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The vineyards of the Centre-Loire are located on plateaus and hillsides dating from the secondary era (mainly) and the tertiary era. Abandoned 70 million years ago by the sea, their soils today consist of a wide variety of limestone and clay sediments on which the winegrowers have chosen to plant a limited number of quality grape varieties. Although the Centre-Loire Region is very geologically diverse, the main soil types can be narrowed down to four, primarily Kimmeridgian, Portlandian, Oxfordian and Albian. This calcareous sedimentary rock comes from the sea and is rich in fossilized oysters. It forms the bedrock of the Centre-Loire’s wine regions. Locally, this soil is also known as “white earth” (terres blanches). This calcareous soil can be referred to as caillottes, or as griottes where the stones are smaller. Sauvignon blanc loves this soil, heated at the surface by the flint from which it often derive its mineral expressions. This soil is also called chailloux in Centre-Loire vineyards. This soil appears in the form of alluvia (sediment deposited by waterways) on the banks of the Loire, the Cher and the Arnon, and is particularly common in the Quincy wine region. . The climate here is temperate with continental features and widely varying temperatures, ranging from -1°C in winter to +26°C in summer. Annual rainfall ranges from 600 to 800 mm, although it can vary greatly between the different appellations, leading to different ripening phases. In highly diverse natural regions, from Champagne in the Berry to the Val de Loire, by way of southern Boischaut and the Pays Fort, the grapevines inhabit hillsides and plateaus shaped by the Loire and the Cher, at altitudes of 100 to 380 metres. The undulating topography and the different exposures that they create, produce a multitude of micro-climates giving rise to a great diversity in wine expressiveness, even within the same appellation.
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Armenia offers highly fertile soil, clean water and a favorable climate to produce certain crops of excellent taste and high quality. Such produce have strong export potential due to a positive brand recognition of Armenian food products and beverages, especially in CIS countries. In June 2020, Riviera Capital CJSC acted as a consultant to the acquirer of a 9 hectare apricot, plum and apple orchard in Armenia’s Aragatsotn region. The management of the orchard is outsourced to EverGreen Agro Asset Management LLC, a firm specialized in the management of agricultural assets. The foreign direct investment of around USD 200,000, combined with Riviera Capital’s monitoring process and EverGreen LLC's technical expertise and operations management, will allow the business to increase the orchard's yields and profitability over the next few years.
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This year, North Central joins Cheboygan’s Earth Week Plus to offer two workshops in Cheboygan. Events are free and open to the public. Please see www.earthweekplus.org for a complete list of presentations during April and May. As part of the college commitment to environmental education, we are sponsoring the following workshops. Extending the Growing Season – from Cold Frames to Hoop Houses Saturday, May 3, 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM Cheboygan Area Public Library Northern Michigan has a short growing season for fresh vegetables. Whether you are a farmer or a backyard gardener, you need to know how to use various methods to extend the growing season. In this hands-on workshop, we will learn the basic principles and look at a range of techniques, from crop selection, to cold frames to hoop houses, for extending the season. Instructor: Larry Dyer, Ph.D., Agricultural Ecology Consultant, has over 20 years of experience in sustainable agriculture and education, including organic agricultural practices and certification, cover crop research, passive solar greenhouse construction, horse and oxen farming, agro-forestry, and community supported agriculture.
