a relatively large group (>44) of mostly unresolved cryptic species, as inferred from phylogenetic species delimitation studies [1,8]. These morphologically indistinguishable species differ from one another not only in their genetic relatedness, but also in various biological traits such as plant host-range breadth, fecundity, insecticide resistance, and plant-virus transmission efficiencies.
Bemisia tabaci sensu lato are distributed globally, from tropical to temperate climatic zones and across all continents (except Antarctica) . Most cryptic species in this complex, as currently understood, are geographically restricted, but two of them are highly invasive globally i.e., B. tabaci Middle East-Asia Minor 1 (MEAM1, also referred to as biotype B and Bemisia argentifolii) and B. tabaci Mediterranean (MED, also referred to as biotype Q) . Bemisia tabaci sensu lato live predominantly on herbaceous plant hosts and have been recorded from an exceedingly broad range of host plants (>500 species) . The documented host-plant range of most cryptic species within the complex remains largely incomplete.
Picture credit: Sharon van Brunschot.
Prepublication data sharing
These data are released under Fort Lauderdale principles, as confirmed in the Toronto Statement . Any use of this dataset must abide by the African Cassava Whitefly Project Genomics Consortium data sharing principles. Data producers reserve the right to make the first publication of a global analysis of this data. If you are unsure if you are allowed to publish on this dataset, please contact [email protected] and [email protected] to inquire. The full guidelines can be found at cassavawhitefly.org.
The Bemisia tabaci Asia II 5 genome was produced by the genomics consortium of the African Cassava Whitefly Project, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Grant Number OPP1058938).
A field-collected colony (Salem, Tamil Nadu, India) was established, maintained and inbred (F5 generation) by Prof Maruthi Gowda at the quarantine insectary facilities of the Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, United Kingdom.
High-molecular weight genomic DNA was isolated from a pooled sample of F5 inbred haploid male individuals (n=3000). PacBio Sequel library construction and sequencing (8 SMRT cells) was performed by the Centre for Genomic Research, The University of Liverpool (United Kingdom).
The current assembly of the B. tabaci Asia II 5 genome was generated by Dr Lahcen Campbell at EMBL-EBI (Hinxton, UK). The length of the B. tabaci Asia II 5 genome assembly was 616.1Mb, housed in 227 scaffolds with a scaffold N50 of 10.8Mb. The assembly was produced using Canu v1.8: unitig read coverage 36.7X on genome size estimate (650Mb). GC content of the assembly was 39.6%. Repeat content covered 38.2% of the genome, predominantly of transposable elements without complete classification. Of the identified transposable elements (TE), DNA type TE were the most widespread at 3.79% total coverage.
RNA-Seq data utilized for genome annotation were deposited to the ENA under the accession PRJEB39408, along with publicly available RNA-seq data from three independent short read Illumina PE datasets: SRR1523521 (PRJNA255988); SRR835869 (PRJNA79601); and SRR2001505 (PRJNA282156). Genomic annotation was generated with the Ensembl Gene Annotation pipeline . All transcript models were supported by RNA-seq experimental evidence derived from multiple whitefly life-stages. Gene model layering was supported with protein-to-genome alignment of experimentally verified proteins obtained from closely related Hemiptera: Uniprot (2019) and 570 experimentally verified protein genes from the published genome of Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 . The Ensembl Gene Annotation pipeline then implemented transcript consensus filtration to remove unsupported alternate transcript isoform(s).
Small ncRNAs were obtained using a combination of BLAST and Infernal/RNAfold. Pseudogenes were calculated by examining genes with a large percentage of non-biological introns (introns of <10bp), where the gene was covered in repeats, or where the gene was single exon and evidence of a functional multi-exon paralog was found elsewhere in the genome.
lncRNAs were generated via RNA-seq data where no evidence of protein homology or protein domains could be found in the transcript.
For a general in-depth overview of the Gene Annotation pipeline see here: detailed information on the genebuild.
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- Wang et al. (2016) 'First Report of Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus infecting cassava in Cambodia'. Plant Disease, 102(12). doi:10.1094/PDIS-10-15-1228-PDN.
- Maruthi et al. (2002) 'Co-adaptation between cassava mosaic geminiviruses and their local vector populations'. Virus Research, 86(1–2), 71-85. doi:10.1016/S0168-1702(02)00051-5.
- Maruthi et al. (2004) 'Reproductive incompatibility and cytochrome oxidase I gene sequence variability amongst host-adapted and geographically separate Bemisia tabaci populations (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)'. Systematic Entomology, 29(4), 560-568. doi:10.1111/j.0307-6970.2004.00272.x.
- Fiallo-Olivé et al. (2020) 'Transmission of begomoviruses and other whitefly-borne viruses: dependence on the vector species'. Phytopathology, 110(1), 10-17. doi:10.1094/phyto-07-19-0273-fi.
- Gilbertson et al. (2015) 'Role of the insect supervectors Bemisia tabaci and Frankliniella occidentalis in the emergence and global spread of plant viruses'. Annual Review of Virology, 2 (1), 67-93. doi:10.1146/annurev-virology-031413-085410.
- Colvin et al. (2004) 'Dual begomovirus infections and high Bemisia tabaci populations: two factors driving the spread of a cassava mosaic disease pandemic'. Plant Pathology, 53(5), 577-584. doi:10.1111/j.0032-0862.2004.01062.x.
- Kanakala et al. (2019) 'Global genetic diversity and geographical distribution of Bemisia tabaci and its bacterial endosymbionts'. PLoS ONE, 14(3), e0213946. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0213946.
- Oliveira et al. (2001) 'History, current status, and collaborative research projects for Bemisia tabaci'. Crop Protection, 20(9), 709-723. doi:10.1016/S0261-2194(01)00108-9.
- A Toronto International Data Release Workshop (2009) 'Prepublication data sharing'. Nature, 461(7261), 168-170. doi:10.1038/461168a.
- Aken et al. (2016) ‘The Ensembl gene annotation system’. Database, Volume 2016. doi:10.1093/database/baw093.
- Chen et al. (2016) 'The draft genome of whitefly Bemisia tabaci MEAM1, a global crop pest, provides novel insights into virus transmission, host adaptation, and insecticide resistance'. BMC Biology 14, 110. doi:10.1186/s12915-016-0321-y.
General information about this species can be found in Wikipedia
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|Data source||Ensembl Metazoa|
|Non coding genes||1,172|
|Small non coding genes||155|
|Long non coding genes||1,013|
|Misc non coding genes||4| | agronomy |
https://www.palmswestjournal.com/post/tips-to-conserve-water-in-your-home-garden | 2024-03-03T23:14:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476399.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20240303210414-20240304000414-00725.warc.gz | 0.915867 | 683 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__16958948 | en | Rain barrel collecting water
With water being such a limited and precious resource in Palms West, conserving water means saving money on your water bill and helping the environment. You can reduce your home garden’s monthly water use in many ways. Here are seven:
1. Create an irrigation ditch: When garden plants are thirsty from the heat and dry wind, irrigation ditches can be useful. When your garden is fairly level, and you have at least three rows of plants, make shallow trenches on at least one row. Drop your hose into the ditch when plants need a good watering session. Continue with your other gardening tasks, then take the hose out of the ditch after 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Add mulch as a barrier: Mulch or a mulch-compost mix can be applied to all beds. Mulch your garden with thick layers. Doing so will help conserve water because the mulch will stay moist longer than the compost alone. Consider adding grass clippings and leaves to help the soil retain water.
3. Install rain barrels for stormy days: Rain barrels allow you to direct rainwater from your roof to your garden. They should be at least 1 foot higher than the garden so that gravity can transfer the water to your crops. Depending on the layout of your garden, you might be able to connect your gutter downspouts with a temporary plastic pipe fitting (available at hardware and gardening stores). You then could direct roof runoff to flow right into your garden.
4. Build in-ground reservoirs: An in-ground reservoir provides an excellent way to water crops in large beds. It can deliver water to the root zones of the plants, approximately 4 to 9 inches below the soil’s surface. You also can place large, porous jugs (ollas) in the ground. Be sure to keep only the mouth of the jar above ground. The ollas seep water into the roots of plants once they’re filled.
5. Make use of old sunken beds: Plant and vegetable yields can improve in dry times if they are grown in a sunken bed that retains or catches whatever rain falls. If you build ridges from excavated soil, the ridges can channel rainwater into the beds and offer much-needed shade and wind protection to the crops.
6. Watch out for weeds: Weeds are a nuisance in any home or co-op garden. Not only do they suck nutrients and sunlight away from your plants and shrubs, but they also deplete water supplies. Keep the area between plant rows and shrubs free from weeds. Weeds can grow overnight, so keeping a watchful eye for them is essential. If not, your garden could be overrun within weeks.
7. Plant in blocks instead of rows: Organizing your plants in long blocks instead of rows makes watering easier and helps prevent spillage onto areas and plants you do not want to water at that moment. This is especially true when you’re watering by hand. Consider installing semitransparent shade covers and windbreakers over the garden. You can use old window screens or buy screens from a garden nursery. The shades help keep the soil from drying out on sunny days.
To determine the best method of water conservation for you, consider the size of your garden and the type of plants. | agronomy |
https://www.kx-oraio.com/coffee-knowledge/arabica-and-robusta-origin-and-botany-of-coffee/ | 2021-11-27T12:04:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964358180.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20211127103444-20211127133444-00516.warc.gz | 0.958697 | 963 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__62843298 | en | Within the plant genus Coffea, two varieties, in particular, play the main role as the basis of the popular hot drink: Coffea arabica and Coffee canephora. More well-known are the two trivial names Arabica and Robusta. The roasted seeds of the two Coffea plants and a few other species in small proportions are the basis for the ground coffee powder. What is the botanical difference between the species, and why is Robusta often called the ugly sister of arabica?
The plant genus Coffea
Coffee – botanically known as Coffea – belongs to the plant family of the Rubiaceae, the reddish plants. Within this plant family, which comprises over 6000 species, two species have gained economic importance as plantation plants: Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora. Arabica accounts for over 60% of global coffee production. Both Coffea species form evergreen trees or shrubs. They have paired leaves and form inflorescences with many flowers. Their fruits are drupes, also known as coffee cherries or coffee berries. The fruits have a sweet taste with little pulp and are surrounded by a thick skin. Under two other layers lies the seed. One fruit usually encloses two seeds. These are the coffee beans. Pearl beans contain only one seed. The basis for the beverage coffee is only created by further processing through various types of drying, fermentation, and roasting.
This type of coffee is known as highland, mountain, or Java coffee. It is believed to be a hybrid of Coffea canephora and Coffea eugenioides. The genetic ancestors of up to 5 m high trees are said to come from Java. Probably the first hybridization was carried out in South Sudan. The grafted coffee plant has 44 chromosomes. It prefers a moderate climate between 15 and 25 °C. It is a deep-rooting plant, and the coffee plants should be planted at a distance of 1.5 m. They are located at an altitude of between 400-2100 meters, and, because of their deep roots, they can survive with less rainfall of between 1500-2500 mm. They can also grow in soils that have a dry upper layer of soil. After rainfall, the coffee plant regularly produces a flower, so that it can be planted mainly in regions with clearly defined rainy seasons. It takes nine months from flowering to fruit ripeness. The beans have an oil content of between 15 and 17%. The sugar content, which is decisive for the acidity and texture of the finished coffee drink, is between 6 and 9%. The main areas of cultivation are in Africa, Central America, and Asia between the 23rd degree north and 25th degree south latitude. If these coffee plants are cultivated at too low an altitude at too high temperatures, they are susceptible to the pest coffee rust, among other things. Overall, it is more sensitive than Robusta.
The lowland coffee plant can grow into trees up to 8 m high. Cultivated Robusta plants are kept small so that they can be harvested easily. Coffea canephora has only 22 chromosomes, is a shallow rooting plant, and is planted at 2 m intervals per plant. This coffee plant thrives at high temperatures between 20-30 °C. It needs higher rainfall between 2000 and 3000 mm. The flowering period is not very predictable. This is also due to the cultivation of humid, unstable climates. It takes 10-11 months from flowering to fruit ripening. In cultivated plants, shortened flowering periods of only six months are possible with a high yield. The oil content of the beans is between 10 and 12 %. The sugar content is in the range of 3-7 %. Therefore, Coffea canephora is less sweet and more bitter, especially in the aftertaste. Canephora owes its trivial name Robusta to its increased resistance to pests, which is due to its high caffeine content of up to 4%. The main cultivation area for Coffea canephora is Vietnam. The coffee plant does not tolerate cold temperatures, so it only thrives around the equator at the 20th parallel.
