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http://takingroots.in/ipm_tobacco_decoction | 2014-04-19T09:33:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609537097.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005217-00663-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.759959 | 158 | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-15__0__186624756 | en | - Nicotine in Tobacco control the pests through contact.
- Tobacco decoction can be used against Whitefly.
- Tobacco wastes – 1 Kg
- Soap powder – 100grs
- Boil 1Kg Tobacco waste in 10lts of water for 30 minutes.
- Add water regularly.
- Make the decoction cool and filter it through a thin cloth,
- Add 1000lts of water to the above decoction, it is sufficient for 1acre
and apply it in the evening time.
- Tie a cloth to nose while making the decoction.
- Cover entire body while spraying.
- Apply only once on a crop, other wise friendly insects may die.
- Never store the decoction. | agronomy |
http://kidsstuffnews.blogspot.com/2011/10/gardening.html | 2018-07-20T01:22:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676591455.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20180720002543-20180720022543-00254.warc.gz | 0.981365 | 78 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__97093566 | en | I am starting to grow food! I decided that I should start gardening for my family, so I got a few grow boxes and asked a mother at our church how she gardens. She gave me four small tomato plants to start with, and some tips on taking care of them. I planted lettuce which will probably be done in a few weeks.
Do you garden? Got any tips? | agronomy |
http://www.langesupply.com/knives-continued.html | 2023-12-02T09:03:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100381.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202073445-20231202103445-00717.warc.gz | 0.91274 | 215 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__22177561 | en | |CC-240 Chisel Plow Knife with Dry Fertilizer Boot
This two-part fertilizer boot comes with a replaceable carbide chrome tip that provides extended wear and extra durability, helping it handle even the toughest field conditions. The hard-surface weld is placed near the fertilizer hose to extend the life of the upper knife body.
|C-260 Field Cultivator Knife
Made of carbidic austempered D.I., this knife has two to three times the wear factor of induction-hardened iron. Its narrow profile and flared shoulders force soil back into the fertilizer slot for better sealing. Available with 3/8" or 1/2" tubing, it comes with a universal mounting bracket that fits all makes of field cultivators.
|C-240 Chisel Plow Knife
Field and time tested, the C-240 easily seals anhydrous ammonia into both wet and dry soil. The knife is designed to stand up to wear and tear, so you can rest assured you will get the most from your investment. | agronomy |
https://amp.kcchronicle.com/2019/04/10/learning-to-grow-in-st-charles-divide-and-conquer-your-perennials/a7p6rp8/ | 2020-06-02T14:51:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347425148.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20200602130925-20200602160925-00358.warc.gz | 0.948338 | 542 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__189666043 | en | Spring, to me, is a time of constant discovery, the joy of seeing new life pop through the soil surface. It is also a great time to evaluate perennial beds [and some woody shrubs] to see if their spread needs to be managed.
It is usually obvious when a plant needs to be divided, as it has either overgrown its intended spot; the center of the plant appears dead; or the clump is knotted with roots. These conditions can be detrimental to plants, so division is strongly advised.
Plants also may be divided to create more plants for other spots in the yard, but care should be taken to allow the plant to form a large enough clump first.
The key to correctly dividing plants is to study the root structure from above. Clumping perennials, such as hostas and daylilies, can be completely dug out of the ground so the structure of the root ball can be examined. Using a sharp shovel, knife, or even machete, execute a cut through the roots vertically, taking care to keep all elements of the root structure in the divided sections. If you wish to divide the clump into more than two sections, divide in half, and then divide again.
For perennials with dead centers, dig the entire plant. Cut the outer circle into sections to replant and discard the dead center. Plant new, smaller sections as soon as possible, making sure to match the soil level of the original plant.
For woody plants or vining ground covers, cut the root or stem connected to the parent plant with sharp pruners. Then dig out the child plant by digging around it, attempting to preserve any roots that might have formed.
It is not uncommon for the soil to fall away from developing roots. If this occurs, just bury the roots in its new location, and water frequently as it gets established.
Woody plants that are oversized for their new root structure should be pruned back to a more appropriate size, and some initial staking may be needed to keep them in place until roots develop.
Now is a great time to tend to overgrown perennials. As an added benefit, you can add new life to other corners of your yard. The process is simpler than you might expect, and the plants welcome the room to grow.
Jim Stendler is a University of Illinois Extension master gardener for Kane County. The “Learning to Grow” column runs weekly during warmer months of the year. Call the extension office at 630-584-6166 for more information. Feedback on this column can be sent to [email protected]. | agronomy |
https://seka.gmbh/en/news/ | 2021-10-23T03:58:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585561.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20211023033857-20211023063857-00307.warc.gz | 0.903747 | 1,099 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__187618509 | en | On 08/26 has invited the Chamber of Agriculture of North Rhine-Westphalia
(Landwirtschaftskammer NRW) to the 3rd information day in the tree fruit at the Hofgut Kinderhaus in Münster.
SEKA was asked to hold a presentation on the subject of cabin retrofitting to Cat. 4 according to the agriculture standard EN15695.
60 farmers met for an interesting exchange of information and were able to see our new SBT 50 protective ventilation system on site and they were individually adviced by the SEKA experts.
We thank all participants, the hosts of the Hofgut and the NRW Landwirtschaftskammer.
The test station of the Helmholz Institute in Bad Lauchstädt had one of its tractors equipped with an SBT 50 protective ventilation system.
The system was built on the field sprayer, so that only the cab of the tractor had to be sealed.
Two employees of BayWa technology were trained by one of our SEKA specialists in the construction and creation of the „category 4″ cabin.
The renowned Julius Kühn Institute (JKI), Federal Research Institute for Cultivated Plants,
relies on SEKA for respiratory protection.
At the test site in Quedlinburg, the
SEKA protective ventilation system SBT- 50
mounted on a John Deere 4066 R.
The Julius Kühn-Institute
Extract from the magazine of the health and safety association for raw materials and chemical industry (BG RCI)
Issue 5/6 2020
More information about our compressed air system you will find here.
(Sorry, only in german language available.)
You can find it in our installation database here.
The complete edition can be found here:
The DLG technician conference was very well attended with around 900 participants.
SEKA was represented here for the first time with a stand. That was also the right framework
to present the new protective ventilation system SBT-50.
With a technical lecture we were able to explain the importance of a
draw attention to the standardized protective ventilation system for the agricultural industry.
We thank the organization team and look forward to the “DLG Feldtage” in Erwitte.
SEKA is at the 51st conference of the DLG committee
“Experimentalism in Plant Production”
from 28.01. until 29.01. January represented in Hanover.
We are giving a lecture there on the subject of “retrofitting tractor cabins in accordance with EN 15695”.
All interested are cordially on January 29th. invited to the “Plant Protection Section” at 9:30 a.m.
We are available to all interested parties at our stand in the technology show for exchanges or questions.
More information about the event can be found at
On 29. + 30.10. In 2019 a seminar of the VDBUM took place in the Coreum of Kiesel in Stockstadt.
Topic: Digital standardization for construction machines & devices in the BIM process.
SEKA accompanied the event, which was booked up with 150 participants.
your SEKA Team
We had many good contacts, fun and success at the Recycling Fair in Karlsruhe.
We thank our customers and the numerous interested parties who visited us at our stand.
Special thanks also to the organizing team of Messe Karlsruhe.
See you next time.
Your SEKA team
We invite all visitors of RecyclingAKTIV & TiefbauLIVE 2019 to our stand at the trade fair tour / H605.
The RecyclingAKTIV & TiefbauLIVE 2019 will take place from 5 to 7 September 2019 at the Karlsruhe Exhibition Center.
Visitors to the demonstration fairs RecyclingAKTIV and TiefbauLIVE once again have the opportunity
to experience the latest products in the field of civil engineering and recycling plants practically in full action.
We look forward to see you!
On 06.06.2019 the field day of the agriculture chamber Niedersachsen took place in Poppenburg near Hildesheim.
The event was opened by the welcoming words of the Niedersachsen Agriculture Minister Babara Otte-Kinast.
On 28 hectares, the numerous visitors at approx. 100 stations brought themselves up to date in the final developments of the agricultural economy.
In many interesting conversations agricultural machinery dealers as well as farmers and contractors informed themselves about the possibilities of their
To equip the vehicle cab with an SEKA protective ventilation system.SEKA would like to thank the Chamber of Agriculture of Niedersachsen and all participants.
SEKA would like to thank the customers, partners and the organizer for the thoroughly successful event.
We look forward to the next event of the VDBUM.
Your SEKA team
SEKA Umwelttechnik will also be represented in Berlin for the anniversary.
We are happy to welcome many customers, friends and interested parties to our stand again this year.
We wish all participants a good journey and a successful event.
See you soon your SEKA team | agronomy |
http://mingum.blogspot.com/2007/10/apples-are-fun.html | 2018-07-16T02:58:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676589172.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20180716021858-20180716041858-00601.warc.gz | 0.977976 | 212 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__275244188 | en | Every couple of years we go apple picking. Sometimes there is a corn maze. Sometimes there is a fake pumpkin patch (where you "pick" the pumpkins off the ground but if you ask you find out they were shipped in from Ohio). Sometimes there is a big market with other fresh goodies. Sometimes there is a hay ride. There is ALWAYS apple cider and that funny colored corn to hang on the front door (what is that?).
We had a lot of fun this year. We went to a small farm about an hour north (thank you Dexter, our British-inflected GPS man who tells us when to get on and off the motorway) and played with the apples. We ate them, threw them, climbed in their trees, hit them with branches and got splattered by them, juggled them, and finally, bought about 20 pounds of them.
We will be loving apples for the next several weeks as we tear through all the apple recipes in all the cookbooks. So, have yourself an appley-super day! | agronomy |
https://max2017.us/the-art-of-mastering-21/ | 2021-06-20T22:26:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623488257796.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20210620205203-20210620235203-00174.warc.gz | 0.971472 | 636 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__197391326 | en | Yard Care Provider
What is the Distinction in between Landscaping and also Lawn Care? Landscaping generally describes keeping the physical condition, look as well as vibrancy of present yards over time. Some solutions which drop under landscape design are regular weed control, insect control, seed treatment, oygenation, soil screening, seed spread and also deep root growth for perennials and also annuals. On the various other hand, grass care incorporates all aspects of maintaining a well-manicured and also beautiful lawn.
Organic horticulture lovers really feel that soil prep work, fertilizing, seeding and various other natural yard care services are less costly than standard approaches. On the other hand, standard methods still continue to be to be among the much more expensive gardening activities. One can minimize the price of maintaining a yard by growing plants organically. In fact, organic vegetables typically need more plant foods as well as organic plant foods are much more costly than inorganic ones.
The most typical kinds of solutions which can be done at home consist of lawn care solutions, which mostly consist of weed control as well as cleaning of your lawn. You can work with an effective and also competent personnel that can execute all the jobs needed. There are 2 kinds of weed: grassy and also weed-resistant.
If you desire to maintain your grass weed-free, you need to manage the visibility of weeds prior to they spread their seed. If you desire your yard to look cool as well as clean, feeding it is really essential. A yard care solutions firm additionally provides other solutions apart from weed-control like edging, mulching and also maintenance of borders and also sides. If you wish to keep a healthy side around your residence, then there is no better option than edging your backyard. It is an easy procedure however has to be done by a professional. Bordering includes eliminating any kind of overgrowth of lawns or weeds so that a clean-looking edge can be seen from inside the house. If the grass edging is not maintained appropriately, after that it will certainly trigger your yard to look messy.
Yard aeration is an additional type of yard treatment services which can aid you conserve money. Freshening your lawn assists in eliminating compacted soil as well as loosening up the topsoil. This aids boost the fertility of the dirt. It also provides healthy root growth for your plants and prevents illness in plants. Oygenation can be done by hand or with the help of specialized tools. Various other yard treatment services, which are generally provided by business consist of feeding your yard with slow-release artificial fertilizer. They provide organic fertilizers that are made from natural ingredients like manure, leaves, grass trimmings, etc.
Some companies additionally use the non-synthetic kind of fertilizers, nevertheless they have a tendency to be more expensive than the synthetic ones. Feeding your lawn with slow-release artificial fertilizer can aid decrease its development as well as recoup nutrients slowly from the ground. Slow-release artificial plant foods aid in protecting against weed seeds from germinating in the soil. | agronomy |
http://wgmb.net.au/index.php/products/grower-updates/spray-diary-forms | 2017-04-26T17:30:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917121528.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031201-00615-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.889793 | 108 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__284317691 | en | Spray Diary Information
The following forms will assist growers with the calibration of their spray rigs.
Water Rate Conversion Table
Canopy Spray Calibration
Condensed Droplet Application Spray Diary Calibration
Click on the following link to be directed to the dog book app https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/awri-agrochemical-search/id574345794?mt=8
If growers would like access to any other forms regarding this subject we urge you to contact the office. | agronomy |
https://www.socorroswcd.org/cost-share-program | 2024-02-25T09:34:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474594.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20240225071740-20240225101740-00066.warc.gz | 0.92446 | 173 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__146156683 | en | Cost Share Program
The Socorro Soil & Water Conservation District offers a Cost Share Program to all residents within our district. The program offers up to $6,000 in cost share assistance for agricultural soil and water conservation practices and up to $600 in cost share assistance for urban soil and water conservation practices such as drip irrigation, rainwater harvesting systems and low flow toilets.
The maximum paid to any individual per fiscal year is $6,000. Our fiscal year is July 1 through June 30. Applications are approved on a first come, first served basis.
The Socorro Soil & Water Conservation District has a Soil Testing Assistance Program in which we will cost share 50% of the cost of macronutrient soil testing.
If you have any questions on any of the guidelines, applications, or forms, please contact our office. | agronomy |
https://www.littleshaggeryfarm.co.nz/our-farm/ | 2021-04-23T07:59:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618039568689.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20210423070953-20210423100953-00476.warc.gz | 0.931465 | 735 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__117500368 | en | With a collection of fruit-bearing plants, we are an established edible landscape. Our produce is harvested from our orchard, the berry garden, our small vineyard, the wild fruits, veggie gardens and woodlots. Our produce is in line with New Zealand BioGro standards.
We are certified organic by BioGro. The processing facility approved by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority on site, enables operation of quality organic produce to be packed straight from the orchard to you! With the fruit-varieties thriving from the warmer temperature / Mediterranean zones, the evolution is nothing but spectacular to see.
- Our aim is to work together as a family and grow the tastiest most nutritious food for you, our local community, without compromise.
- Many hands make light work, we want to show everyone how small scale organic farming is the healthiest and best way forward for the future.
Our goal and mission doesn’t stop once everyone is eating the best organic grown and gathered food, we also want to educate more people on the benefits of this lifestyle. Our ultimate goal is to see consumers converting from conventional farming to organics, or growing their own. Your health is our goal, getting everyone there is our mission.
Little Shaggery Farm offers an easy order and delivery service right to your door! We encourage you to slow down and enjoy the wonders that nature creates, a little more. Eating organic is a conscious choice that you can make to create a sustainable and environmental stand. Once you start eating fresh organic produce, you will notice the endless health benefits, general wellbeing, and to put it simply, it tastes better, never boring or bland!
Our juice is nothing but natural and organic. Simple really!
The juice is made from fresh fruit straight off the tree. Nothing is added, no sugars, no ascorbic acid, nothing but the fresh organic fruit straight from the tree! Taking it back all the way, producing good old fashioned juice straight from an apple, like they would back in the day!
The fruit goes over the sorting table so you can be sure that we only take the best, next stop is our fruit mill, for shredding and the rest! The pulverized fruits are exposed to extreme pressure between two plates, thanks to our Rackpress. The pressure between these two plates is what gives us our delicious and natural juice. We bottle it up, ready for the truck, but not before it’s pasteurised to lock in that delicious flavour for you to hold onto a little bit longer.
We bottle in glass to continue the ethos of sustainability and also maintain juice quality.
When making dried fruit, our approach is the same, natural and organic, it’s simple and plain.
We visit the sorting table and select our loot, we peel, core and carefully slice the fruit. Our dehydrators take care of the rest, we don’t add a thing, not even lemon juice! The colours are natural, our process is simple, because we know that using methods which are closer to Mother Nature is always best!
Our philosophy: Simple and slow, created with time and care through the historical “Orleans”method.
This is our handcrafted, old world certified organic cider vinegar with the “Mother” raw and unfiltered in every bottle.
With our certified fruit picked, graded, juiced and fermented from our own orchard, then laid to rest in our traditional oak barrels.
Bottled in glass for sustainability, protecting the living natural product of the “Mother”. | agronomy |
http://carnivorousplantskccpguy.blogspot.com/2008/01/my-cp-garden-in-kansas.html | 2022-05-27T20:58:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663006341.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527205437-20220527235437-00642.warc.gz | 0.973527 | 334 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__312932366 | en | I have learned so much more about CPs then I first tried to grow them in 60's and 80's.
I know more about all the factors (but still learning) to get them growing. I am really pleased how my CP garden grew in 2007. I have found the internet, books and correspondence emails from other CP people very helpful. Commercial growers and websites have been helpful too.
I like using my terrarium for my tropicals: (1) They are in one place (which makes my wife happy); (2) I think it helps keep the humidity in for my tropicals; (3) can view all at same time; (4) easy to water. But it is getting a little crowded though.
My pride an joy (well they all are really my pets!) is the N. Ampullaria (big plant you see here).
It is a lowland variety and has done very well. It keeps sprouting huge leaves and nice plump squarish like pitchers. Pitchers start out by growing on a long tendril.
The tip expands into a pitcher. Usually in this species then are sandy orange -red with speckles all around.
What is cute is there is a little strip like appendage off of the lip (on this one on the left). Not sure what they are for. Possibly a place for insects to step on to walk over so the lip/mouth of the pictcher? The pitchers last for a few weeks and then get brownish and wither away. I cut them off then so the there is more strength for the rest of the plant to produce more pitchers! | agronomy |
https://kurtbluemel.com/Miscanthus_giganteus.html | 2022-08-08T10:49:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570793.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808092125-20220808122125-00590.warc.gz | 0.954857 | 425 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__148093075 | en | Miscanthus x giganteus
Like many other truly interesting plants, Miscanthus x giganteus has a fascinating, but poorly documented migration history. It is however, confirmed that the Danish Botanist Axel Olsen brought it from Yokohama, Japan to Europe in the 1930’s. It is also certain that Kurt Bluemel introduced the Miscanthus x giganteus to the United States in 1960 from an original clump he found growing in Switzerland. It has always been a handsome addition to any landscape no matter its history. Most recently, its has achieved notoriety for its biomass and bio-fuel benefits studied on campuses and laboratories world-wide. Empirically, the contributions of the M. x giganteus to the American landscape are both aesthetic and scientific.
The initial allure of the M.x giganteus is its uniquely massive characteristic. It will produce a dense mass of foliage within two (2) seasons of planting at 30”-36” wide reaching heights of 8-12’ feet as a handsome mature plant. It is a strong grower, but not invasive as the plant is sterile. Its spread is rhizomatous.
M. x giganteus is easy to grow in moist but, well-drained soil and should prove hardy in zones 4-11. It will adapt to most soils but will reach its full potential in the optimum soil conditions described above. It is a strongly rooted grass that clumps handsomely. If you cut them back (or burn-back large crops) they will faithfully produce dramatic waterfalls of lush green leaves by the next season.
Miscanthus giganteus is most successful when planted 4' feet on center. For example, a one acre site (44,000 sq. feet) would need approximately 2,700 rhizomes. This measure of planting will lend itself to a 'corn field' type of row planting within two season's growth. This design would make it possible to move around the crop easily for hand-work or machinery for harvesting. | agronomy |
https://www.easymarkets.com.au/commodities-trading/corn/ | 2024-04-21T05:52:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817729.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421040323-20240421070323-00009.warc.gz | 0.946403 | 517 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__5066048 | en | In many parts of the world, corn is known as maize. It is considered the most important grain crop in the world with 525 million metric tonnes produced annually. The U.S. is the leading producer with almost 270 million metric tonnes followed by China producing more than 110 million metric tonnes per year. With so much acreage dedicated to corn, this adaptable grain has become a staple in the diets of many people around the world. Its uses include animal feed, corn syrup in processed foods and beverages, to the ears of corn and much more.
Despite the diverse uses for corn, it is still primarily used as livestock feed. Throughout the U.S., cattle, chicken and hog ranchers depend on corn to maintain and fatten their livestock. A small portion of corn is diverted into corn syrup, new plastics and alcohol, and corn is also diverted to produce ethanol to create a cleaner, less expensive fuel source.
Factors that can influence price include:
- A new form of corn has been introduced to fulfill Biofuel needs in the U.S.. Called tropical maize, this corn variety requires little nitrogen, unlike standard sweet corn, and stores 25% more sugar in the stalk because it does not produce any ears of corn. Tropical maize also has a short gestation period and can be easily rotated with standard corn or soybean crops without depleting the soil.
- Over half of the planted corn has been genetically modified to be more resistant to disease and herbicides.
- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) produces several important reports on corn. Every year in the second half of March, its Prospective Plantings report is released, which details how much and which crops will be planted by farmers for the upcoming season.
- The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) added corn as one of its freely traded products, wreaking havoc on the Mexican economy because of the disparity between subsidies and farming sophistication.
Corn (CRN) Contract Details:
|Standard Contract Size
|Pip Value / contract
Trading hours: Corn trades daily Monday to Friday from 01:00 GMT and closes at 19:10 GMT. There is a daily break between 13:40 to 14:30. Spreads are usually higher during out-of-business hours.
For more information on Corn and other related trading products, go to our blog website, forex.info. | agronomy |
https://www.xclusive.co.ug/how-farmers-are-set-to-reap-big-from-coffee-legislation/ | 2020-09-25T17:35:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400227524.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925150904-20200925180904-00409.warc.gz | 0.934862 | 622 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__91894530 | en | Coffee farmers are set to reap big after Parliament passed the National Coffee Bill 2018 on Wednesday.
The Bill, which covers the entire coffee value chain from farm to cup, has to be assented to by H. E. the President before it comes in to force.
The new law is meant to repeal and replace the current law to provide for Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) to regulate, promote and oversee the coffee sub-sector and to regulate all on-farm and off-farm activities in the coffee value chain.
The Uganda Coffee Development Authority Act, Cap. 325, enacted 29 years ago, does not meet the current needs and long-term goals of farmers or Government.
The new legislation
The Bill addresses the developments, advances and challenges that have emerged in coffee research, extension services, farmer organisations and climate change.
It defines the roles of different stakeholders in the coffee value chain including regulating on-farm activities such as generation of planting materials, soil management, irrigation, pest and disease management and harvesting as well as off-farm activities such as drying, sorting, primary processing and tertiary processing.
One of the key positives is the provision for the registration of all coffee farmers in the country through UCDA.
Registration will be free and each registered farmer will be given an identification number. The Authority will use the information compiled to facilitate the provision of extension services to coffee farmers individually or through farmergroups.
These services include seed and seed garden management, good agricultural practices, disease and pest management control, and harvest and post-harvest handling among others.
The Bill also seeks to budget and plan for services that are critical for coffee production and productivity. It will empower UCDA to provide coffee extension services beyond agronomic practices.
In addition, the Bill provides for coffee research and development, which is vital to improvement in production and productivity, quality and value addition, market development and intelligence and institutional development and accountability.
All registered coffee farmers will benefit from this and are set to become empowered farmers with improved yields and good quality coffee.
The Bill protects smallholder farmers from exploitation by unscrupulous sector players and recommends that farmers be mobilised into farmer groups, cooperatives and/or associations.
The new legislation will help in comprehensive planning for coffee farmers when it comes to linking buyers and farmers, setting up irrigation systems, provision of planting materials and extension services.
This will help in realizing and maximising capacity since it encompasses the entire coffee value chain.
It also introduces a voluntary coffee auction system to offer an alternative method of selling coffee. This is aimed at bringing efficiency in the sub-sector resulting from increased competition.
Furthermore, the legal framework will enhance UCDA’s capacity to broaden its decentralised network in all coffee growing districts.
It will also help in expanded research services at all value chain levels including better collaboration with the newly set up Directorate of Agricultural Extension Services in the Ministry of Agriculture.
All this is advantageous to the coffee farmers and is set to bring positive change to them and the sub-sector. | agronomy |
https://www.deepfarmbots.net/en/partner | 2022-05-19T12:04:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662527626.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519105247-20220519135247-00013.warc.gz | 0.888546 | 2,860 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__7167031 | en | Agreenculture produces geo-positioned solutions for the ecological and economical needs of agriculture.
With 13 years of Research and Development in the field of GNSS positioning and satellite guidance, we have invested this know-how in the development of robots for the past five years. Our main goal is to introduce innovative solutions for the present and coming agricultural operations.
Our robots cover a large panel of agricultural activities related to different types of crops, perennial trees, and vineyards.
20 avenue Didier Daurat
Agvolution protects the two most important foundations of life: water and food.
farming revolution GmbH
farming revolution was spun out of the former Deepfield Robotics team from the Bosch Startup Incubator in 2019. Our strengths lie in AI-based image processing for crop detection and field robotics. We are driven by the idea that selective mechanical weed control can and should be economical for farming companies of all sizes.
We are working on this vision with the further development and commercialization of an autonomous, camera-supported agricultural robot for weed control. The lightweight and maneuverable robot is close to market maturity and has the potential to replace the costly hand hoe and conventional weed control with herbicides with a powerful and cost-effective hoeing technology on small and large farms.
Farming revolution GmbH
German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence GmbH
Leading German business-related research institution in the field of innovative software technologies based on artificial intelligence methods.