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1 edition of Distribution maps of plant diseases found in the catalog. Distribution maps of plant diseases |Statement||Commonwealth Mycological Institute.| |Contributions||Commonwealth Mycological Institute.| |The Physical Object| Most branches of science have what might be termed a 'core area' which is both related to and helps to integrate peripheral topics to form the overall subject area. Without this central link, the subject is simply a collection of disparate, albeit gener ally related topics. What genetics is to plant breeding, epidemiology is to the subject of plant pathology and, no matter what individual. Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the CDC website.. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. Linking to a non-federal website does not constitute an endorsement by CDC or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the website. Program Progress Map Program Progress Map Quarantine Maps. Please see the regulation section for actual road boundaries. Disease groups are addressed in the penultimate coverage, and the final section discusses practical aspects of disease enhancements. (0 X) pp. Innovative Approaches to Plant Disease Control Edited by Ilan Chet Brings together alternative approaches and methods which have potential for effective control of diseases caused by. Plant disease, an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrrupts or modifies its vital functions. Plant diseases can be classified as infectious or noninfectious, depending on the causative agent. Learn more about the importance, transmission, diagnosis, and control of plant diseases. Plant disease - Plant disease - General characteristics: The fungi represent an extremely large and diverse group of eukaryotic microorganisms. The cells, which contain a membrane-bound nucleus, are devoid of chlorophyll and have rigid cell walls. Fungi often have a plantlike vegetative body consisting of microscopic branching threadlike filaments of various lengths, called hyphae (singular. The noble slave Sir, In consequence of your request, I shall give you, in the most candid manner I am able, my opinion of the advantages that are likely to result from the acquisitions of Canada and Guadaloupe. ... The encyclopedia of French cooking. Book of remembrance Hamster is hiding handbook to Old Testament Hebrew A Letter to Peachtree The social psychology of clothing and personaladornment Distribution Maps of Plant Diseases (DMPD) an authoritative source of accurate data on the worldwide distribution of plant diseases, covering over pathogens of economic or quarantine importance. Free maps. To celebrate the publication of Map No. of Distribution Maps of Plant Diseases in Aprilevery th Distribution Map of Plant Pests and Disease Map. The Distribution Maps of Plant Diseases cover important diseases affecting agriculture and forestry. There are 18 diseases per map set covering fungi, bacteria and, from onwards, nematodes. There are 18 diseases per map set covering fungi, bacteria and, from onwards, nematodes. Miscellaneous: Distribution Maps of Plant Diseases pp maps Abstract: This set comprises 42 maps. New maps are provided for Alternaria gaisen alternaria gaisen Subject Category: Organism Names. Distribution maps of plant diseases CABI/EPPO (United Kingdom) [Corporate Author] Access the full text NOT AVAILABLE. Lookup at Google Scholar Access the full text NOT AVAILABLE. Lookup at Google Scholar Bibliographic information. Loose-leaf maps kept up to date by revised editions. Published: Wallingford, UK: CAB International, > Description: volumes (loose-leaf): illustrations, maps ; 16 x 25 cm: Other Titles: Distribution maps of plant diseases CMI distribution maps of plant diseases IMI distribution maps of plant diseases. Discover Book Depository's huge selection of Plant Pathology & Diseases Books online. Free delivery worldwide on over 20 million titles. Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland, 29 West Farm Court, Broompark, Durham DH7 7RN. E: [email protected] T: Registered as a charity in England and Wales () and Scotland (SC) and as a company in England & Wales (). virus disease is a Japanese poem that was writ-ten by the Empress Koken in A.D. and translated by T. Inouye: In this village It looks as if frosting continuously For, the plant I saw In the field of summer The colour of the leaves were yellowing The plant, which has since been identified as Eupatorium lindleyanum, has been found to be. Plant Disease is the leading international journal for rapid reporting of research on new, emerging, and established plant diseases. The journal publishes papers that describe translational and applied research focusing on practical aspects of disease diagnosis, development, and management in agricultural and horticultural crops. #BUGWOOD on. © University of Georgia - Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health. Distribution Maps of Plant Diseases - Simple Search CABI. Loading Unsubscribe from CABI. Introduction To Plant Diseases - Duration: Veronica Ancona Recommended for you. SUMMARY. When plants infected early in the epidemic are sources of inoculum for later infections, one plots log [x/(1 — x)] against time, where x is the proportion of plants infected early do not contribute to the later infections, or when the source of inoculum is constant, one plots log [1/(1 — x)] against both expressions 1 — x is a correction factor to allow for. Original title of website: Checklist of Online Vegetation and Plant Distribution Maps Compiled by Claire Englander (). Founding co-compiler Philip Hoehn (). With thanks to Phyllis Bischof, Ed Colijn, Rheal Coupal, John Creaser, Larry Cruse, Joe Dalton, Hugh Eva, Vic Fazio, Xavier Font Castell, Steve Glenn, Lawrence Hislop, Robert Hoare, Michael Jennings, Stephen Killeffer. Handbook of Plant Disease Identification and Management presents the fundamentals of plant diseases identification based on symptomology