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http://www.landconsulting.us/grazing-lease-management-in-texas/grazing-lease-management-things-to-consider/ | 2018-01-22T11:42:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084891316.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20180122113633-20180122133633-00102.warc.gz | 0.960417 | 716 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__184953205 | en | Owning land is great, but sometime managing the property can be challenging. This is especially true for landowners with little to no knowledge about farming and ranching practices. In Texas, one of the most common ways to monetize rural lands is to operate grazing leases. Grazing leases, Like many things, are often easier said than done. And honestly, many landowners have no idea what they are doing when it comes to developing a livestock grazing lease that has their property’s best interest in mind. Sadly, many self-proclaimed cattlemen, even those “born the land,” show little regard to protecting the natural resources, specifically the soil and plant communities, found on a property. After all, it’s not their land.
Questions often arise as to what constitutes a fair grazing lease price. Since there is not a commercial market for pasture, determining the price often becomes a matter of finding comparables, much like the real estate market. Supply and demand is probably the most important factor in determining the price, but habitat quality and quantity are also a factor. If there is a large quantity of pasture available in a given area and very few ranchers needing extra pasture, rents may be low. Likewise, if there were little pasture acreage for rent but many ranchers needing extra pasture, grazing leases may be bid higher. But price alone should not the most important factor. It would be foolish for someone to destroy the intrinsic value of their land for a few thousand dollars a year. Grazing leases must be administered correctly from the start.
Livestock facilities and their condition as well as the quality of the pasture and availability of water all have an effect on pasture rental rate. Grazing lease prices are also influenced by alternative land uses. If the same acreage could be planted to corn or soybeans, the price for the pasture would have to be competitive with the rental rate for corn and bean land. If the land is not suited for production of row crops but could produce hay, the return to pasture would also have to be competitive with the return to hay ground.
Property size must also be taken into consideration when thinking about grazing leases. Smaller tracts of land, such as those less than 100 acres in size, should graze only a small number of cows. As land size gets smaller, grazing lease administration becomes unrealistic from the landowner’s perspective, and logistically unattractive from someone looking to lease the pasture. From a livestock producer’s perspective it may not be worth the hassle to lease land just to run a handful of cows. For landowners with less than 100 acres, the wildlife exemption could be an excellent way to maintain the low ag tax rate and get much more enjoyment out of the property.
When considering grazing leases, a division of responsibilities between the landowner and the livestock owner must be considered when negotiating rental price. In most cases, the renter is responsible for production activities, including checking livestock, providing fly control, salt, and minerals, checking water supply. Land-related activities, such as repairing fence, weed and brush control, and fertilizing and reseeding pastures, are typically negotiable. However, in most cases, it is the responsibility of the renter to repair fences with the landowner providing the necessary materials. Grazing leases can vary a lot and there are many ways to do them wrong. Contact our land consulting service if you own property and are struggling with managing it yourself, or if you just have a few questions. | agronomy |
http://skfn.ca/2018/01/31/ubc-farm-tuwuscht-garden-project/ | 2021-12-01T06:16:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964359093.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20211201052655-20211201082655-00259.warc.gz | 0.923071 | 179 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__186994495 | en | Tu'wuscht Garden Project
Program SummaryThe Tu’wusht Project is an Indigenous-led initiative connecting people to food and nature. This community-inclusive initiative focuses on the urban Aboriginal population who face the most barriers in accessing natural environment and appropriate nutritious traditional foods. Participants receive the opportunity to engage in food sustenance development through community kitchen and land based activities in growing, procuring, preserving food while connecting with traditional Indigenous knowledge.
The garden project runs a weekly community kitchen with urban Aboriginal participants who grow, prepare, and eat food while sharing knowledge and skills with members of the UBC community and beyond. Ceremonies and celebrations throughout the year mark important seasonal shifts in traditional food ways, such as harvest feasts and the use of the cedar smokehouse for fish (part of the project’s work to bridge land and sea). | agronomy |
https://eskapas.com/olive-harvest-turkey/ | 2023-06-07T09:26:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224653631.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20230607074914-20230607104914-00509.warc.gz | 0.951879 | 3,492 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__6639068 | en | Olive Harvest in Turkey
Olive Harvest Turkey – Imagine a world where agriculture is taking place without sowing the soil, without irrigation and even without planting trees. It’s hard to believe, but it’s possible, and it has been so for the last 4,000 years at least. The indigenous olive pastures of Western Anatolia, Turkey, have nurtured generations of people and the web of life for many centuries. Olives in these areas are not planted, but are grown by grafting wild olive trees, which find their home in this unique part of the world. This ancient anthropogenic ecosystem is extremely diverse, hosting numerous endemic Mediterranean birds and plants, chameleons, large carnivores such as the Golden Jackal Canis aureus and Caracal Caracal caracal.
Here, people aren’t really the owners of their land. Instead, they act as one of hundreds of species having their home in olive pastures. Hence, harvesting the olives is not recognized as labor here. It is a feast, where children, women, men and grandparents meet every autumn to celebrate their life, collect the olives by hand and transfer their knowledge from one generation to the next. The result is one of the healthiest olive oils on earth – not only for those consuming it, but also for the wider ecosystem. Towards the end of the autumn in Turkey, thousands of families and factories gear up themselves up for the olive picking harvest. With more than 1,750,000 tones grown every year, Turkey is the fourth biggest producer in the world of olives, a staple ingredient in most kitchens. Olives are an essential element of Turkish Cuisine. Whether as the star of the breakfast table or the base of olive oil, olives are always appreciated.
Once you have tasted a high quality Turkish olive oil, your life will never be the same.
Brief History of Olives
The olive tree (Olea europaea var. europaea) is thought to have been domesticated from the wild oleaster (Olea europaea var. sylvestris), at a minimum of nine different times. The earliest probably dates to the Neolithic migration into the Mediterranean basin, ~6000 years ago. Propagating olive trees is a vegetative process; that is to say, successful trees are not grown from seeds, but rather from cut roots or branches buried in the soil and allowed to root, or grafted onto other trees. Regular pruning helps the grower keep access to the olives in the lower branches, and olive trees are known to survive for centuries, some reportedly for as much as 2,000 years or more.
The first domesticated olives are likely from the Near East (Israel, Palestine, Jordan), or at least the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea, although some debate persists about its origins and spread. Archaeological evidence suggests that the domestication of olive trees spread into the western Mediterranean and North Africa by the Early Bronze Age, ~4500 years ago. Olives, or more specifically olive oil, has a significant meaning to several Mediterranean religions.
Olive Production in Turkey
The 90% of world’s olive cultivation is in the Mediterranean basin and the rest is done in Latin America. In the world, olives are obtained from about 900 million olive trees in 9 million hectares. World table olive production is around 2.87 million tons according to the average of the last five seasons. Important olive producing countries are Spain, Italy, Greece, Tunisia, Syria and Turkey. 95% of the olive oil is produced in the Mediterranean basin, between 15 million and 22 million tonnes of olives, and between 2.4 and 3.3 million tonnes of olive oil. Turkey is the 3rd to 5th (depending on years) biggest olive and olive oil producer in the world. Turkish olive oils are extremely smooth and have a more gentle taste. The olive tree grows in geographic areas which generally have low altitudes. However, olive agriculture can be done as high as 1000 meters above the sea level. In Turkey, olives are known to grow at 800 or even at 1000 meters. Olives grow most efficiently below 400 meters. A suitable climate to grow the olive trees is warm summers and mild winters. Olive loves water, but it is also resistant to thirst and drought. Even if it is not equally efficient, the olive tree succeeds in adapting itself to the climate of any region. The olive tree’s biggest enemy is frost; it dies at -12°C. The olive tree is called the rich tree of the poor land. When the tree is watered, its yield increases. When water is inadequate, it produces a small-wrinkled grain. Olive tree grows well on plateaus and hills and are the foundation for plenty of products. In such places, the oil rate is also high.
5 Common Olive Varieties in Turkey
- Celebi: Originating from the Lake Iznik area, Celebi olives are small fruits destined for the table.
- Domat: Found throughout the Aegean region, Domat olives are larger and therefore, considered the best green olives for stuffing (with garlic, almonds, peppers, cheeses).
- Gemlik: Is widely produced due to the hardiness of the plant and its fruit. Gemlik olives have a high oil content, shiny black skin and a depth of taste and texture that makes them delicious for both the table and olive oil production.
- Memecik: Also found throughout the Aegean region, green Memecik olives are mid-sized olives with a slightly oval shape. It offers a rich taste due to its high oil content.
- Memeli: Grown largely in Izmir, Memeli olives are used as green olives typically preserved in brine, split green olives and black olives.
Pruning Olive Trees
Pruning olive trees is the most crucial for a successful harvest. The trees we were harvesting were approximately 5-7 meters (17-20 feet) tall. Any villager in Turkey knows when to pick the olives and what to do with them. Well, yes, green and black olives all come from the same tree, only the black ones are ripe while green olives aren’t. Depending on when you pick them, your pickled olives or your olive oil will have a different taste. In any case, once the olive harvesting has started, you will see people under olive trees everywhere you go, even along the street side. Olives are precious and must not go to waste. It’s beautiful to see how men, women, and even whole families spend the day collecting olives using all kinds of methods. It all ends with the same thing: the olives are either put into big woven bags and taken to the mill to make olive oil. Or they are placed in a smaller basket to be pickled.
Pruning is typically done in February or March. Trees blossom in April and May. The fragile white olive blossoms are very finicky. If there’s too much rain or hard rain, the blossoms will be damaged or blown off of the trees. If the days are very hot with the nights cooling down dramatically, that also ruins the blossoms. It’s often necessary to irrigate throughout summer and fall if the weather is dry. Harvest usually takes place in November. Ripe olives on the tree have a bluish hue and are the best for “black eating olives.” The olives we harvested from the trees, which still have a reddish purple hue or are green, were separated out for olive oil. It takes approximately 7 kg (15-16 pounds) of olives for one bottler of 1 liter (33-34 ounce) bottle of olive oil!
In optimal conditions, an olive tree fruits 5 to 6 years after planting. It takes 20 years for the olive tree to reach its maximum fruit production and the yield increases gradually. The period of 35 to 150 years is the maturity and full yield period. When the olive tree gives produces abundantly in one year, it rests in the coming year, fruiting with reduced efficiency. The tree basically alternates in terms of more or less product. This is called periodicity. Consider “the year of existence” and “the year of disappearance” in folk expression. The harvest time is festive even if it is tiring.
The olive tree hardiness is based on the oleuropein substance in its leaves. This ingredient protects the trees from diseases and other harm. In addition, Calcium elenolate, another protective substance produced in the leaves, helps destroy harmful viruses, bacteria, and fungi. The olive tree has leaves in summer and winter. If they do not suffer from disease, the leaves will live on average for 18 to 30 months. Leaves that are replaced instead of spills are durable. Therefore, olive trees do not drop leaves, and they look green year round. The leaves have a high chlorophyll content that gives them a small, round or slightly long and fleshy, dark green color. The olive leaf is about 5 to 6 centimeters long and the middle part is 1 to 1.5 centimeters wide.
Olive leaves have been used in therapy since ancient times. They offer natural antibiotic and antioxidant properties. Olive leaf essence (extract) is obtained from leaves of olive tree by physical and chemical methods. This essence is leaf green with a dusty appearance. This essence, together with pure compounds, provides 250 micrograms of vitamin A, 40 micrograms of selenium, 250 milligrams of vitamin C, and 20 milligrams of ascorbyl palmitate. Olive leaf essence involves the components of the olive leaf as concentrated. So, while about 5 percent oleuropein is in 1 gr leaf, this rate is up to 20 percent in 1 gr olive leaf extract. Dried olive leaf extract containing 6 to 15 percent oleuropein is commercially available.
Olive Pickling Recipe
To pickle olives is not difficult. It is simple, uses only natural ingredients, and lets nature do its work.
- Preparing your olives for pickling. The first step is getting rid of the bitterness of green olives. Tip: even black olives can still be a little bitter before pickling. Including the black olives in the first step of this recipe won’t do any harm. Start by washing the olives. After that, simply make a few cuts in each olive (we do 3) and put them in a big bottle, pot, or jar. Fill it with water and put something on top of the olives to weigh them down. This will prevent the olives from being in contact with oxygen, which makes them go bad.
- Refresh the water on a daily basis and repeat for about ten days. Don’t get worried if you hear a sizzling noise when opening the bottle or jar; this is perfectly normal. After ten days, taste an olive (or 2) to check if the bitterness has disappeared. If it hasn’t, just keep going for a few more days until the bitter taste is gone. Once the olives no longer have a bitter taste, you are ready for the next step.
- Pickling olives. To pickle olives, you need saltwater. Count on about 100gr of salt per kilo of olives. Tip: put the olives and the non-salted water in your pot or jar first. After that, pour the water back out into another recipient to add the salt. This way, you’ll know exactly how much water you need to fill the jar, and you won’t waste any salt. Again, use something to weigh the olives down to prevent contact with oxygen. Leave the olives untouched for a month in a dark spot.
- Enjoy your home-pickled olives. After a month, your olives are ready for consumption. At this point, you can leave them in the salted water (which will make the olives saltier as time passes) or you can keep them in oil. Use cheap oil and make sure the olives are completely covered. To make your olives even tastier, add some garlic, lemon, red peppers or green herbs; this always looks great!
- Use the oil for cooking. If you are transferring your pickled olives to keep them in (herbal) oil, don’t throw away the oil as you eat the olives, use it for cooking instead.
This easy recipe for pickled olives at home is fail-proof. You won’t just be enjoying delicious home pickled olives; you will also benefit from the numerous health benefits of olives.
Making Olive Oil
Turning your olives into oil after harvesting is a pressing matter. That is why the mills virtually work 24/7 during the olive harvesting season. There’s always a waiting line, but people are patient, which left us with plenty of opportunities to shoot some pictures. Depending on the mill you choose and the time that you show up, they will either weigh your bags of olives, put them aside, and give you the equivalent of pressed oil. Making olive oil involved (and still does) several stages of crushing and rinsing to extract the oil. The olives were harvested by hand or by beating the fruit off the trees. The olives were then washed and crushed to remove the pits. The remaining pulp was placed into woven bags or baskets, and the baskets themselves were then pressed. Hot water was poured over the pressed bags to wash out any remaining oil, and the dregs of the pulp was washed away. The liquid from the pressed bags was drawn into a reservoir where the oil was left to settle and separate. Then the oil was drawn off, by skimming the oil off by hand or with the use of a ladle; by opening a stoppered hole at the bottom of the reservoir tank; or by allowing the water to drain off from a channel at the top of the reservoir. In cold weather, a bit of salt was added to speed the separation process. After the oil was separated, the oil was again allowed to settle in vats made for that purpose, and then separated again.
How to understand its quality
Like wine, the simplest and best way to appreciate olive oil is to taste it. Pressing olive oil and creating table olives in this enjoyable harvesting and processing experience is a great way to celebrate the olive harvest and discover how delicious and flavorful truly good olive oil can be.
Turkish olive oil types
Olive oils for consumption can reach up to 3.3 percent acidity level – the lower the level, the higher the quality and healthier the product. Global acidity norms are set by the International Olive Oil Council.
- Naturel sızma zeytinyağı – extra virgin 100 percent raw olive oil has the lowest level of acidity, at under 0.8 percent. Due to its high nutritional value it should be consumed cold. Some production facilities, such as Özgün in Ayvalık, offer taş baskı naturel sızma zeytinyağı – the highest quality oil pressed cold (27 degrees Celsius) using traditional stone presses.
- Before olives ripen fully, they are often collected to make the first oil of the season, erken hasat naturel sızma zeytinyağı. Early harvest oils of bitter, peppery flavor, tend to be more expensive since more olives are needed to make the same amount of oil as later in season. If you want to make sure your oil was made this year, choose yeni hasat with the appropriate date.
- Naturel birinci zeytinyağı – virgin olive oil with acidity level between 0.8 and 2 percent. Laleli, an olive oil manufacturer based in Taylıeli Köyü, Burhaniye, makes excellent yemeklik naturel birinci zeytinyağı of 1.5 percent acidity.
- Naturel zeytinyağı is an equivalent of virgin olive oil with acidity not higher than 2 percent.
- Rafine zeytinyağı is refined olive oil of acidity level higher than 2 percent, also referred to as ‘pure.’ In the old times, this type of oil was used in oil lanterns.
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http://www.caninoproduce.com/ | 2017-04-25T06:30:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917120187.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031200-00312-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.946779 | 178 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__291035322 | en | Canino Produce Co. has been Houston's farmers market since June 1958. At that time this family owned business on Airline Drive occupied approximately 3800 sq ft. and over the years as business grew so did our location to now over 20,000 square feet. Since the beginning we have always stocked the freshest and finest produce available and sell it for the lowest price possible.
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Appointments have now been made within the Faculty of Engineering and IT at Southern Cross University.
Professor Michael Rose has a research focus on the interactions between plants, microorganisms and their environment and how agronomic management practices influence these interactions. Professor Rose undertook his PhD at the University of Sydney through an Australian Cotton CRC scholarship, exploring the role of wetland plants and microorganisms in improving water quality on cotton farms. He has since conducted research on plant growth-promoting biofertilisers in Vietnam; abiotic stress tolerance in rice in Japan and organic amendments for soil health and plant productivity in Victoria, Australia
Dr Jay Anderson is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Organics Research at Southern Cross University. She is a plant pathologist focused on integrated disease management of tropical and subtropical horticultural crops. Jay has worked in government, university, private enterprise and in an industry representative body, and in all these roles, her work focused on practical solutions for farmers. Dr Anderson has volunteered through the Australian Volunteer Program with the Crawford Fund’s long-term program in Lao PDR where she was able to use her pathology skills to work with colleagues studying banana leaf diseases in the south of the country.
Dr Adam Canning is an ecologist with interests in investigating nature-based solutions to have productive agricultural landscapes within ecologically healthy catchments that support high water, climate and food security. He has experience in using network modelling to better under the flow of nutrients (carbon and nitrogen) through catchments and aquatic ecosystems, species distribution modelling, catchment land use planning, sports fish and game bird management, and the interface between freshwater science and policy/planning. His research has focused on how wetlands and regenerative actions can be incorporated into our landscapes to increase food production, improve water quality or buffer against climate change. | agronomy |
http://www.ac-genetics.com/eng/germination-info | 2017-04-26T23:19:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917121752.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031201-00377-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.929339 | 516 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__314368530 | en | There are 4 ways to germinate cannabis seeds:
- 1. Straight into soil
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- 3. In a glass of water
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1. Straight into soil
Cannabis seeds can be placed straight into soil. Use a small pot with airy soil that's very low on nutrients, preferably special soil for seedlings. The soil must be moist, but not sodden. Place the seed about 5 - 8 mm deep and cover it gently with some soil. Place the pot in a warm and moist place. A small heated propagator with a little layer of wet perlite is ideal. The seedling should break the soils surface between 2 and 6 days. Take care the top of the soil does not dry out, so keep it moist.
2. Between a few moist paper towels
Put a few layers of paper towel on a plate and moisten this with water, making sure it's properly wet, but not sodden. Now put the seeds on it and lay a new layer of moist paper towel on top of that. Cover everything with another plate so that it makes a dark and moist space. Finally place the plates in a warm place. Take care the paper towels do not dry out, so check it every once and a while and spray some extra water if needed. After 24-72 hours, the seeds split and a little root appears. They're ready to be planted (5 - 8 mm deep).
3. In a glass of water
Put the seeds in a glass of water and place it in a warm and dark place. After 24-72 hours, the seeds will open and a tiny white point will appear; the first little root. The moment the root is visible, the seed must be taken out of the water to prevent mould. They're ready to be planted (5 - 8 mm deep).
4. Using special products
There are many different products on the market, especially created for the germination of cannabis seeds. You can find them on the market with names such as jiffy's, peat pellets, pit pots, spongepots and many other names. These products work from 'just ok' to 'very, very good'. Just follow the instructions of the product of your choice and you will be fine.
For all methods apply: Moist, heat (20-25°C) and darkness are the 3 key factors for a successful germination of cannabis seeds.
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http://politicalillusionsexposed.com/genetically-modified-super-banana-to-be-tested-on-americans/ | 2017-10-18T07:33:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187822822.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20171018070528-20171018090528-00462.warc.gz | 0.922035 | 81 | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-43__0__299607962 | en | AFP Photo / Seyllou Diallo A vitamin-enhanced ‘super-banana’ developed by scientists is to be tested on humans. The trials are to take place in the US over a six-week period. Researchers aim to start growing the fruit in Uganda by 2020. The bananas are ‘super’ because they have been […] tweet
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https://www.sunsweet.com/sunsweet-story | 2024-04-21T09:26:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817729.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421071342-20240421101342-00177.warc.gz | 0.918592 | 814 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__202068876 | en | The Sunsweet Story
Growing Together 100+ Years
At Sunsweet, we’ve known about the nutritional power of prunes for over a century – and we’ve made it our mission to share them with the rest of the world. It all started in 1917 when a group of farmers founded the California Prune and Apricot Growers Association. This cooperative allowed us to offer prunes to the mainstream market by combining our production capabilities and marketing communications – all under the brand name “Sunsweet.”
Over the years, Sunsweet has become the world's largest and most famous brand of dried tree fruits like prunes, apricots, mangos, and more! We have grown to represent nearly 180 grower-members with orchards throughout California – which accounts for more than 20% of prune production around the world. That’s about 50,000 tons of our signature Sunsweet Prunes a year!
We call California home to this day, specifically Yuba City – home to the world’s largest dried fruit tree processing plant. We’re so proud of our heritage and that we have become one of America’s top brands, trusted by customers everywhere.
What’s special about Sunsweet’s prunes?
It’s easy to tell the difference between Sunsweet Amaz!n™ Prunes and ordinary prunes. Because all of our prunes come in a plump little button shape, thanks to our unique pitting process!
Over the last 100 years, we’ve pretty much perfected the prune. Our process preserves the part closest to the pit – which is by far the tastiest part! And that’s how we retain all our Feel Good nutrients and maximize the sweet, sweet flavor.
Sustainability & Sunsweet
At Sunsweet, we’re committed to a green future. And that starts on our orchards. Our Family of Growers understands that to yield the best crops, we have to treat our environment with care. That’s why our farmers implement industry practices and standards that put the environment first. But our work doesn’t stop there. From reducing waste to finding new ways to utilize production by-products, we’re always innovating ways to increase sustainability across the board.
Our steps towards a greener future
From reducing waste to finding new ways to utilize production by-products, our goal is to increase sustainability across the board.
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Owned by our Family of Farmers
Sunsweet was started by a small group of farmers that wanted everyone to experience the Feel Good nature of prunes. And, for over 100 years, we’ve stayed true to that. Today, we’re a cooperative of 180 grower-members, dedicated to growing and harvesting only the best plums – so they can turn into the perfect prunes. The Sunsweet Family of Growers knows prunes better than anyone, and we’re so fortunate to have cultivated such strong relationships with them over the years.
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https://ventsbusiness.com/2022/07/30/the-advantages-of-plant-nurseries/ | 2024-02-28T19:57:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474744.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20240228175828-20240228205828-00885.warc.gz | 0.968277 | 673 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__31773286 | en | Plants have many benefits. These include the ability to decrease illness and enhance the healing process. A study done by the Washington State University revealed that plants decreased air pollution by up to 20 percent. Those with a plant-filled room had lower blood pressure and greater pain tolerance. Moreover, plants are considered “sinks” of carbon, which means they remove the negative effects of pollution. As plant nursery owners, you are directly contributing to the health of the environment just like Traveling Trees.
Plant nurseries are also a great help in maintaining uniformity among plants. They prevent weeds and defective plants from propagating. Furthermore, they use high-grade soil and feeders to grow the plants. Finally, plants that are grown in nurseries are healthier and better-looking than those grown from seed. As they are nurtured in nurseries, they have greater resistance to disease and are more likely to survive.
Good nursery management requires many skills and attention to detail. It begins with acquiring high-quality germplasm. This germplasm must have a proven origin, be of high genetic quality, and be backed by the recognized rights of the supplier. After selection, the germplasm must be properly stored. Plants have two types of germplasm – seeds and vegetative propagules. Seeds are the longest-lived and can be dried or frozen. Vegetative propagules, on the other hand, can be short-lived and do not store well.
Creating a brand is another way to keep the market growing. Plant nurseries can create awareness for the brand and allow potential customers to become more educated about its benefits. These businesses can even help people with their personal lives. Many people want to live in a beautiful city, so having a plant nursery is a good way to make a name for yourself and help others. The industry has several organizations to help these businesses grow.
Nursery beds are typically the smallest units of a nursery. They are about one meter wide and vary from six to ten meters in length. In the majority of cases, plant beds are planted 30 to 35 centimetres below ground level. A nursery bed is divided by a one-meter-wide path for easy transportation of seedlings, watering, and tending. The beds should have enough room to mix soil and compost. The composting area should be kept separate from the plant nurseries.
As the project has gained momentum, the average income of an owner has skyrocketed. The average income for a farmer is US$145 after two years, US$16,000 after five years, and US$28350 after 10 years. With these benefits, maintaining a plant nursery is a great investment. It’s a great way to make a living while helping people in need. For example, by selling your products, you can create jobs for hundreds of people.
Another benefit of maintaining a nursery is the increased visibility it offers. Plants can be found in a variety of different locations, and their potential for growth and survival is highly estimated. The AIB’s mission is to promote beautification and sustainability within communities. In turn, a plant nursery can help the community and improve the environment. They will also provide an excellent opportunity to promote the growth of local businesses, which is the hallmark of a plant nursery. | agronomy |
http://www.cc-chapman.us/?paged=2 | 2017-03-28T11:52:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218189734.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212949-00523-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.972774 | 1,052 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__44273946 | en | Finding the Space for a Garden in Your Home There are not enough people in this world that know where their food really comes from. We rely on grocery stores to provide us with almost everything we eat, regardless of how much it costs. And with most of the produce that we get from the grocery store we have no idea how long it has been since it was harvested. This is why more and more people are deciding it is time to grow their own garden so they can produce some of their own food. When you have your own garden you are going to have access to fresh vegetables when you need them, and it will lower the amount you spend at the grocery store. Even if you do not have a large yard to grow a garden, there are many ideas for small space gardening that will allow you to grow your own vegetables. When you are looking for ideas for small space gardening, you want something that is going to make the most out of the space you have. There are many patio garden ideas that will work great for someone living in an apartment. There are many people that are doing vertical vegetable gardening to be able to produce more in a smaller area. With vertical vegetable gardening there are going to be several layers stacked on top of each other, expanding the amount of surface area there is to grow vegetables. When you are thinking about small space gardening, another thing you might consider is being able to garden indoors. There are many people that are able to grow vegetables indoors by using hydroponics. With hydroponic gardening, the roots are put into a water tank instead of buried in soil, this makes it so the plants start to yield vegetables in a much shorter amount of time.
