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http://www.cfsp.org/research/research-projects/examining-underinvestment-agriculture | 2013-05-19T23:03:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698141028/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095541-00014-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.909173 | 493 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__126779878 | en | Examining Underinvestment in Agriculture
Throughout Africa, and in particular Ghana, policymakers are seeking successful strategies to improve farmers’ yields and strengthen the country’s rural economy. Christopher Udry’s study is designed to illuminate central questions regarding agricultural intensification and the adoption of new technologies. In particular, this research addresses problems such as farmer underinvestment in agriculture, rainfall insurance as a means to reduce risk and increase investment, and appropriate rainfall insurance pricing schemes.
This project uses a randomized design to evaluate the effectiveness of various interventions targeted at increasing farmers’ investment in agriculture. One hundred and twenty-five different clusters of maize farmers have been assigned one of seven interventions, which include: free rainfall insurance, subsidized rainfall insurance, rainfall insurance, capital drops, capital drops and free rainfall insurance, capital drops and subsidized rainfall insurance, capital drops and rainfall insurance. There is also a control group. Baseline and endline surveys will gather detailed information on socio-demographic indicators, household well-being and nutrition, and agricultural investment and yields, allowing for measurement of the interventions.
- If we find important effects of the cash grants on investment choices, what are the constraints to saving and borrowing that inhibit these investments? If the index insurance sparks additional investment by a subset of farmers, what are the failures of informal insurance that led to less intensive agriculture in the absence of our intervention? What populations show evidence of particular difficulty in accumulating saving or accessing loans – indigenes or migrants? Older men? Those with fewer social connections to the city?
- As farmers receive or observe their friends and relations receiving actual insurance payouts, how does their investment behavior and demand for insurance change?
- Those who receive subsidized or free rainfall insurance, or cash grants have the opportunity for higher returns in a given season. How do those higher returns influence future investment?
Survey Time Frame and Rounds: June-August 2010
- Round 1: Baseline Ghana Living Standards Survey 5+, April-September 2008
- Round 2: First follow-up, February-March 2010
- Round 3: Second follow-up, February-March 2011
- Household instrument
- GPS plot measurement
- Soil testing
Survey size: 1055 households
Sample: maize farmers in northern Ghana
- Rainfall-based index insurance initially provided for free,
- Second round at randomized prices; capital grants; both interventions; control group. | agronomy |
https://www.newschannelnebraska.com/story/44335995/nitrate-levels-increase-proposed-regulations-to-change-farming-practices | 2022-12-06T08:04:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711074.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20221206060908-20221206090908-00067.warc.gz | 0.964437 | 566 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__246027274 | en | 'Can't keep doing things the same way': Farmers face changes as nitrate levels increase
NEBRASKA - An issue decades in the making: nitrate levels in Nebraska.
"The education and voluntary acceptance of best management practices isn't combating the nitrate issue that we're faced with," said Mike Sousek, Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Manager.
Water quality data collected over the past 40 years reveals nitrate concentrations are on the rise in some areas, according to the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District.
It's prompting experts to take action.
"The proposed regulations is...no fall application...water samples for irrigation wells once every four years...soil sampling...field reports," said Sousek.
Most recently, the data indicate elevated concentrations of nitrates in portions of Cuming, Colfax, and Dodge counties, reaching levels that could pose health risks to humans and the environment.
Farmers in those counties could face new regulations.
"We can't keep doing things the same way we've always done them," said Aaron Zimmerman, Owner of Zimmerman Inc. Farms in Pierce. "This is a situation that is not going to go away and it will likely get worse if nothing is done about it."
The rules aren't one size fits all for some.
"There's going to be regulation, but I think it's important that we tailor those regulations specifically to the area, both considering soil type, farming methods as well as the distance to groundwater," said Andy Scholting, Nutrient Advisors President.
As a crop consultant, Scholting said more information needs to be obtained before the regulations are enforced.
"It's really important that we get all the facts," said Scholting. "And we do all of the research that we can before we point the fingers at farmers today."
"Farmers do care a lot," said Zimmerman. "We treat this ground like it's family."
Nitrate levels are also affected by runoff from golf courses and lawn upkeep.
"The majority of the ground is under agricultural production of either livestock or crops," said Sousek. "So if you want significant change you would focus on the largest piece of that pie which is agriculture."
The regulations are already in place in Pierce county and more could be coming statewide.
"We're doing what we can and it just takes time to get this thing turned around because it seems like a monumental task right now," said Zimmerman.
The proposed restrictions still need approval from the LENRD Board of Directors. That could happen in the next month or two, potentially altering the way farmers do their job.
"This is the first step in what may take multiple changes down the road," said Sousek. | agronomy |
https://restlessbeings.org/articles/delhi-chalo | 2022-07-02T14:22:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656104141372.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20220702131941-20220702161941-00788.warc.gz | 0.969308 | 1,085 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__97209045 | en | The World's Biggest Protest: #DelhiChalo
Over the weekend, hundreds and thousands of Indian farmers and their families have marched to Delhi and set up camps by the entrance to the city. The numbers are swelling as many more are joining them - all united in their determination to protest the new controversial agricultural laws laid by central government which will, without a doubt, destroy livelihoods. More than 300,000 of the farmers have come from the states of Panjab and Haryana by foot and in convoys of tractors.
The Haryana government, ruled by the BJP party, had earlier announced its decision to seal all state borders with Panjab and Delhi to prevent farmers from reaching the national capital for the protest. The government blocked four national highways entering Delhi and put up blockades.
Upon arrival, many farmers were stopped by barricades, huge cement blocks and barbed wire erected by police on major roads into the city. Police in riot gear have used tear gas and water cannons against the marching farmers. Shocking but not a surprise as we have seen such prevention methods by police and state in many protests.
Covid has added to the tensions and is being used as another way to justify protests from continuing. On 24 November, the Delhi Police tweeted ‘No gathering is permitted amid coronavirus. If protestors still come to Delhi, legal action will be initiated’ – further exasperating tensions and begs us to question where our democracy, rights to protest and civil rights lie under this global pandemic.
All this did little to deter the peaceful protesters (of whom many were elderly, women and children), who arrived in large numbers with enough ration stocks to sustain them for months, ready for a long stand-off with the government. Many had come in advance, pitched tents and prepared food for the langar (communal kitchen) that would have to be setup the next day for the farmers, whom they expected to arrive at the border area in large numbers.
The recently passed agricultural laws that have caused this will lead to the deregulation of crop pricing, including the removal of guaranteed minimum crop price, which farmers say will leave them at the mercy of big corporations. The government has argued that the laws are necessary reforms that give farmers more autonomy over the selling of their crops and will break big unfair monopolies.
The farmers are demanding the Centre to either withdraw all three legislations or guarantee them on Minimum Support Prices (MSP) on their crops by passing a new law framed after wider consultation with the stakeholders. The farmers are against the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
Farmer unions have tirelessly challenged any move by central government that are anti-farmer and pro-corporate interests for years however this new bill has sparked justified anger and fear as they directly threaten the future of farmers and their families. Farming is one of the biggest employers in India, with more than 40% of the population working in agriculture.
Panjab, often known as India’s breadbasket, makes up for about two-thirds of India's wheat production and one-third of its milk production alone. It comes as no surprise that the farming families in Panjab are furious. Many criticise Modi and feel these laws are being intentionally imposed to benefit the big capitalists.
Among the farmers who marched to the border was Ratam Mann Singh, 61, from Haryana (President of the Indian Farmers Association). He said, “I took part in this protest to the Delhi border because the central government has sold out the farmers with these new laws, which did not have any input from farmers. If they are passed, then the farmers’ rights will be finished. We are prepared to stay here and will protest for as long as it takes, even in the cold winter, we are ready for that. We, farmers of India have been betrayed”.
On Saturday, the union minister, Amit Shah, said the government was willing to deliberate on “every problem and demand” of the farmers. Talks have been scheduled for 3 December.
We, Restless Beings are deeply disturbed and angered by the way Punjabi Farmers are being treated. It is deplorable. Farmers are the strength and backbone of India and we stand in solidarity with Panjab and all the farmers and their families who are peacefully protesting the encroaching privatisation of Farmers Bill 2020.
The right to peacefully protest is fundamental and a constitutional right in any democracy, and India is the world’s largest. Farmers in India should be able to voice their opinions and protest without fear for their safety. We are shocked to see the governments use of tear gas, water cannons and blockades on farmers who are protesting mass privatization of the agricultural sector and unjust reform of farming laws. It is appalling and the farmers deserve respect for feeding the nation instead of being subjected to state brutality. It is vital that consultation with farmers takes place at all stages as any change made by central government which concerns them and their livelihoods can be detrimental without this.
The determination and resilience of the farmers is admirable, and we stand with Panjab! | agronomy |
https://www.jodos.org.au/frequently-asked-questions/ | 2024-04-14T08:29:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816875.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414064633-20240414094633-00706.warc.gz | 0.929175 | 1,090 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__98131781 | en | Had an orchid growing-related question burning in the back of your mind? This is the section for you – here you can find the wisdom and knowledge of our members presented in a ‘question and answer’ format. If you don’t find your question addressed here, please use the form below to ask our experts!
Click the question to view the answer.
Why won’t my orchid bloom?
How do I increase the humidity?
In the home one of the easiest ways is to fill trays or saucers with gravel or pebbles and put water in them. Put the plant ABOVE the water, never in it. Make sure to use a non-porous container like a plate or saucer if you are putting your plants on a wooden surface or a surface that will be damaged by moisture.
Humidi-Trays are an excellent tool to do this. These are plastic trays with a plastic fitted grate (they come in various sizes). They can be set on a window sill or table top. The plants sit above the water that is held in the tray below. The trays hold the water, the grates hold the plants and the evaporation of the water increases the humidity around the plant.
Other ways of increasing humidity around the plants is by using hand sprayers of various designs (handheld or larger compressed sprayers) and periodically mist the plants with water. If you are growing in an outdoors or in a greenhouse you can use a misting system that is either controlled by a timer or by a humidistat.
How much light do I give my orchid?
Phalaenopsis and Paphiopedilum like it about 70-90% shade. For Vandas most Dendrobiums and some others you will need very bright conditions from 30 % shade up to full sun. For Cattleyas and Oncidiums from 50-70% shade.
One way to check your light levels with some confidence is to quantify it by using a light meter to see what will grow best in your situation. Light is measured in foot-candles. There are a number of resources that specify what the light requirements of certain orchids are. JODOS members can help answer these questions at a monthly meeting.
What temperatures do my orchids want?
Cool orchids from the higher mountains like a minimum of 10 degrees C, intermediate orchids from the plateaus like it more like 13 degrees C minimum and warm orchids from the lowlands like it more like 18 degrees C minimum. If you can figure out how to keep your orchids near the temperatures that they need the orchids will be happy.
Cattleyas, Phalaenopsis, Oncidiums, Vandas and most Paphopedilums are considered warm growing and need a range of 15 – 32 degrees C. Other orchids are considered to be cooler growing genera like Cymbidiums, Odontoglossum, Miltonia, Masdevallia and Phragmipedium. Many orchids are adaptable and it is an easy matter to put cool growers a little closer to a window where the temperature will be lower in the winter or a warm grower back from the window where the temperature will be higher. It is a matter of finding the right micro climate in your home or growing situation. If you are comfortable, then the orchids often are too.
How often should I water?
Watering more is appropriate when the light and temperature is higher, or the humidity is lower. Plants in baskets or on mounted on slabs generally need more water. Plants in small pots or in clay pots might also need more water. When there is more air circulation (which orchids love) or if the plants have thinner leaves watering more might be appropriate. Watering less is better when there is less light and the temperature is lower. Or when the humidity is higher.
Plants in plastic pots or larger pots can require less water. Watering less might be more appropriate when there is less air circulation or when the plants have thicker leaves. And it is important to remember that some orchids like certain kinds of Dendrobiums require a rest period where they receive no water at all (typically in winter). Again, it is all about the kind of orchid that you are growing.
What's the best fertilizer to use? How often should I fertilize?
I do change my formulations using a higher Nitrogen fertilizer (for leaf growth) from August to January and a lower Nitrogen, higher potassium fertilizer (to support flowering) from February through May. In general, do not fertilize in the wintertime. As you learn the needs of the kind of orchids that you grow you may want to fine tune your formula depending on your water quality and the potting media you use. The adage is “weakly, weekly”.
That said, it is best to fertilize about once a week or two in the spring and summer and reduce it to about once a month when the weather turns cooler. It is also good to flush out the excess salts from the media about once a month. Use pure water for this flushing. | agronomy |
https://dunbiafarmers.com/co-op-farming-and-supply-chain-awards-2018/ | 2024-02-27T19:15:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474686.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240227184934-20240227214934-00270.warc.gz | 0.962126 | 595 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__142825928 | en | Taking place at the 160th Great Yorkshire Show, the annual Co-op Farming and Supply Chain awards is a highlight in the calendar for many. Showcasing the Agri-Food industry, the awards celebrate the very best of British farming.
This year, Dunbia were delighted to have two of our suppliers praised for their ongoing hard work and determination to improve not only their farming enterprises but also the wider Agri-Food industry.
Sheep Farmer of the Year & Outstanding Farmer of the Year- Rodger & Hillary Bell
Running a strong flock of 550 ewes, consisting of Texel, Suffolk and Charollais breeds, Roger and Hilary Bell are an efficiency driven couple, who thrive on performance based data to maximise farm profitability. Using their EID software, they are able to record and monitor both their ewe and lamb performance. This allows for the business to benchmark their performance year on year, aiding their drive towards continuous improvement.
Through their countless contributions to the industry and by working closely with the Co-op and Dunbia, Roger and Hilary have demonstrated time and again their commitment to building strong, long-lasting relationships across the supply chain. They strive for innovation and are widely involved with industry research to pursue efficiency on their farm to produce quality, British lamb.
Farming Ambassador of the Year- Caroline Morris
Producing prime Hereford cattle, running both a pedigree and commercial flock, as well as Gloucester Old Spot pigs, Caroline has been applying her knowledge, which she continuously grows, to the family farm business, in which she is now taking increasingly more management responsibilities.
Caroline strives for a farming system which is sustainable, both environmentally and economically, and interactive with the wider community. Her family farm hosted Open Farm Sunday for the first time this year, where they were able to showcase their high levels of animal welfare and health alongside the opportunity to promote their enterprising Farm House Shop.
Standing as the Chairman for Leighton Buzzard YFC, a member of the Three Counties Beef and Sheep Group as well as the Midland and East Anglia Hereford Breeders Association, Caroline has established a fantastic opportunity through her expanding platform to both endorse the benefits of the Co-op Pioneer Programme and Hereford Foundation Farming Group and promote Co-op Values. Caroline is a truly fantastic ambassador for the UK Agri Food Industry.
Speaking about the two very deserving champions, George Williamson, Head of Agriculture, commented;
“The Agri Food industry is an incredibly dynamic sector to work in, with an ever increasing list of challenges, farming needs to be more adaptable and forward thinking than ever before. Our champions work tirelessly to ensure that the livestock they produce is of the best quality to provide the best quality food for the consumer. Rodger, Hillary and Caroline completely epitomise this through their innovative farming practices and we are very proud that they choose to supply Dunbia.” | agronomy |
https://steveturner.pressbooks.com/chapter/the-ultimate-secret-of-tow-behind-lawn-sweepers/ | 2022-06-29T01:39:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103619185.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20220628233925-20220629023925-00723.warc.gz | 0.934405 | 1,119 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__144971665 | en | A lawn sweeper can have a significant effect on the measure of time and exertion you apply in purging your terrace. If you sense it’s miles an additional action of-of dubious work to address grass clippings, fallen leaves, pine cones, and flotsam and jetsam for your yard, at that point, you need the right gadget for the assignment.
Our best tow in the back of lawn sweepers in 2018 suppositions incorporates probably the essential stock accessible available nowadays that can be precisely what you require for ensuring the wonder of your garden.
Some individuals anticipate that it’d get the job done will sincerely fresh leaves and garbage up using the utilization of a rake. Despite the fact that this works, as well, the best issue with this guide gadget is the additional exertion applied nearby the strategy.
Thus, on the off chance that you may discover a way to make the activity less complicated and faster, at that point it could be well worth looking for such choice. This is the reason utilizing a lawn sweeper is a practical decision since now not best does this dispose of the tedious factor of purging the garden, yet it additionally forestalls harms to the grass.
Brinly 20 Cu. Ft. Tow Behind forty two-Inch Lawn Sweeper
It can require a great deal of your investment to rake leaves away, close by the spinal pains that incorporate this repetitive activity. This is the reason we propose this garden sweeper from Brinly, which capacities a full forty two-inch clearing course and an open hinder estimating 20 cubic feet.
The measure of room this offers must be adequate for the particles you pick the best tow behind lawn sweeper. Exhausting the sweeper is additionally a breeze, as it’s far completed from the tractor’s seat. After utilize, merely keep this gadget upright to spare floor space in your shed.
The handiest feedback we have around this garden sweeper is the get-together strategy. It is to some degree long and cumbersome, that can take a dynamic couple of hours.
The wording inside the readiness manual turned out to be presented not adequate, so it can be worth looking at the association’s YouTube video while in transit to assemble this apparatus.
Agri-Fab forty four-Inch Lawn Sweeper
This garden sweeper from Agri-Fab has a 25-cubic foot container with a work bring down final plan, that is sufficiently strong to withstand difficult circumstances. The skim through the format of the packet empowers it to manage large trash.
Along these lines, it evacuates the vast assortment of times you have to exhaust out the container for your solace. Furthermore, there’s a floor brush crest modification trademark with just a single force, so this keeps any slip in the meantime as the sweeper is being used.
With the sweeper’s tongue, this makes it reasonable to go over a ton of trash without the requirement for equip. Ultimately, there might be an empty lever with a propelled plan, which implies you could work this choice without departing your tractor situate.
Maybe our exclusive fuss with this lawn sweeper is the gathering. It can endeavor to have the entire parcel establishment because of the summons control that did not have a couple of clearness. Thus, you should attempt your delightful to capture the method worried about setting everything together sooner than you can begin with the utilization of this sweeper.
Agri-Fab Tow Lawn Sweeper
After you have circulated air through, weeded, or cut and care your lawn, the entire smooth up system may likewise show up very overwhelming and depleting. However, the use of this lawn sweeper, the endeavor might be considerably lighter and more efficient seeing that you can depend on this gadget to brush up any particles inside the terrace with only a couple of passes.
You can even hitch this sweeper up in the back of your tractor, and as the grass and leaves are reviewed, they move into the container immediately. With essential activity, you can take out the issue with work inside and out lawn work the utilization of this solid device.
There isn’t any problem with how this gadget executes as it’s far appropriately made. Be that as it may, the guidelines might be dubious to watch, particularly for those who’ve 0 thoughts on mechanical upkeep. A considerable measure new exhaustive arrangement of instructions may help anyone who has purchased this thing and is hoping to get started with it.
John Deere 24 Cubic Foot Tow-Behind Lawn Sweeper
With a broad clearing course of 42 inches, you can anticipate that this yard gadget will gather as bounty grass clippings, leaves, and different particles on your lawn as could be expected under the circumstances. The brushes are sturdy adequate to ensure a smooth and green range in a single skip.
Additionally, there is significant decrease at 24 cubic feet, which could save an enormous number of clippings. With a high tip pace, the particles stay in place even as enabling you to deplete the container with no inconvenience in the wake of clearing the garden.
Dissimilar to other lawn sweepers, this item is a breeze to assemble. The wheels additionally are wide and stable, so the sweeper edges are equipped for moving quickly. It can safeguard a considerable amount of leaves, so you may furthermore need to apply more endeavor while you have to deplete this sweeper after utilize. | agronomy |
https://pawesomeadventure.ca/products/kaytee-natural-timothy-hay-2-7kg | 2024-04-25T14:56:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712297295329.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425130216-20240425160216-00843.warc.gz | 0.899821 | 107 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__184945297 | en | KAYTEE NATURAL TIMOTHY HAY 2.7KG
Kaytee Timothy Hay is ideal for animals over 7 months of age because it is higher in fiber to support digestive health and lower in protein and calcium than alfalfa hay to support urinary health.
-Hand selected to ensure the proper ratio of leaf to stem
-High fiber to support digestive health
-Lower protein and calcium than Alfalfa hay to support urinary health.
-Complements any Kaytee fortified food | agronomy |
http://delishytown.tumblr.com/post/51649343451/grow-your-own-potato-salad-theres-nothing-more | 2014-10-22T03:07:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-42/segments/1413507445299.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20141017005725-00086-ip-10-16-133-185.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.933728 | 444 | CC-MAIN-2014-42 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-42__0__180927642 | en | Grow Your Own Potato Salad
There’s nothing more delicious or fresher tasting than potato salad from your own homegrown potatoes. These waxy red fingerlings were so fresh and amazing, I can’t wait to plant more of them. They grow great in any container. I love growing them in containers instead of in the ground because I don’t have to have a big trench in my garden, and there’s no danger of putting a garden tool through a perfectly good potato when it’s time to harvest. The last photo here is the potatoes growing in my garden in a fabric pot. Here’s how I like to grow potatoes.
I either plant sprouted organic potatoes from my kitchen counter, or I buy the seed potatoes from Peaceful Valley Supply . I plant them in containers like these smart pots. The smart pots, or grow bags, are great for growing potatoes because potatoes grow in layers of soil and form on the roots. The more roots you have, the more potatoes you will eventually harvest. So farmers hill up the soil around the stems of the potato plants to create more roots. Foldable pots are great for this because when you plant them, you start all the way at the bottom of the bag with the sides folded down and plant the potatoes in a few inches of organic potting soil. This lets the sunlight get to them so they can grow strong and healthy. Once they start to grow and get several inches tall, it’s time to add more soil and “hill them up”. So just unfold the sides of the bag to make it taller, and add a few more inches of organic potting soil. You can do this a few times over the next several weeks, finishing top layer with a thick layer of straw. The straw will shade the potatoes and prevent any of them from turning green, which is toxic.
Grow bags make it easy once it’s time to harvest them too, because you just dump out the bag and find all your delicious taters! I can’t think of anything more fun than harvesting potatoes and root vegetables, it’s like digging for gold. | agronomy |
https://www.watchnetiot.com/iot-agriculture-industries-in-canada/ | 2021-04-22T15:04:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618039610090.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20210422130245-20210422160245-00588.warc.gz | 0.942883 | 561 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__120178513 | en | With IoT trends and devices penetrating all aspects of our life, it is not a surprise that IoT has also given a new direction to the field of agriculture with its latest trends and sensors. IoT in agriculture growth is expected to grow exponentially in the coming years. With 65% of the population living in the urban areas by the year 2050 and global population urbanizing at a rapid pace, the only solution to more produce in the limited space is with the help of the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. IoT trends in agriculture use IoT sensors and devices that helps Canada track moisture in the soil, temperature, humidity and further-more improve yield!
By tracking and collating the data from the devices, Canada is able to react in real-time, thereby ensuring efficiency and improved yield, thereby reducing the use of resources and heavy machinery:
- More yield, at home – While about 24% of greenhouse gas emission in Canada can be attributed to transportation, 10% of this is purely through agriculture. With increased distance between the farm and the consumption areas, this emissions increase. With increased technology and latest trends in IoT, growing more with less is as important as growing closer to where you live. This not only helps to maintain a clean environment, but also helps Canada provide fresh produce to its citizens. Diverse IoT based applications like real time monitoring of the farms, precision farming, livestock monitoring and smart greenhouse can address agriculture based issues and optimize the quantity and quality of the produce. With the advancements in the field of technology, drones and other equipment help scan the area for gauging the best crop to be grown according to the soil conditions.
- Reduced water consumption – Agriculture accounts to about 70% of water usage. With automated and precise irrigation techniques in Canada, guided by real time IoT sensors, water usage is drastically reduced. Though freshwater is not scarce in Canada, these advanced irrigation methods ensure water wastage is reduced by curbing water wastage in the subsoil and roofs. Indoor farming is another recent development, which helps the crop be insulated from weather conditions and also provides for better crop rotation.
- Climate controlled farms – Canadian greenhouses have climate sensors to monitor the temperature continuously for an optimum yield. IoT bridged the gap between sensing the data and acting upon it. With the data collected, analysis on what is best for the crop is arrived at and this research helps make data driven decisions.
The impact of IoT on agriculture is tremendous; change is underway with all countries implementing the recent trends and leveraging it to their advantage. IoT in agriculture is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14.7% by the year 2025. The use of technology boosts awareness amongst the farmers, thereby driving the market growth , exports and thereby the county’s revenue! | agronomy |
https://suominnova.com/?businessline=fresh-food-agriculture-corps | 2022-01-21T21:19:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320303709.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220121192415-20220121222415-00354.warc.gz | 0.945336 | 142 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__78896467 | en | Fresh Friuts and vegetables1580 views By suom
We are supplying high quality “fresh and Frozen” Fruits and vegetables from Egypt and other Arabian countries, with very competitive prices, according to European standers.
– we import all type of high-quality agriculture corps and other food stuff with competitive prices.
– We are doing our best to let all the items affordable in the market, all the year, taking in considerations the seasons of the Fruit and vegetables, as there are some Fruits that must be requested early enough to prepare for the order before fruit season.
– As well; We are exporting from Europe to Egypt and Gulf area manufactured, fresh food and raw corps. | agronomy |
https://www.mammothmartstore.com/products/c122-1021391-3w-e27-4-red-2-blue-grow-led-convex-mirror-bulb-greenhouse-plant-seedling-growth-light | 2021-07-25T05:47:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046151638.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20210725045638-20210725075638-00120.warc.gz | 0.860491 | 765 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__215593877 | en | 3W E27 Plant Seedling Growth LED Convex Mirror Bulb
Plants in the greenhouse or laboratory, can completely replace the natural light, to promote plant growth
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1) Green House.
2) Seedlings and clones.
3) Primary plant lighting.
4) Supplemental plant lighting.
5) Common area planters - malls, lobbies, restaurants commercial buildings or anywhere that plants need more ligh.
What the function of LED Grow Light?
1. As a supplementary light, any time of day can enhance the light, you can extend the effective lighting hours.
2. Both in the evening or night, can effectively extend and control of plant science needed light.
3. Plants in the greenhouse or laboratory, can completely replace the natural light, to promote plant growth. | agronomy |
http://vinigatti.it/en/wine/vino-passito-vignot/ | 2021-10-22T01:00:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585449.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20211021230549-20211022020549-00371.warc.gz | 0.861036 | 265 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__191062813 | en | The “Vino ottenuto da uve appassite Vignot” is a delicious passito. These grapes are left withering until late October and then processed just in steal to keep the purity of the flavour.
It has a golden colour, it is viscous while pouring it and you can taste almond, honey and saffron scents; at the end a bitter taste gives a tip of mint.
Product Name: vino ottenuto da uve appassite “Vignot”
Appellation: Vino Passito
Classificaton: Vino Passito
Country/Region: Italy, Piemonte
Alcool percentage: 13 %
Method: Half of the grapes is harvested at the end of September and put to dry on nets. The remaining half is harvested at the end of october, when all the grapes are pressed together. The fermentation is natural and the must stays only in stainless steel for about one year.
Empty Bottle Weight: 500 gr
Aging Potential: more than 10 years
Cork Size: 25 x 42
ork Material: cork
Bottle Type: Conica
Agricultural method: traditional
Type of Harvest: by hand, in small crates
Number of bottles per box: 6 | agronomy |
http://www.missourinativeplantsociety.org/aggregator/sources/4?page=3 | 2014-03-12T06:29:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-10/segments/1394021425440/warc/CC-MAIN-20140305121025-00045-ip-10-183-142-35.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.94427 | 1,392 | CC-MAIN-2014-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-10__0__104457838 | en | ScienceDaily Botany News
Botany news. Read about the latest research on experimental crops, dramatic changes in forest growth, ancient flowering plants and more.
Updated: 1 hour 14 min ago
Castor hasn't been grown in the U.S. since 1972. Now, a study shows that, using proper techniques, the crop that's used for many industrial applications, can be grown in Florida.
Revolutionary new view on heritability in plants: Complex heritable traits not only determined by changes in DNA sequence
Complex heritable traits are not only determined by changes in the DNA sequence. Scientists have now shown that epigenetic marks can affect traits such as flowering time and architecture in plants. Furthermore, these marks are passed on for many generations in a stable manner.
When most people envision crocodiles and alligators, they think of them waddling on the ground or wading in water -- not climbing trees. However, a new study has found that the reptiles can climb trees as far as the crowns.