Greenfarm Robotics (F)
Cleantech/agriculture - automatic farming from the sky, plant to plant.
Today, IT is automatisms and acumen... in the service of advertisement (and cats). How about we put it to produce our food instead? All the while solving the main issues for farmers and consumers. Our solution is a cable-suspended robot to do all field work (compatible with current ag tools). No dependency to the ground, precise farming both spatially and temporally, no action too heavy for it - and embedding machine learning right down to the spade.
Issued from a French research institute with decades of work of experience on these robots, the MVP was deplyed at the end of 2021.
Kythera is developing highly integrated smart actuators for robotics and automation applications. Their goal is to make affordable, simplify and accelerate motion integration while being a committed Europe-based technology partner for its customers.
The Kythera servomotor embeds all artificial motion components in a compact all-in-one mechatronic design and plug-and-play device.
Kythera also offers various consulting and robotics integration services (motion control).
42 Avenue du Général de Croutte
Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) e.V.
ZALF conducts research on economically, ecologically and socially sustainable agriculture of the future - together with stakeholders from science, politics and practice, combining complex landscape data with a unique set of experimental methods, new technologies, computer-based models and socio-economic approaches.
Here, ZALF is investigating the use of digitization and new technologies, their impact on food security and the preservation or enhancement of diverse ecosystem services and biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. This will enable us to develop digital farming systems of the future that are less sensitive to the effects of climate change, emit fewer greenhouse gases and are optimally adapted to their location.
ZALF is involved in pioneering research projects such as DAKIS and PhenoRob, and leads the ZALF landscape laboratory patchCROP. All of these projects, as well as the DeepFarmBots network, deal, among other things, with the experimental approach of agricultural diversification through small-scale field arrangements and site-adapted crop rotations at the landscape level, which can be managed in the future with field robotics.
Leibniz Centre for Agricultural
Landscape Research (ZALF) e.V.
Eberswalder Straße 84
Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik und Bioökonomie (ATB)
The Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB) conducts research at the interface of biological and technical systems.
Our focus is on the development and integration of technology and management strategies to intelligently network agricultural and biobased industrial production processes with the help of converging technologies and to control bioeconomic production systems in a knowledge-based, differentiated and largely automated manner. ATB conducts research in dialogue with society - knowledge-motivated and application-inspired. Its research contributes to food security, the holistic use of biomass and the joint health of humans, animals and the environment.
Leibniz Institute of Agricultural
Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB)
Naïo Technologies (F)
Naïo Technologies designs, manufactures and markets farmbot solutions in close collaboration with farmers.
The weeding robots respect both the environment and man: they provide a solution to tackle farm worker shortage, reduce the strenuous physical workload, and reduce the need of chemicals.
To date, more than 200 Naïo Technologies’ robots tackle weeding issues across the world.
235, rue de la Montagne Noire
OndoSense implements pioneering sensor technology for a digitalized industrial world. With sensor solutions based on high-precision, robust radar technology and smart sensor software, we provide relevant data for the intelligent control and regulation of production plants and machines.
In this way, we are helping to drive the digital transformation in industry. OndoSense was founded in 2018 by two radar experts from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF.
Bötzinger Str. 60
Organic Farm von Agris (Biolandhof von Agris)
The associated network partner Biolandhof von Agris is an organic farm in the Lower Rhine region with a focus on grassland, suckler cow husbandry, pig farming and direct marketing. Furthermore, the farm is a proven authority in the areas of ecological compensation, land pool and eco-points and also advises other farms in this regard.
Othmerding Maschinenbau GmbH & Co.KG
We develop and manufacture highly innovative machinery for use in gardening & landscaping and agriculture.
Created in 2017, the Robagri association aims at structuring the agricultural robotics sector while responding to several key challenges in agriculture such as the ecological transition and the arduousness of work.
It brings together 70 members, including startups, industrial manufacturers and robotics laboratories, while also involving farmers associations. As an interlocutor for public authorities, RobAgri promotes technology transfer while producing common knowledge and methods on cross-cutting themes such as the adaptation of robots to farmers' needs, standardization, safety, testing and eco-efficiency.
Domaine des Palaquins – 40 route de Chazeuil
With our innovative technologies, we aim to drive the use of sustainable methods to grow our food in all fields around the world.
We work with passion and conviction to promote sustainability for both the environment and farm profitability through cost-effective, data-driven and reliable decision support services. To do this, we use AI algorithms that analyze data from satellites and other sources.
TU Kaiserslautern - Lehrstuhl für Robotersysteme
The Robotics Research Lab (RRLab) has been founded by Prof. Dr. Karsten Berns at the University of Kaiserslautern in April 2003. Its main research activities are focused on the realization of complex autonomous robotic systems like wheel-driven indoor and outdoor vehicles as well as climbing robots. In the field of humanoids, human-robot interaction is studied as well as bipedal walking.
To coordinate complex robotic systems, biologically motivated approaches are followed on the level of algorithms as well as the general control architecture. The development of elaborate machines requires specific design and implementation strategies for large hardware/software assemblies. In this context, the members of the RRLab are studying innovative computer architectures and electronic concepts. Furthermore, the lab’s researchers are constantly developing and improving tools for the adequate support of the development process over the full life cycle of robotic systems.
The lab has been and still is involved in numerous funded projects (BMBF, EU, …) and has collaborations with several partners from the industry (Volvo, John Deere, …). Furthermore, the RRLab is also a member of the Center for Commercial Vehicle Technology (CVT).
Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
Gebäude 48, Raum 358
Phone: +49 631 / 205 - 2689
University of Münster - Computer Vision and Machine Learning Systems Group (CVMLS)
Within the CVMLS group, we specialize in research questions related to machine learning, machine vision, and innovative imaging systems. In particular, we are interested in interdisciplinary research questions with diverse applications such as robotics, ecology, biology, or medicine.
This requires a fundamental investigation of the way computers perceive and understand complex real-world situations. By looking at the entire process from data acquisition to data interaction to quantitative analysis, we are able to develop solutions beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries. Within the DeepFarmBots network we are, besides the general development of innovative CVMLS methods, especially interested in the development of real-time machine learning systems and dedicated "computer vision for farming" approaches.
University of Münster
Computer Vision and Machine Learning Systems
W. Neudorff GmbH KG
We develop and manufacture environmentally friendly products for plant care and protection and can provide great regulatory expertise.
We pay attention to sustainable production and therefore produce our own green electricity using hydropower, solar systems and combined heat and power generation. We strive to save resources in all areas. That is our contribution to environmental protection. We are therefore all the more pleased that our achievements have already been honoured several times. We are the winner for the German Sustainability Award 2021 in the transformation field "Resources". We were also a national winner of the "Social Responsibility and Environmental Awareness" award, presented by the European Business Awards (2017/18). As early as 2016, we made it into the top 10 in Europe in the "Environmental and Sustainability" category of the European Business Awards.
W. Neudorff GmbH KG
An der Mühle 3
WELLGO Systems GmbH
Founded in 2017, the company develops and manufactures motorized drive and assistance systems in the field of electromobility and generally sells these as series products directly or via clients with market access.
Products such as wheelchairs, emergency couches, bicycle trailers and strollers are currently being developed in cooperative ventures. The first product on the market with drive components from WELLGO Systems is a caddy (FlatCat) for golf. A feature of all these applications is intuitive operation via a sensor handle. WELLGO Systems is part of the WELLGO Group (approx. 250 employees), which operates closely internally, cooperates with universities and offers a large technology portfolio as well as a high level of vertical integration.
WELLGO Systems GmbH
Am Söterberg 12a
It's crazy how many things still have to be done by hand. We at Zauberzeug GmbH automate these processes with intelligent software and robotics, leaving more time for the important things.
Among other things, we have developed a cost-effective tracking solution for in- and near-door scenarios. We sell our modular, AI-capable machine controller "Robot Brain" and offer a web platform for Active Learning, with which we can iteratively train and improve AI models.
In our experience, it is best to think of automation holistically. That's why we are specialists in software development. And user interfaces. And mechanical engineering. And neural networks. And electronics. And product design. And system administration. And much, much more. It sounds crazy; but that's the only way to really implement automation successfully.
Hohenholter Straße 43 | agronomy |
https://iowamushroom.smugmug.com/Forays/Foray-2018/Eden-Valley-Refuge-Oct-6-2018/i-FD6kW5z | 2020-01-28T16:49:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579251779833.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20200128153713-20200128183713-00019.warc.gz | 0.978719 | 98 | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-05__0__10881186 | en | Before the foray started it was cold and wet, wet, wet.
Hen-of-the Woods. This one was really wet and heavy...at least 20 pounds.
After processing, the 20 pound hen turned into 12 ounces of jerky!
Some Aborted Entoloma and Chicken of the Woods found on the foray.
I did not intend for this to have so much camera motion, however, I think it looks kinda cool.
During the pot luck lunch. | agronomy |
http://anygoodbooks-mixedreviews.blogspot.com/2012/08/ | 2018-09-26T05:47:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267163326.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20180926041849-20180926062249-00028.warc.gz | 0.967536 | 995 | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-39__0__167725429 | en | The Blueberry Years: A Memoir of Farm and Family
Jim Minick (2010, Thomas Dunne Books)
Jim Minick had a dream: to run a pick-your-own-blueberry farm deep in the Virginia countryside, using all organic farming methods, living in a farmhouse heated with wood from the farm. Minick was a college English instructor, and his wife Sarah a kindergarten teacher; they dreamed of homesteading, and of making enough money on blueberries to leave their jobs behind. The Blueberry Years is Jim Minick’s memoir about the hard realities of that dream, and what the blueberries taught them.
When Jim and Sarah bought the ninety-acre farm in 1991, it had no cleared fields except the garden, and no roads to what would be the fields, but it had plenty of water and a nice old house. They were blessed, perhaps, with ignorance about how much work their vision was going to entail: after forty years, a Virginia field devolves to scrub pine, requiring chainsaws and bulldozers just to get down to a field full of roots and rocks. Their inexperience can be frustrating to read about: did they really start two hives of bees in an inaccessible location, only to abandon them? Did they really have all the plants delivered before they broke ground on the field? This meant that all the plants had to be watered by hand with buckets from the creek for a few weeks--not a promising start.
The manuals about blueberry growing that the Minicks consult contain knowledge, but also plenty of gaps. They don’t cover organic practices, for instance, or offer any tips on getting a thousand plants into the ground in a timely way. “And really, the answers I searched for often could come only from the field itself and those of us trying to make it something blue, but I didn’t know this at the time.” He has to write his own book, in conversation with the field, which “has a history to remember, a topography to read, and a soil to taste.”
So they figure things out. Graph paper, stakes, string. Peat, sawdust, fertilizer. Tractors, spreaders, hoes, buckets. Irrigation. Mulch: sawdust, pine straw, wood chips. A shed for weighing and selling the berries, an outhouse. And, in time, it works. Six different varieties, ripening at different times, make possible a five or six week season of fresh berries, and people come from all over to pick them.
Minick’s sketches of the various kinds of people who come make it clear that they are one of his favorite things about the business. “They come single or divorced, widow or bachelor, coupled, gay and straight, married and not; they come celebrating their sixtieth anniversary or their honeymoon, feeding each other gentle pinches of blue.”
But outside of picking season, it can be a lonely life. Minick makes friends with one of his neighbors, but many others display the clannish reserve of eighth-generation hill people. Seeking a social outlet, Jim and Sarah visit churches full of old people, and introduce themselves to the local hippie communes, but real connection is elusive.
So is profit. In a good year, the field produces six thousand pounds of berries, which nearly pay the expenses, though with nothing left over for the labor. In a bad year like 2002, with a freeze and a plague of raccoons, the farm looks more like a hobby than a business. “For the first time, we learn what ‘crop failure’ really means, not some abstraction in the newspaper, but this, an empty field, an empty cash drawer, and a row of empty buckets.”
The decision to let the farm go is a hard one, softened by the beauty of the new farmland the Minicks are buying seventy-five miles away. They find a buyer with his own blueberry dreams, who wants what they have, though the chances are not good that he’ll maintain the field in a productive state. At the new place, Jim and Sarah content themselves with a few new blueberries. Fifty plants will surely be enough.
The Blueberry Years is about a single farm in one county in Virginia, but, inevitably, it’s about all farming, and all food. The Minicks are just one of the thousands of farm families who ‘exit’ the farming life every year. Lyrical and down-to-earth, sweet and melancholy by turns, the book gives us a human-scale way to think about what it takes to wrest nutrition from nature, about organic and local food, and how fragile the whole system is.
1 day ago | agronomy |
https://investcolumbiavalley.ca/edible-acres-winderberry/ | 2023-12-08T19:38:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100769.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20231208180539-20231208210539-00860.warc.gz | 0.976967 | 128 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__147531277 | en | Winderberry Greenhouse and Nursery still sells the wide array of flowers, trees and shrubs that have been its mainstay over the last 37 years.
But over the years the family-owned business has grown to include Edible Acres Farm and Café. The farm, which sits on five acres of certified organic farmland, grows more than 85 varieties of healthy fruits and vegetables, and has its own CSA food box program. The healthy produce is used in food served at Edible Acres Café, which runs a catering service as well. The produce is also sold at the Café Farm Shop and other shops in the Valley. | agronomy |
https://www.northshoremontessori.org/post/students-plant-seeds-as-part-of-schoolyard-habitat-program | 2023-01-28T04:26:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499470.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230128023233-20230128053233-00690.warc.gz | 0.949648 | 668 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__96535544 | en | Students Plant Seeds as Part of Schoolyard Habitat Program
Watch what happens to our winter-sown seeds!
In the depths of winter when the ground is frozen solid and the arc of the sun is low, it can feel like spring will never come. But it will! Nature knows what to do, and seeds know when to grow.
Among the central tenants of a Montessori education are to foster a connection with the natural world and a sense of environmental stewardship. Hands-on learning, honing observation skills and working together are also integrated in everything we do.
To that end, the students from Children’s House, Lower and Upper Elementary recently embarked on a winter seed sowing project led by Jennifer Wieckowski, mom to Matthew and Lizzie.
Jennifer, pictured above with students from the Lower Elementary class, is an experienced gardener. She is helping to facilitate North Shore Montessori School (NSMS)’s partnership with The Gulf of Maine Institute (GOMI)—a local nonprofit whose mission is to educate and prepare the coming generations to steward wisely the environmental health of the Gulf of Maine bioregion.
GOMI is sponsoring NSMS in creating a model habitat sanctuary in our schoolyard. This will include planting native plant species that will provide a welcoming space for birds, beneficial insects and other critters—as well as clearing invasive species.
The children participated in winter sowing seeds that will germinate at just the right time in the spring. Winter sown seeds are much hardier than those sowed indoors. These seeds are more likely to grow to maturity and naturally receive cold stratification (which helps some seeds break through their seed coats) to germinate successfully.
“The seeds that we sowed are native perennials and annuals to help attract and sustain pollinators and native wildlife” Jennifer explained. “We hope to impart a love of stewarding the landscape that the children play in everyday, and that this love of nature will continue throughout their lives,” said Jennifer.
The children also sowed some early-season vegetables so that they may enjoy the “fruits” of their labor before school ends in June. All of the age groups from Children's House through Upper Elementary participated in the project and sowed over 20 different varieties of interesting plants in repurposed HDPE plastic jugs.
The prepared jugs will stay outside in their raised garden beds in the school yard—through rain and snow—until they start to grow when nature gives them the green light.
“It is a wonderful way to experience that nature really does know best!” said Jennifer, pictured below with students from the Upper Elementary class..
We encourage you to take a peek at these mini “cold-frames” when you visit school, especially as the weather warms and the days grow longer.
We know that the children will be excited to see what germinates, and they’ll feel proud that they are helping to care for the land and provide food and habitat for wildlife, and maybe even themselves!
To learn more about winter sowing, check out the graphic below, or watch this video on YouTube. | agronomy |
https://www.joomant.com/backyard-greenhouse-kits/ | 2019-08-17T17:26:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313436.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20190817164742-20190817190742-00255.warc.gz | 0.925209 | 492 | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-35__0__148395268 | en | Green Houses are the best way to say adieu to winter blues that are gardening And grow plants throughout the year. You may certainly do so together with your backyard greenhouse kit.
The decision to build a greenhouse from scratch or buy a greenhouse Kit is entirely yours. Should you decide to purchase an outdoor greenhouse kit, there are several options available.
From un-trained newcomer to a highly professional gardener, garden greenhouse kits can adapt anybody, everywhere, anytime.
Greenhouse Kits come in handy for those who lack construction skills. Purchasing inflatable kit is really a better option than building one from scratch. But in Case You Have a low budget you should Get way to DIY
In the greenhouse start and endings gardening season, as easy as that. The first cup of tea in the greenhouse consumed generally in February using a blanket tucked round the valley and the last in October or November until the farmers closed down for Wintertime
I typically start early spring in late May, when the initial berries, basil and chili put outside, so until then used the backyard greenhouse kits to enjoy the spring sunshine at a deck chair with a couple of blankets. Actually, it wasn’t supposed greenhouse should be too large as it is — nearly 19 m 2 . My husband criteria earlier purchase, nevertheless, was I had to buy it instant. 4 m 2 greater than intended, so he had a couple square feet into a desk and 2 chairs. An excellent decision!
Fantastic enough is it too hot to sit in July and August, but it’s Lovely to eat dinner outside there the others of the moment. We have Presented to keep Easter dinner to that family while in the garden greenhouse kits in April, and then we will get the garden dining table in the marketplace, we are able to ease seats 10-12 people.Tags: your backyard greenhouse type, australian backyard greenhouse coupon, australian backyard greenhouse discount, australian backyard greenhouse price, australian backyard greenhouse sale, australian backyard greenhouse style, australian backyard greenhouse type, backyard accents greenhouse, backyard accents greenhouse brand, backyard accents greenhouse cheap, australian backyard greenhouse cheap, australian backyard greenhouse brand, affordable backyard greenhouse brand, affordable backyard greenhouse cheap, affordable backyard greenhouse coupon, affordable backyard greenhouse discount, affordable backyard greenhouse price, affordable backyard greenhouse sale, affordable backyard greenhouse style, affordable backyard greenhouse type, australian backyard greenhouse | agronomy |
https://www.getaway.co.za/environment/sidewalk-gardens-feed-the-hungry/ | 2023-12-03T13:46:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100508.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20231203125921-20231203155921-00056.warc.gz | 0.947743 | 288 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__291592966 | en | In a time where many vulnerable communities face hunger due to job loss, generous South Africans rise to the challenge by planting vegetable gardens that are free to use for those in need.
NGO Ikhala Trust recently shared a picture of a public garden on a Johannesburg resident’s sidewalk.
‘This is a public garden for community to harvest. Lets use the space we have to feed each other,’ Ikhala posted.
A pavement garden in Melville, Koppies. This is a public garden for community to harvest. Lets use the space we have to feed each other. #usewhatyouhave #startwhereyouare #eachonefeedone #ABCD
Residents can set up any edible plants in their sidewalk garden, tend to them and watch them flourish. The reward will be when the fruits and vegetables are harvested by others, knowing you have fed someone.
The concept works on the basis of anonymity, meaning the planter and the harvester don’t have to meet as a means to protect the dignity of those needing the food.
To start your own public garden, simply prepare a space on your property that is accessible to the public and make a clear sign saying the produce is free for the taking. Make sure to plant seasonal fruits and vegetables, as well as water wise plants for those living in areas with water restrictions.
Image credit: Unsplash | agronomy |
http://invertedgardener.blogspot.com/2014/01/ | 2018-07-18T12:01:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676590169.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20180718115544-20180718135544-00146.warc.gz | 0.969454 | 206 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__46364644 | en | And the season has started! The greenhouse and seeds have been ordered and I will be working out the planting schedule and how best to get seeds started. Brain plan is to get most of the early spring crops started as soon as possible (peas, chard, spinach and whatever else we have) so we can have an early crop and then get the tomatoes, tomatillo, sweet peppers, bell peppers and all the rest started and the garden ready for planting.
Im on the lookout for organic or non-treated straw bales to use as a border (raised bed) that we will have planting soil in the middle. The thought is this will be much cheaper than a bunch of lumber normally used for raised beds. I also want a few strictly for growing squash, no dirt between, just prep the bale, plant the seeds, water and watch them grow. Ive read in a few places that bales are a great growing medium for squash and as we had issues last year Im up for trying something different. | agronomy |
http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/03/19/deja-vu-in-japans-agricultural-policymaking/ | 2016-06-29T09:03:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397695.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00155-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.938361 | 851 | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-26__0__110465638 | en | Author: Aurelia George Mulgan, UNSW@ADFA
The Hatoyama administration has approved a fiscal 2010 budget containing ¥561.8 billion in expenditure on a new ‘individual household income compensation system’ (kobetsu shotoku hoshō seido) for farmers, to be launched in April. This income subsidy will compensate farming households for losses incurred as a result of higher production costs and lower market prices. The scheme will begin with a ‘model project’ targeting rice farms nationally.
The process undertaken in determining the budget for the policy illustrates how little has changed in agricultural policymaking under the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) compared to the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The final decision reflected the budget amount requested by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF). Objections from the Ministry of Finance (MOF), aimed at limiting the income subsidy to large-scale farmers or farmers in specific regions, were overridden. Political intervention from the ruling party proved decisive in this tug-of-war. In the budget request documents submitted by the DPJ last December, it lobbied for the full amount requested by the MAFF to be allocated.
The new income compensation policy was simply too important in the DPJ’s Upper House election strategy to fall victim to spending constraints. The scheme was quarantined from the budget-screening process undertaken by the Government Revitalisation Unit (GRU) last November. In insisting on all rice farmers being eligible for the scheme, the DPJ was also aiming to reduce the dependence of small-scale rice farms on the agricultural cooperative organisation (JA), because of JA’s key role as an electoral support organisation for the LDP.
MAFF Minister Akamatsu Hirotaka called the income guarantee ‘the bedrock supporting farms’.
Direct income subsidies to individual rice-farming households will be calculated in the range of ¥10-15,000 per ten ares (i.e. a 10th of a hectare) of farmland. Some DPJ politicians pushed for an even higher amount.
Because of the way in which the direct income subsidy is calculated, it will be classified as an ‘amber box’ subsidy by the WTO, owing to its potential to distort production and trade. At the same time, the government is calling the scheme ‘a safety net for trade liberalisation’ enabling it to promote FTA talks with Japan’s trading partners, even though the DPJ is divided on the issue of FTAs and agricultural trade liberalisation.
Complicating outcomes from the policy is its direct linkage to the rice acreage reduction policy (gentan), designed to reduce rice production. Only those farmers following ‘rice production quantity targets’ (i.e. rice production cuts) set by the government will receive the direct income subsidy. But even farms making a profit from their rice sales will be eligible for the compensation if they observe quantity targets. The policy linkage produces conflicting objectives: the income subsidy promotes rice production while the gentan reduces it. Reinforcing the gentan will help to keep rice prices high. This will potentially reduce the costs to the government of farm income compensation, but it will do nothing for consumers. Furthermore, the gentan is widely viewed as undermining the vitality of Japanese agriculture because it stifles incentives for producers to increase output.
The major criticism of the farm household income compensation scheme is that it will not improve the competitiveness of Japanese agriculture. It places pressure on small-scale farmers with high production costs to stay in farming, and for some of them to withdraw land that they currently lease to larger-scale ‘business’ farm households. Some DPJ politicians are defiant in the face of this criticism, arguing that ‘small-scale farms also play a role in supplying food and preserving the environment. There is no need for policies to encourage the development of large-scale farms’. Clearly they do not represent the interests of entrepreneurial farmers who want to increase their farm size and therefore their profit margins, a group that will now find it much harder to obtain land from small-scale farmers in order to expand their operations. | agronomy |
https://puretraditions.com/the-mix-match-guide-to-companion-planting-book-review/ | 2023-11-29T02:21:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100047.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20231129010302-20231129040302-00257.warc.gz | 0.95333 | 257 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__292827545 | en | The Mix & Match Guide to Companion Planting by Josie Jeffery is a great little book to help you get started with companion planting. First off, the book has some great information on soil nutrients, different types of planting, tips on sowing seeds, and how to build your own compost. For a beginner, this information was very helpful to help me understand the basics of nutrients in the soil.
The last part, the best part too, is a mix and match section with three rows of cards. The middle card you pick your main crop, then you can choose two companion plants depending on what your needs or wants are. For example you want to plant some carrots and choose two beneficial plants that will attract pollinators or add nutrients to the soil. All of the options are color coded so you know what plants are good for what.
Overall this book will come in handy when preparing my next spring garden (or fall). I love the information provided, and it has space for notes in the back (how cool is that?!). I would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking to get started with organic gardening.
*I received this book as a review copy from the publisher through Blogging for Books.*
For more info on the book please see the following links | agronomy |
http://www.mediterranean-flavors.com/439171720 | 2019-03-19T06:16:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912201904.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20190319052517-20190319074517-00415.warc.gz | 0.90576 | 236 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__20682430 | en | What are pulses?
Pulses are part of the legume family, but the term “pulse” refers only to the dried seed.
Dried peas, edible beans, lentils and chickpeas are the most common varieties of pulses.
Pulses are very high in protein and fibre, and are low in fat.
Pulses are defined because they have a low oil content compared with the other legumes in the family.
Pulse comes from the Latin”puls” that means thick soup.
Soybeans and peanuts are legumes but not pulses because of their high oil content.
Pulses are super high proteins and an excellent source of dietary fibre.
Pulses will keep you full longer and will help with weight management.