Getting Creative With Gardens Advice
There are many resources you are going to be able to find online when you are looking for small space gardening ideas. You are going to be able to find information about all of the things you need to be able to start your garden. You are also going to be able to find the best places to buy the things you need so that you are able to spend the least amount of money.
If you want to start producing your own vegetables, there are many options for you. You are going to be able to have a garden regardless of the space you have. There are many small space garden ideas that will help you create a garden with the space that you have.
The Perfect Guide in Growing Succulent Plants Some people are looking for ways to keep them preoccupied and one of the best things to do is to plant a succulent garden. This is because when you have succulent plants, you will be able to enjoy the harvest as well. There are guides in planting your very own succulent garden, filled with succulent plants that will be yours for the taking. For any gardener, caring for plants will be their purpose in life and that is why making your own succulent garden will be the highlight of your gardening life. But time will sometimes be a factor for this kind of gardening. But luckily, planting your own succulent garden will require you little time and only few materials as well. And the best part is that you can even enjoy gardening with your young children, the methods are really easy that they can even help you with your garden. You must also think about the space you will occupy for the garden, a succulent will not need a huge space so there will be space for your children to play around the yard. You will have to think about the purpose for these succulents, they will be perfect for adding style to your patio or garden, the colors that these plants will have will be very vibrant, perfect for adding life. And that is why a lot of people are getting started with their succulent garden as soon as possible. If you want your plant to survive, it is important that you have a small pot with a good drainage hole at the bottom of it. You have to bear in mind the succulent care sheet, these plants will not need too much water and the soil must be for succulents only, do not buy soil that is too soggy because they hate it.
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These succulents will not be too expensive as well, you can get some with just a couple of dollars, you will be able to get some easily as well. You can also ask for a cut from friends that already started planting a lot of succulents. You will be able to do you own cuttings when your succulents are big enough already. You can save money and time when you can do your own cuttings, you do not have to spend time for searching and money for buying.
How I Achieved Maximum Success with Succulents
When you are ready to plant some succulents, make sure that you leave an inch at the top of the pot when you are applying the soil. It is important that you leave room for the cuttings and also make sure that you cover the succulent’s roots when planting them back. Taking care of succulents will be easy but always make sure that you are following the succulent care sheets. | agronomy |
https://generalpublic.org.uk/project/the-allotment-project/compost-culture/ | 2022-08-19T14:53:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00448.warc.gz | 0.918378 | 651 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__24103099 | en | Project Information: Compost Culture
The Compost Culture project concept was conceived by General Public & developed in partnership with Incredible Surplus, The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS), St Paul’s Community Development Trust & Birmingham Friends of the Earth.
Supported by The National Lottery Climate Action Community Fund, Compost Culture is a 2 year project that will continue Incredible Surplus’s work to develop systems to reduce food waste in Birmingham by turning it into compost and growing food with the compost produced. The food grown will be shared will people in Birmingham through Incredible Surplus’s food distribution network and partners projects.
Compost Culture seeks to change the narrative on compost and support behaviour change. We will do this by partnering up practical, hands on compost and growing initiatives with the production of creative media and storytelling projects that seek to rearticulate compost as something magical, ‘cultured’, relevant & fundamental to how society moves forward. The stories we tell about compost and waste will shape what the city is and what it can become. We will be setting up compost demonstration sites across the city where you can come and take a look at different systems for managing your food waste, attend workshops and see (and eat) the food we are growing with the compost produced. There will also be a range of events and activities to support the project from a touring exhibition to a Festival of Surplus.
Incredible Surplus have three allotment sites in close proximity to their hub, The Sharehouse in Winson Green where we are already composting waste and growing fruits and vegetables:
- Londonderry (Smethwick)
- Uplands (Handsworth)
- Victoria Jubilee (Handsworth)
These three sites – roughly the equivalent of 4 large allotments – use organic principles and no-dig methods. The sites are co-ordinated by Chris & Liz from General Public, supported by the brilliant Incredible Surplus volunteers.
Follow the project on Instagram @compost_culture_birmingham for updates and information.
Volunteer at the Incredible Allotments and be part of the project here.
As a volunteer you will take part in:
- Growing Fruit & Vegetables using organic principles
- Learning about composting
- No Dig Gardening
- Urban Farming
- Zero food miles
- Supporting climate action
As the project develops partners will develop compost demonstration stations at key sites across the city. These will work towards composting food waste generated from kitchens on site to create working models of closed loop systems. They include:
TAWS, All Saints Garden & Community Cafe, Herbert Road, Small Heath, B10 0PR
St Paul’s Community Development Trust, Hertford Street, Balsall Heath, B12 8NJ
Birmingham Friends of the Earth, Allison Street, Digbeth, B5 5TH
• If you are part of a community growing project or climate action minded organisation/business and would like information about how to compost on site then get in touch by emailing [email protected] | agronomy |
http://www.olivessouthaustralia.org.au/NOVA-days.php | 2023-12-06T19:48:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100603.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206194439-20231206224439-00844.warc.gz | 0.960966 | 161 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__303375629 | en | Thank you to all our valuable volunteers who help on the NOVA project
Olives SA (OSA) and the University of Adelaide have decided to rejuvenate the site and bring it back to a state where it can again be used as a research resource for the Australian olive industry. The site will also be used by the University of Adelaide as a resource for students undertaking their course in Horticultural Production and Quality.
The site is unique in Australia and is one of the few large collections of different olive varieties in the world. As such it has the potential to make a major contribution to the development of the olive industry in Australia.
Olives SA is holding a series of working bees to rejuvenate the site. If you would like to be involved please contact the OSA President by clicking here. | agronomy |
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The research activities of BiometricsSA are still undergoing development, with the current focus on statistical modeling. Strong links with researchers in the national and international communities have been established and are reflected in the supervision and collaborative research being conducted. The research programs are listed below; describing the research directions and the common underlying methods such as the mixed model.
1. Statistical Genetics: QTL analysis
Molecular genetics is becoming increasingly important. The Cooperative Research Center for Molecular Plant Breeding involves many populations that are segregating for particular traits. Molecular markers allow the mapping of the plant genome (linkage map) while field and laboratory trials provide information on the many lines generated for each population.
The analysis of the field and laboratory data in conjunction with molecular markers has been carried out without regard to field and laboratory variation, and this includes genotype by environment interaction. There is a need to incorporate the knowledge of field variation and more recently of laboratory variation into the determination of quantitative trait loci (QTL) based on the marker information. Research on these issues is being carried out (Paul Eckermann and Ari Verbyla) in collaboration with Dr Brian Cullis of NSW Agriculture and Professor Robin Thompson of Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, UK.
2. Mixed models
Mixed models are models involving both fixed and random effects. Staff of BiometricsSA have a record of achievement in research in this area. Indeed much of the research and collaborative work with researchers has an element of these methods.
Current research is focused on stability analysis (Andreas Kiermeier and Ari Verbyla) in collaboration with Dr Richard Jarrett of CSIRO. This research is concerned with shelf-life of products and involves the use of random coefficient models.
Other research activities in this area include branching splines, for modeling non-linear relationships for experiments where treatments are introduced at various times in the experiment.
3. Generalized linear models and extensions
The class of generalized linear models is used in data analysis for many situations. These models include standard analysis of variance and regression, but also apply to non-normal data such as counts. Extensions to allow for different dispersion parameters are on-going (Ari Verbyla) in collaboration with Dr Gordon Smyth of the University of Queensland.
A very important extension of these models is the inclusion of random effects. Theoretical developments are required in this area. In addition, fast and efficient statistical software to implement these developments is required and is currently underway (Julian Taylor and Ari Verbyla) in collaboration with Dr Bill Venables of CSIRO.
Ordinal data require specialized methods. A collaborative effort between Debra Partington, Ari Verbyla and Raul Ponzoni of Livestock Systems in SARDI will examine the analysis of such data in an animal breeding setting.
4. Spatial and Temporal Modeling
Researchers are often interested in changes over time and or space. Temporal and spatial data require special treatment in design and analysis as the observations are correlated. Research in these areas has lead to many advances in statistical methods, resulting in improved outcomes for substantive research in the agricultural, aquatic, biological and environmental sciences.
An important area of activity is the spatial analysis of field trials (Colleen Hunt) and the extension to the analysis multi-environment trials. Links with NSW Agriculture and Rothamsted Experimental Station, UK, and a GRDC project have resulted in substantial improvements in this area. Current research has involved the quantification of site selection and ranking of varieties. | agronomy |
https://dreamlodgepermaculture.wordpress.com/silvopasture/ | 2023-03-22T04:08:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296943749.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20230322020215-20230322050215-00736.warc.gz | 0.967336 | 1,477 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__246420137 | en | I am fairly sure that Silvopasture is the correct term for what we are doing, but it could also be termed land reclamation, or agroforestry perhaps? There were two stages to the process, firstly getting rid of the invasive alien trees on the farm, and the re establishing the natural trees to improve the grazing potential.
Invasive Tree Removal
When we moved to this farm there was a lot of black wattle and blue gum (eucalytus) trees which are invasive in South Africa. They have a use in that they provide firewood and wood for other purposes like fence poles etc, but the ground underneath is degraded and the grazing quality severely depleted. Blue gums transpire a huge amount of water and depress the water table around them, drying out the ground, and black wattles form dense stands with almost no vegetation growth underneath.
Many years were spend cutting out the invasive species (providing a lot of warm winter fires in the process), and eventually the farm was clear of them. It is a long and laborious process to remove the trees, and a good chainsaw is essential.
For blue gums the trees need to be cut down and the stumps poisoned. Fortunately the seeds only seem to last in the soil for about two seasons, so the trees stop regrowing from seeds after a while. It stands to reason then, if you are trying to remove these trees, to get rid of the large, seed producing trees first, and then tackle the smaller ones.
Black wattles are more difficult. It is not generally necessary to poison the stumps of the larger trees, as they die when they are cut down. Small saplings are very resilient though and will regrow unless they are poisoned. Once a stand of wattles has been cut down, the sunlight on the ground causes all of the seeds on the ground to germinate like a carpet. I also noticed that after a grass fire it also induced the seeds to germinate en masse. To get rid of these, I applied a number of approaches.
- Wait until it has rained and the ground is soft and then pull them out by hand.
- Spray them with a poison
- Graze them
The third option works in winter, as the wattles are one of the few plants that are still green so our goats eat them quite readily. In summer though they find more palatable food as the wattles are quite high in tannin.
Ultimately it was the continual application of all 3 methods over a few years that eventually eradicated them. The picture below is of the last few that I cut out last year, with the wattle saplings coming up again amongst some taaibos and wild asparagus (katbos). These will unfortunately have to be poisoned as this is right next to our lucerne field, so there is no way we will persuade our goats to chew on tannin filled wattle rather than sweet lucerne!
This picture is across our fence line. In the foreground you can see the cleared land with the stumps of the cut out trees. In the background is our neighbours land which is still infested with the invasives. It is a bit irksome as they continue to drop seeds over the fence which I have to keep under control.
When I stood under that big blue gum in the picture, I had no idea which way it would fall when cut, so I ring barked it rather than being squashed by a 30m tree!
Planting of Beneficial Trees
Once the invasive tree species were removed, the land was still degraded, and very poor for grazing. Also all of the stumps made it impossible to get in with the tractor to plough it and plant pasture. Some research on the internet brought me to the concept of silvopasture where trees and livestock are farmed together.
But which trees to plant? The answer was actually quite obvious when I noticed that indigenous acacia karroo (sweet thorn) trees we starting to come up where the invasive trees had been removed.
Sweet thorn has a number of benefits:
- It is a pioneer plant that readily establishes itself in degraded areas, needing no watering or any attention at all really.
- It is nitrogen fixing and improves the soil around it.
- They shade the ground and allow grasses and other plants to grow.
- The leaves and pods are nutritious and high in protein and are readily grazed by goats.
- It has thorns so it is not grazed to destruction by goats.
- It is part of the natural succession of trees in this area, so once the acacias are established, white stinkwoods, wait a bit trees, wild olives and other trees start to grow as well as seeds are brought by birds from nearby.
We have some areas of natural bush which act as seed banks of a great variety of indigenous trees. Below are white stinkwoods and wild olive.
From observing the natural areas on and around the farm, it seemed to me that a tree spacing of about 10 meters was about optimal spacing for the acacias. At that spacing they don’t shade the ground too densely and allow other plants to thrive beneath them. Wider spaced than that and you don’t see the benefit of ground shading, and closer than that they start to form a thicket and inhibit plant growth.
Below is a winter picture of about 2 year old acacias starting to establish themselves amongst the blue gum stumps.
This is the same tree one year later in summer:
Eventually the idea is to end up with this. Large trees, grazed up to as far as the goat can reach, as well as nutritious grasses and other plants underneath. This is also a winter picture so the grass and other vegetation has been grazed short.
Transplanting of Trees
During summer the acacia karroo seedlings come up underneath the larger trees in great numbers so all you need to do is dig out the small ones, and re plant them. Note that they have a very deep taproot which grows very quickly, so once the seedling has more than two or three compound leaves, the root will be too deep and you will likely snap it off and kill the tree. The seedling below is probably about as big as you can transplant. Here are the steps:
Find and dig out the seeding, this one actually came up in our vegetable patch, then dig a small hole, loosening up the soil to as deep as possible so the roots can establish, and replant the tree. A bit of shade around the seedling helps, but otherwise it is as easy as that!
After about 4 years the trees should be about 2-3 metres high.
Acacia Karroo as an invasive species
In some areas, acacia karroo is itself considered an invasive species. This is generally in cattle areas as it is not grazed by cattle, but goats love it, so bush encroachment will not occur. Goats can actually be used to clean up areas suffering from bush encroachment.
Some more info on Acacias: | agronomy |
https://goldcup2017live.us/my-most-valuable-advice-6/ | 2023-02-01T20:00:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499949.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20230201180036-20230201210036-00169.warc.gz | 0.972159 | 583 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__93083605 | en | Considerations When Choosing Soil Testing Services
If you are a farmer and you are unsure about the nutrient deficiency or toxicity of your soil, perhaps it is time you think of having it tested since it will go a long way in providing crucial information on the same. You will also get a clearer picture on the alkalinity acidity, type and texture of soil and how it affects water infiltration and holding as well as nutrient cycling. Since soil fertility keeps changing every time, it is highly advisable to do the test annually since you will have the right knowledge of which crops to plant in a given farm. To be guaranteed accurate results, it is important to identify suitable soil testing service providers. This entails researching from the websites and also booking an appointment with the service providers in their offices. With the increased numbers of soil testing companies in different areas, most clients are unable to identify the right ones. This article will give a summary of what you need to research on before enlisting the services.
Industry experience of the soil testing company is one of the aspects that you should give priority when looking for such services. Experienced companies will guarantee accurate laboratory results since they will first collect soil sample, analyze and interpret the results of the whole process and advise you on what it means. You can whether your preferred soil testing company is capable and up to the task by inquiring about their longevity in the business. One needs to narrow down his or her search and settle for soil testing companies that have served clients for a long time since it is an indication that they are offering the best services to their clients.
Suitability of the soil testing experts will also be determined by their market reputation. Farmers will be interested in engaging soil testing companies that are known to provide accurate information since it will help them manage their farms. You can find out how various soil testing service providers are perceived by reading the comments that have been made on their websites and make informed decisions. Apart from the information that is provided in the websites, you can also ask for recommendations form farmers that have benefited from similar services since they will advise you on suitable ones.
Soil testing companies charge different rates for the services so you should inquire about the cost in advance for financial planning purposes. It is crucial to ask for quotes from various companies and compare the rates before settling for the ones that guarantee exceptional services at affordable rates. You should also research on the location of the soil testing company that y will be working with. Some are in proximity to people homes which makes it easy for clients to take the sample within a short time and vice versa. So you should the ones that are easily accessible since it will save you on transport costs among other expenses. It is also essential to settle for reliable soil testing companies that will give out results within the agreed time an aspect that goes a long way in helping you to take the right corrective measures in your farm. | agronomy |
https://localfirstaz.com/directory/listing.php?member_id=7507 | 2017-08-21T12:13:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886108268.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821114342-20170821134342-00387.warc.gz | 0.916308 | 131 | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-34__0__91674319 | en | Heritage Grains and Flours. Grown and milled in Arizona!
Hayden Flour Mills is a family business working to revive heritage and ancient grains in the desert. We have revived the tradition that started in Tempe, Arizona, over 125 years ago by Charles Hayden and his Hayden Flour Mills. While not milled at the iconic Hayden Flour Mills' building, our fresh flour harkens back to a time when flour still was full of nutrients and flavor.
Keywords: heritage grain, ancient grain, farmers, flour, white sonora, stone milled, local grain, bread, wheat berries, flour, mill | agronomy |
http://www.americaslandscapers.com/landscaping/turfgreenspace | 2017-06-26T12:04:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320736.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626115614-20170626135614-00524.warc.gz | 0.956522 | 1,703 | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-26__0__147434212 | en | Plants and Trees
Plants and trees provide beauty and privacy around the backyard. If you grow plants that are tall enough, they will form privacy screens around the backyard. But plants must be chosen wisely. Strive for low-maintenance plants. For instance, you don't want large deciduous trees around backyard enhancements such as swimming pools, as you will end up constantly fishing leaves out of the water. Even needle-bearing evergreen trees can be messy. A good alternative is a broadleaf evergreen such as holly. Avoid fruit trees: not only are they messy, but the fruit attracts bees. And as beautiful as flowers are, be aware that they, too, can be bee-magnets. Even worse, plants with invasive root systems can damage decks and swimming pools over the years.
Remember to also make considerations if you have a saltwater pool. You will need to choose a salt-tolerant plant. A less-messy choice would be either a winterberry or a Bar Harbor juniper. Plant trees on the south side of the pool for added shade and a feeling of lush coolness. Remember to avoid shading the whole pool area so you’ll still have a place to sun yourself on cloudy days.
It is interesting that something as commonplace as grass could have such appeal in landscaping. The green tint of grass is beautiful, and the soft feel of grass brings back memories of childhood. Today, grass is also appealing because it is good for the environment; it absorbs rainfall into the soil and prevents erosion. You may not plan on planting any grass seed. Whether you use grass seed or not, however, you'll have one of two types of grass: warm season or cool season.
Warm season grass mostly grows in the southern United States and is at its best during the summer, or, more accurately, from April to October. Bermuda grass and buffalo grass are two popular warm season grasses.
Cool season grass grows in the central and northern regions of the United States, and it flourishes during the spring and fall and slows during the summer. Kentucky bluegrass and fescue are well-known cool season grasses.
Your home area will determine which category of grass you can support, but within each category, you'll have several options. At this point, personal preferences of grass coarseness, color, and hardiness will govern your decision. You should also consider how much shade and water particular types of grass will require. Of course, an entirely different option is to purchase synthetic grass. Synthetic grass (i.e. Astroturf) looks like grass, but it is made of plastic. It's incredibly easy to clean and you can have it in any part of the country.
Neatly mulched beds improve the appearance of any landscape. Beyond its appearance, a layer of mulch provides many other benefits. Mulch protects the plants' root systems and can add much-needed nutrients to the soil. Mulch also prevents the erosion of topsoil. Though applying mulch may seem like a chore, it can actually save you effort later in the season. Because mulch helps to prevent weeds and retain moisture, you'll spend less time weeding and watering your garden and more time enjoying it. In order for mulch to work and look its best, you must choose the best material for your garden and apply it properly. Mulch is available in both organic and inorganic material:
Compost is one of the best mulches for providing benefits to the soil, but the rich medium also provides a great place for weeds. Some compost is not very attractive. If appearance is important, use compost as a soil amendment and find a more visually pleasing material to cover it.
Wood Chips or Shavings are visually pleasing and provide all the characteristics of mulch. Like sawdust, it is advisable to use older, decomposed material. Wood mulch that has not been properly aged or turned regularly can contain toxins and acids that are harmful to young plants. Fungal contamination can also occur with unseasoned wood mulch.
Bark is sold as chunks, nuggets, or shredded. Bark is one of the most attractive (and more expensive) mulch materials, so it may be best used in more visible areas. Pine, cedar, and cypress are the most common varieties. In addition to its appearance, bark provides good weed prevention and moisture retention. Also, bark nuggets will last for years.
Straw is the leftover stem portion of harvested grain. It is lightweight and therefore not always easy to apply. It decomposes quickly and therefore needs replacing more often than other mulches. Its appearance may not make it a top choice for the landscape. However, straw does make a good cover for newly seeded lawn areas.
Hay - the stem portion of grasses, is often confused with straw. Hay is likely to contain weed seeds, so use it with caution. Both straw and hay are good plant nutrients and work well in the vegetable garden where weeds can easily be pulled.
Pine Needles are sold in bales like straw which makes them relatively easy to transport and apply. They are long lasting and attractive.
Plastic warms the soil and blocks air and water. Plant growth is accelerated by the added heat and moisture retained underneath the mulch layer. Since plastic is solid, moisture must be provided by an irrigation system underneath or by careful hand watering. Usually sold in rolls, either black or clear plastic can be used. Black is impervious to light, while clear plastic has been known to let weeds germinate and grow beneath. On the downside, plastic can overheat the plant's roots or retain too much moisture, particularly if the plastic is covered with a layer of organic mulch for appearance sake. Plastic will freeze, so you may need to take it up in the fall. If used on slopes, any material placed on top of plastic will wash away or slide off. Plastic is well suited for use in vegetable gardens.
Brick or Stone is a long-lasting mulch that offers a neat appearance but may not blend with every landscape design. These hardscapes offer some weed control. Brick and stone (especially lighter shades) will reflect heat back up towards plants, which may be harmful. Take caution - if pieces are strewn into the lawn, they can become potential hazards when mowing.
Landscape Fabric is purchased in rolls and provides good weed control. Unlike plastic, the fabric allows air and moisture to penetrate into the soil and plant roots. Overall, it's the best inorganic mulch for long-term use. Roots can become enmeshed in the fabric, making removal difficult, so be sure to remove weeds as soon as you see them.
When laying mulch, a one - two inch layer of fine mulch should be sufficient, while a coarser material should be three - four inches deep. Too much of either type can suffocate your plants. In areas where you simply want to keep anything from growing, lay it on as thick as you like. Coverage will vary greatly based on what type of mulch you use and how deeply it is layered.
In general, one cubic yard of mulch will roughly cover 100 sq. ft. at a 3 inch depth and 160 sq. ft. at a 2 inch depth.
1 cubic yard of mulch = 27 cubic feet = (9) 3 cu. ft. bags or (13.5) 2 cu. ft. bags.
Use our landscape calculator to determine how much you will need for your specific area.
When landscaping, you want to have a nutrient-rich soil that is ready for planting. However, some soils need some additional help. Adding topsoil helps improve the existing soil in the yard. Topsoil is paramount in helping plants and trees grow because the trees and plants usually "dig" into the topsoil, where the roots become concentrated. The topsoil also is where vegetation gets most of the nutrients it needs to grow. When planting a garden, for example, it's important to rotate the topsoil so that it retains its nutritional value. If it does not get rotated, it will eventually be stripped of any nutrients that it contains. When a soil loses nutrients is known as topsoil erosion. | agronomy |
http://slpmc.sl/Working_with_Farmers.html | 2022-06-28T15:17:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103556871.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20220628142305-20220628172305-00688.warc.gz | 0.97386 | 212 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__191612724 | en | Working with Farmers
SLPMC is recognised as an exemplary company, purchasing directly from farmers and processors for export and for food security. We are charged with the responsibility of improving farmer livelihoods by guaranteeing fair prices to them.
As a local aggregator, SLPMC‘s long-term sustainability is closely linked to the profitability of its farmer suppliers. The success of SLPMC in the long-term depends on these local farmers networks and their supply of sufficient quantity of quality products to meet the needs of SLPMC and it‘s clients.
For this reason, SLPMC has been working closely with farmers to help them to improve yields, quality, their income and by extension their livelihoods. With improved training on modern cultivation techniques, farmers are constantly able able to produce high quality needs that allows them to be competitive in a challenging produce market. By providing extension services to farmers, SLPMC aims is able to win their loyalty as their preferred buyer as their welfare is part of our company’s responsiblity. | agronomy |
https://www.patioconcepts.ca/kingsgrow_planter.htm | 2023-02-01T02:03:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499899.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20230201013650-20230201043650-00123.warc.gz | 0.88303 | 810 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__4636842 | en | With the Kingsrow Raised Planter with trellis, you’ll be able to enjoy nature’s beauty anywhere you choose; train flowers up to attached trellis to create a beautiful, natural privacy barrier; or double the vegetable yield of your raised planter, by training vegetables upward.
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The perfect solution for limited mobility or limited space, with the Kingsrow Raised Planter with Trellis, you’ll be able to grow perfect flowers and vegetables with less weeding, less pests and no soil compaction. Attractive enough to compliment any outdoor setting, the Kingsrow even has a shelf to store pots, soil and gardening equipment. The Kingsrow is strong and durable and will never need to be painted or stained. The occasional rinse with a garden hose is all you’ll need to do to keep your planter box looking great year after year. This product comes with a 20 year manufacturer’s warranty against yellowing, warping, cracking, and rotting.
Kingsrow Planter Box
Potted plants often don't do very well unless you constantly tend to them because they run low on nutrients, heat up, dry out quickly and the micro organisms die off and have to grow back all over again. Use one of our boxes or raised beds that is at least 12 inches deep, line the sides with black plastic (to keep in the moisture), fill with 50% compost and 50% garden soil, add manure which is nutritionally rich, cheap, and nitrogen rich if composted. Do this and the soil will stay moist and the micro-organisms and your plants will flourish. You just can't beat the prices of our beautiful planters and garden boxes for deep healthy soil.
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https://www.mindstick.com/articles/323028/buying-guide-for-farm-land-in-puerto-rico | 2023-04-01T02:10:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296949694.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20230401001704-20230401031704-00428.warc.gz | 0.957049 | 595 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__179281395 | en | Anyone can buy a farm in Puerto Rico, but not everyone has a full understanding of exactly what they’re getting.
Many factors determine whether the land is suitable for farming or not. Before you can enter into the finer details of the land purchasing process, you should do a background search. A background check is essential to rule out problematic farmlands. Such farmlands will force you to cough out additional money for site improvements and repairs. Additionally, soils might be poor and unsustainable. If you are looking for farmland for sale in Puerto Rico, Edmond Masjedi is helping here what you need to know;
1. Budget Range
A budget ranging from twenty thousand to forty thousand dollars will get you a small acreage of land with poor topography and low soil quality. You will get property in a remote location with such an amount. Forty to sixty grand will occasionally get you two to eight acres of cultivated land. This is also found in a remote location. Such an amount gets you land with decent soil quality and reasonable topography. Sixty to a hundred thousand gives you the same as above but with a house that would need significant investment to make it standard. This might be a remote or a reasonable location.