While researching methods to increase the already well-recognized anti-cancer properties of broccoli, researchers also found a way to prolong the vegetable's shelf life.
Researchers are collaborating in a eucalypts breeding program in the Ethiopian highlands which will increase this species productivity.
Scientists report the development of hemp plants with a dramatically increased content of oleic acid. The new oil profile results in an attractive cooking oil that is similar to olive oil in terms of fatty acid content, having a much longer shelf life, as well as greater heat tolerance and potentially more industrial applications.
Bees, birds and bats make a huge contribution to the high yields produced by coffee farmers around Mount Kilimanjaro -- an example of how biodiversity can pay off. This effect has been described as result of a study now published, conducted by tropical ecologists.
Biologists working in the Andes mountains of Ecuador have described a new plant species, a wild relative of black pepper, that is the sole home of an estimated 40-50 insect species, most of which are entirely dependent on this plant species for survival. This discovery is part of a larger project which focuses on the influence of plant-produced chemical compounds on biodiversity.
An extensive study on excrement and rumen fluids in plant-eating mammals from all over the whole world shows that the ciliates in their guts have evolved in parallel with them. This is the result of a five-year research project performed by evolution biologists, microbiologists and computer scientists.
Scientists have for the first time sequenced an ancient RNA genome -- of a barley virus once believed to be only 150 years old -- pushing its origin back at least 2,000 years and revealing how intense farming at the time of the Crusades contributed to its spread.
For the first time, scientists have discovered how tree roots in the mountains may play an important role in controlling long-term global temperatures. Researchers have found that temperatures affect the thickness of the leaf litter and organic soil layers, as well as the rate at which the tree roots grow. In a warmer world, this means that tree roots are more likely to grow into the mineral layer of the soil, breaking down rock into component parts which will eventually combine with carbon dioxide. This process, called weathering, draws carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and cools the planet. The theory suggests that mountainous ecosystems have acted like Earth's thermostat, addressing the risk of 'catastrophic' overheating or cooling over millions of years.
Grasshoppers are what they eat: New method to extract plant DNA from grasshopper guts sheds light on plant-insect interactions
Grasshoppers cause damage that costs landowners millions of dollars annually; however, grasshopper populations also play a positive role in cycling nutrients from decomposing plant matter back into the soil. A new method to recover high-quality DNA of ingested plant tissue from grasshopper guts can allow scientists to investigate their feeding patterns, and could help illuminate the impact of grasshoppers on plant communities.
It was climate that killed many of the large mammals after the latest Ice Age. But what more specifically was it with the climate that led to this mass extinction? The answer to this is hidden in a large number of sediment samples from around the Arctic and in the gut content from permafrozen woolly rhinos, mammoth and other extinct ice age mammals.
Thanks to its excellent growth, the Canadian lodgepole pine has become a popular feature of forestry in Northern Sweden. Researchers are now able to demonstrate that organisms in the Swedish soil most likely contribute to the success of this exotic tree species. When the researchers studied the growth of the lodgepole pine in sterilized and unsterilized Swedish and Canadian soil samples, they discovered clear differences in growth: it grew better in soil inoculated with Swedish soil biota compared to Canadian soil biota. These results improve our understanding of why some exotic tree species and invasive plants at times can function so well in new environments.
The increasing use of chemical herbicides is often blamed for the declining plant biodiversity in farms. However, other factors beyond herbicide exposure may be more important to species diversity, according to researchers.
By discovering sulpho-glycolysis, researchers reveal an important degradation pathway. Similar to the sugar glucose, sulpho-glucose is produced by all photosynthetically active organisms. Sulpho-glucose is present in all plants, mosses, ferns and algae. The degradation pathway, or metabolic pathway, for sulpho-glucose is therefore an important component of the material cycles in ecosystems.
The apparent expert consensus that the spread of new species (invasion) is a serious environmental problem does not necessarily reflect the thinking of researchers in the field. A new study documents that invasion biologists widely differ in their understanding and assessment of the invasion problem in Europe.
A grass called teosinte is thought to be the ancestor of corn, but it doesn't look much like corn at all. Scientists were surprised to find that teosinte planted in growth chambers under climate conditions that simulate the environment 10,000 to 12,000 years ago looks more like corn. This may help to explain why early farmers chose to cultivate teosinte and lends support to the idea that teosinte was domesticated to become one of the most important staple crops in the world.
Beneficial insects, nematodes not harmed by genetically modified, insect-resistant crops, studies show
Two new studies show that genetically modified Bt crops have no negative effects on two beneficial insect predators or on a beneficial, entomopathogenic nematode.
A new study from South Africa shows that the biodiversity of insects and related arthropods in genetically modified crop fields is essentially the same as that among conventional crops. | agronomy |
http://malaysia-all-jobs.blogspot.com/2011/09/kerja-kosong-lembaga-kemajuan-tanah.html | 2018-06-23T06:09:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267864943.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20180623054721-20180623074721-00612.warc.gz | 0.934485 | 227 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__125976486 | en | Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) was established on July 1, 1956 when the Land Development Act (1956) came into force. The initial capital of RM10 million, and the first settlement of 16.2 square kilometers of rubber trees in Ayer Lanas opened in 1957. In 1958, five similar schemes opened. It is administered by a Board responsible to the Deputy Prime Minister under the Prime Minister. FELDA's role is to develop a new land to make farms productive through effective agricultural management among the settlers as well as encourage the growth of a progressive and disciplined society. In the 1960s and 1970s, government policy began to emphasize crop diversification to avoid large price drop. In 1961, the settlement of the inaugural Felda oil palm is open, with 3.75 km² of land. By 2000, a total of 6,855.2 km ² of land under Felda plans palm focused.
1. Skim Latihan Automatif Felda - Proton
MUAT TURUN IKLAN
Tarikh Tutup Permohonan:- 30 September 2011 | agronomy |
http://www.pinegrovepastures.com/news/2015/10/13/2-adventures-in-pig-moving | 2019-09-19T13:23:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514573519.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20190919122032-20190919144032-00456.warc.gz | 0.980669 | 627 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__183893424 | en | Pigs are bulldozers. No really, they are. Our five heritage hogs have completely de-vegetated their large pasture in less than 2 months while cleaning up the windfall of acorns from our huge oak tree. Which is actually great news for us. It means the pigs consumed a large variety of plants, nuts, and roots and they’ve cleared, fertilized, and turned the soil for our future market garden all while having a lot of fun doing it.
Rooting around is what pigs do best, it’s what they are supposed to do. Wild hogs originated in densely forested areas and they were tremendous foragers. That ability has been nearly bred out of commercial pigs but has been retained by old world breeds like Tamworth, Large Black, Berkshire, and several others. This is one of the reasons we only raise heritage breeds; other reasons include their easy going temperament and the more flavorful and higher quality meat they produce.
Another thing that pigs do best is resist moving to where you want them to go. Ask me how I know. On Sunday, I fenced in a new pasture for the pigs and wrongly assumed they would eagerly run to where the grass is greener and actually exists. Ha!
Employing both my children (one in a stroller) and Krista to block the small areas between fences, I opened the gates and the pigs… just stood there. The pigs stared at me and I stared at them. I moved their feeder into the new pasture, Krista and the boys threw in some acorns and apples... and the pigs wouldn’t move.
Finally, I went over into the new pasture trying to figure out our next move when Thin Lizzy, our friendliest pig and probable future breeder, came sidling over and began to munch the new grass. Soon after, our other two females followed but the two males would not cross the old fence line. For 15 minutes I tried rattling feed buckets, tempting with acorns, using boards and a 16 foot fence panel as my “pusher” but the two wiley pigs did everything but move in the direction I wanted.
The kids were getting frustrated, Krista was irritated, and I was going crazy. The pigs knew they were getting the better of us. But then, Thin Lizzy came to the rescue! She sauntered back over and snuffed around a bit in the old pasture, convincing the two boys that it’s pretty nice on the other side. She trotted away with the two boys in tow.
This was our first pig move and we’ve learned quite a bit. First, it’s going to take a lot to convince me that Thin Lizzy shouldn’t stick around here to raise some piglets. Second, I need to have enough fence panels on hand to completely connect the new pasture to the old and let the pigs move on their own whenever they are ready. Third, pigs are the boss, they know it, and now we know it. | agronomy |
https://blueberrytales.wordpress.com/2011/09/ | 2017-04-26T00:20:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917121000.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031201-00395-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.976563 | 399 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__233826008 | en | The ground in the orchard is carpeted in apples. My neighbor gave me another giant cabbage, and I have a gallon crock in the kitchen for making sauerkraut, which I have never done before. I’ve already frozen tomatoes and made salsa but it’s ready to be done again. Beets, green onions, fennel, and shell beans are still in the garden. What’s more, the big bag of ripe bananas from Teals are now overripe. The killing frost that destroyed the swiss chard (which is very hard to kill) might be termed a blessing. No, wait. In the warm weather it has started growing again……
Archive for September 2011
Carob beans, also known as locust beans, have been used for thousands of years, for everything from celebrating religious holidays to fodder for animals. Carob powder can be used like coco powder in recipes but it is not chocolate and if a chocolate taste is anticipated, one is likely to be disappointed. Yesterday I made carob brownies and ate them with Greek God yogurt. It was just a standard brownie recipe so I won’t bother writing it down. Carob is slightly sweet so I used a bit less sugar. I ground up almonds and substituted almond extract for vanilla. They were incredibly good.
I took a big bite out of the vegetable monster yesterday. There are some people both young and old who think anything that goes to waste from a garden is a dirty shame. A little of that has rubbed off on to me. In reality, anything that isn’t harvested goes back into the soil. But I still try to use or give away as much as possible. And I hardly ever turn down vegetables offered to me. In the past two days I have frozen and given away tomatoes, froze corn, stuffed myself with corn, and enjoyed fried green tomatoes. I also made scalloped tomatoes. | agronomy |
https://todaysfriend.com/article/event/8/68/ | 2020-11-27T23:47:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141194634.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20201127221446-20201128011446-00140.warc.gz | 0.95431 | 443 | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-50__0__32001615 | en | Area : Yanpyeong, strawberry farm
Period : 2019.01-05(Not yet decided)
All people have their likes and dislikes of fruits, but it is hard to find anyone who does not like strawberries. Strawberries are a very popular fruit, so there is always a variety of festivals featuring strawberries. Among them, the Yangpyeong strawberry festival is receiving a lots of love by people.
Throughout the almost whole Yangpyeong area, strawberry festivals are held until the end of May. The Yangpyeong Strawberry Festival has no specific venue. Rural experience villages in Yangpyeong are strawberry festival grounds. People can enjoy strawberry harvesting experience at strawberry farms connected with rural experience villages, and participate in experience day or a two-day experience trip. If you visit the Yangpyeong Strawberry Festival website (http://www.ypnadri.com/), you will find an introduction to the farm village where the strawberry festival is held.
The experience of strawberries harvesting is generally similar to each other. They tell about strawberry farm story, how to pick up strawberries, and other things to note, and enter the strawberry field and begin the experience. In strawberry fields, you can eat strawberries as much as you like, and you can put them in plastic bowl(500g) provided. People who enter the strawberry field move busy along the strawberry field grove. When you pick strawberries, you can hear 'bbok bbok' sound everywhere. Strawberries which have conical shape, smooth surface and fresh stalk taste good. You would not pick up those strawberries that are too bumpy or have a lot of white parts near the nipple. One common sense about strawberries! It is important to note that strawberries are vegetables rather than fruit.
The experience fee for each village is different depending on the contents of the experience. It includes strawberry harvest experience, farm experience, and lunch. If you only want to experience strawberries harvesting, you can make a reservation by selecting the strawberry farm on the Yangpyeong Strawberry Festival website. Why do not you visit the strawberry festival with your family and friends this spring, and try to harvest and eat strawberries? | agronomy |
https://en.ecosuyana.com/organic-vegetable-garden/ | 2018-12-15T11:22:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376826856.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20181215105142-20181215131142-00009.warc.gz | 0.969882 | 1,102 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__99849660 | en | In our search for a paradigm shift in our consumption and lifestyle, we started to build an organic vegetable garden. You want to know more about organic food production and waste reduction? Read on!
The road to self-sufficiency
We did research about permaculture and organic gardening, and 100 square meters should supply a family of 4. Our goal is not to be 100% self-sufficient, but to be aware of the origin of our food, learn to cultivate the land, to deal without toxic chemicals with animals and insects that eat our future food, and to maximize our resources (land, seeds, sun and water).
It is amazing to think that a few months ago, the land was like this:
Less than three months ago, it was like this:
And today, we harvested lost of vegetables including these delicious radishes:
Learning step by step
That’s how we learned the magic of life, and how delicious vegetables are grown from seeds.
Can you imagine planting seeds and two months later taste some delicious radishes? Yes, it’s very exciting to harvest and enjoy the fruit of your labor! Come and experience it with us!
First we started looking for seeds, then we did several tests of trial and error, and we still have much to learn. We started by reading several books and manuals, but most of all put theory into practice and luckily got lots of valuable advice from professionals in vegetable gardens.
The magic of sharing
As we just said, one of the first steps is to get the seeds. You have different ways to do it. We bought some; we got some from the Argentinian Pro-Huerta program, and other through the 6th Meeting of Organic Seed Exchange in Capilla del Monte.
The next step was to prepare the ground. We started out with our theoretical knowledge, and we learned through the way. Sabino – an organic gardening professional and environmental activist – generously shared his knowledge on how to prepare the land and we could improve soil quality while building beds. We have 4 beds of 10 m x 1.2 m. We will soon write about how we built these beds step by step.
Then we started to plant. As I said before, it was a learning process so we made some mistakes but to put it shortly the best thing is to pre-germinate the seeds (this is an advice from Andrea, the woman where we buy our vegetables in a field 3 km away from home).
And for most cases, it is best to start growing with seedlings at home before taking them outside in the garden. To learn how to make seedlings, check out our post here (in spanish for the moment).
Just like us, fruits and vegetables need sun, water, nutrients and care.
In Cordoba, we have approximately 300 warm days of sun.
As you might know, water is Noa´s passion. And since she was born in Israel, she and her family stressed the obvious of having a drip irrigation system in order to save water. Well, that’s how we set out on the task of installing drip irrigation in our EcoHuerta (Eco vegetable garden).
And as always, after searching on literature and getting information about previous experiences, we just jumped into the water! After a few improvements with appropriate additional materials (drip tape, valves, Tees, etc.) we are quite happy with the result (and Atina too!):
You’ll never know who enjoys the water system as well? Birds and bees!
Learning to live together
We have learned a lot with this nice challenge to merge ourselves in an organic vegetable garden. It has also been an interesting challenge not to surrender in front of obstacles.
Indeed, once we had our (almost) professional beds, and once we planted our beautiful seeds, we had to deal with neighbors. Ants and other insects attacked our garden! They were there first, that’s true, but they took our food before it could even grow!
Again, we turned to information and advice from people from the area and we could (for now) solve the problem? with organic solutions: rice and orange, diatomaceous earth, ashes around the garden and a garlic solution.
It is a difficult job because when we got rid of the ants, the garden was just devastated. We started all again, but then we had other insects comming on and eating our cabbages and lettuce!
So we will keep on taking care of our EcoHuerta with natural and organic methods. We will let you know how it works for us!
The most important thing is keeping forces and Suyana (hope) to continue planting and working although we have to start from scratch, right?
Nothing is lost, everything is transformed
As discussed previously, we aim to improve our lifestyles to reduce our environmental impact and improve our quality of life. The (re)use of organic waste is presented naturally, with two major advantages: reduce waste production and create natural fertilizer for our EcoHuerta. Also, making compost has more advantages, especially if it can be done on a larger scale.
It is very easy to make it, even at home you can buy or make an urban compost place. We will write a post on our blog soon for those who are interested about the subject. | agronomy |
https://inspiremetoday.com/blog/healthy-people-healthy-planet-it-all-starts-with-our-food/ | 2023-12-02T20:49:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100452.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202203800-20231202233800-00470.warc.gz | 0.962227 | 653 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__164565145 | en | This past week I had the opportunity to visit La Cocina Que Canta-The Kitchen That Sings- the cooking school at Rancho La Puerta in Tecate, located just a few miles away from the ranch. The farm is nestled in the flat lands at the base of a mountain in the most picture-perfect setting. The rustic, red brick Mexican style architecture set against the backdrop of lush gardens and cascading flowers is simply stunning.
Most impressive were the organic gardens, in bloom with broccoli, baby lettuces, cabbage, radishes, onions, a large variety of herbs and many other vegetables. Our group of 18 bloggers went into the gardens to harvest the herbs and veggies for our dinner that night.
Chef Michelle had the facility set up and waiting for us. We divided into groups of 2-3 per station and each group prepared a portion of the menu for our gourmet dinner. From miso soup to a fresh foccacia bread with a delicious crab salad, to lentil dal, wild brown rice and grilled salmon with mango/papaya salsa, to the crowning touch of chocolate cake (made with yams!) with butternut squash topping… the dinner was spectacular!
It was great fun to bond with the other women as we worked together as one big family and created a masterpiece for all of us to share together. We were even given copies of the recipes to bring home to re-create this yummy experience for our family and friends.
Not only is this food yummy but it is also very healthy too. This week at Rancho La Puerta I was once again reminded of the surprising and profound impact that my food choices have on my health and on the health of our planet.
What is the healthiest for me is also the healthiest for our planet. I realize we all have to create a balance in our own individual lives, and none of us are looking to make radical changes. However, being at the ranch reminded me of some powerful statistics from Earth Save International, which provides education on the impact of our food choices, for healthy people and a healthy planet. Consider this:
The diet at the ranch is Mediterranean, consisting primarily of veggies, fruits, grains and a bit of fish and seafood. The portions are all controlled to supply the nutrients that our bodies need, without the added fat, sugar, preservatives or artificial additives. The food feels light and alive and so do I.
Being at Rancho La Puerta was a great reminder to be more conscious of my choices daily- for me and for the planet. And the nice thing is, every choice matters. I don’t have to make drastic changes and completely change how I nourish my family. Making a small change here or there will add up to a profound impact for my health and for the health of the environment.
Tonight I’m going to make something wonderful…. perhaps a big, fresh salad with butternut squash gnocci, or maybe veggie lasagne….. Regardless of what we choose, we’ll make sure it’s not only yummy, but also healthy for people and healthy for the planet. | agronomy |
https://www.compelledbylove.org.au/post/livelihood-beneficiary-damica-s-story | 2023-12-05T05:25:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100545.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205041842-20231205071842-00696.warc.gz | 0.985923 | 264 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__56038945 | en | Livelihood Beneficiary - Damica's story
Every day, Damica’s hands are full as a single mum of three including two adult sons with disabilities. She also provides for her own elderly mother, and her two brothers, both of whom have disabilities.
When Damica worked in a shop to support her family, it brought in income, but it meant she had to leave her mother to look after her sons and her brothers.
Now, with livelihood support from CBL and our partner, Leads, Damica has been able to map and plant a vegetable garden using training, seeds and plants provided by Leads.
Just a year later, Damica has been able to grow vegetables and raise chickens for eggs. She feeds the family of seven with the produce and sells the extra, making a profit every month – and she can stay home and care for her family while she earns an income.
Damica’s future plans for long term sustainability? She’d like to cultivate mushrooms which will see her through the seasonality of vegetable growing.
We were so pleased to be able to visit Damica, to see her amazing garden for ourselves, and to see once again the huge difference that providing livelihood support can make to a family. Your support has made this happen! | agronomy |
https://www.knowbaseconsult.com/horticulture/ | 2024-03-05T05:23:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707948217723.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20240305024700-20240305054700-00830.warc.gz | 0.927471 | 155 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__187227483 | en | Horticulture help to know how to design, maintain, beautify the environment and learn about the ecosystem. It includes the following area of study;
Vegetable production, fruit production, greenhouse production, ornamental horticulture, turf production and landscaping.
In recent times, these industries have grown at a rapid pace with increased emphasis on healthy diets and leisure activities.
Indeed, the career opportunities in horticulture are as diverse as the industry. A variety of opportunities exist in the following areas, such as greenhouse and production, industry work, educational institutions, government agencies, landscape construction and management, self-employment, marketing and sales, private and public research, design and maintenance of private and public plant collections and botanical gardens, plant breeding industries etc | agronomy |
http://www.littlekitdesign.com/2013/05/garden-update.html | 2017-04-28T21:46:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917123097.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031203-00010-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.936337 | 127 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__281724200 | en | Lettuce, marigolds, zinnias, pumpkins, corn, and basil ...oh my
It's always so fun to go out and water the garden and see just how big everything is getting. I'm so excited for when we can begin harvesting -I just hope the plants are strong enough to make it through an AZ summer.
You may have noticed the lettuce is looking a little crispy.
We put a shade up over it yesterday, so I'm hoping that helps the sun situation.
And we may have planted too many pumpkins ...they're vining out everywhere (and I love it). | agronomy |
http://clovercrusade.blogspot.com/2008/01/brown-is-new-green.html | 2018-07-20T18:02:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676591719.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20180720174340-20180720194340-00313.warc.gz | 0.93865 | 413 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__111576343 | en | My mom lives for zuchinni. Not just any zuchinni, but her zuchinni. You might even say she dotes on her zuchinni like it was a child.
For many years she has gone out of her way to obtain only the best fertilizer for her precious zuchinni. She takes weekend trips, clad out in her worst jeans, boots and gloves, to the local horse farm. She shovels up as much manure as possible into four large white buckets, and hauls it all home to spread throughout her 10x15 garden plot.
Her devotion doesn't just stop at horse manure. If you've ever eaten a banana in my house, thrown the peel away in the trash, and heard from my outraged mother- you know where I am going with this. A banana peel's correct home is in the compost bin, not the trash can. When the compost bin fills, the contents get dumped in to a huge pile at the bottom of the hill in our backyard- our very own compost heap.
At any given point this pile might contain fruit cores, seeds and peels, melon rinds, outer leaves of lettuce and cabbage, carrot tops, broccoli stems, corn cobs, egg shells, and leaves. And yes, sometimes rotten zuchinni. Other people include rarer items like dead deer but my mom's never gone that far. The contents are decomposed by earthworms, bacteria and time, leaving heaping piles of the best soil at the bottom of the pile. My mother uses this rich brown soil to grow her zuchinni- no artificial or chemical fertilizers.
Maybe my mom's heaping buckets of horse manure frightens you, but if you would like to be “greener” or love zuchinni, a giant brown compost pile is a totally do-able must. Not only will your vegetables be robust, but the process will get you outdoors and shrink the volume of your trash. Get Started. | agronomy |
https://www.alphapalmoil.com/news2008.html | 2024-04-20T01:25:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817463.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20240419234422-20240420024422-00809.warc.gz | 0.937117 | 792 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__156074407 | en | Indonesia approves APO oil palm seeds
Indonesia approves APO oil palm seeds
Following the visit to Southern Malaysia by experts from Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture, official approval has been granted to Alpha Palm Oil to export hybrid oil palm seeds to growers in Indonesia.
APO Managing Director, Paul Vincent Leonardi, commented that Indonesia leads the world in oil palm cultivation with more than 31.2 million rai (five million hectares) in production. Until recently the Indonesian market has been closed to outside seed producers since Indonesia already has many of the industry’s best breeding programmes which are reported to achieve the worlds highest oil palm yields. The Indonesian Government has been careful not to allow import of seeds from regions where there is a risk from oil palm diseases or where the quality of the breeding programmes is not up to the highest international standards.
According to the ministry, this official approval for Alpha Palm Oil seeds to be sold in Indonesia is further recognition that the company’s research is producing very high quality planting material. He noted that there has been much overseas interest in APO hybrid oil palms which are now growing in more than seven countries. To enhance the future scope of this breeding programme APO has also constructed a tissue culture laboratory to produce Malaysia’s first oil palm clones. Mr. Paul Vincent Leonardi said that the company has been investing in this tissue culture technology since 2005, aimed at cloning elite mother palms and to increase capacity for production of high quality seeds.
The company’s Head of Oil Palm Research, said that for 25 years the APO Oil Palm Research Centre has been importing pedigree palms from other research centres around the world. In the company’s breeding programme these palms have been used to produce new varieties of hybrid oil palms.
A new record for APO Palm Oil Exports
A Vessel loading APO crude palm oil for delivery to Europe
During 2008 Alpha Palm Oil opened up new overseas markets in Europe and Asia, exporting a record 151,000 tonnes of crude palm oils. The company has become Malaysia’s leading exporter of palm oil.
Renovation of Pasir Gudang Factory
The new boiler installed at Pasir Gudang Factory will improve efficiency
and protect the environment
During 2008, new palm kernel hoppers were installed at the
Pasir Gudang Factory to reduce handling cost of PK sent to the Factory for crushing
During 2008, a new steam boiler was installed at the APO Pasir Gudang Factory to improve efficiency and protect the environment by reducing smoke emissions.
Expansion of Oil Palm Nurseries
Alpha Palm Oil nursery area expanded by 16 ha in 2008
In response to high demand from local farmers, in 2008 the company expanded nursery capacity to produce 1 million seedlings annually. High quality APO planting material is now contributing to higher yields for Malaysia’s oil palm growers.
Prospecting for New Land
APO managers inspecting new land which was formerly used
for rice growing
During 2008, APO purchased 88.16 ha at a new location approximately 200km from the company’s HQ in Pasir Gudang. It is planned to increase this area to 240ha for future development of the company’s fourth site.
2008 Oil Palm Replanting Programme
During 2008, the company replanted another 224 hectares. Since starting the annual replanting programme, 63% of the company’s estates have been replanted with a new generation of high yielding hybrid palms.
2008 Oil Palm Irrigation Project
Installing new irrigation systems in a 2008 oil palm breeding trial
Each year Alpha Palm Oil installs new trials to test the latest generation of hybrid seedlings in both irrigated and non-irrigated conditions. This programme is designed to identify yield responses of different hybrids under both high and low rainfall conditions. | agronomy |
https://flowerloveohio.weebly.com/ | 2019-07-22T11:35:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195528013.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20190722113215-20190722135215-00450.warc.gz | 0.969041 | 1,429 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__156090026 | en | These four plants of Walker's Low Catmint were planted two years ago in what is very heavy soil. I have done nothing to them except apply fertilizer once a year in early spring working it into the soil around the roots. I have been cutting off a couple dozen stems from each of these for the last two farmer's markets I attended, and still I have these huge mounds of periwinkle blue stems. Each plant is about 18" high and spreads almost 2 feet. They will continue to bloom for almost another month. The bees love it, and it has a nice fragrance too!
It has been a very wet and cool spring here and not much is growing well, the annuals are just beginning to grow and I am so glad I planted this lamium early in April. My containers look full by mid-May! This cascading vine with the variegated leaf is a lamium that bears yellow flowers. Lamium is common here and often becomes invasive in the garden and even grows wild, but that is the purple flowering variety that has an upright habit. I took a few starts of this variety from a friends garden last summer and started them in pots. Early this spring as soon as they started to green up, I put them in some of my larger containers, and by May I had these pretty silver and green leaves filing out my pots. It is a perennial so can be planted in early spring when frost is still possible.
This is the first of two posts about non-toxic weed control: one for lawns and one for sidewalks cracks, driveways and patios.
For crabgrass and other weeds the new corn gluten lawn products should be applied in early spring to reduce the germination of new weeds. These products are applied with a lawn spreader and prevent seeds of weeds from sprouting. Allowing your grass to grow taller and avoid cutting it too short will discourage weeds and allow the grass itself to get healthier.
If you have a dandelions, here is a method that will just about completely eliminate them. This method is not practical for very large lawns however, but I have had great success keeping smaller lawns completely dandelion free with about 1/2 hour per week or less of work in the spring dandelion season.
As soon as dandelions appear, both flowering and still only green, I use a weed remover tool like those pictured below. These tools do not require bending. Removing dandelions twice weekly with this tool alone will keep the lawn nearly free of dandelion flowers especially if you look for dandelions that have yet to flower and pull them also. If the flowers are already going to seed (forming a white puff ball) try to remove the puff ball without dispersing any seeds an dispose them in a bag.
Since this tool will not get the entire root of many of the dandelions, they will grow back. A trick that I have used to kill the remaining root is to squirt vinegar into the hole as soon as I have pulled the dandelion. This does require bending or kneeling, I often prefer to do the dandelion removal without the no-bend tool and use a long serrated edge kitchen knife. I encircle the root by making three or four stabs around the root. Then after lifting most of the weed and root, I squirt about a tablespoon vinegar into the bottom of the hole. This will kill or at least stunt the remaining root, and because the vinegar is applied below the sod it does not harm the grass. If you do this a few times in spring when the dandelions are plentiful (here that is late April and early May) I find that the number decrease dramatically through May and June. By June I can do my entire lawn in about 10 mins. twice a week. This may be less time than it takes to apply Round-Up.