½ cup of lentils
1 cup of water
Pinch of salt
¾ cup of flour plus more if needed
½ teaspoon dried rosemary
115gr soft goat’s cheese
Bring lentils to boil in water and salt and then simmer for 25-30 minutes.
Mix all the ingredients together and make gnocchi shapes | agronomy |
http://www.fisherman.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33:weedless-worm-rig&catid=17:working-with-bait-fishing-tips&Itemid=33 | 2013-06-19T05:33:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707906397/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123826-00071-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.921982 | 299 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__194374272 | en | Weedless Worm Rig
After you tie your hook, best results are with worm rigging hooks, they have an "L" shaped bend in the end by the hook's loop. Thread the plastic bait onto the hook, so that the hook slides straight in the end of the worm about half an inch to an inch depending on the size of your bait. Then slide the hook out the side of the worm. Now you should have a hook in the end of the worm hanging there, held into the worm by about half an inch. Now slide the hook part of the worm to the top of the hook and set it into the L shape of the hook (If you have a straight hook, just slide the worm to the top so the loop of the hook is a tiny way into the top part of the worm. Then hook the point into the tail end of the worm, do not let the hook come out the other side of the worm. The best way is too put the hook in on an angle pointing towards worm tip. Your done, now you have a fairly straight worm with a movable tip, and is weed less. To test gently slide your finger over the worm to see if you feel the point of the hook sticking out. if you do alter the hook inside the worm until it does not stick out of the worm. It make take a couple practice worms to get the hand of getting in in so it works the best when working the weeds, especially thicker weeds. | agronomy |
http://newvisionseminary.org/findhorn-where-human-energy-meets-nature-energy-by-rev-deb-ross/ | 2021-09-20T18:07:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057083.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20210920161518-20210920191518-00686.warc.gz | 0.983553 | 526 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__204322594 | en | One of my favorite places on Earth, The Findhorn Community, is a magical place on the Northeast coast of Scotland, where the Moray Firth meets the North Sea, near Inverness. It is place where the Devic (plant) world and our 3D world meet. Where the veils between the world are thinnest.
It is a place of magic, nature spirits, music, natural beauty and growth; animal, plant and human. It is a place I go to when my soul needs refreshing , rewiring and retreating, and I always find my true self again there. It was appropriate that I return this year, the Community’s 50th birthday.
Findhorn is the oldest, non-religious, spiritual community in existence in the world. It began with three people out of work, living in a caravan (house trailer), in a caravan park by the Moray Firth. By tuning in and connecting to God, Eileen Caddy began to hear what God wanted them to do, and her husband, Peter Caddy followed God’s instructions and began to plant a garden in what was basically sand. The third member of the trio, Dorothy McClain, spoke to the nature spirits of the area and began to communicate
with the devas of the seeds they were to plant. They told her exactly what was to go into the garden in the sand, how to nourish them and help them grow. The results were 30 pound cabbages, and zucchinis the size of baseball bats. The Community was born from the energy that originated with the first gardens.
More and more people began to gravitate to this site on the North Sea and the Community began to grow, and for 50 years the energy that was originally used to grow vegetables, began to be used to grow people’s consciousness, their energy and their inner beings.
It was my joy to be able to share this with two of our students, who decided to come on this summer trip and to take the program that the Foundation offers for people who come for the first time, The Experience Week Program.
I have included some photos of the incredible flowers, veggies and grounds, and natural surroundings that I experienced while I was there. I had a chance to swim in the Findhorn River, and to cook in the original community kitchen in Findhorn Park, and to watch the Dance, Music and Storytelling Conference that was going on in the Park as well. And I was so happy to reconnect with my beloved friends that I have not seen in many years. | agronomy |
https://1757707.site123.me/sofron-tech/recirculating-aquaponic-system | 2024-02-21T22:44:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473558.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20240221202132-20240221232132-00149.warc.gz | 0.959786 | 273 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__17165279 | en | The approach of using large man-made tanks that are placed inside a greenhouse with hydroponic beds that are placed near the tanks is circulated to the hydroponic beds, where the fish feed waste goes to provide nutrients to the plant crops that are grown in the hydroponic beds. The majority of types of plants that are grown in the hydroponic beds are herbs which are natural and organic to fish.
The innovative type of fish farming method is very modernized to the traditional “flow through system”, a system when sport fish species are raised from eggs and are put in streams and released.
There are a number of different fish species that are raised on fish farms, the most common fish spices raised are salmon, carp, tilapia, catfish and cod.
Advantages to indoor fish farming
• Fish are protected from predators and weather changes.
• Fish are often produced faster through temperature control, water quality and feeding practices.
• Indoor fish farming is often considered more environmentally friendly because it requires less water and produces less waste.
• Avoids the chance of fish escaping and getting loose amongst wild fish populations.
• Allows higher stock densities and often saved farm labour input costs.
• It often allows greater flexibility for facility locations, which can save transportation costs if facilities are located near markets. | agronomy |
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(07)60085-3/fulltext | 2014-10-01T17:05:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-41/segments/1412037663467.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20140930004103-00035-ip-10-234-18-248.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.95 | 814 | CC-MAIN-2014-41 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-41__0__75851914 | en | Self-poisoning with pesticides is a major global public-health problem, with estimates of 300 000 deaths a year in the Asia-Pacific region alone.1
WHO now estimates that pesticide ingestion is the most common method of suicide worldwide, and has responded by launching a global Pesticides and Health Initiative.2
Several approaches have been proposed to reduce the high morbidity and mortality associated with pesticide self-poisoning. These strategies include improved clinical management of poisoning, provision of counselling services for vulnerable individuals, and restricted access to toxic pesticides.4
Restriction of the availability of pesticides to prevent their use in impulsive acts of self-harm is emerging as a favoured approach.3
Suggested measures include the development of agricultural practices in which pesticide use is avoided or reduced to a minimum, national bans on highly toxic pesticides, and promotion of initiatives to store pesticides safely.6
Before one or more approaches are chosen, careful assessment will be required from a combined public-health and agricultural perspective.
The pesticide industry has long argued for secure storage and use of locked boxes to prevent all forms of pesticide poisoning,7
and has started several projects testing and scaling-up the use of safe-storage boxes.8
With the active backing of industry, support for this approach has begun to gather momentum at WHO and the International Association for Suicide Prevention, with three meetings in Durban, Singapore, and Geneva.9
The pesticide industry's concern about this important public-health issue is welcome. However, industry-led initiatives will probably be affected by corporate priorities for shareholders and profits, and could bypass adequate consideration and assessment of alternative strategies.
A second concern about the rapid scale-up and implementation of the locked-box approach is to carefully ensure that the approach will not have unplanned adverse effects. Intuitively, locked boxes are a sensible solution. However, in a pilot study in Sri Lanka, we found that many of the 172 participating households that received an inhouse storage box changed the location of pesticide storage from their fields (0·1—2 km away) to their homes. After 7 months, the number of households storing pesticides in their household increased from 54% to 98%, and only 84% locked the box. These changes could thus increase access to pesticides at times of stress. The storage box also highlighted where exactly the pesticides were stored; during our study, locked boxes were twice broken into (figure
) and pesticides ingested, with one death. Another intervention of simple distribution of boxes without education or support resulted in only 30% of households locking their box.11
Pesticide-storing metal box
This box (45×30×37 cm) has been forced open and the contents used for self-harm.
So far, no studies assessing the feasibility or effectiveness of safe pesticide-storage devices have been published. Such knowledge is needed before the practice can be widely recommended. Variation in cultural beliefs and agricultural practice in different communities and countries highlights the need for qualitative research to ensure generalisability to local circumstances and to implement appropriate modifications. Practical design issues, including ways to increase the likelihood of boxes being locked, should also be assessed before large-scale trials are undertaken. Infield storage devices or community-run stores could be more effective than the currently promoted inhouse boxes, but acceptable models have not yet been developed.
With the public-health community's energy focused on safe storage, policymakers could be distracted from more immediate and longlasting solutions such as sales restrictions, product reformulation, import bans, and general reductions in agricultural pesticide use. Safe-storage interventions should be studied and assessed with other options that might not be as attractive to industry.
DG, ME, and AHD are on the scientific advisory group of a Syngenta-funded study to assess the toxicity of a new formulation of paraquat, and have received travel expenses to attend research group meetings. AHD and DG are on the scientific advisory group for a safe-storage project funded by Syngenta. | agronomy |
http://yaojiushenjiu.com/ysys/28428.html | 2021-08-04T19:44:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046154897.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20210804174229-20210804204229-00012.warc.gz | 0.720345 | 2,969 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__89694292 | en | 2. Ivy can effectively resist the carcinogens in nicotine.
Through the tiny pores on the leaves, Ivy can absorb harmful substances and convert them into harmless sugars and amino acids.
Light condition: neutral plant, suitable for planting in half shade place, need maintenance: keep basin soil moist, fertilize regularly, can remove: formaldehyde, nicotine.
Its high evaporation rate can prevent the nasal mucosa from drying, greatly reducing the possibility of disease.
Light conditions: shade loving plants, suitable for warm and humid environment. Maintenance: keep basin soil moist and fertilize regularly. Leaves need to spray water frequently.
Can remove: ammonia, acetone, benzene, trichloroethylene, formaldehyde.
4. Duck's paw brings fresh air to smoking families.
Its beautiful duck shaped leaves can absorb nicotine and other harmful substances from the smoky air, and convert them into harmless plant substances through photosynthesis.
It is very suitable for inexperienced growers.
If you prune the twigs near the bud, it can grow up to 3 meters high, and it is very beautiful and dense.
The larger one needs to be reinforced with bamboo poles.
Light conditions: neutral plants; maintenance: appropriate watering, do not like too wet soil; can remove: nicotine.
5. This kind of plants show many excellent characteristics.
It can improve the humidity of the room, which is good for our skin and breathing.
At the same time, it can absorb formaldehyde, xylene and ammonia, and purify turbid air.
Light conditions: neutral plant, suitable for planting in half shade; maintenance: sufficient water, keep basin soil moist; can remove: formaldehyde, toluene, xylene, ammonia.
6. HuangJinGe HuangJinGe can "work" in the environment that other indoor plants cannot adapt to.
Through a process similar to photosynthesis, it can decompose toxic substances released from fabrics, walls and smoke into plants' own substances.
This kind of plant is easy to take care of and can grow well even in dark environment. It is the best choice for the first breeder.
Light conditions: shade plants; maintenance: moderate moisture, trace fertilizer; can remove: formaldehyde, benzene, carbon monoxide, nicotine.
7. Pocket coconut it's a high efficiency air purifier.
Because it can purify benzene, trichloroethylene and formaldehyde in the air at the same time, it is very suitable to be placed in the newly decorated room.
Light conditions: neutral plant, suitable for planting in half shade; maintenance: sufficient water, keep basin soil moist; can remove: benzene, trichloroethylene, formaldehyde.
8. And fruit taro can improve air humidity, and absorb a lot of formaldehyde and ammonia.
The more leaves there are, the more air it filters and moisturizes.
9. Silver queen silver queen is famous for its unique air purification ability: the higher the concentration of pollutants in the air, the more it can play its purification ability! Therefore, it is very suitable for dark rooms with poor ventilation conditions.
This plant with gray leaves likes to live in a constant temperature environment.
If irrigated with warm water, it can survive for a long time.
10. The smell of lvluo household cleaning detergent and lampblack is also a killer of human health.
In the kitchen or bathroom door corner put or hang a basin of green basket and other vines, can effectively absorb the chemical substances in the air, dissolve the residual odor after decoration.
Nursing knowledge: can not accept strong direct sunlight, suitable for indoor mild light.
Water every day to keep the soil moist, but do not accumulate water to breed mosquitoes.
Fertilization once every one or two months can make the leaf color more shiny and bright, but it should be avoided that the fertilizer directly contacts the leaf surface.
2、 Bedroom plants determine your peach blossom best plants recommended: Clivia, goldenrod, asparagus, green rose, etc.
Bedroom pursuit of quiet and comfortable atmosphere, put the plant must be conducive to rest and sleep quality is appropriate, should be small basin or hanging basin plants.
In the spacious bedroom, you can consider the choice of large potted plants, such as Clivia, goldenrod, asparagus, green pineapple and other plants, are conducive to relax the nerves, and can enhance the relationship between husband and wife.
3、 Ten kinds of plants that are not suitable for bedroom Cultivation: 1. The fragrance of rose flowers will make others feel chest tightness, suffocation and dyspnea.
2. Orchid the fragrance that orchid sends out, long smell can make a person overexcited and cause insomnia.
3. If the pollen from Bauhinia Flower is exposed to people for a long time, it will induce asthma or aggravate cough symptoms.
4. In the evening, it can emit a large number of particles that strongly stimulate the sense of smell. Patients with high blood pressure and heart disease are prone to feel dizzy, depressed and uncomfortable, or even make the disease worse.
5. Tulip tulip flowers contain a toxic alkali, if you contact it too long, it will speed up hair loss.
6. Oleander the smell of oleander flowers, smell too long, will make people drowsy, mental decline, the excretion of milky white liquid, if exposed to too long, will also be poisoned.
7. Pines and cypresses flowers and trees the fragrant smell of pines and cypresses has a stimulating effect on the body's intestines and stomach. If you smell it too long, it will not only affect many people's appetite, but also make pregnant women feel upset, nauseous and dizzy.
8. Foreign Hydrangea foreign Hydrangea emitted particles, if contact with people, will make some people skin allergy, pruritus.
9. The flowers of Rhododendron flaviflora emit a kind of toxin. Once eaten by mistake, the light will cause poisoning, and the severe will cause shock, which seriously endangers health.
10. Lily lilies emitted by the fragrance, such as smell too long, will make people's central nervous system too excited and cause insomnia.
4、 The bedroom raises the matters needing attention of flower 1, clean indoor raises the flower, clean, fresh and refreshing is the most important.
Basically do not water the flowers at home, and rarely spray water on the leaves. Wet towel is often used to wipe the dust on the leaves, such as: Green pineapple, Clivia, tiger tail orchid, capsicum, ball orchid, Phalaenopsis When watering, the flowers will be moved to the balcony. There is a special tray, and the flowerpots will be wiped clean and moved back after being permeable.
2. The illumination and ventilation of indoor flowers are much worse than outdoor ones.
Therefore, I think ventilation is more important than light.
Windows should be opened for ventilation throughout the year, including nine cold days (no heating anyway), so that it can absorb fresh air.
For plants placed in the corner of poor ventilation, often deliberately moved to the window or balcony to ventilation.
In fact, many flowers are "sacrificed" because of poor ventilation.
Remember: This Spring Festival unit holiday more than ten days, a few colleagues told me that the New Year flowers were frozen to death.
In fact, it's not. The temperature in our room is usually about 10 degrees. How can we freeze to death? It's mainly because of the poor ventilation and relatively large water when the doors and windows are closed tightly.
3. The growth of light depends on the sun. Try to put the flowers by the window to receive the sunshine and rain.
The method of pruning and thinning branches will also be adopted.
Such as: Cyclamen, flowering, will be a great effort to trim the leaves, in order to make it a good ventilation, light, to ensure that the flowers bloom.
To tell you the truth, it is not suitable to plant immortal human plants indoors, so my cactus is growing in general.
For example: a pot of Jinhu, although placed on the bay window of the bedroom, is relatively the best position for sunshine and ventilation, but the long trend is not good.
4. The basin soil is mostly loose and has good water permeability.
Generally, there are charcoal soil, garden soil, sand, honeycomb briquette, plant ash, bean cake fertilizer, sawdust, etc.
Hehe, I can't explain the reason clearly. I'm just mixing in.
Sometimes in the balcony.
5. The compound fertilizer of bagged bean cake sold in the flower market is often used as base fertilizer or to dig a slot from the side.
Occasionally, they use their own retting water of vegetable leaves, bean dregs, bad milk, peels, rice washing water, bad eggs, etc. to Rett for at least one month in summer and three months in winter. A small amount of them are buried or even injected into the soil with syringes.
Bone meal and plant ash will be added before flowering.
Recently, a good way to save trouble is to mix bean cake fertilizer, plant ash and bone powder in a bottle, soak them in water and pour them in properly.
6. Watering must see dry see wet, even partial dry some.
More water on sunny days, less or no water on cloudy days.
Different varieties have different habits, so they should not be the same. We should master the rules through exploration.
For example, Huwei orchid, capsicum, Clivia and keel are usually watered only once a month, Jinhu is watered once every two or three months, while the relative amount of water for green pineapple and cold water flower is larger.
7. Flowerpot indoor flowers, pay attention to beauty.
The most commonly used are porcelain basin, pottery basin, plastic basin (the above water permeability is poor, so ventilation is particularly important), a small amount of clay basin, and occasionally use sleeve basin.
8. Small plants should be planted indoors and pruned frequently.
Such as: Cyclamen, vanilla, asparagus, green pineapple, Chlorophytum, longevity, African violet, capsicum, Pennisetum, etc.
Save space, easy to place on the flower rack.
9. It is not necessary to plant the plants with strong aroma in the indoor, and the main purpose is to purify the air.
Such as: Chlorophytum, tiger tail orchid, evergreen and other green plants.
I think it's OK to plant it properly. I have a basin of tiger thorn plum, which has been put in the ventilation of the living room.
It is suggested that special attention should be paid to the arrangement of flowers and plants in the bedroom.
10. There is nothing difficult in the world but those who have a heart.
Love flowers to protect flowers, careful observation, good at exploring, summing up experience.
Of course, you have to invest in everything and pay a price.
Some of my own flowers and plants were not properly maintained and left me.
Especially in Meiyu and high temperature seasons, it is muggy and humid.
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坚持下去你就发现不仅额头上的痘痘越来越少,肌肤也越来越白皙。Stick to it and you will find that not only the acne on your forehead is getting less and less, but a
一般的矫治方法都较复杂,而且时间很长,也不利于平时的生活,不过经过长期的配戴会有显着的效果。The general treatment methods are more complex, and the time is very lo
然而,研究已经表明,高水平的要求生产肼对人体的负面影响。However, studies have shown that high levels of demand for hydrazine production have negative effects on t
在它的紫皮中含有丰富的维生素e和维生素p，这是其他蔬菜所不能比的。Its purple skin is rich in vitamin E and vitamin P, which can not be compared with other vegetable
如何选择营养？怎样选择饮食？无论如何吃都会给身体带来一定的影响。How to choose nutrition? How to choose a diet? No matter what you eat, it will have a certain impact | agronomy |
https://indonesiadirect.org/product/mango-hs-code-0804-50-20/ | 2021-10-21T02:38:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585380.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20211021005314-20211021035314-00587.warc.gz | 0.956852 | 99 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__93245546 | en | Indonesia is a country rich in agricultural products and a producer of fresh and natural fruits. We are an exporter of tropical fruit, one of which is mango. We serve the best quality mango fruit with specifications that have a sweet and fresh taste, thick rind, and free from chemicals. We can also provide mangoes according to requests from buyers based on shape, type, packaging and etc.
you can see on company website at http://www.konanganexport.com | agronomy |
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Written in English
|Statement||[John L. Libby].|
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field crop insect pests of alberta Download field crop insect pests of alberta or read online books in PDF, EPUB, Tuebl, and Mobi Format. Click Download or Read Online button to get field crop insect pests of alberta book now. This site is like a library, Use . Crop pest management and food security in Nigerian agricu lture 5 chilli peppers, onion scale leaves, ginger, tobacco, cocoa pot husks, vegetable oil, wood as h, smoke cashew nut shell liquid etc. This comprehensive handbook on economic entomology for Australian field crops and pastures is the first of its kind. It encompasses pests and beneficial insects as well as allied forms of importance in Australian agriculture. Organized by commodities - such as cereals, sugar and tropical pasture legumes - it examines all the pest species for a particular commodity across Australia. When one says pests, a common image would be crops ruined by the onslaught or rats, insects and weeds. Another negative effect of pests is on agriculture in particular and the economy in general. Pests have caused losses in virtually an unlimited number of crops. A swarm of pests could ruin a whole season’s worth of planting and careful. | agronomy |
http://blog.rsvpgallery.com/tag/growing-power/ | 2024-02-23T07:05:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474361.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20240223053503-20240223083503-00849.warc.gz | 0.975999 | 2,182 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__160515774 | en | Urban Growers Collective (UGC) is a non-profit organization founded by Laurell Sims and Erika Allen. Built from the framework of the Milwaukee based organization Growing Power, UGC is built by and for the communities it serves. Currently operating eight (8) urban farms in Chicago, the organization’s programming results in not only accessible produce but job opportunities, youth education programs, public workshops, and more.
We spoke to Malcolm Evans (Urban Farm Manager, pictured above) and Darion Crawford (Urban Farmer and Instructor, pictured below) to learn more about UGC and its programming.
Despite the fact that UGC is technically only 3 years old, it’s built upon over 20 years of prior work. Talk a little bit about the evolution of the organization and how the programs have progressed.
Darion Crawford: “When I started with Urban Growers Collective, I was a junior at Marshall High School. Back then, the organization was known as Growing Power Chicago. Now, I’m in my 30s and love to see children come to the farm and play outside in nature, just like I used to when I was younger.
I was part of Growing Power’s first year-round youth program 14 years ago when there were only 30 teens in the program. When I initially started, I was just really excited to get a paycheck. I was actually lucky enough to have some options for after school programs, but I chose to keep coming back to the farm because I loved the hands-on aspect of seeing something I created come to fruition. The sense of ownership and leadership the program gave me made me feel like I was supposed to be there.
After graduating high school, I worked with Growing Power for five years as a youth instructor and farmer. I left to work as a manager at Home Depot for eight years, and recently came back to Urban Growers Collective in March of 2020 to help manage the adult job training program. Coming back, I’ve seen massive changes for such a small non-profit. Urban Growers Collective has grown from employing 30 teens year-round to now providing over 200 jobs to teens. UGC has also added a program for 145 head-start preschoolers and the READI adult job training program for 50 men who are at high risk for gun violence here in Chicago.
Working here has always felt like working with family, but that feeling is stronger than ever before. The leadership team has worked together for over 15 years now, and it feels more team-oriented, organized, and structured. But no matter how hard the work is, I always enjoy it and feel satisfied when I end my day. I’m happy to be back working at the farms.
The “Art on the Farm” project has gone on since 2005. Talk about how this project has expanded with the addition of new farms and participants. What is the process for new artists/program participants to get involved?
Malcolm Evans: I started coming down to the farm that Growing Power had in Cabrini Green in 2003 when I was 10 years old. When I was 12, I had the opportunity to help build out the farm we have in Grant Park. Before that project, I didn’t think that downtown Chicago was for Black kids. The Gold Coast was full of rich people, and the closest we ever got to downtown was the McDonalds on Chicago Avenue. Once we started going to the Grant Park Farm every day, I began to realize that the lakefront and the parks are for everyone. There were 15 kids in our program at Grant Park the first year, and I think we all felt that way–by the end of the program we felt like we belonged downtown, too. Now we have 45 teens in our Grant Park program, and those teens give free tours of the garden during the summer. It’s opened up a new world to teens who never felt entirely welcome in our city.
Art is incorporated into the farm in a way that demonstrates that growing vegetables and edible flowers can be beautiful. The idea that the landscape can be pretty and productive is a shift from how our city is usually landscaped. It’s always fun to see folks walking around the garden and identifying all the varieties of vegetables, herbs and flowers we grow in the space–there are more than 120, so it’s almost like a treasure hunt. It makes me proud to know that we are teaching people that growing food can be nourishing and beautiful in the very heart of our city.
UGC’s Youth programs range from preschool age all the way through high school. Are these programs designed for youth to progress from one program to another? What are your favorite aspects of the youth programs?
DC: I would say yes, the programs are designed to build upon one another, and there is a developmental aspect to the youth program that keeps it engaging year after year. I think that’s the aspect of the program I appreciate most–how much we engage our participants. I can’t emphasize enough how therapeutic it is to have a hands-on learning experience, especially for teens who are in school and can’t always see the tangible outcomes of what they are learning. It’s also incredibly important for teens to feel heard, and in this program, they have a voice and get to see their dreams manifest–from selecting crops all the way to managing market stands. When I moved into the role of youth instructor, I realized how much work teaching is, but also how rewarding it is to be able to pass on the opportunities I was given.
How has the pandemic affected operations? What adjustments have had to be made?
ME: The pandemic really made us think about a Plan B. We had to think about the way we grow food and how we can use our resources in a better way. Spring is usually very busy at the farm, but this year was extra busy because we had to start harvesting quickly. We needed to get produce into our emergency food relief boxes so that all of the folks who are unemployed or who don’t have access to grocery stores could get nourishing food to help keep them healthy while Covid-19 is spreading. With the help of our partners, we have been able to provide over 12,000 boxes of fresh vegetables and fruit and over 10,000 prepared meals to folks who need it most.
We also had to shift our youth programs to online learning. We were very nervous at first, but it has been amazing to see how creative our teens have been with their at-home growing kits. They have really stepped up and learned a lot about being responsible for their own plants while also doing research online and learning how to cook with virtual chef demonstrations.
One of the biggest initiatives has been the Grounds for Peace program, where UGC will be restoring 50 vacant lots in Woodlawn, Englewood and North Lawndale. Talk a bit about this process and the progress made as well as if there are plans to expand once this set is complete.