Research where good farmlands that have good soil quality and the desired topography are located. You want to buy land that you can grow crops on and rear animals. Even better is a property with amenities such as a barn, a shed, or even a house. Most farmlands already have such facilities available.
3. Land Evaluation
Before purchasing land, you have to make a detailed, in-depth evaluation. This will save you a lot of costs and headaches in the future. A thorough assessment helps you know what type of land you are buying and its capabilities. Check also the flood zones and the farm’s sunlight exposure.
4. Soil Analysis
Analysis of soil texture, pH, and quality will help you make a decision in what crops you would grow during different seasons. It is also wise to check if the farmland has a unique microclimate.
5. Water Resources
Survey the farm you intend to buy and ask if it is legal to irrigate from any nearby river, pond, creeks, or wells. It is essential as the one purchasing the farmland understands the water laws of the region and its complexity. It is necessary to check your drinking water source as well for any contamination and treatments, if possible.
When buying any property, it is advisable to hire a real estate agent. Work with an agency that specializes in farmland property. They are likely to have in-depth knowledge of water rights, soil types, and other useful information. It is exciting, intimidating, and, most often, a considerable expense when purchasing good farmland. It is vital to have all factors checked pre-hand rather than discovering hidden costs later after you have made the payment. | agronomy |
https://incorrys.com/renewable-diesel-feedstock/ | 2023-09-22T21:44:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506423.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20230922202444-20230922232444-00531.warc.gz | 0.935218 | 631 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__44392108 | en | May 27, 2023
Renewable Diesel and the Canadian Clean Fuel Standard
The Canadian Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) is a regulation established by the Canadian government to reduce carbon intensity (CI) within transportation fuels. One of the ways to achieve this CI reduction is through the adoption of renewable diesel.
What is Renewable Diesel?
Renewable diesel (RD) is produced via hydro-processing, which refines the molecular structure of the feedstock. RD is similar in chemical structure to conventional diesel fuel and can be used in existing diesel engines without requiring modifications as opposed to ethanol which typically is limited to 15% in most engines.
Renewable diesel can be produced from several sustainable feedstocks, including:
- Vegetable Oils: produced from various vegetable oils such as soybean, canola, mustard, flax, and sunflower oils.
- Animal Fats: such as beef tallow, pork lard, and poultry fat.
- Waste Cooking Oils: sourced from restaurants, food processing plants, and households can also be used to produce renewable diesel.
- Agricultural Residues: such as corn stover, wheat straw, and sugarcane bagasse can be used to produce renewable diesel through more expensive advanced biofuel technologies.
- Algae: can produce renewable diesel through expensive advanced biofuel technologies.
Farm to Wheels – Biodiesel Economic Metrics
While biodiesel can offer lower CI compared to traditional diesel fuel, its cost-effectiveness depends on factors such as the cost of production, feedstock prices, transportation costs, and tax incentives. Incorrys believes the most important factors is the cost of the feedstock used to produce the biodiesel.
The following table shows the economic drivers for various pulse crops based on May 2023 prices.
- Canola is well adapted to the soils and environmental conditions of the Canadian prairies and after wheat, has the most acres seeded in Alberta.
- In Alberta 6.5 million acres of Canola were seeded in 2022, just under a quarter of total acres seeded in the province.
- A 20,000 Bbl/d Renewable Diesel refinery (such as Imperial’s $720 MM proposal) would require feedstock from ~2.5 million acres of Canola.
- Mustard seed has the highest input cost at Cdn$208/Bbl however, the mustard market price is currently 2-3 times higher than the typical price before the Covid pandemic.
- As with mustard, international competition in food markets can change price levels. Canadian farmers will adjust, thereby changing the economics of biodiesel production and availability/use of oilseed crops.
With the Clean Fuel Standard CI becoming more stringent overtime, farmers will have a captive growing domestic market for oilseeds.
Refiners will compete with the population requirements for food sources as farmers look to maximize their acreage to the highest value products. This will lead to inflation; however, the magnitude will ultimately be dependent on multifaceted multimarket factors. | agronomy |
https://en.eltuz.com/news/400/ | 2023-03-31T03:49:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296949533.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20230331020535-20230331050535-00376.warc.gz | 0.957293 | 608 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__28587435 | en | First CHRONICLE OF FORCED LABOUR 2016 online
In Uzbekistan the weeding of the cotton fields began at the end of April and is expected to continue until early June. The Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights is monitoring the Uzbek government’s use of forced labour to complete the field work. UGF is monitoring in 6 of the 13 regions of Uzbekistan. In this Chronicle, we present findings gathered by UGF monitors and independent media reports.
State-led forced labor of public-sector workers and university students to complete weeding of the cotton fields is widespread this year, following the pattern of previous years. To clear the fields, officials have mobilized the majority of public institutions in all regions monitored. The district governors have conducted meetings in which the directors of schools, hospitals and other public institutions had to report the number of employees they sent to the cotton fields.
Clearing the cotton fields of weeds in the springtime does not require as much manpower as the autumn cotton harvest. Yet the Uzbek government has mobilized approximately 10-20% of public-sector employees, primarily from schools and hospitals, to weed the cotton fields for 5-10 day shifts. Furthermore, schools require all staff to weed the cotton fields during weekends.
The government does not compensate the people mobilized to weed the cotton fields for their field work.
School and hospital administrators have offered to sell exemptions from the field work, and most of the public employees interviewed by UGF monitors said that they would prefer to pay rather than weed the fields. The administrators ostensibly use the payments to hire day labourers to do the field work, but there is no accounting for the payments. According to preliminary data, for one employee of a large institution one season of weeding costs 10-30 dollars (depending on the number of employees and the fields they have to work on).
Public-sector workers report difficulties obtaining cash for their expenses. In order to “cash out” money from the bank card, people need to pay fees in the amount of 10-15% of the amount they want to withdraw. Several people have told that they had to borrow money in order to be able to pay for their weeding.
As UGF monitors and independent media found during this springtime weeding season, the public-sector workers and private businesses understand that they will be penalized if they do not fulfil orders to weed the cotton fields. They report dismissals and fines levied against those who refuse or fail to contribute enough. This use of coercion to mobilize people to work for agricultural production violates the International Labour Organization Convention No. 105, under which the Uzbek government committed to “not make use of any form of forced or compulsory labour as a method of mobilising and use labour for purposes of economic development” when it ratified the convention in 1997.
See the full CHRONICLE here: http://uzbekgermanforum.org/chronicle-of-forced-labour-in-uzbekistan/ | agronomy |
https://www.riverstonenetworks.com/6-facts-about-options-everyone-thinks-are-true-2.html | 2024-02-29T02:51:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474775.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20240229003536-20240229033536-00128.warc.gz | 0.951298 | 478 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__158292942 | en | The benefit that trees extend to the surrounding has encouraged many people to take part in planting of trees around there homes having been convinced about the perfect conditions that trees can bring to their homes. It is prudent to be aware of the vital services that you can carry out for your tree to ensure that it grows rightly until maturity. A key thing that you should not undermine is the fact that proper tree service will commence when you make a right selection of the type of tree to plant in your farm. The type of care that you give your tree in the first few years of growth will dictate the shape, strength and lifespan of the tree. The services below will ensure that your tree matures in the right way.
Identification of the right trees.
The selection of your tree seedling should be able to survive in the prevailing weather conditions. Take care not to plant trees that withstand less heat and expose them to intense heat since they will obviously fail to grow. The types of the tree should inform your choice of the tree given that you should be thinking of various services that you will be doing to take care of the tree.
Select a healthy Tree
Vigor on a tree shows whether it will grow to prime of life or die before attaining maturity. The quantity of green leaves on the tree will brief you whether on the health of your tree before buying. Trees with different discolored leaves might not be advisable option as they will die due lack of food which is manufactured from the leaves of the tree.
Correct technique of tree planting
Planting your tree with organic manures below the root will provide enough nutrients for the plant that will enable its vigorous growth. Use suitable planting fertilizers that will give the plant with the necessary nutrients to grow to maturity.
Wetting the tree
Sprinkling water on your tree is a significant activity as it will be aid in developing the efficient conditions around the plant to helping in speedy development of the roots and more leaves. Sprinkling ought to be done in the dawns and sunsets correspondingly to enable efficient uptake of water in the plant.
Prune your tree
Pruning will assist your tree in growing faster and reaching a higher height within a lesser duration. Besides, pruning aids in controlling some diseases as it will facilitating removal of affected parts of the tree thus eliminating pests that might be affecting the plant. | agronomy |
https://www.ahealthybeginning.ca/blogs/healthy-foods-recipes/what-s-the-difference-between-grass-fed-organic-and-other-marketing-labels | 2024-04-18T08:29:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817200.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418061950-20240418091950-00749.warc.gz | 0.959035 | 832 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__19951168 | en | If you are interested in eating healthy and consume meat, dairy, and/or eggs, the chances are you have encountered marketing labels such as organic, grass-fed, cage-free, natural, etc. So what do those terms really mean, and which one really is best in terms of their impact on our health, the health of the environment, and the health of the animals we are consuming? And how do they really compare to animals raised conventionally?
Here is a quick and easy guide that will help answer that question:
- Animals raised conventionally spend their lives confined in large numbers within feedlots and have a grain-based diet. They are also given antibiotics to fight off the diseases associated with living in cramped quarters. And with the exception of dairy cows and chickens raised in Canada, they are often given growth hormones so that they are able to grow faster and fatter.
- In contrast, grass-fed or pasture-raised animals are given access to pasture and graze on fresh grass, hay, forage, or insects, and therefore have a much more natural diet. As a result, the meat, milk, and eggs from grass-fed animals are leaner and have much higher levels of omega-3s (which help lower the risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes), conjugated linoleic acid (which has been linked the prevention of colorectal and breast cancers, diabetes and heart disease), vitamins and other nutrients than conventional meat, milk, and eggs. For example, grass-fed beef has 7 times the level of omega-3s than grain-fed beef, and grass-fed milk has 2 times the level of omega-3s than conventional milk.
It is possible that the grass and hay could be sprayed with pesticides and that the animals could be given antibiotics or hormones. However, as the animals are able to graze in their natural habitat and have access to open space, they live in much more sanitary conditions and their immune systems are less stressed, and they don’t require artificial assistance. Plus, their natural grazing behaviour helps suppress weeds and support a natural ecosystem, and the solid waste they produce is a natural fertilizer. Consequently, antibiotics, hormones, pesticides, and artificial fertilizers are rarely needed.
- Organic animals eat organic feed (usually corn and grain) and are not given antibiotics or hormones and cannot be directly or indirectly exposed to artificial pesticides, fertilizers, or GMOs or other synthetic chemicals; however, they are not given as much access to pasture and thus spend longer time in confinement. The meat and milk from organic animals also have higher levels of omega-3 and vitamins than conventional meat and milk, but not as high as those coming from grass-fed animals.
- Free-range / free-roaming chickens have partial access to outdoors, but still have a grain-based diet.
- Free run / cage-free eggs come from chickens that are able to move around in open barns with no outdoor access, and have a grain-based diet.
- Unmedicated meat generally means no antibiotics, hormones or steroids have been given to the animal. It doesn’t describe the living conditions of the animal, but it is likely that it is at least free run or cage-free. The animal could also be given conventional feed or organic feed.
- Natural meats mean no additives / preservatives are introduced after the meat / poultry is processed.
So given this, the best choices are:
- Organic grass-fed or pastured beef or poultry
- Organic milk, and preferably from grass-fed cows or goats raised on pasture (I prefer goat’s milk, as it is easier to digest than cow’s milk)
- Organic eggs, and preferably from chickens raised on pasture
Now if you’re convinced that you should be purchasing more organic, grass-fed or pastured meat, dairy, and eggs and but are concerned about the cost of these items, make sure you read my article about how to get organic foods on a budget! | agronomy |
https://ceulanfibres.com/category/in-the-garden/ | 2023-06-10T21:07:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224646350.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20230610200654-20230610230654-00002.warc.gz | 0.963983 | 405 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__65794008 | en | It’s been a busy few weeks continuing with weeding, clearing, sowing, and generally keeping on top of things. I love this time of year because we are just at the point of harvesting the first few crops of the year. Here’s a quick update:
I’ve covered the strawberry bed with straw to try and cut down on weeds and keep the fruits off the ground. There aren’t actually many on this year as they’re quite young plants (I wish I could remember the variety).
The polytunnel is coming on well. I’ve got various tomatoes, chillies, aubergines, peppers, and cucumbers on the go in here.
I have the first flurry of courgettes!
The next lot of plants waiting for a slot in the garden are coming on nicely. Here I’ve got sweetcorn, squash, chard, spinach, more tomatoes, possibly some kale.
And my first harvest! These are the potatoes I started off in the polytunnel back in February and they seemed to take off well. These are (I think) Nicola. We’ll be having these for lunch today!
The harvest so far…
One of the main purposes of adding the garden to what was supposed to be a crafting blog was to try and keep better records. As well as what’s been sown when I’d like to track my harvests too so here is my first harvest report of 2023:
Potato, Nicola = 720g/1.5 lbs
And finally, here’s Bill! He’s clearly made himself at home in my strawberry patch and might explain why I don’t seem to have many strawberries. Annoyingly, he’s not even waiting for them to ripen! And he’s quite brazen about his thievery as you can see. | agronomy |
https://comtnrealty.com/2018/07/how-to-install-a-drip-irrigation-system/ | 2023-02-07T22:25:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500641.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230207201702-20230207231702-00290.warc.gz | 0.931483 | 177 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__111505728 | en | How to Install a Drip Irrigation System
Save time and water with a drip watering system in your vegetable garden — a little patience now will pay off later
Before you rush out to get the parts, realize that it takes some time and a bit patience to install drip irrigation, though not as much as an inground system. Plan on a day for installation — or two, if you have a lot of ground to cover. Drip systems also require more upkeep throughout the growing season — emitters and water lines are easily dislodged, damaged and clogged. Fortunately, they’re also relatively easy to troubleshoot and repair. | agronomy |
https://zenharbourside.co.uk/the-food-and-drink-of-the-west-country-part-1/ | 2021-12-02T21:01:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964362297.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20211202205828-20211202235828-00565.warc.gz | 0.982186 | 771 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__33364044 | en | The West Country is home to a huge and successful agricultural community. This has resulted in fantastic produce that is made available each year for the large numbers of restaurants to use and some of the finest restaurants in the county are located in the region. There are certain foods and drinks that have become part of the regions culture.
The produce is also enhanced by the fact that the area has a huge coastline and there are vast varieties of fish that are eaten by both locals and visitors. The West Country has a rural population and its people feel at home with nature. This has also produced a market for vegan and vegetarian dishes, with scavenging the natural landscape for food becoming increasingly important.
Many of the county towns in the West Country grew as a result of having major markets. The weekly meetings would give the local farmers the opportunities to both buy and sell goods and although they are not as important today as they once were, they can still be found in many settlements and they are one of the best way to view local produce.
In a way markets have been replaced by local farm shops. These shops are no longer a case of simple stall selling off basic farm produce. They have developed into well organized and professional outlets. The foods are beautifully presented and they do not come cheap. It is better value to buy directly from the supermarkets than the farm shops.
Rumwell Farm Shop is found just outside of Taunton in Somerset. As well as having a farm shop that sells all of the produce that it has grown on its own, and other neighboring farms, it also has a thriving restaurant. One again making the most of locally sourced goods, the dining area is popular and is regularly packed out.
Just one mile down the road from the shop is Sheppy’s Cider Farm Shop. As its name suggests it specializes in selling cider and has a tradition of producing the beverage, that has been going on for over 200 years.
The West Country and Somerset in particular is famed for its annual production of cider. Thatchers and Taunton Cider have emanated from the county, and many farms produce thriving orchards that are harvested each year in order to provide apples for the cider industry.
The vast majority of the apples go to the major brewers yet still many farms in the Country brew and sell their own cider. It is known as “scrumpy” and is renowned for both its flat sour taste, and the strength of its content.
The traditional way of buying it is to go into the farmer’s barn where there will be two large kegs, one containing dry cider and one of sweet cider. The farmer will then mix the cider to the purchasers required taste. As well as the climate being perfect for the growing of apples it is perfect for the growing of grass for nine months of the year. The maritime climate of the region means that the temperatures are high enough, and there is also regular and plentiful rainfall, for rich grass to grow.
This has produced a successful dairy farming community in the region. Dairy farmers have the advantage that they receive a regular income for their production of milk. Most of the milk that is produced is the sold to the major distributors who then treat the milk and put it on the market.
Some of the milk is stored and the turned into different products. The layer of the top of stored milk is often taken away and this forms cream. The most popular varieties of cream are single and double, with the double cream having a higher fat content and being thicker than the single variety.
Ambrosia Rice Pudding has been made in the Devon village of Lifton since 1917. It is famed for its creamy texture and despite being bought out by The Premier Foods Company, the dessert is still being produced in modernized premises in Lifton. | agronomy |
http://divyaprabandham.koyil.org/index.php/2022/12/01/ | 2023-01-31T13:14:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499871.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20230131122916-20230131152916-00327.warc.gz | 0.854317 | 786 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__172865609 | en | SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama:
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
parungai yAnaiyin kombinaippaRiththu adhan pAganaich chAdip pukku
orunga mallaraik konRu pin kanjanai udhaiththavan uRai kOyil
karumbinUdu uyar sAligaL viLai tharu kazhaniyil mali vAvi
marungelAm pozhilOngiya nAngUr vaNpurudOththamamE
parum – huge
kai – having trunk
yAnaiyin – kuvalayApIdam’s
kombinai – tusks
paRiththu – plucked
adhan pAganai – the mahout who can conduct that elephant
sAdi – killed
pukku – entered inside
orunga – who came together
mallarai – chANUra and mushtika
konRu – destroyed
pin – subsequently
kanjanai – kamsan
udhaiththavan – krishNa who kicked
uRai kOyil – the abode where he is residing
karumbin – sugarcane garden’s
Udu – in the middle
uyar – grown tall
sAligaL – red paddy crops
viLai tharu – growing
kazhaniyil – in fertile fields
mali – present abundantly
vAvi – wells’
marungu elAm – in the surroundings
Ongiya – grown tall
pozhil – having gardens
nAngUr vaN purudOththamE – vaN purudOththam in thirunAngUr.
krishNa plucked the tusks of kuvalayApIdam which is having huge trunk and killed the mahout who can conduct that elephant, entered inside and destroyed chANUra and mushtika who came together, and subsequently kicked kamsan; vaN purudOththam in thirunAngUr is the abode where he is residing, where reddish paddy crops are growing tall in fertile fields which are present in the middle of the sugarcane fields and which is having well grown gardens in the surroundings of abundantly present wells.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
parum kai … – krishNa broke the tusk of kuvalayApIdam which is having long trunk; he then killed the mahout who can bring that elephant back to life even if it dies; subsequently he killed the wrestlers chANUra, mushtika et al; he then entered inside and killed kamsan by dragging him by his hair and pushed him to have his face hit the ground, by kicking him with divine feet. The abode where he is residing to eliminate similar hurdles.
karumbu … – In the middle of the sugarcane field, in the fertile field which has reddish paddy crops which compete with those sugarcane, in the surroundings of many ponds, the gardens have grown to fill the space in the sky.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
adiyen sarathy ramanuja dasan
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https://www.profaco.org/cocoa-coffee/ | 2021-06-12T21:11:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487586390.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20210612193058-20210612223058-00243.warc.gz | 0.938987 | 298 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__71677670 | en | Rich volcanic soil, high altitude and adequate rainfall, all of these things make Cameroon an ideal place for growing great cocoa and coffee. Cocoa is grown in four of the 10 regions in Cameroon. The Centre and South-West account for 40 percent each of national output, the South 15 percent and the East 5 percent. Cameroon’s robusta coffee is grown in all provinces except the north, while arabica is mainly produced in the high altitudes of the west, northwest and east. The western highlands of Cameroon, where much of the coffee is grown averages about 5,000 feet above sea level.
When properly processed, the Cameroonian commodities have it all: a full-bodied, earthy, chocolaty flavor profile, along with a well-rounded finish with hints of currants.
As Profaco, our aim is to provide high quality cocoa and coffee (Arabica & Robusta) beans to our international buyers across the globe, provide a platform for local farmers to sell their goods at a fair price while also receiving support at every level including:
Seeds: Nurtured seeds are provided to the farmers at a nominal rate.
Fertiliser: Subsidised fertilisers from the government are provided to the farmers at half of the market price.
Purchase of produce: The farmers produce are bought at a price reflecting the world market price, farmers are also provided advances in cash to cater for emergencies or challenging situations. | agronomy |
https://www.prsindia.org/hi/theprsblog/eat-or-not-eat-bt-brinjal | 2021-05-08T00:44:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243988831.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20210508001259-20210508031259-00094.warc.gz | 0.944491 | 1,412 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__46165940 | en | The row over Bt Brinjal, a genetically modified version of the plant, provoked the government into imposing a moratorium on the commercial cultivation of the plant in India. The debate has revolved around issues of economic efficacy, human health, consumer choice and farmers’ rights. Jairam Ramesh, the Minister of State for Environment and Forests, made public his views on the subject, a gist of which is given below:
- The Genetic Engineering Approvals Committee (GEAC) report recommended commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal but qualified it by stating that since the issue has important policy implications at the national level, the government should take a final view on the matter.
- Most of the state governments have expressed concern and have sought to ban the use of Bt Brinjal, or all GM crops.
- Pesticides have harmful effect on human health and Bt technology is one way of reducing pesticide use. However, other routes such as non-pesticide pest management can be explored. For example, about 6 lakh farmers in Andhra Pradesh practice non-pesticide pest management over an area of about 20 lakh acres.
- Safety is a concern since the kind of tests that have been done is not specific or stringent enough to detect toxins. Also, tests have only been carried out by the developers of the product, Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Ltd. (Mahyco). (The results of the biosafety tests are available on the GEAC website).
- There is no large-scale public funded biotechnology effort toward agriculture, which could compete with Mahyco. Monsanto is the main producer of Bt Brinjal, and Mahyco is owned to the extent of 26% by Monsanto.
- While two government owned agricultural universities -- University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore – have produced Bt Brinjal along with Mahyco, doubts have been raised about how Bt related research in these universities have been funded.
- There are apprehensions that there will be diversity loss in the variety of Brinjal if Bt Brinjal is introduced, and this fear cannot be glossed over.
- While Bt Cotton and Bt Brinjal are not comparable, the introduction of Bt Cotton in India has made India the second largest grower of cotton in the world. Over 90% of cotton farmers in India cultivate Bt Cotton. Many farmers support Bt Cotton on economic grounds but some did express doubts.
- The Central Institute of Cotton Research, Nagpur has developed a Bt cotton variety (Bikaneri Nerma) whose seeds can be kept by farmers for planting during the next season. The Director of the Institute while expressing support for Bt Brinjal has mentioned that resistance development is a serious issue. Therefore, more tests that are well-designed, widely-accepted and independently conducted are necessary.
- The GEAC process has been questioned by Dr P.M. Bhargava, the Supreme Court nominee on GEAC. He opposed the recommendation on the ground that all necessary tests had not been carried out before coming to a decision. The 2006 committee of the GEAC had asked for several tests to be conducted which were not taken into account by the second expert committee. All GEAC reports (including additional tests) of tests conducted with regard to Bt Brinjal are in the public domain.
- There is some evidence that the GEAC not followed global regulatory norms of which India is a party. For example, the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Rio Declaration on Environment and Development etc.
- Some international scientists have raised doubts about Bt Brinjal and the way the tests were conducted.
- Many Indian scientists have supported commercialization of Bt Brinjal such as Dr G. Padmanabhan of the Indian Institute of Science; Dr Deepak Pental, Vice Chancellor of Delhi University; and Dr Raj Bhatnagar of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi. However, even they have mentioned the need for a statutory body with regulatory powers and R&D capabilities to govern all aspects of GM crops.
- The Indian Council of Agricultural research and a number of farmer’s groups have come out in support of the move to introduce Bt Brinjal.
In order to understand the process followed by GEAC before giving the green signal to Bt Brinjal, we have made a timeline in which the plant was approved and the bodies involved in the process.
|2000-2005||Scientific tests carried out by Mahyco on Bt Brinjal|
|2006||Mahyco submits bio-safety data to GEAC (regulatory body under the Ministry of Environment and Forests). Seeks permission for large scale trials.|
|Supreme Court stops ongoing field trials of GM crops due to a PIL filed by civil society representatives.|
|2007||The expert committee 1 set up by GEAC, submits its report. Recommends seven more studies on bio-safety be repeated for reconfirmation of data generated during confined multi-location trials but approves large scale trials.|
|Supreme Court lifts ban on GM crop field trials subject to conditions such as isolation distance etc.|
|As per GEAC direction, Indian Institute of Vegetable Research (IIVR) takes up the responsibility of large scale trails of Mahyco's Bt Brinjal trials at 10 research institutions across the country in 2007 and 11 in 2008.|
|2009||Jan: IIVR submits the results of the large scale trails. Due to concerns raised by several stakeholders, GEAC constitutes another expert committee to look into adequacy of biosafety data generated as well as the concerns raised by all stakeholders.|
|Oct 8: Expert-committee 2 submits its report. States benefits of Bt Brinjal far outweigh the perceived and projected risks.|
|Oct 14: GEAC approves the environmental release of Bt Brinjal containing the event EE1 (with one dissent note from P.M. Bhargava).|
|Oct 15: Jairam Ramesh announces a nationwide consultation in January and February of 2010 pending a final decision on this issue.|
|2010||Jan 13 to Feb 6: Public meetings were organized on the Bt Brinjal issue. The summary of the consultations is available on the Ministry’s website.|
|Many states announce ban on commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal including Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka.|
|Feb 9: Jairam Ramesh decides to halt the commercialization of Bt Brinjal.| | agronomy |
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Phytophthora cryptogea is a species of water mould in the family
. It is a plant pathogen that infects several species of cultivated plants, including over 40 species of cultivated flowers.
Phytophthora megasperma is a species of water mould in the family
. It is well known as a plant pathogen with many hosts. It often causes a plant disease called root rot.
is a family of water moulds. The family includes plant pathogenic fungus-like organisms in the genus "Phytophthora"; as well as serious plant and animal pathogens in the genus "Pythium". The family was circumscribed by German mycologist Joseph Schröter in 1893.
Pythium debaryanum is a species of water mould in the family
. It is known as a plant pathogen on many kinds of wild and cultivated plants, including peanut, beet, eucalyptus, tobacco, and pine trees. The plants develop damping off, a disease state.
"Blastocladia" was circumscribed by German scientist Paul Friedrich Reinsch in 1877, who included a single species, "Blastocladia pringsheimii". Roland Thaxter added a second species, "B. ramosa" in 1896. He placed the genus provisionally in the
owing to its resemblance of its resting spores to the conidia of some members of the genus "Pythium". Joseph Schröter (1897) included it with the water mold family Leptomitaceae.