and management focusing mainly on integrated pest management approach. It discusses a variety of techniques for the diagnosis of crop disease, losses due to crop diseases, and theories behind disease management. The Spatial Distribution of Plant Disease After a period of time, a disease that started with a single infected plant will commonly appear as a "focus", with the density of lesions or of infected plants highest in the center and diminishing radially outward. The Study of Plant Disease Epidemics by Laurence V. Madden, Gareth Hughes and Frank van den Bosch. Epidemiology provides plant pathologists with refined and deepened knowledge of the behavior of diseases in the field for improved disease control or management. Kranz. To obtain a file with corrections to the book please click here. This handbook is intended as a ready reference guide to the control and management tactics for the more important plant diseases in the Pacific Northwest. This book should be used by—and has been expressly written for—county Extension agents, consultants, field and nursery people, and chemical industry representatives. For known, important diseases the maps probably represent incidence correctly, but maps of severity are unusual, rarely global, and often specific to a particular year. For diseases of less interest, the reported ‘occurrence’ is likely to depend in part on where specialists work and on whether the disease currently matters. 0 Plant areas with at least 6 hours full sun 0 Plant in well-drained soil 0 Avoid water splashing (sprinklers) – water from the bottom, use soaker hoses 0 Host resistance is reportedly available 0 Purchase plants that look healthy (disease-free) 0 At normal pruning time, remove and destroy diseased terminals of woody plants (lilacs, roses). How to Dispose of a Diseased Plant. Many plant diseases can quickly return if the dead plant matter isn’t properly disposed of. In fact, most fungal, bacterial and viral plant diseases are spread naturally by wind currents, rain, soil seeds, insects and other animals. Others can survive on nearby dead plants or infected gardening tools.Plant Diseases: Epidemics and Control provides a description of the methods of epidemiological analysis based on infection rates and the relation between the amount of inoculum and the amount of disease it produces. The book shows how to study the increase of pathogen populations and the epidemiological strategy to be adopted to control the.Plant diseases. Like human beings and other animals, plants are subject to diseases. In order to maintain a sufficient food supply for the world's population, it is necessary for those involved in plant growth and management to find ways to combat plant diseases that are capable of destroying crops on a large scale. There are many branches of science that participate in the control of plant.
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FWAG East member Matthew Doggett of Manor Farms, Barley, has narrowly missed out on winning the coveted national FWAG Silver Lapwing Award. Matt was shortlisted for the award for his passion for delivering for wildlife and to farm more regeneratively. The FWAG Silver Lapwing Award is a highly coveted award that recognises farmers for their outstanding efforts to promote good habitat and environmental management on their farm. In its 43rd year, this year’s award went to Cumbrian farmer James Robinson, who was chosen from a national shortlist of five farms, each selected for demonstrating outstanding commitment to good environmental practices, alongside running successful farm businesses. Finalists and judges for 2022. From Left: Julia & Chris Butterfield, North Lodge Farm - Finalists. James Robinson, Strickley Farm - 2022 Winner, Robert Jackson, Manor Farm - Runner Up, Matt Doggett, Manor Farm - Runner Up, Chris Bulter, Judge and Jim Egan, Judge. FWAG East Project Manager Emily Stacey attended and gave this account of the day: “The presentation day was held on 5 July at the farm of the previous winner from 2019, Hole Farm, Norfolk. Proceedings began with a warm welcome from Chris Butler, the Chair of the FWAG Association. The host Charles Inglis followed with an insight into the history of the farm and the poor state that it had been in when they took on the land. The Prairie Farm was bought by his in-laws in 1982, who transformed the farm through restoration of woodland and hedgerows that had been pulled out. Through the planting of 9 miles of hedgerows, 60 acres of new woodland, 14 ponds and scrapes and 56 acres of environmental margins, the farm is now a haven for wildlife." “After a delicious lunch - which provided a taste of Norfolk with Cromer crab and venison - the judges (Martin Hole, Jim Egan and Chris Butler) praised the national finalists on their achievements. James Robinson from Kendall, Cumbria was awarded the beautiful silver lapwing trophy for his conservation efforts including the management of species-rich hay meadows, pond creation, beck re-naturalisation and restoration of traditional of dry-stone walls." "The competition was incredibly fierce this year and for only the second time in the history of the Silver Lapwing the judges awarded two equal runners-up: Matt Doggett, Manor Farm, Barley, Royston, and Robert and Lynne Jackson, Manor Farm, Cheltenham." “After the presentation, the 80 attendees headed out for a farm walk to see how the host farm had been transformed. The walk included some truly inspirational sights, including newly created ponds, flower-rich margins, cultivated margins for arable plants, and new and ancient SSSI woodland. Guests were treated to a nest box making demonstration as well as the use of horses in less destructive woodland management." “The day was the perfect way to celebrate the achievements of the nominated farmers. It was kindly sponsored by Frontier Agriculture, and supported by Agrii and Ashtons Legal. Our congratulations go to the winner and to all of the nominees – keep up the sterling good work!”