DC: I come from the same background as all of the men in the READI Grounds for Peace program. Like them, I see programs pop up in my neighborhood and I feel like they aren’t for me. I walk by and don’t know who runs the program, or if I do see the people running it, they certainly don’t look like me. But I remember walking by gardens on the west side and thinking, “How do I get in on that?” For the guys in the READI program, being able to engage, to reclaim land in their neighborhoods and have ownership over that space, is life-changing. To have their friends and family see them being productive and transforming empty lots into beautiful gardens creates a sense of change that’s hard to measure, but it truly changes everyone in the community. It’s so important to see people who look like you doing the work. It inspires everyone in the neighborhood to become engaged, and that’s truly how we slowly begin shifting the story from scarcity to abundance.
Grounds for Peace is a program designed for men most at risk for gun violence in Chicago – so to break that down, men who may shoot others or men who may be shot. This program costs about $25,000 a year per participant, which seems like a lot of money until you think about the fact that it costs over $45,000 to incarcerate one of these men annually. These men walk away from the two-year program with a better mindset and skills that they can pass down to their children.
With the Mobile Market, you’re combating food inequity by essentially bringing the grocery store to people’s front door. Talk more about this program and what it allows.
ME: There are a lot of areas known as “food deserts” in Chicago. These are neighborhoods with lots of abandoned buildings that don’t have many options for healthy food. At UGC, our mission focuses on providing healthy, fresh produce as well as teaching folks how to grow and cook with fresh fruits and vegetables.
The Fresh Moves Mobile Market is a converted bus that’s essentially a grocery store on wheels. The goal is to bring fresh produce to folks that have historically not had access to grocery stores. We have sites in different neighborhoods on Chicago’s south and west sides, including schools, health clinics, and senior homes, so that as many people as possible have access to healthy foods. This year, we’re going to be launching a new Fresh Moves bus, which has unfortunately been delayed due to the pandemic, but we hope to launch in early November.
I love having the opportunity to show people where their food comes from and that a kid from the neighborhood grew this beautiful food. It’s really healing work. Most of the produce at the Fresh Moves Mobile Market comes from our urban farms from around the city, especially the South Chicago Farm, where we grow things like collard greens, peppers, tomatoes, onions, turnips, and carrots. We harvest it fresh from the farm and it goes straight onto the Fresh Moves bus. It gives me a lot of joy to meet our customers, and I know when I plant those seeds, that the work I do matters and that it’s changing my community.
RSVP Gallery is proud to partner with UGC alongside the release of the Nike Dunk Low SP “Community Garden.” A portion of proceeds from our collaborative tote will be donated to UGC. We encourage you to learn more about the organization here. | agronomy |
https://tbd2015a.blogspot.com/2021/08/got-look-at-ekko.html | 2023-06-02T03:03:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224648245.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20230602003804-20230602033804-00266.warc.gz | 0.961295 | 885 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__290629772 | en | Wednesday: (08/04) Granola and diced apple for breakfast. I attended my usual Alphasoftware webinar this morning. After a quick sandwich I went to Kaiser for my annual checkup. Nice quick in and out. Back home I opted to continue my relaxing day. Lou and Dawn made Shepherd’s pie for dinner.Thursday: (08/05) We went grocery shopping first thing stopping at Smart and Final and Nob hill markets. Back home I prepared a ham egg and cheese breakfast sandwich. I worked all day on rototilling and mixing compost with the screened dirt. I made three trips to pickup 18ea 5 gallon buckets of compost from the city compost pile. I need to make one more compost run to complete the treatment then add some steer manure and cap with wood chips. No lunch. I put pork chops , potatoes and sauerkraut into the slow cooker for our nice dinner.
Friday: (08/06) Granola and banana for breakfast. I made a run to get a load of compost from the city pile. I mixed it into the new front garden spot. I was about half a load short of having a good soil mix so I made another trip for a half load and added it and mixed it in. Then off to lunch at Los Altos Taqueria for lunch on my way to Lowe’s. I got 10 bags of steer manure and back home, added that to the soil. After a good final mixing then some cleanup I called it garden spot. I put away all my tools and enjoyed a good shower. Time to relax. Leftover Shepherd’s pie for dinner.
Saturday: (08/07) I made corned beef hash and eggs for breakfast this morning. I drilled a path under this sidewalk by the garden and installed a couple of pipes, one for a faucet and another for a drip circuit. I finished the pipe but not the end connections, It required two trips to the hardware store. I also picked up two artichoke plants from Summerwinds nursery. I had a ham and cheese sandwich for lunch. Leftover pork and sauerkraut with potatoes for dinner.
Sunday: (08/08) Lou fried some eggs and added leftover corned beef hash for breakfast. I almost completed the pipes for the faucet for the new garden, It turns out the water pipe is dry so I need to hook up the pipe near the main valve for the house and be sure it is capped at the side of the house where it should have been hooked to the back yard. I put it in before I put in the sidewalks and intended to take the water to the backyard directly and not through the house piping. Evidently i never got to completing that project. I also picked up four more artichoke plants and planted them in addition to the two from yesterday. I still need to add some wood chips and complete those pipes for the faucet. A nice tuna salad for lunch and leftover pork and sauerkraut with potatoes for dinner. I got a call from the Rec Van salesman after lunch. He said they had a Winnebago Ekko camper in so we all went to see it and their other campers in the late afternoon. The Ekko has been delayed for nearly a year so It’s nice to see one. Unfortunately it is too big for our (my) needs. Looking over all their other models just confirms that I need to build what I want to be satisfied.
Monday: (08/09) I had a morning dental cleaning appointment. Before heading home I stopped by Lowe’s for some pipe fittings, then Kaiser to have a urine test done, then lunch from China Wok eaten at a Sunnyvale park under a huge shade tree, then home. At home I added a pipe fitting to re-hookup the drip sprinklers that I extended to the garden. I also did some digging and filling in preparation to install concrete where we had brick tile that grew nothing but weeds. I also located the source end of the water line I need to hookup. Granola and banana for breakfast. Lunch from the China Wok. Lou’s BBQ ribs, mashed potatoes and corn on the cob from our garden for dinner.
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https://www.iwcc.edu/academic_programs/business/agribusiness-technology-agronomy-operations-certificate/ | 2023-10-03T23:55:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511284.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231003224357-20231004014357-00458.warc.gz | 0.814723 | 559 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__136377486 | en | Degree, Certificate or Diploma
The Agribusiness Technology: Agronomy Operations Certificate program of study provides students with the opportunity to develop skills, abilities, and an understanding of the agronomic aspects of production agriculture. Careers in production agriculture and agronomy operations can be pursued. Students are provided with classroom instruction, lab, and field experience.
Students who complete this certificate will earn credit toward completion of the Agribusiness Management AAS degree.
2,865 Jobs (2020)
-1.6% change from 2020-2025
Data is from the Omaha Metropolitans Area, and the seven counties in Southwest Iowa that Iowa Western serves
What will you do
This program is intended for students who wish to enter the workforce upon completion of the certificate. Graduates are able to pursue career opportunities in agriculture production, and agronomy-related sales, service, and supply industries.
Entry Level: $15/hr
(wages can vary considerably depending on chosen career)
|AGA 181 - Introduction to Crop Science||3.0 Credit(s)|
|AGP 333 - Precision Farming Systems||3.0 Credit(s)|
|AGA 284 - Pesticide Application Certification||3.0 Credit(s)|
Semester Total: 9.0 Credits
|AGA 376 - Integrated Pest Management||3.0 Credit(s)|
|AGA 280 - Crop Development, Production, and Management||3.0 Credit(s)|
Semester Total: 6.0 Credits
|AGB 804 - Agricultural Internship I||3.0 Credit(s)|
Semester Total: 3.0 Credits
Total Semester Hours Required: 18.0
Upon the successful completion of the program students will:
- Operate current technology used in production agriculture and the agriculture service industries.
- Identify the plant morphology of common Midwestern crop and weed species.
- Evaluate various crop production practices and techniques used to produce Midwestern crops.
- Categorize soil, plant, and climatic factors that influence plant growth and development.
- Identify, handle, mix and apply various agricultural chemicals.
- Calculate appropriate application rates for essential plant nutrients and crop protection products.
- A.A and A.S. Degree Programs: provide students a general education core in... (HLC) | agronomy |
https://rosebudvalleyhoney.wordpress.com/ | 2019-08-24T10:21:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027320156.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824084149-20190824110149-00535.warc.gz | 0.972054 | 882 | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-35__0__107833605 | en | Bees are busy doing there thing and its looking like it will be a great year again!
Lost more hives later in the spring, the price you pay i suppose for organic beekeeping, speaking with my beekeeper sensai John, the mite load seems to be too much for most hives, they just can’t keep up. All of the moisture Early on also made us see a lot more chalk brood than usual as well.
All that said, the hives that are still going are going strong! we had the good fortune of catching two wild swarms this year and already we have honey boxes on top of them! this is great as we are diversifying our genetic strains and adding to them wild swarms that are most likely mite resistant! Great!
We have harvested just over 400 lbs so far and looks like much more to come!
Excited about open Farm days coming up August 21st sunday from 11-6 come on out to the hive and see what we do! there will be some free honey tasting as well as on site extraction and hive demos. hope to see you out there!
Excited to report the anticipated survival of the majority of our hives!
You never really know how the bees are going to handle another alberta winter, and when Kelsey and I first wrapped our hives last fall we had no idea what we would be finding come March. Being cautious and wanting to be certain that our lovely ladies would have enough food to get through the potentially long and cold alberta winter we decided to leave an extra box of honey on each hive.
Fast forward to now it would seem we were over cautious but better that way than having hunger issues be on top of the already precarious survival conditions of the Alberta bee.
When we went out to check on them just after Christmas we were thrilled to find every hive still buzzing happily inside their Christmas wrapping.
So we are now taking pre orders for honey! Even though the cost of bees has risen over 10% we are keeping the bulk pricing for honey at this time the same as last year. Please comment if you are interested in more details!
The bees have been hard at work this last while and so have we!
Extracting honey almost every week now. The rain sto me have been coming at just the right times and it is looking like another great year.
We received a face book message two days ago about a swarm at the golf course and luckily I was able to get there and collect it before it flew away.
Glad to say these lovely ladies are safe and sound in their new home and seem to be doing well. Always great to catch a swarm and introduce new breeding stock to the bee yard!
We have excess honey so if you know anyone still wanting som feel free to comment or email me at [email protected]
Rain clouds a coming!
Well we are all happy for the rain! It was looking a little rough there and there was concerns about honey being produced this year at all! But. It rained. Flowers are doing well. Fields of clover popping up and looking like it’s could be a good year again!
So I had to get boxes built so the bees would have somewhere to put it!
So that’s what we did.
Went to check on hives today and found 8/13 needing new boxes! This is great news! Now we just need a little more rain to keep them flowers blooming and plants growing. Kelsey looks over a frame of brood and pollen. The queen has already laid a batch of eggs on this one! The lighter brown on the comb is baby bees nearly ready to hatch! Best to be gentle when moving a thousand bees around.
A peice of empty comb we found up in the feeder. It was full of last years honey as food for them when we put it in. As you can seen they cleaned it out!
Just a little smoke to keep them calm.
We are more than excited to be the official suppliers of Honey for “15 Minutes of Fame” Rosebuds own music festival! Be sure to come by and try some of our fresh honeycomb, cut out of the hive and served to you. Simply wonderful. | agronomy |
https://www.wednesdaygift.com/nexcover-garden-hose-nozzle-sprayer-7-adjustable-watering-patterns-nozzle-for-water-hose-non-slip-garden-spray-nozzle-for-car-washing-watering-plants-pets-showering-lawns-cleaning-green/ | 2024-04-23T02:15:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818452.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20240423002028-20240423032028-00733.warc.gz | 0.858918 | 750 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__125274016 | en | $6.99 - $5.99
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The nozzle is equipped with a rubber washer to prevent leakage. It can be easily attached or detached from all 3/4″ standard garden hoses.
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【7-PATTERN SPRAY NOZZLE】: NEXCOVER hose nozzle is compatible with universal and standard American garden hoses – 3/4” garden hose thread. Its multiple functions are clearly marked and simple to rotate. Our spray nozzle has 7 adjustable spray patterns including Jet, Shower, Mist, Soaker, Cone, Center and Flat for satisfying your various watering needs. You can change the stream and strength of the water for plants watering, pets showering, car washing, cleaning etc.
【LEAKPROOF & THOUGHTFUL DESIGN】: The hose nozzle sprayer is equipped with a rubber washer to prevent leakage, saving unnecessary water. It can be easily attached or detached from all standard garden hoses. NEXCOVER water hose nozzle features a nice integrated trigger lock bar at the top of the handle which keeps the water flowing without applying any pressure. And a shock-resistant rubber dial prevents the hand sprayer from accidental impacts.
【ERGONOMIC & LABOR-SAVING】: It is an ideal water sprayer for your garden hoses. The ergonomic shape slip-resistant rubber coating design ensures the best experience when using our hose nozzle. The pistol grip handle with TPR rubber is easy to hold and the labor-saving lever of the water nozzle provides you with comfortable use.
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https://www.contithun.com/en/blogs/notizie-ultime-novita-cantina-conti-thun/news-dalla-vendemmia-%F0%9F%8D%87 | 2024-04-25T01:19:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296820065.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425000826-20240425030826-00100.warc.gz | 0.970865 | 242 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__83824965 | en | The grape harvest period has come to an end again this year 🍇
This year's harvest was a beautiful one, which really gave us a lot of satisfaction and grapes of the highest quality, beauty and health.
It has been an intense few weeks, but we are delighted with this harvest and look forward to a great year for our wines and grapes.
The summer season was long and hot, with beautiful sunny days that contributed to the perfect maturation of the grapes ☀️
For the first time in four years, our vines were spared by hail, grew healthy and lush and suffered no damage to fruit, roots or foliage.
The rains that preceded the harvest days were, at the same time, fundamental to the optimal ripening of the grapes, which developed healthily, retaining their intense and 'crisp' flavours, splendid colouring and beautiful, compact texture 🍇
A truly incredible season of which we are very proud! 💪🏼
Now we just have to wait for the end of the vinification period so that we can bottle and taste the delicious 'nectar' that this wonderful land has given us again this year🍷 | agronomy |
https://aosed.org/thematic-area/food-security-and-agriculture | 2024-04-16T01:24:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817036.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416000407-20240416030407-00306.warc.gz | 0.931978 | 376 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__31797900 | en | In the heart of South Asia lies Bangladesh, a nation where agriculture is the backbone of its economy, employing nearly half of its workforce and contributing significantly to its GDP. However, with a rapidly growing population, urbanization, and the looming threats of climate change, ensuring food security has become a paramount challenge for the nation. The urgency of this issue is further exacerbated by recurring natural disasters, which have led to unpredictable agricultural yields and threatened the livelihoods of millions.
Motivated by the pressing need to safeguard the nation's food supply and bolster its agricultural resilience, our organization has embarked on a comprehensive program implementation in Bangladesh. Recognizing that a one-size-fits-all approach is inadequate, our strategy is multifaceted. First, we are investing in research and technology to develop climate-resilient crop varieties and innovative farming practices tailored to Bangladesh's unique agrarian landscape. By harnessing the power of data analytics and satellite imagery, we aim to provide farmers with timely information on weather patterns, soil health, and market dynamics, empowering them to make informed decisions and optimize yields.
Furthermore, we are fostering partnerships with local communities, government agencies, and international organizations to create a robust support system for smallholder farmers. Through capacity-building initiatives, we are equipping farmers with the knowledge and tools they need to adopt sustainable farming techniques, mitigate risks, and access financial resources. Additionally, we are advocating for policy reforms that prioritize agricultural development, promote inclusive growth, and ensure equitable access to resources for all stakeholders.
Addressing the food security and agriculture challenges in Bangladesh requires a collaborative and adaptive approach that integrates cutting-edge technology, community engagement, and policy advocacy. By investing in the resilience and prosperity of its agricultural sector, we are not only safeguarding the nation's food supply but also laying the foundation for a sustainable and prosperous future for all Bangladeshis. | agronomy |
https://www.miamivalleytoday.com/2019/01/08/laepp-applications-due-feb-15/ | 2020-10-28T09:30:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107897022.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20201028073614-20201028103614-00233.warc.gz | 0.897545 | 265 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__95090752 | en | TROY — Now through Feb. 15, the Miami SWCD will accept applications from Ohio landowners interested in selling an agricultural easement on their farms through the Ohio Department of Agriculture Local Agricultural Easement Purchase Program (LAEPP), made possible from allocations from the Clean Ohio Fund.
The easement requires:
• Farm remain permanently in agriculture production
• Farm must be 40 acres or more
• Participation in the Current Agricultural Use Valuation program
• Owners demonstrate good stewardship of the land
• Support of their local government
• Land not lay directly in the path of development.
Landowners may use the proceeds of the easement in any way they wish, but most reinvest it in their farm operations. Funding for the program is derived from the Clean Ohio Conservation Fund, approved by voters in 2008. When combined with easements from all programs, 449 family farms in 59 counties have collectively preserved more than 73,500 acres in agricultural production.
For more information on Ohio’s farmland preservation effort visit www.agri.ohio.gov. If you think you’d like to pursue this opportunity, contact Linda Raterman or Kreig Smail at Miami SWCD at 335-7645 or visit the offices at 1330 N. County Road 25-A, Troy. | agronomy |
https://usama.site/nestle-and-uvas-collaborate-to-work-on-agricultural-water-efficiency-project-technology-times/ | 2018-10-21T17:55:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583514162.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20181021161035-20181021182535-00054.warc.gz | 0.887689 | 733 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-43__0__102101682 | en | As a part of their Caring for Water Initiative, Nestlé Pakistan in collaboration with University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) inaugurated their newest Agricultural Water Effectivity Challenge at UVAS Ravi Campus, Pattoki.
This initiative is aimed toward strengthening Nestlé’s imaginative and prescient of enhancing the agricultural yield in Pakistan and has the potential to save lots of 14.87 million liters of water yearly.
One of many main threats Pakistan faces right now is water shortage, with our present per capita annual water availability 1,017 cubic meters. The agriculture sector stays one of many largest and most inefficient customers of water therefore you will need to deal with growing the general effectivity of water use by this sector.
Nestlé Pakistan has established a web site that demonstrates finest practices which reinforces crop manufacturing with minimal use of water.
The positioning will function a information hub for college kids and farmers on scientifically confirmed irrigation administration strategies, together with drip techniques and a supply line community on a 6.91 acre crop web site having citrus and guava crops of three.51 and three.40 acres respectively.
Freda Duplin, CEO, Nestlé Pakistan, mentioned, “Water is a useful resource which is quick depleting. Nestlé is dedicated to working in the direction of serving to handle the problem adopting collective motion, as is envisioned in our Caring for Water initiative.
Our collaboration with UVAS is one other step in the direction of that. Agricultural Water Effectivity Challenge will encourage the preservation of water sources in the long run.
By the tip of 2019, we wish to assist save 400 million litres of water in Agriculture with the assistance of our companions: Punjab Agriculture Division, Pakistan Agriculture Research Council and now UVAS.”
Talking on the event, Talat Naseer Pasha, Vice Chancellor, UVAS, mentioned: “This collaboration with Nestlé Pakistan is a wonderful initiative to handle the water challenges being confronted by Pakistan.
Greater than 90% of water utilization is for Agriculture and in an effort to efficiently sort out the upcoming water scarcity, we have to encourage farmers to turn out to be conscious of how they use water.
We’re hopeful that this collaboration will function a information sharing platform and be a mannequin of how sustainable agricultural manufacturing could be achieved whereas enhancing crop yield”.
https://www.technologytimes.pk/nestle-uvas-agricultural-water-efficiency-project/https://i0.wp.com/www.technologytimes.pk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Nestlé-and-UVAS-collaborate-to-work-on-agricultural-water-efficiency-project.jpg?match=765%2C350&ssl=1https://i0.wp.com/www.technologytimes.pk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Nestlé-and-UVAS-collaborate-to-work-on-agricultural-water-efficiency-project.jpg?match=150%2C69&ssl=1InformationAs a part of their Caring for Water Initiative, Nestlé Pakistan in collaboration with College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) inaugurated their newest Agricultural Water Effectivity Challenge at UVAS Ravi Campus, Pattoki.
This initiative is aimed toward strengthening Nestlé’s imaginative and prescient of enhancing the agricultural yield in Pakistan and has the…Sayyed Shehzer AbbasSayyed Shehzer | agronomy |
https://theurbanfieldguide.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/the-pancake-patch/ | 2017-04-25T14:23:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917120461.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031200-00091-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.974768 | 378 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__298358057 | en | This morning I came across an article on Grist about a farmer/writer named Gene Logsdon. Wendell Berry is a big fan, and he’s known for his books, Living at Nature’s Pace:Farming and the American Dream and The Contrary Farmer. This article is a short interview with Logsdon about a book that he wrote in the late 1970s called Small Scale Grain Raising. With the renewed interest in gardening some folks are gearing up to take their patches beyond tomatoes and peppers and see what else they can add to their personal food production, and this book is garnering interest. He calls small scale grain gardening “the pancake patch”, which is pretty cute, right? I love a contrary farmer with a sweet side.
The picture above is unfortunately not an example of a small scale patch, but one I took at Pie Ranch of the wheat they had just harvested. You can see that article here. There was an enormous difference in the taste of the pancakes I had there made from freshly harvested wheat. Delicious and really full of flavor, the taste made me realize how many of the grains I eat taste really flat and flavorless. I of course knew that about my homegrown vegetables, but hadn’t extended that kind of thought to grains.
Here’s a picture of the original cover of the book. I can’t get it to enlarge, but I have to show you because being a child of the 70s, I of course think that all 70s design is beautiful – in it’s own 70s kind of way!
I’m curious if any of you have tried going grain, I imagine it’s as easy as growing any kind of grasses. Was processing the grain really difficult? I’m putting this book on my reading list! | agronomy |
http://gameapps.gratis/downloads/offroad-tractor-farmer-simulator-2018-cargo-drive-by-game-bunkers-android/ | 2019-12-07T22:40:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-51/segments/1575540502120.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20191207210620-20191207234620-00203.warc.gz | 0.849551 | 91 | CC-MAIN-2019-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-51__0__26259478 | en | Offroad Tractor Farmer Simulator 2018 Cargo Drive (by Game Bunkers) Android Download
Prepare to Offroad Tractor Farmer Simulator 2018 Cargo Drive Game. The farming season and your role as a farmer is to move payload to native farms by tractor actuation. The tractor pull up challenge on off road tracks looks not possible driving for contemporary farmer driver.
Google Play link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de… | agronomy |
https://fogcannonspray.com/sell-453980-water-mist-cannon-fog-cannon-sprayer.html | 2023-12-02T13:03:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100399.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202105028-20231202135028-00429.warc.gz | 0.847131 | 433 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__65013175 | en | |Type:Sprayers||Place of Origin:Zhejiang, China|
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This machine is matched with the tractor, there are sprayer on both sides and controlled by one bottom. And easy operate,The angle of the fan can be adjusted. It is widely used in fruit garden, grape garden. For the pretension of the pest and illness of the fruit trees.
This machine could be on and off the truck.Very easy to move.Big fan,and powerful spraying, High efficiency ,working when the truck is moving.
Product features and advantages:
1. Small water consumption, energy saving, excellent dust control effect.
2. Wide coverage with 360° rotation radius, optional manual operation or remote control operation.
3. Mist particle can be adjusted from 50um-150um according to your requirements.
4. Effective dust suppression performance with high-speed misting function can absorb superfine mist particles.
5. Horizontal rotation and pitching angle controlled by hydraulic control system, easy and safe to operate.
6. You can install our dust control water cannon sprayer on trailers, tractors, trucks, towers and so on.
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Applicable to various vehicles mounted: light truck, tractor, and etc.
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Manual control and remote control in driving cab, safe & convenient operation.
High power, big air quantity, wide coverage area, uniform fog droplet.
The gas-liquid mixture can turn the leaves of plants effectively, so that the pesticide can be sprayed to both sides of the leaves evenly.
For the strong penetration and liquid adhesion, it can effectively save the pesticide and reduce the pollution.
High efficiency, wide application, spray fast speed and spraying with vehicle running.
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https://sunzestorganic.com.au/ | 2024-04-21T21:49:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00155.warc.gz | 0.910449 | 233 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__37144199 | en | Australian Citrus Growers & Fruit Juice Processors
Welcome to Sunzest the Organic Growers
Our Company is primarily based on being a citrus grower and fruit juice processor. We are focused on growing organic citrus and squeeze organic orange juice and grapefruit juice.
We believe in providing the best quality and healthy fruits that have been grown sustainably. We grow and supply produce and fruit juices continuously throughout the year, with utmost care to make sure that we provide nutritious and naturally tasty products.
Some of our products include:
- Valencia Oranges
- Navel Oranges
- Olives and Olive Oil
- Sunzest Organic Orange Juice
- Sunzest Organic Grapefruit Juice
- Sunzest Apple Juice
- Sunzest Pineapple Juice
When you buy from Sunzest Organic you can be sure that you are dealing direct with the farmer that grows the produce.
We welcome all enquiries and you may call us on (03) 9308 0277 or email us at [email protected] | agronomy |
https://www.acram-robusta.org/en/two-day-technical-workshop-opened-by-the-international-trade-centre-itc-in-lome/ | 2024-04-18T14:32:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00222.warc.gz | 0.942085 | 730 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__30849452 | en | A two-day technical workshop was opened yesterday 16 July 2019 in Lome by the International Trade Centre (ITC), as part of the European Union’s ‘Intra-ACP Support Programme to ACRAM for the revival and promotion of Robusta Coffee’. It brings together delegates, both public and private, from the five ACRAM member countries – Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Togo – whose Robusta coffee development projects are available.