Due to its refinement, milder taste, and better digestibility, highland coffee is more sought after than Robusta. The statement of the “ugly sister” also refers to this. In many cases, both types are mixed in one coffee. The type of coffee plant does not in itself say anything about the quality of coffee, as many other aspects such as fermentation and roasting, are essential. | agronomy |
http://www.tableauxmoderne.com/indoor-medical-related-medical-pot-growing-maximum/ | 2019-09-21T20:11:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514574662.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20190921190812-20190921212812-00101.warc.gz | 0.952036 | 453 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__136077116 | en | Cannabis is legal in a quantity of states in the All of. In these states, people who have been told they have debilitating medical conditions always makes use of marijuana if it’s recommended by their plastic surgeons. According to the laws in the various states, patients can also improve and posses marijuana legally, but the amount the islands what is recommended yet allowed under the county laws. If you need to grow marijuana, given in the next paragraphs is the basic pot growing steps. These medical marijuana growing steps are the following .
Choosing a starting point grow the attic, basement or some closet can always be some of info about the subject places to plant marijuana in the property. . Pots and soil it is very important to choose pretty big plastic pots and / or buckets with water flow holes at the underside. Make budtender training online to fill the portion of the container with large tiny rocks to facilitate water drainage and the first layer with high quality potting soil. Cannabis sativa plants do not necessarily grow well to acidic conditions, therefore , make sure how the pH of dirt is between you.
. . so as to retain nutrients in addition , moisture, place a little humus in dirt. There are many nursery stores a person find the most suitable soil for raising medical marijuana. then. Lighting marijuana plants require good amount from lighting when subjected to testing growing and to do this reason, you might have to make arrangements to achieve artificial lighting the particular space where you are wanting to grow the chemical. You can make use of fluorescent lighting up or metal halide lights together containing good ventilation and in addition separate ballast. Circumstance your plants receive several of light within a day, they should certainly mature in numerous weeks time.
if they be sent hours of light, they will former in months schedules and you bestow them hours regarding light per day, you will already have matured plants indoors months. You will likely choose the cash of light the public want your produce to grow back and it is literally always a healthy idea to get a timer nearly every day for your illumination. . Watering general shortage of water should affect the apr of photosynthesis and as well , excess water definitely will also affect usually the plant in the negative way. | agronomy |
http://wendykate.blogspot.com/2011/06/csa-week-3.html | 2018-04-22T16:04:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125945624.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20180422154522-20180422174522-00310.warc.gz | 0.974636 | 410 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__54158486 | en | Friday, June 17, 2011
CSA, Week 3
In this week's share, we got:
Green Onions (we traded for extra asparagus)
Sugar Snap Peas
Choice of Herbs
I've also included a glass of Washington syrah in the photo. Hey--it's local!
Jan Pigman walked out of the house to say hello as we were getting out of the car. We asked if they had any eggs left. She went in to check and emerged with the sole remaining dozen. Hooray!
There's always a trade box available at the farm in case there's an item in your share that you really dislike or already have. We have abundant chives in our garden, and we often use them in place of green onions. So I looked through the trade box and happily traded our green onions for a second bunch of asparagus. As far as herb choice goes, there were a lot to choose from this week, but I immediately reached for the sole remaining bunch of garlic scapes (not sure it really counts as an herb, but I'm not complaining). I was really hoping for more garlic scapes this week so I could make more Garlic-Scape Pesto to freeze for later (okay, and maybe to eat right away, too). Jan also invited me to walk through the garlic patch and harvest more garlic scapes. So while Steve and the kids walked off to feed the animals the bread we'd brought, Jan showed me how to harvest the scapes from the hardneck French Pink Garlic plants (actually brought over from France years ago by a friend of theirs who has a farm on Bainbridge Island). We came home with a bunch of garlic scapes big enough to make me slightly giddy at the prospect of more pesto. I also successfully begged an extra bunch of chamomile from the herb box so I can try my hand at drying it and making my own tea. More on that in another post. | agronomy |
http://www.hoekstraexport.co.za/ | 2022-06-26T14:17:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103269583.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20220626131545-20220626161545-00347.warc.gz | 0.965068 | 881 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__197637273 | en | Aat Hoekstra, the founder and owner of the Hoekstra group of businesses, was born in Gravenzande, Holland in 1930. Having lived through the hardship of the Great Depression and the Second World War and equipped with the knowhow to grow table grapes and flowers on the family farm in Holland he decided to travel to South Africa in 1950 to explore the opportunities that presented themselves at the Southern tip of the African continent. The natural beauty, rich soils, abundant water and a climate suitable for the production of excellent table grapes and flowers enchanted the young Aat and he decided to make the village of Paarl, about 60 km North East of Cape Town, his home.
He was able to adapt his European skills to South African conditions under the mentorship of Jan Kirsten, one of the most successful table grape growers in Paarl. His natural talent for both the production and business sides of farming soon enabled him to buy the farm Nancy in 1954. Aat and his his late wife Annaleen raised their two daughters, Maleen and Annette, on Nancy and through blood, sweat, hard work and an entrepreneurial spirit Aat and his family built Hoekstra Fruit Farms into one of the true success stories of agribusiness in South Africa. Production activities on Nancy started out with cut flower production and later on table grapes. As the opportunities presented itself more farms were added to the Hoekstra business – Morewag, Sonneskyn, Westland, Kruis – the list keeps on growing with the latest addition being the farm Estherdal as production unit number 14 during 2016.
Having the typical Dutch DNA in his veins Aat was never in favour of the one channel marketing system under which he had to market all his grapes through Unifruco. Being one of the true pioneers of the grower-exporter initiative in South Africa Aat realised that melons were not controlled under the single market legislation (because a melon is a vegetable and not a fruit) Aat seized the opportunity and started growing melons for the export market from 1970 onwards. He registered the Hoekstra Super Melon brand and started to export melons to the UK and other European markets. Hoekstra Super Melons branded with the red, white and blue colours of the Dutch flag soon became a very sought after product in Europe and the UK. Having established a marketing and logistical network through the Hoekstra Super Melon export business Aat’s daughter, Maleen, negotiated the first private export agreement of a limited amount of boxes of table grapes with the Department of Agriculture. During the summer of 1996 Aat and Maleen Hoekstra started to export Hoekstra Super Grapes to the UK and Europe. The Hoekstra Super Grapes brand was an instant success in the market and the Hoekstra Grapes brand has been the benchmark of superb quality with an excellent eating experience for a number of years in the UK and European markets.
Having had exposure to the enormous variety of cultivars available in the flower business Aat has been on a continuous quest to find improved table grape cultivars. Through the years he has been a true pioneer in finding, testing and commercialising new table grape cultivars. Prime Seedless and Starlight are the most well know cultivars that have been commercialised by Aat in South Africa. This quest is continuing till this day with more than a 100 new cultivars from the Volcani Research Organisation in Israel being tested and evaluated on Aat’s farms through his involvement in the company Plant Genetics of which he is a shareholder.
At the age of 87 Aat Hoekstra is still very active in the business. He is supported by an excellent management team as well as various professionals involved in the Hoekstra Family Trust. Aat’s wish is for the Hoekstra businesses to continue with the work that has been his passion for so many years and to continue his legacy of producing some of the best quality table grapes with the best taste and eating experience available.
Aat’s legacy as a person and his contribution to the South African table grape industry has been monumental and has been recognized by organized agriculture and other industry bodies through the bestowment of various industry awards and tokens of recognition. | agronomy |
https://aces.catalog.auburn.edu/courses/restricted-use-pesticide-dealer-course-2024 | 2023-12-04T00:06:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100518.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20231203225036-20231204015036-00829.warc.gz | 0.938459 | 98 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__121181452 | en | Full course description
Completion of this certificate course, as well as the license application form, are required by the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries in order to obtain a Restricted-Use Pesticide Dealer License.
Please note, the $35.00 fee is for the course only. There is an additional $45.00 fee for the license that you will pay to the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries after completing this course.
(October 2023 - October 2024) | agronomy |
http://kxlh.com/montana-ag-network/ | 2019-07-17T13:12:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525187.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20190717121559-20190717143559-00405.warc.gz | 0.956877 | 281 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__172188670 | en | Montana Ag Network
A few afternoon thunderstorms remain a likelihood on Tuesday.
On Thursday July 11th, people from all walks of life had the opportunity to learn about Montana agriculture firsthand.
A few afternoon thunderstorms remain a likelihood as we we kick off the work week.
High pressure will continue to build as we head toward the weekend.
For years, the Montana Ag in the Classroom program has taught youth about the importance of farmers and ranchers.
High pressure will be the main talking point over the next few days.
Hot and dry weather is on track to return to Montana.
Showers will once again make their presence known on Tuesday.
The organic farmer has written a book to share the secrets to success and offer insight on value-added agriculture and the importance of nutritious food options for consumers.
A few spotty showers will take us through the first portion of this week.
Temperatures will continue to climb as we near the weekend.
The American Farm Bureau Federation’s latest market basket survey shows the price of a 13-item basket for a traditional July 4th cookout for ten people is slightly higher than it was last year.
Scattered and isolated showers are likely Thursday afternoon.
Widespread moisture and below average temperatures take us into the weekend.
Cooler temperatures and rain are on track to return to Montana Tuesday. | agronomy |
https://bugoftheweek.squarespace.com/blog/2013/1/9/heroes-of-the-true-bug-clan-two-spotted-stink-bug-iperillus-bioculatusi-and-spined-soldier-bug-ipodisus-maculiventrisi | 2019-10-14T08:53:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986649841.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20191014074313-20191014101313-00460.warc.gz | 0.929699 | 782 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__174511908 | en | During the past month, Bug of the Week visited despicable bed bugs and rising brown marmorated stink bugs. Their proclivity to bite people or valuable crops, respectively, brings misery and economic loss. Not wishing to convey an impression that all bugs are dastardly, this week we turn our attention to a couple of heroes of the true bug clan. Last week while visiting a potato patch, I witnessed droves of Colorado potato beetles eating the tops of plants into nubbins. Prowling around the vegetation were gorgeous nymphs and adults of the two-spotted stink bug, Perillus bioculatus.
Like their cousins assassin bugs that we met in a previous episode, predaceous stink bugs actively hunt and kill their prey. On a potato plant loaded with beetles, I watched a two-spotted stink bug stealthily approach an unsuspecting potato beetle larva. The actual attack was much less an energy-charged pounce and kill and more of a seemingly gentle poke of the stink bug’s beak. Before the hapless beetle larva could attempt to escape, the proboscis of the stink bug impaled it. After spearing the beetle larva with its beak, the stink bug injected digestive enzymes into its victim. These enzymes help liquefy tissues in the body of the beetle. A muscular pump in the head of the stink bug enables the bug to suck the nutrient rich broth from its prey.
As I wandered around the potato patch, I noticed that only a few plants had potato beetles and an attendant complement of stink bug assassins. Many healthy plants lacked beetles and stink bugs. How do stink bugs locate plants with potato beetles in a vast field of potatoes where many plants have no potential prey? Clever researchers discovered that as potato beetles eat potato plants, the leaves of plants release volatile compounds into the atmosphere. Hungry two-spotted stink bugs on the prowl for prey are able to detect the compounds from beetle-wounded plants and use them as an olfactory beacon to find beetle infested plants that house their prey.
Also on the hunt for meat in the potato patch and a nearby soybean field were spined soldier bugs, Podisus maculiventris. These stabbing predators savor a wide variety of insect prey including beetles, caterpillars, and other bugs. The appetite of these stink bugs for pests is prodigious. Immature stages of the stink bugs regularly eat about five Colorado beetle larva per day over a lifespan of several weeks. Individual spined soldier bugs are reported to eat more than 100 caterpillars over the course of a growing season. Reproduction in these beaky predators is also remarkable with individual females capable of laying well more than 100 to as many as 1000 eggs that hatch into pest-killing nymphs.
In a world where true bugs often get a bad rap and much bad press, take a moment to consider the stealthy heroes that quietly terminate hordes of hungry pests in our crops and gardens.