Phytophthora nicotianae or Black Shank is an Oomycete belonging to the order Peronosprales and family
. "Phytophthora nicotinae" has a broad host range comprising 255 genera from 90 families. Hosts include tobacco, onion, tomato, ornamentals, cotton, pepper, and citrus plants. This pathogen can cause root rot, crown rot, fruit rot, leaf infection, and stem infection. Root rot symptoms are observed on tobacco, poinsettia, tomato, pineapple, watermelon, and African violet. Fruit rots occur on tomato, papaya, and eggplant. Onion shows a leaf and stem infection. In tobacco Black Shank affects the roots and basal stem area, but all parts of the plant can become infected. Damping off symptoms can be observed in young seedlings. The first above ground symptom that will be observed is the wilting of plants, which leads to stunting. Roots will be blackened and decayed. In final stages of the disease the stem begins to turn black, hence the name Black Shank. As this happens, tobacco leaves turn brown and become not marketable. Another symptom is disk-like appearance of the pith, although this is not a definitive symptom as it may also be the result of lightning strikes. On onion it causes the disease known as Phytophthora neck and bulb rot. Different stages of onion may be affected. Initially, tips of newly infected plants start to yellow and dry followed by softening of the "neck" of the plants that eventually fall over. Infected leaves may show grey lesions. Roots may become necrotic in late disease.
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http://www.pitbikemoravia.cz/blog/9ecbff-encapsulated-earthworm-cocoons | 2022-08-09T23:54:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00634.warc.gz | 0.915248 | 1,811 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__55755760 | en | Its growth and reproduction rates are higher then the Eisenia fetida so it is best used when vermicomposting. This makes a fun project for kids and adults. Thank you for signing up for our Newsletter! The condition of the test soil is similar to that of the average farmer switching to no-till. Flush the paper packaging material away from the cocoons by putting them into an packages. Current species of Earthworm cocoons that are now being encapsulated are: VermiPods contain some earthworm cocoons that are in a state of diapause, i.e. This is interesting, earthworm cocoons for sale. William R. Kreitzer, CTO of Advanced Prairie, Inc., formally Advanced Biotechnology, Inc., has patented a way to Encapsulate Earthworm Cocoons (eggs) called VermiPods. In that case, limestone will be added to increase the pH. Some cocoons will have more than one egg in them. Copyright © 2020 Gardens Alive!, d/b/a Gurney's Seed and Nursery Co. All Rights Reserved. Place them in the vegetable drawer of your refrigerator where there is adequate humidity. in multiple Gardens Alive! Each cocoon contains 1-10 eggs, depending on the species, and each egg will produce one earthworm. This patented product (US 6,834,614) allows earthworm cocoon (eggs) to be planted into the fields at the same time crops are being planted. 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We continually monitor weather the contiguous ABI completed research in 2004 to confirm that: Aporrectodea caliginosa, Common Name: The common pasture earthworm. Keep your VermiPods under refrigeration until you are ready to plant them. schedules are held They may be kept up to two to three months under these conditions. Inc. Gardens Alive!® respects your privacy. Eventually (but not within this scope of this grant) the research will be extended to re-introducing earthworms into reclaimed strip mining and other dormant, unproductive soils. In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your order--via the U.S. Minimum planting recommendations are one VermiPod per square foot. However, the sooner you start the Some have been known to have as many as 12. They have been known to hatch within days, but also could be many weeks or even months before they all hatch. Place the encapsulated cocoons into a cup of water and let soak for 24 hours. 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https://www.dealmaker.tech/content/40m-reg-a-deal-aims-to-increase-brazils-potash-production | 2023-12-01T22:47:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00817.warc.gz | 0.945843 | 898 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__263874182 | en | Brazil Potash is a mineral exploration and development company with a potash mining project located in the state of Amazonas. Although Brazil Potash is in the pre-revenue development stage and has not yet commenced any mining operations, its future operating activities, once commenced, will be focused on the extraction and processing of potash ore from its underground mine and selling and distributing the processed potash in Brazil.
Potash is one of the three main nutrients used to grow food. Its primary role is to strengthen the stem of a plant to make it more robust to drought, temperature swings, and insect bites all of which are becoming more prevalent.
Brazil Potash aims to become a significant domestic source of potash fertilizer in Brazil to alleviate Brazil’s dependence on imported potash and farmer supply-chain risk while supporting economic prosperity and agricultural sustainability in Brazil and food security globally.
The process of creating this fertilizer begins with the extraction of potassium ore from deep underground. The ore is then transported to the surface for processing and when complete, it’s applied by farmers to grow food completing the cycle from the earth back to earth. Using this process, once it has obtained all regulatory approvals, Brazil Potash anticipates providing high-quality fertilizer to Brazilian farmers who supply essential food worldwide creating food security, which is a step towards solving the second UN Sustainable Development Goal.
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Brazil is one of the world's leading producers of agricultural goods. Consequently, Brazil is a key market for potash producers, since, in order to increase the volume and value of crop yields, frequent and balanced replenishment of nutrients in the soil is needed. Potash is integral to Brazil’s economic success since Brazil generates approximately 27% of its gross domestic product from the agricultural sector.
However, Brazil is heavily reliant on imported potash and imports approximately 95% of its potash needs. Brazil Potash believes that Brazil’s government recognizes that reliance on imported potash is not a tenable long-term solution and that Brazil needs to find ways to increase its domestic production of potassium-bearing fertilizers (Potash).
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http://buildcollective.net/onsite/category/projects/infrastructure/page/2/ | 2020-07-06T09:33:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655890157.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20200706073443-20200706103443-00281.warc.gz | 0.955098 | 288 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__71729028 | en | The Bank of Austria came to start the project and the local team took over. An existing raised platform was adapted for eco san toilets and circulation stones design by Markus Dobmeier for Ithuba Wild Coast are used for light and air.
photocredit: Bank Austria, Lukas Hofbauer
Starting in 2010 with just two beds the vegetable garden is supporting the school kitchen at Mzamba.
The learners take care and water the plants, parents help out to keep it in shape and every year we could extend space for more onions, tomatoes, peppers and herbs.
Compost, shade, worm-farm and vertical recycled plastic-bottles were added over time.
Big thank you to the teachers and staff, the Bank of Austria, parents and community members joining in and actively supporting the garden project!
While supporting the new project – a children’s theatre by design.develope.build (check out their work on http://www.designdevelopbuild.com/)
– with knowledge and a hands-on workshop on straw-lightclay a small structure could be implemented for the local inhabitants.
Prefabricated wall-panels of lightclay were assembled and tested with the great support of motivated neighbors in Langa, Capetown and will serve as a soupKiosk.
Thank you to all participants – making it happen in just a few days! | agronomy |
https://www.candtirispatch.com/faq/ | 2023-09-22T08:20:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506339.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20230922070214-20230922100214-00685.warc.gz | 0.956826 | 994 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__223375316 | en | Here in northern Colorado, tall bearded iris normally blooms May 25 through June 12 if the weather is average. The smaller iris classes bloom from around May 10 through June 1 - again depending on the weather.
Yes, most irises have some fragrance, however some have more than others.
As a rule, the newer the variety the more expensive. A variety which came out in 2006 will be more expensive because they are not as available as varieties which became available in 1990.
The easiest way iris reproduce is like potatoes, they grow eyes which grow into mature rhizomes in one year. They can reproduce by seeds but that is usually not as successful.
Any chemical which kills weeds will kill irises. Pre-emergent herbicides that keep weeds from germinating are safe around irises.
We recommend timely planting so new plants have time to establish good roots before hard winter weather sets in.
Avoid all mulches, ground cover, or manmade weed barriers to control weeds. If you cover iris with anything, your chance of soft rot increases greatly. Irises need to breathe.
Iris need lots of sun, good drainage, and lots of good soil. Anything that puts stress on the plant can prevent blooming, such as iris clumps that are too large, lack of phosphate in the soil, and heat and drought stress. As a rule about 70% of first years´ planting blooms. Some varieties if iris are harder to get started because of breeding, just be patient.
Your rebloom success will depend on the fertility of your soil, local climate conditions, including the microclimates within your own garden. Some varieties take 2 or more years before they will rebloom. Some reblooming varieties will rebloom only occasionally no matter how well one takes care of them. Heat and drought stress can also delay reblooming until the weather cools off in fall similar to spring temperatures at the time of reblooming. Rainfall is also a plus.
Make sure you have enough phosphate in your soil. You can apply a low nitrogen content fertilizer, (5-10-5), mixed with super phosphate, (0-45-0), applied mid-July. We use rabbit feed for the phosphate fertilizer which also has some micronutrients for the irises.
Do not let your rebloomers go dormant, water at least once a week if rainfall is not sufficient. Do not cut back foliage in summer on rebloomers, (as well as other types of iris unless transplanting), they may not rebloom as there is a substance produced by their leaves that stimulates reblooming stalk development.
Be aware of your climate zone. Reblooming irises that rebloom in warmer zones may not rebloom in cooler zones. Irises that rebloom in cooler zones will probably also rebloom going to warmer zones.
If your iris are blooming a different color than originally purchased, it is because of letting your iris go to seed: the bloom stalk was not removed shortly after blooming. Bees do a wonderful job of pollinating different colors for the following year. The dominant color of iris is purple and will take over if the bloom stalk is not removed shortly after the bloom dries up. Chemical damage, overcrowding, and heat stress can be a factor in some color changes.
Iris grow fast in spring before blooming. If you experience a late frost or an extremely cold night while the iris is budding, it aborts the new bud. Frost can also turn a blossom's color into white purplish streaks that are different than the color of the iris is supposed to be. Do not panic; just wait for new buds to form later on and the plant will be fine.
This is caused by unusual weather conditions such as becoming too hot too fast, drought and heat stress. Chemical damage can also wrinkle leaves, but heat is the main reason.
Each variety is different. Some are more vigorous than others and increase rapidly, while others are slower and divide more slowly.
Scorch is a brownish yellow color in the center leaf in the fan. Scorch occurs after a mild winter in colder climates. The result is stress on the plant that occurs when it starts to grow sooner than it should.
Fertilize in early spring, and again in late July for rebloomers and newly divided plants. Water as needed but do not overwater. Keep your beds clean and free of weeds as much as possible and make sure to cut off bloom stalks soon after flowering.
Here in our dry climate in northern Colorado, major cleanup is in early spring. All dry and dead leaves are removed in early March, so only new growth is left.
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https://sportsradiocc.com/2023/08/30/sen-ted-cruz-consults-coastal-bend-agri-leaders-for-new-farm-bill-input/ | 2023-09-27T08:48:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510284.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927071345-20230927101345-00555.warc.gz | 0.949752 | 508 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__275888968 | en | With the most recent tally, Texas boasts the highest number of farms compared to all other states. This signifies that a substantial portion of the employment in the region relies on agriculture. This subject was the driving force behind the presence of two U.S. senators in Corpus Christi for a gathering on Tuesday.
Having been put into effect in December 2018, the farm bill has remained influential for five years and is set to conclude on September 30 of the current year. The meeting held on Tuesday convened both farmers and senators to discuss the necessary inclusions for the upcoming version.
The well-being of Americans relies on the success of farmers and ranchers, who play a crucial role in ensuring the safety, abundance, and affordability of our food. Many of these agriculturalists depend on the provisions outlined in the farm bill.
Senator John Boozman, who holds the position of Ranking Member on the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined forces with Senator Ted Cruz at Gulf Compress in Corpus Christi today. Their presence was to engage with agricultural leaders from the Coastal Bend area.
“We are putting in substantial effort to finalize this in the current year, ensuring that our farmers can have the assurance of a reliable program as they make financial plans and look ahead to the next five years,” Senator Boozman expressed.
Among the attendees was Jeff Nunley, the Executive Director of the South Texas Cotton & Grain Association. He expressed gratitude for the opportunity to engage in a genuine round-table conversation rather than being subjected to a mere political speech.
“I believe the meeting was highly productive. I value the senators’ willingness to come and truly listen. Often, when politicians visit, they focus more on delivering their message than hearing from us,” Nunley remarked.
As farmers and ranchers grapple with inflation, unprecedented heat, and diminishing water sources due to ongoing drought conditions, the significance of a practical and actionable Farm Bill becomes even more pronounced. A one-size-fits-all approach won’t suffice in this context.
“Considering the distinct needs of rice, cotton, and citrus farmers in South Texas, these requirements greatly differ from those of corn farmers in Iowa or Nebraska or even cattle ranchers in West Texas,” U.S. Senator Ted Cruz noted. “Acknowledging these differences is crucial.”
Ultimately, the goal remains to equate these indispensable contributors with the necessary tools to ensure our farms’ and food supply’s security and sustainability. | agronomy |
http://whole9yardsnj.com/uncategorized/grub-control/ | 2020-06-02T18:46:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347425481.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20200602162157-20200602192157-00168.warc.gz | 0.944758 | 301 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__139062709 | en | June 25, 2015
Grub Control for Hunterdon & Somerset Counties
What are grubs? White grubs are the larvae of Japanese beetles, June and May beetles. They are less than 1 1/2″ and they curl into a C-shape. White grubs are the most widely distributed of all turf insects and well over a hundred species are involved. Populations are generally much heavier in the eastern half of the U.S. A great part of it’s life cycle is spent hidden an inch or two beneath the turf where it chews and feeds on grass roots causing sections of the turf to dies. Preventative action is much less costly than repairing grub damage to your turf.
Some symptoms of grub feeding are as follows:
1. Dead, brown patches in your lawn.
2. Wilting grass, even when watered.
3. Birds, moles, possum & raccoons digging in your yard.
4. Excessive beetles flying around your yard.
5. Grass will lift up life a carpet and you will see grubs.
The best time to apply a preventative grub control is in the late spring and early summer. This is just before or just as the grubs hatch.
Currently at Whole 9 Yards Lawn Care & Landscapes, we are scheduling our grub control applications.
Contact our lawn care specialists now to schedule your free grub, chinch bug & caterpillar estimate. | agronomy |
https://tickledtummytoritwinkled.wordpress.com/2013/12/30/into-the-fields/ | 2018-03-24T02:16:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257649627.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20180324015136-20180324035136-00451.warc.gz | 0.963716 | 799 | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-13__0__101968692 | en | This year I am enrolled in Comparative Agroecology, a 2-term Environmental Studies class that focuses on rolling out some of the conflicting interests and complex issues that exist as we strive towards an agriculture model that is “sustainable”. As part of the class, we take trips to farms and survey their farming practices- 12 of these farms are in Minnesota and 12 are in China. From these visits, I have been able to see so many beautiful farms and meet very intelligent passionate farmers — both conventional and organic. They all have something in common – they are food producers – they also expel a common energy of ingenuity, a hard-working spirit, and radical type of happiness. In this post I hope to share a piece of my experience because I wish I could have fit you all in my suitcase and brought you with me.
Part 1: Minnesota
contemplating corn. at this 4200 acre corn (75%) and soy (25%) farm, father and son team work hard to keep up with all the new farming technology (the “gizmo factor”) but dad still uses his teeth to check the moisture content of his corn. Keeping up with the most efficient machinery has enabled them to increase yields and decrease the carbon footprint of their farm.
looking into the grain drier.
empty but ready for harvest.
organic dairy farmer and his grandson who wants to follow is his grandpa’s footprints. Mr Ludke was a hardworking man – his days start at 5 am and don’t end until sundown, when he starts tinkering with his side hobby building flamers. He switched to organic before it was trendy after watching his daughter playing in the corn fields and fearing for the safety of his family. He has 80 dairy cows, 200 young steers, and 860 acres of organic oats, alfalfa, corn, and soy for their feed.
after seeing the calves, these cows looked gigantic.
the crew with Mr Ludke.
Whole Grain Milling company grows, packages, and sells organic corn, oats, buckwheat, rye, barley, sunflowers, and soybeans. here they are rolling out rolled oats.
after being sorted through the gravity huller, the fullest oats get rolled out for human consumption and the small ones get put into animal feed.
The man behind Whole Grain Milling Co.
East Henderson Farm – an 100 member organic vegetable CSA farm in the rolling hills of Minnesota. This young couple started their farm in 2008 and they have unending goals for its growth and improvement. They both work separate jobs to support their growing family but the farm is their passion.
big blue sky, small red barn
there’s us again.
Waxwing Farm is a 60 member CSA farm near Northfield. They aren’t certified organic because of the cost and time-restrictiveness of certification but because they build trust with their customers the certification isn’t necessary.
David peeling up the row cover at Jordan Farm, a large conventional vegetable farm near Woodbury. Its been around for 4 generations and grows all kinds of vegetables for over 19 farmers markets in the area. They use synthetic pesticides and fertilizers to ensure their vegetables are safe and strong and use plastic for weed control. When asked if he’s considered switching to organic, he replied “I don’ t see the need to. There is room for all types of growers in the market but I am more concerned with keeping it local and using chemicals in an environmentally conscious way.”
Nice old tractor.
Elm Tree Farm – 3 acre (and growing) organic apple orchard that sells to co-ops in the Twin Cities area, they also grow hay for their horses and use their manure to fertilize their apple field.
yummy crispy apples
and a lovely horse. | agronomy |
https://canadianphotographer.photoshelter.com/image/I0000uXadKmsrR1w | 2018-05-21T18:49:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794864466.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20180521181133-20180521201133-00243.warc.gz | 0.888718 | 127 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__89104533 | en | BCM_ farm santa parade '13 1212 111 .jpg
FARMERS' SANTA PARADE -- ROCKWOOD, Ontario, Canada, 12 Dec.'13.
For the past 20 years farmers surrounding the town of Rockwood, 80 Km northwest of Toronto, had decorated their farm machinery for the town Christmas season Santa parade… combine harvesters, tractors of every make and model, reapers, seed drills, even manure spreaders… covered with lights, tinsel and happy farm families parade through town
photo by Norm Betts
416 460 8743
©2013, Norm Betts, photographer | agronomy |
https://www.daystar.com/israel/projects/daystar-olive-tree-initiative/ | 2020-01-25T14:21:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579251672537.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20200125131641-20200125160641-00064.warc.gz | 0.954304 | 139 | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-05__0__157041766 | en | Daystar Olive Tree Initiative
What is the Olive Tree Initiative?
For thousands of years, agriculture has played an important role in the lives of the Jewish people. Not only does it supply income, but it keeps the people of Israel connected to the land. That’s why Daystar began the Olive Tree Initiative located in the areas of the Mt. of Beatitudes and Megiddo. By planting olive trees in these locations, we are helping to preserve the land for Jewish farmers, enabling them to produce olives and olive oil, which in turn helps the Israeli economy. The olive trees will continue to grow bigger over time, providing revenue for the Jewish people for years to come. | agronomy |
http://footballfocusasia.com/product/12/Organic-Corn.html | 2020-02-24T23:05:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875145989.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20200224224431-20200225014431-00297.warc.gz | 0.909404 | 108 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__160343012 | en | Product Code: Organic Corn
Organics Matter has distributed and supplied the delicious organic sweet corn to fulfill the local and international demand. As the best organic corn supplier in Malaysia, we have previously supplied numerous types of organic fresh sweet corn that are well harvested and packed to be consumed by clients. Organics Matter is proud to present to you our own organic sweet corn products for our satisfied clients. All of our client’s satisfaction will always be our organic fresh sweet corn supply’s key success in this industry in Malaysia and worldwide. | agronomy |
http://www.tropicalfruitworld.com.au/attractions/miracle_fruit_show.asp | 2014-08-20T14:34:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-35/segments/1408500809686.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20140820021329-00451-ip-10-180-136-8.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.935206 | 215 | CC-MAIN-2014-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-35__0__128150578 | en | No matter what time of the year it is, there is always an amazing variety of delicious fruit in season to sample at the Fruit Tasting Show. There is fruit to try that is stranger than fiction the miracle fruit, the ice-cream bean, champagne fruit, chocolate pudding fruit, lemon meringue fruit, fruit from chewing gums trees, red dragon fruit, fruit like banana bubble gum, just to name a few. Visitors not only get to taste the fresh fruit in season, but the chutneys, jams, spreads, salad dressings and preserves that are absolutely unique to our plantation. The ones who enjoy this show the most are the ones with a spirit of adventure, the ones who are willing to try something right out of the ordinary. Then there are the down to earth tips on some exciting things to do with the old favourites such as avocados, papaws, custard apples, guavas, lychees or mangoes. This is a touch, taste and feel plantation experience, a chance to join in some fun for everyone. | agronomy |
https://www.linganorewines.com/reflecting-on-our-40th-harvest/ | 2021-12-08T15:32:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964363515.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20211208144647-20211208174647-00594.warc.gz | 0.964484 | 1,014 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__39408753 | en | Reflecting on our 40th Harvest
When they say growing grapes in the Mid-Atlantic can be challenging they really aren’t kidding. The spring of 2016 started off slowly with the cold weather hanging around longer than normal. This delayed bud break but extended the chance of late spring frost damage. By May, the skies opened up and we thought of building an ark due to all the rain. That would have brought on massive disease pressure but our vineyard crew stayed on top of it and had everything under control by the time the rain shut off on June and July. Bloom came a little late in June but not so far off that it made us worried about ripening the late varieties. The maturing grapes coasted through ripening with almost perfect weather in August and September. Lush foliage combined with bright sunny days made for great sugar development. Add to that the cool nights which bring in complexity along with complex color maturation in the skins of the reds, we couldn’t have been more relieved after such an iffy spring.
The Wine Team got to work in mid-August when the whites were harvested. Full of flavor and with some of the nicest aromas we have seen. Yields were way up across the board and fruit quality didn’t suffer at all. Being on soils with high organic matter the white vineyards set more fruit at bloom. Selective bunch thinning and leaf pulling during the growing season exposed the hanging fruit to more sun and the resulting flavor and aroma development was fantastic! Way to go Vineyard Team! The Estate Chardonnay came in with flying colors! Great balance, great analysis, great vintage! We are making both Barrel Fermented (French and American Oak) along with Steel Chardonnay this year to give folks another option. Our Vignoles had some of the highest sugars we have seen with this variety. Both of these varieties are now aging in barrels and tanks waiting for someone to taste them. Hooray! The Cayuga, always a prolific producer, didn’t disappoint at all again this year with some remarkable yields per acre and nice citrus flavors and aromas. Traminette and Melody exceeded our expectations for fruit quality again this vintage! We even made a wine from the secondary’s off the Melody vineyard which were allowed to hang until after the first frost before harvest. This wine will be introduced late Winter or early Spring 2017 and will be named “Jack Frost” in honor of our Dad who passed away in 2012.
On another note we just introduced our first sparkling wine to commemorate our 40th anniversary! Named “Bella Luce” which translates from Italian to mean “Beautiful Light” named in honor of our Mom. This is a demi-sec (slightly sweet) white sparkling wine. We can’t call it Champagne because we are not in France.
After the whites came the Red vintage. Harvest started with Chambourcin which we select harvested early for Rose’ and later for red wine which came in full and rich with flavors of raspberry and ripe plums. Long warm days and cool night time temperatures worked there magic to produce dark color in the skins which gave us an almost inky juice color. That same quality came through in the Cabernet Sauvignon and the Cabernet Franc which yielded the darkest color we have ever had from these varieties. Along with color came deep earthy tones in flavors, deep rich minerality from the shallow soils that these plants are forced to grow in at the tops of the hills on our farm. Again crop thinning and leaf pulling was the key to fruit development this year with these varieties. The Petit Verdot, in its fourth leaf, and second harvest, came in as dark as last year and looks to be as good in quality as ’15. Its aging in French Oak barrels as I write this. All the wines have been racked off their lees and are resting in barrels now for their long sleep prior to bottling in a year or two.
I can’t wait for those folks who sign up for the barrel tasting in January when I get to introduce them to this new vintage! Even though these young wines to be sampled will not be for sale, this is the group who will be able to be the first to taste “2016 in a glass”! What a special treat. We only have a limited number of tickets for this tasting and they will go fast so sign up early or buy them as a Christmas present for your favorite wine lover. It will be a real treat to be the first to try the new wines in tanks and casks.
Our 40Th Vintage turned out wonderful and we would like to thank all our customers over the last 4 decades for their continued support of our crazy family endeavor and wish everyone the best for the Holidays and a healthy and prosperous New Year! | agronomy |
https://dev.morrisville.edu/testimonial/courtney-sarlouis | 2023-05-29T00:16:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224644571.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20230528214404-20230529004404-00052.warc.gz | 0.92456 | 117 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__66299204 | en | Internship Student, Agricultural Business Development B.B.A
Courtney will complete a 12-week, four-credit internship with Ditlevsdal Bison Farm in Morud, Denmark, which includes learning about farm’s diverse agricultural businesses that includes the Bison, a restaurant, agritourism, and bed and breakfast.
She will specifically learn about international trade, farm management and have the opportunity to travel.
Courtney will graduate with her bachelor's degree in agricultural business development in May 2023. Her future plans involve crop production and commodity marketing. | agronomy |
https://familybusinessag.squarespace.com/blog | 2019-09-19T12:35:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514573519.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20190919122032-20190919144032-00377.warc.gz | 0.93997 | 102 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__62294859 | en | Why farm leaders should spend their time strategically
You have more demands on your time than ever. On any given day, you balance production, management, human resources, marketing and family life.
“As in any business, time on the farm is of the essence,” says Chuck Schwartau, University of Minnesota Extension regional director. “A couple of days or even a few hours can make a big difference.”
Most farmers are tuned into... read the full article here. | agronomy |
https://gmushrooms.net/magic-mushroom-strain-info/a-strain-magic-mushroom-psilocybe-cubensis/ | 2023-05-31T22:37:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224647459.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20230531214247-20230601004247-00021.warc.gz | 0.924763 | 809 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__288289956 | en | Here is an image-only product gallery, if you would like to purchase any one of these strains, just enter the strain name in the box below.