It is the unifying work of ACRAM that asserts itself through this double support of the European Union and the ACP, over a period of 5 years. Indeed, after having diagnosed the lack of a strategic intervention framework, the low productivity of Robusta coffee farms, the shortcomings in the planning of renewal and regeneration of plantations, the high level of the average age of producers, the often degraded image of Robusta coffee, leading to a decline in Robusta coffee production in Africa and the impoverishment of coffee producers, ACRAM has developed a programme to boost production in Robusta coffee producing countries in Africa to provide coffee farmers with an enabling environment to grow and market their product sustainably. This should enable them to derive enough income from coffee farming, ensure a decent standard of living for their families and contribute to the national income.
The Lome technical workshop marks the beginning of programming with the intervention of ITC, which is one of the three programme implementing agencies on behalf of the European Union, together with UNIDO and the World Bank, which will soon join this programme overseen by ACRAM.
At the opening of the work, Mr. Enselme Gouthon said he strongly hoped that “the workshop will mark a real start in support for the development of the coffee sectors of ACRAM members with a strong involvement of young people and women in the Robusta coffee value chain”. For his part, the Agribusiness Portfolio Officer at the International Trade Centre, Mr Hernan Manson, outlines the objectives of the program, in a general context of the price crisis and the need to increase sources of income for small coffee producers. The current context and the need to forge more sustainable partnerships between producers and the market represents a challenge, but also an opportunity for African countries to improve the competitiveness of their sectors..
The quality of the products and the commercial strategy of the producers requires an alliance with all the actors of the sector, from the producer to the consumer.
The 2nd axis of work on which we must act is transformation and the valorisation of the local market which represents for all producing countries a real lever of growth. The programme will help to enhance the value of this local market, at the same time as it represents an attraction for investments in this sector.
The 3rd axis is the support of producer organizations to develop alliances with industry.
The programme aims to support the private coffee sector and strengthen public policies to attract investment. EU support will enable beneficiary members to: establish a permanent and active framework to promote research in the field of robusta coffee development from Africa and ensure farmers’ access to improved plant material; support effective extension services for technology transfer and service delivery to stakeholders in the sector, and develop a strategy for plantation renewal;
Empower farmers by developing and strengthening farmers’ organizations, increasing women’s participation in production and attracting more young people; and promote the image of Robusta Coffee in Africa by highlighting its specificities and developing products and brands of recognized quality to support the development of the sector and local consumption. | agronomy |
http://chocolate.gourmetrecipe.com/Cocoa_bean | 2015-09-05T07:40:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-35/segments/1440645396463.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20150827031636-00225-ip-10-171-96-226.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.951847 | 923 | CC-MAIN-2015-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-35__0__91268767 | en | That bar of chocolate you may regularly enjoy had its unlikely origin in the cocoa bean, the basic building block of chocolate.
Cocoa beans, in fact, are not beans at all but the dried and fully fermented seed of the cacao tree. The popularity of cocoa and of chocolate throughout the centuries would seem to justify Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus’ botanical name for the cacao plant, which is Theobroma, or “food of the gods.”
The cacao tree is native to the Americas. Examples of wild cacao trees can still be found in the basins of the Amazon and Orinoco rivers in South America. Ancient peoples cultivated cacao beginning in at least 1500 BC. Cacao grows in a relatively limited geographical zone, roughly 20 degrees north and south of the equator. Today nearly 70 percent of the world’s crop is grown in west Africa.
The seeds come from the tree’s football-shaped pods, which have a leathery rind about three centimeters thick, varying according to the variety of the pod. It is filled with a sticky, sweet pulp and 30 to 50 large seeds that are fairly soft and white to pale lavender in color..
Before Spain’s arrival in the western hemisphere, the cocoa bean was used as currency. Aztecs often demanded payments of cocoa beans after vanquishing rival groups of indigenous peoples.
Once chocolate was introduced to Europe, production has evolved throughout the centuries, continually fostering innovative processes and new chocolate products [history of chocolate].
Forastero, Criollo, and Trinitario are the three main varieties of cacao. The first comprises 95 percent of the world’s production. Overall, the highest quality cocoa beans come from the Criollo variety, which is produced by few countries because of it is less resistant to disease. The Trinitario variety is a hybrid of Criollo and Forastero varieties and considered to be of much higher quality than the latter, but has higher yields and is more resistant to disease than the former.
The largest cocoa bean-producing country in the world is Coite d’Ivoire in western Africa, which produces nearly 40 percent of the world’s total. Other countries that are high on the list of cocoa bean production are Ghana, Indonesia, and Cameroon.
Harvesting cocoa beans
When the pods ripen, they are harvested from the trunks and branches of the cocoa tree with a curved knife on a long pole. The pods are then opened, typically with a machete, and the rind is discarded once the pulp and cocoa seeds are removed.
The pulp and seeds are then piled in heaps, placed in bins, or laid out on grates for several days. During this time, the thick pulp liquefies and trickles away, leaving cocoa seeds behind. The beans are dried by spreading them out over a large surface and constantly raking them.
Beans are often exported to the United States and Europe in jute bags, although over the last decade shipments are made in bulk parcels of several thousand tons at a time on ships to reduce handling costs.
Processing into Chocolate
To make around two ponds of chocolate, 300 to 600 beans are processed, depending on the desired cocoa content. In a factory, the beans are roasted. Next they are cracked and then de-shelled into pieces of beans called “nibs,” which are usually used for cooking, snacking and chocolate dishes. Nibs may also be ground into chocolate liquor, a thick, creamy paste, then further processed into chocolate by mixing in cocoa butter, sugar, and other ingredients. It is then refined, conched, and tempered. It may also separated into cocoa powder and cocoa butter using the Broma process or a hydraulic press. Cocoa butter is used in the manufacture of chocolate bars or other confectionary, and even soap and cosmetics.
Roasting is another process that helps the flavor. It can be done on the whole bean before shelling or on the nib after shelling. The time and temperature of the roast affects the result, with a low roast creating a more acid, aromatic flavor, while a high roast gives a more intense, bitter flavor.
Roughly 3.5 million tons of cocoa is produced each year. Global production has been steadily rising for several decades, reflecting the increasing popularity of chocolate. The Netherlands is the leading cocoa processing company, followed by the United States. | agronomy |
https://italian.imdb.com/title/tt0283447/ | 2019-12-09T18:25:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-51/segments/1575540521378.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20191209173528-20191209201528-00440.warc.gz | 0.950705 | 178 | CC-MAIN-2019-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-51__0__138760921 | en | Up to 1/3 of the North American continent was covered with grass as late as 150 years ago, but today the tallgrass prairie is the most endangered ecosystem in North America - less than 5% is left standing in the Flint Hills of Kansas and the Osage Hills of Oklahoma. Most of the bread, cereals, and beef we eat is produced by current and former grasslands. Grasslands also purify the air we breathe, removing carbon from the air and supplying oxygen. This documentary looks at the history, present, and future of the central North American grasslands, from its beginnings after the last Ice Age to the culture of the Plains Indians and the settlement by white Europeans, who plowed under the grass and planted row crops. The relationships between the grass, grazing animals such as buffalo and cattle, fire, and humans is key to the future of the grasslands. | agronomy |
http://www.theflipsidefamily.com/what-we-grow-our-veggie-garden/ | 2017-09-25T00:32:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-39/segments/1505818690268.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20170925002843-20170925022843-00386.warc.gz | 0.898704 | 135 | CC-MAIN-2017-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-39__0__127852834 | en | With help of the grandparents, we’ve been growing a little garden this summer. We have a mix of rainy and sunny weather. So the plants are getting most of this things from the nature. We are just giving them some love 🙂
We planted, some with more, some with less success: Cauliflower, Broccoli, different kinds of greens (chard, lettuce, spinach), cucumbers (english, lebanese, lemon), honey melon, butternut squash, green beans, onions, ground cherries, tomatoes, bell peppers. It’s a fun learning process.
Here is an update how thing are looking mid July. | agronomy |
https://www.kentfaith.com/blog/article_how-are-drones-being-used-in-agriculture_1423 | 2023-09-26T16:06:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510214.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926143354-20230926173354-00899.warc.gz | 0.956406 | 669 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__50269497 | en | How Are Drones Being Used In Agriculture ?
Drones have revolutionized the way people and businesses observe and interact with the environment, and this is especially true in the agricultural industry. For centuries, farmers have been using traditional methods to survey their land and manage their crops, but with the introduction of drones into the industry, these methods have been drastically improved and are now more efficient and cost-effective than ever. This article will provide detailed information on how drones are being used in agriculture today, including the types of drones being used, the data they collect, and the ways they can help farmers improve their yields.
1. What types of drones are used in agriculture?
Drones used in agriculture come in two main types: fixed-wing drones and multi-rotor drones. Fixed-wing drones are larger, more expensive, and more powerful than their multi-rotor counterparts, and can cover much greater distances and collect more detailed data. Multi-rotor drones, on the other hand, are smaller, cheaper, and more portable, making them the ideal choice for smaller agricultural operations.
2. What data do drones collect?
Drones can collect a wide variety of data, including images and video, topographical data, infrared, thermal, and hyperspectral images. This data can be used to identify areas of the crop that are not performing as well as others, as well as to monitor changes in soil health, water levels, and pest and disease levels.
3. How does drone technology help farmers?
The use of drone technology in agriculture can provide farmers with a comprehensive view of their land and crops, allowing them to identify problems quickly and act on them promptly. Drones can also help farmers to save time, money, and resources by reducing the need for manual labor.
4. What benefits does drone technology offer?
The use of drones in agriculture can help farmers improve their yields by providing them with detailed data and insights into their crops and land. They can also help farmers to save time, money, and resources, as well as increase efficiency and accuracy in the field. Additionally, drones can help farmers to monitor areas of their land that are difficult to access by traditional means.
5. What challenges does drone technology face?
The main challenge facing drone technology in agriculture is the high cost and complexity of the technology. Additionally, the regulations and laws surrounding the use of drones can be complex and difficult to understand.
6. What is the future of drone technology in agriculture?
The future of drone technology in agriculture is bright, with more and more farmers turning to drones to help them monitor their crops and land. As the technology continues to advance, more applications and uses for drones in agriculture are sure to be discovered.
In conclusion, drones have revolutionized the way farmers observe and interact with the environment, and have become an invaluable tool for the agricultural industry. Drones can provide farmers with detailed data and insights into their crops and land, allowing them to identify problems quickly and act on them promptly. Additionally, drones can help farmers to save time, money, and resources, as well as increase efficiency and accuracy in the field. Despite the challenges posed by the technology’s high cost and complexity, the future of drones in agriculture is sure to be a bright one. | agronomy |
http://badger.uvm.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/uvmtrees/silver-maple/silver-maple-bf | 2019-06-20T17:37:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627999263.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20190620165805-20190620191805-00304.warc.gz | 0.95046 | 293 | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-26__0__119334757 | en | Silver Maple : Silver Maple as Biofuel
Biofuels, or energy sources created from living things, have the potential to solve the energy crisis facing the world today. In place of fossil fuels like petroleum and coal, they can power engines and machines as well as cells that produce electricity. Because biofuels are produced from plants and organisms living today, they are much more sustainable to produce than energy sources that form over millions of years. The United States government wants to replace 30% of gasoline used in the transportation industry with biofuels by 2030. Most biofuels available now are made from corn or sugarcane because making ethanol this way is cheaper than using cellulose, a compound abundant in woody plants. But making ethanol from cornstarch only yields 26% more energy than was used to make it, while making ethanol from cellulose yields 80% more energy!
The silver maple’s prolific growth rate makes it a viable tree to mass-produce for fuel. In order to maximize production, the trees would be planted in rows, like a plantation. Saplings would be cut, ground into pellets, and transported to a processing plant. There, microorganisms would break down the pellets into sugars, which can be fermented into ethanol. Planting the trees 11 feet apart would produce 6.3 tons of biomass per acre every year after three years—or 500 gallons of ethanol. Acer saccharinum could save the planet! | agronomy |
https://blowsteven7.blog5.net/6244401/natural-gardening-advice-to-grow-the-backyard-garden-of-your-desires | 2021-06-14T20:45:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487613453.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20210614201339-20210614231339-00059.warc.gz | 0.941748 | 1,293 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__175330451 | en | You are now ready to embark on the journey of creating a backyard that is natural and wholesome. Your timing could not be far better. Shown underneath are some tips that will help you get started with your natural and organic gardening aspirations.
Manage your yard so that all your plants are uncovered to the sun most of the time. Your property or your trees cast shadows: keep in mind that these shadows shift through the working day. You ideally want your plants to be exposed to the sunshine in the early morning and the afternoon, but not close to noon, particularly in the summer time time.
If your environmentally friendly thumb starts to wilt in the course of those extended winter months when your backyard garden is buried beneath a foot of snow, learn how to grow microgreens to supply your self with refreshing, healthier salads, sandwich toppings and garnishes all year round. Microgreens require quite little daylight and are effortless to develop indoors. Some typical microgreens consist of kale, dill, basil, spinach, and chard.
When and why must shrubs be pruned? Most shrubs want pruning to increase flowering. Deciduous spring and early flowering shrubs need to be pruned right away after flowering. Minimize back again old wooden to inspire new development. The buds for subsequent year's bouquets will look on this new wooden. Late summertime flowering shrubs ought to be pruned in spring. They will make flowers on the shoots that increase quickly after pruning. Winter season flowering shrubs simply need to have pruning in early spring to thoroughly clean up any lifeless or diseased branches.
Get the most out of backyard space by expanding appropriate crops. When expanding a crop like tomatoes, plant lettuce and spinach in in between to increase in the shade of the taller vegetation. This will maximize the place used in the yard. Also, grow vegetation which mature at different times together with each other like carrots and radishes. The radishes will be prepared in only thirty times although it requires considerably longer for the carrots to experienced.
Plant seedlings on cloudy days. The cloud protect will aid shield your new seedlings from the warmth and radiation of the sunlight. This added defense presents them a greater shot of survival than if they have been planted on a very hot, sunny day. If your seedlings were being grown out of direct sunlight when you bought them, be particularly watchful about exposing them to direct mild.
Produce an illusion of place. If you have a little backyard, use shade to create an illusion of far more room. A qualifications of blues, grays, pinks and mauves will generate a misty influence, providing you the experience of depth. If you use a vivid colour in the foreground this sort of as pink, this will emphasize the impact, as it attracts the eye ahead.
How to plant lilies. Eliminate any broken outer scales from the bulbs. Dig a planting gap about 4 to six inches deep, and blend a little fertilizer into the bottom of the gap. If drainage is not excellent, put a layer of sand or grit in the gap, which will assist to avert rotting. Location the lily bulb in, and back-fill with rich soil. Lilies are most powerful when they are planted in clumps of solitary shades.
garden bridges It is crucial to drink water when gardening. You will be out in the sun and it is very easy to get dehydrated really speedily. You can very easily take a water bottle out to your yard with you so that you have the water on hand to sip on throughout the day.
Generate dwelling partitions in your backyard. A living wall can just take a lot of forms: it can be as tall or lower as you want, casual or formal, a one plant or created out of several crops. A wall of forsythia, lilac or roses delivers eye-stage blossoms and fragrance. Some individuals like the appear of a official, clipped hedge of privet or boxwood. Numerous flowering shrubs can be adapted to kind a hedge, this kind of as hebe, abelia or diosma. For present buildings, these kinds of as a fence or trellis, a vine this sort of as clematis or early morning glory can include it in a time, providing a vivid show of vertical coloration.
Use a nicely concluded compost pile as fertilizer for your garden. Organic and natural means that you do not use artificial fertilizers or herbicides to expand your vegetation, however often the soil isn't essentially total of the proper vitamins and minerals for expansion. Employing a compost pile can offer you with a prosperous, dark earthy soil that can offer your plants with lots of nutrition.
Make use of frost covers for your crops when it will get cold. Frost may trigger very small ice crystals to sort in your plant and shred the organic, gentle flesh of the plant. Milk jug containers and other plastics can assist support you in producing a closed atmosphere all around your plant. Ideally you want to defend your plant from being uncovered to the chilly outside air.
If you in excess of-h2o your plants, they can't get all the nutrition they need from the filth. Verify the weather forecast just before watering vegetation to see if there is rain in the around long term. Make your selection about watering dependent on the climate.
The greatest way to spread mulch on your organic yard is with a flat-headed rake. A flat-headed rake is properly two instruments in 1. You can use the tined aspect to distribute mulch over fresh areas. When you flip the rake more than, its flat side can make an successful resource for smoothing your mulch and generating sure it is distributed evenly.
If you are making an attempt to develop tomatoes from seed, use outdated consume cups or yogurt containers to start them. When they are all set to be transplanted, just minimize the base off of the cup and place them correct into the floor. This will assist protect the new plant from worms and other pests.
Now you must be a lot a lot more ready when it will come to organic gardening. You might have imagined you were prepared ahead of, but now you will be a veritable professional! Keep in mind to utilize these ideas as you prepare and take care of your yard. | agronomy |
https://ocdc.coop/news/cooperative-member-portrait-meet-florence-a-vegetable-farmer-from-kenya | 2024-03-03T11:19:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476374.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20240303111005-20240303141005-00538.warc.gz | 0.957006 | 119 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__54594355 | en | Working with a local Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO) helped Florence when other credit sources were unavailable.
Florence started a group of small-scale farmers in 2013. She began with weak raw materials, producing small quantities of potatoes. After being linked to Siraji SACCO, Florence received the resources and training to expand her business and be more profitable.
“[With the help of Siraji SACCO] we grow more potatoes, we grow better potatoes, we make more money and that has meant a better life.Florence Kinoti, Kenyan Farmer | agronomy |
https://lifecanna.co/pages/grow | 2024-02-29T14:09:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474843.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20240229134901-20240229164901-00014.warc.gz | 0.940215 | 176 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__62929909 | en | Strains and facility
Holistic flower for a healthy earth
Our Cultivation Process
Here at Life Cannabis Co, we are constantly looking for ways to improve our cultivation process. We stay up-to-date with the latest technology and trends so that we can be at the forefront of sustainable cannabis growth practices. For us, every part of the process is important in creating a truly sustainable product, starting from how the flower is grown.
Flower never under 20% THC
Not only do we pride ourselves on growing sustainably, but we also have potent, one-of-a-kind strains. Our classic strains are often crossbred with modern ones to give our customers the best of both worlds. Plus, we believe that high-quality indoor flower shouldn't break the bank--LIFE flower is always 20% less expensive than other top-shelf options. | agronomy |
http://charlielogistics.tradeindia.com/green-cabbage-2320676.html | 2018-04-22T21:42:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125945660.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20180422212935-20180422232935-00262.warc.gz | 0.914736 | 106 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__11417919 | en | |Home||» Products||» Green Cabbage|
As a noted exporter and supplier in the domestic and international market, we have gained specialization in offering Green Cabbage. Under the supervision of our associated cultivators, the offered cabbage is grown under the most suitable environment using contemporary farming methodology. Extremely demanded among the clients due to its high nutritional content, the provided cabbage is widely used while preparing fast food, vegetable mixes and salads. Moreover, client can purchase this Green Cabbage at cost-effective rates from us. | agronomy |
http://fun-philippines.com/tinglayan-rice-terraces-kalinga-province-farm-location-tabuk-bontoc-size-elevation-season-history-description-farmers-builders-bus-jeepney-rainfall-hill-municipality-tour-highway-dwelling-tribe-info/ | 2017-12-17T17:27:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948597295.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20171217171653-20171217193653-00315.warc.gz | 0.954896 | 127 | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-51__0__227473567 | en | The Tinglayan Rice Terraces are located in Kalinga Province. Tinglayan is one of the municipalities of Kalinga Province where highlanders and prolific rice terraces builders and farmers dwell. To get to the Tinglayan Rice Terraces, from Bontoc, ride on a bus bound for Tabuk and/or Tinglayan. The parking area is located near the Mountain Province Polytechnic State College along the main road. The first trip from Tinglayan to Bontoc leaves between 7AM and 8AM. Be on the highway and wait for the jeepney. | agronomy |
https://winecruisegroup.com/bella-vineyards-wine-hosts-bios/ | 2023-11-29T17:48:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100135.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20231129173017-20231129203017-00262.warc.gz | 0.969591 | 369 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__150798228 | en | Bella Vineyards Wine Hosts’ Bios
Scott and Lynn Adams came to California to pursue their love for the land—a romance that blossomed as they got to know northern Sonoma County’s amazing heritage vineyards. The stories behind these incredible vines and the generations of families dedicated to caring for them brought Scott and Lynn to Big River Ranch in Alexander Valley, whose ancient zinfandel vines were planted over 100 years ago, and to Lily Hill Estate in Dry Creek Valley. Here, the first vines were planted in 1915 by Italian immigrant Adamo Micheli and his young son, Angelo. Angelo grew up, as did the vines, and he watched over the land for the next few decades to come. Today, Scott and Lynn have four children of their own, who assist with tending to these old vines, and help carry on the rich tradition of being stewards to this wonderful land.
Bella has humble beginnings as a simple love story, but the adventure really began when Scott and Lynn bought their vineyards – they had amazing grapes, but a humble appreciation and a bit of passion is not enough to make good grapes into great wine. And so they began immersing themselves in classes at U.C. Davis and working in the vineyards, dedicated to learning the finer points of winemaking and viticulture. They also surrounded themselves with a talented winemaking team, beginning with consulting winemaker Michael Dasche, followed by winemaker Joe Healy and, more recently, assistant winemaker Ryan Schmaltz. Today, Bella Vineyards and Wine Caves continues to cherish Sonoma County’s rich history by focusing on using the best fruit from some of the most sought-after vineyards. The resulting wines reflect the uniqueness of each site and the depth and concentration of high quality fruit. | agronomy |
http://blogs.translogistics.co.uk/posts/2016/01/noggers-blog-eu-grains-lower-french-exports-lag-but-indian/ | 2017-08-23T08:12:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886117911.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823074634-20170823094634-00525.warc.gz | 0.965263 | 728 | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-34__0__44146297 | en | Nogger's Blog: EU Grains Lower, French Exports Lag But Indian …
At the finish, Jan 16 London wheat was down GBP0.80/tonne at GBP110.20/tonne, Mar 16 Paris wheat was EUR2.25/tonne lower at EUR169.25/tonne, Mar 16 Paris corn was down EUR2.00/tonne at EUR158.50/tonne, whilst Feb 16 Paris rapeseed fell EUR2.75/tonne to EUR364.00/tonne. Fresh news was light, although we can’t say that tomorrow with a deluge of data due to be released from Washington and beyond. What we do know is that EU exports are behind last year’s pace and need to improved if we aren’t to be left in the position of another very large carryover into the 2016/17 marketing year.
French soft wheat exports to non-EU homes were 628 TMT in November, down 100 TMT on the previous month. Barley exports slowed to 124 TMT in November as the “new” early season demand from China waned. The top home for French wheat outside the union in November was Algeria taking 226 TMT. Cheaper long-haul freight rates helped the French export wheat to Indonesia for the first time since the 2008/09 season. French 2015/16 soft wheat exports to non-EU destinations are now 3.3 MMT, down 6% year-on-year. Exports within the EU have fallen 22% to 2.8 MMT, taking total exports to 6.1 MMT, a 14% decrease compared to a year ago.
Reuters also reported that the three vessels awaiting letters of credit from Egypt’s GASC to load wheat are still waiting outside the port of Dunkirk. Shipments out of Ukraine remain strong. APK Inform said that Ukraine seaports exported 918.8 TMT of grain over the holiday period Dec 28 to Jan 10. That included 394.7 TMT of wheat and 494.1 TMT of corn. Barley shipments in the period were only 30 TMT, adding weight to the theory that these are just about done for the season already.
Russia’s exports were less impressive due to the long break – much of the country is closed for the orthodox holidays the first week in January off. Their grain exports via seaports for the same period totalled 258.4 TMT, including 200.9 TMT of wheat, 12 TMT of corn and 33.1 TMT of barley. Concerns about dryness issues in India are getting increased amounts of media coverage.
For sure they have huge stockpiles of wheat left over from previous seasons in their government stockpiles, but the quality of much of this grain is highly questionably. Last season’s harvest itself was low on quality due to heavy March rains immediately prior to harvesting, causing a rush to import quality Australian wheat for blending early in the season. The word is that the need to import better quality wheat could be even more urgent than last year, and that the net might need to be cast a bit wider wider than just Australia, although there are phytosanitary hurdles to get over importing wheat from some other countries. Separately, state-owned PEC have released a tender to purchase 290 TMT of optional origin corn for Jan/Feb shipment – suggesting that all might not be well with that crop, harvesting of which is taking place now. | agronomy |
https://celebratingmums.wordpress.com/2011/09/22/top-tips-on-pumpkins/ | 2018-04-26T19:24:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125948464.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20180426183626-20180426203626-00616.warc.gz | 0.907607 | 946 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__91389302 | en | Heather Gorringe owner of natural gardening & living company Wiggly Wigglers(www.wigglywigglers.co.uk) loves pumpkins and wants people to grow their own, here are her top tips and some pumpkin facts for Halloween!
1: Your pumpkin needs plenty of rich food. Dig a hole about 2 feet
square and deep, fill with good compost or mix well rotted manure into
the soil. Add a few handfuls of fertilizer and water well and often.
2: If you want to grow a really big pumpkin – Once you have 3 fruits
starting to form, remove any flowers that develop. We need to
concentrate everything into one pumpkin. Once the three small pumpkins
have started pick the best one and pinch off the other two.
3: You don’t want your giant pumpkin to rot so If you’ve an old
palette on site, put that under the small pumpkin whilst you still can
or even some straw.