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Update on Sama chicken Our chickens in Sama are doing great and have started laying eggs! At the moment we are getting four eggs each day. Some of the chickens are still young and hopefully next year they will also begin to lay eggs. All of the chickens are active and healthy and feed on rice, weeds, cabbage and the leftovers from the student lunches. The chicken coop was built inside the greenhouse and has been designed in such a way that the carbon dioxide and the warmth the chickens emit aids to the growth of the plants. This symbiotic relationship between the chickens and plants help aide survival in the harsh mountain climate. The main goal for our chickens is to produce enough eggs for our students to have an egg in their lunch each week to help improve their diet. Stay with us on this journey of our chickens and the greenhouse, as they serve to carry hope to the children in the Himalayas! Photo : MC Photo
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LED Grow Lights are one of the latest innovations used in hydroponic systems today. Conventional gardeners also are finding that they work wonders in starting their flower and vegetable plants from seeds. These grow lights are so popular with hydroponic gardeners, because the use much less power and provide excellent lighting that plant love. In fact, LED Grow Lights like these help plants grow to their optimum health and reach their fullest potential. These LED grow lights come in mixed colors of red and blue, providing the light spectrum that plants respond to very nicely. This kit provides two panels, each with 165 Red LED lights that emit 650 nm and 60 Blue LED lights that emit 465 nm. Each panel consumes only 14 watts of power, making this a very energy efficient option for hydroponic lighting. The different colors of LEDs in this grow light serve different purposes. The combination of the Red and Blue LED lights in this product have been chosen to give you the best results. The way it works is the Blue LED lights (465nm) provide peak chlorophyll absorption in the plant, which enhances vegetative growth. The Red LED lights (630nm), on the other hand, assist in the absorption of nutrients by the chlorophyll. This optimizes the photosynthesis process, which encourages budding and flowering of your plants. This 28 watt LED Grow light system comes with everything you need to mount it and set it up, so that they are at the optimum distance from your plants. These units do not emit any harmful infrared rays or ultraviolet radiation that can destroy plants. You can get these Grow lights real close to the plants, since they give off very little heat. These LED Grow Lights are a real steal, at $64.95. The HQRP 28W 450 LED Blue + Red Plant Grow Light comes with two panels. If you only want one panel, you can get the HQRP 14W 225 LED Blue + Red Plant Grow Light.
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|Fresh homegrown sprouts| The supplies needed for growing sprouts are minimal. Sprouts are high in nutrients, which will vary somewhat depending on what type of sprout, but most sprouts are high in vitamins A, C and B. I used a wide mouth canning jar, organic sprout seeds, water, a tablespoon for measuring and some lids with screens. Some people also use cheesecloth as a screen, but I prefer these plastic jar toppers that can be easily cleaned. Since there is some risk of bacteria growing with sprouts, I make sure to keep everything as sanitary as possible. |Sprout-Ease - Econo-Sprouter Toppers Set - 3 Piece(s)| They are dishwasher safe or can also be disinfected with bleach or hydrogen peroxide and fit both Kerr and Ball wide-mouth canning jars. |Kerr 0519 wide mouth jar quart, 32oz (case of 12)| |Ball Quart Wide Mouth Mason Jars, Silver Lids pack of 12 (32 OZ)| Easy DIY Instructions for Growing SproutsI usually start my sprouts in the evening since to get them started they should initially soak overnight. Measure out the sprout seeds and pour into a jar. Since it is easy to start a new batch, I tend to grow my sprouts in small amounts that we can eat within a day or two. Measuring sprout seeds Add 4 parts warm (not hot) water to 1 part seeds. For this batch I used one tablespoon of seeds, so I added 4 tablespoons of water. |Measuring water and pouring into the jar| Add the screen top. For most types of seeds, start with using the smallest screen lid. The medium size screen can be used for wheat and bean sprouts. Let the sprouts sit at room temperature in a dark place overnight. The next morning, drain the water from the sprouts. The screened jar topper makes it easy. Although for this particular batch, I just poured the water down the drain, it is very nutritious and can be used in soups, teas or for watering your plants. |Draining water from sprouts the first morning| Next rinse the sprouts under tepid running water. |Rinsing sprouts on the first morning| Replace