A-Strain (AKA the A+ strain) is a popular Psilocybe cubensis mushroom favored for its above-average potency. A-Strain produces tall mushrooms with white stems and pale yellow caps. You can also find an Albino variant of this strain (AA+).A-Strain is relatively easy to grow and can produce good yields when grown in favorable conditions. However, producing multiple healthy flushes can prove difficult due to contamination aspects. We’ll look at this mushroom’s qualities, history, and how to grow it effectively at home. Plus, find out why this strain is so popular and tips on where to find spores.What Are A-Strain Shrooms?A-Strain was originally developed by “Mr. G” — an infamous mushroom breeder and Shroomery contributor. It’s unclear where A-Strain originates from, but it’s a subtropical mushroom that thrives in warm, humid environments.A-Strain has several notable characteristics but is a pretty average-looking Psilocybe cubensis mushroom. The fruiting bodies are medium to large-sized with slim white stems and rounded golden caps that often develop warts throughout maturity. This gives them a particularly “mystical” look similar to Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) but without the intense red and white coloration.A-Strain is famous for its heavy spore production — both a benefit and a flaw for those looking to cultivate the mushroom. On the one hand, the heavy sporulation makes it extremely easy to gather spores for the future. On the other hand, one late harvest can ruin the opportunity for a larger yield through multiple flushes.When consumed, it produces good visuals and a strong feeling of euphoria. It’s also a reliable choice for people looking to microdose using psilocybin mushrooms. A-Strain Specs:Potency Above AverageCultivation Beginner or IntermediateSpecies Psilocybe cubensisSubstrate Recommendation Rye GrainCost $$Sold By Ralphsters Spores, Sporeworks, Spores 101History of the A-Strain MushroomThe specific origins of this strain are lost in time, and even after countless research, we’ve uncovered very little information. A+ was “developed” — or introduced to the western world — by “Mr. G,” but it’s unclear whether he discovered the strain or where exactly he found it. However, it clearly thrives in tropical to subtropical environments. Even with a blurry history, this is a fantastic strain for anyone wanting a mushroom of above-average potency that has the potential to produce good yields.A-Strain Potency & Psilocybin ContentA-Strain has high potency, with reported psilocybin levels between 0.60 and 0.90. Although this strain didn’t feature in the recent Psilocybin Cup, the albino variant did (Albino A+). A grower named “Blackstar Mycology” entered a sample of the AA+ strain into the 2021 Oakland Hyphae Psilocybin Cup, and the strain produced a psilocybin reading of 0.77 and a grade of A. This puts the strain on the same level as other Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms, such as Golden Teacher, Treasure Coast, Malabar, and Blue Meanie. These numbers fluctuate depending on the conditions the mushrooms grow in (this goes for all strains). Mushrooms grown in perfect conditions will give a higher yield and potency. However, if the mushrooms experience issues during colonization and fruiting, psilocybin levels and yield can be greatly affected | agronomy |
https://www.isse.org.uk/tag/earth/ | 2024-04-16T06:56:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817073.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416062523-20240416092523-00666.warc.gz | 0.955991 | 599 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__159485616 | en | Clouds now contain microscopic pieces of plastic that in turn are causing “plastic rainfall”, according to a new study. Scientists fear that these particles of less than 5mm – known as microplastics – could be contaminating “nearly everything we eat and drink”. Keep reading via Independent
The decline in plankton abundance in the North East Atlantic over the past six decades should serve as a red flag to policy makers about the need to protect some of the planet’s most critical forms of life, a new study has warned. Scientists from across western Europe carried out the most comprehensive assessment to […]
Mosses are some of the oldest land plants. They are found all over the world, from lush tropical rainforests to the driest deserts, and even the wind-swept hills of Antarctica. They are everywhere; growing in cracks along roads and pathways, on the trunks of trees, on rocks and buildings, and importantly, on the soil. Yet despite […]
This centuries-old planting trick is having a resurgence – and experts claim it will help you grow better garden vegetables! The method makes use of electromagnetic fields to boost soil fertility and stimulate plant growth and no, it doesn’t involve any complex wiring or expensive machines. More via livingetc.
A pair of ecologists with the University of California has found that honeybees are not as good at pollinating flowers as native pollinators. In their study, reported in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Dillon Travis and Joshua Kohn obtained samples of pollinated flowers in the wild and compared them to see how well they […]
Ocean temperatures have been off the charts since mid-March 2023, with the highest average levels in 40 years of satellite monitoring, and the impact is breaking through in disruptive ways around the world. Read more via The Conversation.
We know less about the rainforest canopy, where most of the world’s species live than we do about the surface of Mars or the bottom of the ocean. However, that is about to change thanks to GEDI—a NASA space laser that has provided a detailed structure of the world’s rainforests for the first time ever. […]
he Wall Street Journal in America recently ran an alarming multipage story that warned of how lead-insulated telecoms cables, which were installed decades ago, had been found to allegedly be poisoning the ground and nearby water. Similar cables were installed by BT (GPO) in the UK, but do they still pose a risk? Read more via IS Preview.
Spongy, uniquely green, and allegedly good with directions, Earth’s ubiquitous mosses are more important to ecosystems than they appear. Found in at least 12,000 species living everywhere from snow-capped mountains to red-hot deserts, moss is the oldest living relative of all plants, but despite its age it seem to hold the key to many of […] | agronomy |
http://frogsrestaurant.com.au/product-category/salads/ | 2018-12-10T09:22:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376823320.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20181210080704-20181210102204-00453.warc.gz | 0.82202 | 105 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__26621156 | en | Kuranda, Australia since 1980
With, seasonal greens, raw and roasted vegetables, olives, toasted ciabatta, grape seed oil, citrus & balsamic dressing and basil pesto.
Tender calamari sautéed with garlic and lime salt, on a salad stack with slivers of roast pumpkin, seasonal greens, raw and roasted vegetables. Citrus, balsamic and grape seed oil dressing.
Fresh seasonal greens, tomato, cucumber, red onion, and carrot. | agronomy |
https://ocfinternational.org/give/ | 2023-02-07T10:46:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500456.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20230207102930-20230207132930-00545.warc.gz | 0.881744 | 84 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__219356659 | en | God Loves a Cheerful Giver!
Remember this – a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop. You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure.
“For God loves a cheerful giver.”
2 Corinthians 9:7 | agronomy |
https://niviatech.com/things-you-need-to-know-for-320-watt-led-grow-light/ | 2023-12-09T08:46:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100873.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20231209071722-20231209101722-00170.warc.gz | 0.941655 | 822 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__19348670 | en | If you’re looking for an energy-efficient grow light that produces a decent amount of light for the price, this is the one for you. It has a double-switch vegetable and bloom mode that lets you choose the best lighting for your plants at each growth phase.
It also features a strong cooling system that ensures a longer lifespan of the LEDs. It comes with a fan to help dissipate excess heat.
12 Band Spectrum
The 12-band spectrum of the 320-watt led grow light offers your plants the full range of wavelengths ranging from 3000K to 780nm, perfect for all kinds of indoor plants during their growth stages from seed to harvest. This spectrum is designed to mimic the sunlight and provides your plants with the exact same amount of light they would get in their natural environment.
This light is also a great choice for those who are looking to save on energy costs because it uses a Meanwell driver and requires no fans to disperse heat. This makes it an ideal option for indoor farms that are located in areas where air movement is limited.
This light also has a daisy chain function which allows you to connect multiple lights together. It also comes with a power cord that is used for both the light and the daisy chain connection.
Secondary Optical Lens
A secondary optical lens may be used to optimize the illumination of a growing area of a LED grow light according to the photosynthesis needs of a plant. In one embodiment, the secondary optical lens may comprise an acute angle lens, wherein a growing area of a plant is illuminated by a first intensity level of a light element of the LED grow light when the LED grow light is positioned in an area having an acute angle compared to an angle of the primary optic.
A second aspect of the invention involves defining a light engine comprising a plurality of LED elements at each of a plurality of wavelengths, wherein the LED elements illuminate a grow area of a plant in accordance with the photosynthetic needs of the plant. The LED elements may comprise a lens 300, an anode 310, a cathode 320, a semiconductor die 330 and a wire bond 340.
This light can be used in greenhouses, hydroponic gardening, vertical farming, farm-to-table and urban farming, agricultural research, and other indoor growth applications. The 3 spectrum modes and ten brightness levels enable you to choose the right spectrum and light intensity for the best growth of your plants.
A heat sink is a metal block that is placed inside an LED grow light to absorb the heat created by the LEDs and radiate it back into the surrounding air. This keeps junction temperature relatively stable, preventing overheating and helping to extend the life of your light.
High junction temperatures can have a significant impact on the overall efficiency and performance of your LED lights. These high junction temperatures can be caused by many factors, including the room temperature and the amount of time that your LED grow lights are turned on.
A good heat sink can help to control these junction temperatures and make your LED grow lights more efficient. This can help you achieve a higher yield and a better growing environment. It can also prevent your lights from overheating and short-circuiting.
If you have a grow light, it is important to find a warranty that works for you. You want to know that if you have a problem with your grow light, you can contact customer service and get help as soon as possible.
A good warranty is important to help you avoid costly repairs. You should also have a warranty that covers the actual product, and not just the manufacturer.
It should include an option for the warranty to be extended if you have to send the grow light in for repair. You should also be able to reach a friendly, knowledgeable representative who can help you with any questions or concerns you have about your grow light.
A good LED grow light should be designed with a built-in cooling system. This helps the heat dissipate from the grow light to the surrounding air more efficiently, which reduces lighting time and promotes plant growth. | agronomy |
https://totaltable.com/blog/2020/06/21/ym5oorqnrf | 2020-10-21T10:01:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107876307.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021093214-20201021123214-00561.warc.gz | 0.924134 | 1,531 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__104719220 | en | Compost research paper
Compost Research Paper
Then add your compost materials, alternating between moist such as cut grass or fruits and veggies and dry, like hay and paper. Some fields and lawns have been treated with very persistent herbicides that don't break down in the compost process. plastic-coated paper products in compost. Composting available from compost research and education organizations (see Resources). Approach- My Approach is a mix of case studies, surveys, research, analysis and findings done in a direction to reach an alternate compost research paper solution that could replace present toilets. Of the many elements required for microbial decomposition, carbon and nitrogen are the most important. Composting paper, in my opinion and supported by the current facts about paper and printing, is safe. biosolids compost ; P, Orgroyard trimmings compost Leafgro) and compost tea treatment on weed cover (0100%) at- the Paint Branch Turfgrass Research Facility in (A) Jun. Compost promotes higher yields of agricultural crops. Juneja2 Department of Environmental Science, The IIS University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Research Paper Mill Sludge Composting and Compost Utilization. Compost has a variety of benefits. Garden supply stores and catalogs often sell compost "starters," which supposedly speed up the composting process. If desired, add manure as well.. International Journal of Recent Research and Review, Vol. (Mt. Compost can help aid reforestation, wetlands restoration, and habitat revitalization efforts by improving contaminated, compacted, and marginal soils Find paper for your compost heap. On many poultry farms and on beef feedlots, where high animal populations on limited land may make manure application a potential environmental problem, composting may be the best method for handling the wastes Design, Development and Evaluation of a Small Scale Kitchen Waste Composting Machine International organization of Scientific Research 30 | P a g e 2.3.1 Composting Drum The composting drum is a small sized cylindrical-shaped hollow solid made of galvanized steel pipe of. But when you are composting with newspaper, there are a few things you need to keep in mind. This link will take you to an in depth look at the pros and cons of bokashi composting.. This paper focuses on the aerobic composting method. Compost promotes higher yields of agricultural crops. Tips for Composting Newspapers. The stable by-products of this decompo-. References should be within the last 5 years and have a minimum of 3 internet sources. Composting, a process that speeds up natural decomposition, provides a recycling alternative. 2014 and (B). IX, Issue 1, March 2016 ISSN 2277 – 8322 KITCHEN WASTE COMPOSTING: A SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE Nitika Shukla1, Shelja K.
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They are considered a brown or carbon rich material and can substitute for leaves if you are running low. Making compost can be as simple as setting up a bin outside and keeping one in the kitchen for everyday use. Also, since making compost decreases the solubility of nutrients, composting may help lessen pollution in streams, lakes, and groundwater. To begin composting, start your compost pile on bare earth and lay straws down. (Boulder, CO) partnered to test a range of these materials in a controlled biodegradation process:. Anything that was once living will decompose. var. Newspapers have long been held as a good source of “brown” component in the brown-green, carbon-nitrogen balance that compost piles need (so much so that adding too much paper will tip the balance) The Composting Council Research and Education Foundation supports initiatives that enhance the stature and practices of the composting industry by supporting scientific research, increasing awareness, and educating the public to advance environmentally and economically sustainable organics recycling Paper is safe but do be careful with grass and straw. Article Metrics. It is a two stage process. Compost effects on soil properties and plant growth ABSTRACT Compost production is considered an economic and environmentally friendly means to reduce the waste going into landfill.Compost application can improve soil quality and productivity as well as sustainability of agricultural production by replenishing soil organic matter and supplying nutrients methane gas.Composting aims to stabilization of waste for land filling , volume and mass reduction of solid waste and return of organic substances to the natural cycle.This paper reviews information on the composting for treating waste as a means of addressing the environmental pollution concerns This may be due to differences in procedures used for preparation of the compost extracts, the source, nutrient composition, quality, and maturity of the compost (Weltzien, 1992) According to research compiled at the Kentucky State University, nutrients in compost tea have been detected in plant roots as early as one hour immediately after. California law contains ambitious goals to divert an increasing percentage of compostable organic wastes from landfills. This study was aimed to investigate the comparative effectiveness of four different methods of composting viz. They are considered a brown or carbon rich material and can substitute for leaves if you are running low. 1)Define composting 2)How can an individual begin composting and what things can be composted? Best Regards - Leslie. First, when you compost newspaper, you cannot simply throw it in as bundles Compost Chemistry. Present research proves that compost application has also been found to influence the microbial induced suppression of soil borne plant pathogens and diseases (Hadar and Mandelbaum, 1992; Hoitink et al., 1991). 116p book on using composting in teaching grades 9-12, including background information and experiments to try, 1998. 3)Discuss the benefits of […]. Send the word out compost research paper to your family, friends and business associates that you’re on the lookout for paper, and you should quickly accrue a large collection of this carbon-rich compost ingredient. It is recommended that newspaper be recycled through appropriate community paper recycling centers rather than through backyard composting finished compost as well.Hence, more research has to be done on additive aided composting J.C. Juneja2 Department of Environmental Science, The IIS University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. C/N Ratio. Optional: Cover top of compost with a tarp to keep it moist. Watson. The domestic solid waste stream composition of urban settings in many developing countries including Uganda is largely biodegradable in nature, and thus, composting provides the most suitable solid waste management option for these wastes. C/N Ratio. Develop a recipe for a compost starter and design a research project to test its effect on the compost temperature profile Composting is one of the integrated waste management strategies used for the recycling of organic wastes into a useful product. The process of natural decomposition is very important to one type of waste disposal This paper analyes the more important aspects of the composting process with particular emphasis of the microbiological ones. Top The research was undertaken to study the effect of application of different rate of organic fertilizers on The compost at the rate of 100 g/m 2 was mixed with the soil during the bed preparation in all the.Composting is the acceleration of the natural process of breakdown of the organic material into a more stable organic substance. Hargreaves Composting of municipal solid waste has potential as a beneficial recycling tool. | agronomy |
http://live.worldbank.org/spring-meetings-2018-global-voices-interview-gilbert-f-houngbo | 2019-01-23T12:30:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547584331733.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20190123105843-20190123131843-00394.warc.gz | 0.85176 | 88 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__230206335 | en | This page in:
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As part of our Spring Meetings 2018 Interview Series, we will be talking with Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), about investments and innovations in agriculture. | agronomy |
http://one51place.com/apartment_exotic.html | 2018-12-19T05:40:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376831334.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20181219045716-20181219071716-00276.warc.gz | 0.924957 | 465 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__128786199 | en | We’re all familiar with the standard fruit salad that has chunks of apples, bananas, and oranges. More exotic fruits like mangos, papayas, passion fruit, and pomegranate have even become fairly mainstream for their healthy properties and the wonderful flavor that they add to smoothies, sorbet, and other fruity foods.
But what about those fruits that are so exotic you’ve never even heard of them? While you may not find any of these at your local grocery store or farmer’s market, you might run into them if you ever fly halfway around the globe or explore a specialty foods store:
- Jackfruit – native to India and Bangladesh, the jackfruit is green in color and is covered with small hard nodules. The flesh tastes similar to that of a pineapple.
- Rambutan – native to Southeast Asia, these spiny red fruits look a bit like a jellyfish, though this sweet treat is actually made into, well, jelly.
- Lychee – native to India, China, and Taiwan, this Vitamin C-rich fruit is slowly growing in popularity all over the US. It has a pink rind, white flesh, and a grape-like center.
- Kumquat – native to China, these small fruits are bright orange in color and resemble a tangerine. They can be used in jelly, tea, and other beverages.
- African cucumber – native to the Kalahari Desert, this fruit is bright yellow in color and covered with small spikes, a bit like a cactus. The dark green flesh is reminiscent of cucumber, limes, and passion fruit.
The warm climate of Florida makes it possible to grow a variety of wonderful fruits, and a few of the above specialties might not be far behind. Ask your local grocer if they carry any specialty fruits and, if they do, in which season can you expect to see them on the shelves. Delicious produce and warm weather are just a few of the benefits of living in an apartment in Alachua, FL, in the One 51 Place apartment community.
For more information about One 51 Place apartments, apartment features, community amenities, or floor plans, don’t hesitate to contact our leasing office today. | agronomy |
http://www.plantsontheplate.com/blog-1/a-fresh-avocado-and-strawberry-salad-with-herbs-to | 2019-02-22T17:46:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247518497.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20190222155556-20190222181556-00299.warc.gz | 0.95552 | 986 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__7325395 | en | It’s not even mid-March, but it’s sunny and warm enough to spend an entire day on the balcony, which I happily did yesterday. First trying to recover from the night before with a cup of coffee, enjoying the sun on my face and legs - I was actually sun tanning, and technically, it’s not even spring yet! Then I moved on to cleaning it up, throwing away all the useless stuff that was hoarded there in the cold months, when the outdoors were nothing more than some extra storage space. Saying sorry to all the dead plants that ended up in the trash as well. Mopping the floor several times with an ambition to get all the stains off, finally settling for the level of no-dust sensation when walking barefoot. When I got hungry, I dreamed of a ridiculously unseasonal, non-local salad of strawberries and avocados. But then, the strawberries were from Spain. That’s pretty close to Italy. In my book, that’s okay.
Then the salad was gone and I started planning (or maybe just daydreaming) about how to make some use of all the sun- drenched space. How fantastic would it be to have a huge bush of mint, which, judging by my parents’ garden, grows like wild weeds? Or maybe a tiny plant of tomatoes, just for the satisfaction? Some radishes and peas would be the pretties sight, and I could add wild strawberries which cost so much here I can’t even savor the taste properly, too busy fighting guilt. Maybe I’ve been giving too much attention to Nigel Slater’s Tender, which became my bedtime read in the last few weeks. But then, if he can grow a full vegetable garden (I’m only on part I) in London, what could go wrong on the sunniest terrace in Milan?
Some extra notes on the salad: I usually keep a mix of leafy greens in the fridge, and that’s what I used here as well, but I feel like avocado doesn’t really work with the peppery rucola and radicchio, so if you can, go for some baby spinach (which is very mild in flavor and so cute) or maybe even plain iceberg lettuce, which I personally hate, but then, not all palates are the same. Despite the light look, it’s quite filling, so I wouldn’t worry about adding more than a slice of grilled bread. Which you could maybe cube to make croutons - I will go that way next time. And again, the picture is not the best, but I was just so hungry and the salad smelled so good that all my patience flew out the window.
Avocado and Strawberry Salad with Herbs
(serves 1 as lunch)
1 small avocado (mine was rather minuscule, so maybe go for ½ regular avocado)
1 handful both mint and basil leaves, fresh
2 handful leafy greens
½ lime, juice
1 tsp Aleppo pepper (or some finely chopped red chilli, or a sprinkle of freshly ground black pepper)
1 tbsp olive oil
salt to taste
to serve, 2 slices of bread
Slice the avocado in half, put your palms on the sides and twist them to open the fruit. Stab the stone with a knife, turn it slightly to get the stone out without damaging the flesh. Place the halves on a chopping board, skin down. Careful not to cut through the skin, slice the avocado vertically, then using a tablespoon, take the slices out of the shells (which you can now discard), and chop them into cubes, again carefully as not to make a mash. Place that in a bowl.
Move on to the strawberries: wash them, dry them, get rid of the leaves, chop them into smaller-than-bite-size pieces (I made horizontal slices then cut in half). That, too, goes in the bowl.
Wash your herbs with cold water, dry with a paper towel, and chop up, don’t bother if it’s not too fine. Do the same with the greens, add everything to the fruit.
Add the lime juice, pepper, half of the olive oil and salt, gently mix the whole things, perhaps even using your hand. Let stand while you prepare the toast.
Heat up the remaining olive oil over medium heat, add the bread and fry on one side for 2-3 minutes. Using tongs, take it out of the pan and place on the salad. Or you could cut the bread into medium-sized cubes and fry it that way, which would give a crunch to each bite.
Have a nice week everyone! | agronomy |
http://boroogold.mn/news/familiarization-tour-with-a-cluster-dairy-farmer-in-bayandelger-soum-tuv-aimag/ | 2019-04-20T18:34:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578529962.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20190420180854-20190420202854-00169.warc.gz | 0.964179 | 470 | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-18__0__77033718 | en | Boroo Gold company and the Governor’s office of Mandal soum of Selenge aimag co-organized a tour among herders and farmers of Mandal and Bayangol soums of Selenge aimag on November 7, 2018 to familiarize with the first Mongolian dairy cluster farm.
The cluster farm, which has total of 400 cows, is made up of 10 farms of 40 cows each, and is located in Bayandelger soum of Tuv aimag, 95 km away from Ulaanbaatar city.
In order to support their fund to launch and run the farm sustainably, the Khaan Bank has loaned funds to herders, and the APU Dairy company has established an agreement with herders to buy their milk throughout the whole year, through all seasons. In addition, Nomadic Agro Farm LLC works to provide agricultural professionals, suppliers and contractors to support farmers in order to increase the supply of milk and implement international standards of dairy farming in Mongolia.
Each farm has enough space set at a European standard that includes an electric milking machine, a forage mixer, and a milk tank. There is also a Canadian wooden designed apartment for the herder family, and 15 hectares of land for livelihood forage for the herd of cattle.
The cooperating parties including Khan Bank, Nomadic Agro Farm LLC and APU dairy company who are working collaboratively to implement a medium-term strategy which aims to launch three more cluster farms in 2019 and a further three farms in 2020.
Herders and farmers from Mandal and Bayangol soum had enthusiasm for the project. This is especially so because Mandal soum is agricultural region with potential to develop highly productive farms instead of working with nomadic livestock. They suggested that that instead of developing the farms one by one, it is more effective to develop farms by cooperating with this cluster farm model.
After the tour, the herders and farmers took part in a training which taught how to improve farming livelihoods and how to prepare different kinds of food.
Boroo Gold LLC has, over many years, implemented many different trainings, workshops and familiarization tours to strengthen the capacity of Mandal and Bayangol soums’ herders, small entrepreneurs and agricultural entities and has implemented many small loans projects. | agronomy |
http://tv.uvigo.es/es/video/mm/19000.html | 2018-07-23T00:23:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676594675.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20180722233159-20180723013159-00595.warc.gz | 0.763814 | 88 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__195559931 | en | Introduction to supurbfood and role of international seminar by Han Wiskerke
Project coordinator of Supurbfood, Rural Sociology Group, Wageningen University
Idioma del video: English
First International Supurbfood project seminar
Supurbfood is a European project funded by the Seventh Framework Programme and has as main objective to improve the sustainability of urban and peri-urban agriculture and food provision in different European cities. | agronomy |
https://xinteza.com/news/cannabinoid-biosynthesis-in-a-nutshell-what-is-it-and-how-it-is-already-changing-the-cannabis-industry | 2023-12-10T20:19:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679102637.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210190744-20231210220744-00724.warc.gz | 0.939882 | 836 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__126310753 | en | A new trend is rapidly evolving in the cannabis field, a trend set out to disrupt everything we previously
thought about the way cannabis products are going to be produced in the near future. Cannabinoid
What is Biosynthesis?
Very roughly, biosynthesis is the formation of complex compounds from simple building block
substances by living microorganisms, fermented in a controlled environment, in a similar way to the way
beer and wine have been produced through the use of fermented yeast for thousands of years.
Cannabinoids are of course naturally found in the cannabis plant, but they can also be produced in other
ways, like synthetic and biosynthetic processes. However, in contrast to synthetic production in the
laboratory, which creates molecules that are only similar analogs to the naturally occurring
cannabinoids, the cannabinoid compounds created through biosynthetic processes are exactly the same
as the natural cannabinoids produced by the cannabis plant itself.
Yeast and bacteria are the most common microorganisms used to produce cannabinoids using
biosynthesis, with the raw ingredients being just water, sugars and carbon dioxide.
The key advantage to this process is that it results in a higher purity of the resulting cannabinoid
products, and much lower production costs and environmental footprint comparing to the traditional
cannabis cultivation process which demands huge resources of agricultural land, water and electricity.
Most importantly, the resulting compounds are the exact same compounds that would be produced
from cannabis extraction, but without the need for long growing cycles and the use of fertilizers,
herbicides and pesticides.
What Are the Implications for the cannabis industry?
Sophisticated and modern cannabis markets demand huge amounts of pure cannabinoid raw materials
for their production needs. Products like cannabinoid infused cosmetics, creams and lotions, cannabis
edibles, vaping pens and above all cannabinoid based pharmaceutical products, must use pure and
reproducible sources for cannabinoid compounds, purity which is very hard to achieve through the
traditional cannabis cultivation method. Of course, if the cannabis industry was all about smoked
flowers only, then producing cannabinoids from alternative methods wouldn’t be interesting. However
mature markets for cannabis based medical and consumer packed goods (CPG) products are constantly
growing, taking more and more sales percentage from the traditional cannabis raw flowers markets.
These products may in the near future use cannabinoids produced from biosynthesis rather than
extracted from cannabis, wiping out demand for a large amount of the current agricultural cultivation
production capacity. The clear advantages of the biosynthetic production route for pure cannabinoids
are thus poised to rapidly change and disrupt the landscape of the current cannabis industry.
Biosynthesis methods are able to produce cannabinoids with higher purity, reproducibility and
uniformity comparing to raw cannabis extraction. This fact, in addition to the promised lower
production costs offered by this new technology, is a huge driver for its adoption by the modern
cannabis industry as it evolves towards more and more sophisticated and mass-produced cannabis
In addition, the new technology should be able to create cannabinoids that aren’t expressed significantly
in the cannabis plant itself. These rarer cannabinoids are particularly appealing to pharmaceutical
companies, and therefore it is expected that cannabinoid biosynthesis methods will become the new
standard for cannabinoid production for pharmaceutical uses.
Cannabinoid biosynthesis technologies are getting more and more attention as the potential new
standard for production of pure cannabis compounds, and thus have the ability to radically change the
way cannabinoids are manufactured and mass-produced in the near future. If the new technology
indeed proves as successful and highly scalable as it seems to promise, many cannabis production
companies will shift to this new production paradigm which will dramatically improve the quality and
consistency of their products while also dramatically lower their production costs. Many large-scale
cannabis production companies (LPs) have already made investments that could position themselves to
capitalize on this technology shift, as they see the new cannabinoid biosynthesis production technology
as the real future of the industry. | agronomy |
https://ericanotinamericaelf.wordpress.com/tag/niagara/ | 2022-06-28T21:05:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103617931.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220628203615-20220628233615-00711.warc.gz | 0.925189 | 120 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__242754182 | en | Tasc Tulip Farm let’s you pick your own tulips! April Showers bring May flowers, and some sunshine too!