4: Pumpkins themselves have a very high water content. This water has
to come from somewhere during dry periods – namely, YOU! When watering
pumpkins, soil consistency is an important consideration. If you live
in an area with denser soil, you will have to water less often.
However, if your soil is more sandy in nature, you’ll need to water
5: Use your fingers and dig about an inch into the soil next to your
pumpkin plant. Be careful not to disturb the roots. If the soil is
dry, it’s time to water. If you have a wormery mix in the liquid to
feed your pumpkin.
6: When watering pumpkin plants, focus your efforts at the base of the
plant and go slow to avoid eroding away the soil. Try to avoid
watering the tops of the plants as this may cause diseases to develop.
7: It’s generally a good idea to water in the early morning hours.
That way, the afternoon sun will evaporate any water that may have
accumulated on the foliage.
8: If we have a drought with no rain falling at all, a slow, deep soak
will be needed every 7days. Continue watering until consistent puddles
form on the surface of the soil.
9: When feeding and watering pumpkins, or anytime you are walking in
your pumpkin patch, be very careful where you walk. There are tiny
roots that run all along each vine. These roots spread out an inch or
two under the soil. Do your best to avoid stepping on these delicate
root systems. Some people put down boards to walk on. This also
prevents compacting the soil under foot. If you don’t want to go to
this effort, at least follow the same path every time you walk in your
10: To harvest pumpkins, use a knife or shears and cut the stem 2
inches or so above the fruit. It’s best to leave a couple of inches of
stem to help the pumpkins stay fresh longer. After cutting the stem,
lift from the bottom to remove the pumpkin. Never lift a pumpkin by
its stem, as the stem may break off and cause the pumpkin to perish
much more quickly.
11: After picking the pumpkins, you should cure them. The curing
process will extend the storage life of the pumpkins. It will also
enhance their taste and texture. Place them in a dry, sunny location
for 10-14 days. If frosty nights are expected, cover the pumpkins with
a sheet or blanket at night.
Pumpkins are believed to have originated in North America. Seeds from related plants have been found in Mexico dating back to 7000 to 5500 B.C.
American Indians dried strips of pumpkin and wove them into mats.
Pumpkin flowers are edible
STILLWATER, Minn., USA–Chris Stevens of New Richmond, Wis., has grown a massive pumpkin that tips the scales at 1,810.5 pounds – setting the new world record for the Largest Pumpkin. That’s 821 Kilos!
I went to Oregon to a Pumpkin farm and they harvest the seeds and then roast them – you can do the same with your seeds but the tastiest ones are from smaller squashes rather than giant pumpkins.
Pumpkins contain potassium and Vitamin A.
Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake bites. | agronomy |
https://www.rokomari.com/book/60802/agricultural-finance-and-management | 2020-10-30T19:49:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107911229.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20201030182757-20201030212757-00094.warc.gz | 0.821145 | 373 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__3098176 | en | সেদিন আপনার কার্টে কিছু বই রেখে কোথায় যেন চলে গিয়েছিলেন।
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https://www.newhollandmc.org/sproutsforpeacegarden | 2024-02-29T00:02:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474746.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20240228211701-20240229001701-00364.warc.gz | 0.967893 | 348 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__69385737 | en | The garden along the road was developed
and planted in the spring of 2019.
In the fall of 2019, a larger plot of ground was plowed
at the north end of the church property.
New Holland Mennonite Church has a significant connection to the local community through its Early Learning Center which provides childcare for 100 children 6 weeks to 12 years of age. The local community has a 47% poverty rate for children and their families. The congregation has long talked about using some of the church property to create a community garden to help feed the hungry families of this area. During the fall of 2018 the church decided to move ahead with this vision and plowed up 11,000 sq feet of the front yard to grow organic food. In the fall of 2019, an even larger plot of ground was plowed at the north end of the church property.
The intent is to provide food for lunches at the Early Learning Center, educational opportunities for the children to grow their own food and to assist/mentor/equip their parents in growing food for their families. Since this is more than the families at the Learning Center can use, additional food is donated to CrossNet Ministries (social service/food bank agency in town) to provide them with additional fresh vegetables over the summer months. In 2019, 6,200 lbs. of food was grown.
The project is led by a garden committee consisting of master gardeners, an organic farmer, social workers, and elementary teachers from four different congregations and the local community. A volunteer coordinator helps to organize volunteers who plant, weed, and harvest the food.
Send an email to New Holland Mennonite Church to have your name added to the volunteer list. | agronomy |
https://www.reborngroup.org/reborn-farm-outreach | 2023-12-11T16:56:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679515260.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20231211143258-20231211173258-00536.warc.gz | 0.912212 | 103 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__112971042 | en | Reborn Farm Outreach
Reborn supplies seed and fertilizer to the unemployed to help them become farmers. This creates jobs and a self sufficient food source for the poor. Reborn has helped start farms that are growing maize, potatoes, oranges, bananas, eggplant and sugar cane.
For $500, Reborn can seed and fertilize an acre of land growing maize, potatoes, oranges, bananas, eggplant and sugar cane. Reborn will name that farm after you and will send you a picture of your farm!! | agronomy |
https://myrollinghillsfarm.com/printable-seed-saving-planting-guide/ | 2020-09-18T14:50:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400187899.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20200918124116-20200918154116-00079.warc.gz | 0.972097 | 157 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__81587741 | en | Seed saving is easy but there is more to it than harvesting the seeds. It starts with planting. Different plants are pollinated in different ways. Some plants are more likely to cross pollinate. Cross pollination means the seeds are now hybrids with unknown outcomes. The plants from these seeds will not produce fruit that is the same as their parent plants. This is where things can start to get a little tricky. This is not what we want to happen when we are saving seeds. Don't worry, it's not too tricky if you are aware of which plants can cross pollinate and how to work around this. This guide will give you the planting requirements (spacing for example) to ensure pure seed for seed saving as well as how each plant famile is pollinated. | agronomy |
https://yesonbiz.tradeindia.com/raon-rice-bran-cooking-oil-500ml-6280218.html | 2021-01-27T20:25:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610704832583.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20210127183317-20210127213317-00350.warc.gz | 0.940167 | 472 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__62132356 | en | Contains 100% of the nutrients found in locally produced brown rice
It is pure vegetable oil made from rice grown in Korea, and it contains the same nutrients as brown rice, extracted from the embryo bud and aleurone layer of rice grown in Korea.
RAON Rice Bran Oil is extracted from the outer layer and embryo bud of brown rice, where most of its nutrients are concentrated, and subsequently refined. Therefore, it has milder taste compared with common edible oil. For this reason, no matter what the food ingredients are, the oil retains its original flavor, adding mild and rich but less oily taste.
1. With a smoke point of 250oC
The high smoke point of rice bran oil makes it suitable especially for Korean cuisines, which are often cooked in high temperature. Rice bran oil is also free from trans fats because of its high smoke point.
2. NON GMO(GMO FREE)
This rice bran oil is safe from gmo because we use safe raw materials passed by regular non-gmo inspection.
3. With mild flavor, zero cholesterol, and zero trans fats
Rice bran oil, with its mild flavor, is a good choice for cooking children's food. The vegetable oil is free from cholesterol and trans fats.
4. With the antioxidant I³-oryzanol
Every 100 mL of RAON Rice Bran Oil contains 700 mg of I³-oryzanol, a component of rice embryo bud. Adding a few drops of rice bran oil to freshly cooked steamed rice provides the same benefits as steamed brown rice does.
5. Produced by SERIM, which specializes in manufacturing rice bran oil
Since 1996, SERIM has been specializing in producing rice bran oil using selected local brown rice, which is why RAON Rice Bran Oil is of high quality.
Cooking oil for frying and salads
SRKOREA is composed of business sections in the overseas trading and technological development departments.
The overseas trading department is in charge of overseas trading and domestic logistics of Korea's excellent products such as food, agricultural materials and building materials.
In order to become a technological leading company, the technological development department strives to support research and development and technical support of food and building material by training people with expertise. | agronomy |
https://www.villamontybanks.it/agri-cultura/?lang=en | 2024-02-26T11:57:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474659.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20240226094435-20240226124435-00479.warc.gz | 0.95032 | 264 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__210765183 | en | AGRICULTURE AND PRODUCTIONSMonty Banks is a farm covering a total of 20 hectares located in the hills of the Romagna hinterland. In the two farms of Carpineta and Centenara, the grapes of Sangiovese and Trebbiano are cultivated. While around the villa there is an olive grove with centuries-old plants, fruit trees and the project - which will have the long and concrete times of agriculture - to plant first fruits, vegetable garden and orchards, herbs that find their right space in the kitchen of the villa and in the restaurant menu. All soils are in biological conversion and our products will receive BIO certification from 2021.
Villa Monty Banks products are the expression of local agricultural culture, traditions and respect for the landscape and times of nature.
OILDon Dino – Extra virgin olive oil
The olive grove from which Don Dino oil is produced is located behind Villa Monty Banks: just over 200 centuries-old olive trees from Leccino, which are harvested manually every year to produce a limited quantity of bottles. Don Dino oil is delicately spicy, with a golden color with green reflections, characterized by hints of herbs and almond, its scent is the same that can be perceived in the middle of the trees during the harvest. | agronomy |
https://www.belizeag.com/our-mission | 2024-04-17T15:41:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817158.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417142102-20240417172102-00611.warc.gz | 0.898318 | 163 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__115213971 | en | CSA is an agriculture focused group dedicated to creating a highly profitable enterprise based in the Central American / Caribbean region that embodies the “Win-Win-Win” philosophy through a multi-pronged approach:
• Investors Win as CSA creates value by combining scientific farming methods with the underdeveloped opportunities in regional agriculture to deliver superior investor returns.
• Local Communities Win as CSA promotes Sustainable Development by providing High Quality Employment Opportunities, being a Good Custodian of the Environment, and setting High Standards of Corporate Governance.
• Regional Economies Win as CSA helps to address significant deficits in local food production while generating needed foreign exchange through exportable surplus crops.
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Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790) | agronomy |
https://thefamilychapters.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/garden-update-for-rita/ | 2023-06-07T05:47:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224653608.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20230607042751-20230607072751-00488.warc.gz | 0.967645 | 602 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__271916603 | en | Our yard is looking really good these days! I’m always super impressed with how quickly a little sun and rain came make everything so lush and green here. I’ve tried to do a little upkeep here and there. We water on days it doesn’t rain, I pull weeds sometimes…that’s about it. I’m still trying to understand the whole gardening thing. Its coming along I suppose. Our first batch of plants are almost ready to be picked (another week or two) and with the weather warmer these are some things I would like to add to the garden:
-(more) Kale (first batch didn’t do so well)
Although I think we might try the seed route instead of planting Starts this time.
On thing I’m SUPER proud of was our amazing grass transplant to fill in some of the beds we didn’t want. It worked PERFECTLY! The big bed is slightly lower than the rest of the yard, but it’s ok. The two little circle beds are nearly invisible.
Alright I’m going to show you some BEFORE (March 20th & April 10th) and some AFTERS (Saturday)
The rest are just shots from around the yard. The raspberries took off like crazy, but the Blueberries bushes appear to be totally DEAD. I had planned to rip them out until I realized the bottom is full of strawberries, so I’m going to leave them for now. I may just cut them off at the trunk so I can plant more strawberries.
As you can see our lettuce and Kale struggled a bit. A few of them completely disappeared. I’d do more Kale, but not necessarily more lettuce, as we eat way more Kale, and Kale can be cooked and frozen and lettuce cant. Our little baby apple tree is also doing so well! It makes me so happy to know that in 10 years it will be a real big apple tree! Our Hops are currently lying on the ground as they had to remove them to paint (which hasn’t even started yet!!!!!!!!!!!!) and they will stay there until the painters are done (next year at this rate). Other than that there are some rose bushes and grape vines growing along the back fence that are pretty cool.
Gardening is hard work – but so worth it because you can actually see (and sometimes eat) the results.
You have put in a lot of effort and it looks good.
Thanks. We really are proud, its just a weird thing we have never done. I actually think I might prefer flower gardening to vegetable. | agronomy |
http://arrowmills.co.uk/garden-plants/3154075 | 2019-02-23T17:26:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550249508792.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20190223162938-20190223184938-00284.warc.gz | 0.929394 | 312 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__40444496 | en | Shrubs, bulbs and trees
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We also stock quality gardening equipment, seeds, animal feed, pet food, a wide range of seasonal products and much more. Come and visit our beautiful garden centre or contact us today for any enquiries. | agronomy |
https://lady-farmer.com/blogs/news/a-case-for-slow-food | 2023-11-30T13:50:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100227.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20231130130218-20231130160218-00149.warc.gz | 0.962581 | 1,003 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__205732979 | en | Our slow food journey includes our garden here at Three Graces Farm, now in its third year. As with everything else, it’s a work in progress, guided mostly by the same impulse that brought us here to the farm four years ago–to live, eat and play close to the earth. There hasn’t been much of a plan, but more an evolution of one idea after another.
We’ve doubled the space each growing season by covering sections of the pasture behind the house with a deep mulch comprised of wood chips, delivered free of charge from a local tree service. With enough depth, the weeds and watering are kept to a minimum and the soil beneath is slowly enriched as the wood chips break down and release nutrients over the course of years.
I consider the space as an experiment in permaculture, a system that (ideally) minimizes human intervention and maximizes the hands-free role of Mother Nature going about her business. The intended result is a low-maintenance and largely perennial (comes back year after year) source of food, flowers, herbs and medicinals that increases in yield over time.
So how do I know what I’m doing? The truth is that I don’t really know much of anything–but I’m learning! It’s a combination of ideas inspired by various garden gurus, books, workshops, YouTube videos, etc. (many of which I will be referencing), a concept that offers both freedom and challenge. But now with a couple of years under my belt I feel I can legitimately offer a few observations and comments–and perhaps a few helpful guidelines for anyone exploring a similar path.
First of all, there is no way of getting around the fact that it takes a while. Deciding what to plant, where and when is a process that takes place over a succession of seasons. Fruit trees and berry bushes take a few years to get going, and in between are the crazy weather events that can throw you off for an entire cycle. This spring we had a hard late frost that took out all the pears from an already established tree on our property (one that typically yields more than we can even begin to use) and knocked out all of the Gooseberries, Gojiberries, Raspberries, and Red Currants that I’d expected to see this summer. Once I finally realized that no, they weren’t just late– this year they weren’t happening at all–I was able to take the long view. There’s always next year. The good news was that we got some lovely thornless blackberries from our two- year old bushes and the plants are thriving and robust.
So there is lots of trial and error–sometimes feeling more like error than anything else. For instance, when you realize that in some spots the mulch is SO deep that it’s really a LOT of work getting down to the soil so you can plant things–next time you can apply less! Sometimes the squash bugs will ruin your collards and the raccoons will get the corn. The beans just won’t come up, the vine flowers but never fruits, and the apricot seedling that was coming along last spring just up and croaks come summer. You try to find out why and how to fix these things, but mostly you just chalk it up. Yes, we enjoy growing our own food but I’m learning to enjoy what’s working and fill in the gaps at the farmer’s market and grocery.
Fortunately, given a few basic guidelines success in the garden is within most anyone’s grasp. That’s the good news. There are times when we’re able to get our entire meal from our yard (omelets and salad, anyone?) and that’s very satisfying. The challenge is when you find yourself with heaps of tomatoes, peppers, squash, beans or whatever it is that decided to take off that year, enough to feed the throngs. If your goal is to grow food for yourself and your family that’s going to last any time beyond the growing season, this is your moment of truth. You’ve got to do something with it. You can, of course, share the wealth and give it away for others to eat fresh. Beyond that, your choices are to either let it go to waste–or preserve it to eat later by canning, dehydrating, freezing or fermenting. And that’s why we’re here, with inspiration and resources to guide you. All you need is the desire to learn and the willingness to spend a little more time nourishing your body and soul.
Real food is slow food, a gentle journey on our road back to who we are. We hope you’ll join us. | agronomy |
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This e-book is a finished quantity that brings jointly enormous wisdom approximately agricultural prairies in a single position, offering concise info and offering concise descriptions of typical assets and their impression on crop productiveness. It presents exact descriptions approximately traditional settings in addition to lucid discussions on soil fertility and crop creation traits for numerous agricultural prairies allotted all around the earth.
Chapters one via seven supply particular descriptions on geologic facets; physiography and agroclimate; normal plants and cropping heritage; human inhabitants, migration and improvement of settlements; common assets equivalent to soils, water, and plants; and environmental issues. particularly, the 1st chapters hide the prairies of North and South the United States, particularly, the nice Plains of North the US, the Cerrado of South the United States, and the Pampas of South the USA. bankruptcy four offers with the steppes of Southern and important Europe, bankruptcy five describes the savannahs of West Africa, bankruptcy 6 is anxious with Indo-Gangetic and Deccan plainsm, and bankruptcy 7 bargains with prairies of Northeast China.
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The Great Plains had its share of success to contribute. The spurt in farming actually resulted from rapid expansion wheat production zones, enhanced productivity, and mechanization. 4 m ac. Wheat grain yield in North Dakota increased from 69 to 159 m bu (IRSNDSU, 2013). It seems gross income of family farms and large companies doubled or even tripled. Large-scale migration into Northern Great Plains, especially Dakotas, and Midwest further added to agricultural boom. Reports suggest that over 250,000 farm families migrated into North Dakota to initiate wheat production.
The Texas high plain is an important cotton growing region in the plains (see Hudson, 2012). 1 DEVELOPMENT OF FARMS AND FARMING IN THE GREAT PLAINS: RECENT HISTORY Initiation of large-scale farming was an event of immense influence to natural vegetation of the Great Plains. It converted natural prairies to agricultural prairies with vast expanses of cereal, legumes, cotton, and soybean as we perceive it today. Several factors related to human preferences, economics, and natural resources affected the development of agricultural prairies in the Plains area.
Development of pastures and ranches soon became popular with Canadians. ” It covered regions in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Southern Quebec. Western Great Plains occurs in the Western half of Great Plains covering areas East of Rocky Mountains and constitutes parts of Nebraska, Texas, and New Mexico. Western Great Plains supports short grass prairies to a relatively higher extent. Some areas in Northwest have mixed grass prairies (CNHP, 2013). Boutelouea gracilis and its variants form the dominant short grass vegetation. | agronomy |
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I absolutely love these cheerful flowers, and over the years have planted hundreds of thousands of the narcissus bulbs. When it comes to daffodils, I have a tendency to go overboard, and for very good reason. These bright yellow beauties really inspire me since not many flowers are as resilient as daffodils are.
The daffodil is a really optimistic flower.
Since it helps to break through that late winter gloom, we turn our thoughts to the longer, warmer days that are on their way.
Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the true daffodil, was commonplace in our woodlands at one time. It is much scarcer out in the wild now, that we have to grow the varied and many relatives inside of our gardens. They are among the least fussy of all plants and grow in both the shade and sunshine. Among the earliest (but not in February always) is ‘February Gold’ and with the season stretching to the ‘Pheasant Eye’ narcissus during late April and later.
My parents came to England during the 1930s and were bulb-growers. They were stranded by war, and they moved into Lincolnshire’s well-named South Holland district where they joined numerous small-scale commercial nurseries and found the fertile flat soil was perfect for growing bulbs. As a girl, I worked in their nursery and was basically drip-fed knowledge that I didn’t even realize that I was learning so much. During World War II many of the old varieties were lost, and daffodil growers had to plow up their fields in order to grow food. However, enough survived to allow us to track them down so that we could offer them along with new introductions. ‘Thalia,’ a multi-head white that dates from 1916, and ‘Mary Copeland,’ a red and white double that was bred in 1913, are two of my favorites.
My great love of daffodils really comes down to them being so long-lasting.
When you have the right daffodils, it can provide you with color for many months. I recommend fragrant and dwarf varieties in tubs and pots near the house, and larger varieties in your borders. Daffodils may be naturalized in lawns as well. They should not be cut back after they have flowered, and their leaves should not be tied in knots. Allow them to naturally die down, ideally for about eight weeks. After the plant has flowered it can do is work so that the energy can be returned to the bulb.
Daffodil bulbs are perennials so the should continue producing flowers for many years, but I get lots of questions regarding why they do not.
Today I’ll close with the five most common reasons why daffodils do not re-bloom and things that you can do to be able to enjoy these beautiful flowers for many years to come. Enjoy!
1. They have been planted in the shade. You need to plant your daffodils in the sun. Although they are able to take some partial shade, they do prefer full sun. If they are planted in the sun, then they probably won’t come back the following year.
2. Daffodil clumps over time can become too congested. They must be divided and separated. Depending on what variety they are, divide and separate them about every three to five years to get continuous blooming.
3. The foliage was cut back too soon. Allow the foliage to last as long as possible. If you need to cut it back, allow the blooms to fade and then in six weeks, the foliage can be cut back, and it won’t prevent your daffodils from blooming the following year. The plant is re-energized to return the following year.
4. They are hungry. At the start of the daffodil season, as they are starting to bloom, spring some granular fertilizer around the plants. Feed its foliage and allow it to last as long as possible and naturally die back.
5. The soil conditions are not quite right. Moisture is needed by daffodils, but don’t plant them in a location where they will be sitting in wet, soggy soil all winter. | agronomy |
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The Idaho Potato Museum (formly known as the Idaho Potato Expo) offers many fun and educational exhibits featuring the world's most popular vegetable and Idaho's most famous product. The museum features old farming equipment, several exhibits including 1600-year-old vessels made in Peru and a short video presentation about the development of the potato industry.
The Idaho Potato Museum provides a complete information on potato history, the growing and harvesting process, nutrition, trivia and educational potato facts. You can also view the world's largest potato chip and the Spud Cellar Gift Shop offers almost any potato gift imaginable including potato ice cream, potato fudge, t-shirts and, of course, fresh Idaho potatoes. Admission includes a free potato gift.
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Jamestown –Originally founded for economic reasons, they grew cash crops, but also political reasons because it was England's first colony in North America, it established the British presence in North America.
The Middle colonies, like Delaware, New York, and New Jersey, were founded as trade centers, while Pennsylvania was founded as a safe haven for Quakers. The Middle colonies were also called the “Breadbasket colonies” because of their fertile soil, ideal for farming.
Article. The most important cash crop in Colonial America was tobacco, first cultivated by the English at their Jamestown Colony of Virginia in 1610 CE by the merchant John Rolfe (l. 1585-1622 CE).
Once the richest colony in the world, Saint Domingue was a leader in the production of sugar, coffee, indigo, cacao, and cotton. Haiti's early history is characterized by remarkable economic output. On the eve of the Haitian Revolution, Saint Domingue had become the most lucrative colony on earth.
In 1607, 104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 13 they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America.
The Middle Colonies boasted a longer growing season than New England and a soil rich enough to grow cash crops. These were crops raised to be sold for money. Common cash crops included fruits, veg- etables, and, above all, grain.
Among the mainland colonies, the white southerners were the richest, on average, with about twice the wealth of New England or the Middle Atlantic region. If we include the West Indies as one of the colonial areas, then its thriving sugar industry made it the wealthiest.
The Middle colonies had rich soil and a good climate for growing crops. As a result, they were able to produce more food than they could consume. As a result they were able to export wheat and other grains to Europe. The middle colonies became known as "the breadbasket colonies".
The colonial economy depended on international trade. American ships carried products such as lumber, tobacco, rice, and dried fish to Britain. In turn, the mother country sent textiles, and manufactured goods back to America.
What was the first colony to succeed?
In 1622, the new chief and his men attacked Jamestown and killed 347 colonists. But Jamestown survived to become the first successful English settlement in North America.! Settlers!( men!
The founder of Georgia, James Oglethorpe, specifically started the colony as a debtor's refuge in 1732, as an alternative to English debtors' prison. | agronomy |
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Gardening and infestations control is with least as old as agriculture. It can a market that’s developing rapidly. The insect control business offers grown greater than fifty percent in the last 5 years or so, in addition to nationwide it has become a $7 billion industry.
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It’s generally the reduction or even eradication of infestations. Whereas structural infestations control will be the command of household pests and wood-destroying pests and organisms or perhaps such other pests which may get into households or buildings, gardening and infestation control tends to be the control of pests that are inside your plants, grass and/or soil. Of which can sometimes spill over into the property as well, yet by and significant, it’s the garden we’re talking regarding here.
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That will leads to over-concentrated doses of insecticide for example that could be hazardous for your health and virtually any visitors. Of program we are particularly referring to chemical compounds, as chemical pest control is even now the predominant variety today. Yet , of which said, the long term effects of chemical compounds has resulted in a restored interest in traditional and biological pest handle on the end associated with the 20th century.
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The facts involving pesticide use within the home and even garden are very surprising:
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http://www.hector.kiwi/home/giardino-della-kolymbethra | 2018-04-20T14:39:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125938462.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20180420135859-20180420155859-00359.warc.gz | 0.935705 | 179 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__18898126 | en | The Giardino della Kolymbethra is a 5 hectare orchard in the Valle dei Templi. The whole area is irrigated by a hydraulic system of aqueducts and canals designed and built in 500BC and still in use. The garden had to be productive to feed the 200,000 inhabitants. The citrus trees are quite magnificent, lemons, limes, oranges and mandarins, as well as, numerous other fruit and nut trees. It was lovely to walk through, cool and shady on a hot, windy day, and dream of growing lemon and lime trees laden with such luscious fruit. Dream on!