the strainer cap and drain out the water. The strainer cap makes it easy to drain the water while keeping the seeds. |Draining water after rinsing the sprout seeds| Set the jar at an angle over a bowl or some other container to allow any water to continue to drain and provide air circulation. Set the container in a relatively dark place at room temperature. I just leave mine in a corner of the kitchen counter. |Setting the sprout jar at an angle over a container| |Cover growing sprouts with a dish towel to keep them in the dark| Rinse the sprouts every morning and evening in tepid water. The photo below was taken as I rinsed and drained the sprouts the 2nd morning. You can see they are already beginning to germinate. |Seeds starting to sprout on the second morning about 32 hours after starting the sprouts| On the third day, many of the seed hulls will separate from the sprouts so then switch screen tops to the one with the medium sized screen to allow the hulls to be rinsed away. The hulls are perfectly edible, but removing them helps to prevent mold problems. I also moved the sprouting jar from the dark location it was in for the first 2 days to a location near a shady window where the sprouts could get some indirect light. |Sprouts on Day 3 placed in indirect light| After a day exposed to indirect light, the sprouts will begin to show some green. Remember to continue to rinse and drain the sprouts each morning and evening. |Sprouts Day 4| After another day of indirect light and a total of 4-5 days after I started them, most of the hulls have been rinsed away, the sprouts are starting to form green leaves and they are ready to eat. |Sprouts Day 5| Nothing like some fresh sprouts on a pita bread sandwich. |Fresh sprouts on a sandwich|
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Organic and sustainable food has been catching on in South Korea over the last few years. Awareness about the importance of a healthy diet has grown and so has the number of people interested in these topics. The first Marcheat market was held for the first time in 2012 and was founded by Sukyang Kim with two other organic food enthusiasts. It is becoming bigger and bigger and since the first time has gathered organic farmers and handcrafters from all over the country. I was looking for this kind of market in Korea and after a hint from a friend, I got to know about Marche@. We visited the market together last month. It was a sunny day and it was perfect weather to walk around, meet people and chat over some delicious food. It was also a good opportunity to escape from the hectic Seoul life, and relax by going around the many stands and meet many people smiling at you and offering you a taste of their products. The market had been very busy since early morning, even before the vendors could install their stands and start showing their products. I noticed that many of the people visiting the market have been here before or are actually regular customers who got to know the vendors better, so it was possible to listen to them chatting about their common interest in organic foods and many other things. I think this is one of the few markets in the city where it is possible to create such a communication between vendor and customer. There was a huge variety of products available: organic apples from a family-run farm in the Daegu area (those apples went sold out very fast!) to homemade pickled vegetables, from several homemade jams (made with strawberries or green plum) to fresh basil pesto. Many fresh vegetables were also available of course, and my friend bought some green peppers and eggplants. Next to these products, there were also many stands cooking food and serving some delicious treats. My attention was caught by a teokbokki stirred with vegetables and soy sauce and I couldn’t resist a taste. It was very tasty and I was very happy to try a non-spicy teokbokki for once. Accidentally we met a friend of my friend who was working at a stand selling some great-looking vegetarian burritos and burgers. That was a very busy stand, and many people were queuing to get one. The vegetable patties were made with different beans and were very tasty. The bean-burger was juicy and very rich with flavor, plus the addition of fresh mint leaves gave the burger and burrito a fresh and “spicy” taste. This market is a rare place for the Seoul scene and it is a perfect spot for a quiet Sunday morning. Enjoy walking around the stands, smell and taste some delicious food and talk to some enthusiastic and friendly people. Marche@ is held every 1st Sunday (sometimes 2nd) of the month at Arko Art Center Plaza – Hyewha Station (line 4, exit 2 – walk straight 5 mins, and the market will be on your left). You can check the schedule at www.marcheat.net. The market will be held on Sunday, December 8 from 11:00am to 4:00pm. The original post was published on Kimchi&Basil. This article may not be republished unless authorized.