Due to Ontario finally being in stage 3 of reopening, I decided to support the local community of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Lincoln ON! 🇨🇦 The Neob Lavender field/farm is out in the country side of the Niagara community, making it the perfect location for a gorgeous purple field! 💜 So being in Canada, it was pouring rainContinue reading “Neob Niagara Lavender Farm” | agronomy |
https://www.holyspiritgungahlin.org.au/composting-workshop/ | 2024-02-26T15:12:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474660.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20240226130305-20240226160305-00894.warc.gz | 0.940608 | 133 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__65244972 | en | Ever wanted to know some of the tricks and secrets of composing your organic waste at home.
Saturday 22 April from 10:30am to noon, Dr Brook Clinton from Capital Scraps will join us in the community garden for a Composting Workshop.
Brook will share some of her knowledge and enthusiasm for all things compost, so that we can either create a compost area at home, or contribute to our community garden.
The community garden is located behind the church facing the Amaroo oval. Everyone is welcome – you don’t need to be involved in the parish or the garden.
The workshop is free. Morning tea will be available. | agronomy |
https://pestdisplace.org/contact/tumaini | 2024-04-17T01:43:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817128.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417013540-20240417043540-00022.warc.gz | 0.916748 | 82 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__14433885 | en | A place to integrate and collectively monitor the occurrence and movement of pests and diseases. It is based on symptoms recording and confirmation by molecular diagnostics.
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https://www.hfgtrust.com/the-tri-cities-1-export-may-surprise-you/ | 2021-01-22T03:13:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703529080.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20210122020254-20210122050254-00207.warc.gz | 0.954514 | 554 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__58713168 | en | The Tri-Cities’ #1 Export May Surprise You
Exporting American agricultural goods has been a long-running success story, with a trade surplus in agricultural goods even today. Early on, our agricultural exports focused on raw goods such as the tobacco exported by the pilgrims. But before long, American ingenuity kicked in and we started shipping more processed and higher value agricultural goods. Why do I bring this up? Due to our proximity to world markets, and our almost ideal growing conditions for many high-value crops, Washington State – and the Columbia Basin in particular – is not only a leader but a star when it comes to international agricultural trade.
Several years ago, I was Chair of the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce where, naturally, I focused on shedding light on the agricultural economy in our area. During one meeting, I asked if anyone knew what our number one export is. Many were quick to think of wheat which, while very important (especially for our friends in the Palouse), is not a major crop in our area. Others thought of apples. But despite the apple industry’s shift from Wenatchee and Yakima toward the Columbia Basin, it is still not our top export. Before long – and with a quizzical look – someone said, “potatoes.” My answer? Kind of. The largest agricultural export from this area is actually french fries!
To support the growth of our region’s agriculture industry, we offer credit and financing services to our agribusiness owners, farmers and ranchers across Eastern Washington and beyond.
Get in contact with one of our Agricultural Lenders by visiting the Community First Bank website.
Interestingly, the largest agricultural export from Washington State as a whole is seafood. However, this is a little misleading because although we have a strong seafood industry in Western Washington, quite a bit of the fish and seafood processed on the west side is actually caught in Canadian waters. In 2nd place, frozen french fries (and tater tots!) account for about $883 million in export value from Washington State, all of which comes from the Columbia Basin. That exceeds the export value of apples by about $150 million and wheat by almost $300 million.
The main reason french fries are almost a billion dollars in export value is that they are sold as a finished product. Our local processors are taking potatoes worth about $170 million and turning them into frozen potato products worth approximately $883 million. With our ideal growing conditions, availability of water, proximity to ports, and a little ingenuity, we are able to make and ship the best french fries around the world while providing year-round jobs to support our local economy.
Senior Agricultural Officer, Community First Bank | agronomy |
http://www.fwwineclub.com/Wine-Club/Elgin-Valley-Sauvignon-Blanc-1 | 2014-12-19T16:26:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802768741.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075248-00006-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.861925 | 236 | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-52__0__31458298 | en | Tell a friend! We'll send your friends the page and your message.
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Great South African Sauvignon Blanc like
Elgin Valley has the perfect blend of Old
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What You Need To Know
Few people realize that some of the most
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soils and varied climate get the most out of the grape. Ian and
Annette Corder knew this when they bought an old apple farm in
2003 and replanted it to vines with the objective of making top-class
Sauvignon Blanc. Close to the sea, the farm’s cool climate allows
long, slow ripening of the grapes. From the soil, the wine takes a
lovely elemental character, and from the sun, comes its intense fruit.
Gooseberry, grapefruit and
a whiff of smoke.
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Fish tacos, chicken
or shrimp stir fries. | agronomy |
https://www.stephryan.com.au/nationals_will_rescue_community_fruit_fly_program | 2022-05-26T13:34:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662606992.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526131456-20220526161456-00657.warc.gz | 0.957106 | 294 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__155246150 | en | Nationals will rescue community fruit fly program
01 November 2018
Victoria’s community fruit fly control programs will get an urgent $1 million lifeline under a Nationals Government.
Member for Euroa and Deputy Leader of The Nationals Steph Ryan said fruit growers were bitterly disappointed that the Andrews Labor Government had seemingly allowed funding for the community fruit fly traps program to lapse.
“These community trap programs work incredibly well and if the Nationals are elected we will make sure they continue,” Ms Ryan said.
“Growers told us that the next round of traps should be starting to be distributed but there are fears that’s just not happening and enquiries to department authorities are falling on deaf ears.
“If we are elected, we will make a priority funding allocation to the program to ensure it can complete its summer and autumn control activities.”
Ms Ryan said the horticulture industry was a critical part of the local economy and the community trapping program needed to continue.
“This program has been very well received by industry and our community, and it has shown what is possible when we all band together with the common goal of supporting our fruit growers,” Ms Ryan said.
“It’s in everyone’s interests to ensure our fruit growers continue to have access to export markets, because that valuable trade directly supports thousands of local jobs and businesses across the Euroa electorate.” | agronomy |
https://www.access-sciencejobs.uk/companies/1175/envigo | 2019-11-17T09:20:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496668896.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20191117064703-20191117092703-00542.warc.gz | 0.939331 | 131 | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-47__0__184444447 | en | Envigo provides essential products and research services for biopharmaceutical, crop protection, and chemical companies as well as universities, governments, and other research organizations. Envigo is committed to helping customers realize the full potential of their products and research which contribute to enhancing the lives of people and animals as well as protecting the environment.
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http://www.tespest.com/pest-control-services/stink-bugs/ | 2019-02-16T20:17:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247481111.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20190216190407-20190216212407-00530.warc.gz | 0.945041 | 365 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__192362153 | en | Save Yourself from Stink Bug Season
The fall season brings with it a lot of things, but none so detested as the stink bug. These flying insects have a characteristic shield shape and are known as a nuisance to both homeowners and growers.
They’re known for the damage they can cause to agricultural crops, but they can also be a huge issue if they get inside homes and buildings. Some people may even have their allergies affected by the odor stink bugs can produce.
Do stink bugs really stink?
When they feel threatened or are crushed, stink bugs produce an odor that ranges from the smell of strong herbs or cilantro. Despite their smell, it’s usually the sight of them alone that frustrates homeowners.
Why do I have stink bugs?
These pests migrate to the sunny side of houses and buildings in late summer to find warmth. At this point, they’re getting ready to seek shelter and heat for the winter season. They’ll look for cracks and gaps in doors, windows, and exterior walls.
Once inside they like to hide in the walls, attics, or in crawl spaces for the duration of winter. Any stink bugs hiding indoors will start to become active in the spring, and many will move into the living space.
Is there anything I can do to discourage stink bugs from coming inside?
Sealing gaps with caulk or covering small spaces with fitted screens can prevent stink bugs from gaining access to the interior of buildings, as can weather stripping. It’s once they’ve gotten inside to overwinter that they become something a stink bug exterminator is required for.
If you have overwintering stink bugs, contact us for a no-obligation, no-cost on-site assessment and quote. | agronomy |
https://www.successwithcrm.com/blog/core-principles-for-life-farming-and-business-success | 2021-10-27T03:05:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323588053.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20211027022823-20211027052823-00037.warc.gz | 0.960692 | 689 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__84677542 | en | There are laws you choose to follow and laws that simply exist. The law of gravity, roughly translated, states that since you are a lot smaller and lighter than the planet earth, you will be drawn to its surface, whether walking down the street or jumping from an airplane. Unlike traffic laws, you can’t break the law of gravity at will.
Laws of nature are principles that simply are, and to be productive, you have to work with them. Some are cast in stone, some are the result of common human experience.
There are five core principles that are applicable to life, farming, and business:
- Timing. It’s everything, right? Farmers know the best times of year to plant and harvest to reap the maximum benefits from their crops. Their schedule is consistent, year after year. Procrastination is not an option. Efficiency is a must at peak times. They have to persevere in what they know and have the patience to get the results. They have a sense of urgency when needed.
- Integrity. If you’ve ever listened to an ag report, farmers are intent on using the best possible seed, fertilizer, and pest control. They listen and study to find the best, because, without quality seed, the end product will be below par. They also focus on the integrity of the soil, because the proper environment for the seed is going to allow it to flourish and grow. Similarly, focus on the integrity of your people, processes, and data for long-term success.
- Investment. Farming is hard, physically demanding work that requires personal sacrifice. Farmers do it not only because they have a passion for the process, but they have a long-term perspective. They know the greater investment they make, the better and more bountiful harvest they will receive. What they sow, they shall reap.
- Community. On the farm, it is taken for granted that everyone in the family will participate in the daily tasks necessary to keep livestock and crops healthy and flourishing. If a farmer is temporarily out of commission, the neighbors pitch in and do extra field preparation or harvesting. Farmers trade tips and equipment and provide moral support when the weather is uncooperative. They work together and all benefit. Co-ops were created as early forms of what we now call communities in social media.
- Adaptation. Sometimes, things don’t go according to plan. It may be a cold spring, or new pest surfaces, or the crop doesn’t produce as well as expected. That’s when successful farmers evaluate what is working and what isn’t and make adjustments. They may have to rotate to a new crop, create bartering agreements when cash flow is low, or invest in new equipment. They also have to adapt when the harvest is more than expected. (2010 was an exceptional year in SW Michigan)
In the same way, businesses require a sense of timing, the integrity of the product or service, investment and hard work, community and teamwork, and the willingness to adapt to the business as times change.
They are the essential laws of good business, and if you try to go against them, it’s somewhat akin to jumping out of a plane without a parachute.
What core principle can you share to help guide others?
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https://www.realcannaseeds.com/ | 2023-12-09T01:16:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100781.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20231209004202-20231209034202-00608.warc.gz | 0.915356 | 297 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__118680691 | en | REAL CANNA SEEDS
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http://4weeds.blogspot.com/2011/07/what-is-weed-anyway.html | 2022-05-17T23:42:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662520936.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220517225809-20220518015809-00340.warc.gz | 0.952124 | 225 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__190181199 | en | Weeds are a human mental construct - without human agriculture and horticulture or dwellings on earth there wouldn't be any weeds. There would just be plants...
So, in our rather selfish pursuits we tell the plants that like to live in 'our' places, that they are unwanted (=weeds) and should be eradicated.
A plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usually of vigorous growth; especially one that tends to overgrow or choke out more desirable plants.
A plant considered undesirable, unattractive, or troublesome, especially one growing where it is not wanted, as in a garden.
A valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop. Any undesirable or troublesome plant, especially one that grows profusely where it is not wanted.
Any plant that is growing in a place where a human wants a different kind of plant or no plants at all.
Any plant growing where it is not wanted.
A wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants. | agronomy |
https://efdafrica.org/knowledge-centre/blog/contributing-to-net-zero-carbon-emissions-and-sustainable-development-goals/ | 2023-11-30T19:46:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100232.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20231130193829-20231130223829-00646.warc.gz | 0.960519 | 1,492 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__20301455 | en | Achieving Net Zero Carbon Emissions and Sustainable Development Goals in an affordable way
Achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 requires the creation of large carbon sinks as well as large reductions in carbon emissions. Growing trees is currently one of the most important ways to create carbon sinks at scale. This is already recognised by the UK government as demonstrated by e.g. the creation of the Woodland Carbon Guarantee and the proposed Nature for Climate Fund. While valuable pathfinders, these initiatives are tiny compared to the huge scale of the problem. According to the Climate Change Committee the UK will need to plant about 75-100 million trees on space equivalent to 30,000 to 50,000 football pitches every year to capture the carbon needed to meet the UK target!
The problem is not just finding the space. It is also the huge cost involved in accessing the land, planting the trees and maintaining them for at least thirty years in countries like the UK where land and labour costs are high. The high costs per acre and the huge area of land required equate to a huge spending requirement and a cost per tonne of carbon captured between $50-100/tCO2e. To persuade investors to grow such a vast number of trees in the UK will require very high government subsidies that will probably be unaffordable, especially in a post-covid world. Even if the subsidies were affordable they may not be wise as it would risk diverting resources away from other climate change priorities and/or the wider government spending agenda.
There is a cheaper and better way. It recognises that there is only one atmosphere. Much more carbon will be captured from the atmosphere with the same amount of money by planting trees in countries with lots of land and lower labour costs than spending the same amount in the UK. Tree growing in parts of Africa and India has shown that carbon is being captured at less than a fifth of the cost in the UK - less than $10/tCO2e! So long as the carbon capture is genuine, and there are no other offsetting disadvantages, it makes sense for the UK government to use part of its climate change and development assistance budgets to extend the same sort of support currently provided for tree growing in the UK to carefully selected groups of farmers in certain developing countries. Well-designed programmes in these countries would not only capture more carbon for a given cost – they would also generate additional benefits such as reducing the current worrying deforestation, improving biodiversity and improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.
How would such a scheme work? The Woodland Carbon Guarantee gives tree growers the option to sell tonnes of carbon, when captured, to the UK government at a guaranteed minimum price. Extending the same sort of guaranteed price mechanism to qualifying tree growers in developing countries would stimulate much more tree growing and carbon capture at a much lower guaranteed carbon price. Setting the guaranteed price at, say, $10/tCO2e would stimulate investment in those countries where the cost of carbon capture is much lower than in the UK and other high cost countries. The result would be carbon capture at least five times greater than would be achieved with the same amount of money in the UK. Of course, it would be important to ensure that the carbon credits are “genuine” and “truly additional”, that there is no “double counting” of credits and that in practice as well as in theory the claimed additional environmental and livelihoods benefits are realised by smallholder farmers (not as increased profits for foreign companies). But without doubt there are practicable solutions, as evidenced by initiatives already in existence.
Let me introduce you to TIST, a brilliant example of how tree growing by groups of smallholder farmers in Africa and India is both capturing carbon at scale and generating sustainable improvements in the environment, and farmers’ incomes. TIST farmers work in small groups to plant and maintain tree groves on unused or degraded land, largely on their own time and at their own cost. They source the seeds and plant and maintain the trees; each individual tree is GPS located and photographed to evidence when and where new trees have been planted; the trees are regularly maintained and periodically measured and re-photographed to evidence net tree growth (taking account of the originally planted trees that have since died); after at least five, and generally ten, years the trees are measured, the carbon captured is quantified and the evidence presented to an independent Validator which, if satisfied, confirms the validity of the carbon credits; and the carbon credits may then be sold in the informal carbon market, in which case 70% of the proceeds are paid to the farmers and the balance used to meet the costs of the business.
Other noteworthy features are: the farmers are self-governing (with women and men equally represented) and they are highly self-motivated because in addition to the deferred payments they expect to receive when the carbon credits are sold they also benefit from more immediate benefits such as improved soil quality, improved diet from collecting berries and nuts from the (mixed) trees and better access to firewood. TIST tree growing is very low cost because the land is essentially costless, labour costs are very low (not least because farmers provide much of the labour for free) and technology costs are also very low cost (basic mobile phones with cameras).
There are currently more than 90,000 TIST farmers in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and one State in India. They have planted more than 18 million trees, already captured more than 5 million tonnes of carbon and the same trees will capture about 15 million tonnes as they grow bigger. TIST is expanding by “osmosis” – groups of farmers travel around in buses promoting the idea to other farmers, so new groups form as more farmers elect to grow more trees. The enthusiasm of farmers to adopt the TIST approach is evident and the potential to grow is huge. But the ability of TIST and other similar organisations to grow more rapidly is constrained by the low and volatile carbon price in the informal carbon market. A guaranteed minimum price scheme of the sort currently offered to investors to encourage tree growing in the UK extended to TIST and other comparable organisations would immediately enable much greater investment in tree growing, and much greater carbon capture, at lower cost to the government. In so doing, the UK government would not only do much more to achieve the net zero carbon emissions target with less money but also contribute more to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Moreover, if the climate change strategy proves to be successful, the carbon price will rise above the guaranteed minimum price and so there will be no net cost involved in providing the guarantee.
In conclusion, if the UK government is serious about achieving the net zero carbon target in an affordable way, it should extend the carbon price guarantee, currently available to investors for tree growing in England, to UK investors growing trees in sustainable tree growing ventures in low income developing countries. It should set the minimum price guarantee at a low level to ensure that these investments are undertaken only in low-cost ventures. The carbon captured as a result of the price guarantee provided by the government should count towards meeting the UK’s net zero target. The government should use its mandate as chair of COP 26 to promote the use of the same approach to promote carbon capture and sustainable development more widely in the international community. | agronomy |
http://hanakowest-cafe.com/conserving-money-in-the-house/ | 2023-11-29T20:48:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100146.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20231129204528-20231129234528-00301.warc.gz | 0.969854 | 772 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__196623392 | en | A greener way of life in the house is a key step in going green as well as conserving cash as well. Along with the energy-saving as well as water-saving steps you can take, minimizing waste is also crucial. Setting up a home composting stack or container is a wonderful method to lower the waste you create every day.
Composting takes normal organic waste materials of the kind you create each day and transforms them right into the soil and also nutrients for your backyard and also yard. Rather than placing vegetable cuttings, banana peels, and also various other regular items of waste from the cooking area right into your trash, where they then probably end up in a garbage dump, toss them right into a small container in your cooking area. At the end of the day, empty the bucket right into your garden compost container or compost heap.
Composting is one of the simplest points you can do to go eco-friendly. It needs extremely little initiative on your part. You are merely allowing Mother Nature to do what she already can do with no assistance from you: normally weaken all types of organic products back right into compost which can supply a healthy and balanced as well as nutrient-rich source of dirt for the development of new plants.
Exactly how do you begin? My referral is to utilize a compost container. By retaining your compostable materials in a container instead of in an open heap you maintain heat, which quickens the composting process and minimizes smells, for which your neighbors will absolutely thank you as well as for which you may be grateful too. Ultimately, a closed bin assists to stay out undesirable animals, which could invade your compost pile to get one of the most recent enhancements.
Establishing a garden compost container is incredibly very easy. Your regional neighborhood might have a composting program in position. If so, you can go to a composting workshop to get the essentials on establishing your bin, and also, as a “reward” you can go home with a composting bin for a discounted rate, or in some cases, definitely cost-free. My community is one that uses a free container for all homeowners that attend a one as well as a one-half-hour session in which the basic principles of composting are taught. The container that is provided is constructed from 100% recycled plastic and also holds when full a large wheelbarrow’s worth of garden compost.
You can compost a vast array of organic products. Virtually any kind of plant waste, including turf clippings and also backyard waste along with waste from preparing vegetables and fruit in your cooking area, can be used. You can include tea bags and coffee premises, consisting of also coffee filters. What about pasta as well as bread crumbs? Not a problem. Egg coverings? Definitely. Also, shredded paper, as well as paper napkins, can be included. About the only type of waste you need to keep out of your garden compost bin is meat waste. Decaying meat has an unpleasant smell that will certainly attract rats and other animal bugs as well as when it decomposes it can promote the growth of microbial viruses that you would like to shut out of your garden. Otherwise, nearly anything goes.
A well-balanced compost is best, mixing roughly equivalent quantities of green and brown things. You will certainly reduce waste from your home, boost the quality of fruit and vegetables in your garden, as well as save cash on soil modifications for your yard. As well as your garden compost is all-organic, enabling you to ensure that the food products you increase are chemical totally free.
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https://www.onebyfourstudio.com/2021/05/4-ideas-for-teaching-kids-about-how-grain-is-processed/ | 2024-03-04T18:24:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476464.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20240304165127-20240304195127-00525.warc.gz | 0.931967 | 724 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__120702397 | en | Teaching kids about grain processing will help them to learn where some of their favorite food comes from and how it’s made. This is a great way for children to learn science and have fun with it.
There are 4 fun ideas for teaching kids about how grain is processed including:
- Show a kid-friendly grain processing video.
- Have your children touch and feel different types of grain.
- Take a field trip to a grain processing plant.
- Do a science experiment involving grains.
What is Grain Processing?
Grain processing helps to remove what cannot be digested in the human body from what can be properly digested. The bran and germ are separated for consumption from other compounds that cannot be easily digested in the human body.
The grain processing procedure turns corn and other grains into flour and other by-products that can be transformed into bread, tortillas, cereals, baked goods, animal food, and more. Animal feed has more barley as more human food contains wheat and whole grain.
1. Show a Kid-Friendly Grain Processing Video
Start out with a visual activity before going into a hands-on activity about the topic. Begin by finding a kid-friendly grain processing video of your choice on YouTube that explains the basics of grains.
Make sure whatever videos you choose to show are short, simple, yet very informational about grain processing.
2. Have Your Children Touch and Feel Different Types of Grains
The Share & Remember blog lists many fun and educational grain related activities for preschoolers. The best one to do to get the conversations started about grain processing is to have a sensory bin of different grains.
Make sure the sensory bin is sectioned off. Put pasta, oatmeal, dried corn, quinoa, or any other type of grain of your choice in each section of the bin and have your children or preschool class take turns feeling the grains’ texture and shape.
Follow up with a grain processing learning activity. Have the child paste a type of grain such as oatmeal to a page. Then have him or her draw a picture of a bowl of oatmeal. Draw an arrow from the oatmeal grain to the oatmeal bowl to show how the grain turns into a delicious breakfast.
3. Take a Field Trip to a Grain Processing Plant
Scherer, Inc is a grain processing plant that originated in the 1980s in South Dakota. You can learn about the milling and grain processing procedure by watching their videos before taking a trip to there or another local plant.
Taking a trip to a local grain processing plant will help children of all ages-especially starting at grade school age-as to how it’s done. Children will learn sequence by going from one section of the plant to the next to see the entire procedure for grain processing. It is a great alternative to learning the topic first hand at a real live plant rather than just doing science experiments in the classroom.
4. Do a Science Experiment Involving Grains
But don’t forget to still do a science experiment here and there about grain processing!
For older kids, after learning about the educational background of grain processing, one of the most fun science experiments you can do is bake something such as cake, bread, or muffins. If you are teaching a class, have the plan to choose what the students will bake. Give the students a recipe and divide them into teams to get the job done. Put the finished dough into ovens at your school and have them enjoy their creations once baked. | agronomy |
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https://www.cricketroller.co.uk/properly-maintaining-your-cricket-pitch-guide/ | 2022-05-27T12:53:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662647086.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527112418-20220527142418-00481.warc.gz | 0.941958 | 1,158 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__321951556 | en | Properly Maintaining Your Cricket Pitch: A Step-By-Step Guide
To the casual observer, cricket is magically played on an idyllic green landscape, with the gentle thwack of leather on willow accompanied by ripples of warm applause and the clink of china teacups. The reality is somewhat different!
Producing the ideal cricket pitch is a mixture of science, engineering, and hard graft. Whilst the level of resources available may vary from club to club, the aim remains the same; to produce cricket pitches throughout the season that are fair for bowler and batter alike. Here is our step-by-step guide on what needs to be done to make the magic happen.
Preparation ten days to one week before the match
1. Select the pitch to be used
Where there is a choice, avoid playing consecutive matches on adjacent pitches. This gives the pitch surface longer to recover, especially the areas worst affected by the bowler’s spike marks and scuffs. Whilst pitch plans are often drawn up at the start of a season, local factors and issues may require this to be revised.
2. Mow the selected pitch
This should ideally be carried out with the minimum of an 8 bladed cylinder mower. The mow height should be around 5-6mm (slightly lower than the rest of the square). This is best done in stripes, with two passes up and down the pitch, before moving to the next stripe. For pitches with longer grass, a second pass may be required, but avoid lowering the mow height.
3. Scarify between the popping creases
Either using a brush-rake machine or the more traditional hand-rake and brush method, lightly scarify the area between the popping creases to reduce the density of the grass and allow the surface soil to be clearly seen between individual blades of grass. Take care not to disturb the soil itself.
4. Repair any indentations
In a similar manner to repairing pitch marks on a golf green, small indentations in the pitch are best dealt with by levering up the depression, rather than trying to fill it from above. This is particularly important around the ‘length’ where there may be more ball impact activity during the game.
5. Water the pitch
Watering is vital to protect the grass root structure and ensure the correct firmness of the pitch. The aim of watering is to allow soil down to a depth of 80-100cm to access the moisture. Rain is the ideal solution, with irrigation being used as required. Captured rainwater is better than using tap water, if possible.
6. Rolling the pitch
As soon as surface water has disappeared, a light roller should be used for the initial roll. As the pitch continues to dry, heavier rollers can be used to help remove moisture and improve the surface. Roll frequently whilst moisture remains and always use a good quality roller! In periods of very dry weather, it may be necessary to flash the pitch with water, before rolling. Rolling is the key to preparing a flat and fair cricket pitch.
Preparation two to four days before the match
Mowing should be carried out at least every other day, depending on the grass condition. Continue to lightly scarify and brush the surface. As match day approaches, the mow height can be lowered, with care being taken not to scalp the pitch surface. The typical cutting height for safety is usually 3-5mm. Continue to roll the pitch, lightly watering if required.
Preparation on match day
There is always a lot to do on match day and an early start is usually required! The day starts with the final brush, mow, and roll. The pitch should not be excessively green and should be completely dry (UK weather conditions may require the judicial use of covers to make this possible.) Mark out the creases neatly, using a suitable marking compound. Lines should be between 12mm and 25mm in width. Always use a marking frame. Depending on the duration of the match, parts of this process may need to be repeated, within the framework of the laws of cricket.
Post-match pitch recovery
The pitch will become significantly stressed during both the period of the match and from the rolling and mowing beforehand. Carefully aerating the pitch will help the root structure recover from both. Repair footmarks using a fork, lifting the surface if possible. Deeper marks may need to be filled. A light dressing of fertiliser can then be applied.
For bare areas of soil, overseeding may be needed. Pre-germinated seeds (chitting) should be used to increase the speed and effectiveness of root establishment. This can be easily achieved by mixing the seeds with damp soil prior to use. Make sure you mix the seeds and sand every day, to ensure root separation. The mixture can then be spread or pressed into the surface, as required.
With hard work, the right tools, and lots of love and care, your pitches will provide you with a full season of cricket. We may be biased, but a great roller is the foundation of making this happen. Since the 1920s, when the Auto-Roller was first designed, our range of rollers has been continuously developed, retaining all the features that have made the Auto-Roller so successful around the world. This continuous improvement is relied upon to keep the finest cricket wickets in world-class condition.