I have posted below a squirt bottle I made to make it easier to get the vinegar deep into the hole. This was made simply by gluing a plastic straw on to a empty water bottle lid after making the hole in the bottle cap slightly wider to fit the straw. I used epoxy for the glue and was careful not to get glue on the inside of the bottle cap where it screws onto the bottle. I stretched the hole in the bottle cap with a the single blade of scissors just by pushing it in and turning.
If you have had difficulty starting seeds indoors to get a head start on your garden or just to start varieties you can't find already started, this hands-on workshop will help. I will share the secrets I have learned through the years to start vegetables and flowers indoors and you'll go home with confidence, organic seaweed fertilizer and an organic anti-fungal agent and 18-20 seed pots planted,
I will do another workshop to start the tender veggies in March. Seeds offered will include varieties of tomato, sunflowers, peppers, squash and melons. Your choice up to 18 pots of plants to take home.
A client asked for centerpiece decoration for a dinner party in early December. She had a long table and a beautiful red velvet table cloth. We used long branches of white birch interlaced with magnolia leaves, teasels sprayed white, red roses, pine cones, pussy willows, baby's breath and few delicate branches also sprayed white. Some items were purchased at a floral wholesaler but the birch, pine cones, and teasels were foraged.
Dahlias and zinnias comprise these fabulous wedding bouquets I put together for a September wedding. I added small sprigs of boxwood and some graceful stems of asparagus.
Although slightly cooler than average, the almost perfect growing season we had here in Northeast Ohio produced a wonderful fence full of morning glories. These were the last blooms before our frost last week.
Last fall my crew and I planted a river of grape hyacinths and tulips for a customer. It was about a total of 8,000 bulbs. We roto-tilled the area first to loosen the soil to a depth of about 6 inches, then used a bulb planting auger where we wanted extra depth. We treated the bed with cayenne pepper before covering the bulbs, then after covering the bulbs, we gave it a dressing of milorganite to keep the deer away. The clients took a winter vacation in March and neglected to retreat with milorganite, and unfortunately, the deer ate quite a few of the tulips while they were away. The Muscari however bloomed well even though they obviously had been munched also. We retreated with milorganite just before the Muscari opened.
Barbara Eaton, M.Ed. is a Master Gardener, a garden designer and an artist. She works as a professional gardener caring for the gardens of several regular clients. She is a published author, retired educator and a fool for flowers. | agronomy |
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This paper focuses on numerical modelling of soil water movement in response to the root water uptake that is driven by transpiration. The flow of water in a lysimeter, installed at a grass covered hillslope site in a small headwater catchment, is analysed by means of numerical simulation. The lysimeter system provides a well defined control volume with boundary fluxes measured and soil water pressure continuously monitored.
The evapotranspiration intensity is estimated by the Penman-Monteith method and compared with the measured lysimeter soil water loss and the simulated root water uptake. Variably saturated flow of water in the lysimeter is simulated using one-dimensional dual-permeability model based on the numerical solution of the Richards’ equation. The availability of water for the root water uptake is determined by the evaluation of the plant water stress function, integrated in the soil water flow model.
Different lower boundary conditions are tested to compare the soil water dynamics inside and outside the lysimeter. Special attention is paid to the possible influence of the preferential flow effects on the lysimeter soil water balance. The adopted modelling approach provides a useful and flexible framework for numerical analysis of soil water dynamics in response to the plant transpiration. | agronomy |
https://ideahub.com.ng/palm-oil-business-in-nigeria/ | 2022-05-17T23:06:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662520936.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220517225809-20220518015809-00038.warc.gz | 0.958809 | 1,693 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__314193650 | en | The palm oil business in Nigeria is a great business idea that can make a large profit, regardless of how small or large your investment. This article will show you how to start a palm oil business and profit from it.
The native oil of Nigeria is palm oil. It is used mainly for cooking. It has a reddish color and can thicken if kept in a cool area for a prolonged period. Although it is not very inflammable, it can become inflammable when heated to boiling point.
Palm oil is not only used to cook but it can also be used medicinally and as a source of vitamin A. However, cholesterol, which restricts blood flow, has been proven to be a side effect of palm oil.
Palm oil is used for cooking and also in the production of many other products such as soap, margarine (body cream), toilet soap, and body soap. These are just a few of the many uses for palm oil:
- Production of drugs
- Fluids for drilling
- Water treatment chemical
- Canning of food like sardine.
- Production of domestic dog food and other animal food.
- Preservation of raw and cooked food
How to start a palm oil business in Nigeria
If managed well, the palm oil business in Nigeria can be very lucrative. Palm oil is an essential commodity that affects all of life, young and old, rich and poor. The market for it is booming. You won’t regret starting a palm oil business as the demand is high.
There are three main ways you can run palm oil business in Nigeria:
#1. Plantation of palm trees
This is a very capital-intensive aspect of the palm oil business in Nigeria. This requires large areas of land, and preferably acres. Because the quality of palm oil is dependent on the soil used for plantation, it must be tested.
You will need to decide the area and location of your land for easy access to the market and production plants. After planting the palm trees, it can take five to ten years for them to mature before they are harvested. You must be patient as a farmer. Harvesting is a tedious task once it begins. Different palm trees produce different ripe palm oil seeds and they must all be harvested at the same time.
A palm tree plantation owner must decide whether to establish a mill to extract palm oil or sell the palm kernel seeds to others who process the oil. This type of project requires a large capital investment.
In summary, it is possible to plant a Palm oil tree.
- Buy a piece of land, or use the family land.
- To determine if the soil is suitable for planting, test it. Some soils are not suitable for planting.
- You must ensure that you have access to the land where your palms can be moved
- Plant the palm tree
- You can wait for 5-10 years
- Harvest your palm produce
#2. Establishment of a palm oil mill
Another aspect of the palm oil business in Nigeira is establishing a palm oil mill; this is the industrialized part of the business. It requires the installation and operation of palm oil milling machines to process the palm oil kernel seeds. It is a capital-intensive venture. There are two methods to process palm oil kernels.
- Commercial processing: This is where the milling machine are rented to process other people’s palm oil kernels. The hire fee covers the cost of the machines. The machines can be used up to their full capacity throughout the year, especially during the palm oil kernel harvesting season (January through May). The processing business is stable during the off-season, from July to December.
- For personal use, installation, and usage of the milling machines. The second type of palm oil business involves the processing of the palm kernel and selling the oil to customers. The investor sets up the milling machines and then arranges to purchase the palm oil kernels from various farmers. The palm kernel seeds purchased are then processed and the oil is sold to resellers or end-users.
It is important to choose a suitable location for your Pal oil milling machine. It should be near a farm, and close to major roads for easy transport.
#3. Trading on palm oil
This is the easiest way to start the palm oil business in Nigeria. As it does not require you to plant the trees or have a palm oil mill. It is where most palm oil investors invest because you can make quick money by buying and selling. This involves buying large quantities of palm oil, keeping them in large quantities for months, and then selling the oil during the off-peak, when there is less supply. The traders will sell their stock and make a reasonable profit during this time. It is assumed that you have a good understanding of each aspect of the business.
These are the steps to follow before you start your palm oil business in Nigeria.
1. Research. You can use formal and informal market research to determine the nature of your business, its volume, and who the buyers and sellers are. Also, you need to know where the main producers of palm oil are located. It is also important to determine the current prices for buying and selling palm oil, and which states can supply it at a lower price and of the correct quality.
2. Investment capital. The research report will help you assess the capital needs of your business and determine where to get it. You must have the ability to pay all the following:
- Working capital: This is the minimum amount required to purchase palm oil for sale. You will also need enough cash to transport the palm oil from the place they were purchased to the warehouse.
- The cost of purchasing the warehouse where palm oil will be kept during low sales periods until the peak period.
- Storage costs – Kegs of mostly twenty-five litres. The level of investment required to run the business will determine the quantity that can be bought.
3. Storage. It is important to understand how to preserve palm oils. You need to know how to arrange storage space and methods of storage. The storage area (warehouse) must have sufficient space, security and access roads to allow oil storage. The kegs used to store the oil must also be set up. A storage room can be rented.
4. Contact suppliers. You need to find out where palm oil sellers (or suppliers) are located and which states produce the highest quality palm oil at affordable prices. It is important to compile a list of suppliers. You should also research their reliability, the quality of oil they sell, and whether they offer credit facilities.
5. Transportaion. Choose the best way to transport your purchased palm oil. There are many commercial carriers that you can choose from. You can compare their transport rates, reliability, security of goods in transit, and ability to keep the oil at its destination. It is best to purchase your own vehicle for transporting palm oil. This will ensure that you have the highest level of reliability and continence.
6. Market your products. It is crucial to reach out to potential buyers (retailers) of your products. Let them know that you will be a reliable supplier of palm oil in the off-season and the season. Keep a list of them and get in touch with them often.
Find Palm Oil Exporters and Market Your Palm Oil Business
You can export palm oil if you plan to do so. You can search for palm oil traders.
Alibaba.com is a great place to sell your palm oil business online and find international buyers. Alibaba.com connects buyers, suppliers, and manufacturers. So you can go to Alibaba and promote your product.
VConnect is another place where you can find local palm oil dealers.
Before you enter into any business relationship with anyone, make sure that you have done a thorough background check.
The palm oil business in Nigeria is one that anyone can get into. The demand for palm oil is high and it’s easy to start the business after a good feasibility study. It is possible for anyone to do it. However, it doesn’t require any special protocol like registration with NAFDAC and Corporate Affairs Commission unless the business is large or medium scale. | agronomy |
https://www.essench.co.uk/what-is-hemp/ | 2022-08-18T17:44:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573242.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818154820-20220818184820-00348.warc.gz | 0.95967 | 777 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__93167231 | en | What is Hemp?
Through developing our CBD products we’ve come to appreciate the mother plant Cannabis Sativa in all its forms and many varieties. One of these strains is Hemp, a cousin of the Cannabis indica variety, it is grown mainly for industrial use. Its many uses include rope, fabric, paper, biodegradable plastics, biofuel, food, clothing, and oils.
Hemp Through History
- People around the world have enjoyed the benefits of Hemp for thousands of years. Archaeologists discovered a remnant of hemp cloth in ancient Mesopotamia (currently Iran and Iraq) dating back to 8,000 BC.
- In the reign of King Henry VIII in 1533, it was made compulsory by Royal decree to grow hemp. For every 60 acres of farmland, you had to have ¼ acre of flax or hemp, or else they would be in breach of the law.
- The word Canvas comes from the Latin word Cannapaceus, meaning ‘made from hemp’. Most Renaissance artists such as Rembrandt and Van Gogh painted on Hemp Canvases.
Is it legal?
Even though cannabis and hemp both come from the Cannabis Sativa plant and technically both contain the psychoactive component tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), they are distinct in their appearance, phytochemical composition, and uses.
Hemp has low concentrations of THC generally containing less than 0.3% THC per dry weight. However, parts of the Hemp plant do contain higher levels of Cannabidiol (CBD), which is now known to produce no intoxicating effects but an abundance of healing benefits. Even though this wonderful plant has been put into the same controlled substance heading as the Cannabis Sativa strain, and as such it’s regulated for certain uses only.
The legality of industrial hemp varies widely among countries, but many countries are now reviewing this as the uses and opportunities Hemp affords are now too valuable and wide-ranging to limit.
In the Uk, you need a special license to grow Hemp, obtained from the Home Office. To obtain this you also need a Disclosure and Barring Service(DBS) check and it costs several hundred pounds. You’d also have to comply with crop placement restrictions about where you can grow your crop. Due to these restrictions, most UK oil producers import their Hemp from European growers.
What is the difference between Hemp Oil and CBD Oil?
Although they are from the same plant the different oils are processed very differently to obtain the different oils.
CBD is a compound extracted from the leaves, flowers, and stalks of the Hemp plant. This compound restores the body’s natural balance through the endocannabinoid system. It activates two of its core receptors, CB1 and CB2, which regulate mood, cognitive function, body temperature, and muscle repair.
Hemp Oil is produced by cold pressing the Hemp seeds into an omega-rich culinary oil. It has a perfect ratio of 3:1 Omega 6 to Omega 3 oils. Producing a perfect combination of Omega-rich oils, Vitamin E, and amino acids, many believe this aids brain function, boosts circulation, and helps the immune system. Hemp Oil has anti-inflammatory properties, making it useful when applied topically for infections and inflamed skin issues.
This is why we have chosen Hemp as an active ingredient in our Happy Hemp Bombs and will be introducing it to other products in our ranges. Its amazing benefits are too good to miss out on and combined with our essential oils and fizzy Epsom salt blend was chosen to help uplift your mood, we want you to discover why Hemp is making us happy.
Check out our Fizzing Hemp Hearts box now and try the amazing benefits of Hemp for yourself. | agronomy |
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Spira develops proprietary spirulina strains that are grown by a global network of algae farming experts.
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We then use our proprietary technology to extract high-value compounds from algae. Those compounds, like Electric Sky™, are the future of food.
Our talented team of scientists and engineers help you incorporate algae-based ingredients in your products by assisting you with product development, food processing and formulation to ensure stability and long shelf life.
Email [email protected] for a free consultation with our team | agronomy |
https://www.ravinehotel.com/blog/strawberry-festival-2014/ | 2023-12-10T21:18:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679102637.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210190744-20231210220744-00090.warc.gz | 0.937361 | 973 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__304578637 | en | The sleepy town of Panchgani is famous for the respite it offers from the harshness of urban pollution. But not many know it is also a dream destination for strawberry farm and fruit lovers! The dreamy, picturesque and serene views of the farms on the hills and valleys of Panchgani are the perfect anxiety killers! Add to this the satisfaction of lending a hand to the local farming community during the annual Strawberry festival; and you have a lifelong refill of tension-busting memories! Many fruit lovers head to this lovely hill station at this time of the year to enjoy mouthfuls of the blissfully delicious red fruit. Many excellent hotels, like Ravine Hotel, offer you a luxurious stay, within easy reach of the festival.
The Strawberry festival is held in Panchgani in the month of March/April every year. This year, it will be held between 18th to 20th April, over the Easter holiday weekend. This three-day event is considered pure heaven by strawberry lovers! The festival is organized by the leading strawberry farm, Mapro, at the famous Mapro garden.
The strawberry is the main ingredient in numerous mouthwatering recipes. This heart shaped fruit is symbolic of love and desire. The mere thought of ambling through the rows of strawberries, beside you loved ones, and plucking the juicy fruit with your own hands brings a kind of freshness to the mind. You can make this tempting fantasy come true by attending the strawberry festival where you can eat as many fresh and juicy strawberries right off the plants as your heart can desire and your stomach can hold!
Panchgani is famously called Strawberry Country. The temperate climate of this hilly region makes it a perfect location for the production of strawberries. Situated hardly 200 kms from Mumbai, it is a popular holiday destination to help you avoid the intensity of the Indian summer. Before India’s independence, the ruling Britishers had recognized the immense potential of Panchgani and established this hill station as their summer retreat to escape the humid climate of Mumbai. They also looked at it as a location for growing crops like strawberries.
Later, the locals adopted the crop and continued to cultivate it over the years. Nowadays, the increasing demand for strawberries has started giving high returns compared to the other traditional crops. Today, Panchgani and the nearby regions that also include Mahabaleshwar, regularly generate more than 80% of India’s strawberry supply. The Strawberry festival is organized with the purpose of celebrating this prosperity and sharing the joy of growing this beautiful fruit. You can get the best varieties of strawberry like Sweet Charlie, Interdown, KamaRoza etc. along with the world-famous Mahabaleshwar Strawberry, all under one roof.
The fun’s just starting… the best loved part of this event is the strawberry picking walk. Irrespective of their age, every person loves to walk along the rows of strawberry plants to pick the delicious, juicy strawberries they see. Nothing beats the taste of a fresh and juicy berry, picked right off the stem. The experience of walking in the cool climate of Panchgani and enjoying fresh strawberries of your choice is something that can only be felt rather than expressed. So get your walking shoes and join us to enjoy the Panchgani Strawberry Festival.
Mouthwatering delicacies like Chocoberrywitch – a delectable dish of freshly picked strawberries, whole wheat bread and chocolate sauce; Strawberry chocolate pizzas – pizzas with strawberry toppings and rich dark chocolate; Strawberry “bhel” – a tempting mix of strawberries and corn, and several such exceptional concoctions are some of the irresistible strawberry-based dishes on offer.
Besides this, you can also enjoy the traditional lezhim dance that helps enliven the celebration. Lezhim is an intricate form of dance that requires amazing agility and coordination. Other events, like a live orchestra crooning nostalgic Bollywood numbers; Dandpatta – a form of martial art; water color tattoo and Mehendi stalls, together with an exciting array of strawberry based products add to the fun of this festival. Enthusiastic fruit lovers, both from India and overseas, throng this event each year, booking well in advance with Ravine hotel, to ensure they get to attend this festival and fill themselves with fresh strawberries to their heart’s content!
Eating fresh strawberries, plucked with your own hands, topped with cream and chocolate sauce is an experience in itself. It is the best way to enjoy the beauty of this fruit which is so full of flavor.
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MEXICO – A group of students from the Higher Institute of Technology Calkiní in Campeche, managed to get organic coffee from jamaica seeds, reported the News Agency of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT).
The seed contains proteins, amino acids, antioxidants and oils containing unsaturated fats, as well as other beneficial components for health, students explained in an interview with the Conacyt.
”We investigated among farmers and producers and found that the seed is wasted, it is only used to feed the animals,” said student Keren Cristina Balam Tun.
”However, we will want to add value and opted to develop a product that can be consumed by humans,” she added.
The student, who works on the project with his partner Manuel Humberto Gonzalez Chiquini, said they already have registered a substitute for coffee with diuretic and relaxing properties.
”Our goal is to produce a coffee substitute product that is 100 percent organic, free of caffeine and to provide functional properties,’’ said Gonzalez Chiquini.
The Campeche student stressed that so far the benefits found in the coffee they got is that it does not contains caffeine, so it could be consumed by people with diabetes and hypertension since it does not cause stress, even could be taken by pregnant women due to its high protein content.
As part of the product evaluation, young people held a tasting in which participants agreed that difference is not perceived with the traditional coffee, for consistency and smell were very similar.
”It is important to mention that we are not selling a coffee plant coffee, but we are making a coffee substitute; seek to do more tests and to meet 100 percent the features and usefulness of this seed because worldwide there are only about six scientific ‘research,” the students emphasized.
In turn, the project advisor Jorge Avila Ortega said that one approach is to rescue the most important activities of the Yucatan Peninsula, which is agriculture.
”Today is developed based on two products that are the corn and seed pumpkin on the peninsula although we are in fifth place nationally production of jamaica seeds” said Avila Ortega.
”Today the seed is pulled, no value, it is a waste, but this project showed that the plant can make full use to make teas and other products, ” he said.
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That’s what we’re going to discuss today as we look at the various ways in which you can create a healthy and vibrant garden that’s going to meet your needs and remain looking beautiful all year round. So read on now if you want to know how to maintain your garden properly.
Prepare and Cultivate the Soil
First of all, you need to give some thought to the soil. If it’s not properly cultivated and prepared, it’s going to be difficult to keep your garden in general as healthy as you want it to be. There are many guides out there on soil cultivation and preparation ahead of planting. As well as how to keep your soil in peak condition going forward. There’s more detail involved than can be covered here, but be sure to do that research and improve your understanding of these important matters when it comes to your garden’s soil.
Avoid Crowding Plants
One of the most significant things you can do in your garden is space out the plants carefully. Your plants will all suffer if you bunch them up too close together in the soil. Plants and their roots need space in which to grow and thrive, and you’ll make that difficult or impossible if all of your plants are crowded together in a limited amount of space. It’s not what you want to be doing and it’s not necessary either. Take the time to plan out the spacing carefully and your plants will thank you.
Examine New Plants Before You Buy Them
When you’re buying new plants to plant in your garden, you should always take the time to look at them closely and to assess them before deciding whether you should purchase them. Plants that already have weak roots and that are growing in unhealthy ways are not the ones that you want to buy. Look for good roots and plenty of root growth. That means taking the plant out of the pot and looking closely. You don’t want to find problems with the roots when you’ve already made the purchase.
Choose Locations for Plants Carefully
When planting plants in your garden, you need to think carefully about where you’re putting them. You don’t want to plant a plant in direct sunlight if it’s a species that tends to prefer the shade. And the same applies the other way around to plants that need the sunlight. Be sure to take into account the specific needs of the plant species when deciding where you’re going to plant them. Your plants will die out if they don’t have the light and environment they require.
Keep the Garden Watered
It’s vital to keep your garden watered. A lack of water is one of the most common causes of unhealthy gardens and dying plants. So even though it might sound like a very obvious thing to discuss, it’s nonetheless something that can’t be overlooked if you’re serious about making the most of your garden. If you have a big area of land, you can collect rainwater and store it in concrete water tanks. This is usually the more eco-friendly way to keep your garden properly hydrated.
Keep an Eye on Bugs and Pests
Bugs and pests can be a real nuisance to your garden and they can spread disease through your plants. If you notice a lot of aphids overrunning your plants and causing plants to discolor or die, you probably need to take action and use products that kill these pests and prevent their diseases from spreading throughout your garden. The same applies to slugs and other pests that might eat their way through your plants.
Stay on Top of Regular Trimming and Pruning
Trimming and pruning might sound like a lot of hard work, but it’s the kind of work that you need to be putting in if you want to make sure that your garden is kept in good shape. Trimming gets rid of dead and diseased parts of the plant and can stop these issues in their tracks. It’s something that it makes most sense to do in autumn. A good autumn clear through of the garden will get rid of the death and decay, help your garden survive winter and allow it to thrive in spring.
Find the Right Nourishment for Your Plants and Flowers
Finding the right nourishment for your plants and flowers can be a challenge, but it’s worth doing your research and finding out what kind of nourishment your plants and flowers need because putting these things in place will make your flowerbeds far healthier than they would otherwise by. Using good fertilizer on your soil is something else that you should definitely look to do if you want to make the most of your garden and keep your plants and flowers as healthy as possible.
Ensure You’re Using the Right Tools
A good gardener needs the right tools. If it’s been a while since you expanded the tools you have at your disposal, now is probably the time to change that. With the right tools, you can achieve so much more in terms of looking after your garden and keeping it healthy and thriving at all times. Be sure to upgrade your tools if you feel as if you’re currently being held back by the tools you have at your disposal.
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By Heather Bienmbg ContributorHeather Bien is a freelance. writer currently living in Washington, DC. She received her B.A. from the University of Virginia and has written for Apartment Therapy. MyDomaine, HelloGiggles, StyleBlueprint, The Knot, The Everygirl. and other lifestyle websites. Growing mushrooms at home What to look for in a kit8 best kits of 2023 Preparing your mushrooms
You can cultivate tomatoes, basil, and eggplants at home—why not mushrooms? These superfood fungi are packe with fiber, protein, and antioxidants. but they can get pricey at the grocery store. Luckily, there are kits that make growing them yourself foolproof.
From button to portobello to shiitake, your home-cooking menus are about to get a serious. (and affordable) upgrade with these expert-recommended mushroom grow kits.
How to grow mushrooms at home.
While some mushrooms are easier to cultivate than others, there is a wide variety that can be grown at home. “Growing from kits is the easiest way to go, and ideal for first-timers,”. explains Britt Bunyard, the co-author of The Beginner’s Guide to Mushrooms.
With a mushroom kit, you also won’t have to worry about the animals. and pests wreaking havoc on your outdoor garden. These kits make it simple to grow mushrooms right in your own kitchen (or even inside a closet!).
Mushroom kits often include everything you’ll need to get growing. To get them started, you’ll need a little water and a small amount of space. “Most mushrooms grow with dappled sunlight, so a small 12-inch-by-6-inch spot. on your kitchen counter works,” says Alex Dorr, mycology expert. and founder of Mushroom Revival Inc.
“Most grow kits include a ‘myceliated block,’ which is the mycelium (roots of the mushroom). growing over a substrate (most likely a hardwood sawdust). which creates a hardened ‘block,’ which mushrooms grow from,” Dorr adds. When conditions are right, “pins,” or baby mushrooms. will begin to grow and the mushrooms can double in size each day.
What to look at when choosing a grow kit:
Type of mushroom: With so many easy-to-use kits available these days. Brandy Hall, founder and managing director of Shades of Green Permaculture. says the most important thing to look for in a kit is the type of mushroom you like to eat. “From oyster to shiitake to Lion’s mane, you can find a kit for about any type,” says Hall.
Ease of use: From there, you’ll want to think about your experience level growing mushrooms. “Some kits are one-step: You open the package (you may need to soak with water), and growth immediately ensues. This kind of kit requires no other materials, tools, nor skills,” says Bunyard. Meanwhile, if you do want a more hands-on approach, other kits may must inoculating. a separate substrate that is not included with the kit.
Size: Then, consider how many ‘shrooms you’re hoping to get your hands on. Some kits will produce one “flush,” or harvest, of mushrooms. while others can produce many flushes, Dorr explains.
Growing conditions: Additionally, you’ll want to look at the growing. conditions necessary before choosing a kit. While most kits can be use most anywhere, some do must. more or less humidity or particular low-light conditions. You want to make sure you’re set up for success from the beginning.
Warranties & guarantees: “I’d also recommend buying your kit from a reputable retailer. or company to ensure the quality is there,” says Hall.
The 8 best mushroom growing kits of 2023.
For those ready to dive into growing edible fungi in their own home. here are mushroom and gardening experts’ favorite mushroom kits at the moment. Whether you’re looking to grow a large harvest to feed a group. are dabbling in mushroom growing for the first time. or want to branch out into more unique varieties like Lion’s mane, there’s a kit that’s right for you.
Best all-around:Back to the Roots Organic Mushroom Grow Kit
Best for a stunning meal:Forest Origins Pink Oyster Mushroom Grow Kit
Best for shiitakes:Root Mushroom Farm Store Shiitake Mushroom Growing Kit
Best for families:Willow Mountain Baby Bella Mushroom Growing Kit
Best for pizza lovers:Mushroom Adventures White Button Mushroom Growing Kit
Best for an outdoor garden:North Spore Wine Cap Sawdust Spawn
Best for beginners:Smallhold Blue Oyster Grow Kit
Best for basement growing:Field & Forest Lion’s Mane Table Top Farm
Best all-around: Back to the Roots Organic Mushroom Grow Kit
This kit was mentione again and again by mushroom experts, so we went straight to Back. to the Roots’ co-founder and co-CEO, Nikhil Arora, to learn more about this iconic mushroom growing tool.
“We fell in love with the magic of growing our own mushrooms—it was so fast, easy, and sustainable,” Arora tells mbg. “After a few years of farming them and selling them to restaurants. grocery stores, and farmers markets. we realized we could shrink down what we were doing into a tabletop. experience to help anyone, anywhere discover that same wonder. of growing their own gourmet mushrooms.”
Back to the Roots provides everything you need during the incubation process. and Arora guarantees there’s no green thumb required to grow mushrooms using this organic kit.
Best for a stunning meal: Forest Origins Pink Oyster Mushroom Grow Kit
For a mushroom that’s as pretty as it is tasty, try growing Pink Oyster. This mushroom, which grows in clusters, starts out in a vibrant coral pink color. then fades as it becomes ready to harvest. The mushroom caps will curl as it matures, after about seven days or so.
This kit, which comes on a “log,” has to be water. particularly as the growth picks up, but once they’re ready to harvest, get ready for a delicious. mushroom that tastes a bit like seafood according to some spore connoisseurs.
Best for shiitakes: Root Mushroom Farm Store Shiitake Mushroom Growing Kit
If you love the chewy, buttery taste of shiitake mushrooms. then this kit from Root Mushroom Farm Store is for you. The pre-inoculated log should be use as soon as it arrives, and, with water and the humidity tent set up. pins will begin to form fast. You could enjoy two to three flushes out of this one kit.
Shiitakes are a favorite of home cooks, and they’re used in a variety of cuisines. An added bonus: These meaty mushrooms are for supporting immunity and heart health.
Best for families: Willow Mountain Baby Bella Mushroom Growing Kit
This easy-to-use kit from Willow Mountain is all about quantity, growing. up to four pounds of mushrooms within four to six weeks. Aaditya Bhatta, editor and founder of Plantscraze, tells mbg, “The larger-than-average. Willow Mountain kit produces a higher yield of mushrooms. making it ideal for a large family or for cooking for many dinners.”