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Thank you to everyone that came out last night on a lovely spring evening to meet Marisa Kang and admire her art and voice, see flowers, and create community! We grow our hanging baskets with love and with unique variety, we grow summer baskets to be put out of doors at the end of the month of May. Our basket combinations are chosen to give you a full summer of flowering pleasure. Our spring baskets contain cold resistant varieties and will offer color through to June when it is a great time to switch to summer baskets. Now for my rant! It is upsetting to see giant trailer trucks pulled up to super markets, gas stations, pharmacies and many other non plant growing locations unloading carts of neglected plants. They have been grown in plant factories by “growers” that pump them full of growth regulators, fertilizers, pesticides, etc. Who decided that buying a hanging basket for Mother’s Day is a good idea? Plant lovers know that it is still TOO COLD outside and the flowers will suffer until the night temperatures are reliably warm. Never mind how that planter is going to look after being thrown to the elements. PLEASE do not support these factory growers, they give horticulture a bad name. Buy Local, support local, we grow it all right here!
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Produced in the northeast, northeast is the world's three major black soil, black soil is the surface vegetation after long-term corrosion of humus formed after the evolution of soil, high organic matter content, fertile soil, especially suitable for planting food. Some people describe the black land "Pinch the black soil to spend flowers, insert double chopsticks also germinate", showing the fertility of the black land. The high latitude of the northeast plains, planting a long period of sunshine, is conducive to photosynthesis of rice during the day; temperature difference between day and night, so that rice can accumulate enough sugar, starch and protein content is higher, more nutritious rice; northeast weather Cold, rice growth cycle is long, is a ripe year, the land has enough time to restore fertility, so that the Northeast rice maintained a good quality, but also have a good taste. It can be said that the northeast rice has a favorable geographical environment for growth. North Haryana fresh rice in a variety of nutrient content is not very high, but because people eat large, so it also has a high nutritional value, is the basic food supplement nutrients. Rice porridge with spleen, and stomach, Qingfei effect. With nourishing Yin and kidney, Qi Qiang body, spleen appetizers, Bugan eyesight, Nourishing Guse effect, is anti-aging beauty, disease prevention and physical nourishing share. Five permanent rice grain full, crystal clear, soft and smooth, fragrant rice. And rich in a variety of nutrients, porridge syrup such as milk (high collagen content) steamed rice oil Liang Qingxiang (high vitamin E content) fragrance palatability, unique characteristics of non-renewable leftovers, is extremely rich in nutritional value. Known as "Gong Mi," said. Wuchang City is located in southern Heilongjiang Province, belongs to the temperate continental climate, frost-free period of 140 days, the average annual rainfall 608 mm, 2629 hours of sunshine. Plenty of sunshine, natural river water irrigation, coupled with the cultivation of rice with a long maturity of high-quality late-maturing varieties, make Wuchang rice distinctive. Wuchang Chang is one of the top five counties in the country, famous for its rich rice and is known as the "Kingdom of Rice." Five Chang rice sweet taste due to Wuchang spring watering, fertile basin and fine varieties and advanced cultivation techniques. Affected by the unique geography and climate of the producing areas, Wuchang rice has more dry matter accumulation, moderate amylose content and higher amylopectin content. Due to the large temperature difference between day and night in the mature rice producing areas, more soluble double-stranded sugar is accumulated in rice and is very suitable for human health. Wuchang rice slightly light sweet, soft slightly sticky, fragrant and refreshing, bright shiny rice surface, leftovers do not come back, is the first choice for people on the table.