We hope this guide has been of use. If there is anything that we can do to help, please do not hesitate to contact us. Good luck and we hope you have a great season! | agronomy |
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https://farmingdale-observer.com/2016/08/07/fresh-from-the-field-to-your-table/ | 2021-10-26T12:56:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323587877.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20211026103840-20211026133840-00058.warc.gz | 0.964454 | 982 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__55181514 | en | Farmers’ Market has become a Farmingdale staple
One of the most picturesque scenes on Farmingdale’s Main Street in recent years isn’t the newest store or restaurant popping up as part of the village’s revitalization project—although they certainly add to the rich an vibrant tone—but rather the wholesome Farmers’ Market, held every Sunday on the Village Green next to village hall.
The vendors at the market serve a wide array of interesting and delicious goods, including fresh vegetables and produce, cheesecake, caramel, bread, mozzarella cheese, pasta, coffee, and much more. And, unlike the supermarket, everything is available directly from the people who grow and produce what you’re buying, so you know it’s a quality product.
The Farmingdale Farmers Market has ten vendors currently, all manning their respective tables and booths from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Sunday amongst the grass, trees, and benches inhabiting the park, making for a cozy and inviting place to frequent, especially when the weather is agreeable. The market starts in the first week of June, and runs through the last weekend before Thanksgiving in November.
Currently celebrating its fifth
year in Farmingdale—and its third at the present site—the market previously started in a parking field at the opposite end of Main Street and slowly migrated its way towards the Village Green each successive year, according to Mary Schneider of Schneider’s Farm in Melville, the event’s manager.
“This is the ideal location for the market,” she said. “It’s what I had envisioned originally when we first started the market, because it’s just a nice area to bring the community to… it’s under the trees, you’re in a park, and it’s a really pretty setting. Plus, the village has been amazingly supportive of the market. I’ve coordinated with them since I took over as manager, and you’re so helpful in terms of putting signs up and helping to get the word out.”
Schneider herself is a farmer by trade, and the fruits and vegetables she sells every weekend are grown on her family’s very own farm located in Melville, so her customers know they’re always getting the very freshest of goods.
“I sell fresh local produce, all grown on Long Island, especially at our farm,” she said. “We have a variety of different products that we start growing in the early spring, especially leafy vegetables such as lettuces and spinach, and now in the summer we get into the full swing of things with corn, fresh tomatoes, eggplant, and more.”
Teresa Conte, a longtime Farmingdale resident, said that she’s been coming to the market since the day it started.
“I love it here…their vegetables are so fresh, and they last all week,” she said. “My whole family comes here, including my daughters…it’s a great family experience for us all to come down, spend an hour here in the beautiful park…and buy some lovely fresh vegetables that you can’t get anywhere else.”
Robin Disotell, another local, said that the market happily reminds her of the old days back in her homeland of Germany, before she moved to the United States over 20 years ago.
“I love it. I’m from Europe, and I’m used to farmers’ markets twice a week, and this is the next best thing,” she said. “I love fresh produce, I love the people that work here, and I think that the quality is excellent. I’m here each and every week.”
As manager, Schneider coordinates with all of the vendors as well as with the U.S. Department of Agriculture—which issues checks for fresh vegetables to seniors and lower-income families redeemable at farmers’ markets—and the Village of Farmingdale, which she says is the ideal home for such a wonderful event.
“I’ve been with this market since the beginning, and I wanted it to stay here in Farmingdale because it’s such a great community,” she said. “We have a lot of ties to Farmingdale…my mother grew up going to the Farmingdale School District, and has a little Farmingdale High School reunion every Sunday when we hold the market with the people that are still here. I have a lot of relatives in Farmingdale as well, and so it’s very important for me to keep the market here.” | agronomy |
https://medfordalert.com/2021/10/10/freeze-watch-in-effect-starting-late-monday-night/ | 2023-12-11T15:20:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679515260.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20231211143258-20231211173258-00633.warc.gz | 0.895191 | 242 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__80598656 | en | NWS MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
- WHAT…Temperatures in the upper 20s to low 30s are possible.
- WHERE…South-central Douglas County, far eastern Curry County, Josephine County and Jackson County. This includes the Illinois, Applegate, and Rogue Valleys as well as southern portions of the Umpqua Basin near Tiller, Azalea and Glendale.
- WHEN…From late Monday night through Tuesday morning.
- IMPACTS…Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
- View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
- Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && | agronomy |
https://agrokasa.pl/en/news/how-is-the-polish-agricultural-sector-dealing-with-the-drought/ | 2023-05-30T13:47:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224645810.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20230530131531-20230530161531-00503.warc.gz | 0.955703 | 1,348 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__36300159 | en | The report entitled “Analysis of the Formation and Use of Water Resources for the Purposes of Agriculture and Rural Areas” drafted for the European Fund for the Development of Polish Rural Areas (EFRWP) indicates that ongoing climate change and the resulting extreme hydrological phenomena, such as droughts and floods, will be among crucial challenges faced by the agricultural sector and rural areas in the coming years. As much as 35% of arable land in Poland is already threatened by water shortage on an ongoing basis, while close to 70% of grasslands are located in areas troubled by water deficit. Due to climate change and some of the lowest surface water resources in Europe, the Polish agricultural sector is facing water deficit as one of the biggest challenges in recent years.
The last 20 years have seen a hike in water uptake in Poland. The study shows that approx. 70% of water is used by the industrial sector, 20% by municipal services, and barely 10% is utilised for the purpose of irrigation in agriculture, forestry and for filling and replenishing fish farm ponds. The report also indicates, however, that the Poles are gradually learning to save water: its consumption for the purposes of national economy and general population has declined by 9% compared to 2000.
The authors of the report also note that actual water consumption for agricultural purposes is far higher. This is because statistics do not include water consumed in agricultural production throughout the vegetation period, including rainwater and water from unregistered sources. According to the presented results, approx. 51.4 billion cubic metres of water are used in Poland every year for agricultural purposes, which makes up over 88% of the country’s total water resources. 75% of that figure constitute the so-called water footprint, i.e. rainwater returned by plants back to the atmosphere.
“This data show a clear picture in which the agricultural sector benefits the most from precipitation. As a result, climate change and droughts not only intensify losses in crop harvests and animal husbandry, leading to an increase in food prices, but are also the root cause of deteriorating living conditions of the inhabitants of rural areas,” says Krzysztof Podhajski, President of the Board of the European Fund for the Development of Polish Rural Areas.
“How will the drought affect agriculture if no remedial actions are taken? Its impact will include e.g. a decline in average harvest size and milk production by as much as 6% in case of a one-year drought. However, if the drought continues for several consecutive years, it will prove necessary to curb cereal consumption in domestic production by as much as 12% in the next 15 years,” reads the information sent by the European Fund for the Development of Polish Rural Areas.
This is why, as the authors of the report have stressed, it is crucial to create an efficient water management system in rural areas. Its current condition, including among others infrastructure (comprising outdated and neglected melioration systems from 1960s and 1970s), as well as the lack of sufficient solutions permitting water retention in rural areas so it can be later used in agriculture, will gradually lead e.g. to growing competition with respect to access to limited water resources among the inhabitants of rural areas and agricultural producers.
According to the analysis, the water management system should be based on three pillars: developing small-scale water retention and small water bodies, improving the efficiency of existing melioration infrastructure, and using groundwater.
“There are currently around 100 large water bodies in Poland and over 32,000 small water retention structures, including small water bodies with a volume beneath 5m cubic metres. In total, they help retain approx. 7% of the average annual water outflow from the territory of Poland. It is too little to manage water resources rationally and considerably curb the risk of flooding, not to mention fighting the drought,” says the study coordinator Mateusz Balcerowicz.
According to the authors of the report, building small water retention structures (i.e. storing water in the environment for local purposes) and building small water bodies, including ponds, raising water table level in lakes, and recreating the retention capacity in areas where water level has been falling.
“Initiatives of this sort are by far easier and quicker to execute than an investment process required for large water regulation structures and water bodies. Furthermore, local inhabitants are less likely to object to them. Small water retention structures and retaining water locally can help improve and increase the volume of water resources in the given area, delay their outflow, and increase the level of groundwater. This is why building small water bodies in rural areas should receive extensive and varied support, both financially and organisationally. Ensuring access to water is the first step towards combatting the consequences of drought in agriculture. The next one involves building appropriate water infrastructure to help collect retained water and deliver it to where it is needed,” adds Mateusz Balcerowicz.
Improving the technical condition of and investing in water melioration also plays an important role in securing rural areas against water deficit; apart from supporting agricultural production, they also help protect the land from flooding and form an important element of environmental protection and reduction in the emissions of greenhouse gases. The majority of existing melioration systems requires modernisation and expansion, however: they are currently being maintained in approx. 3m ha of cultivated land, i.e. in approx. 47% of meliorated areas in Poland.
Apart from small water retention and melioration, one of the most effective tools in combatting drought in agriculture consists in providing water for the plants using irrigation equipment based e.g. on groundwater, the supply of which in Poland remains at a good level. While in the European Union the share of surface where irrigation systems are used in relation to total cultivated land amounts to approx. 9.1%, in Poland it is only 1.9%.
Putting a stop to the devastation of existing water infrastructure, new investments in melioration systems and small retention structures, and devising better conditions to keep them in good shape are some of the tools that will help the Polish agricultural sector adapt to climate change and deal with increasingly frequent droughts.
The report entitled “Analysis of the Formation and Use of Water Resources for the Purposes of Agriculture and Rural Areas” was drafted in 2020 at the request of the European Fund for the Development of Polish Rural Areas by the Expert Team of the Association of Water and Melioration Engineers and Technicians, Local Expert Group in Warsaw. | agronomy |
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At Meditmin , which stands for "MEDITerranean MINerals", we’re invested in building the future of farming for the good of all of us.
We want to make life for farmers as easy and comfortable as possible, regardless of the size of productions that they manage.
Multiple scientific studies show that many fruits, vegetables, and grains grown today carry less protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, riboflavin, and vitamin C than those that were grown decades ago. With the switch that many people are doing towards a more plant-based diet, experts are increasingly recommending to nurture the soil that provides all these produce.
Nutrient decline "is going to leave our bodies with fewer of the components they need to mount defences against chronic diseases", says David R. Montgomery, a professor of geomorphology at the University of Washington in Seattle and co-author with Anne Biklé of "What Your Food Ate".
With Meditmin we look at the sea to rescue all the minerals and trace-elements that once belonged to the land and got washed away. With the technology we are able to serve this nutritious compound in a way that provides a large array of benefits. | agronomy |
https://www.slowfoodgastrikland.se/2017/08/slow-food-10000-gardens-in-africa/ | 2024-04-17T09:17:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00588.warc.gz | 0.879439 | 550 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__65906196 | en | Nu har vi fått mer information om en av de trädgårdar, den i Lesoto som vi stödjer.
Last week the garden’s referent wrote us about the latest developments.
”The crops that were produced were plenty and very nutritious, we fed the orphans and vulnerable children we care for and sold some to the community and that provided some income which was able to help in supplementing our limited resources. We also provided some to the people living with HIV. We were very successful with the crops and there has been a very big change as our children has benefited, they are in good health due to eating nutritious vegetables. Moreover, we employed people who were needy especially living with HIV to work in the farm, then with the income from selling of the vegetables we paid for their wages and were able to buy more seeds and seedlings for this and next year.”
Slow Food Gästrikland har, tack vare våra medlemmars och deltagares vävilja fått ihop medel att vara bidragsgivare till två trädgårdar i Afrika.
Vårt val och önskemål vad gäller trädgårdarna är att pengarna ska gå till barns utveckling och utbildning samt kvinnors möjlighet till att bli självförsörjande, utveckla byn och möjlighet att finansiera utbildning.
It is a community based organization for orphaned and vulnerable children, home-based care patients and caregivers.
The centre provides a warm, safe, accepting environment for HIV impacted people to meet, socialize, receive counselling and testing, and learn new income-generating skills.
It supports youth with after-school activities, tuition support, provisions and essentials. The centre also works to provide food security by teaching nutrition and agricultural techniques at the household level and also conducts HIV education through youth workshops and home-based care workshops. The centre has 3 gardens.
Two of the gardens have been planted to produce traditional, nutritious vegetables for sale to the community which will provide the centre needed income to sustain ourselves and reduce dependency on donations.
The tomato garden is a 1,120 m² field planted with different varieties of tomatoes using conservation agriculture techniques.
Irrigation is by sprinkler.
Mohale’s Hoek region | agronomy |
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Parsley is ready to cut or harvest in about 70 to 90 days after planting. When planning an herb garden, it's helpful to know how long it will take to harvest the herbs that will be grown. Method #1: Refrigerate with paper towels. A member of the carrot family, Apiaceae, it is most commonly seen used as a garnish or as a mild flavoring in a multitude of dishes. How to grow parsley in a garden. You can grow all of your favorite cooking herbs in containers, which is what I do. Parsley will grow indoors all winter, but if your parsley is growing outdoors, you should harvest the whole plant before the first frost hits. As such, it’s a must-have for an herb garden.The question is, when do you pick parsley and exactly where do you cut parsley for … I know that under certain circumstances seeds can last a very very long time. Now, kale is an almost daily component of my diet. Planting this plant will be completed the entire year spherical. my dad gave them to me sometime in the mid 80,s.he used to plant them around the perimeter of his garden to stop mole damage. Female date palms bear fruit if a male tree is nearby, but not all … Parsley is usually grown from seed, but germination is slow, taking four to six weeks. When an older plant bolts, there will be a newer plant to harvest. This plant was planted from seed in the spring of last year. How long does cilantro last in the freezer? Parsley has a rich and storied history, and its substantial health properties and usefulness as a garden herb are timeless. I have a habit of purchasing seeds and then never using much of them. The only dandelions or purslane I touched, as a child, were the so-called “weeds” I was told to pull up from my front … Today, parsley is best known as a … Parsley seeds are notoriously slow to germinate, but one technique does seem to help speed up sprouting. Parsley will tolerate a degree of shade but is happiest and ultimately, most flavoursome in full sun. They are now thriving! It likes shady habitats in particular, and can be found decorating woodland edges, roadside verges and hedgerows with masses of frothy, white flowers. Get all the details on how to grow and enjoy parsley now. ; Sow seeds direct or fill starter pots or trays with Yates Seed Raising Mix.Sow seeds, cover, firm down and water well. Take fresh parsley, clean it, and chop it neatly, with no hassle, with this guide to how to chop and cut parsley, then store it correctly, too, with a guide to how to store parsley. Start planting parsley seeds indoors in the early spring when you start to feel the warmth in the air, usually 6-10 weeks before the last expected frost date, you can always plant this herb late as overwintering parsley … How to Grow Italian Parsley From Seed. It does need to be kept well watered especially when grown in a pot. If it doesn’t appear to be leggy and the temps have been high, some extra irrigation just might remedy the situation. The edible green foliage is great to grow on its own, but is also a wonderful complement to flower beds and window boxes. For positive results, I like to plant my cilantro alongside my … I will have to plant some of these old seeds this year and see if any of them take. Plant the dug up plants in the deep pot, water well, and then leave them outside for a few weeks in a shaded area to recover from the … Where it grows as a biennial, in the first year, it forms a rosette of tripinnate leaves 10–25 cm long with numerous 1–3 cm leaflets, and a taproot used as a food store over the winter. That’s from seed to mature thriving parsley plant ready for harvest. I generally harvest a few Easy, right? You can buy one herb plant like parsley for under $4 and dry the herbs for all your … I still have some pea seeds from 1980. How: Snip your harvest from the base of the plant to encourage more growth. Now, whenever you want parsley, you can easily reach for your bag or container from the freezer. If you want to speed up your planting time even further, you can plant your parsley ahead of time in small containers and move them to their final destination after sprouting. If you ascertain that the parsley plant is droopy due to extreme temps and dry soil, trim the plant back and water it … When parsley is fully established it is a strong growing plant and very unlikely to suffer from pests or diseases. To help with watering container grown parsley, a mulch of gravel, chipped bark or similar will retain a lot of the moisture in warm weather. It comes out easily and is good if used within a few months. Spacing: Plant seeds in succession, sowing 1 to 2 inches apart in two-week intervals. Pour off any seeds that float, and strain the others onto a paper towel. It was grown as a container plant and was overwintered in the greenhouse. Fresh parsley will last up to two weeks in the refrigerator depending on how the humidity is in the vegetable drawer of the fridge. For a long time, some individuals have associated the date palm with the god of sun, Ra and as resurrection figurehead. Plant parsley in spring once the ground is workable. Easy to grow and propagate, this attractive herb is a welcome addition to veggie patches and flower containers, and storage is simple. They were outside but were doing poorly so around the middle of the summer I moved them inside. A 10-foot row of parsley will keep you and all your neighbors well supplied. The plant does the same, flowering rapidly and setting seeds. Choose a sunny or partly shaded spot in the garden and prepare the planting area well by digging in Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser. How long does it take to grow parsley? These flower umbels (umbrella-like clusters) appear from May until June. Bolting usually occurs when the weather goes into overdrive and rapidly heats up. Pick out 3-4 healthy-looking stems that are a vibrant green color and have at least 3 segments of leaves at the top of each stem. Properly stored, it will maintain best quality for about 4 to 6 months, but will remain safe beyond that time. Cow parsley is a hollow-stemmed, tall plant that grows rapidly in the summer before dying back. Dig deep to get the entire taproot and then provide the plant with a deep pot to accommodate the root. However, since we started from cuttings, expect a cut of 4 weeks from the initial growing time. they were stored in a jar in a storage room. Harvest parsley leaves any time during the growing season; cut them off at the base of the plant. How satisfying it can be to harvest aromatic, fresh herbs from pots or gardens while preparing food. Last Updated: December 9, ... Identify several leafy stems about 5 in (13 cm) long. Place the dry seeds in a small dish, and cover them with very warm (110°F/43°C) water, and let sit overnight. Now you know how to freeze fresh parsley! Parsley is a biennial herb usually grown as an annual. How Long Does Fresh Parsley Last?. The freezer time shown is for best quality only - cilantro that has been kept constantly frozen at 0°F will keep safe indefinitely. Then dab the herbs dry with a few paper towels. Growing up, kale was simply the “green stuff” that lined the beds of pale, nutrient-deficient iceberg lettuce at the salad bar. I have 2 basil plants that are in 8 inch diam. First, rinse your parsley in a colander to remove any dirt or grit. N O WONDER I AM CONFUSED ABOUT how long seed lasts; every expert has a slightly different take on the matter, making memorization of any absolute rules impossible. not … Learn how to grow parsley in minutes. I wonder how long a basil plant will last? Here are some steps to follow to successfully grow parsley from seed: First decide on the variety of parsley you’d like to grow: Flat-leaf or curly. In the second year, it grows a … Parsley is one of the easiest herbs to grow from seed or starter plant and makes a wonderful container plant if you do not have a garden of your own. pots. Part of the series: Food Storage Tips. How Long Does Parsley Last in the Freezer? This ensures a longer, continual harvest. Parsley plants have a long taproot which can be difficult to dig up in its entirety. As you can see, the plant has been ever so prolific this entire season. If your parsley plant is bolting, it will likely have not much left in it. Reply last year I came across some old castor bean seeds a k a mole beans. so I planted some in my garden last year and had about 75% germination rate. Of course, if your parsley plant is droopy, you might just need to give it some water. Cut leaves from the outer portions first so your parsley can focus on growing new leaves from the center of the plant. Space parsley plants 6 to 8 inches apart in an area with full sun and nutrient-rich, well-drained soil with a pH of 5.5 to 6.7. Curly leaf parsley Planting Time. Talk about the ultimate irony. Herbs perfume the kitchen, stimulate appetites and add their complex flavors to dishes. How long does parsley take to grow? Plant parsley seed in the spring after all danger from frost has passed for your area or start the seeds indoors in the late winter, six to eight weeks prior to the last frost date. How to Keep Parsley from Bolting. Garden parsley is a bright green, biennial plant in temperate climates, or an annual herb in subtropical and tropical areas. Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:15 pm. How to grow parsley from seed. As I’ve been looking through my on-hand supply of leftover vegetable seeds, in particular, I kept saying to myself, “Now does lettuce last two years or … There are two types of parsley: curly leaf parsley has finely divided, ruffled leaves and grows from 8 to 12 inches tall; flat-leaf parsley has flat, bright, green leaves that resemble a celery stalk and grows 18 to 24 inches tall. I bought a 1 dollar potted parsley plant from target and I was wondering how long will it take for it to sprout Companion planting: Plant cilantro near dill, parsley, and basil. If you started your parsley plant from seeds, it would generally take 70 to 90 days to grow them. Italian parsley (Petroselinum neapolitanum) has an intense flavor that works well for many types of cooking. Plant immediately, and keep moist until … Learn how to chop parsley, plus how to cut parsley, for perfectly chopped parsley comparable to that of a real pro. 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We can see rain and snow, but we can’t see the biggest cause of water loss in almost every area on earth: evapotranspiration. Reliable data is lacking on this invisible water loss largely because evapotranspiration is so difficult to measure.
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- Scientific support from partners
- Patented design
- Undisturbed 50cm soil monolith (sample)
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http://www.yumindonesia.org/projects/community-development-projects/ | 2018-01-21T12:39:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084890582.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20180121120038-20180121140038-00616.warc.gz | 0.943023 | 750 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__37057147 | en | Community Development Projects
YUM’s community based projects aim to provide a better standard of living for those families living in poverty.
YUM aims to create a foundation for long-term stability and growth by promoting cooperation between members of each community and show communities what can be achieved when they work together.
Cipanas YUM Village
The Cipanas YUM Village
The Cipanas YUM Village (CYV) focuses on developing and delivering programs that empower poor local communities, providing them with skills and knowledge needed to develop themselves as individuals and as supportive family members.
These programs include:
- Vocational Training Centre (VTC)
- Community Library & Classes
- Sponsorship Program
- Tutoring program
- Organic Farm
- Health Promotion through Posyandu (community health centers)
- Senior Care
Child & Family Welfare
Child & Family Welfare
Thanks to five years of cooperation (2005-2010) with the Japan National Council of Social Welfare (JNCSW), YUM was able to assist hundreds of survivors of the December 2004 tsunami in Aceh province. During that period, YUM ran various programs to develop and strengthen community networks, as well as provide opportunities for families and individuals to rebuild their lives. Programs implemented during those five years included trauma counseling, physiotherapy, microcredit, educational sponsorships, day care services and life skills training for women. As a legacy from JNCSW to the people of Banda Aceh, a permanent building – a Center for Child and Family Welfare – was built in 2008 and launched on February 27th 2009 by Mr Chikashi Matsuju, Director of JNCSW.
YUM’s Agricultural project in Central Kalimantan
The district suffers from poor soil fertility, with acidic soils of sand and peat, and the equatorial climate is rather challenging. The environment has been compromised by logging and burning of forests, drainage of wetlands, siltation and mercury contamination of the rivers. Most vegetables and fruit are imported, rarely fresh, and often contain high levels of chemical residues.
YUM is working with local communities in the Bukit Batu district to establish hundreds of sustainable home vegetable gardens, providing a year-round supply of tasty and nutritious produce for local families.
YUM also runs two Rural Centres. These incorporate model gardens to demonstrate what can be achieved, and a small laboratory and other facilities for research and trial of ‘best practice’ techniques which are adapted to local conditions before being used in the field. The focus was on developing successful home garden models, using sustainable organic practices and permaculture principles.
YUM employs a young team of agriculture graduates, all with enthusiasm, local knowledge and connections to the communities. Their technical skills, and their ability to deliver training in culturally appropriate ways, have been critical to the project’s success.
The project is funded from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Susila Dharma Germany.
YUM’s Organic Farm in Cipanas
YUM’s organic farm in Cipanas has been a very successful. Started in 2009, the farm uses a mixture of organic techniques and permaculture practices and now produces more than 30 different types of vegetables. Seasonal vegetable baskets are sold each week to more than 80 customers in Jakarta, helping to make the project sustainable.
YUM farmers also provide training to local communities and school students and are regularly invited to take part in farming workshops in Jakarta. YUM offers workshops and discussions about composting, transplanting seeds, planting, harvesting, organic pesticide and weed control, healthy food choices and sustainability. | agronomy |
https://hippocrateswellness.org/learning-centre/blog/archive/jiaogulan/ | 2024-02-27T14:24:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474676.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20240227121318-20240227151318-00492.warc.gz | 0.956849 | 249 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__202138474 | en | Jiaogulan16 Aug 2018
Discover what has been called "The Herb of Immortality".
Jiaogulan (pronounced “gee-ow-goo-lan”) is a sweet tasting green leafy plant from the squash family. It has many of the same medicinal properties as Ginseng. In China, jiaogulan is known as “The Herb of Immortality” because of its powerful adaptogenic properties and legendary ability to boost the immune system and reverse premature aging. Adaptogens help you to better manage stress and change in your life which are significant possible sources of damaging free-radicals. It is the easiest to grow of all the adaptogens and that grows like a vine which can climb up to 20 feet tall!
Other benefits of Jiaogulan include:
- Lowering blood pressure
- Lowering cholesterol
- Increasing killer T cells and lymphocytes
Here at Hippocrates we have been growing Jiaogulan in our Organic Garden for the benefit of our guests. The leaves can be eaten raw or the leaves and roots can be dried and used to make an infusion (tea). The flavor of the tea is mellow, fresh and | agronomy |
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Let’s talk about the different gifts you can give to the gardener in your life. There’s gardening hardware such as a good pair of pruners for removing roses and other cut flowers to create a beautiful arrangement. The most highly rated and easily accessible is the Fiskars brand. Another reasonably priced gift is a nicely wrapped bunch of bulbs to be planted when the cool fall weather arrives. White Flower Farm is a good online source for quality bulbs and plants. Why not present your gift along with an offer to come and help with the planting? For the vegetable gardener a variety of herbs is always welcome; this year my sage, thyme, verbena and mint plants all came back bigger and better than last year - a perennial plant is a gift that keeps on giving! And for the extravagant among you, a gardening plan from a landscape architect is a generous and long-lasting gift that is sure to be appreciated. | agronomy |
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World Food Day
Every year on the 16th of October the World Food Day is celebrated internationally in honor of the founding of the “United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization”. The theme of the world food day this year is “Safe food now for a healthy tomorrow”, which goes perfectly hand in hand with the theme of Expo 2020 Dubai “Connecting Minds – Creating the Future”. The day will be widely celebrated around the Expo site. | agronomy |
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of Pasquotank County
Master Gardener Volunteers are part of the volunteer staff of the NC State University's Cooperative Extension Service. They provide unbiased, research-based educational assistance and programing on horticulture and environmental issues to the gardening public.
Malik Carver (with his parents by his side) receiving this year's MGV Scholarship Grant...