The following fascinating studies were used to prepare this Bug of the Week, “Identification of Volatile Potato Sesquiterpenoids and Their Olfactory Detection by the Two-spotted Stinkbug Perillus bioculatus” by Bernhard Weissbecker, Joop J. A. Van Loon, Maarten A. Posthumus, Harro J. Bouwmeester and Marcel Dicke; and “Comparison of Perillus bioculatus and Podisus maculiventris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) as Potential Control Agents of the Colorado Potato Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)” by Judy Hough-Goldstein and D. McPherson. To learn more about predatory stink bugs, please visit the following web sites: | agronomy |
https://segarai.org/ | 2023-03-25T23:37:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296945376.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20230325222822-20230326012822-00443.warc.gz | 0.898746 | 386 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__233344777 | en | WELCOME TO SEGAR ADVOCACY INSTITUTE
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The agricultural dashboard provides real time statistical information being collected by Segar AI agricultural agents on the island of Puerto Rico. The information shown is an aggregate of all the farmers and ranchers that have been surveyed to understand how we can educate, provide outreach and technical assistance to beginning farmers and ranchers Under the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) grant being sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). | agronomy |
https://tinum.gob.mx/kbyhhb/cymbush-insecticide-syngenta-1f5f2a | 2021-08-05T04:24:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046155322.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20210805032134-20210805062134-00174.warc.gz | 0.815575 | 1,556 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__172075458 | en | Apples; Asparagus; Blueberries; See All Crops; Pests Controlled. FORTENZA® was specifically developed to control Lepidoptera and chewing and sucking pests. Chess Chess is new chemistry which provides powerful control against Rice plant hopper . Crop Group: Product Type: Please read the following before submitting query: Crop protection methods vary around the world. We provide all kind of Agricultural Seeds, pesticides,fungicides etc. Chomu, Jaipur, Rajasthan. M/s Shubham Enterprises - Offering Cymbush Syngenta, 100ml at Rs 105/ml in Jalna, Maharashtra. Syngenta is a world market leader in crop protection products, offering farmers an extensive toolbox of solutions. 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U.S. EPA, Pesticide Product Label, CYMBUSH 3E INSECTICIDE, 02/15/1988 Author: U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs Subject: Pesticide Product Label, CYMBUSH 3E INSECTICIDE Keywords: pesticide product label,cymbush 3e insecticide,syngenta crop protection,01018200065 Created Date: 2/15/1988 12:00:00 AM Consider selective insecticides, with a limited range of target pests, to avoid harm to non-target organisms. Karate Syngenta Insecticides. Shop now! Syngenta Ask Price. CULTAR 250 SC contains paclobutrazol, a phytoregulator, which acts inhibiting the synthesis of gibberellins, producing a decrease in vegetative growth. ORONDIS™ can be used at significantly lower rates than other fungicides. Our products and solutions protect crops and enhance the ability of plants to defend themselves. So, we’re accelerating the pace of our innovation to meet constantly changing natural threats and society’s increasing expectations. Please reload the page and try again. | agronomy |
http://www.celebes.ph/banana.html | 2017-04-30T20:25:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917125849.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031205-00426-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.926067 | 250 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__197413145 | en | Organic Banana Chips - Honeydipped, Sweetened, and Unsweetened
The Philippines is a contender for the title of Banana Capital of the World, given the innumerable banana plantations scattered across Mindanao. Tapping this prodigious source, Celebes established its first banana chips plant in 1986. A thriving demand saw the rise of the 2nd plant in General Santos City in 1988 and then a third plant in 1990 in in Tagum City. Today, our three plants has a total production output of 90 containers per month.
With the world's growing demand for tropical food, including snacks, Celebes sees a consistent growth in the demand for its banana chips. The rise in sales is further fueled by consistent nutrition findings that even processed banana chips is a healthy snack.
Celebes Banana Chips are made from Philippine Banana of the Saba and Cardava variety. The bananas are picked in their mature green stage, peeled, washed, sliced and fried in fresh refined vegetable oil. The chips does not contain any artificial additives. The average size is 20-25 mm in diameter and thickness of 4.0 mm more or less.
Packing is available in 8 kilos, 12 pounds, 14 pounds, 15 pounds and 18 pounds. | agronomy |
https://www.sbbt.org.uk/latest-news/how-can-chocolate-save-butterflies/ | 2023-11-28T14:34:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679099514.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20231128115347-20231128145347-00600.warc.gz | 0.927257 | 438 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__5338612 | en | There are nearly 600 species of swallowtails and birdwings across the world, but sadly, many of these spectacular butterflies are under threat.
One of the biggest challenges they face is destruction of their habitat, often due to deforestation, drainage and intensive agriculture. But agro-ecotourism projects which put the community at the heart of their work could provide a lifeline for these wonderful insects.
Richard Markham, SBBT’s Honorary Coordinator for Natewa Swallowtail studies in Fiji, runs one such programme. KokoMana is a small cocoa farm and factory in Daku that seeks to contribute to economic growth and livelihoods in a way that respects local culture and values, while protecting the natural environment.
Sustainability is vital to their operation. From biodegradable packaging to using solar-heated water, KokoMana emphasizes the importance of protecting the local environmental and biodiversity. Keeping a mix of native plant species among the crops also promotes biological control of pests in the crop and sustains a healthy diversity of native species of insects, including butterflies, and birds.
And beyond using environmentally friendly practices and materials to run their factory and farm, they also recognise the importance of empowering local communities.
As well as purchasing cocoa at fair prices from nearby farmers and providing guidance on restoring old cocoa farms, KokoMana work with partners to develop ecotours, which help local communities highlight and protect their unique biodiversity whilst providing vital income.
Thanks to a grant from SBBT, the team have now created a butterfly house at Vusaratu on the Natewa Peninsula to help educate visitors and tourists about the incredible diversity of butterflies in this region, including the Natewa Swallowtail, Papilio natewa.
By showing how ecotourism and agro-ecotourism can support long-term, sustainable livelihoods, SBBT and projects like Richard’s hope that land-owning communities can be empowered to protect their remaining forests and the varied and wonderful wildlife which relies on them. Which may mean you can add saving butterflies to your list of excuses to eat chocolate… | agronomy |
https://www.baobabfoundation.co.za/ecoproducts-foundation-baobab-guardians-programme/ | 2021-04-11T14:54:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038064520.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20210411144457-20210411174457-00029.warc.gz | 0.935794 | 691 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__97900096 | en | A little while ago I told you about our Baobab Preschool Programme which our EcoProducts Foundation is supporting. Another project that we’re so excited about is the Baobab Guardians programme.
The baobab tree takes 200 years to produce its first fruits, can live for over 1000 years, survives and even flourishes in almost desert-like conditions; but even this mighty giant is succumbing to the environmental impact created by our civilization. Their tasty young tender shoots get eaten up by livestock such as goats, nor can they tolerate drought at this young age so it’s rare for a seedling to last the three years it requires until reaching self-sufficiency in the wild.
While fruit collection remains a sustainable practice and doesn’t in any way impact on the ecology or wellbeing of baobabs, studies show that the survival of baobab populations is being threatened in the long-term by environmental degradation and climate change. As a baobab ecologist with a doctorate in baobab sustainability, this concerns me deeply.
“It’s about creating a culture of caring for the future, for our communities and for our earth”
This is what we’re doing
Our simple aim is to plant more baobab trees in the arid area of Venda where climate change and livestock is affecting the survival of young baobabs. It’s my dream to have FIFTY strong healthy new baobabs planted and thriving out in the wild by 2017. This will ensure a new generation of young vigorous baobabs complementing the much older generations of trees currently around.
How it works
Rural Venda women are given baobab seedlings to take care of in their homes – they become Baobab Guardians. Once the seedlings reach 1 metre in height, they are ready to be planted out in the wild. Each Baobab Guardian can decide where to plant the tree, taking into account proximity to the village (the roots spread wide), how they will protect the tree from browsing livestock such as goats and donkeys, and ease of watering and caretaking.
Each baobab tree is identified by its GPS coordinates and I will be monitoring and recording its growth and progress every year.
Once the baobab seedling reaches 3 metres in height, it’s mature enough to withstand livestock foraging and drought; it no longer requires guardianship. This takes approximately 3 years.
The Baobab Guardians are rewarded financially for each completed stage.
We began this program in November 2013 and we need a total of R400,000 to ensure that our 4 year plan succeeds.
I can’t imagine an African landscape without Baobab trees silhouetted against the sky. Baobab trees are an integral part of our natural heritage and our indigenous culture; quite simply they belong to Africa.
We are so grateful to the Bonga Foundation who donated seed-funding to kickstart this important project. Also our gratitude goes to Sevenhills Wholefoods who have stepped forward to fund an entire year of the program! If you’d like to contribute in any way, please contact me at [email protected]. I’ll be delighted to hear from you!
Here’s to creating a culture of caring! | agronomy |
https://terrabonum.nl/en/blauwe-bessen-1/ | 2023-12-11T02:12:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679103464.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20231211013452-20231211043452-00056.warc.gz | 0.945544 | 350 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__261270046 | en | The cultivation of blueberries is booming, influenced by the demand for the so-called "superfood" to which the blueberry is counted. The number of companies and the size of the company have increased considerably in recent years.
Consumers are getting to know the blueberries better and it has become a popular fruit in a few years. Consumption will increase significantly in the coming years.
Scientific research has shown that blueberries are very healthy due to the high antioxidant content in the berries.
The research into the health of blueberries was carried out by the University of Maastricht, namely by Dr. ir. Simone van Breda and Dr. ir. Theo de Kok and published in the report:
"Health-promoting properties of blueberries"
Blueberries also have good nutritional value.
100 grams of blueberries contain:
Water 85 gr
Carbohydrates 12.1 gr (of which sugar 5.4 gr)
Proteins 0.7 gr
Fat 0.7 gr
Calcium 16 mg
Iron 0.8 mg
Vitamin A 280 IU
Vitamin B complex 0.35 mg
Vitamin C 16 mg
Energy 258 Joule (62 Cal)
Furthermore, the blueberry contains magnesium, phosphorus, and various minerals.
Of all fruits, the blueberry contains one of the most antioxidants. These render free radicals, which attack cells, harmless. As a result, they not only offer protection against cancer, but also against cardiovascular diseases.
In recent years a lot of research has been done into the health properties of blueberries and many healthy recipes have been published. Many of the delicious recipes and applications can be found on the internet. | agronomy |
http://cyclefarm.net/events/ | 2013-06-19T10:30:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708690512/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125130-00005-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.941403 | 576 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__168850839 | en | Sunday, June 2nd – 2013 CSA Social and Farm Tour A preseason farm social for our wonderful CSA members! Bring your family for a fun afternoon at the farm. This will be a good chance to see how things are growing, ask questions about CSA logistics, and get to know your fellow CSA farm share members.
Thursday, March 14 pi day – pie day celebration. A 3.14 mile run/walk loop from the farm, followed by a pie potluck! Bring a pie – savory or sweet – to share. This event is also a benefit for the Spearfish Bike Coop, please bring a donation, if you can.
Past Cycle Farm events (2012)
Saturday, October 13 Harvest Party! 3:30-7:00PM. No work – all play. Pot-luck party to celebrate our first season. Everyone is welcome. We will have a farm tour, horseshoes, a tasting of 9 different winter squash varieties, and of course, a glorious feast together.
Cycle Farm at the Market in the Park We’ll be at the Spearfish City Park Saturday mornings 9AM-noon, from the beginning of September through October. All produce hand picked with love, fresh from the farm, and delivered to market by bicycle. We look forward to seeing you there.
Date TBA, WEED AND READ
A celebration of storytelling and the land. Join us for a weeding party at the farm with a special guest reading by Kent Meyers, a local author and professor at BHSU. This is a chance to enjoy not just the company of neighbors and friends, the early morning bird songs, coffee and snacks, but also a literature reading and discussion to follow. 7-11AM, bring your family and friends – we have weeds enough to go around. And around. And we so appreciate the help.
Saturday August 11, BREAKFAST IN BED at the farm! Vegetable bed, that is. We’re going to beat the heat and tackle the weeds early – come join us for a weeding party and breakfast in the vegetable beds. 7-11AM, we’ll provide coffee, tea, juice and delicious breakfast treats! We need your help: we have lots of weeds and want to party.
Saturday July 14th, Weeding Party Bonanza! back by popular demand and necessity. 9:00 AM to noon, followed by a potluck barbque. It was so much fun the first time, let’s do it again. We’ll be hosting a flight of garlic during lunch. Come taste 3 delicious varieties: Music, Korean Purple and Persian Star – fresh (in pico de gallo) and roasted (w just olive oil).