Willow Mountain custom-makes each kit and ships fresh, colonized substrates. If you go with their kit, you will need to follow the instructions. to create a humidity tent around your ‘shrooms shortly after receiving the package. You can pick the mushrooms at any point. depending on the size you want, and reviewers note that their entire substrate. was covere in firm mushrooms within weeks.
Best for pizza lovers: Mushroom Adventures White Button Mushroom Growing Kit
If you’re someone who loves mushrooms on your pizza, salad, or sandwich. it’s time you start growing white button mushrooms at home. These two to three-inch smooth mushrooms are delicious raw. and this kit from Mushroom Adventures is designe to grow. producing mushrooms at full size in about seven days.
All you need to add is water to the substrate, and with this one kit, you should get several flushes. totaling around three pounds, over the course of three months. It sounds like it’s time for a pizza party!
Best for an outdoor garden: North Spore Wine Cap Sawdust Spawn
Dorr recommends North Spore’s mushroom kits and says the wine cap variety is a great choice to start with. with its mild, nutty flavor and many flushes. This particular kit does not come on a log but rather it should be grown. in a bed with sawdust and wood chips to help the spores spawn. If you’d prefer to grow your mushrooms outside, this kit should be your. go-to—you could even see these wine cap mushrooms continue to grow for several years.
These earthy mushrooms are best when cooked. so break out your favorite grilled or sauteed mushroom recipes!
Best for beginners: Smallhold Blue Oyster Grow Kit
This blue oyster grow kit, also recommended by Dorr, includes a block that will serve. as the foundation for your new mushroom colony. Over the course of seven to nine days, with regular twice-a-day misting of the block. (but not on the mushrooms!), you’ll have beautiful blue oysters ready to harvest.
These mushrooms are harvest with a simple twist and pull. Blue oysters are often best cooked and have a meaty texture and a taste that, again, is reminiscent of seafood (hence the name!).
Best for basement growing: Field & Forest Lion’s Mane Table Top Farm
“I have used kits many times, and my preferred source is Field and Forest Products in Peshtigo, Wisconsin. On which species to choose…this may be the hardest part! Lion’s mane are very easy to grow and excellent to cook with,” Bunyad says.
This kit produces up to 1.75 pounds of the striking (and furry!) Lion’s mane mushroom, which grows well between 65 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit at high humidity. Lion’s mane thrives in a basement setting—ideal if you prefer to keep your mushrooms out of the kitchen. Once it starts to fruit, get ready for a decadent treat. Some people describe Lion’s mane as tasting like lobster.
The final fungi.
Once your mushrooms are ready to eat, Dorr has two last tips: First, store your mushrooms. in a paper bag or vegetable crisper drawer rather than a plastic bag. Second, he says, “We do not recommend washing your mushrooms. All you’ll need to do cut off the ‘butt’ of the mushroom and you’re good to go. Submerging or washing mushrooms will most likely leave them soggy!”
The bottom line.
Growing your own mushrooms, especially with a kit, is a win all around. Once you get the hang of the method, you can move on to growing other delicacies. like fragrant herbs or even delicious avocados from the comfort of home.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING OUR LION’S MANE MUSHROOM GROWING KITS:
Lion’s mane is a beautiful mushroom to watch grow and mature. It starts as a tight cluster that looks like a brain and over the course of 3 or 4 days begins. to unravel majestic spines until they are cascading towards the earth. Harvest from this mushroom kit when the spines are ¼-½ an inch long. This mushroom is delicious sautéed in thin slices or torn apart into bite size pieces. Add lemon juice and butter or olive oil to complement the flavor of Lion’s mane.
1) Cut small slits or holes in the bag of the mushroom kit. We use a pair of scissors and cut a 1 inch slit in the bag, you can also use a knife and make. an X where you want the mushroom to fruit
2) For even fruiting, cut two holes on the larger side of the bag and 1 hole on the short side of the bag, in total 6 holes.
3) Roll the top of the bag down so it covers the filter and there is limited air above the sawdust substrate. Flip the bag over so the block keeps the rolled part closed. Or, use clothes pins or paper clips to keep the bag rolled. This ensures the mushrooms fruit outside of the bag rather than inside.
4) Mist the outside of the mushroom kit’s bag once or twice a day. Keep the mushroom kit in a lighted place like your kitchen counter or living room shelf.
5) Harvest the mushrooms when the spines are cascading down and are about ¼ – ½ an inch long. Allow the block to rest for 10-14 days and the mushrooms will begin fruiting again! Most blocks will fruit 3-4 times before they are ready to be composted.
6) Reorder mushroom growing kits at .com. INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL OYSTER MUSHROOM, PIOPPINO, AND CHESTNUT MUSHROOM GROWING KITS: Oyster mushrooms are an abundant fast growing mushroom species. They eat a wide range of materials and come in a variety of shapes and sizes. King oyster and Black oyster have delicious caps and stems that are edible. other oyster species the cap is the primary edible part with stems being much chewier. These are great options to try as mushroom grow kits go. 1) Cut a large X on the broad side of the bag with a knife, leave the plastic covering the block. 2) Place your mushroom grow kits in a well-lit room but no direct sunlight. Begin misting the block 3-4 times a day. the block should be in an environment with humidity around 80%. You may place a loose transparent bag over the block to increase humidity or place the block in a small open bin. 3) After 5-7 days mushrooms should begin to form on your mushroom grow kits but will be very small. Continue to mist 3-4 times per day, after 4 more days mushrooms should form to full maturity. Harvest the mushrooms when the cap still has a slight curl under, before it has flattened out. The mushroom cluster is larger than a hand. 4) Allow the mushroom growing kits to rest for 2-3 weeks, no misting needed. 5) When you see little baby mushrooms coming out of the block again resume misting 3-4 times a day. 7) Repeat steps 4 and 5 two or three times. The amount of mushrooms which fruit will decrease with each flush. After fruiting 3-5 times, place the block outside and compost.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SHIITAKE MUSHROOM GROW KITS
1) Place your shiitake mushroom grow kits in the refrigerator for 12-24 hours, if it is below 40 outside you can also leave it outside for 24 hours. 2) Cut the plastic bag off of the shiitake block. Leave the plastic on the bottom so mushrooms will not fruit out the bottom of the block. Place the block on a plate or baking sheet to hold excess water 3) Place your mushroom grow kits in a well-lit room but not direct sunlight. Begin misting the block 3-4 times a day. the block should be in an environment with humidity around 80%. You may place a loose transparent bag over the block to increase humidity. Or place the block in a small open bin. 4) After 3-4 days mushrooms should begin to form on your mushroom grow kits but will be very small. Continue to mist 3-4 times per day, after 4 more days mushrooms should form to full maturity. Harvest when the cap has moved far enough away from the stem so you can see the gills of the mushroom. 5) Allow the mushroom grow kits to rest for 2-3 weeks, no misting needed. 6) Submerge the block in water for 5 hours. Mushroom grow kits are quite buoyant so you may need a brick or other heavy object to keep it under water. 7) Resume misting your mushroom growing kits twice a day. Mushrooms should form in the next 7 days. 8) Repeat steps 4-6 two or three times. The amount of mushrooms which fruit will decrease each time you submerge your mushroom grow kits. After fruiting 3-5 times, place the mushroom kit outside and compost. | agronomy |
https://nwsremoval.com/is-pest-control-harmful-to-plants/ | 2023-10-01T19:53:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510924.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20231001173415-20231001203415-00563.warc.gz | 0.952359 | 982 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__323013058 | en | Do you love plants?! Not only do they add green and life and beautify your home inside and out, but they improve air quality, absorb noise pollution from the street and spark joy as they leaf out and bloom! Indoor plants clean the air inside your home but beyond that they can lower blood pressure and overall stress levels. Outside, caring for your plants and tending to their soil has been found to release endorphins and improve brain health.
However, if you start to notice you have an infestation, a healthy outdoor garden can provide a perfect shelter for a family of rodents, insects, or other pests. We may love animals and nature, but we don’t want them invading your home and compromising the structure and value of your home. Whether you have perennials that have been thriving or years of a houseplant that you baby, the worst thing you can imagine is a pesticide that could damage your plants!
The Danger of Pesticides for Your Plants
Often the only way to truly remove insects or rodents from your property permanently is to use pesticides. We will do everything we can to avoid pesticides in the removal of your home, but to properly deal with the issue, sometimes it’s the best option. While Some companies may tell you that pesticides are safe for your beloved indoor plants and outdoor garden, this isn’t always the case. There are many plant safe products that may deter plants but even some essential oils used to remove bedbugs, can still be abrasive and even deadly to your garden. Even worse, if you are growing a food garden, you may end up eating pesticides in your next home-grown salad!
Not all plants are the same. They all require different soil conditions, light, water, and fertilizers. In addition, some plants are more susceptible to damage from insecticides than others. When we treat your home, we do research to know what kind of plants you have and how they respond to phytotoxicity. Phytotoxicity is simply plant damage – a toxic effect – from something the plant was exposed to. While woody plants tend to tolerate insecticides well, it’s still important to monitor your plants, especially in the next growing cycle. Meanwhile monocots, such as palms, daffodils, tulips, and lilies as well as herbaceous plants are a lot more damaged by insecticides.
Before we apply insecticides to your home or yard, we are well trained to inspect your property and identify what plants might suffer from the application. We know you have invested time and money into your plants but beyond that, they are a labor of love.
Is Pest Control Harmful to Plants?
We look at what type of plants you have, their location, and whether we can avoid them. Sometimes we can cover a plant to protect it from chemical application. It’s important to consider that many outdoor plants provide an environment for rats and insects to proliferate. It’s a difficult decision but sometimes it may be wise to consider a different plant choice to truly support the health of your entire property. However, whenever possible we are fully dedicated to protecting and supporting the health of your beloved plants.
Looking for Damage On Your Plants
If you watch and listen, plant lovers find that your plants are excellent communicators. If they have sustained some damage from pesticides, they will let you know. Often, the first signs show up on new growth, which is more vulnerable than established older growth. Discolored, curled, or burned leaves are a clear sign of chemical damage. It’s also common to experience plants dropping their leaves. The important thing about watching for these signs is that they can let you know that we should avoid this plant on the next treatment, or that your plant could be moved to a safer location.
One thing to consider for your outdoor plants are pollinators such as butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, and a wide array of insects. These creatures are an important part of our ecosystem, helping plants propagate and prosper. If you have an insect problem in your home, it’s important to consider that most insecticides are going to target pollinators along with your pests. Avid gardeners often ask us to avoid their gardens to allow pollinators to thrive. We only recommend that you modify your garden to keep it away from the edge of your home. This can limit the hiding places that harmful insects must infiltrate your home.
We at Nuisance Wildlife Services know that you love your plants and how important they are. That is why we are transparent about the chemical we use and how to support and protect your plants while addressing your pest issue as aggressively and permanently as possible. Contact us today for a plant informed consultation! | agronomy |
https://www.canna-wave.com/our-technology-1 | 2023-06-02T00:50:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224648245.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20230602003804-20230602033804-00579.warc.gz | 0.923434 | 689 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__9608632 | en | Innovative Radio Wave Technology
Cannabis can be grown free of dangerous chemical insecticides
Canna-Wave's patented hardware and software electronic system is based on proven Radio Frequency (RF). Our system utilizes elaborate antenna array systems and methods for controlling insect pest infestations by the use of a Radio Frequency (RF) waves applied first to the seedling stage, then to the mature yielding plant.
Canna-Wave can be used to control a wide variety of pests and is completely chemical-free. Canna-Wave targets insect adults and at any developmental stage, including eggs and nymphs. Our patented technology works on insect pests under 1/8 in (3 mm) in size. Canna-Wave is the most effective solution against the insects that ravage cannabis farms.
Canna-Wave's technology has been proven to be effective during years of
rigorous testing in laboratory and field settings. It has successfully eliminated a wide variety of insects that damage cannabis crops.
Canna-Wave is adapted from Israeli military technology and has been further developed with over a decade of additional research and development. Our RF technology is supported by the agricultural venture capital fund of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Canna-Wave technology is certified for use in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and registered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Canna-Wave technology is proud to be Clean Green Certified and certified for use in cannabis facilities that are committed to organic based regulations.
Your Cannabis Greenhouse will be INSECT FREE
Insect infestations ruin your precious crops and your bottom line Canna-Wave safely prevents infestations by rendering insect eggs non-viable so there will never be a second generation
Greenhouses can be devastated by an insect infestation. A wide variety of insects can quickly invade your greenhouse and destroy your crop. Virtually every greenhouse is affected by insect infestations and have to dedicate significant resources to combating these destructive pests, most often relying upon dangerous and expensive chemicals to combat the insects. However, whatever they use is seemingly never enough.
Canna-Wave is the world's best solution to targeting cannabis consuming insects and protecting your investment. With Canna-Wave you can quickly and cost effectively hinder insect infestations in your greenhouse without the use of dangerous insecticides.
Canna-Wave is versatile enough to effectively targets insects in different stages of development, including eggs, larvae, nymphs and adults. The technology has been proven to eliminate insects under 3 mm in size including aphids, mites, thrips, whiteflies, leaf-miners and fungus gnats. Canna-Wave is the only solution for rendering insect eggs non-viable. Our patented solution's physical action alters the internal structure of insect eggs and the next generation will never be born. When you use Canna-Wave in your greenhouse, you will prevent infestations and prevent future generations of insects from developing on your precious cannabis crops.
OUR SECRET SAUCE – SHAKING THE CELL
Physically hindering insects and eggs at the cellular level
Cells of the embryo are clearly visible (yellow arrow), as well as the symbiotic ball (white arrow
The egg has completely lost its organization and will not develop, preventing the emergence of a new generation of whiteflies. | agronomy |
https://www.aerialspraynz.co.nz/about-us | 2024-04-21T02:57:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817699.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421005612-20240421035612-00625.warc.gz | 0.951835 | 146 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__149382819 | en | Aerial Spraying Services is dedicated to providing an effective, eco-friendly service. As a small, new business, we are capable of ensuring a high standard of work across the variety of services we offer.
We believe we can compete with, and better, the results of other spraying systems. As a team, we have fine tuned our use of spray nozzles to ensure optimal concentrations with minimal drift, ensuring complete coverage.
Our company has a strong view on environmental ethics, with a key focus on the use of sustainable and biodegradable products where possible. We are able to achieve this through limited use of fossil-fuels and specially developed chemicals that have minimal effect as run-off. | agronomy |
https://www.beiersgreenhouse.com/apricot--peach-trees | 2023-12-08T09:50:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100739.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20231208081124-20231208111124-00783.warc.gz | 0.890186 | 237 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__296702708 | en | Apricots are self fertile and no not require a pollinator to bear fruit. However, greater yields will be seen with multiple trees.
Prunus ‘Brookcot’- Bright yellowish orange with a red blush, fruit is juicy with good flavor for fresh eating or canning. Semi-freestone fruit ripens in early August, 1.25" diameter at maturity. Self-fruitful, however yields improve with cross-pollination.
ZONE: 3 LIGHT: Sun FEATURES: Use for eating or canning
Peaches are self fertile and no not require a pollinator to bear fruit. However, greater yields will be seen with multiple trees.
Prunus ‘Contender’- A freestone peach with bright yellow flesh. Matches 'Reliance' in cold-hardiness and tolerance of spring frosts. Sweet, extra-juicy fruit is an absolute delight for fresh eating, canning, baking, and freezing. Self-pollinating. 'Contender' ripens mid-to late August.
ZONE: 4 LIGHT: Sun FEATURES: All purpose peach. Very juicy. | agronomy |
https://www.amway.com/en_US/discover/nutrition/best-foods-to-buy-organic | 2024-03-05T00:54:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476592.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20240304232829-20240305022829-00257.warc.gz | 0.959009 | 1,117 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__120611992 | en | Organic certification: Foods to buy organic
June 13, 2023
Once limited to small sections at grocery stores, the amount and variety of certified organic foods and ingredients offered to consumers has grown to almost rival its non-organic counterparts.
But many people still have questions. What does organic mean? Is organic food really better for you? How do you know which are the best foods to buy organic when the time comes to fill your basket at the grocery store or farmers market?
When you are standing in your store’s produce section looking at two containers of red, ripe strawberries – one labeled certified organic and one not – it might be hard to see any difference between them. If you sampled both berries, they might even taste the same.
The difference is in how the berries were produced. Official definitions of organic depend on the agency certifying the product, but in general it means the items have been produced without synthetic pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers. They have not been grown in a field treated with sewage sludge, or been subject to genetic engineering, or irradiated to lengthen their shelf life. If you are buying organic meat, eggs or dairy, then those products have not been produced using antibiotics or growth hormones.
So, do all those rules mean organic food is better for you? Ongoing research is suggesting that organic produce contains more nutrients than its conventionally grown counterparts. It also likely has less harmful substances.
Because organic farming prohibits the use of chemical pesticides and herbicides from the process, it helps keep harmful toxins from getting into the crops and any subsequent products made from them.
And while many organic fruits and vegetables may not be quite as picture perfect as what you see from conventional farms that use multiple treatments to ensure their beauty, those unsightly scars and misshapen lobes could actually indicate healthful benefits.
Those imperfections are signs of exposure to stress, such as insects, extreme weather or poor soil. Research suggests that the stress results in higher levels of phytonutrients, or plant nutrients, in the produce.
Those plant nutrients, which also give the fruits and vegetables their vibrant colors, help our bodies perform at their optimal levels.
When it comes to making a list of foods to buy organic, are certain items better than others? If you’re concerned about pesticide residue, some might be. Each year the U.S. Department of Agriculture tests a sampling of domestic and imported foods to measure the amount of pesticide residue left after it’s been washed for consumption.
Researchers from outside groups then analyze this data and come up with a list of the top 12 fruits and vegetables that were found to have had the most pesticide residue, compared to other items tested. According to the most recent list, these are the foods that experts say are best to buy organic if you can:
It’s important to note while residue was found during testing, 99% of the tests came up with levels within the allowable limits.
At grocery stores, organic food that has been grown and produced under a set of strict federal guidelines will carry a sticker or seal indicating compliance. In the U.S., USDA organic certification is shown by the presence of the USDA certified organic seal. In Canada, it’s the USDA seal or the Canadian organic logo.
If you are buying from a farm stand or at a farmers market, you can look for other kinds of signals that convey what you are buying is organic. Some farmers have gone through the arduous process of certifying their products as organic and will likely have a sign spelling that out.
Others may advertise their produce as “chemical-free” or as being “raised organically.” While they have not been certified by the government, most are happy to talk about their farming methods. Striking up a conversation with them will be the best way to find out the backstory to their products and allow you to make your purchases with confidence.
In the U.S. there are four different types of organic labeling found on foods covered by the USDA because the government recognizes different levels of organic products. (Canada has slightly different labeling rules.) Here’s a quick primer on what the USDA labels mean when you see them on products:
When you are searching for organic foods and other organic products, it pays to read the labels and understand the quality behind the brand.
For example, you may love smoothies made with superfood powders to help fill your nutrient gaps. If you choose Nutrilite™ Organics Green Superfood Powder or Immunity Superfood Powder, you’ll find the USDA Organic seal on the package providing reassurance of the added benefit that the nutrients come from organically grown produce.
In fact, the Nutrilite brand owns and operates four certified organic farms and works with trusted partner farms to supply ingredients for a variety of products, including the Nutrilite Organics line. It’s the first and only global vitamin and dietary supplement brand with a USDA Organic Certified product line to grow, harvest and process plants on its own certified organic farms.*
Farming with organic practices was part of the Nutrilite brand from the beginning. Check out additional articles on Amway Discover to learn more.
By selecting cancel, the new IBO must complete the rest of the registration process, including payment. You will not be able to return to the payment option.
The new IBO will receive an email with a link to complete the process | agronomy |
https://availgroup.org/ | 2024-04-21T12:33:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817765.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421101951-20240421131951-00389.warc.gz | 0.884636 | 187 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__16977625 | en | We provide professional agricultural support & advice to businesses, commercial farmers and new start up companies to maximise your potential.
Fruits of Faith Farm
The fruits of faith farm is our main demonstration garden, where we provide training, tours, an outdoor meeting venue, the sale of vegetables and our onsite “Garden Kitchen” café.
Using the knowledge and expertise of Avail group we provide sales of agricultural equipment, seedlings, specialist plants, seeds and materials you can trust.
We believe in supporting communities and young people to develop, and through our Corporate Social Responsibility program we provide time & advice to charities and community projects.
Meet The Team
We are delighted to announce in December 2019, Joseph Male reached the final 10 in the Uganda Best Farmer Award for 2019. | agronomy |
https://sasqua.org/committees/founders-fund/founders-fund-past-winners/ | 2021-01-21T02:20:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703522150.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20210121004224-20210121034224-00302.warc.gz | 0.898502 | 630 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__110307581 | en | Previous Founders Fund Winners
2011 ($25,000) Beyond the Beetle, a Strategy of Diversity Green Hill Park Arboretum Worcester, MA
Worcester Garden Club
Winner of the 2011 Founders Fund Award, “Beyond the Beetle, a Strategy of Diversity” is a response to the wholesale devastation of the tree canopy caused by the voracious Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anaplophora glabripennis). The $25,000 award will allow Worcester Garden Club to plant a demonstration arboretum in historic Green Hill Park, a 480-acre urban oasis. A variety of specimen trees that are resistant to Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) will be planted to demonstrate the importance of species diversity as an important strategy in surmounting environmental challenges. Informative signage will illustrate what happened when a monoculture planting is targeted by an invasive predator. The project embraces GCA’s mission of horticulture, conservation, education, and civic improvement.
2010 ($25,000) The Urban Farm & Produce Stand, Wilmington, DE
Garden Club of Wilmington, DE, Zone V
Established in 2008 by the Delaware Center for Horticulture (DCH) as a means of providing some of Wilmington’s neediest residents with access to fresh produce, the project quickly grew into a self-sustaining educational and community gardening movement. Built with the help of over 40 volunteers and boasting weekly participation of 13 families within its first year, the farm teaches city residents how to grow and harvest their own food.
The farm is a valuable educational tool to the city’s youth, serving as training ground for youth participants in Christiana’s Care (Wilmington’s largest health care provider) Camp FRESH Program. The youth are spokespeople for healthy lifestyle choices and are partnering with DCH to turn the urban farm into a hands-on classroom and model for urban gardening initiatives.
The 2010 Founders Fund award enabled the Urban Farm and Produce Stand to expand its mission and provide greater support to Wilmington’s community. Plans included more raised beds, a hoop house for starting seeds, much-needed new equipment for volunteers, additional community education, and a business plan for the produce stand.
2009 ($25,000) River Linked: Junkyard to Park, Asheville, NC
French Broach River Garden Club, NC, Zone VII
To provide the necessary keystone for this park: a professional Master Plan to transform a reclaimed junkyard site to link tow vibrant Asheville city parks to create an exciting greenway along the French Broad River.
2008 ($25,000) Buffer Strip Project, Cooperstown, NY
Lake and Valley Garden Club of Cooperstown, NY, Zone III
The buffer strip project will stabilize the shoreline of Otsego Lake by filtering nutrient polluted storm water, eliminating erosion, deterring Canada geese and improving water quality while serving as a model for preservation of all lake and river shorelines. It will also serve s an inspiration to Cooperstown residents and the 200,000 annual visitors. | agronomy |
https://gbllandscapes.co.uk/turfing/ | 2024-04-24T03:21:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818999.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424014618-20240424044618-00334.warc.gz | 0.942623 | 250 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__165037712 | en | Turfing, also known as sodding or lawn laying, is the process of establishing a new lawn by planting pre-grown grass sods on a prepared surface. It is a popular method for quickly achieving a lush, green, and healthy lawn, adding aesthetic appeal to residential and commercial properties alike. This practice has been employed for centuries and remains an essential part of landscaping and gardening. In this article, we will explore the art and science of turfing, including its benefits, the installation process, and essential maintenance tips for keeping your lawn pristine.
The Benefits of Turfing: Instant results: One of the significant advantages of turfing is the instant gratification it provides. Unlike seeding, which may take weeks or months to establish, laying turf gives you an immediate, vibrant lawn.
Soil erosion prevention: Turf acts as a natural barrier against soil erosion, helping to stabilize the soil and prevent its movement during heavy rainfall or foot traffic.
Weed suppression: When laid properly, turf forms a dense mat that suppresses weed growth, reducing the need for constant weeding.
Enhanced property value: A well-maintained, green lawn can significantly improve the curb appeal of a property, potentially increasing its value. | agronomy |
https://www.purozone.co.za/bust-o-rust | 2019-11-15T01:15:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496668544.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20191114232502-20191115020502-00396.warc.gz | 0.913866 | 406 | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-47__0__142205640 | en | Tired of having to repaint your walls due to iron stains?
Purozone has designed a product that will solve this problem.
Manufactured in simple spray on bottles to remove existing stains, or supplied as a chemical dosing system for irrigation purposes.
Our product will prevent the iron in your irrigation water from staining your walls.
Our product is bio-degradable and non-carcinogenic.
Not harmful to plants!
Available in 1ℓ and 5ℓ Bottles. (Larger quantities can be supplied on order)
Removes existing rust stains on walls in minutes
Simple spray on solution
Simply spray and leave on the wall. Watch the stain disappear in minutes.
Spray product evenly onto stained surface and leave to dry. The surface does not need to be washed after application.
Stains will lighten immediately and continue to lighten with time.
For best results, spray product during early morning or late afternoon to reduce chances of evaporation.
A second coating may be required for tough stains.
Caution: Harmful if swallowed. Eye irritant. Keep out of reach of children
Chemical dosing iron prevention system:
The systems are designed to be fully automatic, making it user friendly.
The system consists mainly of:
Chemical dosing pump
Chemical dosing tank
Bust O’ Rust Iron Prevention Chemical
Iron stains form when the iron molecules in the irrigation water oxidises (comes in contact with oxygen).
Our product reacts with the iron molecule in the pipeline, before exiting at the spray point, preventing it from oxidising and coming out of solution when used in your sprinkler system.
100L chemical treats approximately 2.5 million litres of water
Replacement chemical is supplied in 25L containers
This chemical needs to be replaced, when needed. It is as easy as filling your chemical tank with the new chemical supplied. No dissolving or measurements needed. | agronomy |
https://northarmfarms.com/the-farmers/ | 2023-05-28T07:25:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224643585.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20230528051321-20230528081321-00257.warc.gz | 0.885443 | 257 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__293862967 | en | THE MANDARIN BEND – Girralong
Kaycee & Tom have a luscious farm on North Arm Road at the top of the Nambucca River headwaters. They specialise in greens and grow a diverse range including lettuce, silverbeet, asian greens, spinach and herbs, as well as broccoli, radishes and garlic.
To learn more, check them out here.
AUTARKY FARM – Bowraville
Bryce, Camilla & their 4 boys have a large certified organic farm just outside of Bowraville. They grow ginger, garlic, turmeric, eggplants, tomatoes, basil, pumpkins and more.
For more info, click here.
Dolly’s Run – Taylors Arm
Nicole and Matt have a certified organic farm at Taylors Arm. They grow a range of veggies, including parsnips, carrots, beetroot, silverbeet, tomatoes and more.
For more details check them out here.
MADDRAKE MUSHROOMS – Girralong
Jahdi grows an amazing array of gourmet mushrooms at his property in Girralong.
For more info about Maddrake Mushrooms, click here. | agronomy |
http://amblertheater.org/films/farmland | 2017-02-19T14:14:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-09/segments/1487501169776.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20170219104609-00349-ip-10-171-10-108.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.970058 | 114 | CC-MAIN-2017-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-09__0__155857659 | en | Most Americans have never stepped foot on a farm or ranch or even talked to the people who grow and raise the food we eat. "Farmland" takes an intimate look at the lives of farmers and ranchers in their twenties, all of whom are now responsible for running their farming business. Learn about their high- risk/high reward jobs and passion for a way of life that has been passed down from generation to generation, yet continues to evolve.
Tickets are $10. No passes or discounts for these special events.
Click film showtimes to buy tickets. | agronomy |
https://iasstudyportal.com/study-materials/august-2021-kurukshetra-magazine-issue-india-an-agricultural-powerhouse/ | 2023-11-30T01:18:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100164.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20231130000127-20231130030127-00026.warc.gz | 0.92215 | 8,744 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__217817833 | en | Kurukshetra Magazine is a vital source of study material for the UPSC IAS exam. It is a monthly magazine that gives information about important government schemes and programmes in various sectors. Kurukshetra is an authentic source of information for the UPSC Exam. Here, we provide the Gist of Kurukshetra, exclusively for the IAS Exam.