The Foreman House Community Demonstration/Learning Garden is in full swing. Plants are growing like crazy (even the weeds). Come on out and spend some time working at the garden and get some MGV hours too. Check the logbook in the mailbox to see what has been done and to write what did during your visit.
Next MGV Biz Meeting is
Aug 12th @ 5:00PM
To see the latest North Carolina Master Gardener Volunteer Association Newsletter, go to the "Gardener's Websites" link below. | agronomy |
https://www.rider.edu/news/2017/12/31/jersey-fresh | 2018-01-20T20:37:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084889733.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20180120201828-20180120221828-00215.warc.gz | 0.952176 | 601 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__159503956 | en | Student garden manager Anna Cymerman, a junior Behavioral Neuroscience major, and Dr. Laura Hyatt, assistant dean for Sciences
Forget about scheduling your next trip to the grocery store to find your favorite produce of the season. With the addition of a new community garden on the Lawrenceville campus, faculty, staff and students can pick up free veggies and herbs without getting into their cars.
In June, organizers broke ground on Rider’s Green Acres organic garden, conveniently located between the Joseph P. Vona Academic Annex and Van Cleve House, near the main gate. Under the management of Dr. Laura Hyatt, assistant dean for Sciences, and student garden manager Anna Cymerman, a junior Behavioral Neuroscience major, the new garden replaces a smaller one located outside of the Science Building. Thanks to the efforts of green-thumb volunteers and plenty of sunshine, the larger, enclosed garden is jam-packed with juicy, crunchy, savory produce and herbs that will satisfy taste buds.
Every Thursday at noon, handpicked vegetables and herbs are available for free to the Rider community during its Harvest Days. On a recent Thursday during their lunch breaks, faculty, staff and students ventured out to the garden to pick up the week’s harvest, which included cucumbers, green peppers and rosemary, and check out the rest of the facility. Despite the heat, many attendees marveled over the freshly picked harvest and shared their favorite recipes for pesto and salsa.
“We offer a variety of herbs, including basil, thyme, rosemary, parsley, sage and cilantro, as well as fresh produce, including cabbage, eggplant, zucchini, cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers,” Cymerman said. “The main purpose of the garden is to get people out to learn more about organic produce.”
In addition to offering a free service to University community, the garden will also be integrated into selected courses, Hyatt explained. For example, she plans to use the garden in the new Introduction to Sustainability course in the fall. Hyatt and Dr. Brooke Hunter, associate professor of History, also began an interdisciplinary pilot project that could evolve into a course about the history and harvesting of wheat. Currently, a section of the garden includes enough soybeans and sunflower seeds to eventually cultivate wheat for two loaves of bread. Hyatt envisions that students would study the history of wheat and the process of making bread in a solar oven.
“The garden is a nice way to connect the various academic departments,” Hyatt said. “Eventually, other courses, such as management or healthcare, could also incorporate interdisciplinary projects involving the garden into the curriculum.”
Garden sponsors and supporters include the Energy and Sustainability Steering Committee at Rider University, Student Affairs at Rider University, Facilities Management at Rider University and Ortho-McNeil Jansseen. | agronomy |
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Learn How to Trade Corn Futures
Trading in the corn market is appealing because of the wide scope of products for which corn is used for. In addition to its primary use as a feed for livestock including cattle, hogs and poultry and its use as a food for human consumption, an increasingly large share of U.S. corn production is now used to produce ethanol for fuel. Among the many widely used byproducts into which corn can be transformed are corn oil, corn starch and corn sweeteners used in soft drinks in the food area and absorbing agents for disposable diapers and adhesives for paper products and plastics in the non-food area.
Varieties of corn are grown in a number of areas of the world including Brazil, Argentina, China and elsewhere, but corn futures traded at the CBOT are based on U.S. production. Much of the U.S. corn crop is grown in the Corn Belt stretching from Nebraska to Ohio and from Minnesota to Missouri. The number of acres planted is a critical starting point for the size of the U.S. corn crop. Compared to other feed grains and soybeans, input costs for corn are higher, and prices for fertilizer, fuel and other input items sometimes influence farmers to plant other crops that have lower production risk. When all goes well, corn can also produce the highest return per acre. Most of the corn in the Corn Belt is planted in April-May. The most critical period for determining yields and the amount of corn production in a given year is during July, when pollination typically occurs. Although other crops can recover from unfavorable weather conditions, corn is especially subject to yield losses from hot, dry conditions during this 2-3 week pollination period. Most of the corn harvest takes place in October-November. About 90-92 percent of planted acres are harvested for grain with the remainder being cut for silage, abandoned due to the effects of weather, or not used for grain production for some other reason. The timing of these periods depends, of course, on the planting and emergence dates of the corn crop and the progress the crop makes during the growing season.
When trading corn futures, seasonal analysis can be a powerful asset. Depending on yield prospects and the total supply of corn available, corn futures prices tend to weaken going into and during the early part of the fall harvest season. Then as corn moves into grain bins and demand picks up from larger animal numbers and exporters trying to get corn into position to ship, corn prices begin to pick up. Sometime after the first of the year, the so-called February break causes corn prices to decline again. As the planting season approaches and the market tries to buy corn acres, corn futures prices firm up until the market sees how the crop is doing. Summer often produces a number of rallies and subsequent setbacks based on weather or the latest forecast. Obviously, the typical seasonal corn price pattern is subject to change, depending on conditions, but it gives corn futures traders and hedgers a road map to follow by tracing the average behavior of the corn market in the past.
The major source of demand for corn for years has come from feed for cattle, hogs and poultry, meaning corn futures traders also needed to monitor animal numbers to gauge the extent of corn usage during the season. But corn has expanded from just a feed and food source to become a major fuel source in recent years as a result of government mandates to include ethanol in gasoline. Corn is the primary source of ethanol, causing a huge increase in the amount of corn consumed. That means corn futures traders now need to watch developments in the energy market very closely for clues to corn prices for several reasons. The first is the price of crude oil and its impact on the consumption of gasoline. On the one hand, high oil prices support high corn prices. On the other hand, high oil prices could lead to less demand for gasoline and the need for ethanol in a recessionary environment. The second reason is government policy for energy prices and ethanol usage and any adjustments the government might make in those policies. Until another source for ethanol comes along, consider corn as one facet of the energy industry.
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The stem is the ascending part of the axis bearing branches, leaves, flowers, and fruits. It develops from the plumule of the embryo of a germinating seed. The stem bears nodes and internodes. The stem is generally green in color when young and later often become woody and dark brown.
Node: The region of the stem where leaves are born is called the node.
Internode: Internodes are the region between two nodes.
Buds: The stem bears buds. Bud is a condensed, immature, or embryonic shoot with close nodes. An example of the largest bud is Cabbage.
Types of Buds: Buds are of the following type on the basis of their position on plants:
- Apical or terminal buds: present on the apex of the main stem and branches are responsible for the increased length of the plant. It is the main area of growth in most plants. (Auxin hormones are produced in this area of plants).
- Lateral buds: these buds are found on either the main stem or branches on the left or right side. Branches or flowers rise from them. these are two types
- Axillary buds: born in the axil of a leaf and produce branches.
- Collateral buds: arise on lateral sides of axillary buds e.g. lilies
- Superposed buds: these are present above the axillary buds, e.g. Aristolochia
- Adventitious buds: These develop at any part of the plants other than the nodes. They mean asexual reproduction in plants. Adventitious buds may be foliar e.g. Myriophyllum, Cauline e.g. rose, and radical e.g. Dalbergia
Main functions of stem
The main function of the stem is to support and spread out branches bearing leaves, flowers, and fruits.
- It conducts water, minerals, and photosynthates. Transport food produced by leaves to different parts of plants.
- Some stem performs the function of storage of food, support, protection, and vegetative propagation.
Some specialized functions of stem
There are some special functions of stems discussed as follows:
Phylloclade or cladophyll: In many xerophytic plants stem becomes green, flat, or fleshy and carries out photosynthesis, called phylloclade or cladophyll. Example Opuntia.
Cladode: short, green cylindrical needle-like (ex. in Asparagus) or flattened leaf-like (Ruscus) branches develop from nodes of stem or branches in the axil of a leaf, reduced to small scales, and perform photosynthesis called cladode. The smallest Cladode is found in Lemna.
Tendril: It is a thread-like leafless, green, spirally coiled structure and sensitive to touch. Tendrils help in the climbing of weak stems. e.g. Grapevine (Vitis vinifera)
Stems can be modified for food storage e.g. potato, ginger, turmeric, zimikand.
Modification of stem
In some plants, the stems modify to perform some other functions like storage or food, support, vegetative propagation, protection, etc. are called modified stems. There are three types of stem modification is found:
- Underground modification
- Subaerial modification
- Aerial modification
Type modification and Characteristics features of the stem
Type modification and Characteristics features of the stem are given in the table below:
|Type of stem modification||Characteristics features||example|
A. Underground stem
|Underground modification of stems adapted for penetration and storage of food. Aerial shoots are produced annually. Nodes and internodes are found. Scale leaves, buds, and adventitious roots at the nodes are shown. They counter xeric and other unfavorable conditions. These are of four types given below;|
|I. Rhizome||These are horizontal (under the soil), non-green, bearing nodes, and internodes. Rootstock rhizome grows obliquely and straggling rhizomes grow horizontally.||Rootstock rhizome: Banana (Musca paradisiaca), Alocasia
Straggling rhizome: Ginger (zingiber Officinale), turmeric
|II. Bulb modification||Fleshy leaf base, look like discoid stem, internodes suppressed, terminal buds are present, encircled by leaves, and adventitious roots formed at the base. Axillary buds are found on the axis of leaves. These are of two types:|
|a. Imbricate bulb or scaly bulb||No tunics are present, scaly bulbs are loosely arranged and overlap only at the margin.||Lily (Lilium)|
|b. Tunicate bulb||Tunicate bulbs are coved by dry membranous scale leaves called a tunic. Scale leaves are arranged in the form of a ring. Axil or fleshy scale contains buds||Onion ( Allium cepa) and Garlic ( Allium sativum)|
|III. Corm||The corm is a short stem that grows in the vertical direction, loaded with food reserves, nodes bear buds, and produce adventitious roots. Various shapes like spherical or flattened, nodes consisting of scaly leaves, axillary buds, and adventitious roots.||Crocus sativus (saffron ) colocasia|
|IV. Tuber||The flattened and enlarged stem that store starch, eye-like nodes are found, in the axil of leaves 1-3 buds are found.
A big scar, apical bud marks the endpoint on germination the eye develops into stolon. In tubers, adventitious roots are generally absent.
|Potato (Solanum tuberosum), Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)|
B. Subaerial stem
|They are short aerial branches in which adventitious roots develop into nodes. The nodes can grow into a fully developed plant, called creepers. These stems are meant for vegetative propagation. Four types of subaerial stems:|
|I. Runner||These grow horizontally or in all directions. Creeping stem with long internodes. Multidirectional above soil.
Scale leaves at nodes. long internodes, adventitious roots emerge from nodes, and these grow into new plants.
|Oxalis (wood-sorrel family Oxalidaceae), Cynodon (grass family), and Centella Asiatica – Indian Pennywort|
|II. Stolon||Stolon is a lateral stem rise from the main stem, touches the soil, and forms shoot from its terminal buds. Root produced and anchors the plant to soil. there is no specific direction to grow.||Jasmine (jasminum) and fragaria, colocasia|
|III. Offset||A thick, succulent, cluster of leaves found above water soil, adventitious roots emerge from all nodes. these are aquatic plants.||Pistia and Eichhornia (water hyacinth)|
|IV. Sucker||It is a horizontal non-green stem below the soil. Adventitious roots emerge from the lower side of nodes. Some produce green leaves from the aerial shoot, and some bear adventitious roots before separation from the mother plant.||Chrysanthemum, Mentha (pudina), and Musa.|
C. Aerial stem
|Modifies for special functions like protection of plants, food storage, vegetative propagation, climbing, etc. These are of the following types:|
|I. Stem Tendrils||It is a modification of the stem into a threadlike leafless structure called tendrils. These are meant for climbing. These may not necessarily contain a branch. Stem tendrils may be: Axillary, Extra-axillary, Apical bud, Floral Bud||Axillary: E.g., Passiflora
Extra-axillary: E.g., Luffa
Apical bud: E.g., Grapevine
Floral Bud: E.g., Antigonon
|II. Thorns||These are pointed, hard structures that may or may not bear leaves, branches, and flowers. The terminal bud gets modified into thorns. Thorns are used as defense organs and help to check transpiration.||Bougainvillea|
|III. Phylloclades||These are leaves modified into scales or spines to check transpiration. This is done by controlling the growth of the leaves. These are fleshy, green, and take part in photosynthesis. This modification is seen in xerophytic plants and stores water. It consists of fleshy internodes and the leaves are modified into spines or small scaly leaves.||Opuntia|
|It is a type of phylloclade consisting of only one internode. These are non-fleshy cylindrical. These help in photosynthesis. In this, the leaves are modified into a prickle||Asparagus|
|V . Bulbils||These are modified axillary vegetative or floral buds meant for food storage. Bulbils undergo vegetative propagation to form a new plant. In this, the bulbils are condensed auxiliary buds.||Dioscorea|
|VI . Thalamus||It is the axis of the flower and contains floral organs such as calyx, corolla, androecium, and gynoecium. exhibits clear nodes and internodes.||calyx, corolla, androecium, and gynoecium|
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- Plant kingdom – The Algae
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https://koronagomba.hu/en/About_us.html | 2024-02-22T20:35:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473824.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20240222193722-20240222223722-00051.warc.gz | 0.961184 | 509 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__159745536 | en | The Korona Mushroom Union was established via the collaboration of family-run businesses while maintaining traditions and commitment, and utilizing the latest technology. By now it has evolved into one of the most important members in the mushroom industry of Central Europe.
The Union encompasses the complete mushroom cultivating sector: from producing mushroom spawn through producing mushroom compost and performing high-standard growing to processing in the canning industry.
Cooperating mainly with national suppliers and hundreds of colleagues we strive to supply the Hungarian as well as numerous international markets with our fresh products of the highest quality every day.
In addition to increasing profitability on a continuous basis our company’s primary aim is to introduce research and development, as well as innovative technologies relating to this specific field while also ensuring high-level customer service.
Korona Mushroom Union
Tradition and quality since 1990
Via the collaboration of family-run businesses, in keeping with its tradition, maintaining its commitment as well as involving the latest technology the Korona Mushroom Union has by now evolved into one of the most important members in the mushroom industry of Central Europe.
Stability and controlled quality
All procedures from the production of raw materials, through the cultivation of mushroom to our canned products are subject to thorough quality control.
Decades of experience
Capitalizing on a pool of well skilled employees and several decades of experience we strive to do our very best so as to become the best.
Modern technologies, own truck fleet
State-of-the-art technology guarantees fast and high-quality service in the fields of compost production, mushroom growing, processing industry and logistics.
Wide product range; production of own-brand products
Through an outstandingly wide range of products and own-brand products you are kindly offered to place your special orders.
The Phase II. champignon compost production plant, the first above-ground mushroom cultivating houses and the canning plant were constructed in Demjén.
A modern, sterile mushroom spawn plant and laboratory were established; this was the first plant to produce mushroom spawn on an industrial scale in Hungary.
The first Phase III. mushroom compost plant of the region was built.
Additional 60 pieces of Dutch type automated mushroom cultivation houses were opened and formed the largest growing facility in the country
the production hall and mixing line ensuring the closed technology of the compost plant were constructed; the computer-controlled ammonia washer - bio filter assembly – which represents the best technology currently available – was established in order to achieve a considerable smell effect reduction. | agronomy |
https://wembleymatters.blogspot.com/2019/06/second-permablitz-at-northwick-park.html | 2022-09-28T10:13:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030335190.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20220928082743-20220928112743-00694.warc.gz | 0.944852 | 196 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__218232301 | en | |The Community Garden is taking shape|
On Sunday 16th June - Father’s Day - we will be all set up to start the 2nd Permablitz at the community garden - we will be completing planting and mulching the beds we dug at the 1st Permablitz, and digging and mulching new beds, with the future aim of,by this time next year, eventually making our way towards our end goal of the footbridge across the railway.
It is due to the hard work of our wonderful volunteers, in association with Permablitz London, that this is happening, and if you would like to volunteer there is still time to sign up by emailing us at Northwickparkcommunitygard
The day runs from 10am until 5/5.30pm. We provide drinks, snacks and a great cooked vegetarian lunch so BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL not only for catering but to also ensure we have enough tools etc | agronomy |
https://citrojugo.com.mx/about-us-2021-2/ | 2022-06-26T11:30:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103205617.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20220626101442-20220626131442-00373.warc.gz | 0.921094 | 242 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__123812785 | en | Founded in 1980 in Tecoman, Mexico, we are a family-owned business specialized in citrus derived products: key lime, Persian and lemon juices, purees, essential oils and dried peel.
To represent the Mexican agricultural industry as a solid producer, processor and marketer of acid citrus, becoming our clients best ally by offering solutions that integrate a safe and reliable supply. Our commitment is to ensure the highest standards of quality and safety, through the work, effort and development of our people.
To be the most consolidated and innovative acid citrus processing and marketing company in the world, as well as the company with the greatest capacity to provide solutions to global citrus consumers.
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As our behavior guide
As our work formula
As our integration form
As our unity and trust guarantee
From our fields
From our fields to the delivery of your product… We control every stage of our supply chain! | agronomy |
http://www.write2market.com/pr-industries/agriculture-public-relations-and-marketing/ | 2017-12-12T02:33:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948514250.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20171212021458-20171212041458-00368.warc.gz | 0.921982 | 274 | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-51__0__198980982 | en | Growers, Producers, and Farmers understand yield ⎯ They demand public relations and marketing that yield results
When you work in the agriculture/farm industry doing public relations, marketing and communications, you learn a few things about simplifying a message.
Today’s producers and growers are scientific about crop yields, better nutrition for livestock, and the perfect GPS pattern for fertilizing a given piece of land. They expect no less of a focus on sustainable best practices that yield the best margin from their public relations agency.
Public relations experience in the agricultural industry
At Write2Market, we’ve worked extensively in the agricultural business. Our work has helped our clients get major local attention as well as national coverage on NPR and in major agricultural trade media, like the piece below on Georgia Monitor about our client SunBelt.
Ag Industry Public Relations and Marketing Clients
Here are a few of the long term clients in the agriculture industry that have prepared us to work with you:
- Ecologix Environmental Systems
- ArborOne Farm Credit
- Just Organic Bamboo
- Rural America Capital Group
- SunBelt BioFuels
We love working in an industry that matters to America and the world, and we know how to help you get the attention you deserve. Contact us today and let’s get started! | agronomy |
https://floatstheboat.wordpress.com/2016/06/15/guntur-a-field-day/ | 2018-06-20T19:13:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267863834.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20180620182802-20180620202802-00103.warc.gz | 0.985906 | 471 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__85423332 | en | In the last week April this year, we made a road trip to Vijayawada and decided to also check out the new capital of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi and Machilipatnam(a town known for its Kalamkari textiles). The region is a part of the fertile coastal belt irrigated well with the waters of the river Krishna. While rice fields abound here, especially during the monsoon, one also gets to see various other plantations that grow well. What probably wouldn’t work for us was the timing. In this blazing heat, we were pretty sure the fields would be empty, and maybe the farmers on a holiday.
While on our way to Amaravathi, we saw autos and trolleys carrying sacks (identified by some numbers ). It was only when we stopped at this field did we realise what the contents of those sacks were. Perhaps, had we been there a week earlier, we would be greeted with visuals of deep red on either side. Since it was the far end of the season, and the soaring mercury, the fields were empty. Apart from keeping these pods dry, I suspect the temperatures have a lot to do with packing the punch in the red chillies that come from Guntur and surrounding towns.
When we were on our way to Machilipatnam, we passed by many corn fields that had been harvested. A machine is used to separate the cob from the corn kernels which are spread out and left to dry for about 3-4 days.
As we drove slightly ahead, we were told this was a turmeric farm. Which came as a surprise since there wasnt a spot of yellow anywhere. Maybe there is some reading we needed to do – to find out how turmeric is cultivated.
The ladies working at the farm seemed to know the precautions needed to be taken while working outdoors at that temperature. They drank water at regular intervals and didn’t think twice before asking if we were thirsty and would like some. They had been around toiling in the heat for sometime and have a long day ‘s work ahead of them, while we had just got out of an air conditioned car for not more than 10 min. Their gesture left us feeling very small, wondering if we would be as hospitable in a similar situation. | agronomy |
http://www.paultoschi.com/8.html | 2020-09-27T17:20:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400283990.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20200927152349-20200927182349-00065.warc.gz | 0.890852 | 241 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__63897667 | en | BDi is proud to offer Lisam pneumatic shears. Lisam pneumatic shears are produced in alloy to allow the operator to use these shears even at low temperatures with out any power variations. They can be fitted onto extension poles, to reach higher branches without having to use ladders.
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Sly is a professional shear to prune fruit trees, Super Sly Pneumatic shears are integrate
light and easy to use. Sly pneumatic shears with extension rod, for easily height pruning
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https://www.glenbogal.co.nz/page/248931 | 2023-11-28T14:27:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679099514.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20231128115347-20231128145347-00166.warc.gz | 0.922631 | 486 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__295237322 | en | Division of Water Lilies
The following provides a pictorial of how to divide your HARDY water lilies. We suggest dividing your Hardy water lilies during late winter/early spring when you are cleaning your pond. Plants will still be in dormancy so this reduces stress to the plant.
This plant can be divided into two plants.
Remove the plant and wash away excess soil.
Cut away the shoot from the main root with a sharp knife. Keep as many roots as possible.
Your plants are now ready to be re-potted.
How we re-pot Hardy Water Lilies
Start with a round or square water lily basket 22-24cm in diameter
Half fill the basket with Aquatic soil. You can include slow release Glenbogal Aquatic Spikes (seasonal) or Glenbogal Aquatic Tablets (regular feeding) in the soil to provide nutrient to the plant. Make sure the tablet is surrounded by soil to alleviate nutrient leaching. For information on fertiliser Tablet Fertilisers
Compress the soil around the edges leaving a high mound in the centre.
Select your root stock.
Place your root stock in the centre of the basket with the growing tip point upwards. Spread the roots as evenly as possible to allow greater stability.
Cover with soil. Be careful not to damage the growing tip.
Compress the soil around the basket edges as this reduces the amount of excess soil leeching, Do not cover the growing tip.
Make sure the soil is fully compacted. This reduces movement of the plant while the roots anchor in.
Once potted trim off any damaged or old leaves to reduce further stress and promote new growth.
Cover with small Aquatic pebbles.
NOTE: If pebbles have been in the sun and are hot submerge in cool water so the heat does not burn the plant.
A covering of 10 – 20mm is suggested to deter fish from digging at the roots causing the plant to uproot or excess soil being spilled in the pond floor causing sludge.
Your plant is now ready to be placed in your pond. Place in an area of your pond with full sun and limited water movement to promote growth. Once the roots come through the bottom and sides of the basket you can move it to deeper water.
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http://www.manuresafetysolutions.com/AboutUs.html | 2013-05-18T05:48:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00072-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.973409 | 349 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__186591842 | en | Ross, a Western Iowa native, received his Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering degree at Iowa State University. He was raised on a swine and row crop production farm near Manning, Iowa, which motivated him to spend three years researching H2S in Swine production as well as other areas of agricultural waste management. Check out the Research page to see some of Ross’ past work. He also has four years of custom manure application experience, and is a 10 year member of the Iowa National Guard with three deployments under his belt. Ross developed the original wireless H2S monitor, as seen in “Manure Manager Magazine" and “Iowa Farmer Today” while doing research at Iowa State University. He has used his research background to develop the line of SwineSafe H2S Management tools. He continues to research manure solutions for all types of livestock facilities and would be happy to visit with you about your operation and needs.
Randy received his degree in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at Iowa State University. He was raised on a swine and row crop farm near Cresco, Iowa. In his two years experience working in the Agricultural Waste Management Lab on H2S in swine production research Randy helped develop the wireless H2S monitor, as seen in “Manure Manager Magazine" and “Iowa Farmer Today” . Randy completed his masters in Ag & Biosystems Engineering at ISU, while studying spatial distribution of H2S in swine confinements.
Ember received her degree in Journalism & Mass Communications at Iowa State University. She has two years experience in agricultural waste management communications. Ember was raised on a cattle and row crop farm in western Iowa. | agronomy |
https://www.northwoodtech.edu/academic-programs/degree-programs-and-certificates/farm-operation/career-outlook | 2023-06-01T21:52:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224648209.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20230601211701-20230602001701-00093.warc.gz | 0.932565 | 397 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__5618845 | en | Employed in Related Field
Employed in a Related Field*
(Insufficient Data to Report)*
Range of Yearly Salary
*Farm Operation is a new program. 2021-2022 Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) Program Snapshot Report (this may or may not include Northwood Tech graduates' responses).
Typical positions available after graduation include:
Farmers Managers operate establishments that produce crops, livestock and dairy products.
Farm Owners own and operate mainly family-owned farms. The size of the farm determines which tasks farmers handle. Those who operate small farms or ranges may do all tasks, including harvesting and inspecting the land, growing crops, and raising animals. In addition, they keep records, service machinery and maintain buildings. By contrast, farmers who operate larger farms generally have employees who help with physical work. Farmers track technological improvements in animal breeding and seeds, choosing new products that might increase output. Many livestock and dairy farmers monitor and attend to the health of their herds, which may include assisting in births.
Additional opportunities include:
Farm/Field Crop Manager
CSA Owner and Organic Farmer
After you complete your one-year Farm Operation technical diploma at Northwood Tech, you can transfer to another college to continue your education and earn your bachelor's degree and beyond.
Hear From Graduates
"Participating in this program helped us develop crucial management practices that have encouraged growth and profitability in our dairy business. The program gave us insight and perspective that make managing our operation more efficient and more enjoyable. Class schedules are designed with farmers in mind and allow for convenient student participation." | agronomy |
https://nvp2.ca/advantage-site/ | 2024-02-24T09:27:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474526.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20240224080616-20240224110616-00377.warc.gz | 0.915229 | 201 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__174389350 | en | Precision Planting does a tremendous job working on their Precision Technology Institute (PTI) Farm in Pontiac IL. At North Valley Precision Planting (NVP2), we understand that growing a crop in Western Canada is going to be different than growing a crop in Illinois. We are committed to providing agronomic solutions that work for our growers, which is why we work so diligently on our own Advantage Site in Carman MB. We create an environment of learning and education using Precision Planting technology in a local setting so that growers can see firsthand how this technology can improve their farming operation.
Below you will find links to different materials from our Advantage Site.
Receive two weekly emails from Jason Webster, Commercial Agronomist with Precision Planting. Jason will be talking through different aspects of the PTI Site in Pontiac IL in each video.
- Click Inside PTI: www.precisionplanting.com
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