Stay tuned for more fun times at Cycle Farm. | agronomy |
https://shop.thedeli.co.za/collections/peanuts | 2022-05-27T12:38:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662647086.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527112418-20220527142418-00171.warc.gz | 0.962408 | 90 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__136549400 | en | At 42 on Sonneblom we stock both blanched (skins removed) and redskin peanuts. Further-more our peanuts are available raw, roasted or roasted and salted.
The peanut, also known as ground nuts, is actually a legume grown mainly for its edible seeds.
Peanuts have a strong nutritional profile. They are an excellent source of plant-based protein, fiber, and many key vitamins and minerals. | agronomy |
http://trinityhillerfootball.vnsports.com/news/article.asp?id=264905 | 2017-04-23T15:54:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917118713.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031158-00306-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.97685 | 114 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__133037484 | en | Posted Sunday, July 19, 2009 by Ed Dalton
Alright, after one week of Turf installation here is where we are at with the turf. The full turf has been put down, many of the lines are cut into the turf, the near endzone has the Trinity in place but not cut. This week expect almost every grafic and line to be installed and next week the turf will be filled with the sand rubber mix, the new fence put up and the 25 second clocks installed. We should be on it about 8.1.09, exciting. | agronomy |
http://www.upsconlineacademy.net/2016ORGANIC.html | 2022-07-03T10:59:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656104240553.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220703104037-20220703134037-00043.warc.gz | 0.967512 | 187 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__124916941 | en | "(Business Standard) Northeast can be developed as an organic region
• “There is a huge demand for organic products nowadays. Northeast is the only region in the country, which can grow organic products and can cater to this huge market. It will help the region grow economically.Prime Minister said.
• Praising Sikkim, which has turned completely organic, Modi said other states of the region, including Assam, should strive like Sikkim and become completely organic. “People nowadays are rejecting chemicals. Health has become a priority for everyone. Let Northeast take the lead in catering to this huge market.”
• On Monday, Modi inaugurated Sikkim Organic Festival 2016 and said: “Today, the whole world has recognised this effort of the farmers of Sikkim.” He said the winds of this organic effort would now spread across the country.
OTHER PRACTICE QUESTIONS | agronomy |
http://donaldtrade10.affiliatblogger.com/6158260/gardening-a-hundred-and-one-the-ideal-suggestions-for-a-thriving-yard | 2019-01-19T03:55:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583662124.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20190119034320-20190119060320-00209.warc.gz | 0.946942 | 1,290 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__166306965 | en | Find out some guidelines that can help you increase far better natural and organic crops for your family members. You can determine out everything you want to know so that you don't get needless tools. Furthermore, you will understand how to save your crops and guarantee that they do not die from neglect or other factors. It's not so terrifying once you know the principles.
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Inspire toads to take up residence in your natural garden. Toads are a organic predator of a lot of of the pesky bugs that will take in and ruin your crops. Produce makeshift toad houses out of overturned damaged clay pots and keep soil nice and moist to make it conducive to amphibian life.
If you don't have a huge yard, or any yard at all, you can nevertheless expand wonderful organic make in containers. Most vegetables, other than some root vegetables, expand just as well in pots as they do in the floor. There are also many kinds which have been bred to do well in containers.
For indoor organic gardening, temperature management is really critical in the course of the early phases. Seventy levels Fahrenheit is the ideal temperature for most seeds to start off growing. You can accomplish this temperature relatively easily by setting up heaters and putting the seeds in close proximity to the vents. You can also acquire warmth mats to spot underneath your plant containers.
For organic fertilizer to use all around the crops in your garden and flower beds, commence a compost bin manufactured from all-organic substance that would otherwise be squandered. Pitch in property clippings, leaves, vegetable peelings, eggshells and espresso grounds, turning the contents of the bin typically. In just a quick time, you will have great content to combine with your soil that will supply vitamins and nourishment to your vegetation with out additional chemicals.
A all-natural, albeit considerably cumbersome, way to preserve pests and fungus from destroying your organic and natural fruit crop is to use plastic zipper baggage. When the fruits are nevertheless younger on the branches, place them in big zipper baggage secured at the leading with staples. garden bridges Lower off a bottom corner to allow for sufficient drainage.
If you are new to organic and natural gardening, commence with illness resistant vegetation. Some plants are just hardier than other folks and since of this they will require significantly less upkeep. A plant that survives well on its personal will motivate you in continuing your natural and organic gardening practices. Ask at your local backyard retailer, as distinct versions are hardy in distinct places of the nation.
When you prepare your natural and organic backyard, don't forget that some vegetation, particularly leafy greens like lettuce and spinach will mature well just before the stop of the increasing time. Beds for rapidly growing plants can typically generate two harvests in one time. Have more fast-developing plants completely ready to exchange the early harvest so that you can improve your garden's efficiency.
garden bridge Get rid of aphids naturally. Most aphids are taken treatment of by beneficial insects in the backyard, but often you will locate an infestation. Aphids can trigger vegetation to be stunted or distorted, and can create a sticky mold that will rapidly spread from one plant to an additional. Use a do-it-yourself spray to blast aphids off the plant. A forceful jet of h2o 2-3 instances a working day will swiftly get rid of them. For a more robust infestation, use insecticidal cleaning soap.
As you can see, increasing your own natural and organic garden is better for you and your household, and it isn't really as difficult as it could look. It just demands research, standard servicing outdoors, and some tolerance. The work will shell out off as soon as you see your plants increase. | agronomy |
http://sienafarms.com/blog/2011/09/frost-warnings/ | 2015-11-27T06:16:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-48/segments/1448398448227.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20151124205408-00075-ip-10-71-132-137.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.943603 | 244 | CC-MAIN-2015-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-48__0__184881807 | en | Fall is truly the best month for eating in New England! Frost warnings late last week gave us a scare as we begin to think about losing our beloved summer crops. Eggplant in particular has been yielding tremendously this season and continues as we move toward cold weather. A true frost will destroy the fruit off temperature sensitive summer crops. We’ll circle the wagons, leading an all-hands harvest the day and night before a true frost picking every last summer crop and storing it in our walk-in. Last season even Ana and Siena came out to the pepper patch late into the night to help pull in the final harvest as we literally could see the frost forming. The frost is glorious because of this tradition, but also because it symbolically punctuates summer. Summer flavors have already begun to change and the presence of winter squash and parsnips are a welcome distraction. In many ways fall has already begun, but the sugar doesn’t creep into our favorite fall crops until the first frost. The frost-induced sugar is an attribute unique to New England. Like citrus in the south, our fall root and brassica crops are only this sweet here in New England. We are ready for fall! | agronomy |
https://aesa.ac.ke/aesa/en/research/climate-change/ | 2019-09-21T12:59:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514574501.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20190921125334-20190921151334-00209.warc.gz | 0.889879 | 678 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__8050877 | en | Africa is home to 15% of the world’s population and 5% of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP) but accounts for just 1.3% of global investment in research and development (R&D).
For the continent to achieve even the world average for the number of researchers per head of population, it will need to rapidly train one million new PhDs. There will need to be investment in infrastructure and career development, both at universities and other research organisations.
Home Institution: Ethiopian Institutes of Agricultural Research
Kidist Abera Anteneh
Host institution: University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Area of research: Biometrics, GIS and agrometeorology research.
Research focus: Evaluation of the impact of climate change on maize (Zea mays L.) production via crop simulation modelling.
The purpose of this research is to formulate adaptation options, which should be practical, affordable and acceptable to farmers through quantifying the impact of observed climate variability and possible future changes on maize crop production using a state-of-the-art dynamical crop simulation models.
Area of research: Economic value of natural resources (Contingent valuation approach). Economic impact of climate change on agricultural crop production. Agri-business and value chain adaptation to climate change.
Research focus: This research focuses on adaptation to climate change by smallholder farmers and determinants to their adaptation decision in Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia. Adaptation to climate change is a two-step process, which involves perceiving that the climate is changing and then responding to changes through adaptation strategies. The perception of the farmers on climate change will determine the adaptation strategies of the farmers. The potential influential factors that affect farmer’s adaptation strategies are supposed to be environmental, economical and institutional factors. This study addresses the following research questions. How do smallholder farmers perceive climate change and its impacts? How do they respond to climate change impacts? What are the main factors that affect the response of smallholder farmers to climate change?
Home Institution: Mekelle University
Samuale Tesfaye Baye
Area of research: Eco-hydrology; ecological restoration; watershed management; surface hydrology; water balance in dryland areas; climate change adaptation and mitigation; land use land cover assessment; GIS and RS application to hydrology, forestry and land resources assessment; hillside management; environmental entrepreneurship; green economy; carbon forestry and landscaping.
Area of research: Climate change and variability, food security, rural livelihoods, sustainable development, environmental policy, and environmental management. Research focus: A growing body of literature on climate change adaptation suggests that “climate compatible development (CCD)” can help open up strategies to land-users that will help them maintain productivity in the face of changing rainfall patterns. CCD draws together adaptation and mitigation efforts in a way that does not compromise development, providing opportunities to achieve “triple wins”. But while the idea of CCD is alluring, much remains unknown about how to actually realise such “triple wins” in national and regional level policy making. This research identifies how policies promote CCD and whether these policies support adaptation, mitigation and development on the ground in Ghana. Divine Odame Appiah
Click here to access Cohort 2 | agronomy |
https://www.horsenation.com/2012/07/17/crunchy-grass-bad-summertime-pasture-management-tips/ | 2024-04-16T21:03:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817106.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416191221-20240416221221-00731.warc.gz | 0.941418 | 1,079 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__47353095 | en | Our friends at Kentucky Performance Products discuss some strategies for nursing your burned-up pasture back to health. From KPP:
Hot and dry temps got your pasture down?
The record heat and lack of rain has turned many pastures brown and weedy as grasses go dormant and weeds continue to grow. This can spell trouble for your horses and your pasture. Understanding how extreme temperatures affect your pasture and using a few common sense management tools can help keep your horse safe and your pasture alive.
How grasses and weeds react to stress:
As a defense mechanism to stress, grasses and weeds tend to accumulate more sugar in their leaves. In drought conditions what little grass is left in your pasture may likely contain higher than normal levels of fructans. This increases the risk of laminitis in sensitive horses.
Most common weeds are more drought-resistant than grass, so they remain in the pasture when the grass is gone. The higher sugar levels make these weeds more palatable to bored and hungry horses looking for something to chew on. Stressed weeds can also contain higher than normal levels of toxins, making them more dangerous when consumed.
Grass and weeds that are rebounding after a drought can be dangerous for the same reasons, which is why many veterinarians report an increase in colic and laminitis cases when rain follows a period of drought.
A few simple management tips:
Supplement your pasture with hay.
The foundation of any good equine diet is good quality fiber, so when pastures dry up, hay is a must. Put out a flake or two and see how much your horses eat. If they devourer it, then that is a good sign the pasture is no longer meeting their needs. If they simple nibble on it, then you are still in good shape. Offering hay will also make it less likely that toxic weeds will tempt your horses. Continue to monitor your horse’s reactions to supplemental hay and increase the amount offered if dry conditions persist.
Don’t overgraze your pasture during a drought.
The key to keeping your pasture alive is to support a good root system. Plants feed their roots through photosynthesis that occurs in the plants’ leaves. Plants that are cropped too close to the ground can no longer produce enough nutrients to support the root system and the entire plant dies. If necessary to prevent overgrazing, designate an area like a dry lot or ring and use it for turnout until after the drought passes.
Give your pasture a chance to recover after the drought is over.
Even though your pasture greens up and begins to grow after it rains, the root systems take some time to recuperate. Also, as mentioned above, post-drought grass contains higher than normal amounts of sugar in the leaves that may lead to colic or laminitis if horses eat too much. Limit grazing until the pasture has a chance to recover.
Fertilize with care.
Plants will rebound more quickly after a drought if the soil contains the proper nutrients; however, fertilizing during dry periods can be tricky. Applying fertilizer at the incorrect time or using the wrong kind of fertilizer may cause existing plants to absorb dangerous levels of nitrates. Check with your local County Extension office about when to fertilize and what types of fertilizer to use.
Continue mowing to keep the weeds under control.
Many weeds will happily grow and go to seed during drought conditions. This leads to more weeds and more competition for your pasture grasses when the rain comes and everything begins growing again. Routine mowing will keep weeds under control and stop them from going to seed.