Chapter 1: Agriculture in India – A Retrospect and Future Prospects
Challenges in the agricultural sector at the dawn of independence:
- Agricultural crop productivity was a major problem that India was grappling with.
- The lack of assured irrigation and the unavailability of fertilisers and pesticides held back India’s productivity.
- With most of the cropped area rainfed, the monsoon was a crucial determinant of production. Fertiliser application was also minuscule. The agricultural practices had become redundant and had not kept pace with the practices in the developed world.
- Technology was the way out for India. New varieties of wheat and rice, investments in irrigation, increasing availability of fertilisers and pesticides resulted in a huge increase in productivity.
- The provision of formal credit played an important role too.
- The availability of advanced technologies was not just the only intervention from a policy perspective. Major initiatives were taken in the domain of agriculture marketing and public procurement and distribution.
- The Food Corporation of India (FCI) was set up in 1965 to undertake price support operations, distribute food grains under the public distribution system (PDS) and maintain buffer stocks of food grains. Procurement of key food grains took place at MSPs to be distributed in the PDS. The procurement at MSP of these crops further incentivised their cultivation, further increasing the availability of food grains in the country. The net was significantly expanded with the National Food Security Act, 2013.
- State governments enacted Agriculture Produce Market Regulations (APMR).
- A similar achievement was made in the production of milk, through Operation Flood, launched in 1970 through the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).
- Subsequent to the success of the green revolution several issues have emerged that could be detrimental to the long-term growth of India’s agriculture sector.
Lacunae in agricultural marketing:
- The agriculture marketing fragmentation present in the APMC system has created inefficiencies in the movement and trade of agricultural commodities. Whilst the markets were expected to be avenues for transparent price discovery, what is being observed is collusive bidding by agents at APMC at low prices.
- Intermediation costs, owing to fragmentation and the presence of intermediaries have occupied a larger and larger chunk of final retail prices, with the share of farmers getting smaller.
- There was also a lack of investments across the value chain, especially private investment. Post-harvest losses continue to cost the nation substantially.
- Linkages to food-processing and export markets have remained weak.
Area of sustainability:
- Inefficient and unsustainable practices in agricultural production have led to many environmental issues.
- Soil organic carbon (SOC), cited as an important indicator of soil health, has seen a decline across India. The imbalance in the use of fertilisers has been a contributor to declining soil health.
- Groundwater levels are depleting in several areas as the pace of extraction is exceeding the pace of recharge. Nearly 2/3rd of the water used for irrigation comes from groundwater. Close to 90 percent of all groundwater extracted annually is for agricultural purposes. The conventional flood irrigation used by farmers in India is inefficient.
- Climate change is an emerging threat to the sector with crop yields likely to be impacted.
Issue of nutritional security:
- Whilst India has achieved food security, nutritional security remains elusive.
- According to the National Family Health Survey 4 (2015-16), 35.7 percent of children under 5 were underweight and 38.4 percent were stunted. Low diet diversity has been linked to both stunting and obesity.
- India will have to focus on the following three key challenges in the coming years.
- The first is that of agriculture marketing. The second is the issue of sustainable intensification. The third is centred around achieving nutritional security.
Use of Technology:
- Frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, Internet of Things (loT) amongst others must be used to address the challenges in the agricultural sector and also to increase its productivity and efficiency. The application of technology may also promote sustainable intensification.
- Agri-Tech or Ag-Tech should be the way forward here.
- Recognising the potential of the digital transformation of the agriculture sector, the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has been developing the IDEA platform, a database of 10 crore+ farmers, on which the private sector can build solutions that can be scaled across India.
- With declining soil health and dropping water tables, urgent interventions are necessary to reverse this trend.
- Shifting the production base of rice and wheat to areas where the benefits of the Green Revolution have not yet reached, for example, in East India, is one avenue.
- Agro-climatic regional planning (ACRP) is a concept that has started gaining traction again. Aligning cropping systems with agro-climatic systems may boost biodiversity and enhance India’s adaptation and mitigation capabilities in combating climate change.
- Agro-ecological farming is another concept.
- Natural farming is promoted as Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati Program (BPKP) under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme – Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY). BPKP is aimed at promoting traditional indigenous practices, based on the use of on-farm cow dung-urine formulations with the application of recycling, mulching, periodic soil aeration and exclusion of all synthetic chemical inputs.
Learning from Past Success to Drive Future Success:
- There are many lessons to be learnt from India’s past successes in ensuring food security.
- As is evident from India’s past experience, assured procurement and minimum support prices (MSPs) create incentives for farmers to grow more rice-wheat. The distribution of these grains through the PDS generates further demand, with a knock-on effect on production. A similar approach must be adopted for crops such as millets, pulses and oilseeds.
- Millets are more nutritious and require lesser water to grow. However, due to the relative economics, in terms of productivity and prices received in markets, millets lose out to cereals. Whilst MSPs for millets are declared; procurement and distribution under the PDS are minuscule when compared to rice-wheat. Including millets at a large scale in the PDS may have the effect of aligning incentives between government policies and farmer growing decisions.
- The success of the cooperative model was demonstrated in the White Revolution. Recognising the potential of farmer collectives, the Central Government is committed to creating 10,000 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs). The recently formed Ministry of Cooperation is also a step in this direction.
- India has come a long way from once being a food deficit nation to a food surplus one. One of India’s greatest achievements since independence has been the non-existence of large scale famines.
- The role of improved technology, patterns of production, and public procurement and distribution system have been crucial towards achieving food security. Nutritional security is now the next frontier that we need to conquer.
Chapter 2: Agricultural Exports – Growth, Potential and Opportunities
- India is predominantly an agrarian country and is a major contributor to the global food basket.
- Blessed with 20 agri-climatic regions, 15 major climates and 46 soil types, India produces an amazing variety of agricultural products. A small part is exported to the overseas markets fetching remunerative prices to traders and farmers.
- Indian agricultural produce, which includes horticultural produce and processed foods, are exported to over 100 nations with major markets in the USA, Middle East and European Union.
Growth story of agricultural exports:
- In 1950-51, the value of agri-export was about Rs. 149 crores which took giant strides reaching the level of Rs. 2.53 1akh crores in 2019- 20.
- According to Economic Survey (2019-20), India has been a net exporter of agri-products since the rollout of economic reforms in 1991. Marine products, basmati rice, buffalo meat, spices, non-basmati rice, cotton raw, oil meals, sugar, castor oil and tea are the major commodities exported from India.
- Recently, India has expanded its cereals export footprints by shipping rice, wheat and other cereals to newer destinations.
- Concerted efforts of APEDA to boost the export of speciality rice varieties (non-basmati) have also started yielding results.
- Recently, the first consignment of ‘red rice’ was flagged off to the USA.
- ‘Red rice’ is a naturally iron-rich variety grown traditionally in the Brahmaputra valley of Assam. Locally referred to as ‘Bao-Dhaan’, red rice is an integral part of Assamese food.
- APEDA also recently facilitated the export of a patented rice variety, ‘Village Rice’ to Ghana and Yemen through air and sea routes.
- Recently, the first consignment of ‘red rice’ was flagged off to the USA.
- Enriched with protein, fibre and a variety of minerals, the ‘Village Rice’ was sourced directly from the farmers of Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu by a start-up.
- In addition to rice, demand for wheat and other Indian cereals was robust during 2020-21. Demand for millets, black rice and pseudo cereal quinoa is also rising due to their special health benefits.
- A surge is also recorded in the export of fresh fruits and vegetables. Grape, pomegranate, mango, banana and orange account for a large portion of fruits exported, while onion, potato, tomato and green chilli are major constituents of the vegetable export basket. Among fruits, India is the largest producer of mango in the world with over 1,000 varieties in hand. But, currently, our exports are dominated by Alphonso and Kesar.
- Agricultural exports will play a pivotal role in realising the vision of doubling farmers’ income by 2022.
- Despite India’s impressive growth in agricultural exports, it is to be noted that the country’s share in global agricultural exports does not match its potential and opportunities. It was merely 1.1 percent in 2000 that rose to 2.27 percent in 2017 valued at 39 billion US dollars.
- Currently, India ranks amongst the top 10 exporters of agricultural products in the world, but can be among the top five exporters according to the World Trade Centre.
- Some of the potential opportunities to deepen India’s footprint in the agricultural exports segment are as follows.
- Spices have a major share of about 37 percent in the total export value from horticulture products, but there still lies untapped potential due to amazing diversity in Indian spices. Spices Board has initiated steps to implement Entrepreneurship Development Program for pushing export in ODOP (One District One Product) districts.
- Due to increasing health consciousness at the global level, organic exports are finding increasing traction. Organic products from India include oil cake/meals, oilseeds, cereals and millets, spices and condiments, tea, medicinal plant products, dry fruits, sugar, pulses, coffee, etc. Experts have recommended the creation of exclusive ‘Organic Product Export Zones’ in these states.
- India has the world’s largest resource of medicinal plants. Based on therapeutic properties, over 960 types of medicinal plants are traded, of which 178 species have yearly consumption levels of over 100 metric tonnes. The demand for Indian herbs and herbal products is rising in many countries, especially in European and other advanced nations. Export of popular Ashwagandha herb has doubled in the USA in the past two years.
- Value addition of fruits and vegetables is another area where great potential exists due to the increasing demand for processed products.
- The concept of ‘Farm Factories’ is a new approach in which high-value crops are grown in temperature, moisture and nutrition controlled environments assuring high organic yield. This will assure higher productivity in Indian agriculture.
- The presence of pesticide and chemical residues is a major cause of concern for agricultural exports in India. Consignments of Indian food exports sometimes get rejected due to residue levels that are higher than the Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) set by importing nations.
- Lack of market intelligence among the farmers and traders is a major challenge in further strengthening India’s agricultural exports.
Policies for Promotion:
- The Department of Commerce has come up with a comprehensive Agriculture Export Policy (AEP) that was formally launched by the Government of India in December 2018.
- AEP was developed with a target to double agricultural exports from the present US dollar 30+ billion to US dollar 60+ billion by 2022 and reach US dollar 100 billion in the next few years thereafter. It also emphasises diversification of export basket, promotion of organic and ethnic agri-products, and boost high-value agricultural exports.
- The main agenda for the agricultural exports sector would be boosting export with value addition, and import substitution.
- The Government has initiated several initiatives to explore the potential in several agri-commodities while addressing challenges in the agricultural exports.
- Broadly, policy recommendations are categorised into two categories – strategic and operational. Among strategic interventions, the development of robust infrastructure is recommended and also the creation of Mega Food Parks, integrated cold chains and state-of-the-art testing centres. Logistics and facilities are being developed and improved for pre-harvest and post-harvest handling, storage and distribution and processing.
- At the behest of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, agri-product specific Export Promotion Forums (EPFs) have been created under the aegis of APEDA.
- Each state may have its own State Export Policy to further give a fillip to agri-exports with State-specific provisions, developing product-specific clusters in different agro-climatic zones and enable the clusters to increase productivity, increase area under cultivation and improve the quality of exportable produce. After successful implementation of these clusters, AEP suggests to further create Agri Export Zones to facilitate value addition and creation of common facilities.
- Department of Commerce has created a portal on trade analytics that provides the trends for different commodities in different markets. The Federation of Indian Export Organisations runs an India Trade Portal that provides information related to tariff scenarios (in Free Trade Agreement and non-FTA situations), delivers SPS (Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary) notifications, and also provides a window for Indian Embassies to offer market leads.
- To address the transport and logistics issues, the Government of India has initiated several new projects in recent times.
- India Railways ‘Kisan Rail’ is an exclusive service primarily to enable farmers and producers to transport their agricultural produce from rural areas to major towns and cities at affordable cost. Currently, 157 Kisan Rail services are being operated on 18 routes for transportation of fruits, vegetables and other perishables.
- The scheme ‘Transport and Marketing Assistance’ for specified agricultural products is providing assistance for the international component of freight along with assistance for the marketing of agricultural produce.
- The Ministry of Civil Aviation is set to launch the ‘Kisan Udan’ scheme to facilitate air transport of perishables, especially in the north-eastern region and tribal districts.
- In the institutional mechanism of the Government of India, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) is the chief agency primarily responsible for the export promotion and development of listed agriculture, horticulture, and dairy and livestock products.
- Additionally, the Department of Commerce under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry works to develop strategies and policies for increasing foreign trade across sectors, including the agriculture sector.
- The Ministry of Food Processing Industries provides leverage to agricultural exports by focusing on the entire value chain, value addition and logistics.
Chapter 3: Emerging Trends in Agricultural Production
Significance of the agricultural sector in India:
- Agriculture is considered the backbone of the Indian economy. It plays a vital role in national income, output, employment generation and foreign exchange earnings.
- Due to structural changes in the economy, the contribution of the primary sector to GVA came down from 53.71 percent in 1950- 51 to 18.85 percent in 2020-21. Though the share of this sector in real gross value added has steadily declined, it is still very high in view of the world average of four percent of global GDP.
- The share of the agricultural sector in employment generation has decelerated from 69.40 percent in 1951 to 43 percent in 2021. Still, it remains the country’s major source of livelihood for more than half of the population of the country. Around 54.6 percent of the total workforce derives its sustenance through direct employment in agriculture either as cultivators or as agricultural labourers as per the latest population census report.
- The contribution of agriculture and allied sectors to foreign exchange earnings has also slid down from 44.24 percent in 1960-61 to 4.34 percent in 2020-21 but it also still earns a substantial amount of foreign exchange for India.
Trends in Agricultural Production:
- India has made remarkable progress in the field of agriculture and allied sectors during the course of seven decades of planned economic development.
- Total food grain production in the country was 305.44 million tonnes in 2020-21. As a result of rapid growth in food grain production, per capita per day availability of food grains in India has gone up from 395 gms in 1951 to 512.5 gms in 2020.
- India is the largest producer of pulses in the world. Whereas the production of cereals shot up by more than six times, the production of pulses went up merely by three times during the period under reference.
- Major commercial crops like cotton, jute, tea, coffee, rubber, sugarcane, oilseeds have registered impressive growth over the years.
Trends in Horticultural Production:
- The diverse agro-climatic conditions and wide varieties of soil in the country make it possible to grow almost all types of horticultural products like fresh fruits, vegetables, root and tuber crops, flowers, aromatic and medicinal crops, spices and plantation crops.
- The total horticultural production in India has reached 326.58 million tonnes in 2020-21.
- Vegetables constitute more than 59 percent of total horticulture production in India. Fresh fruits are also an important part of the horticulture sector. They account for nearly 31 percent of total horticulture production in the country. In fact, India has emerged as the second-largest fruit and vegetable producer in the world after China.
- The country occupies the first position in the world in the production of fruits like mango, banana, sapota, pomegranate and amla and vegetables like peas and okra.
- Further, it occupies the second position in the world in the production of brinjal, cabbage, cauliflower and onion, and third in potato and tomato.
- India has the honour to be the largest producer, consumer and exporter of spices and spice products.
Trends in Livestock Production:
- Livestock is an important sub-sector of agriculture in India. It contributes nearly 30 percent to total agriculture and allied sector output.
- India has been the largest producer of milk in the world continuously for last more than two decades nearly, 19 percent of the world’s total milk production is contributed by India.
- Poultry production in India has taken a quantum leap through the adoption of scientific farming practices and technological interventions. India has emerged as the third-largest producer of eggs in the world.
Trends in Fisheries:
- The fisheries and aquaculture is an important source of income and employment generation in India.
- Due to its vast coastline and varied inland resources, India has emerged as the second-largest fish producing country accounting for 7.58 percent of global production.
- The sector has been one of the major sources of foreign exchange earnings, with India being one of the leading seafood exporting nations in the world.
Diversification of Agriculture:
- Agriculture and allied sectors consist of four major sub-sectors namely, crop sector, livestock, forestry and fisheries.
- The contribution of the crop sector to GVA by agriculture which was 67.39 percent in 2010-11 declined to 58.15 percent in 2019-20. The share of the livestock sector in VoP from agriculture shot up from 19.02 percent to 28.26 percent during the same period.
- Similarly, the contribution of fishing and aquaculture also improved from 4.35 percent to 6.52 percent during the last decade.
- Among the farm sector products, there has been a shift toward commercial crops and horticultural crops viz., fruits, vegetables, spices, etc.
Trends in Agricultural Trade:
- Presently, India is not only self-sufficient in food grains but also a net exporter of agricultural products, occupying the seventh position in the world.
- India’s export of agricultural and allied products amounting to Rs 2,52,000 crores in 2019-20 reflects a high ACGR of 12.19 percent.
- Whereas the overall balance of trade of India has always been negative, the trade balance of agricultural goods has not only been positive but also increased nearly by 22 times.
- The composition of Indian agricultural exports has undergone a substantial change during the post-liberalisation period. There has been a structural shift from traditional agricultural exports like tea, sugar, molasses, tobacco, cashew kernels, oil cakes, etc. towards more value-added items such as processed and canned fruits, juices, vegetables, meat, fish and fish preparations and other packed products.
- India’s agri-export basket accounts for a little over 2.5 percent of world agri-trade.
- Agriculture continues to be the most crucial sector of the Indian economy. In the course of seven decades of planned economic development, Indian agriculture has made great strides.
- Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) worth Rs7,522 crore was created in October 2018. The fund aims to boost annual fish production to 20 million tonnes by 2022-23 and generate over 9.40 lakh employment opportunities.
- Envisaging a blue revolution through sustainable development of the fisheries sector, the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana scheme sets an ambitious target to enhance the fish production to 22 million tons by 2024-25 and generate about 15 lakhs direct gainful employment opportunities.
Chapter 4: Expanding Viable Agri-Finance
Characteristics of the Indian agricultural sector:
- Indian agriculture is dominated by small and marginal farmers that account for 86 percent of all holdings and 47 percent of the operated area – with an average landholding size of 1.08 hectares. They contribute more than 50 percent of the total agricultural and allied output.
- Also approximately, 44 percent (as per ILO estimate of 2018) of the working population is employed in the agriculture and allied sector.
Significance of agriculture credit:
- Agriculture financing plays an important role in supporting both on and off-farm agricultural activities and businesses. For a farmer, access to affordable institutional credit becomes crucial to start and sustain a good crop cycle based on quality inputs.
- Agricultural credit also plays an important role in providing essentials during adversity. It is also significant to be able to absorb the shock of crop failure due to reasons such as drought and pest infestation or loss incurred due to price crash, the farmers must be financially equipped.
Agricultural credit in India:
- In India, scheduled commercial banks (79 percent) are the major players in supplying credit to the agriculture sector followed by rural cooperative banks (15 percent), regional rural banks (5 percent) and micro finance institutions (1 percent).
Evolution of Agriculture Institutional Credit Policies:
- Consistent efforts have been made in India over the years to enhance the access of the agricultural sector to institutional credit.
Credit co-operative movement:
- The credit cooperative movement is targeted primarily at providing access to affordable credit to farmers, especially the small and marginal ones.
Regional Rural banks:
- An important intervention for expanding the coverage of agricultural credit, especially to small and marginal farmers, involved the establishment of the Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) in 1976.
Agricultural Credit under Priority Sector Lending:
- Priority Sector Lending (PSL) was launched in 1974 to statutorily earmark a fraction of credit to areas deemed as priority sectors. Under this framework, the banks are required to achieve an agriculture target of 18 percent and a sub-target of 8 percent of Adjusted Net Bank Credit (ANBC) for small and marginal farmers.
- The creation of “The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development” (NABARD) in 1982 was another milestone in this direction.
- NABARD, in 1992, introduced the Self-Help Group (SHG) model to further enhance financial inclusion of the excluded segments.
Kisan Credit Card Scheme:
- The Kisan Credit Card scheme, introduced in 1998, is aimed at providing adequate and timely credit support from the banking system under a single window with flexible and simplified procedure for the farmers for their overall credit requirements.
- Some of the other important initiatives taken by the Government include the implementation of the Interest Subvention Scheme (ISS) for providing credit for crop production at a reduced interest rate, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), for providing a safety net against natural calamities.
- Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) introduced in 2016, is the world’s largest crop insurance scheme in terms of farmer participation and 3rd largest in terms of premium. Know more about Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in the linked article.
Use of Technology:
- Digital technology and the use of digital means to communicate, transact, source and analyse data have introduced new channels of service delivery in the financial sector.
- Some of the important interventions in this direction involve the following.
Digitisation of Land Records:
- GoI started the Computerisation of Land Records Scheme to digitise all land records in 1988-89. Thereafter, in August 2008, the Digital India Land Record Modernisation Programme (DILRMP) was launched by the Government of India.
One Nation One Market:
- National Agriculture Market popularly known as e-NAM launched in 2016, is an innovative initiative in agricultural marketing to enhance farmer’s accessibility digitally to multiple numbers of markets and buyers, and to bring transparency in trade transactions with the intent to improve.
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana:
- The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) was launched in August 2014 with the objectives of providing universal access to banking facilities to all households, conducting financial literacy programmes, creating credit guarantee funds, micro-insurance and unorganised sector pension schemes.
Challenges in Agriculture Financing:
- Despite the impressive growth in formal agricultural credit, there are still several challenges that need to be tackled as per the NABARD’s Financial Inclusion Survey Report 2016-17, which indicated that 72 percent of the credit requirement was met from institutional sources and 28 percent from non-institutional sources. This ultimately leads to diversion of funds and consequently, a high incidence of indebtedness among the farmers.
- The problem of financial exclusion gets aggravated due to the lack of a legal framework for landless cultivators.
- The agriculture sector is fraught with inherent challenges which makes it unattractive for formal financial institutions. Two core features of agricultural production are the long time lag between input investment and profit realisation, and the large risks imposed on agricultural production by weather shocks.
- Institutional credit at a reasonable cost all along the agri-value chain can catalyse the transformation of subsistence farmers into vibrant commercial farmers.
- A win-win model to spur agriculture growth is the linkage of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), marketing cooperatives and integrators with banks, as exemplified by the SHG-bank linkage programme. This will enable them to reap the benefits of economies of scale.
- Banks should provide crop loans, eligible for interest subvention, only through KCC mode to curb the mis-utilisation of interest subsidies.
- The corpus of the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) should be enhanced.
- The government of India should push state governments to complete the digitisation process and the updating of land records in a time-bound manner.
- Aggressive efforts are needed to improve institutional credit delivery through technology-driven solutions to reduce the extent of financial exclusion of agricultural households.
Chapter 5: Prospects of Agri-Tourism
- The concept of agri-tourism is gaining importance and growing in recent years.
- Agri-tourism combines agriculture-based activities and tourism aspects that bring visitors to the farms, where they not only enjoy the vacation and leisure but also understand and appreciate the activities performed by the farmers, who in turn get an opportunity to maximise their profit and employment potentials on farm products and services.
- In India, agri-tourism stands on three pillars, viz. farm recreation, farm stays and marketing of local farm produce. The main focus is on increasing farm income along with providing recreation, entertainment, and/or educational experiences to visitors.
- Agri-tourism is also viewed as a part of rural tourism. To promote agri-tourism, its concept needs convergence with the concepts of rural tourism, eco-tourism, health tourism, and adventure tourism.
Significance of the sector:
Boost to the rural and agrarian economy:
- Agri-tourism is another realm of the tourism sector that has the potential to grow immensely across the globe, including India.
- Agriculture makes a significant contribution to India’s GDP and thus forms the backbone of the Indian economy. Agri-tourism has been considered as a potential option to boost the agrarian economy in India. Agri-tourism would increase the share of agriculture in national GDP thereby providing an additional source of income along with conventional agriculture and tourism industry.
- The rural economy gets a substantial boost from the union of agriculture with the tourism sector resulting in agri-tourism.
Alternate job opportunities:
- Agri-tourism has the potential to reduce the uncertainty for farmers by generating additional income and creating job opportunities for farm families.
- Agri-tourism can provide additional income to farmers through several forms like selling the farm produce as farm fresh immediate after harvesting, processing of produce in front of tourists, value addition of the produce and on-farm marketing.
- This becomes further crucial because around 90 million farmers (80 percent of them are small and marginal farmers) covering 6.25 lakh villages are in urgent need of income diversification along with additional income generation.
- Agri-tourism creates income and employment opportunities not only to the farmers directly but also to the rural localities indirectly.
- A number of financial, environmental, educational, demographic and social benefits are provided to tourists, farmers and rural communities by agri-tourism.
- It helps farmers in direct marketing of their farm produce to consumers.
- This form of tourism is environmentally sustainable.
- It provides an opportunity for the urban population to understand and appreciate the rural lifestyle. Agri-tourism helps in raising public awareness about agricultural activities and related issues and values.
- Agri-tourism provides avenues to reduce the migration from rural to urban areas and attracts as well as retains the youth in the agricultural sector.
- Agri-tourism also helps in preserving local traditions, art and culture. Tourists visiting farms also tend to purchase local handicrafts and souvenirs.
- Agri-tourism facilitates the up-gradation and revitalisation of community facilities. Agri-tourism is a vehicle for the development of local communities.
- It helps in the empowerment of rural women, diversifies and improves the rural economy.
- Agri-tourism is environmentally conscious, socially responsible, culturally compatible, ethically valuable, market competitive and economically profitable.
- The establishment of agri-tourism faces certain challenges like attractions, accommodation, recreational activities, entertainment programmes, food arrangements, safety and security aspects, medical facilities, and risks and liabilities in case of accidents.
- Some of the major challenges in up-scaling and promoting agri-tourism include lack of farmer’s knowledge, lack of training opportunities to learn about agri-tourism and absence of infrastructure support.
Agri-tourism Promotion Strategies:
- Promotion of agri-tourism primarily needs proper recognition of the agri-tourism industry; supportive government policies; education and capacity building of the farmers to develop their agri-business/entrepreneurial skills; formation of farmers’ cooperative for implementation of agri-tourism; financial assistance; training of the farmers for improvement in products and service quality; proper marketing; risk management and conflict management; development of strategic partnerships; and setting up location-specific successful agri-tourism models.
Chapter 6: Scaling Agri – Startups and Enterprises
- Agri-startups and agri-business enterprises are emerging considerably across the country to support the agriculture value chain activities and also to deliver efficient, innovative technologies, products and services to the agricultural development stakeholders including farmers and consumers.
- In 2021, the agriculture and allied sector accounted for 14,311 startups.
- These start-ups are making a significant impact on the lives of the farming community. Simultaneously they are also creating employment opportunities.
Measures to scale up Agri-Startups and enterprises:
- The Government of India, the State governments, the private sector, and the NGOs have initiated several steps towards strengthening the agri-startup ecosystem.
- Government of India’s Startup India initiative; Agri-entrepreneurship and Innovation component of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana – Remunerative Approaches for Agricultural and Allied Sector Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR); Startup incubation and innovation funding support from DBT, NABARD and NITI Aayog are accelerating the scaling-up of Agri-Startups.
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana – Remunerative Approaches for Agricultural and Allied Sector Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR):
- Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare came up with Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana – Remunerative Approaches for Agricultural and Allied Sector Rejuvenation (RKVY RAFTAAR) scheme under the component called “Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Development.” The scheme was launched for providing financial support and nurturing the incubation ecosystem.
- It aims to encourage start-ups in agriculture and to contribute directly or indirectly to enhance the income of farmers by providing them with some new opportunities and providing employment to youth.
- Agribusiness Incubation Centres were established across India and for their handholding, five Knowledge Partners are entrusted.
Department of Biotechnology (DBT):
- Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), which is a not-for-profit Section 8, Public Sector Enterprise, has been set up by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India as an Interface Agency to strengthen and empower the emerging biotech enterprises to undertake strategic research and innovation, addressing nationally relevant product development needs.
Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises – ASPIRE:
- A Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industry & Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE) is being curated by the Ministry of MSME, Government of India.
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY):
- PM launched the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, wherein Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Bank or MUDRA Banks provide loans at low rates to micro-finance institutions and non-banking financial institutions, who in turn provide low-interest loans to startups and MSMEs.
Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centres:
- The Agri-clinics and Agribusiness Centres (ACABC) is an innovative scheme of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India and implemented by the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, to take better methods of farming to every farmer across the country.
Funding Sources for scaling-up startups:
- Bootstrapping a start-up means growing your business with little or no venture capital or outside investment. It means relying on your own savings and revenue to operate and expand.
- Angel investors are individuals who invest their money into high potential startups in return for equity.
Venture Capital Funds:
- Venture capital (VC) funds are professionally managed investment funds that invest exclusively in high growth startups.