We're an ordinary family of 5 dreaming, planning and now beginning our adventure around the Mediterranean (and further afield), having an awesome time! Look out for our boat and come and say hi. | agronomy |
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Studies at Marajoara and elsewhere have demonstrated why first-year seedlings are so ephemeral on the landscape. Only 67–72% of apparently viable seeds actually germinated two months after dispersal at Marajoara. In surveys of dispersed seeds around fruiting trees we found that about 10% of seeds on the ground suffer animal attack at some level during the interval between dispersal and germination. This effect was proportionally higher near parent trees where seed densities are highest, a possible example of the Janzen-Connell density-dependent effect. Overall, seed predators eliminated ~40% of viable seeds, while 36% germinated and the rest did not for unknown reasons. After 9 months only 14% of outplanted seeds survived as seedlings, with this number falling to 8.5% after 1 year.
Once seeds have successfully germinated and the seedling is establishing on the forest floor, growing to 15–25 cm height with two pairs of simple leaves (see DESCRIPTION), mahogany faces a different kind of predator, a small nocturnal moth named Steniscadia poliophaea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) which lays its eggs on the underside of new expanding leaves. Tiny yellow larval caterpillars emerge from the eggs within a few days and begin to feed on new leaf tissue. As far as we know this seedling predator preys exclusively on mahogany seedlings; its only food source apparently is meristematic leaf tissue, that is, expanding or flushing leaves and stem tissues.
Female Steniscadia poliophaea moths somehow locate recently germinated mahogany seedlings in the forest understory, as well as older seedlings and saplings that are flushing new leaves, and lay their eggs with exquisite timing so that larval caterpillars emerge in time to defoliate whole crowns. We have seen infestation rates up to 90% on new seedling crops beneath parent trees at Marajoara. Studies by Julian Norghauer and colleagues have demonstrated that Steniscadia poliophaea exerts a strong Janzen-Connell density-dependent effect on mahogany seedlings and saplings. That is, as seeds disperse further from parent trees, the moth manages to locate and infest progressively lower percentages of establishing (and established) seedlings, allowing mahogany to ‘escape’ by long-distance dispersal. Interestingly, we have seen the moth and its negative effects on mahogany seedling populations at field sites across southern Brazil as far west as Acre and Peru, but it has not been reported in Bolivia or Central America.
Seedlings that escape Steniscadia poliophaea need 10–14 days to reach their initial full height and set two pairs of simple leaves; apical growth then pauses while new green tissues lignify (become woody). Underground, the seed radicle forms a taproot 10–15 cm deep, soil conditions permitting, with short lateral roots growing longest and densest near the soil surface. The vigor of the seedling’s first flush of new leaves, two to four weeks after lignification, depends on light conditions, rooting success, soil nutrient status, and attacks by herbivorous insects. When conditions are ideal – especially where plenty of light is available – the first flush may add up to eight simple leaves and 5–10 cm of stem growth, with new leaves much larger and more elongate than the first leaf pairs. Vigorous seedlings may form compound leaves during the second flush four to six weeks later, setting bi- or trifoliolate leaves and then, in successive flushes as height extension accelerates, four- to eight-foliolate leaves up to 18-foliolate as saplings grow taller than 1.5 m. New leaves are set in spiraling formation along the expanding apical leader, widely spaced at first and then bunching tightly as apical growth slows during each flush, the last (highest) leaves tending to be much smaller than the first. A robust seedling growing in high light and nutrient-rich soil can flush new leaves three to four times annually; bunched leaf scars on stems of saplings and poles indicate where successive apical flushes slowed and stopped. Vigorously growing saplings and poles form a distinct cambial ring with each flush, indicating that rings on adult stems correspond to annual dry season crown replacement.
Certain parent trees at Marajoara produce albino seedlings at low rates (< 5%) each fruiting year. These are normal-sized but pale pink, and cannot photosynthesize in full or partial sunlight, never surviving longer than two to three months.
Mahogany is strongly heliotropic, capable of growing at steep angles towards sunlight in open space as overhead canopies close tree- or branchfall gaps. Fast-growing saplings can add up to one meter’s height in a single flush, setting 20–30 large compound leaves whose combined weight may cause the new crown and even the entire stem to flop groundwards. Flopping crowns are most frequently seen at Marajoara in open conditions where soil nutrient status is especially high – for example, where seedlings establish beside decaying stumps in full sunlight, or where drainage conditions foster the formation of nutrient-rich translocated soil horizons. As saplings grow taller than 2 m height, apical dominance weakens and lateral sprouting may occur along the upper stem. This tendency is more pronounced on plants in open growing conditions compared to plants growing in dense secondary regrowth (for example, in treefall gaps).
Mahogany seedlings and saplings remain evergreen through the dry season, losing their crowns completely only where soil moisture availability is extremely limiting. Seedlings and saplings normally retain leaves from two to three flushes at a time; those retaining deep crowns through the dry season indicate growing sites with persistent soil moisture availability. Though not universal, evidence that nutrient translocation occurs from leaves to the seedling/sapling stem or roots is common, with leaves often turning crimson before falling. Saplings and poles typically shed many or all leaves during extended cloudy periods in the mid to late rainy season, flushing new crowns before the dry season begins. Most remain dormant through the dry season, flushing again in early September, often days before the first sporadic rains. Crowns flatten umbrella-like, with leaves tightly bunched and chlorotic, where overhead canopies close off incoming light, where soil nutrient status is limiting, or where soils waterlog during the rainy season.
The transition from juvenile to adult growth patterns – from an evergreen habit with multiple annual apical flushes to complete crown loss and reflush once annually during the dry season – occurs during the early pole phase when the stem is between 5–10 cm diameter. Leaf size and leaflet number also diminish once adult growth patterns are set. Whether this transition is prompted by environmental factors or by genetic ones is unknown. At Marajoara, no pole-sized trees > 10 cm diameter flush repeatedly through the year, barring rare small adults that suffered basal injury during logging.
At this point we must consider a second and highly problematic insect predator of mahogany, the shootboring moth Hypsipyla grandella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) which lays its eggs on the expanding apical meristem of flushing saplings. Larval caterpillars hatch and burrow into the growing apical tip, feeding on new plant tissues and eventually disabling the leader. This in turn causes sprouting, which can ruin tree form and contribute to hollow stems on larger trees. Because the shootboring moth (and its larval caterpillars) is much larger than Steniscadia poliophaea described above, it cannot attack seedlings until they reach ~1 m tall, with enough apical meristem during new flushes to support larval caterpillars through several instar phases. Thus Hypsipyla grandella is a stem predator of saplings and pole-sized mahogany, while Steniscadia poliophaea is a leaf predator on the crowns of seedlings and small saplings.
The shootborer is resident in many mahogany adult trees from year to year, though its impact on healthy individuals is negligible; during the first three years of growth censuses we saw evidence of the shootborer in 3–24% of tree crowns at Marajoara and in 1–21% of tree crowns at Agua Azul. Trees of all sizes were attacked, but heaviest infestation was in trees weakened by basal injuries incurred during logging, or in clusters of trees exposed to full sunlight after logging. These infestation rates probably underestimate actual rates because many trees were censused before or after the optimal period for noting shootborer presence (after crown flush but before leaf maturation). We have also noticed a tendency by late-flushing saplings, poles and trees to suffer higher rates of shootborer attack than early-flushing individuals, possibly a result of the shootborer’s cyclical population dynamics within dry seasons. During the wet season when few flushing apical meristems are available as a food source, the shootborer can infest maturing mahogany fruit on tree crowns.
Little is known about the shootborer's role in regulating mahogany population structures in natural forests. At our field sites, mahogany saplings and poles growing isolated in natural forest or logging gaps rarely escape attack – the moth is very good at locating mahogany plants as hosts for its eggs and larvae. Unlike Steniscadia poliophaea the shootborer also attacks other trees in the Meliaceae family such as Cedrela odorata and Guarea spp., providing alternate host species when mahogany densities are very low. Plantation managers have long been aware that planting mahogany seedlings at low densities in secondary vegetation reduces shootborer attack rates. Even so, Hypsipyla grandella remains the principal obstacle to successful plantation management across mahogany's natural range, and a major obstacle to sustainable management of mahogany in natural forests.
It definitely is not easy growing up to be a mahogany tree.
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https://fibertechplastics.com/fibertech-employee-garden/ | 2024-03-02T12:27:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947475825.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20240302120344-20240302150344-00157.warc.gz | 0.931101 | 268 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__8683028 | en | Fibertech is proud of the employee garden it plants every year. Not only does the garden produce a wide range of vegetable for the employees it provides an opportunity to get out side during the day and enjoy the fresh air. Owner Bill Scott heads up the garden every year stretching about 15 x 15 yards it houses more than 10 different vegetables : lettuce, green pepper, tomatoes, cucumbers, and corn to list a few.
“Employees with access to a workplace garden reap the benefits. Not only do they have greater availability of healthy produce, but they also have access to a meditative space of nurturing calm.” How workplace gardens improve employee wellness-Jasmine A. Koster
The employees maintain the garden and harvest it themselves. All produce is distributed in the break room for all employees to take what they want. This allows those employees that may not have the space or time for their own gardens the opportunity to have fresh home-grown produce throughout the summer months.
Fibertech Inc. is a rotational molder that designs and produces plastic material handling products. Headquartered in Elberfeld Indiana, our experts in custom designed plastic rotational molding services and plastic repair & recycling services. Explore our website to learn more then contact us to discuss your application needs or Request a FREE QUOTE today. | agronomy |
https://www.thebubblygirl.com/index.php/tag/wine/page/2/ | 2020-08-04T07:38:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439735867.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20200804073038-20200804103038-00525.warc.gz | 0.942762 | 1,202 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__82302707 | en | With Earth Day approaching it seems like a perfect time to plan an organic picnic at your favorite beach or park. You’ll go to the store for organic salad greens, strawberries, naturally raised meat and even eco-ice cream, but what to drink?
A couple years ago as I was researching my book The Bubbly Bar, I wanted to include a chapter on organic champagnes and sparkling wines. I had to settle for a section in the appendix because they weren’t widely available.
But it’s a whole new world as we approach Earth Day 2009. I found loads of green bubbly made from sustainable or certified organically grown grapes on wine web sites and at stores like Trader Joe’s and Fresh & Easy. Conscientious winemakers, who care about preserving the land and the health of their workers and customers, are making chemical-free wines in the US, France, Spain, South Africa and Italy. And though many items created with organic ingredients do cost more, I found wines for under $15, including one that’s just $4.99!
With the growing interest in organic foods and beverages, which was estimated to be a $23 bilion industry in 2008 according to the Organic Trade Association, it’s no surprise to see more wines made from organic grapes available. Because of U.S. regulations, wines can’t be labeled as “organic” if sulfites, a naturally occurring substance that’s used to stabilize and preserve wines, are added. USDA regulations limit wines from organically grown grapes to 100 ppm of sulfites; a typical sparkling wine will have just 70 ppm. Biodynamic grapes are grown according to the highest level of organic agriculture. Producers follow the tenets of Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner which involve planting according to the cycles of the moon leads to healthier plants.
The latest major winery to move to all-organic production is Domaine Carneros by Taittinger in the Napa Valley. “All 300 acres of our vineyards are certified organic,” says Eileen Crane, winemaker and CEO of Domaine Carneros. “We’re the only sparkling wine house in all of the US that can say that.”
Crane said they started following organic growing practice in 2005 in order to qualify for the official designation in 2007. When weeds come up, they till the soil. To deal with pesky bugs that eat the grape leaves, they brought in a flock of organic chickens. And most importantly, Crane says her wines, which have an incredible balance of freshness and French toastiness, taste even better.
“It’s off the charts,” Crane says. “The vines look happy they’re vibrant and green and it feels good to walk in the vineyard.”
Here are five great sparkling wines and champagnes made from organic and sustainably raised grapes to pop the cork on this Earth Day 2009; just be sure to recycle that bottle! To learn about five more great eco-friendly wines, sign up for my free entertaining newsletter The Bubbly Girl Chronicles.
Albero Sparkling Wine
This delightful bargain wine is crafted from macabeo and airén grapes at Bodegas Iranzo in Valencia, which has been organic since 1994. It’s not super complex, but this wine has hints of citrus and green pear and is pleasant and refreshing like a Sunday afternoon party.
About $4.99 at Trader Joe’s
Makulu Moscato is made from sustainably raised grapes in South Africa.
Makulu, the second oldest cellar in South Africa, means “big” in the Zulu language. Big is also a good description for this blend of moscato, chenin blanc and colombard grapes that’s bursting with flavors of peaches, apricots and pears. This wine, which is made from sustainably grown grapes, is very low in alcohol and comes from the Paarl Ward region of Western Cape of South Africa.
About $6 at Fresh & Easy stores and Ingersoll Wine & Spirits
Albet i Noya makes a range of organic sparkling cavas in the Penedes region of Spain.
Albet i Noya Cava Brut Reserva
Albet i Noya is Spain’s leading organic wine producer; this cava is made from chardonnay, xarel-lo, macabeo and parellada grapes that were grown in the Penedes region. It has a bright, crisp flavor of lemon zest and orange balanced by a nutty brioche finish.
About $18 at at Appellation Wine & Spirits
Domaine Carneros Brut
Domaine Carneros Brut
The wines from Domaine Carneros, which is owned by Taittinger, have always had a French structure and toastiness to them balanced by juciy California fruit. Since going organic back in 2005, the wines seem even more crisp and clear.
About $22 at Beverages & More
Fleury Brut Rosé Champagne
Fleury Brut Rosé Champagne
Fleury was the first champagne producer to go biodynamic back in 1989, meaning they not only abstain from chemicals and pesticides, but they feed the land and plant by moon cycles so plants are more vigorous. This rose is made from 100% pinot noir and is elegant but reveals a toasty depth too.
About $49 at K & L Wines.
Maria Hunt, the SDNN Food & Drink Editor, is the author of The Bubbly Bar: Champagne & Sparkling Wine Cocktails for Every Occasion being released in August by Clarkson Potter. She writes the champagne, cocktails and entertaining web site The Bubbly Girl. | agronomy |
https://cozyhomespun.com/2019/04/24/start-seedlings/ | 2021-01-28T02:28:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610704835583.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20210128005448-20210128035448-00525.warc.gz | 0.934135 | 175 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__157917801 | en | This is so easy. Even I can do it!
In temperate climates it is well worth starting tomatoes, peppers, and basil indoors to maximize the growing season.
A packet of seeds is usually $1-3 and if the seedlings fail you can always buy seedlings, which are usually only $3-8 each.
This year I decided on a couple of different tomato varieties, a mild jalapeño pepper, and of course summer basil. The basil will truly last all summer if you cut the tops before it flowers.
It helps to have a grow light, but isn’t necessary. If the seedlings get too leggy, adding soil up to the level of the first leaves will support them. Tomatoes will produce roots all along the vine if covered in soil.
I have my fingers crossed for these little guys! | agronomy |
http://webapps.berea.edu/bcnow-archive/story.asp?ArticleID=854 | 2015-05-23T11:54:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-22/segments/1432207927592.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20150521113207-00250-ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.962881 | 490 | CC-MAIN-2015-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-22__0__33983136 | en | | Visitors Find Farm Field Day Mooooving
The cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, horses, dogs, cat and llama that call Berea College’s Hunt Acres Farm home played host to visitors on a cold and windy Saturday. Delta Tau Alpha’s (the agriculture honor society) annual Farm Field Day was a hit with young and old alike as members of the college and Berea communities were invited to experience fall on the farm.
Farm Field Day
Hayrides to and from campus provided appropriate transportation to the event, which featured pumpkin painting, a petting zoo, guided horse rides, a hayride through the cow pasture and free homemade chili and other goodies. Cute and cuddly calves, piglets and kids proved a special hit as the young animals were shown off by DTA members like president Summer Stidham, who answered people’s questions about the day-to-day operation of the farm.
Linda McClanahan, a 2005 BC grad who is now studying crop science at the University of Kentucky, came back to visit the familiar rolling acres and her professors and former classmates. “I enjoy coming out here,” says McClanahan, currently a Madison County 4-H livestock judge.
She explained that the Boer goats are sold for meat off the farm and in a London market. Hogs are chiefly Yorkshire and dock crosses and the cattle are mostly Angus breed. As much as possible, the livestock feed off crops grown on the BC farms. McClanahan said, “We raise all we can use for hay and silage.”
Senior Mike Scott, a North Carolina native, led a farm safety demonstration in which a stuffed sweatshirt was used to represent what would happen if a human being got in the way of a tedder, a machine used to fluff hay. He tossed in the mannequin and the machine immediately threw the ripped object several yards away. “If you get in this, you’re done,” said farm manager Bob Harnett.
The highlight of the day for many was the announcement of the winner of the annual pig kissing contest, a DTA fund-raising event. Receiving the most votes was Dr. G. Neil Douglas, assistant professor of agriculture who kissed the brown spotted piglet not once, but twice for photo ops and delighted children. | agronomy |
https://lordtomriddle.wordpress.com/2014/10/14/why-is-climate-change-bad/ | 2018-07-21T19:40:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676592654.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20180721184238-20180721204238-00055.warc.gz | 0.954597 | 341 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__83343351 | en | Answer by Alex Guerra:
The most succinct answer to this question is: climate change is bad because evolution is slow.
It takes millions of years for species to adapt to specific environmental conditions. The slower an organism's reproductive rate, the slower the rate of adaptation an organism will experience. The more specialized an organism is, the less able it will be to deal with a variety of situations. Organisms have spent millenia adapting to the current climates in regions world-wide.
The biggest problem that we will face is that if the climate starts to rapidly change, it will outpace the rate at which organisms can adapt to it.
In other words, if the climate starts changing rapidly in one region, it can easily drive local populations to extinction because their ability to tolerate the new physical conditions will not be able to keep pace with the rate at which the physical conditions keep changing. Now imagine the same thing, but on a global scale where every local climate is shifting rapidly enough that local populations are dying out.
The greatest danger to humanity from climate change, is the extinction of most life on this planet in a short period of time. An event such as this would make it near impossible for humans to survive. Think about what would happen if plants globally went extinct, including agriculturally important ones. And herd animals. And bees and other plant pollinators. Even if you were to move elsewhere to a new climate that could support agriculture, you'd be at risk that the climate would change again before you could effectively grow crops, and you'd have to manually pollinate plants due to a lack of pollinating insects.
It's a doomsday situation that warrants global attention. | agronomy |
https://www.casachianticlassico.it/en/events/8-july-2021-women-of-wine-today-evenings-of-wine-food-friendship-pomona-and-ancarani | 2023-06-04T06:28:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224649518.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20230604061300-20230604091300-00703.warc.gz | 0.910361 | 285 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__125734370 | en | Rita Babini, "Ancarani" Company
"We cultivate the vineyards of the Faenza hills with a high vocation near the fortress of Oriolo, a fortified historic site dating back to 1457, one of the oldest in Italy. Total is the respect of the native varieties preserved in the old family vineyards and renewed in the new conception plants. Sangiovese, Albana, Burson, Centesimino, Famoso, are some of the indigenous varieties grown with respect for tradition. We cultivate only native Romagna vines because we believe in and support biodiversity. Biological variety means genetic variety, essential for the correct functioning of the ecosystem. Biodiversity is the defense of local culture and wisdom, a source of wealth for communities, a fundamental element for scientific research."
Monica Raspi, "Pomona" company
"At Pomona we live in balance with what surrounds us. I let the grass grow between the rows, I practice green manure, I sow clover and barley, I breathe lightly what will go into the bottle. The ridge is exposed to the East, the altitude reaches 350 meters above sea level and all around the woods, plants and streams, mitigate the temperatures. We are lucky enough to live in a wonderful landscape and we have a moral duty to respect it. We eat what we grow and we feel an integral part of this circular system." | agronomy |
https://takingthekids.com/kids-learning-farming-and-history-at-shelburne-farms-in-vermont/ | 2023-12-11T03:11:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679103464.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20231211013452-20231211043452-00236.warc.gz | 0.96098 | 561 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__157351567 | en | By Eileen Ogintz
SHELBURNE, VT. (Day 2 of 4) — They are baby lambs. “Please pet us!” says the sign on their pen at the Shelburne Farms Children’s Farmyard near Burlington, Vermont where there is also a cow, goats and the fanciest chicken coop I’ve ever seen — home to 60 chickens. Kids are encouraged to go in and get the eggs, gently putting them in a basket. They can dress like farmers and play games matching animals.
Shelburne Farms began as one wealthy man’s vision of a place he could breed world-class mares. Dr. Seward Webb built a sprawling mansion on Lake Champlain.
Today, his house is a beautiful 24-room inn overlooking the lake and known for its farm-to-table food and the farm. One of his descendants, Alec Webb, is president. The farm is a respected not for profit focusing on education programs to encourage sustainability and to encourage and inspire children to live responsibly in the 21st Century. “Education is our biggest crop,” says Webb.
In 1972, the farm, which had fallen in disrepair, was turned into a non profit by Dr. Webb’s heirs with the intent on focusing on education and sustainability.
To that end, there are miles of hiking trails, a working dairy and prize winning cheese making operation, acres of vegetable gardens, beef and sheep operations, poultry honey and mushroom production. Shelburne Farms has been voted a top day trip for Vermonters and it’s easy to see why; visitors should make a stop here too.
There are activities all day in the Children’s Farmyard—everything from a Chicken Parade, the chance to milk a cow or brush a goat, round up the chickens or help with farm chores. There is even a “people “pen” for kids to see what life might be like for animals. All of the animals have names—Ariella, the Brown Swiss cow; Blossom, Feta and Raison the Goats, Penelope the donkey among them
Kids visit with their families and their schools; there are workshops for teachers and online curriculums and special activities like the Farms 36th Annual Harvest Festival Sept. 29 and special family programs to learn Orienteering, for example, the chance to learn old-fashioned farm crafts like spinning wool or dipping candles and workshops for adults.
I can’t wait to return and stay at the Inn (think stepping back in time with historic furniture and delicious food which makes the most of what the farm produces.)
Any kid who thinks eggs come in a carton should visit. | agronomy |
https://km.dwf.go.th/2022/07/02/eight-best-issues-about-weblink-on-buy-succulents-online/ | 2022-08-09T19:42:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571086.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809185452-20220809215452-00180.warc.gz | 0.93395 | 1,089 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__14465233 | en | The best mineral grit for this succulent is pumice. The snake plant is one of the most popular house plants. Jade plants are part the succulent family and don’t require much water. Although most cactus plants can survive without fertilizer, Lepismium Cruciforme thrives if there is some fertilizer added to the soil. Lepismium Cruciforme also needs to be well hydrated. Lepismiumcruciforme can be infested with mealybugs like other succulents. While the Lepismium Cruciforme doesn’t actually poke your skin, the tiny thorns can cause discomfort and can be irritating to the hands. This could cause injury to the plant and prevent it from growing. Portulaca Molokiniensis a very good indoor plant to grow in pots. If it’s kept inside a pot, it will keep its size. The Portulaca Molokiniensis looks unusual. The Portulaca Molokiniensis is extremely easy to propagate. If you plan to grow your Portulaca Molokiniensis as an indoor plant in a container, choose a room with south-facing windows if you are in northern hemisphere.
Echeveria pulidonis, like all echeverias, is easy to care for. They will bloom when they mature. Echeveriapulidonis thrives in bright sunlight. To grow indoors, you should place it next to the most direct sun. It will be fine if there is more light. The ideal location would be at least 20 inches from the window. This will allow them to benefit from natural light and not get burnt by intense heat. Crassula rosea, also known as Crassula derosula, is a creeping, low-growing and branching succulent that can reach a height up to 5 in (12.7 cm). Once your succulent starts to grow, it will eventually outgrow the container and need to be repotted. As such, a container with holes at the bottom is highly recommended. You can treat tap water the easiest way by placing it in an unclosed container and letting it rest for at least one night. This surface should be treated as an open wound.
You may also notice that the roots are visible above the soil. Root rot can be caused by roots being left in saturated soil for too long. The stems root fairly fast and grow rapidly during the growing season. Keep the plant moistened for a few days until they are viable. You won’t have to wait as long for them to reach the size you want. You might consider these plants if you’re a plant snob and don’t have the time or energy to care for high-maintenance plants. You have the option of choosing from a variety of colors, so you can pick the one that best suits your decor. If you live in an area where it gets very cold, you might want to plant your Portulaca Molokiniensis inside pots or containers. If you are planning to keep it outdoors it is a good idea not to place it directly in the ground.
Grow Lights are good investments to have especially if you have long, dark winters or if your area does not receive enough sunlight. Because succulents can clean out your home of pollutants and other harmful gases, they make the air more fresh. Having plants around you, especially indoors, help improve the air quality. It will also help to secure the plant and anchor it in the soil. The growth will enable the plants to not just grow more leaves, but also restore their color. The Portulaca Molokiniensis will grow quite easily when propagated from a stem cutting. The tip of the stem produces a pretty little flower. Like other succulent plants, succulents produce flowers to attract pollinators. Pincushion Euphorbia also has milky white sap, which can cause skin irritation. After seeing white mold appear my link on succulent store the soil surface, I decided not to risk it.
Pumice is a good way to ensure drainage when it’s mixed with cactuspotting soil. To allow excess water to drain away, you must make sure that your Lepismiumcruciforme containers have drainage holes. The succulent will grow strong, firm leaves if it isn’t underwatered. They can flourish in a place that doesn’t get full sunlight. They are literally reaching out for more sunshine. You might consider separating infected plants from healthy ones. For these plants, the lighting setup does not have to be complicated. Plants that receive adequate sunlight will demonstrate their true beauty by showcasing their full range of vibrant colors. They come in many forms, colors, and textures to enhance beauty and practicality in any environment. They also come in various types and sizes to choose from. The bag’s description states: Our unique combination (perlite/pumice/earthworm castings, compost and compost) creates the perfect soil structure, drainage, and soil structure, for all types and species of cacti and bromeliads. Your Lepismiumcruciforme plant should be in pots that have drainage holes at the bottom to let excess water run off.