As always, be sure that your horses have access to plenty of fresh water during this hot, dry spell. When the pasture is dry, your horses aren’t taking in as much water from their feed and will drink more. Monitor farm ponds and put out supplemental water tanks when necessary. Make salt blocks available wherever horses are turned out. Use electrolytes daily to replace the minerals and fluids lost in sweat.
Article written by KPP staff. Originally published on the KPP website here and reprinted with permission.
Copyright (C) 2012 Kentucky Performance Products, LLC. All rights reserved.
Article sponsored by Micro-Phase, which provides essential vitamins and trace minerals missing from forages and unfortified diets in an easy-to-digest form.
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About Kentucky Performance Products, LLC:
Since 1998, Kentucky Performance Products has simplified a horse owner’s search for research-proven nutritional supplements that meet the challenges facing modern horses. KPP supplements target specific nutritional needs and are formulated to complement today’s feeds, thus safeguarding against over-supplementation. Each product is scientifically formulated and made with high-quality ingredients at certified manufacturing facilities. Kentucky Performance Products is proud to offer a quality assurance promise backed by a money-back guarantee. Kentucky Performance Products brings you supplements you can count on because the horse that matters to you, matters to us. | agronomy |
https://www.revilofarms.com/index.html | 2023-11-28T22:40:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100016.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20231128214805-20231129004805-00782.warc.gz | 0.927892 | 102 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__254228989 | en | Revilo Farms is a hydroponics and traditional hybrid farm located in Proctor, Arkansas. Hydroponics farming is a relatively new en devour on the dirt of Revilo Farms. Drew and Pam Oliver began the journey into hydroponics farming in 2014. Currently, Revilo Farms is home to beefsteak and cherry tomato plants.
Hydroponics farming is accomplished by growing plants in a medium other than soil with a daily, timed output of nutrient water applied by a timed schedule. | agronomy |
https://www.precisehotels.com/en/poggio-alla-sala/destination/tuscany-region | 2023-12-07T11:13:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100651.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207090036-20231207120036-00173.warc.gz | 0.935841 | 253 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__266313302 | en | POGGIO ALLA SALA
A mystical and pleasant place dating back to the time of the Etruscans, Poggio Alla Sala transports all the element of its rich past to our present. Woods filled with holm oaks and centuries-old cypresses, picturesque vineyards and olive groves, and farmhouses with a majestic estate and villa on the hilltop make up the unmistakable landscape of Poggio alla Sala. Tucked away in the southern territory of Montepulciano, it is located at the crossroads of Chianciano and ancient Chiusi meet.
Poggio alla Sala was the former farm and holiday home of the noble family Bonci Casuccini in the 18th century, and it overflows with aristocratic appeal. Pietro Bonci Casuccini was an enlightened entrepreneur, who grew important agricultural crops here and took a particular interest in establishing vineyards and olive groves.
Archaeology, agriculture, art, hospitality, and much more magically merge together at Poggio Alla Sala to captivate the interest and stimulate the senses of those who visit this place steeped in history, nature, and harmony. | agronomy |
http://kims-imio.com/index.php/main/article/view/318 | 2023-06-07T11:28:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224653764.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20230607111017-20230607141017-00338.warc.gz | 0.940888 | 481 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__116104638 | en | Significant impact on the growth of Solanum lycopersicum in Microbially augmented organic waste
Keywords:Organic waste, Plant growth, Solanum lycopersicum, Environment.
The objectives of this study were to convert organic and tea waste to organic soil cond conditioners and achieve a 68% reduction in landfilling and illegal dumping of organic waste. The tea was mixed at an incremental ratio of 10% with the organic waste, and the groups were designated as T0-T100 groups, indicating 0% of tea waste and 100% of organic waste in T0 group and 100% of tea waste, and 0% of organic waste in T100 group. The impact of this soil conditioner was later studied on the growth of the Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) plant for twenty-one weeks along with the augmentation of waste sludge from the yeast manufacturing unit. Microbial examination, and other physicochemical parameters like pH, temperature, organic carbon, C/N ratio, moisture, cation exchange capacity (CEC), and humidity of the compost were studied. A visual color change indicated the compost maturity for further application. The quality of the soil was analyzed in both pre-compost and post-compost applications. The electrical conductivity of the soil was 3.0 mho with 8.3 pH, 0.84 % organic matter, phosphorous 1.0 mg/kg, and potassium 225 mg/kg with a saturation level of 40%. There was an inverse relation between organic waste and organic matter with the highest percentage of organic matter in the T0 group. Maximum nitrogen content (9.07%), the highest levels of phosphorous (0.7%), and potassium (2.3%) were recorded in the aerobic T0 group. The highest amount of organic carbon (78.23%), maximum CEC (109.09 meq/100g) was found in the aerobic T100 group. The best vegetative post-application growth of tomato plants, flowering, and fruiting was observed in the T60 group. Taken together with our findings, it can be concluded that the organic compost boosted the soil fertility by up to 70% which positively affected the growth of tomato plants. | agronomy |
https://railwaycottages.co.uk/blog/archive.php?year=2013&month=06 | 2019-03-27T02:58:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912207618.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20190327020750-20190327042750-00129.warc.gz | 0.986605 | 228 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__1630062 | en | The garden got off to a slow start this year - what with the cold weather and wet summer last year! Things were just starting to come round when the birds began to join in. First the pigeons started on the greens so I bought some good netting and covered all the cabbages, broccoli, etc before they did too much damage. The peas were next. Very few survived the first day or so after sprouting so a second lot were sown and they appeared to be surviving well. Now, though, the pigeons have nipped all the tops off so it looks like I'll have to sow a third lot. This time it'll be under netting. So much for saving money by growing your own!!
The strawberries have been cropping beautifully in their new raised bed, all covered with netting to keep the blackbirds away. That is until I looked yesterday to find a blackbird had got under the netting - there's always one! Not too much damage and the netting has been anchored more firmly.
I don't mind sharing my garden produce - but I like to choose with whom! | agronomy |
https://www.gonetrending.com/2022/06/03/a-very-serious-review-of-the-country-crock-rye-whiskey/ | 2022-10-01T10:27:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030335609.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20221001101652-20221001131652-00356.warc.gz | 0.932765 | 1,129 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__115493805 | en | Even if you’ve never tried it, we’re sure you’ve seen a few Country Crock commercials over the years. You know, the ones where all you see is a pair of hands discussing random things while spreading plant-based butter substitute on a piece of toast, muffin, pancake, or even French toast. The brand has been around since 1945 and besides imitation butter, they sell myriad other products including mashed potatoes, pasta, and other side dishes. And now, they sell whiskey.
Yes, you read that right: whiskey. Specifically, rye whiskey.
That’s because Country Crock just launched Cover Crop Rye Whiskey. But this isn’t just a gimmick to sell whiskey. That’s obvious since, even though it’s made by Country Crock, the name isn’t even listed on the bottle. So why?
It’s all in the name. The whiskey began with the brand’s Cover Crop Project.
Country Crock, that butter-like stuff you spread on your toast in the morning, is actually made from soybeans grown in the Kansas City area. In 2020, Country Crock created The Cover Crops Project in partnership with No-Till on the Plains to provide financial resources, training, and to help with the planting of cover crops. For those unaware, cover crops are planted to help to replenish the soil, stop erosion, and various other important pieces of the permaculture process. As part of the project, farmers in Kansas and Missouri who plant cover crops on soybean fields that hadn’t previously had cover crops get a $10 per acre reimbursement.
Cover crops are extremely vital to maintaining healthy soil and guaranteeing fresh fruits, vegetables, and grains. That’s why Country Crock collaborated with Kansas City’s J. Rieger & Co. to produce a one-time, limited-edition rye whiskey that’s not only well-balanced and delicious but will help get the word out about the importance of cover crops. This ultra-small batch is only made up of 500 bottles.
Now the real question is, is it any good? You can be as invested in an important ideal as you want and make a whiskey to get it noticed. But your whiskey also has to be good, right? Otherwise, what’s the point?
Keep reading to see if we liked it.
Price: $40 and only available at mashedandgrape.com
You’ve already heard about the use of cover crops to help in soil health, stop erosion, and improve the quality of the produce grown. Growing the same thing over and over is bad for the soil. This is why farmers rotate cover crops. This includes cereal rye. J. Rieger & Co. crafted a whiskey that’s blended with a whiskey featuring this cover crop.
The result is a sweet, spicy, surprisingly sippable spirit.
They aren’t kidding with references to butter. The first aroma noticeable on the nose is straight Werther’s Original candy. I’m talking grandma’s house, buttery caramel mixed with dried apricots, vanilla beans, candied orange peel, and a bit of oak. No rye spice is noticeable on the nose, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing as this whiskey is being touted as “buttery” — which isn’t normally how a rye whiskey would be labeled.
The peppery rye is very evident on the first sip, but it’s followed by a very buttery caramel flavor that reminds me of a fat-washed old-fashioned. It’s spicy, warming, and ends with a nice mix of cracked black pepper and buttery toffee candy. There’s a little more heat than I anticipated, but it’s not overwhelming.
The bottle is simple and classic and gets the point across. It’s adorned with an image of vast farmland with a farmhouse at the top center. It’s assumed that the field is filled with cover crops and the farm, whose family is benefiting from the crops lives in the house. It really tells a story about the generations of farmers who have made it their living to grow the fruits, vegetables, and grains we sometimes take for granted.
A great representation of exactly what you’re going to get when you crack open a bottle. And a solid convo starter.
The tagline that this is a “buttery” whiskey is definitely not incorrect. There is a great deal of butterscotch on the aroma and the palate. It also has some fire-y heat and spice from the addition of peppery rye. All in all, a decent bottle worth trying.
70/100 – While this bottle is being touted as a whiskey from Country Crock, it’s made by J. Rieger & Co., a brand that knows quite a bit about the art of distilling. While not the greatest rye whiskey we’ve ever had. It’s a nice mix of buttery sweet caramel and spicy rye — though it might have a little too much heat for some whiskey fans.
Still, it’s definitely worth trying for the price. | agronomy |
https://calpolypartners.org/news/cal-poly-corporation-helps-raise-student-scholarship-funds/ | 2024-04-16T18:16:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817103.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416155952-20240416185952-00609.warc.gz | 0.934383 | 202 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__181120399 | en | Campus Dining participates in event to support California Women in Agriculture
SAN LUIS OBISPO – In early September, Cal Poly Corporation helped raise more than $18,000 for San Luis Obispo County California Women in Agriculture (CWA). Two of Cal Poly’s Campus Dining chefs, Darrell Janes and Jeremy Jones, competed in the seventh annual Burgers and Brews Festival and Competition.
The cook-off event raised funds for CWA 4-H, Future Farmers of America and collegiate agricultural scholarships. The Cal Poly Corporation, the auxiliary organization for Cal Poly, is dedicated to supporting the lives of students – and the Burgers and Brews event provided an effective way to foster student success.
The festival highlighted local businesses and locally-grown foods, while supporting collegiate scholarship and agricultural advocacy. Chefs Janes and Jones served their own unique burger recipes to guests and judges. Cal Poly beef was also provided in partnership with the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. | agronomy |
http://m.guojiexim.in/fresh-onion-3877282.html | 2018-04-21T03:46:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125944982.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20180421032230-20180421052230-00374.warc.gz | 0.930613 | 134 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__58728729 | en | By concentrating on ever changing demands of our valued clients, we are highly affianced in exporting and supplying paramount quality Fresh Onions. The offered onions are highly praised by the valued customers owing to their unique taste and high nutritional value. Provided onions are grown using premium quality seeds with the help of latest agriculture technology and stored in a suitable environment. These onion are highly praised by our valued customers for it delectable taste and rich aroma, long shelf life, safe to consume and have rich medicinal properties, offered in hygienic packing materials and naturally grown without using any harmful fertilizers. Our prestigious customer can avail this Fresh Onion from us at market leading prices. | agronomy |
https://meroarticle.com/status-of-agriculture-genetic-resources-of-rukum-east-district/ | 2021-07-30T19:32:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046153980.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20210730185206-20210730215206-00662.warc.gz | 0.879919 | 2,385 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__272459883 | en | Eastern Rukum is a mountain district of Lumbini Province of Nepal. It contains over sixty percent of Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve in the western section of the Dhaulagiri mountain range (the rest lying in the Gandaki Province). It is also the only mountain district of the province with its tallest mountain Putha Hiuchuli (Dhaulagiri VII) situated in the west end of Dhaulagiri II mountain chain, at an elevation of 7,246 meters. Eastern Rukum has been among the top travel destinations of Nepal as designated by the Government of Nepal.