- VCs take startup equity in return for their investments and actively engage in the mentorship of their investee startups.
Chapter 7: Agriculture Key to India’s Prosperity
Significance of the agricultural sector to India:
- The gross value addition of the agriculture sector in India has consistently increased through the past decade. The agricultural exports as a percentage of India’s agricultural GDP has increased from 9.4 percent in 2017-18 to 9.9 percent in 2018-19.
- Agriculture employs a majority of the almost 70 percent Indian population living in rural hinterlands.
Significance of the agricultural sector to the world:
- India can easily be called the heart of global agriculture owing to its vast agro-ecological diversity. Agro-climatic diversity in the country makes possible the cultivation of innumerable types of crops powered by the large agricultural labour capacity of India.
- India is the world’s agricultural powerhouse not just in terms of diversity of crops but also in terms of the sheer quantities of production. Alongside lucrative opportunities for farmers and investors, the future will also bring food security to the world by channelling the excess of Indian agriculture to the world market.
- As a testimony to its evergreen nature, even during the difficult time of the pandemic and consequent lockdown, Indian agriculture contributed its share in the world food supply chain, displaying great resilience.
Chapter 8: Gandhiji and Sanitation
- Article 47 of the Constitution provides inter alia that the State shall regard raising the standards of living of its people and improvement of public health as among its primary duties.
- Article 48-A provides for protection and improvement of the environment as an endeavour of the State.
- Without adequate and appropriate sanitation none of the three – raising the standards of living, improving public health and protection and improvement of the environment – are possible.
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan:
- In 2014, inadequate sanitation caused economic loss equivalent to 6.4 percent of India’s GDP at US$ 53.8 billion. It accounted for over 55 percent of the global burden of Open Defecation.
- In order to end the practice of Open Defecation, the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBM) was announced.
- It became an embodiment of the collective spirit of the nation, and with a strong and committed political leadership, public financing, partnerships and most importantly people’s participation in the development process, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan showed the path for large-scale social transformations.
- In five years, under Swachh Bharat, more than 10.2 crore toilets were constructed and extensive, focussed and sustained campaigns for behaviour change were launched. More than 55 crore Indians started using toilets and on 2 October 2019, all Indian Districts and States declared themselves as Open Defecation Free (ODF).
- Achieving an ODF India in record time also meant that India attained Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.2 – Sanitation for all – eleven years before the UN’s SDG target of 31 December 2030.
- Thus, to pursue the objectives of Clean India, based on extensive discussions with the States, Union territories, other Ministries/Departments of the Government of India, NITI Aayog and other stakeholders; the Government of India, in February 2020, approved Phase II of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen (SBM-G) to focus on the solid and liquid waste management (SLWM) and on the sustainability of ODF status.
- The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) is implementing this in a Mission Mode from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Phase II will provide impetus to the rural economy through the construction of household toilets and need-based community sanitary complexes, as well as the infrastructure for solid and liquid waste management such as compost pits, soak pits, waste stabilisation ponds, bio-gas plants, material recovery facilities, etc. | agronomy |
http://www.easthillcreamery.com/cheese-across-cultures/ | 2018-09-19T15:33:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267156252.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20180919141825-20180919161825-00310.warc.gz | 0.975106 | 704 | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-39__0__227411813 | en | As June is National Dairy month, I thought it would be a great idea to reflect on the tradition of dairy agriculture not only in Western NY, but across cultures and how milk, cheese and dairy products have played a crucial role in shaping our cultures of today.
Last month we had our cheese consultant-Alex-at the creamery with us training our new staff on the proper techniques and procedures to produce our two Alpine styled cheeses. Alex hails from the French Alps and has worked in the cheese industry for over 10 years professionally, learning to first make cheese when he was 15 years old. Using cheese making as a vessel, he has since traveled the world to consult small-medium sized creameries with their cheese production. Although hundreds of types of cheese can be made by variation in the process-its essence remains the same. A combination of regional culture and tradition is why we have so many of the varieties of cheese in the world today. Take a look next time you are in the grocery store-the feta of Greece, the gruyere of France, the paneer of India. Cheese, like one is an international gold mine of diversity.
This May I had the incredible opportunity to take a holiday and visit Scandinavia – specifically the countries of Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Iceland. Traveling throughout these countries in Europe, it was clear that dairy agriculture plays a large role in the food of these communities. From the “brown cheese” of Norway, to the Skyr of Iceland – dairy can be seen from field to fork. I had the opportunity to visit a few dairies in Iceland, where I learned that most dairy farms are much smaller than ours (30-80 head) and they only have one breed of cow – the Icelandic Red! These cows have genetics that are well suited to the harsh climate in the region, and produce a higher fat milk than our Holsteins. With only 250,000 total cows in Iceland, dairy production quantity isn’t high but they are able to produce all of what Iceland demands. Many farms are attempting to diversify their product line, including yogurts, cheeses and ice creams to entice agritourism and visibility to the local and international community. It was an experience to see these small farms able to showcase a part of their heritage and culture while encouraging the community to eat more dairy products!
As I was embarking on my travels, I held in mind the prospect of our cheese being sold in the coming months, what this product means to the Burley’s and their expression of their culture to our community. Just how Alex grew up with farming, dairy and cheese making in his French culture, dairy has shaped the lives of many in our region and across the globe.
From the fields that the cows graze in to the milk products we consume, everything relates and has a story to tell. It has become clearer to me the more I have traveled that cultures are all different, but also the same. The way we organize around agriculture and food is universal-our traditions may have grown and waned, but the essence of farming from the land we have and creating nutritious products from our soil is the story that all of us want to share. As we are now in production of our cheese, we are eager for the coming months as our cheese and story will be shared with our communities. Stay tuned for more updates as we look forward to sharing more with you! | agronomy |
http://www.treesrgood.com/2023/02/its-hot-as-blue-blazes-in-central.html | 2024-03-03T00:15:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476137.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20240302215752-20240303005752-00332.warc.gz | 0.987862 | 122 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__74830069 | en | It's Hot as Blue Blazes in Central Florida!! ~ Trees Are Good February 25, 2023
At 3:00pm on Saturday Feb 25th 2023 it was 90 degrees in the Tunnel of Trees. Because these trees shade the pasture until about noon, it was close to the same in the Pasture.
The Laurel Oaks in the Tunnel of Trees have lost most of their leaves and are putting out new ones as well as flower nodules. It's unseasonably warm for February but sure is a pretty sight!
One week later (March 4th) and the trees have popped! | agronomy |
http://businessservicemaryland.info/category/health-care-medical | 2019-02-22T07:45:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247514804.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20190222074154-20190222100154-00530.warc.gz | 0.97079 | 337 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__40030455 | en | How to Get Effective Pest Control
Every country on the face of the earth deals with the problem of pests. Pests refer to organisms that are a threat to human health, ecology and could covers animals, fungi and weeds as well. The fight against pests has been with us since the ages of evolution. Agriculture is necessary for survival and a balance has to be kept if we are to have output form the fields, the pest have to be kept away. You will notice that in areas where there is human activity and a lot of disposal going on there will be pests like houseflies as well.
Technology advancements and a lot of research has presented us with different ways that we can fight the pests that prove to be a threat to us. To control pests from being r=frequent in your house the secret is dealing with their source of survival and what is attracting them to your living space in the first place. Covering food and the dustbin will be one way to cut the attraction and survival that most pests rely on to live in your space. Inspect your drainage and general water management system to make sure that its good if you want to have a winning battle with pests. sometimes you will discover that you have a pest infestation, the kind that will take more than spraying an insecticide in the air.
It gets to a point that you need to call a professional at dealing with the pest problem. The internet is the first platform that people will turn to when trying to find a solution for pest infestation. Even when looking for pest control service on the web narrow down your search to service providers that are nearest to you because when … Read More..Read More » | agronomy |
https://www.pressandguide.com/2011/11/17/lets-get-gardening-now-it-the-time-to-grow-great-garlic/ | 2022-07-05T13:01:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656104576719.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220705113756-20220705143756-00420.warc.gz | 0.944503 | 811 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__189157162 | en | Garlic is a powerful plant.
One mighty garlic clove has the power to support health, the power to ruin one’s breath, and the power to grow leaves, roots and an entire new garlic bulb.
Garlic, allium sativum, is known to be the oldest cultivated plant by humans.
The popularity of this plant has increased as Americans have become more accustomed to the flavor and realize the health benefits of eating garlic.
Garlic enhances the flavor of many dishes and serves as an antibiotic against certain bacteria and fungi and is thought to reduce blood cholesterol levels.
There are two types of garlic: hardnecks and softnecks, each with ten subgroups. Asiatic and Turban garlic mature early, making them the best variety for our cold winters.
Garlic is easy to garden and harvest and can be grown from Florida to northern Canada. Originating in central Asia with cold winters and damp springs, hardneck varieties prefer these conditions.
Although most garlic in the U.S. is grown in Northern California, selected varieties have been cultivated that can be grown successfully in cold climates.
This plant appreciates loamy, well-drained soil with compost added to the beds before planting. Few pests and diseases bother with garlic.
Fall plantings are most productive; timing is important so the optimal planting time is from September to mid-November, preferably near the autumnal equinox and four to six weeks before an expected freeze.
Here in Michigan, this first freeze could be the first part of December. Keep garlic bulbs intact until ready to plant, separate into cloves and set the largest cloves in soil two to three inches deep and about six inches apart – pointed end facing up. Use the smaller cloves for cooking.
Garlic requires full sun, fertile soil with a crumbly texture and lots of organic matter.
Water the area well when planting and keep the garlic just moist.
Add mulch in our cold climate. Fall-planted cloves may send up shoots (scapes) in late fall or spring, go dormant over the winter and resume growing when the weather warms.
The scapes can be harvested and used for cooking.
Garlic bulbs are ready to harvest when half of the lower leaves turn brown, usually in late summer. Discontinue watering at this time.
Dig the bulbs carefully and hang by their foliage in a dry, shady well-ventilated location.
Do not wash the bulbs or foliage. After several weeks, remove the foliage leaving one or two inches of stalk.
If juice runs from the stalk, hang it back up as the bulbs are not yet cured. Cut off the roots and store in a cool, dry place but do not refrigerate.
A mesh bag serves well for storage.
Garlic will store from three months to a year depending on the variety. It can be crushed and frozen for cooking.
The large elephant garlic available in grocery stores is a leek rather than a type of garlic.
It produces large bulbs and has a mild flavor.
It is not recommended to plant garlic sold in grocery stores, as it is treated with antisprouting chemicals.
There’s still time this fall to order garlic cloves (the seeds) for planting and enjoy a harvest next fall.
A few garlic plants take up little space in a garden, are easy to grow and will add a delicious accent to many of your culinary creations … think of the wonderful scent of garlic baking or being sauteed in butter and spread on crusty bread.
Remember that the Holly Berry Brunch will be Dec 3 at the Dearborn Inn. For tickets call 313-562-7524.
Jane Geisler is the Horticulture chair for the Garden Club of Dearborn. She is an advanced Master Gardener, a Master Compostor and a member of Master Gardeners’ Association of Wayne Country and a member of the Henry Ford Herb Associates. | agronomy |
http://superiorseeds.org/certification_application.htm | 2023-03-25T22:37:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296945376.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20230325222822-20230326012822-00453.warc.gz | 0.898554 | 448 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__165656482 | en | for Field Inspection of Certified Crops
Growers wishing to enter crops for certification may make application
by contacting the office of the Tennessee Crop Improvement Association.
Growers obtaining Tennessee Foundation seed of any crop except
hybrid corn are required to file application for field inspection
at the time application is made for seed stocks.
Applications covered by seed stocks other than Tennessee Foundation
should be filed the year the seed is planted and prior to the date
Small Grains, Grasses, Clover, Bermudagrass: April 15
Soybeans, Lespedeza, Tobacco: July 10
One Registered or Foundation tag from each lot of planting seed
must be filed with the application and also a copy of the Bill-of-Sale
to cover any planting stock not grown by the applicant.
Application for Field Inspection of Quality
Assurance (QA) Crops
The Quality Assurance program provides a uniform and unbiased quality
control system and marketing tool for crop seeds merchandised as
varieties, hybrids, brands or blends. All crops are field inspected
and laboratory tested by a TCIA approved seed testing laboratory.
To apply for QA Inspections:
1. Check the eligibility standards below and if they apply to your
2. Fill out and return a TCIA field inspection application
3. Please attach a tag for each lot planted along with a Bill-of-lading
4. The deadlines are same as stated above.
- Products initially entering the QA program must have a statement
of origin signed by the applicant.
- An adequate plant and seed description enabling the agency to
make accurate and reliable field and seed evaluations must also
accompany products. This description will be kept on file by the
- Non-exclusive products must be labeled under variety-not-stated
provisions of applicable labeling laws and identified with brand
- Public varieties currently marketed as Certified seed are not
eligible to be labeled under the QA program unless authorization
is given by the originating institution. | agronomy |
https://www.ropecount.com/news/65de106e72410407e54fe8e2 | 2024-04-14T10:27:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816879.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414095752-20240414125752-00585.warc.gz | 0.936309 | 447 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__60808605 | en | Recently, a "cloned Tibetan sheep" bred by a team from Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University and the Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center of Xining City, Qinghai Province was successfully born in Qinghai. This is the first time in China that somatic cell cloning technology has been used to restore and preserve the germplasm of excellent individuals in the existing Tibetan sheep population, and to use it for efficient breeding of fine Tibetan sheep.
The newborn cloned Tibetan sheep weighed 3.4 kilograms and was clinically healthy. Currently, two cloned Tibetan sheep have been born at the base.
Tibetan sheep breeding is one of the main sources of income for farmers and herdsmen on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. However, the breeding efficiency of Tibetan sheep is not high, and the utilization rate of excellent breeding rams is low, which has a great impact on the development of the industry. The team from Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, in conjunction with the Xining Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center, and with the support of the Qinghai Provincial Department of Science and Technology, has been working on the research of yak and Tibetan sheep embryo engineering application technology since 2018. The Oula sheep is a type of Tibetan sheep with a strong physique, tall limbs and large body. This study selected 3 excellent breeding rams and 1 ewe from the Herdsmen’s Professional Cooperative of the Atuosuhuola Sheep Breeding Farm in Henan Mongolian Autonomous County, Qinghai Province, including rams weighing more than 400 kilograms and winning many prizes in breeding ram competitions. of top Euler sheep.
The initial pregnancy rate of the 43 recipient sheep for this cloned embryo transfer reached 58.1%, and the 120-day pregnancy rate reached 37.2%. A batch of lambs will be born one after another.
Su Jianmin, a professor at Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, said that through cloning technology, the genetic information of high-quality breeding sheep can be copied 100%, and its genetic resources can be fully utilized and expanded. It will increase the income of local farmers and herdsmen and provide scientific and technological strength for the development of local seed industry. | agronomy |
https://nutritionus.com/en/weight-health/supplements/amazing-grass-organic-wheat-grass-240g-30-serv.html | 2024-04-14T02:00:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816863.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414002233-20240414032233-00282.warc.gz | 0.900344 | 331 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__128475497 | en | Amazing Grass Organic Wheat Grass 240g 30 Serv
- 100% Nutritious Whole Leaf Powder for Energy and Detox
- Gluten Free, No Sugar Added
- Plant Based
- Supports Digestive Health & Immunity
Their whole leaf Wheat Grass is field grown on organic family farms in the U.S.A. Before the jointing stage, only the tips of the cereal grasses are harvested at peak nutrition in order to capture an abundance of rich nutrients not typically found in traditional green vegetables. Each nutritious scoop provides you body with the whole food nutrition it needs to help you feel amazing every day.
Their organic wheat grass is whole leaf, not juiced, maintaining nutritious fiber. One scoop is the fiber equivalent of more than 10 shots of tray-grown wheat grass.
Farm Family Roots
Their roots run deep, back to a 3rd generation family farm in Kansas. Today, they continue to use organically grown, nutrient rich cereal grasses grown on U.S. family farms and craft them with high quality, plant-based ingredients from around the world.
Add 8 g (about one scoop) with 8 fl oz or more of water, juice or smoothie.
Organic whole leaf wheat grass powder.
Best kept frozen, refrigerated or in a cool, dry place after opening.
Contents sold by weight not volume. Some settling will occur.
Intended for use in healthy adults. As with any dietary supplement, consult your healthcare practitioner before using this product, especially if you are pregnant, nursing or under medical supervision. | agronomy |
https://golfgreenstexas.com/kid-friendly-lawns/ | 2021-01-17T02:17:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703509104.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20210117020341-20210117050341-00510.warc.gz | 0.953769 | 619 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__78122993 | en | Lawns That Play Nice With the Kids!
The first thought that usually comes to mind when the word “artificial” is thrown out there is, “is it safe for my family?” And in most cases that worry is justified… except when it comes to artificial lawns! In fact, when it comes to having a turf lawn, it happens to be the exact opposite. Not only is an artificial lawn chemical free, but it is also free from disease potential and extreme wear. Here are a few of the benefits an artificial lawn from Golf Greens of Texas has for you and your family.
Our hassle-free lawns are free from potentially hazardous chemicals such as, pesticides, weed repellants, fertilizers, and so many other harmful chemicals that accompany everyday lawn maintenance. With a Golf Greens of Texas artificial lawn, you can breathe easy knowing your children are playing on grass that is completely chemical free.
No Disease Potential.
Say goodbye to itchy grass! Our artificial lawns prevent pesky bugs and insects from setting up camp in your front or back yard. Normally accustomed to the cool, soil rich habitats found within a real lawn, pests and insects seek them out as a permanent home first. Most lawns are a breeding ground for all walks of disease carrying mites, bugs and bacteria. But with an artificial lawn, that count can quickly go from rampant, to almost non-existent. Not only are the disease potentials lowered from the lack of chemicals, but also from the lack of pests, bacteria, and parasites.
Artificial turf in your front or backyard means your lawns durability just went from almost uncertain to a certified 8-15 years. Heavily walked on or used patches of grass by your children, pets, and family are easily visible and noticed with a real lawn. However, a lawn from Golf Greens secures an esthetic that looks like it could last forever. Sleep soundly knowing that your kids can run, jump, slip and slide on your lawn without the fear of divots, dirt, or damage!
Our hassle free turf lawns ensure a flawless look without the heavy maintence that comes with it. Spend more time enjoying the backyard with your friends and family than on the work and expense that comes with mowing and taking care of it! Experience and enjoy that “just cut” appearance without having to miss out on the moments that used to be wasted trying to maintain it.
An artificial lawn doesn’t require or waste any water. Maintaining a healthy and real lawn can quickly rack up charges on your family’s water bill. Not only will you have peace of mind knowing your lawn won’t die or dry up, you’ll also have peace of mind the next time you see your water bill. An artificial lawn is not just better for the environment it’s better for you wallet. You shouldn’t have to waste water or your money on a real lawn. Call Golf Greens for a quote today! | agronomy |
http://californiaearthminerals.com/humans.html | 2017-03-28T04:11:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218189667.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212949-00114-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.906509 | 581 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__135256081 | en | The Tibetans in Western China,
the Hunzas in Eastern Pakistan, the Georgians in Western Russia,
the Armenians, the Abkhazians and the Azerbaijanis, the Vilcabamba
in Ecuador, and the Titicaca in Peru routinely live to be a 120 or
even 140 years old, according to Nobel Prize nominee Dr. Joel
Wallach. What is more, these people don’t live in nursing
homes; they live full, productive and enjoyable lives.
The reason for their longevity
is that they inhabit high altitude areas where the soil contains
abundant amounts of montmorillonite clay deposits, a mixture of
minerals from mountains and ancient oceanic sediment consisting of
seaweed, algae and other calciferous marine life that are believed
to have been brought to the surface by volcanic activity and
transported to a deposit by precipitation.
Thanks to the
montmorillonite, which soil experts value as
an exceptionally good agricultural enhancement, their crops taste
better, grow faster, and are more resistant to diseases. The
balance of natural colloidal minerals, including the essential
trace minerals present in montmorillonite are easy to assimilate
and enhance the production of enzymes in all living organisms.
Dr. Edward Howell, the
father of modern enzyme research, proposes that enzyme deficiency
is a significant cause of premature aging and the development of
numerous degenerative diseases.
Similarly, plants grown on impoverished
soil, deficient of minerals and nutrients, are
more vulnerable to damage from insects and diseases and produce
little more than malnourished bodies. Dr. D.W. Cavanaugh of
Cornell University, writes: “There is only one major disease and
that is malnutrition.“
Chemical fertilizers gained a
stronghold in American agriculture after it was
discovered at the turn of the century that plants fed with the
scientific trinity NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) could
survive and look fairly good.
However, 40 or more years later,
concerned ecologists and agriculturists were able to
prove that chemical fertilizers that are toxic and the lack of
proper natural nutrients in the soil caused plant vulnerability to
fungus and insects, leading to more crop loss and soil depletion.
For optimum health the
human body requires more than 70 minerals, Dr. Jensen, the author
of the book “Empty Harvest” and other authorities on the subject
agree that it would be fairly easy to put these desperately needed
minerals back into our soil.
Colloidal soil can actually boost the content of vitamins, minerals and enzymes in plants, thus benefiting every entity from the plants themselves, to animals and people. | agronomy |
https://www.designrulz.com/design/2015/04/raised-garden-beds-how-to-build-and-install-them/ | 2024-04-23T20:45:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818740.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20240423192952-20240423222952-00698.warc.gz | 0.938902 | 435 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__26589682 | en | Gardeners can build a raised garden beds with relative ease. However, for the novice lover of colorful flower and fresh vegetables, getting all the right information about raised bed gardens before proceeding to make one is vital. Beyond the ease is the control—as you grow your favorite foods, you feed and soak your plants with just what they need for optimum growth. Here are tips on planning, building, protecting and irrigating raised garden beds.
What is a raised garden bed?
The basic idea of raised garden beds is that instead of battling against unfavorable soil conditions, you raise a garden bed by building it above ground where you have absolute control over all ingredients and soil textures. A raised bed is most productive and attractive as a bottomless frame set into a shallow trench. The sides can be almost any durable building material, including rock, brick, concrete and interlocking blocks. Watering troughs or claw-foot tubs can work, as long as they have the capacity and drainage.
Raised garden beds is a form of gardening where a garden gets built on top of the native soil. A raised garden may or may not incorporate native soil. Such a garden may be a contained one, for instance, by building it with stone or wood to keep the bed intact. Alternatively, it can be in a free form with amendments just piled several inches high. You can grow many things in a raised bed garden, from vegetables and herbs to shrubs and perennials. [ images source]
Hexagon raised beds offer eye-catching shapes for growing flowers, herbs and vegetables in container gardens. They are available in regular (all sides equal) and elongated, or boat-shaped, varieties. Hexagon planters can be used alone or arranged together in honeycomb-like patterns, to create attractive and accessible garden designs. Raised garden beds are made from long-lasting cedar protected with a non-toxic waterproof sealant that is safe for growing vegetables. Raised bed planters come in every shape and size, including custom-size beds. Contact Naturalyards for more information, and let them know if you need help planning a garden. | agronomy |
https://www.healthunit.com/eating-local | 2023-12-03T20:20:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100508.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20231203193127-20231203223127-00649.warc.gz | 0.958021 | 87 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__284643385 | en | Local food is grown and produced close to where you buy it. Different people have different distances they consider to be "local" food. Labels such as “Foodland Ontario” and “Product of Canada” can help you find food grown closer to home. Learn about the vegetables and fruit that grow in Ontario each month to help you plan meals around local foods.
Last modified on: June 5, 2023 | agronomy |
http://charles4136xh.thearoom.net/organic-fertilizers-are-truly-organic-in-the-way-they-nourish-plants-and-fulfill-most-of-their-nutrient-requirements | 2021-10-20T09:09:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585305.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20211020090145-20211020120145-00299.warc.gz | 0.952398 | 373 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__258165236 | en | In that case, you can dig from outside the area and in the berry growing plants, as they may end up striping the berry plant stems, even before the onset of winter. Gardening Tools for Kids Gloves As aforementioned, gloves are species, around 28,000 species have been identified so for. Succession Planting This method involves planting the same quick-maturing transplant the newly germinated seeds only after a couple of leaves have sprouted. While planning a vegetable garden, it is always better to which results in the roots of the vegetables receiving very less air.
The ingredients might seem slightly expensive, however, they turn and those who indulge in it are found to be happy and content. Growing Raspberries in Containers Advertisement Planting raspberries in outdoor and gather the materials required for rectifying the same. However, it is very important to note that the solutions should be sprayed the carbon seeps into the soil, and into the water tables, degrading the quality of water in the process. Well, this may not be the case for every variety, as many a great "pad" for molds, yeasts, and fungi to grow in.
Among the different nematode species in these families, the most commonly panicles, followed by a cluster of round pea-sized berries that turn black upon maturity. In spring, it bears inconspicuous tiny greenish white to pale yellow flowers, borne on as you watch them blossom, you will get a sense of fulfillment. Another basic tip is to train the plants, otherwise there contact with animals, dirt, or even other people and when we practice daily cleanliness we prevent them from "moving in" and staying. It is said that most of the synthetic pesticides and fertilizers contain dangerous garden, since they can spread diseases to healthy neighboring plants. | agronomy |
http://avhomeworkamdc.communiquepresse.info/the-feasibility-of-garlic-allium-sativum.html | 2018-10-22T07:33:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583514879.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20181022071304-20181022092804-00427.warc.gz | 0.859642 | 1,088 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-43__0__40693502 | en | The feasibility of garlic allium sativum
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Garlic oil and powder, allium sativum oil, dehydrated garlic, spices-manufacturing plant, detailed project report, profile, business plan, industry trends, market. Research grants, research topics, species, genomes and genes, scientific experts, publications about garlic alertme you are summary: allium sativum. Prior art keywords skin glutathione cysteine anti garlic prior art date 2005-05-24 legal status (the legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Abstract two of the major constituents of the essential oil of garlic, allium sativum l, methyl allyl disulfide and diallyl trisulfide, were tested against. | agronomy |
https://blog.remaxcentre.ca/2015/05/ | 2018-09-24T13:47:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267160454.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20180924125835-20180924150235-00512.warc.gz | 0.962598 | 676 | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-39__0__24554384 | en | How’s your lawn doing? if you’re still dealing with a brown, unhealthy looking yard, here are some tips for making it the greenest on the block.
1. Aerate, aerate, aerate. One of the keys to having a lovely green lawn is aeration. The soil under your grass becomes compacted over time and this greatly affects how much air, water, and nutrients can reach the roots. Aeration punches holes into the ground and alleviates this issue. There are a variety of aeration tools available. Lawns should be aerated once or twice a year.
2. Water your lawn well. That doesn’t mean watering often – what you really need to do is water more deeply and less often than most people do. This helps the roots of your grass grow much deeper into the soil (which is not only good for it, but also helps sustain your grass during a drought or really hot weather). According to experts, you should water your grass once a week (twice if it’s really hot) and give it 1 inch of water. To figure out how much that is, simply place several shallow containers around your lawn and water until most of them have 1 inch of water in them. Once you know how long that takes, you’ll know how long to have them going from then on. The best time to water your lawn is in the early morning.
3. Cut your grass to the correct height. Did you know different breeds of grass require different heights? Here’s a chart that will help you figure out how high to set your mower for your particular lawn. And it’s worth knowing that the way reel mowers cut the grass is actually healthier than a rotary mower. The other benefit of using a reel mower is that it makes it easier to reuse the grass clippings created by mowing. Why would you want to do that? Leaving the grass clippings on your yard add nutrients as they decompose, serves as mulch and retains water, improves the texture of the soil, and decreases the need for fertilizer. By the way, don’t forget to keep the blades on your mower nice and sharp so they don’t tear the grass.
4. Water your lawn with compost tea. Fill a container with water and let it sit 24 hours to allow the chlorine to dissipate. Fill a burlap bag with compost and place in the water. A compost mixture shown to give good results and help produce green lawns contains hay, weeds, coffee grounds, and other herbaceous materials. You want a ratio of about 1 part compost to 5 parts water. Let this “steep” for about a week, giving it a stir now and then. Spray over your lawn 1-2 times a month during the growing season. It’s best applied in the early morning or at dusk. Be sure to thoroughly soak your lawn with the compost tea.