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https://confidencestory.com/preventing-weeds-an-effective-way-to-survive-battle-in-the-garden/ | 2023-12-06T08:16:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100583.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206063543-20231206093543-00213.warc.gz | 0.966622 | 906 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__139158527 | en | The dictionary defines a weed as either; “a valueless plant expanding wild, specifically one that grows on grown ground to the exclusion or injury of the preferred crop.” or “any type of undesirable or problematic plant, especially one that grows a lot where it is not desired.” Noise familiar? This write-up will certainly assist you identify what type you may have encountered in your garden and also, much more importantly, the very best method of killing weeds.
Killing weeds is not as easy as it sounds. You can BC Bud Online invest hours in the garden digging, hoeing, picking plants, adhering to origins and also lifting paving slabs to try and get to the bottom of the issue yet there is just one service that is almost always guaranteed to work when killing weeds, which is using a herbicide. Prior to you pick which kind of herbicide you need, it is best to determine the kind that you have in your yard so you know when to deal with killing weeds.
There are three primary groups of weed:
Yearly – these weeds only make it through for one period and then spread their seed in the fall ready to germinate for the following period. By killing weeds of this type prior to they seed, you will avoid them returning the list below year. Instances of Annual weeds: Chickweed, Purple dead nettle, Groundsel, Yearly nettle, Fat hen, Opium poppy, Unshaven bittercress, Annual meadow turf, Speedwell, Yellow oxalis.
Biennial – this type of weed take some time to develop and also, after two seasons, will be old sufficient to generate seed and also will after that pass away leaving the seeds to expand. Killing weeds of the biennial range is best done in the first year of expanding when the plant is low to the ground. Instances of biennial weeds: Caper spurge, Evening-primrose, Giant hogweed, Goat’s-beard, Hogweed, Spear thistle.
Perennial – these weeds create an origin system as well as can live for several seasons if not tackled early. It is more difficult murder weeds of this kind as they have different methods of ensuring they survive and reproduce. They can produce seeds like annual and biennial weeds which can be topped large locations by the wind as well as additionally by pets that might eat them, and additionally their origins can recreate stems even if the initial plant in the air has been damaged by grazing pets and even fire. These origins can lie in wait underground up until the beginning of the brand-new season. Instances of Seasonal weeds: Bramble, Sorrel, Bindweed, Mugwort, Clover, Sneaking buttercup, Ground Senior citizen, Yarrow, Dandelion, Sneaking thistle.
So currently you recognize the 3 types you require to recognize when ideal to go about eliminating weeds. As pointed out earlier, herbicide is without a doubt as well as away the best as well as most reliable method of eliminating weeds and also their roots.
There are two kinds of herbicide on the market – careful and also non-selective. These both have different objectives and applications. If you are eliminating weeds over a large location after that non-selective would certainly be the best option as it kills all plant life it enters into call with. Careful weed killers are made to just target only one species when eliminating weeds as well as, as long as they are made use of properly, should not create damage to plant life in the surrounding location and are mainly used in the agriculture industry where weeds may have established amongst plants so need to be targeted specifically without damaging the produce.
Killing weeds of any one of the 3 kinds detailed above is ideal done by utilizing a non-selective herbicide that not only assaults the foliage of the weed but likewise the origins. When tackling biennial weeds constantly attempt and also kill them in the springtime before they spread their seeds and create additional troubles. If you have a trouble with perennial weeds after that tackle them in their first year of growth, once again before they can spread their seeds which might establish the following season. Perennial weeds are a little tougher to assault – as they are not constantly over ground, non-selective herbicide has to be related to foliage so you will certainly have to look out for when they show up above ground and also target them then. | agronomy |
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https://www.idprt.com/barcode-printers/Choosing-IDPRT-iT4X-Horticultural-Label-Printer-for-Printing-Stick-In-and-Slip-Lock-Labels.html | 2024-04-16T03:17:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00537.warc.gz | 0.880742 | 1,138 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__59837244 | en | Choosing IDPRT iT4X Horticultural Label Printer for Printing Stick-In and Slip-Lock Labels
In greenhouses and gardens, plant labels and tags help categorize and identify various plant species. These labels typically include the plant’s name, species, care instructions, and sometimes its origin. Horticultural and garden plant labels should withstand harsh conditions like prolonged sunlight, moisture, and high temperatures, so how to effectively print durable plant labels? A recommended solution for this challenge is the iDPRT iT4X Horticultural Label Printer.
Types of Plant Labels in Horticulture
Plant labels are used in diverse settings, for example, community and public gardens, nurseries, botanical research gardens. They have many types and each serving a specific purpose.
According to the usage characteristics, these printable plant labels can be divided into stick-in tags, slip and lock labels and Interactive or QR Code Labels.
1. Stick-in Plant Tags
Stick-in plant tags are designed with a tapered end, so it’s easy to insert them into the soil or potting mix. Commonly made of plastic materials like PVC, polys, these non-adhesive labels are waterproof, resistant to wear and scratches, ideal for labeling young plants and seedlings in nurseries and home gardens, providing basic information like plant names, planting dates and care instruction.
2. Slip and Lock Labels (Self-Tie Labels)
In the gardens and nurseries, self-tie labels are very popular choice in horticulture and gardening for its unique and practical labeling solution.
These plant labels feature a tail that loops and locks securely, eliminating the need for extra fastening materials. Their design allows for easy attachment to different plant parts like stems, and branches.
Slip and lock labels typically include the plant’s name, care instructions, origin, and planting dates. In commercial settings, they often feature linear barcodes or QR codes for easy information access and inventory management.
These self-tie labels are often made from durable materials like plastic or vinyl, slip and lock labels are resistant to weathering, moisture, and UV radiation, guaranteeing longevity and readability over time.
3. Interactive or QR Code Labels
These modern labels incorporate QR codes that can be scanned with a smartphone. They are becoming popular in public gardens and educational settings, where scanning the code can provide a wealth of information about the plant, including care instructions, history, and botanical details.
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The iDPRT iT4X horticulture printer boasts a maximum print label roll width of 5 inches, effortlessly handling 4x1 pot stakes, 100mm x 19mm stick-in plant tags, and more. It also offers end-to-end roll printing, which means it can tackle even longer tags, such as 5.5 in. x 5/8 in. Slip and Lock Labels or 10x1 in. Tree Wrap Tags, fulfilling the diverse needs of botanical gardens, public gardens, research institutions, and even home gardeners and hobbyists.
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3. Ease of Label Design: Integrated with user-friendly software like Bartender and Labels Designer, especially the latter, the iT4X plant tag printer makes label creation simpler and more intuitive.
4. Rich Connectivity Options: Equipped with standard USB Type B and Ethernet, and offering optional Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, the iT4X provides a range of connectivity options to suit various needs.
For larger-scale commercial operations like nurseries and garden centers, iDPRT also offers efficient high-volume printing solutions with the iX4P 4-Inch Industrial Barcode Printer and the iX6P 6-Inch Industrial Barcode Printer. These industrial-grade printers boast faster printing speeds and larger label capacities, ideal for continuous, intensive printing of garden plant labels and plastic plant tags.
iDPRT, a renowned Chinese brand in printing equipment, offers a wide range of barcode label printers suitable for various industries including warehousing and logistics, machinery manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and agriculture. If you’re looking to explore our products further or are interested in partnering with us, we welcome you to get in touch. | agronomy |
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Flour and Pastry
Who are Craggs & Co?
We are award winning wheat growers who farm over 2,000 acres of land in the North East and North Yorkshire.
Why ancient grains and flour?
Ancient grains are becoming increasing popular due to their naturally high protein and fibre content and other associated health benefits. Home baking / cooking is also increasing in popularity, particularly with the younger audience, due to programmes such as Great British Bake Off.
Awards / Accreditation
Our spelt flour was awarded 5 stars at the 2018 Great Taste Awards. 3 stars for our wholegrain spelt flour and 2 stars for our white spelt flour. All of our products are fully traceable and come with AA BRC accreditation.
Harvest 2018 saw the latest additions to our farms come into fruition, and Rye, Emmer and Einkorn flour were added to our range.
Each packet of flour can be traced to an assured UK farm, and harvest.
Our packaging / logo has been designed to reflect our sustainable farming methods. We have a zero-waste crop cycle ensuring our products are 100% sustainably farmed by British farmers.
ancient grains, spelt flour, baking, healthy flour, emmer flour, einkorn flour, ingredients | agronomy |
https://greendreams.com.au/tag/recipe/ | 2021-11-29T15:13:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964358774.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20211129134323-20211129164323-00169.warc.gz | 0.942784 | 1,039 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__181816577 | en | This week The Verve had rights to their hit song Bitter Sweet Symphony returned to them from the Rolling Stones. Whilst we haven’t released a chart topper we thought this could be a case of the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon, a type of cognitive bias.
We have already mentioned the tension of decision making in a more commercial gardening venture. Yet this still doesn’t alleviate the pang of guilt when we had to pull out 100 odd tomato plants still laden with 20kg+ of green fruit.
It seems silly to say aloud but we develop a close affinity to the plants when we’ve witnessed a whole life cycle. From determined seedlings popping up as surprises to surviving transplant and suffering a terrible batch of compost. From thirsty plants struggling to cope with summer heat to wispy stalks of green somehow producing plump fruits of magnificent colour and umami goodness.
We also took the plunge and knocked the eggplant on the head. That was a season of firsts for us. Unsure how they would grow and how much fruit they would produce. A firsthand understanding of their susceptibility to pests and great lessons learnt for next seasons efforts.
Whilst the rational self understands the argument for getting started on the next crop, it was still a bitter moment to say goodbye to the first residents of our 6 month old polytunnels.
For now we will sit back and reflect on this summer past with a cold bottle of sweet soft drink and reflect on the tenuous link between a 90s song and a homesteading life……
We love a tart compote served with a generous heap of natural yoghurt and topped with a crumbling of muesli or drizzle of honey. You can use many different fruits: apples, berries, plums. Medlars provide a richer, sweeter version not unlike Dates, a great foil for a chocolate craving too.
- 500g or so of your fruit of choice, roughly chopped
- An acid – juice of a lemon, lime or orange
- Some sugar – anywhere between 50 and 150g depending on the fruit you choose and how sweet your tooth is.
Step 1: Add all ingredients to a saucepan and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook until it collapses into a nice consistency, about 5-10 min depending on the fruit of choice.
You want the fruit to be somwhere between its original chunky state and a smooth puree.
As part of the Huon Producers’ Network’s (HPN) managing committee, we have become increasingly aware of an overwhelming supply gap of local and sustainably grown fruit (gasp! really, in the Huon?!), veggies, meat and dairy. How could a valley famed for the quality of its produce still fall short of providing the community, cafes, restaurants and food businesses with the kind of produce on which the Huon’s reputation stands?
There are some complex economics at play, namely disincentives to grow produce sustainably as a result of consumer expectation for low prices, as well as generational shifts away from farming and towards services and city based industries. Government policies and planning regulations have likely played their part too.
Whatever the reason, these supply issues have come home to roost for us as procurers of local produce to help fill our boxes now that winter is setting in.
Securing a reliable and varied supply of fruit over winter is proving much harder than expected, with minimal citrus readily available in the valley. Other more niche winter fruits are still only catching on and are slow to yield (like feijoa), or old European staples (like medlars) have either fallen out of favour or were possibly never much in favour in Australia to begin with!
We are planning long term and hope, through both our own investment into our orchard and our efforts to build supply networks as part of HPN, that this problem will be overcome in the years ahead. We can’t wait to see more food grown in the valley and feeding everyone within. Oh, and if anyone hears of a good clementine tree please let us know!
Basil & pinenuts are the traditional pesto partnership but the extended family can include any green leafy herb and any tasty seed or nut. This spiky one is particularly good as a dip or spread on sandwiches
- 50g Rocket
- 1/ 2 a lemon, juiced
- a very generous glug of olive oil
- a small clove of garlic
- handful of walnuts
- handful of finely grated parmesan (optional but hard to resist)
- salt & pepper to taste
Step 1: Place all ingredients into a food processor and blitz until combined. Don’t be afraid to add more oil if required.
Alternatively, chopping the nuts and herbs by hand and mixing the rest manually gives you a rougher consistency if preferred. | agronomy |
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It took a very long process to get here but this is better than anything we have ever had. When it comes to plants before now we have had to struggle when it comes to growing plants not just for the simple reason of knowing how and what to plant but how to watch over such plants. It is something we have all struggled with for generations and we have not had an answer to it. We always have to spend so much on experts to teach us how to handle our plants. Even when they are just little plants in our garden we need to know all the processes like the best time to grow and at what humidity how many times we water such plants and so on. So many times we still have our plants dying off despite the money and time spent for so long we thought there could be no solution to our situation with plants then came SoHum super soil.
SoHum super soil is just what we have all wanted in the soil to reduce our worries about our plants and the disappointment we have all faced with our plants. All that ends with soHum super soil which takes over a lot of the hard work and allows us to simply water the plants the plant can regenerate and regulate itself. This is a huge amount of relief to the grower as a lot of work is naturally lifted from the grower who waters and watches the plants to the very last.
SoHum super soil does not contain chemicals which is why it is very reliable, especially around other plants. It does not endanger them in any way just like we would have normal chemical soils that up giving other plants different kinds of aromas and completely different tastes. This is why almost everyone is advised to get a solum super soil to have maximum growth from their plants and fast one.
We all want optimum level of nutrients for our plants and that can only happen when we seek for soHum super soil for our plants. Any other soil would have our plants get burned and even be used up no doubt we all don’t want that so we don’t need to delay any further let’s get started with some super soil and grow some of the best plants with rich nutrients. | agronomy |
https://5e8301afbc8a8.site123.me/about | 2022-08-14T12:53:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00602.warc.gz | 0.9516 | 124 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__113112893 | en | Organic Gardening Services is a small gardening business based in Northland, Wellington that's been operating since 2014. We have a friendly and personal approach and look after your garden with care, knowledge and efficiency.
We garden using organic principles and work without synthetic chemicals.
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Anthea has a Certificate in Horticulture (Level 4) from the BHU Organic Training College in Lincoln and has also completed native plant identification, conservation and ecology papers at university and polytech. | agronomy |
http://www.truenaturefoods.com/octopot-grow-systems-people-like-indoor-growing-food/ | 2019-06-20T19:57:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627999273.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20190620190041-20190620212041-00345.warc.gz | 0.98209 | 574 | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-26__0__12585352 | en | Nowadays, there are fewer farmers than before. People do not want to live in the countryside and have a farm. They rather buy food in grocery stores, fast food restaurants, etc. But, there are still people who want to produce their food. Also, there is a huge number of those people who live in cities. They think that they cannot grow food in their apartments, on their terrace, roof, and any other place. Well, they can, and they can use systems for indoor growing to do that.
Food is probably the most important thing in our lives. We want to eat nice and tasty food. Also, it is important that the food we eat is healthy for our kids and us. Today, food which you can buy in the supermarket is not so healthy like before. Farmers use a huge number of pesticides to make their plants look better and grow faster. Also, they use it to protect plants from many diseases and insects. That lower the quality of plants, and it is not healthy anymore. Yields are bigger, but they are potentially dangerous for our health. You do not have to eat such food anymore. Growing food inside your house or condo is now possible and very popular. Octopot is the company which produces those systems, and you can visit its website to find the system which you want to buy. This company produces these systems for growing different types of plants. With these grow systems, you will have a healthy and tasty food growing in your apartment.
You will easily use it. There are videos on the website of this company in which experts explain to you every important thing about growing plants in these systems. You just have to listen and watch carefully, and you will learn how to use them. Also, these videos will help you decide which system you should buy for a certain kind of plant. Once you buy it, you just have to plant a seed and wait for results. You will be satisfied with yields and their taste.
These systems are capable for growing vegetables, fruits, flowers, spices, and other plants. You can make a nice and fresh salad using plants which you grow in your condo or green house using these systems. Today, indoor grow systems are popular, and people are willing to try them. They want to find out how plants can be so good when they grow inside. There are no diseases and insects inside your house, and that is one of the reasons why plants will be better than when you grow it outside. That is the reason why you do not have to use pesticides and artificial fertilizers. In that way, you will produce organic food, which is the rare thing today.
Growing food became a hobby for people who live in cities. They enjoy doing it, and they also do it with a lot of success since they use Octopot grow systems for it. | agronomy |
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Improve the pest management, profitablilty, environmental quality and sustainablity on commercial vegetable farm in Connecticut
Provide weekly or every other week events with one-on-one educational sessions and demonstrations in the growers field. Weekly Vegetable Crops IPM Pest Message and Reports from the Field eNewsletter/recorded message.
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Annually, June through September | agronomy |
http://www.housedems.ct.gov/cook/article/bonding-torrington-aquaponics-farm-approved | 2021-01-25T20:27:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703644033.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20210125185643-20210125215643-00489.warc.gz | 0.945906 | 246 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__143215454 | en | Bonding for Torrington Aquaponics Farm Approved
I'm pleased to share that the state Bond Commission has approved a $1 million loan to local nonprofit New Opportunities Inc. for machinery and equipment to establish an aquaponics fish farm and hydroponic vegetable farm in Torrington. As part of the loan agreement, New Opportunities will create 18 jobs over the next three years.
I have worked with New Opportunities to secure this bonding for several years, and now they have the capital they need to move forward with a project that benefits our entire community. The farm will create jobs, provide workers training in a hi-tech field, and give residents more access to fresh, local produce. This project is on the cutting edge of technology – farming today is so much more than the image we have of Old MacDonald’s farm. This is an investment to train workers in a growing industry.
Aquaponics is the combination of aquaculture (raising fish) and hydroponics (the soil-less growing of plants) that grows fish and plants together in one integrated system. The fish waste provides an organic food source for the plants, and the plants naturally filter the water for the fish. | agronomy |
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We have squash blossoms, eggplants, tomatoes and bugs today! The butterfly stuck around for a long time, flitting between plants.
What a great way to start the day!
So recently we have had a bout of lovely weather. Not hot, not cold, just right. We have also been blessed to get rain, loads of it. The gardens are just loving the rain. The plants will take tap water if it is dry, but after a good rain the plants just flourish.
Another pretty vine is butternut squash. The squash plants are all starting to take off. The one pictured to the right has vined its way through the peppers, around the eggplants and in this photo is creeping up on a celery (I think). I love the shape of the leaves on these vines, they are just so pretty!
This is the first time we have grown eggplants. I was pleasantly surprised by the beauty of these plants. The have the prettiest flowers. You can definitely tell that they are a nightshade, the flowers are very similar to potatoes in both shape and colour (although potato flowers do very from white to purple). The eggplant flowers are have larger petals then potatoes, but the pistol is the same shape and colour as potatoes, and well, most nightshades. They are the give away.
I really like the foliage on the eggplants as well. They have a velvety look to them, but are smooth the touch. The eggplants in the big veggie patch have started to fruit. They take a long time to ripen, so it is great to see that we have some babies already. I cannot wait to eat these beauties!
The veggies are not the only plants to appreciate the cool weather and rain, the flowering plants have benefited just as much! To the right you can see our first Cup plant flower of the year. There are a few of these around the yard, but the one at the back, near the asparagus, was the first to flower. We are a big fan of the Cup plant, it attracts beneficial insects, as well as being pretty!
We are planning to harvest the chicory flowers for salads and to candy. Then we will harvest the roots.
At the beginning of the season, we harvested a few of the roots to try. We roasted them and added then to our coffee. I was pleasantly surprised. They kind of smelled like arrowroot cookies. Is that what they are made of? Anyways, we added it to our coffee, and it was very nice.
I guess that is it for now, when the chicken pen and coop are built I will do a full post just on the project. Until, get outside and eat the weeds! They are tasty and nutritious!
The first subject I wanted to touch on was bugs. I have to say, that over the last few years, my attitude towards bugs has changed dramatically. I used to hate bugs, I would squish them ruthlessly, relishing the crunch and splat noises. Bugs were the enemy and I wanted nothing to do with them. Clearly my opinions, much like my opinion of weeds, has changed.
So, what about bugs? The more I read about plants, the more I like bugs. The more I notice bugs. I am astounded by the variety of bugs I have found in our yarden. From the Stump-stabber (the one in the picture is almost identical, we were not fast enough to get a photo), to bumble bees, beetles and flys.
I really shouldn’t be surprised, after all we are providing habitat and food for these little bugs. In return they pollinate our plants and add to the humus of the soil when they die. One more major bonus is that we have experience minimal “pest” outbreaks. Our yard is a haven for predator insects like ladybugs, stump-stabbers and praying mantis’. It is like watching the nature channel in our back yard.
The bugs also attract and feed birds. This is great for a few reasons. Bird droppings add to soil fertility, not exactly appetizing, but true, and of great benefit. This morning I watched a robin devour a gooseberry and then several bugs.
It was pretty neat to watch the robin, hopping around the garden first eating the berry, then chasing a bug, and devouring it! Nature doing her work.
The next thing I wanted to share, was fruit. I was pleasantly surprised this morning to find that one of our wintergreen plantings was berrying already! They wont be ready for a few months, but it was very neat to see a small fruit set starting.
The raspberries have been fruiting for weeks. We have gotten easliy half a pint ever second day, plus whatever we eat when we are outside. Our patch of raspberries is doing extremely well this year. Yay!
WE HAVE BLUEBERRIES! I was ecstatic to see that our little blueberry bushes are not only doing much better this year, but that they have fruit! While the amount we have gotten is not significant, it is better than the lack complete lack of fruit last year.
I think this is due to some serious hard work. Since last year we have sheet mulched and added loads of organic matter to the soil. We were doing this before we had a full grasp on the benefits to the soil. By adding diverse mulch we are adding to the available nutrients in the soil, both for soil life and for plants. I think this is the key to productive plants.
I also wanted to show off this beauty of a peach. Growing all alone on the tree (as it turns out we had a large number of aborted blossoms this year, due to the erratic early spring weather). This is the only peach to be borne of the front yard peach tree, doesn’t it look just fabulous? I can’t wait to eat it!
We were lucky enough to have a hand full of peaches take on one of the backyard peaches, sadly no plums or pears, and only a few cherries. I suppose it is good for the trees anyways. One more year to work on growing strong… So its okay.
I also wanted to send a shout out to Katherine V. for the incredible calendula flowers! If it weren’t for her we would be without, she was gracious enough to pick some up for me. They are planted and flowering! I can’t wait to use them!
As a final note today, I want to say thanks to everyone for reading. And here is yet another Slideshow, enjoy!
Good Morning everyone!
Sadly it is raining, no pouring here. Looks like we will not be spending much time outside tonight. boo.
Lets look on the bright side, we ate our first strawberries and service berries this week, that is the official sign that the season of abundance is abound, despite the rain.
I need to take a moment to just say how divine it is to eat a sun warmed, just turned red strawberry. It truly makes my taste buds sing. For those of us who take pleasure in good food, this is the experience of a life time. I guess I feel this way about most of our fresh fruit, and vegetables, and herbs….. If you have ever grown your own food, you likely know what I am talking about. Tomatoes taste better fresh off the vine, so do strawberries.
We each enjoyed a few of the pinkest berries on Tuesday, the day was warm enough that the berries turned pink over the course of a few short hours. Our service berries are super tasty as well. These lipstick pink tree berry is not only beautiful when it flowers but it bears pretty lipstick pink berries that taste kind of like raspberry candy, but they are mealy (pulpy, not juicy).
Tuesday was full of little surprises. When I walked out the door, I knew immediately that the Japanese honeysuckle was flowering. This wild bush has elegant white and cream coloured blooms, that fragrance my whole yard. It is a gentle sweetness, it give an air of enchantment to the garden. I guess because it is one more sense that is engulfed in the luscious texture of the garden.
I would like to take an aside, and just say that I always pictured my children growing up appreciating the magic that is inherent in nature. Nature is truly miraculous, I feel it in every cell of my being and I want to be able to convey that awe and joy to my children. I think that we have found a way to do that.
The strawberries and the service berries are just the first two types of berries to ripen. We have a few varieties of raspberries bearing fruit. The photo to the left is a variety that produces small black berries, that are tart, but tasty.
The photo on the right is of the cultivated variety of raspberries. Both varieties are producing heavily and we are expecting to have ripe by the end of next week.
Our blueberries are also producing. Which is a real relief, as last year they didn’t really even flower. I am looking forward to munching on fresh garden blueberries. Someone told me recently that they taste better if you leave them on the bush a few days after they turn blue. I don’t know if I will be able to wait… Just thinking about them gets me excited!
Well, I am getting a bit busy, so I will sign off here. Much Love.
Good Afternoon! We have had some exceptionally warm weather recently, and now our yarden is in bloom. As you can see a few of my Asian Lilies is blooming. This one is particularly pretty. I love the combination of coral with iridescent orange. Just lovely.
The lilies are not alone. There are several plants flowering right now. Lets take a look…
Flowers are awesome, I really do get so much joy from them. Speaking of joy, have you ever eaten a fresh strawberry? Yesterday Penelope and I were playing in the garden and noticed a handful of berries has turned red. SO delicious! The bunny seems to have eaten and enjoyed quite a few too!
Yesterday, Joey and I found another garden delight, lipstick pink service berries. These little berries are just incredible. There are a little mealy, but the flavour is unbeatable.
I am running short of time, so I will leave it here for now, but I will do a full post in the coming week. Enjoy! | agronomy |
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