The district is known for its 52 lakes and 53 hills. Guerilla trekking route has also been developed in the district as an adventure tourism following the past trails of the Maoist rebels in the base of Himalayas providing experiences of scenic landscapes, Dhaulagiri mountain ranges and rich Kham Magars culture.
The total area of Eastern Rukum District is 1,161.13 square kilometres (448.31 sq mi) and total population of this district as of 2011 Nepal census is 53,018 individuals.The district is divided into 3 Rural Municipalities and there is a large reserve area named Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve.There is no Municipality in this district.
Climate and Geography
Eastern Rukum district is the northernmost part of Lumbini province, and it’s only mountain district. Most of the district is drained by west-flowing tributaries such as Uttar Ganga draining Dhorpatan Valley and to the north of that the Sani Bheri draining southern slopes of the western Dhaulagiri Himalaya.
Elevation may range upto 6,000 meters in the Dhaulagiri with a range of climates from subtropical to perpetual snow and ice. Agricultural use ranges from irrigated rice cultivation through upland cultivation of maize, barley, wheat, potatoes and fruit, to subalpine and alpine pasturage reaching about 4,500 meters.
The climatic condition of the district can be classified into six types:
|Climate Zone||Elevation Range|
|Upper Tropical||300 to 1000 m|
|Subtropical||1000 to 2000 m|
|Temperate||2000 to 3000 m|
|Subalpine||3000 to 4000 m|
|Alpine||4000 to 5000 m|
|Nival||Above 5000 m|
Current Situation of Agrobiodiversity and Genetic Resources
Land Use Area
|Agricultural Land||20265 ha||17.85|
|Water areas||343 ha||0.3|
|Forest area||59748 ha||52.63|
|Meadows and Pasture||5655 ha||4.98|
|Area cover by snow||2476 ha||2.18|
|Fallow land||25036 ha||22.05|
According to the latest NATIONAL SAMPLE CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 2011/12, the cultivated areas are of the Rukum District which was not divided into East and West Rukum at that time. However some of the major crops cultivated are mentioned below.
Plant Genetic Resources
Paddy, Maize, Wheat, Barley, Oat, Buckwheat etc. Wheat is the main crop in Rukum East and the climate is most suitable for wheat production. Winter maize are grown rarely and summer maize is grown in the lower region .The production of paddy takes place at the lower region from 800-1500 meters. Due to different constraints like stony soil conditions ,sloppy areas with high infiltration and leaching as well as uneven irrigation facilities , the production is quite low in the upper areas.Likewise, buckwheat being the best crop in higher altitude in terms of adaptation to different climatic variables and easily fitted to different cropping patterns due to short duration, it is cultivated in the marginal lands. Local landraces of buckwheat like Barule, Chuchche, Chode ,Kalo, Mithe, Seto .Tite etc. are grown.
Vegetables and Fruits
They are the major vegetables and fruits produced in Rukum east are Tomato,Potato, Radish,Cucumber, Sweet Potato, Onion, Garlic, Turmeric, Cardamom, Ginger,, Pumpkin, Okra,, Bittergourd, Pepper, Crucifers, Scush, Orange, Lemon, Mandarin, Apple, Pear, Peach, Pulm, Walnut etc. and Rukum east is a popular district for vegetable seed production. Likewise, Walnut production is also becoming popular there. Walnut Zone (PIU) is working for the extension of walnut production area as well as the inreacrement of productivity.The main varieties of walnut found are local varieties of Thinshel, Payne ,Hartley etc. and improved varieties of Franquette, Fernet, Chandler and Fernor.
The submerged roots of Lotus species are widely used against the treatment of various diseases like jaundice and heart diseases ,along with its use as vegetable consumption and pickles.
Fishery Genetic Resource
Asala, Buduna, Rohu ,Sidra, Bhoti and cold water fishes like Trout,Sahar, local( Fittey) are found in the rivers and ponds of Rukum East.
Animal and Birds Genetic Resource
Lime, Parkote, Gaddi are the indegenous breed of buffalo whereas Naumuthe Gai andLulu are the indegenous breed of cattle found in Rukum East. Mainly, Cattles are reared more than buffaloes. Similarly, species of goat like Khari, Sinhal, Jamunapari,Chyangra etc. are rared more widely than the species of sheep like Bhayanglung, Baruwal, Kage. The Chyangras are mainly found in the upper belts of Rukum East whereas Jamunapari are found in the lower belts.
Likewise, breeds of poultry like Ghatikhuile, Pwakhultey, Sakini and other local breeds are reared in Rukum East. Kalij and Jungle Fowl are found as wild and somewhere reared also.Kasturi mirg (Moschus Chrysogaster), Nuwer, Rato Bandar(Macaca mulata), Ghoral(Naemorhedus goral), Leopard(Panthera pardus), Bear(Ursidae sps), Kharayo(Oryctolagus cuniculus), Syal(Canis Aureus), Dumsi(Erethizon dorsatum), Danfe(Lophophorus impejanus), Munal(L. impejanus), Chyakura(Alectoris chukar),Kaliz(Lophura leucomelanos), Dhukur(Streptopelia chinensis), Jureli(Pycnonotus leucogenys), Kande bhyakur (Turdoides nepalensis), Himalayan quail etc. are also found.
There are almost 45 small and big rivers. The major rivers of Rukum east are Sani Bheri, Lukum Gaad, Pelma Khola, Ranma Khola, Ruji Khola, Chunwang khola, Korja Khola, Chip khola etc. they are the major sources of drinking water, irrigation, electricity production and fish farming.
Forests are declining day by day due to deforestation as the major household fuel and materials are forest products like timber, woods, fodders, grasses and stones.Community forest: 127 ha, Government forest: 16 ha, Private forest: 7 ha.
Yarsha Gumba(Ophiocordyceps sinensis), Panchaule (Dactylorhiza hatagirea), Kurilo(Asparagus officinalis), Timur(Xanthoxylum armatum), Dalchini(Cinnamomum zeylanicum), Gurjo(Tinospora cordifolia), Ketuki(Agave americana), Badalpate, Bojhoo(Acorus calamus), Harro (Terminalia chebula), Satuwa(Paris polyphylla), Kumkum(Mallotus philippensis), Chiraito(Swertia chirata), Jatamashi(Nardostachys jatamansi), Bhayalo(Thysanolaena latifolia), Chiuri(Diploknema butyracea), Chothro (Berberis asiatica) etc.
Conservation of Biodiversity
In-situ Conservation : Conservation of organisms in their natural habitat. There is the presence of Dhorpatan hunting reserve having an area of 1325 sq.km. There are 852 blue sheeps including leopard, goral, serow, Himalayan tahr, Himalayan black bear, barking deer, wild boar, rhesus macaque, langur and mouse hare. The reserve is home to 137 sps of birds. Pheasants and partridge are common and their viable population in the reserve permits controlled hunting. Endangered animals in the reserve include Musk deer, Wolf, Red panda, Cheer pheasant and Danphe.
Ex-situ Conservation : Farmers store the agriculture materials in their home for seeds and consumption purposes mainly rustic storage for potato, maize and rice storage in bhakaro, wheat storage in metal bins etc.
Genetic Erosion and its management
Indigenous varieties or traditional varieties of various commodities are in danger and even some of them have been lost too with advancement and modernization in the agriculture sector and use of new improved hybrid varieties of agricultural crops.Risk and diversity loss are unavoidable circumstances that are caused by new hybrids and improved varieties. Such loss of genetic diversity is a common threat to the sustainable use of plant genetic resources. Various biotic and abiotic factors are directly and indirectly affecting the genetic erosion and loss.Climate change leading to erratic rainfall, flood, landslides, debris flow, droughts, hailstones, temperature change along latitudes and many more natural factors are responsible for the diversity decline.
The trend of importing should be extremely minimized or discouraged,as genetic erosion is speeding up due to import of new exotic varieties,and thus encouraging/promoting the cultivation of our own indigenous germplasm.Effective germplasm collection (elimination of duplicates) and conversation is the must for the purpose. Available local landraces and available endangered genotypes should be encouraged for multiplication and varietal development. There is a need for extensive characterization, evaluation and tagging of economically important traits to facilitate and utilize the plant genetic resources. Thus, these ways could possibly aid a lot in better Plant Genetic Resources Management in Rukum East district.
Rukum East, being situated in the higher hills of Nepal, accommodates diversified agricultural commodities, forest land , livestock species, medicinal and aromatic plants as it ranges from elevation 800 – 6000m. It has a wide range of climatic variation that encompasses various genotypes and genetic resources of different agricultural commodities like cereal crops, vegetables, fruits, aquatic plants, forest land and livestock species. The agrobiodiversity of this district should be protected.
Written By: Prajwol Shrestha
7th Semester, Agriculture
Agriculture and forestry University | agronomy |
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While it’s dragging on there is no hope yet of new produce. There is no asparagus or rhubarb. The trees are still lacking buds and the garden is a dead wasteland.
So what do we eat during this strange in-between time? The question is less about what and more about from where.
We eat from the pantry. Now is the time of year when we look most to our shelves of preserved tomatoes and fruits. We look at the last remaining winter squashes that have managed to last incredibly long. We open up the chest freezer and pull out bags of strawberries and peaches to make smoothies.
Yes, we still shop at the market for the cellar vegetables that the farmers have preserved nicely, like beets, carrots, potatoes, onions, cabbage, etc. And we are also quite happy to buy the greenhouse greens that make nice salads and remind us of the warmer days ahead.
Recently we tried a new recipe for Winter Squash and Apple soup and shared the recipe on Bailey’s blog. It’s a great recipe, both sweet and savory. It also makes great use of less-than-perfect apples, and would likely work with applesauce to.
There will be more winter squash this week as the plan is to use an acorn squash or butternut for two meals, which you can see below:
- Red Bean and Barley Soup
- Asparagus Quiche (using up the frozen asparagus), Salad
- OSG Quinoa Broccoli Wraps (from The Oh She Glows Cookbook)
- Winter Squash Soup, Fresh Sourdough, Salad
- White Bean Chili with Winter Squash (from Easy Everyday Slow Cooker Recipes), Sourdough or tortilla chips
- Mezze Night – something along the lines of fresh pitas, hummus, tzatziki, falafel, and possibly some shawarma…. We like getting carried away with some meals.
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With the increased popularity of cannabis, most cultivators aim towards speedy productivity and higher yield. For instance, the cultivation of cannabis has turned into a science involving the hydroponic movement and with article lighting and chemical nutrients; everything is used in replicating and accelerating the life span of a plant to generate bigger buds and flowers. This is just the opposite of what happens when you buy weedthat is produced organically.
It is believed that organic weed produces a stronger smell and taste. Weed that is grown organically has a stronger aroma because the plant is left free to develop its amount of terpenoids, cannabinoids and terpenes. Organic weed can grow more constantly when it is allowed to grow the way nature wants it. The ingrained genetics of the plant plays a vital role in its existence and potential to grow against opposed growth conditions.
Those who consume organic weed also state that it is equally healthy for the environment as it is free from all chemicals. They also believe that it is better to inhale or eat because it doesn’t comprise any chemical nutrients or harmful pesticides.
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As you spread know, when weed is grown with fertilizers and chemical pesticides, it contains a very high amount of toxin which can damage your body when consumed. Organically grown weed is safe to consume both ways. You can either inhale it or eat it without worrying about anything.
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It is a traditional belief that all natural things have a better flavour and taste. Weed is no exception as organically grown weed will give you z unique taste and flavour when consumed.
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Naturally grown weed is completely environment friendly as no chemicals or fertilizers are used during its cultivation. It is grown naturally in natural soil and by natural methods only. There is no artificiality involved.
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If you are a kush cultivator, you are assured to get more profits in cultivating organic weed. This is because, in the case of non-organic weed, a lot of pesticides and fertilizers are required to accelerate the growth of your plant. This way you might end up spending a lot of money on the cultivation process itself. With organic weed, there is no such requirement for pesticides and, you can save that money for yourself. Organic weed is slightly different from inorganic weed. However, if you try organic weed, you’ll find notable differences between both. These differences are in terms of smell, taste, texture etc. Organic weed is equally effective in getting you high. | agronomy |
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Hello everyone, hope you all are healthy and blooming. Are you planning to bring a garlic vine to your home or if you have already bought one, then this article is for you because it will cover all the necessary conditions required to make your garlic vine bloom profusely.