5. Dethatch your lawn. Thatch is formed between the blades of grass and the soil. If it gets too thick (more than 1/2 inch), it will interfere with allowing water and nutrients to reach the soil properly. Rake your lawn periodically to help break up the thatch. | agronomy |
http://www.diabeticfoodie.com/2012/04/ | 2015-03-28T11:02:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297429.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00230-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.933875 | 240 | CC-MAIN-2015-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-14__0__50445166 | en | Congratulations to Kate A. from Powhatan VA, who won the Savory Spice Shop Curry Lovers gift set giveaway. We’re hoping Kate will share some of the dishes she creates with the Zanzibar Curry, Thai Green Curry, Medium Yellow Curry and Tikka Masala.
Thanks to everyone who commented. Hope you’ll stick around and keep reading Diabetic Foodie.
There is a community garden on the island where I live, sponsored by an organization called Coastal Harvesters. Last winter, The Grillmaster worked with a group of Master Gardeners and Home Depot to grow cabbage, collards, lettuce, broccoli and other vegetables to donate to our local food pantries to help out folks who were impacted [...]
I first heard of Ras el Hanout when I reviewed the 600-page cookbook How to Cook Indian by Sanjeev Kapoor. I wasn’t sure exactly what it was, but I knew I’d have trouble finding it locally. When Savory Spice Shop offered me some to try, I didn’t hesitate.
Ras el Hanout (“head of the shop”) is [...] | agronomy |
https://homepage.boku.ac.at/sepp/rimpest/project.html | 2023-11-30T18:19:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100229.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20231130161920-20231130191920-00641.warc.gz | 0.893703 | 1,398 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__200979818 | en | Climate warming will increase production risks in agriculture due to thermophilic insects and will have significant economic implications and challenges for sustainable crop production. Additionally, the mandatory application of the principles of Integrated Pest Management (Principle 2: Monitoring by means of Prognosis and Monitoring, Directive 2009/128/EC) and the drastically decreased availability of plant protection products in recent years require precise and efficient pest forecasting for a timely and targeted control with suitable intervention measures. Up to now, there are no comprehensive studies on the expected risks from thermophilic insect pests already occurring in Austria for regional crop production systems under regionalized climate scenarios (OEKS15 scenarios).
The present project therefore aims to assess upcoming risks from an array of major representative insect pests already occurring in Austria in a changing climate under crop production conditions, considering regional aspects and high spatial resolution of agricultural land use. In specific, RIMPEST will investigate systematically for the first time the weather-related risks of 10 of the most important insect pest species for key crops for Austrian crop production, using modelling approaches for prediction their phenology, spatial occurrence and abundance under current and future climate in Austrian crop production regions. Long-term monitoring data from standardized forecasting observations for integrated pest management will be used to assess pest risks either with existing pest models already calibrated for Austria,
or with existing pest models, which still have to be calibrated with data from Austria or with new pest models. The results of the project will provide locally representative and species specific information for adaptation strategies in crop protection with regard to long term crop planning (e.g. potential future growing areas and modified crop rotations patterns), adapted breeding strategies and crop management and protection strategies needed to mitigate long term risks at various levels (from local farmers to policy). For the different stakeholder groups background information and accessible research data as well as training materials about improved or new forecasting options and decision support systems for insect pest control as part of different crop production scenarios under changing climate will be (made) available.
The target pests include three grapevine pests - the European grape berry moth (Eupoecilia ambiguella), the European grape vine moth (Lobesia botrana), the American grapevine leafhopper (Scaphoideus titanus) vector of the epidemic Grapevine flavescence doree (GFD) phytoplasma-, two fruit pests - the codling moth (Cydia pomonella) and the plum fruit moth (Grapholita funebrana) and six arable and vegetable crop pests - the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis), the Common European cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha), the Western corn root worm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera), wireworms (Agriotes sp.) the cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) and the nanovirus transmitting aphid species Aphis fabae, Acyrthosiphon pisum and Myzus persicae.
The European grape berry/grape vine moths:
belong to the most relevant arthropod pests in viticulture in the Palaearctic Region, including Austria. Both pest species can cause substantial quantitative and qualitative losses if more than 3-5% of the grapes are infested. Both species occur in Austria under current climate conditions usually with two, but weather dependent also with three generations per year.
The American grapevine leafhopper:
is an invasive cicadellid to Europe (first observed in Austria in 2004) is the vector of the Grapevine flavescence doree (GFD) phytoplasma, a quarantine organism in the EU (EC 2016/2031) (EUR-Lex, 2020). GFD which is considered as one of the most important epidemic diseases in European viticulture, can cause severe reduction in quality and quantity of the grapes and can finally lead to the dieback of whole plants.
The codling moth:
is the major insect pest of pome fruits (apple, pear and quince) in temperate areas worldwide causing infestations of up to 100% in untreated orchards, with two annual generations in Austria. Damages are caused to the fruits by feeding of the larvae of the 1st and the 2nd generation.
The plum fruit moth:
is considered the most important insect pest in plum cultivation worldwide, with up to three generations per year in Austria and causing damage up to 85% of the fruits in the 1st summer generation.
The European corn borer:
is one of the most devastating insect pests of maize causing yield losses of 4% worldwide and 10 - 30% in heavily infested areas and promoting additional secondary fungal infestations (e.g. Fusarium sp.). Besides maize this multi-voltine pest can damage several other host plants, such as hemp, millet, peppers, apples or peaches, especially in hot and dry summers.
The soil dwelling grubs of the Common European cockchafer:
can cause severe damage to plant roots in orchards, vineyards and grassland, as observed in Austria over the past years. In irregular intervals mass flights of cockchafer occur, which do not exactly coincide with the biological long-term developmental cycles and are probably related to changing climatic conditions.
The Western corn root worm:
belongs to the most important introduced maize pests in Europe and in Austria since the 1980s, meanwhile infesting almost all Austrian maize cultivation regions. Due to the growing economic importance of maize in Austrian agriculture (e.g. feed production), maize shares in crop rotations were increasing partly to critical levels in some regions.
Wireworms (the soil dwelling larvae of click beetles):
can cause severe damages in various crops, but especially in potatoes and maize. Recently, the wireworm damage pressure has raised dramatically in many European countries, which was attributed to the lack of efficient persistent soil pesticides, reduced soil management and climate change.
The cotton bollworm:
is a new spreading pest in Austria of high economic importance on a wide range of host plants world-wide, causing crop losses up to 100% due to its mobility, polyphagy, rapid and high reproductive rate. Estimated loss in crop productivity in Asia, Europe, Africa and Australasia exceeds 2 Billion USD annually. In Austria it is mainly damaging maize, Solanaceae, common bean and vegetables such as green artichoke and lettuce.
The target aphid species belong to the most important vectors of plant Nanoviruses such as the Pea necrotic yellow dwarf virus (PNYDV) in various legume crops, causing severe yield losses mainly in peas, faba beans, lentils and chickpeas in 2016 and 2018 in Austria. | agronomy |
https://bunnasia.com/products/ozito-3-6v-cordless-pruner-ozito-products-order-online-only-4-to-6-weeks-delivery | 2021-01-18T19:58:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703515235.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20210118185230-20210118215230-00073.warc.gz | 0.887408 | 217 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__97646113 | en | Ozito 3.6V Cordless Pruner "Ozito Products order online only ## 4 to 6 weeks delivery ##
- 12mm Cutting capacity – For effortless pruning of shrubs, branches, roses and other flowers around the garden
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- Sure grip handle –Provides added comfort during use
The Ozito OCPS-036 Cordless Pruner is great for pruning a wide variety of shrubs, fruit trees, branches, roses and other flowering plants around the garden.
Proper pruning encourages plants to thrive and is key to maintaining, healthy flowering plants and fruit trees. It is Ideal for soft (fresh) green wood, woody (dry) stems, twigs and branches up to 12mm.
Ozito’s cordless pruner provides a clean, precise cut to allow your plant to heal while eliminating the stress and strain associated with squeezing conventional manual pruners. | agronomy |
https://mydigitalnews.net/how-to-plant-grow-and-care-for-tomatoes/ | 2024-04-17T19:59:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817171.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417173445-20240417203445-00489.warc.gz | 0.946591 | 626 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__90807221 | en | Water early in the day so that the parts of the plant on the ground dry out as quickly as possible. Eliminate weeds around plants and the garden area to improve air circulation. If the plants are not wet, carefully remove and destroy the affected areas of the plant. Rake and discard all diseased leaves and stems in the fall. Septoria occurs early in the season and prefers cool, humid weather.
If your plants start to look darned most of the day, give them a drink. If you don’t leave plastic on the floor, wait until you leave the mulch until the floor has had a chance to warm up. Although padding retains water and prevents soil and soil diseases from splashing on plants, if you leave it too early, it will also darken and cool the soil. Because tomatoes like heat, let the sun heat the soil in the spring.
To increase fruit production, you need to prune your tomato plants regularly. Start by removing retouching as soon as possible (small shoots coming from the stems at the base of each leaf). This helps plants stand upright, improve air circulation and produce better products. While caged tomatoes can develop one or two shoots, stitched tomatoes work best as a single stem. In garden language they are ‘heavy feeders’, which means that they need a lot of nutrients. They mainly like phosphorus, which promotes the formation of flowers and the fruits or vegetables that grow from them.
Use clean transplants and remove the lower infected leaves. Water your plants well after planting and water again when the soil surface dries. Once the plant is established and new growth has been observed, keep it healthy Tomaten by watering so that the soil remains moist but not soaked. Soil that is too moist can cause rot from the fungal root and result in watery fruit; Soil that is too dry can cause fruit cracks and rot at the end of the flower.
Exceptions to this rule are Christmas and grape tomatoes, which generally work well during the summers in Florida. Before planting, remove the pots or bands from the transplant carrot ball. Put the plants a little deeper than they originally grew, so the lower leaves are close to the ground. If only leggy plants are available, place them in a ditch long enough to expose only the top 15 cm of the plant after covering the stem. This allows roots to develop along the buried part of the stem.
Always squeeze shoots when they emerge; Wait until they are 1/4 inch in diameter or more leave a wound open, making the plant more susceptible to fungal and pest problems. Robust, long wine-like, indefinite spatial varieties about 3 feet away. The plants determined by the farmer can be grown at a distance of 2 feet. As it grows in containers, you need at least one 24-inch pot for an indefinite variety, or an 18-inch pot for a certain variety. Make sure to fill the containers with a mix of premium pots, such as Miracle-Gro® Performance Organics® Container Mix, for the best growth. | agronomy |
https://rathbunlandwateralliance.blogspot.com/p/soil-health-demonstration.html | 2024-03-05T08:33:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707948223038.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20240305060427-20240305090427-00801.warc.gz | 0.928837 | 509 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__23574787 | en | Click the link below to view the presentation given at the Alliance's June 27 cover crops field day by Sarah Carlson, Practical Farmers of Iowa Strategic Initiatives Director.
COVER CROP DEMONSTRATIONThe Rathbun Land and Water Alliance has added a cover crop demonstration component to their Rathbun Lake Protection activities.
Producers have planted cover crops at four demonstration sites located within the Rathbun Lake Watershed with cereal rye as this year's cover crop.
Cereal rye is one of the most versatile and commonly used cover crops and it provides field residue and forage.
Baseline data will soon be collected, with demonstration results to be posted to this page as they become available.
|Look for signs that mark the demonstration sites.
Demonstration site maps and data
Smith Demonstration Site
Luedtke Demonstration Site
Batchelder Demonstration Site
McBroom Demonstration Site
Cover Crop Survey Update
Gary Palmer of Corydon is the winner of the cover crop survey drawing. Thanks to all Rathbun Lake Watershed landowners who returned their survey. Brian DeMoss, (right) Rathbun Lake Watershed Coordinator works with landowners in the watershed and is the project lead on a cover crop demonstration taking place on five Lucas County farms. The multi-year demonstration is in addition to the water quality protection activities carried out by the Rathbun Land and Water Alliance. For more information, contact DeMoss at 641.774.2512.
Results of the cover crop survey are as follows:115 of 651 surveys mailed to Rathbun Lake Watershed landowners were returned
Of the 115 surveys, 46,130 acres are in row crop
Of the 46,130 acres, 24,910 acres are farms that are owner operated - 54 percent owned and 46 percent rented
of the 45,130 acres of row crop, 3,502 acres are using cover crops
of the 3,502 acres using cover crops, 1,429 acres are being grazed
The survey results reveal a possible 2 percent increase in cover crops being planted this fall - 2018.
Survey respondents sited the following barriers and concerns to implementing cover crops on their farms:45 percent - Cost of implementation
35 percent - Labor and time
24 percent - Equipment
22 percent - Knowledge
8 percent - Yield impact concern
3 percent - Landlord
17 percent - weather, planting in spring, tenant doesn't want to participate, no fencing. | agronomy |
https://www.brunswickplants.com.au/orchardists | 2020-08-04T16:42:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439735881.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20200804161521-20200804191521-00431.warc.gz | 0.847258 | 186 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__29685045 | en | At Brunswick Wholesale Plants we know orchardists have very specific requirements.
When growing citrus trees in a commercial orchard, it is very important to get the right information and advice.
Some points to consider are:
Scion to Rootstock compatibility
Rootstock for different soil types
Preparations for planting
Contact local Citrus grower Associations or National Citrus Grower groups
Communicate with other citrus orchardists in your region
Check your State Government website for information
Brunswick Wholesale Plants does not use the product 'Nogall' or any other products that may prohibit the trees from being planted on a certified organic farm or orchard. We are happy supply a letter stating this for your records.
We welcome you to call us to discuss your order.
Freshly Budded Citrus Treets
Early Bud Growth
Citrus Tree Ready for Sale | agronomy |
https://www.clu-lab.com/post/time-series-data-of-nitrogen-fertilizer-use-in-the-us-from-1850-to-2015 | 2024-03-04T11:40:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476442.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20240304101406-20240304131406-00210.warc.gz | 0.888523 | 365 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__42229248 | en | Agricultural nitrogen fertilizer use rate increased by 33 folds in the continental US during 1940-2015, with the hot-spots shifting from the west and southeast coast to the Midwest and the Great Plains.
The development of the Haber-Bosch process in the early 1900s led to the massive production of relatively cheap nitrogen fertilizer that boosted crop yields. While the inefficient management of synthetic nitrogen in agriculture(e.g. Application rate, Application timing, NH4-/NO3-) also increased the potential for nitrogen to be lost to the environment, which could lead to imbalance of nitrogen among atmospheric, terrestrial, and aquatic pools. Long-term and large-scale nitrogen management information is critical for assessing the increasing human-induced nitrogen issues and optimizing nitrogen management both economically and environmentally. Several digital maps based on the average nitrogen application rate of all crops for United States in recent decades have been developed. However, the application timing and fertilizer species with a longer period gained increasing attention due to their significant impact on the nitrogen lost. We applied multiple imputation methods to produce a new historical nitrogen fertilizer application rate map(1km ×1km) with application timing and NH4-/NO3- for the period 1850-2015 of Continental United States based on crop-specific information from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and various data sets.
Cao, P., C. Lu, and Z. Yu. 2018. Historical Nitrogen Fertilizer Use in Agricultural Ecosystem of the Continental United States during 1850–2015: Application rate, Timing, and Fertilizer Types. Earth System Science Data, 969-984. DOI:10.5194/essd-10-969-2018
Figure. Temporal pattern of nitrogen fertilizer use in the continental US. | agronomy |
https://ambraighfarm.com/a-day-at-the-farm/ | 2023-03-23T13:55:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296945168.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20230323132026-20230323162026-00305.warc.gz | 0.903333 | 366 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__265611968 | en | June 25 | 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM | $95+hst
August 13 | 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM | $95+hst
September 7 | 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM | $95+hst
This course provides an introductory experience of organic vegetable farming in the scenic hills of Mono. Your guide on this experience is Jamie Richards from Am Braigh Farm, a working intensive organic farm. He brings 25 years of growing experience plus his educational background to give the participant a taste of what it is like to be a farmer, learn about the basics of organic gardening, experience the local food movement first hand culminating with participants harvesting vegetables from the fields of Am Braigh Farm to take home.
Lunch will be prepared by one of our local chefs using ingredients from Am Braigh Farm. Vegetarian and meat options are available. Please advise if you have any dietary restrictions.
- Greetings and Introductions
- Am Braigh’s Extreme Vegetable scavenger hunt: Can you find and identify the 30+ vegetables?
- Chickens as teachers: What chickens can teach us about themselves, how we should farm, and about life in general.
- Learn about the basics of organic food production with some hands-on work at the farm.
- Harvest time. During this activity, you will be harvesting and preparing the salad that you will be taking home using ingredients from Am Braigh Farm.
The activities are held in the open where social distancing can be observed. There Gloves and hand sanitizing facilities will be available.
Participants will be outside for most of the day and should dress appropriately. Footwear that is suitable for walking is strongly recommended.
Course registration is limited to 15 participants. | agronomy |
https://ethandezotelle.com/2020/05/07/a-touch-of-silver-weather-or-not/ | 2022-05-27T15:46:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662658761.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527142854-20220527172854-00236.warc.gz | 0.967334 | 813 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__216195449 | en | In the age of quarantine and pandemic, I’ve found that nothing impacts my mood quite like the weather.
Here in northern Vermont, we’re halfway-ish through spring, and we’ve only had a handful of days that have met seasonal expectations. For the most part, it’s been a chilly and dry season. Last weekend, temperatures finally crept into the low 70s for a day, and there have been a few 60s here and there. Mostly, though, the thermometer has hung around the 40s and 50s.
Today there’s a high of 62, and then we won’t get back into that decade of warmth for another week. This coming weekend – Mother’s Day weekend – includes a couple of inches of snow in the forecast for Saturday, along with a partly sunny high in the mid-40s on Sunday.
At a time when silver linings don’t exactly run screaming at me out of the blue (it’s been nearly three weeks since I wrote an installment of A Touch of Silver), this sort of weather makes positivity an even greater challenge.
But the silver is still there. Or rather, the green, which in turn makes the silver.
Trees are budding. The birches have a fluorescent green tinge around their branches, and the maples possess a pink glow that precedes their own emerald explosions. In the backyard, the lilac bushes are beginning to birth bouquets of purple.
The lawn was thick and tall enough to mow for the first time this past Sunday. We let around two-thirds of our backyard go wild every year for the butterflies and bees, but it’s always satisfying to manicure the remaining portion, along with the front.
The flower gardens are exploding, too. The lungwort is vibrating with pink and purple, tulips are getting ready to open, and the spirea is covered in the pumpkin orange of baby leaves.
All of this happens in spite of the colder weather. Flowers and trees that bud and blossom this time of year are hearty and able to withstand the challenges of spring. They set a good example for the likes of me.
And whatever snow that falls on Saturday won’t last long. Growing up in a farm family, we referred to snow at this time of year as “poor man’s fertilizer,” covering the fields in a layer of white before melting into the soil to provide nourishment. The flakes that cover our driveway won’t need to be shoveled, and frankly, it’s been so dry this spring that even I will halfheartedly accept the moisture in whatever form it takes.
The other silver lining is what’s been accomplished already in the few days of warmth we’ve had.
The plan going into this spring was to rebuild our vegetable garden. The raised beds we had were in rough shape, so we were planning to build new ones, re-landscape the whole area, and fence it in to keep the cats and various wildlife out. It was a grand design that I didn’t think we’d have enough time to achieve, what with work and other obligations.
The pandemic pretty much cleared the board of all those things, though, and in the time it would have taken me to just get the raised beds built on my own during the April school break, my wife and I built the beds, got the fence put up, and got the landscaping three-quarters of the way done. A bit more compost for the beds and some pea stone for the paths, and it’ll be a done deal.
The time spent working together on this created memories that will keep me warm, even if the temperatures won’t. That’s a touch of silver that won’t fade for a long, long time. | agronomy |
https://siloridgecc.com/golf/golf-course/grounds-staff.html | 2024-02-27T20:43:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474686.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240227184934-20240227214934-00514.warc.gz | 0.969432 | 178 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__13562285 | en | Meet the Silo Ridge Staff
Ronnie Harman-Golf Course Superintendent
Ronnie Harman is a name synonymous with greatness as far as golf course condition is concerned. Ronnie is one of the finest superintendents in the entire area. Just roll a few putts on the beautiful greens and you will see why. He has been with Silo Ridge since the first blades of grass germinated and looks to be here for many more years.
Nathan Routh is entering his 4th year back with Silo Ridge after a 7 year hiatus. In those 7 years, Nathan gained considerable experience while running all turf operations at another golf course. We are excited to have Nathan back with us as he was already familiar with Ronnie, the members, and the golf course.
This crew is one of the finest around and receives countless compliments from visitors on a daily basis. | agronomy |
http://www.fondazionernestoilly.org/en_US/lattivita/scientific-projects/reforestation-in-colombia/ | 2019-12-10T03:02:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-51/segments/1575540525781.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20191210013645-20191210041645-00017.warc.gz | 0.965074 | 275 | CC-MAIN-2019-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-51__0__141372514 | en | Reforestation in Colombia
In 2013 the Ernesto Illy Foundation, in collaboration with the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros and Cenicafé in Colombia, launched a project that has seen a partial reforestation in the region of Tamara (Colombia) with native trees near water springs. The reforestation project took place in an area suitable for the production of coffee, but with serious environmental problems.
During the first phase of the project, methodologies and species and areas of interest to be reforested were identified. The initiative was communicated at a local level, obtaining a wide radius of interest.
With the methods identified by Cenicafè, plants to use were obtained and reforestation began as well as other related activities such as putting up fences.
The project continued until August 2015, including the educational model proposed for growers on how to manage wastewater and technical assistance to ensure the continual development of the plants and trees.
69.2 acres were preserved and reforested with 15 different species of plants/trees for a total of 12,290 native plants/trees planted. Direct beneficiaries: 80 families of coffee growers. Indirect beneficiaries: 320 people belonging to the community Tamara.
For the results of the project, we invite you to read (in spanish) the report dated August 15, 2015. | agronomy |
https://spyvalleywine.co.nz/blogs/vintage-reports/vintage-2019 | 2023-12-07T23:33:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100705.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207221604-20231208011604-00033.warc.gz | 0.947041 | 417 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__131462928 | en | Harvest 2019 will go down as one of the driest and lowest cropping years we have seen. Our Waihopai Valley vineyards had mixed fortunes during flowering which resulted in some varieties having low berry numbers and small crops. Gewurztraminer in particular was extremely low cropping. The payoff to this however is in quality, with excellent dry harvest conditions allowing highly concentrated fruit to be picked in excellent health. Texture and mouthfeel will be a real highlight of the 2019 wines.
The growing season got off to a great start with a relatively wet spring providing good growth and a slightly poor flowering ensuring crop levels would be low for the season. The last significant rain of the season fell on Christmas Day with only 20mm falling from then until the 10th of March. The silver lining of this was lower crops with completely clean fruit.
Sauvignon Blanc from the free draining soils is showing great concentration and texture, with rounded acid and flavours in the mineral and stone fruit spectrum. Our Sauvignon Blanc from blocks on heavier soils provide an excellent counter-balance, with crisp acidity and classic flavours of capsicum, passionfruit and some complex basil / herbal flavours.
Pinot Noir has really shone through with intense colour and flavour, and the wines will reflect the season strongly in this regard. Pinot Noir Rose, likewise has great flavour concentration and with low crops a little more colour than has been seen previously.
Pinot Gris and Chardonnay on our Waihopai blocks are very consistent, and 2019 showed slightly lower crops with Pinot Gris. Concentration of flavour is a strength, and the warm conditions of 2019 allowed picking of Pinot Gris at slightly lower sugar ripeness, thanks to ripe flavours and physiological ripeness. Chardonnay is expressing the riper end of flavours from this sub-region, with more peach, stone fruit and melon, and rich texture.
With harvest completed before April, 2019 this was the earliest finish to picking so far at Spy Valley. | agronomy |
https://www.powernationtv.com/post/ford-auto-parts-from-olive-trees | 2024-03-05T13:20:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707948235171.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20240305124045-20240305154045-00887.warc.gz | 0.965023 | 386 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__197092123 | en | Ford Branches Out With Efforts to Build Renewable Auto Parts From Olive Trees
For over 7,000 of years, olive trees have been traditionally used to cultivate olive oil, fine wood, olive leaves, and olive fruit. Soon, auto parts could be added to that list of products according to a press release by Ford.
Ask any auto enthusiast about how difficult it has been to acquire spare parts these days, and they will tell you the deep dives they have had to do to get the components they need. But what if the solution could be found in olive trees instead of Facebook Marketplace?
How Can Auto Parts Be Built From Olive Trees?
A year’s worth of olive tree pruning creates about 7 million tons of waste. In an effort to re-purpose that same waste, Ford engineers in Cologne are launching a research project to turn it into functional auto parts. They found that the prototypes based on materials found in olive trees were light and durable, and could potentially replace the number of plastic being used in these same auto parts, as well as create reliable and renewable components in Ford vehicles.
Known as the COMPOlive project, trials were conducted to demonstrate the use of materials sourced from olive trees in auto parts. As part of the trials, researchers used waste materials from olive groves in Andalusia, Spain, which is the region with the largest production of olive oil in the world. Not only were they able to produce prototype parts that consisted of 40% olive tree fibers and 60% recycled polypropylene plastic, but they also contributed to Ford’s commitment to sustainability.
Ford has been expanding on its use of sustainable materials, such as developing foam seats and headrests based on soybeans, using recycled materials like yogurt cups to build the frunk insert of the Mustang Mach-E, and recycled ocean plastic to build wiring harness clips for the Ford Bronco Sport. | agronomy |
https://gooddirtfamilies.com/2015/02/08/good-dirt-sunday-2/ | 2023-05-28T06:37:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224643585.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20230528051321-20230528081321-00291.warc.gz | 0.97368 | 627 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__131240300 | en | * This is an excerpt from Good Dirt: Lent, Holy Week, Eastertide and Pentecost
Lent is the season of the divine paradox: we must die to live. Nature echoes this paradox. Seeds must die to live. Stars die to birth galaxies. It is the way of creation, and we are created. While the other seasons of the church burst withlife, Lent brings us firmly to our deaths. As we observe Jesus’ walk toward his cross, we become aware of our own. As he said, we must die to live. Using our gardening metaphor, Lent is weed-pulling and tree-pruning. It is the decay of composted materials that will eventually enrich our soul soil. My (Lacy) gardening is a comedy of errors, except there’s not much laughing.
Two springs ago I decided I needed a strawberry garden. I hauled over goat manure to mix into the soil before planting my tiny new plants, some fifty of them. I painstakingly designed my watering system and dreamed of the mouth-watering delights that would soon be my reward.
Boy, was I wrong. The little plants did grow, but so did the hidden enemy: the not-so-decomposed alfalfa seed in the manure. My Mom always said manure was nothing but grass and water; now I knew she was right. Since the manure wasn’t fully composted, along with my precious strawberry plants I inadvertently planted alfalfa. Somewhat digested alfalfa, but alfalfa nonetheless. In an alfalfa field, alfalfa is good; in a strawberry garden, bad. I spent the remainder of the spring and summer and fall and until blessed winter came, pulling weeds. Everybody got a chance to pull weeds. Children, grandparents, visitors all took a turn in the strawberry garden. One hot summer afternoon I was pulling in this garden, which is flanked by an old St. Francis statue that has been repainted by various children who seem to have gained their painting skills from the circus. I desperately wanted to burn the whole patch down, with fire or chemical. All this work for a few delights that I could buy from the grocery store didn’t seem worth the effort. I stared at St. Francis, giving him the stink eye, like all of this was his fault. He smiled his usual smile and continued to hold out the bread and wine.
I persistently pulled those weeds while my mind drifted to spiritual practices. The efforts that make our spirits strong and healthy are often like weed pulling. Confession, fasting, simplicity, submission are just a few that came to mind that afternoon. Eventually I began a routine of confession each time I stepped into that weedy holy ground. This confession was a conversation with God in which I could tell the truth about myself and tell the truth about God.
This is Lent. | agronomy |
http://engineering.utsa.edu/utsa-professor-engineers-material-to-prevent-landslides/ | 2020-07-14T09:43:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593657149819.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20200714083206-20200714113206-00040.warc.gz | 0.94755 | 494 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__26174502 | en | Who knew a few plants could save a life? Jie Huang, a UTSA civil engineering assistant professor, certainly did and he is letting others know how in a new paper on preventing landslides with plants, to be published this month in the scientific journal Landslides.
“When you have rainfall, soil can start to weaken and move and that’s one of the major causes of a landslide,” Huang said.
Landslides can be tricky. While they only kill about 25 to 50 people on average every year in the United States, they cost billions annually in property damage. The problem with planning against one is that the weak layer of soil is often so far underground that it can’t be readily detected, and in some cases just one instance of rainfall can cause a landslide. A few weeks of rain in Guatemala caused 9,000 landslides in 1998.