Garlic vine is also known as false garlic plant or wild garlic, whose scientific name is Mansoa Alliacea and it belongs to the family of Bignoniaceae. The Trumpet creeper, Blue Jacaranda, Pyrostegia Venusta- all are the members of the same family.
Last year I brought two garlic vines home. One of them is potted in a semi-shaded area and the other one is growing in the full sunlight. I will compare the growing conditions of both these garlic vines.
In order to make it easier for you, I’ll rename the former one as vine 1 and the latter as vine 2.
Let’s begin with vine 1.
I’ve potted it in a pot that is nearly 14 inches in size. This vine receives the early morning sunlight from the northern direction for about 2,3 hours. While potting the plant, I hardly made any use of garden soil. The only thing I used here was compost. The first major reason behind using only compost is that since I am growing a flowering vine in a pot so I want to be sure that it yields blooming flowers in its flowering season. And the second and more significant reason is that, as the plant is planted in my balcony and there’s no sturdy support along with it so I couldn’t take the risk of pouring earthen soil as it is quite heavy and dense.
Let’s move onto the second vine- vine 2
As you can see I have become a bit partial with vine 1 because vine 2 is fortunate enough to enjoy the full sunlight all day, from all directions. Somehow, I really can’t afford the disappointment of any of my plants, so to bring a smile in the form of flowers on vine 1, I have used a bit smaller pot for vine 2.
Jokes apart, I did so because I didn’t have a large pot at the time of repotting this vine 2. This pot too is fully comprised of compost with no soil in it.
Now I will draw out the comparison between the both based on their growth and nutrition requirements.
Since vine 1 is in partial sunlight, it comparatively requires less water than vine 2. For instance, during summers, I water vine 1 once every day but vine 2 is happy by drinking water on alternate days. However, it is worth mentioning that, once the vine gets mature enough to bear flowers, it is necessary to water it every day.
As garlic vine is a sun-loving plant, vine 2 is growing more rapidly than vine 1. Although, vine 2 is a bit younger than vine one until now I have observed the same growth in both plants. I am expecting them to bloom this year.
Without a doubt, a climber always needs support to climb upon and spread. So my vine 1 is taking support of a trellis which is fixed beside it, whereas, for vine 2, I have artificially created support using the ropes. For vine one also, I have additionally given the support of the rope because I hope the plant to reach my terrace in the coming years.
Irrespective of these distinctions there are some facts that are generally common to all the garlic vines.
1. As the name suggests, the vine releases a strong garlicky fragrance, and some people also use it as a substitute for garlic, however, I suggest not to do this without a professional piece of advice
2. The plant loves sunlight a lot. The more sunlight it will receive, the more will be the blooms on the vine.
3. The vine will grow at its best if directly planted in the land rather than a pot or a container, howbeit, people like me who don’t have much land space can grow it well in a large-sized pot too.
The plant is known for eliminating bad luck and negativity too. So make this vine a part of your garden in order to attract good to your home. | agronomy |
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https://perpetualpollen.com/blogs/news/tagged/research | 2022-07-05T14:56:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656104585887.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220705144321-20220705174321-00102.warc.gz | 0.954824 | 133 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__212800161 | en | Committed to saving the honey bees and contributing to a healthier planet, Perpetual Pollen prioritized sustainability and ethical sourcing at every turn in the development of Everbee.
The following post is part of Perpetual Pollen’s history. We had to keep it under wraps, but we’re excited to share it with you now.
Our initial research about the efficacy of essential oils has turned into a full strategy. Currently, we’re trying to determine how to see if the bees reliably deliver the oils to the hive and transfer them, through trophallaxis, to the nursing bees and then on to the larvae. | agronomy |
https://www.johnbessant.org/post/peanut-powered-innovation | 2021-10-23T18:24:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585737.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20211023162040-20211023192040-00082.warc.gz | 0.967729 | 723 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__88964296 | en | Tuskegee, Alabama. Not the world’s most attractive farming country. And certainly not in the view of a young man looking out of the window on his train journey south in 1896.
“My train left the golden wheat fields and the tall green corn of Iowa for the acres of cotton, nothing but cotton, … … The scraggly cotton grew close up to the cabin doors; a few lonesome collards, the only sign of vegetables; stunted cattle, bony mules; fields and hill sides cracked and scarred with gullies and deep ruts … Not much evidence of scientific farming anywhere. Everything looked hungry: the land, the cotton, the cattle, and the people.”
The young man in question was George Washington Carver, and he was about to change all that.
Farming innovation is tricky country. We’ve been working the lands for millennia, gradually learning how to do it better, improving yields, reducing waste, choosing crop varieties, doing what we do better. But there’s a paradox built into agriculture as a system – it’s got a lot about it to make it anti-innovation. Specifically it’s about risk – if you mess around with something and the crops fail you have a lot of hungry people to answer to. So progress tends to be slow, incremental, walking the tightrope between innovation and reliability.
But alongside the age-old traditions of farming lies the world of scientific research, digging away at the underlying architecture of why things happen and how we might exert some control over that. And fields like botany and crop science have a lot to teach farmers – if they’d only listen.
There’s no shortage of potentially useful knowledge – the challenge is how to take proven science out of the laboratory and into the day-to-day harsh world of practising farmers. How to inform them, how to persuade them to adopt new equipment, methods, crop strains, fertilisers and other innovations?
It’s a worthy challenge – the impact of improved farming is felt by everyone, food stability means other parts of society can develop. Not for nothing do many historians link this shift to key emergence of civilised society.
Back in 1896 one of the people picking up the gauntlet was our young man on his train journey. George Carver was headed for the Tuskegee Institute which he was to lead for the next 47 years, leaving behind him a legacy of innovation not only in the lives of famers but also in the working methods of scientific institutions. We talk a lot about university/industry links these days; he was one of the pioneers. And his work had long-lasting impact; when he heard of his death in 1943 President Franklin Roosevelt commented that ‘the world of science has lost one of its most eminent figures’ and statues of the man are dotted all around the USA.
His is an amazing story. Born in Missouri into slavery in the 1860s (slaves didn’t have birth records so he never knew himself the exact date) he was stolen in a raid when he was only a week old. His owner, Moses Carver, organised a search and eventually the boy and his mother and sister were found and their release negotiated – the legend is that he was the boy who was traded for a horse. Slavery was abolished soon after that with the ending of the Civil War and Carver adopted the boy; his wife. Susan taught him to read and write. | agronomy |
https://greenwarriorliving.wordpress.com/2016/01/05/seed-tips-for-new-garden-warriors/ | 2018-07-20T18:27:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676591719.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20180720174340-20180720194340-00319.warc.gz | 0.965409 | 871 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__39738851 | en | Seeds, seeds, seeds! Holiday cards are being replaced in the mailbox with an influx of seed catalogs. I get more than a dozen, though I generally find what I need from just a couple sources.
If you’re green warrior new to gardening, there are a few things you want to keep in mind while slogging through the many different seed companies and their offerings.
A big thing nowadays is deciding whether to avoid genetically modified (GMO) seeds. We are all allowed our own opinions, but I do prefer to avoid them. Considering humans have bred plants for certain characteristics (pest resistant, drought tolerant, more productive or flavorful) for not just hundreds but thousands of years with good results, I see no reason to use a questionable science and technology that could have detrimental effects down the road.
If this is your thinking too, it can be overwhelming when researching the companies that use GMO and how far-reaching their influence is. Some big companies own an obscenely large percentage of the seed companies and retain the company names, making it difficult to tell which “small” seed companies are independent or owned by a larger corporation known for GMO seeds and other practices that Green-minded folk often like to avoid.
There are three companies well known for selling heirloom varieties (which really cannot be GMO) and for NOT being owned by such a company:
Many seed companies have signed the Safe Seed pledge, which means they “do not knowingly buy, sell or trade genetically engineered seeds.” Of course, that does not mean that they may not unknowingly do so, but it does show a level of commitment to stay GMO-free. The list of these companies can be found here.
As of the last time that I checked the list, you will not find Burpee here – and they are probably the most recognizable store brand of seeds. Though they have released statements saying they do not sell GMO seeds, their absence from the Safe Seeds pledge is notable. So you may have to shop online, through catalogs, or at smaller garden centers to find seeds that are not GMO.
Practical seed considerations
I cannot tell you how many times I’ve seen novice gardeners excitedly selecting their seeds, including things like tomatoes and rosemary, and talk about getting them into the soil. Sometimes I have warned them and sometimes I just mind my own business, depending on the vibe I get from them. The fact is that some seeds are really tricky to start from seed – even for experienced gardeners. Often, you need special grow lights, starting medium, and near-perfect conditions to get them to not only germinate but thrive from seedlings to starts that are garden ready.
Here are some easy starting plants: Corn, beans, cucumbers, melons, many squashes, lettuce and greens, radishes, carrots, and parsley are all pretty easy.
While different plants need varying soil quality and environmental conditions to thrive, these are all pretty easy to start and grow.
Sadly, some of my favorite garden plants are more difficult to start from seed, such as tomatoes, peppers, and the herb rosemary. Even experienced gardeners will usually start rosemary from small clippings or by rooting a couple branches from an existing plant.
When it comes to tomatoes and peppers, I almost always buy starts because I don’t have a good setup to start these at home from seed. To avoid the GMO issue, I look for heirloom varieties, which tend to taste better anyway (though they can be more touchy to raise). Another great solution would be to barter or trade plants with a friend who is farther along in gardening skills and does start these from seed.
It’s always a learning experience
And remember, even if you try a seed and don’t succeed in getting it to survive and thrive, it’s usually a cheap experiment as most seeds only cost $1 to $3 a packet. Chalk it up to experience, write down what you learned in a gardening notebook, and perhaps seek out someone experienced for some tips before you try those seeds again. Success is often the fruit of failures that we have learned from.
Garden on, green warriors! | agronomy |
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This is National Honey Month, a great time to drop in on some of the Kansas City metro’s terrific honey producers. First stop, Messner Bee Farm in Raytown, MO. Run by Rachel and Erik Messner, the farm started keeping bees in 2011. “We already had chickens, a large garden, and we were making soap, so keeping bees for honey seemed like the next fun/hard thing to learn together. We also wanted to keep bees because Erik used to have bad allergies and we’d heard that local honey is good for allergies. What is more local than honey from your backyard?” Rachel mused.
The Messners say they never intended beekeeping to grow into a business, but it has evolved into one. The Messners utilize natural beekeeping practices. They make and sell all sorts of beeswax-based products from lip balm and deodorant to perfume and honey. “Having a job where we get to make a positive impact on the environment and provide people with natural handmade goods makes us endlessly happy. We both LOVE learning. Bees are complicated creatures, and we never run out of new material to devour,” Rachel told me.
I asked Rachel what she wants customers to know about their products. “We want our products to bring people joy! We work hard to develop products that are natural, utilize ingredients from the hive. Honey, wax, propolis and royal jelly are functional and have engaging flavors and aromas. We also want our customers to know that each purchase makes a little impact for the local bee population here in KC,” Rachel said.
You can purchase the Messner’s goods at the Made in Kansas City locations on The Country Club Plaza and in Lee’s Summit as well as their Raytown Farm. To learn more, visit messnerbeefarm.com
It’s all about natural beekeeping and honey-making practices for Jeffrey Hoover at KC Raw Honey in Overland Park. “I have harvested as much as 1,250 pounds of honey from behind my house. A friend who works with me calls it ‘mountain goat harvesting’ given the hills that present a challenge moving bee boxes. Research shows honeybees often do better in urban areas. I use that to my advantage and live with the challenges,” Hoover shared.
Hoover says he started beekeeping in 2009. His first foray was unsuccessful as the bees died over the winter. But Hoover tried again, and this time, the honey stuck. “The next year, while searching Craig’s List, I found a bee operation liquidating their bee business. I brought back 40 complete beehives to my house, fixed them up, sold half to appease my wife, and kept 20 stacked in the garage. With the honeycomb-built-out frames packed with blue ice crystals to protect them, it was the start of my beekeeping journey,” Hoover said.
Hoover is protective of his bees and mindful of their honey production. “I allow the bees to live off their own honey over the winter and only harvest the excess. All my bees are rescue bees from the local area. I do not use any pesticides but only natural means to control pests that must be managed for the bees to survive due to their concentration in a non-natural setting,” Hoover stated.
Spike and Patty Durkin, who own Happy Valley Farm in DeSoto, Kansas, run their beekeeping operation a little differently. They sell the honey from the bees on their farm, but a professional beekeeper produces it. The Durkins stay busy with that and a host of other products. “We have a wide range of things going on here depending on the time of year. We have berries, tomatoes, and other produce available in the summer, four different families who bring us eggs, apples for you to make your own apple cider from our presses in the fall, pumpkins from a farmer friend in Lawrence, and, of course, the honey, which is very popular,” Spike shared. “We have pre-bottled honey in different sizes, but we also have honey on tap where people can bring their own jar and fill it up.”
The Durkin’s have discussed bringing bees on the property for years, but, in their research, they discovered tending to them would be a full-time job, and they already had a couple of those. Then, fate intervened. “One day, maybe eight or ten years ago, a guy named John Speckman pulled in our driveway and said ‘this would be a great place for bees’. It took us zero seconds to agree. He collects all the honey, bottles it, provides it back to us, and gives us a break on the price. We give him the space for the bees, full access to our land, and tell him frequently how awesome he is,” Spike smiled.
The Durkins would love to have you take a trip to the farm. To discover more about all they’ve got going and growing, check them out at happyvalleyfarm-ks.com
And, there you have it – three sweet stories to sustain you through National Honey Month. | agronomy |
https://altragricoltura.net/campagne/giu-le-mani-dalle-nostre-terre/giu-le-mani-dal-movimento-contadino/appeal-english/ | 2023-12-07T05:10:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100632.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207022257-20231207052257-00205.warc.gz | 0.953916 | 646 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__224688810 | en | International appeal: the democratic right to resist agricultural crisis cannot be thrown in jail. The right to defend small farms and to organize farmers in a union must be guaranteed throughout the world and also in Italy. We demand the withdrawal of the union-busting charges against Altragricoltura, Gianni Fabbris and others investigated
In Italy, the crisis in the agricultural sector is killing family farms. Behind the “Made in Italy” label lurks a strategy to destroy dignified agricultural work in our fields, creating an agriculture without farmers and abandoning the extraordinary patrimony of Italian agriculture to the hands of the multinationals, banks and speculators. Altragricoltura (a union, as well as a movement, of farmers and citizens for food sovereignty) together with many others, is struggling in Italy to defend farmers struck by the crisis, calling for a profound change in favor of farmers and citizens towards the development of food sovereignty for all.
While we were conducting a democratic mobilization (one of so many in these years) to defend a farm in foreclosure as it was being sold at auction and denouncing to the public the way in which farmers are being destroyed by bringing this case to the media, the Public Procurer of Matera accused Gianni Fabbris, our historic leader, of theft and extortion and called for his arrest. The police entered the house of Fabbris, the national coordinator of our organization, and of another farmer whom we have been defending, looking for documents and proof of incrimination. The obligation not to leave his village, Pollicoro, was imposed on Fabbris, as so often occurs with members of the mafia. Our director therefore cannot fulfill his union activities, nor provide assistance to our members, let alone participate in national or regional meetings, causing serious damage to the entire organization and constituting a denial of constitutional rights guaranteed in Italy.
We turn to the peasant and farmers movements, and the lovers of justice in Italy, and all over the world, who are fighting for union liberty and the right of farmers and citizens to food sovereignty to make their voices heard. Also because of the role and the function that our manager, Gianni Fabbris, has had in recent years in many areas of Italy and the world to advance the issues of the peasant movement and to contribute to the debate and to the national and international initiatives during this time, we ask that he be acquitted in the name of and on behalf of all of us and in support of the peasants and their rights in Africa, as in Asia, Europe or the Americas.
We raise our voice in defense of the rights of farmers and small farms. We defend democracy and Food Sovereignty.
We ask for respect and dignity for social work and trade unions in defending the rights of those affected by the crisis in rural and food sectors.
Please sign the petition or send messages of solidarity to support the struggle of peasants in Italy and to demand the withdrawal of the union-busting charges against Altragricoltura, Gianni Fabbris and others investigated.
President – sicilian farmer
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https://althika.com/product/net-packaging-machine-for-fruits-vegetables/clipping-system-ca-9s/ | 2023-12-10T14:58:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679102469.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210123756-20231210153756-00728.warc.gz | 0.891946 | 315 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__108380173 | en | The CA-9S by Giró is the most advanced clipping machine in the world.
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http://astepofhealth.blogspot.com/2011/03/time-to-think-about-gardening.html | 2019-02-17T22:56:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247482788.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20190217213235-20190217235235-00141.warc.gz | 0.958948 | 791 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__113104500 | en | Begin a garden journal/devotional. Just having one place where you are jotting down your thoughts, scriptures, poems, recipes and ideas is helpful. It is good to get your thoughts in order. This is also a great time to read a new (or old) book on gardening. Try the thrift store :)
Plan your space. Make this a family affair. Figure out how much room you are committing to gardening, what needs to be done and where you intend to plant everything. Planning is key to a productive garden. We like to measure everything and lay it out on paper.
Decide what you intend to plant and order seeds. I use Baker Creek Seeds - they have an awesome selection and test for GMO's.
If you intend to start seeds, this is the time to do it. You do not have to have a perfect environment. You need a warm place, and after the seedlings have popped up, you need to haul them to some sunshine whenever possible. Water them and let the water drain. Add some kind of natural food to your water. The seedlings burn through the available nutrients pretty quickly. We usually begin tomato, sweet and hot pepper plants, broccoli, brussel sprouts and swiss chard inside. The other stuff gets direct sowed when the soil is warm enough.
If you need to build boxes, fix fences or acquire pots to plant in, this is the time to work on it. Often you can find someone who has changed their garden plan and will trade, barter, buy or give you old containers. Use some of your soil and mix in something good - well rotted compost, some purchased topsoil.... something full of nutrients. Make sure your pots will drain well and are big enough for the root systems of your plants.
Begin or plan a compost pile. You don't have to be fancy. Find a spot, mix equal parts brown, green and hot (leaves, sawdust, straw, kitchen scraps, manure, urine) and mix occasionally. You can build a round container out of old fencing or you can use old pallets or you can go with something that spins, turns and works your stuff. The more you work it, the hotter it gets. Here are some great links to Organic Gardening.... as far as I am concerned, they are the king of compost :) You can probably find lots and lots of other articles on compost, these are just three random ones.
Plan to begin a spring garden as soon as you are able to work the soil. Lettuce, spinach, onions, potatoes, swiss chard, broccoli, brussel sprouts and peas are part of our spring garden plan. I can't wait!
Do you need to clean up your garden site from last year? Take a couple of the nice days that always happen in the middle of winter and clean it up. While you are at it, take a look at your tools and see if you need to replace, repair, sharpen or rethink them. Make sure you have a somewhat organized place for your tools. Always searching for a tool is a huge waste of time.
Talk over with your family the amount of resource you plan to use. Include time, water, money, physical labor and space. Reassess what you did last year. Do you need to do something different? Be open to suggestions from family members. Step up the chores for the kids and move them up the chore ladder. A garden is an amazing way to spend great family time.
I would love to hear your garden plans. Ours are firmly in place and moving on. It might seem odd to be full steam ahead on your garden when there is still a significant amount of snow on the ground, but if you do not have a plan, your odds of being successful are much smaller. It is time to start. | agronomy |
http://articlecatalog.com/1057852 | 2020-08-08T22:49:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738366.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20200808224308-20200809014308-00380.warc.gz | 0.908411 | 1,076 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__48137866 | en | Like it or not, weeds will probably never completely go away. Despite all our efforts, these bothersome plants keep coming back, ravaging our treasured gardens and backyards. Many of us have tried pulling weeds out with our bare hands, uprooting them one by one. It's hard, gruelling work, and a thankless one at that. But they still keep showing up.
Many people attempt to kill the infestation through weed spraying. Herbicides are ruthless killers of weeds. But what do we really know about herbicides? Things can go wrong quite easily, especially with something which is concocted from toxic compounds. In the incorrect hands, herbicides can kill all plants, no matter if they're weeds or planted flowers. It can even kill animals.
Perhaps you're thinking about buying a weed sprayer and banish weeds from the garden once and for all. Before you do this, here are a few tips and techniques for the safe and effective utilization of your weed sprayer.
Reading and comprehending these tips may mean the difference between a lush, healthful backyard along with a dead one.
1. Spray while they're growing
Wait till the weeds are actively growing prior to spraying, normally between September to February. Plant growth conditions are at their best, meaning weeds have a bigger surface for which to absorb the herbicide.
Do not use weedkillers during the warm and hot months. For the very best results, spray herbicide on your yard when the soil is moist.
2. Check the weather
Always check the weather forecast per day beforehand before weed spraying. Herbicide sprays work best when it is not too hot, with calm winds and diminished chances of rain.
Weed spraying during still weather helps shield from the spray unintentionally drifting to non-weed plants. Herbicides require the chance to work its impact also, and rain can wash off all of the chemicals, making the spray useless.
3. Spray multiple times
While many weeds expire after a single spraying, additional sprays may be required to successfully kill the adult and hardier weeds. Some weeds have stronger root systems or a waxy covering which hinders herbicide absorption.
4. Know your enemy
Effective weed spraying needs you to modify your water volume and spray quality determined by the qualities of the target weed. There's no one size fits all solution.
For example, use ultra-fine spray nozzles to target small weeds because larger droplets will only run off the leaves. Conversely, use coarse sprays (big droplets) for broadleaf weeds.
5. Examine the concentration
Despite what a few people today say, herbicides are not more effective with a more powerful concentration. It is safer and healthier to spray with a mild dose, instead of spraying with a stronger dose that might have negative effects on you and your garden.
Do not expect instantaneous results immediately after weed spraying. Herbicides require time in order for it to take effect. Do not buy weed killers that promise to kill weeds quickly.
A fast-acting pesticide is non-selective, therefore it destroys everything it touches, such as your own plants. You surely don't want it in your garden.
7. Separate scaling weeds
Some weeds climb vertical surfaces such as trees, walls, articles, and fences. When scaling weeds have attached to other plants, carefully split the weed from the plant by unwinding the stalks and then gather it into a heap. After what's on the ground, spray with your weed sprayer.
8. Use multiple sprayers
Never use a single weed sprayer for different kinds of sprayings. There ought to another sprayer for herbicides, pesticides, and for fertilizers. Ensure you label each one correctly.
Employing the same sprayer for herbicides and pesticides may have catastrophic outcomes. For example, herbicide residue, even if combined together with pesticides, will aim both insects and healthy plants. And pesticide residue together with herbicide will aim both insects and plants beneficial to maintaining a balanced ecosystem.
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https://community.fitera.com/blog_entries/view/74804 | 2020-08-04T23:09:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439735885.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20200804220455-20200805010455-00109.warc.gz | 0.967904 | 111 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__165993880 | en | I am into fruits right now--cherries, watermelon, man, how I can overdo it on the seasonal fruits.
I'm finding my love for lettuce waning, going for the mini sweet peppers, cucumbers, and green beans lately. Soon it will be sweet corn season, and tomato season, and yes, I'll eat home grown corn on the cob, and tomatoes. I may even have to pick them myself, which would be okay. I don't have a garden, by my dad does, and he'll share generously. | agronomy |
https://www.i-q.net.au/main/special-status-for-flinders-irrigation-project | 2020-08-15T20:28:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439741154.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20200815184756-20200815214756-00507.warc.gz | 0.945135 | 315 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__99277001 | en | The proposed 15 Mile Irrigated Agricultural Development Project on the banks of the Flinders River near Hughenden has gained special status to advance.
Flinders Shire Council’s plan for a 918ha irrigated agricultural development has been declared a coordinated project, to create jobs and drive sustainable economic activity in the region.
State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning Minister Cameron Dick said, if approved, the development would create an initial 60ha of irrigated land for table grapes and 60ha of citrus crops for market.
“Declaring this project a coordinated project will help streamline approvals and fast-track delivery of this regionally significant project,” he said.
The project would require an investment of up to $47 million at full development, Mr Dick said.
Mr Dick said the council was working with a number of private investors, with a few already committed, to realise the full potential of the development.
Mayor Jane McNamara welcomed the declaration, saying this regionally significant project would increase agriculture production along the Flinders River.
“Council revitalised this project as we could see the benefits it will bring to the region and have been progressively engaging with private investors to bring it to fruition,” Cr McNamara said.
“We look forward to working with the State Government, and our private investors, on this project that we believe can be replicated across Queensland.”
Flinders Shire Council will now undertake an impact assessment report (IAR) to investigate the potential impacts of the project. | agronomy |
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