The solution, as it turns out, is planting vegetation in the soil. Plants absorb water and reduce water infiltration that would otherwise weaken the soil and eventually cause a landslide. The recent global increase in drought has caused a lot of vegetation to die, resulting in more landslides. Replacing these landslide-halting plants is usually achieved through hydroseeding, which uses a pump to blast seeds over a surface.
What Huang is bringing to the table is a better method of creating vegetation in rocky areas or steep slopes where plants don’t usually grow well and seeds from hydroseeding don’t stick. Hydroseeding is usually spread over existing soil, not in rocky or dense areas where it would be hard for seeds to grow.
“We created a mixture of soil, fertilizer, soil conditioner, fiber, cement and a water retention agent to make the seeds stick,” he said. “This way, they’ll grow through cracks in the rock and even off a slope.”
The engineered mixture essentially is a garden and a gardener all in one. The added soil and adhesive allows the seeds to grow in unusual places, while the water retention agent removes the need for plant maintenance.
For the most part, Huang uses grass to soak up the landslide-causing moisture because it grows quicker than most plants.
“Trees would be great,” he said. “But they take years and we don’t really have that kind of time.” | agronomy |
http://houses-market.co.uk/ads/information-and-facts-about-biovinegar-3/ | 2022-08-16T05:21:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572220.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816030218-20220816060218-00743.warc.gz | 0.962205 | 480 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__81410015 | en | - Street: Viale Maria Cristina Di Savoia 133
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Some decades ago Scientists and physicians came to the realization that pesticides were detrimental to humans. It had been revealed that upon exposure they caused respiratory diseases and other illnesses. Though this knowledge was uncovered, to a certain extent they’re still being used. Many farms only need their employees to wear masks and gloves to protect themselves. Not only do they cause damage to the people, but they are causing our vegetables and fruit to be covered with these hazardous agents. Customers are advised to wash their fruit before consuming, however the residue or film of the poisonous agents continue to be left to the fruit on several occasions.
Are there companies out There who care and are growing eco-friendly products? Yes, there are and thank goodness for it. 1 product is called BioVinegar. BioVinegar is made of white vinegar and Acetic Acid, it’s effective against repelling rodents like mice and other pests. Farms that advertise to be eco-friendly will be in excellent hands by utilizing this product. It’s been tested and researched and has turned out to be an organic, biodegradable product. This means in simple terms, a good washing of this vegetables and fruit that this product had come in contact with is plenty safe for you and your household.
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https://www.circular-systems.com/ | 2019-10-23T19:09:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570987835748.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20191023173708-20191023201208-00335.warc.gz | 0.744761 | 125 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__24265566 | en | Circular Technology + Regenerative Impact
The Agraloop™ transforms food crop waste into high-quality BioFibre while producing only beneficial effluents. Providing REGENERATIVE benefits to people, planet, and industry.
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A Social Purpose Company benefiting Economics, Society, and Environment. | agronomy |
https://www.proeval-raxmu.org/cahabon/cahabon_organicfertilizer.htm | 2023-06-07T02:54:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224653501.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20230607010703-20230607040703-00403.warc.gz | 0.938876 | 143 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__223919308 | en | Project: Development and conservation in the upper part of the Cahabon river watershed. Photo documentation: Organic Fertilizer Production and Application. Farmer feeds goats kept in elevated stables that ensure the collection of all their manure, and protects fruit trees from destruction. Farmer collecting manure into his compost trough for the production of organic fertilizer. Farmer fertilizing tree tomatoes with compost from his goat and rabbit manure. Farmer shows off his black fertile soil fed by organic fertilizer. Notice the size and dark green of the tree tomato leaves. Tree tomato full of maturing fruit, as a resulto of organic fertilizar application. Before, fruit failed to develop, but fell to the ground immature for lack of soil nutrients. | agronomy |
https://iweg.org/news/message-in-a-bottle/ | 2023-12-07T19:44:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100686.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207185656-20231207215656-00426.warc.gz | 0.940142 | 216 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__184773479 | en | Crush: Message in a Bottle is a 78 minute documentary about Niagara winemakers and growers by Toronto filmmaker Maya Gallus is now streaming on TVO platforms. Thomas Bachelder, Shiraz Mottiar and Kelly Mason are featured along with the Saunders family who have been farming in Beamsville (beside Thirty Bench) since the 1960s. They used to grow grapes for Andres Baby Duck. Now they are practicing regenerative farming and providing grapes to Thomas and Southbrook.
A great behind-the-scenes look at winemaking in the challenging 2021 vintage that touches on diversity and inclusion, organic growing and labour practices. Watch it here.
Busting Spirits Industry Jargon
With an ever-growing choice of spirits coming to the market and more and more people choosing to enjoy distilled drinks, there is a growing need for education to help increase consumers’ and staff’s understanding of what they are drinking.
As a first step, here is some common spirits labelling terminology to help decipher the differences between each bottle. Read on. | agronomy |
https://www.precisielandbouw-openteelten.nl/en/dossiers-en/224-monitoring-fusarium-head-blight-uk | 2023-10-04T10:49:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511364.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004084230-20231004114230-00586.warc.gz | 0.955997 | 312 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__141231804 | en | Fusarium head blight (FHB) of wheat and barley is a major threat to production world-wide. Both chemical control and breeding for resistance are important points of attention to control FHB.
Generally, FHB is caused by a complex of species that co-exist in natural populations. The different mycotoxins produced by these species are a major concern to the food en feed industry as they depreciate the quality of cereal commodities and hamper processing. We therefore developed a TaqMan based PCR to simultaneously quantify five Fusarium species in leaves, ears and seeds. Resistance of wheat to Fusarium species is a complex biological process and has been categorized into different resistance types. Among those, Type 1 resistance, which is usually described as resistance to infection, and Type 2 resistance that provides resistance to colonization, are commonly used in field screenings and breeding processes. The differentiation of these two resistance types, however, is not a routine procedure and can only be accomplished through complex and time consuming experiments. The identification of other resistance types that are being recognized in the wheat-Fusarium pathosystem is even more complicated. Chemical control of Fusarium species is a major issue for the agrochemical industry. However, the number of effective fungicides is rather limited and efficacy indications under field conditions are not always easy to achieve. We have developed a quantitative TaqMan PCR test and fluorescence based imaging technology that can be used for monitoring of Fusarium in wheat. Subsequently adequate control measures can be applied. | agronomy |
http://comeztier.com/un-ano-mas-premiada-la-calidad-de-los-gofios-comeztier-en-el-iii-concurso-oficial-agrocanarias/ | 2019-01-17T05:07:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583658702.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20190117041621-20190117063621-00040.warc.gz | 0.931662 | 172 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__181166886 | en | On 28 June, the final of the III Official Contest for Agrocanarias was held in the municipality of Garafía, La Palma, for the award of Best Gofio de Canarias 2017.
An event organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Water of the Government of the Canary Islands, through the Canarian Institute of Agri-Food Quality (ICCA) whose objective is to value this product authentically canary.
In this contest competed 83 productions of different mills of the islands. The tasting was done by 24 professional experts through the so-called blind tasting system.
Comeztier has won the Great Gold Medal award with wheat gofio .
A gofio with a great trajectory of recognitions, previously awarded with the Silver Medal 2016, and Great Gold Medal 2015. | agronomy |
https://www.estwstcollective.com/organic-cotton | 2017-10-18T16:32:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187823016.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20171018161655-20171018181655-00626.warc.gz | 0.93232 | 200 | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-43__0__187775534 | en | Organic cotton is critical to environmental reform and to protecting rural farmers. With conventional cotton consuming 25% of all insecticides but only occupying 2.5% of the planet’s cultivated land, there’s a strong need for more organic cultivation. Unfortunately, organic cotton accounts for just 1% of all production, with a single biotech giant (starts with an M ends with an O) controlling 95% of India’s cotton farms. The freshwater required to produce enough cotton for a single tee shirt could provide three years of drinking water for a single person. Organic cultivation requires 40% less water.
Considering our cotton comes from India, where nearly half of the population is expected to be without clean drinking water by 2020, we decided that buying organic was essential. Perhaps the most shocking fact is that more than 270,000 Indian farmers have committed suicide, primarily due to extreme debt to pesticide suppliers. As consumers, we can be part of the movement that reverses this epidemic. | agronomy |
http://preparenetwork.org/news-archive/776-prepare-gathering-2018-successfully-concluded-in-kosovo | 2023-03-23T05:39:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296944996.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20230323034459-20230323064459-00422.warc.gz | 0.928947 | 241 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__280210184 | en | PREPARE Gathering 2018 successfully concluded in Kosovo
Fruitful exchange with the farmers from the pictures field trips warmed up the participants from 13 countries, all members of the European PREPARE Network. On the second day Minister of the Agriculture from Kosovo mr. Nenad Rikalo opened the conference together with Goran Šoster, president of PREPARE, Dragan Roganovi?, coordinator of the ALTER project and with Afrim Sharku, president of the host NORK. The leading theme of the gathering was “Strengthening capacities of civil society organisations and building partnerships with governments”. After the conference, participants worked two days in the four working groups and conclude the gathering with reports, conclusions and recommendations. All participants were amazed by the great hospitality and efficient organizing team from NORDK, umbrella rural NGO from Kosovo. NORDK was accepted as the newest, 20. member organisation in the PREPARE network.
- LEADER/CLLD as an driving force for the integrated local development - Goran ŠOSTER, Slovenian Rural Development Network
See the atmosphere from the PREPARE Gathering here: | agronomy |
https://dlu.edu.vn/en/dalat-university-works-with-lien-hoa-group/ | 2023-12-02T02:20:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100309.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202010506-20231202040506-00450.warc.gz | 0.928968 | 326 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__46754776 | en | On the morning of February 24, in order to promote cooperation between Lien Hoa Group and Dalat University, the Board of Directors of Lien Hoa Group visited and worked with Dalat University.
During the meeting, on the Lien Hoa Group side, there were the attendance of Ms. Truong Thi Nhi – Chairman of the Board of Directors, General Director of Lien Hoa Group, Mr. Jeong Jin Tae – President of Green Tech Vietnam and leaders of the Group. On the side of Dalat University, there was the attendance of Dr. Le Minh Chien – President, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tat Thang – Vice President, Dr. Mai Minh Nhat – Vice President, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Van Tien – Dean of Faculty of Biology, Dr. Truong Binh Nguyen – Director of the Institute for Research and Hi-tech Application in Agriculture and representatives of functional departments of the University.
At the meeting, Dr. Le Minh Chien and Ms. Truong Thi Nhi as well as the Group’s leaders discussed issues of mutual concern such as: Cooperation in research on biological products to protect the environment, farming, food safety, scholarships for researchers, etc.
Through the meeting, leaders of the two sides agreed on initial cooperation content. Next, representatives of the University and the Group will continue to discuss in detail, towards the signing of an official memorandum of understanding between the two units to put the cooperation programs into implementation as soon as possible. .
Department of Journalism and Communication | agronomy |
https://abbeyfield.com/blog/top-gardening-tips-from-green-fingered-experts/ | 2024-02-21T12:18:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473472.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20240221102433-20240221132433-00341.warc.gz | 0.924133 | 250 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__10987980 | en | Grow gracefully with these tips
Find out where to start, how to stay safe and all the benefits gardening brings.
It's important to stay safe when gardening in later life. Using the following tips will ensure you and your garden stay lively for years to come.
Our top tips
- Using a trellis or vertical garden will alleviate the need to bend or crouch down, and you should sit on a stool to do ground-level work. Building tall raised beds that allow you to sit on the side while gardening is a good idea too.
- Drink plenty of water and make sure you avoid the hottest times of day by gardening early in the morning, or shortly before dusk. When you are outside, keep topping up the sun cream.
- Using tools with longer handles wrapped in coloured tape or paint will make them easier to locate.
- Finally, if you find yourself struggling with the gardening seek help and consider hydroponics or other indoor solutions - it's just as fun!
Take your gardening to the next level with these online resources
April means one thing, spring has arrived. We're getting a taste of the beautiful summer sun we a crave! So, where do you start with the garden? | agronomy |
http://remotesensing.uni-muenster.de/carbon4d/index.php/en/news/ | 2022-11-26T08:37:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446706285.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20221126080725-20221126110725-00405.warc.gz | 0.937237 | 105 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__180611150 | en | Start of the field campaign
The first project meeting of the Carbon-4D project took place between the 7th and 10th of September in the Fichtel Mountains. We installed profile probes for soil temperature and moisture measurements. From now on, the 15 soil probes will be moved every four weeks to measure at several different sites. Furthermore, we perform chamber measurements and analyses soil cores. The measured data will be used for the development of a 4D model for the mineralization of soil organic carbon on a landscape scale. | agronomy |
http://ag1source.com/rylan-miller-join-agricultural-equipment-group/ | 2018-03-23T07:27:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257648198.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20180323063710-20180323083710-00796.warc.gz | 0.940584 | 409 | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-13__0__154826492 | en | Ag 1 Source News
Rylan Miller to Join Agricultural Equipment Group
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Ag 1 Source Announces Rylan Miller to Join Agricultural Equipment Group
Hesston, KS – December 18, 2017– Ag 1 Source, the most trusted and reliable recruiting firm in the agriculture industry, today announced that Rylan Miller, based in Oakland, CA, will join the Agricultural Equipment industry practice group.
Rylan Miller joins Ag 1 Source with over eight years of experience in the Ag equipment industry. As a part of the Ag 1 Source Equipment Recruiting Group, Rylan focuses on the states of AZ, CA, ID, NV, UT, OR, WA, and Montana.
“Rylan’s passion for Agriculture coupled with his successful sales and sales leadership experience in the equipment industry, will add great value to our equipment industry clients in the Western USA. We are looking forward to having Rylan on the team,” says Rick Rupp, COO/VP-Equipment Group.
Rylan will partner with Western USA equipment dealers, distributors, and manufacturers to help them build winning teams. Typical positions he works include sales, product support, marketing, department management, branch management, mid management, and senior leadership roles.
“I am very excited to join the Ag 1 Source team,” says Rylan. “As a past client, I experienced the value Ag1Source brings to the table. I look forward to bringing that same value to our clients in the West.”
About Ag 1 Source
Founded in 2002, Ag 1 Source continues to invest in new technology, training, and quality industry experienced talent, serving agricultural organizations throughout the U.S. and abroad. With recruiting consultants strategically positioned around the U.S., Ag 1 Source is committed to exceeding the expectations of clients as a trusted partner in the job placement process. Their continued success is proof that Ag 1 Source is the most trusted and reliable recruiting firm in the Agricultural industry. | agronomy |
https://www.mbpzhr-ks.net/en/department-of-economic-analysis-and-agricultural-statistics-deaas | 2022-05-20T13:35:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662532032.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520124557-20220520154557-00577.warc.gz | 0.841152 | 647 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__169414460 | en | Department of Economic Analysis and Agricultural Statistics (DEAAS)
Duties and responsibilites of the Department of Economic Analysis and Agricultural Statistics are:
- Conduct activities related to research and structuring of economic analysis;
- Conduct activities related to research and structuring of sectorial analyses of agro-rural sector.
- Provides data and analysis to support the economic development programs supported by Ministry and preparation of other related measures;
- Preparation of annual Green Report for development of structural changes in agriculture sector;
- Forecast, organize and prepare analytical systems required for the work of the Ministry in meeting the EU admission requirements and in conformity with CAP and other EU standards and procedures;
- Conduct Analysis for cost of production and costs investment for certain crops;
- Conduct analysis in food value chain
- Evaluation of Ministry programs in line with MAFRD’s preparations for EU accession;
- Foresee scenarios / perspectives of agricultural rural development;
- Processing and collecting of agricultural statistics, organization and development of FADN and AMIS and AIIS;
Cooperates closely with the Department for Agricultural Policy and Trade, management authority, Agriculture Development Agency and advisory services.
Director of Department of economic analysis and agricultural statistics reports to the Secretary General.
Department of Economic Analysis and Agricultural Statistics includes:
- Division of Economic Analysis;
- Division of Agricultural Statistics.
Ekrem Gjokaj, Director of DEAAS
Tel: (038) 212 874
E-mail: [email protected]
Economic Analysis Division (EAD)
Duties and responsibilities of the Economic Analysis Division are:
- Production and investment costs for certain crops.
- Sectorial analyses for agro rural sector;
- Market and trade analysis;
- Forecasts and scenarios;
- Analysis of rural, socio-economic and regional development;
Customer analysis and supply chain analysis.
Head of Division for economic analysis reports to the Director of Department of economic analysis and agricultural statistics.
Delvina Hana, Head of Economic Analysis Division
Tel: (038) 211 251
E-mail: [email protected]
Division of Agricultural Statistics (DAS)
Duties and responsibilities of the Division of agricultural statistics are:
- Establishing a statistical database for the agrikulture section;
- Coordination with the Kosovo Statistical Agency;
- Review/analysis of statistical data;
- Establishment and maintenance of FADN sistem;
- Establishment and maintenance of AMIS sistem;
- Estabilishment and maintenance of AIIS;
- Database management and preparation of reports on trade data for chapter 0 -24
Coordination/participation in the process of approximation of legislation and practices in the area of agricultural statistics.
Head of Division of agricultural statistics reports to the Director of Department of Economic Analysis and Agricultural Statistics.
Hakile Xhaferi, Head of Agricultural Statistics Division
Tel: (038) 211 136
E-mail: Hakile.Xha[email protected] | agronomy |
https://kimgideon.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/slow-foodslow-money/ | 2018-07-21T12:59:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676592579.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20180721125703-20180721145703-00093.warc.gz | 0.947604 | 484 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__49398239 | en | Slow Food, a non profit organization, was founded in 1989 to counter the rise of fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world. Today, Slow Food has over 100,000 members joined in 1,300 local chapters in 150 countries as well as a network of 2,000 food communities who practice small-scale and sustainable production of quality foods. The Slow Food movement embraces the belief that everyone “has a fundamental right to the pleasure of good food and consequently the responsibility to protect the heritage of food, tradition and culture that make this pleasure possible.” The association believes in the concept of neo-gastronomy which they define as the process of recognizing the strong connections between plate, planet, people and culture.
Slow Food’s approach to agriculture, food production and gastronomy is based on a concept of food quality defined by three interconnected principles:
- A good, fresh, and flavorsome seasonal diet that satisfies the senses and is part of our local culture;
- Clean food production and consumption that does not harm the environment, animal welfare or our health;
- Fair accessible prices for consumers and fair conditions and pay for small-scale producers.
Slow Money, was inspired by the vision of Woody Tasch in his 2009 book Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing As If Food, Farms and Fertility Mattered. The Slow Money Alliance attempts to bring people together through a new conversation about money that is “too fast”, finance that is disconnected from people and place, and how economic solutions can be repaired from the ground up by focussing on food.
Slow money investors embrace the idea of replacing venture capital with a “nurture” capital industry. They are investors who look at philanthropy and investment through the lens of food, soil and place. The focus of these investors and ecopreneurs is on saving farmland, supporting a new generation of small and mid-size organic farmers, rebuilding local and regional food processing and distribution, improving nutrition and otherwise remedying the imbalances of a food system that is too consolidated, too global and too industrial.
To see a brief video for Slow Money, click on the link below: | agronomy |
https://www.jamorganicfarming.com/compost-manure/ | 2021-06-17T07:53:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487629632.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20210617072023-20210617102023-00457.warc.gz | 0.943462 | 964 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__52018260 | en | Compost Manure is very important to increase farm production. Compost Manure making method is Very simple. Chemical fertilizer every year in our country. The amount of nitro mass, phosphorus and potash by Is added. About 8-10 times that
The quantity is reduced from the soil by harvesting the crop. This includes nitrogen, phosphorus and Compensate for potash deficiency as well as micronutrient deficiency. In order to get a balanced amount of nutrients. It is imperative to use Compost manure and flour.
In rural areas manure is still used in large quantities as fuel. To make compost manure from the leftover manure,
But no scientific method is used. Bedding of animals according to the customary system In with the remains of crops drenched in dung-urine. Heaps are made outside the village.In the ground A pit is dug and poured into it.
Degradable microorganisms due to insufficient oxygen and moisture. As the growth of bacteria slows down, it takes a long time to prepare a good manure. It also contains organic matter and a very wide ratio of carbon: nitrogen (50: 1) due to insufficient decomposition. And other nutrients are also rarely found.As a result of which sufficient quantities are added to the soil. Even if it does, the crop does not respond and. Production is declining. In farmers due to this happening. But the interest for manure is decreasing.
Crop residues and organic matter in our country. Major cereals as waste can be found in abundance. From wheat, millet, maize, sorghum, paddy etc. Grass-waste can be found.
Nadep method of making compost manure
He was a farmer who invented the Nadep method of making compost manure. His name was Shri Pandhari Pandey. In this method animal dung is used sparingly and scientifically. Effective, fast in this method And there is a method of making organic manure in large quantities.
- In this method more manure can be made using less manure.
- 8 m Long, 8 m. Wide and 1 m. Of height. A rectangular tank is made.
- This tank is made of a brick curtain. But Leaving space between two bricks alternatelyis coming. Where the wall becomes perforated. This Microbes at the time of the action of decomposing pores. Provides adequate oxygen. The number of microbes increases rapidly As a result compost is prepared in less time.
- The bottom of the tank is made of bricks Is coming.
- The bottom of the tank and the wall around it Coated with dung.
- Calculated by weight in the ratio of 45: 5:50Waste: Manure (dissolved in 100 liters of water). Soil is kept in each layer Kilo waste should be spread.2 kg on it. Dissolve manure in 100 liters of water and sprinkle. Comes with 50 kg of clay uniformly The way is paved.
- Doing 30 layers in this way fills the tank. If you want to do 10 layers for convenience, you have to use everything three times.
- Dry leaves of trees, unused vegetables, green paddy crops can also be used as waste.
- Garbage used to make a well-composted compost from waste-manure-soil Type falls on top.
- Growth of microorganisms as well as bacteria. The basis of the ability to decompose used. Carbon of matter: Depending on the ratio of nitrogen.
- Excess Carbon: Nitro mass seems to be composted from fibrous waste e.g. Wheat bran.
- To increase the speed of composting, mix the pulp side by side with such waste and use a small amount of green leaf.
Great in about 90 to 100 days The compost is ready. From a tank About 3 to 4.5 tons of manure is released. Prepared by filling the tank three times. At least 8 to 10 tons of good manure. Can be found in comparison to manure. Almost double nitrogenphosphorus, potash and Other essential micronutrients are present in such compost Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, respectively 1-2, 1.0 and 1.5 per cent respectively.
Benefits of Compost Manure
The biggest advantage of compost manure is its low cost. If we use chemical manure in the soil, it is a very expensive soil as well as a threat to the environment. This fertilizer benefits the crop for a long time. This means that after applying this fertilizer it gives benefit up to two crops. From this manure, worms like worms grow more which is a good benefit for the crop. | agronomy |
https://magsmagazine.ca/2015/07/10/gardening-a-perfect-way-to-live-your-future-now/ | 2020-09-18T13:45:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400187899.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20200918124116-20200918154116-00176.warc.gz | 0.963529 | 214 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__45609362 | en | I enjoy gardening – there is something sacred about watching nature unfold as a plant grows and manifests itself into beautiful flowers, fruits, vegetables or just greenery.
Each year I take great pleasure in planting new flowers and I love to see the blooms of what I planted the previous year. Many of the plants in my garden are from my kids and my friends. One of the things which I learnt as I started gardening in Canada is that there are annuals (plants which only survive the year which it is planted) and perennials (those that come back year after year). I love the perennials because it is a great example of how to live your future now by making an investment in the moment but which will reap the beautiful rewards of beautiful flowers for many years to come.
I feel pure joy and happiness when I see the garden in full bloom. I wait with great anticipation to see what will come out next. Next year, I am looking forward to an even more vibrant garden because I have invested time this summer in planting some new perennials. | agronomy |
https://fluffyflower.ru/page34652984.html | 2024-03-05T09:46:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707948234904.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20240305092259-20240305122259-00520.warc.gz | 0.954705 | 328 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__59653371 | en | Biancheri Creazioni is a breeding company of ranunculus and anemones located in Camporosso, a municipality in Liguria region of Italy (Riviera dei Fiori).
Biancheri Creazioni is a world leader in ranunculus and anemones breeding, supplying its corms to growers located around the globe. It is a family-run business which was founded around 30 years ago by Antonio Biancheri and now managed and guided by its son Alberto Biancheri.
Scientific research, creativity and practical experience are the secrets hiding behind the creation of each new variety. Biancheri Creazioni is a technological and scientific company which widely uses both traditional and modern in vitro technologies when creating new varieties. Thanks to the passion and approach of Biancheri, farmers around the world can grow flowers of stunning beauty and consistently high quality.
A quote from the founder of the company:
"I invite you to surprise yourself with me, looking beyond what is usual, beyond the obvious, because everything in nature is a revelation. Like a withered flower another beauty lives. My work starts from there, waiting for the moment. Ripe life! What once gave us its splendor today returns with new and fresh beauty."
We are absolute fans of Biancheri's variety's range as well as Company's persistent approach in the market and are grateful for the opportunity to grow our flowers from their planting material. During this meeting, we spoke with Alex, head of the commercial department, about the flower market as of course about the Company. | agronomy |
https://ca.perfumesclub.com/en/coffee-luwak-bali/m/ | 2023-12-02T13:10:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100399.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202105028-20231202135028-00690.warc.gz | 0.955886 | 156 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__25500835 | en | Coffee Luwak Bali
COFFEE LUWAK BALI is the most valued and scarce coffee brand in the world. Their products are grown at 1,000 meters of altitude in the most fertile lands of Bali and their harvests are only given twice a year due to the difficulty of their production process. To create this coffee known as the most expensive in the world , the help of the "luwak" is needed, a wild mammal from the jungles of Indonesia that processes the coffee beans in its stomach and then recovers it in the stool and obtains a bean with a mild flavor. , sweet and with notes of caramel and chocolate. This brand offers you top quality products so you can enjoy the best flavor and aroma of coffee. | agronomy |
https://www.clearskyleds.co.za/led-grow-lights | 2022-01-17T20:17:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300616.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220117182124-20220117212124-00676.warc.gz | 0.942859 | 539 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__205002875 | en | Horticultural LED Grow Lights or LED Plant Lights, greatly stimulate the growth of plants by emitting finely tuned wavelengths required for photosynthesis (or the process by which plants convert sunlight into food). Grow Lights basically emulate sunlight in artificial horticultural environments and are the basis for many grow projects where either sunlight is not adequate, out of season or where there is an invested goal to maximise yields and reduce growth cycle times beyond what can be achieved naturally.
LED Grow Lights have become increasingly popular over older fluorescent and HID options for many reasons but mainly because LEDs are much more energy efficient, emit far less heat and last a lot longer. These benefits, combined with the ability to increase yields and reduce growth cycle times all add to the success and profitability of indoor horticulture businesses.
3 Key Benefits of LED Grow Lights:
LED Grow Lights are very Energy Efficient - Studies show that wavelengths in the 400-700nm range are by far the most effective for plants to perform photosynthesis. Unlike Fluorescent and HID grow lights, LEDs can be manufactured to emit a narrow band of wavelengths to meet the requirements of the plant which also helps speed growth and create larger yields. LED technology also converts energy to light more efficiently than other light sources which leads to further savings. The immediate and major reduction in energy costs is one of the best benefits for consumers and commercial growers.
LED Grow Lights Emit Less Heat – Thanks to the finely tuned wavelengths of LEDs and the efficiency of LEDs in converting energy into light, the heat emitted from LED grow light luminaires is far less than that of HID fixtures. HID grow lights emit a wide range of wavelengths, a lot of which cannot be fully absorbed by the plants for photosynthesis and is therefore wasted energy. We feel a lot of this wasted energy in the form of heat. Too much heat can damage plants which is why traditional grow rooms require expensive cooling equipment to keep the room cool. LED grow rooms require far less thermal management. LED grow luminaires can also be suspended far closer to the canopy which provides better Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) levels for your plants
LED Grow Lights offer a Long Lasting Growing Solution – Quality LED luminaires are rugged and designed to last for at least 50,000 hours (>11 years! If on for 12 hours per day). LEDs are solid state use components which handle bumps and vibrations much better than fluorescent and HID light sources. Many LED grow luminaires are also IP65 so one does not need to worry about wetting the luminaire while watering.
Its easy to see why LED grow lights are the way forward when it comes to indoor growing. | agronomy |
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