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By Gorka Aguirreche. After about three months indoors or some long six months outdoors, the time has come to reap the fruit of our work. After a vegetation period during which we gave shape to our plants, fought the springtime plagues and used fertilizers to fight the shortages that appeared, flowering is finally about to come to an end. Now It’s only a matter of trimming the buds that are perfectly ready. But at this point lots of my clients have doubts. And I dare say that some others, not exactly novices, don’t know how to find out the best moment to reap the cannabis fruits either. The truth is there are several methods, all based in observation, but there is one that seems to have all of you captivated: checking how dark the pistils or the white hair on the buds are. This sign of ripeness is one to take notice of, but not exclusively, and that’s the point many of you miss. You can see in the picture a bud that will take several weeks to reach its maximum yield, while in picture number 2 the bud is in the perfect moment for harvest. Some customers tell us they have already trimmed the buds after all the hair turned brown, but then the buds shrank dramatically once dried up. The ‘high’ obtained was smooth and the taste and smell were not what they should have been. All because of an early harvest. We should remember that the lack of watering, a sudden change of temperature or a very windy day, amongst other causes, can oxidize the pistils and lead you to make a mistake that can’t be fixed. In general, when more than half the hair is dark and curled the plant shows a high THC level and its effect will be more cerebral, creative and lively. Around 90% of brown hair (or reddish, or even pink or purple, depending on varieties) means the TCH has degraded to CBS and the effect will be relaxing, narcotic and medicinal. Another visible sign are the leaves turning yellow from down up. The plant is reaching the end of its vital cycle. Its goal now is reproduction, but it has not been able to culminate it due to lack of pollen, so it produces more and more resin, hoping to perpetuate itself. Its whole energy is focused on flowers and it uses the reserves from the bigger leaves not caring about them anymore. This yellowness is another indication, but it is of no use to identify the perfect harvest time either, when considered alone. A very fertilized plant, or a highly hydrogen-charged one, might not turn its leaves yellow and instead reach harvest time with green leaves. On the other hand, if marijuana enters the flowering stage with a nitrogen shortage, its leaves will turn yellow earlier because the plant will have started consuming them. The nitrogen shortage might be due to lack of fertilizing during its vegetation cycle. The most reliable and accurate technique is observation of trichomes through a magnifying glass or microscope. These tools are sold for around 10 euros and they will come handy not only for deciding when to harvest, but also to identify plagues. So, get hold of either of the two. In my opinion they are as fundamental as a thermohygrometer can be to an outdoor plantation. Trichomes are the glands where marijuana resin is produced, and in resin we find the cannabinoids and some terpenes that the plant uses as defence against some herbivores who might not be as fond of the effects of THC as we are. The plant can also use them as solar protection or to obtain many other benefits. Through our magnifying glass (I use a 40x one) we can observe their structure. They are like tiny mushrooms, formed by a stalk and a head with the shape of a sphere or a balloon. Depending on the colour of the head we can guess the degree of ripeness in the plant. The first glands that form are tiny heads over the buds, nearby leaves and pistils that don’t even have stalk. As flowering advances, the trichomes develop and grow, and they mature. In early stages the heads are transparent, like drops of water, and there are no acceptable THC concentrations yet. Later, they will turn milky white, so you won’t be able to see through them. If you check regularly on the process you will see how they gradually shift from transparent to milky white. When most of the trichomes look like this, that’s when the THC content is at its peak. The moment white trichomes start turning amber, they are indicating the flowers have reached their resin and THC peak and they are about to degrade to CBN, and therefore the ‘high’ will be heavier and relaxing. This should help you find the harvest time most to your liking, depending on the chosen variety and the effect sought. The same variety and even a clone reaped within a week’s difference changes significantly in terms of taste, power or effects. If you are the kind of grower who constantly changes the variety of your weed, I recommend the harvest to take place when a majority of the trichomes are milky white. If you, on the contrary, are selecting genetics through clones, the best way to do it would be to grow in different moments and look for the one that best fits to what you are looking for, and then write down the dates of the trim. For instance, with an Indica variety you could clip on intervals of 4 days and get 3 to 4 yields of different quality, weight, power… In the case of indoor plantations, it is better to get used to keeping a grow journal. It is essential to write down when the light period has been changed. I can assure you that only about 10% of my customers do so. A journal is an important tool that is worth more the more crops you keep record of. All seed banks provide an estimate of the growing time to both indoor and outdoor crops. As there are several phenotypes it’s not painstakingly accurate but it is close. If you buy an Amnesia of 85 days flowering and you harvest on the 60th… it won’t be right. Adjust to these marks within a margin of a week earlier or later for psychedelic or medicinal effects respectively. I will add, now that purple plants are on the rise, that is possible for their pistils to be pink or violet. As a rarity, in some variety also trichomes can be sort of blue instead of milky white. Treat them as if they were white to judge the ripeness of the flowers. Success depends on observation of all the factors I just explained. Watch all of them closely and adjust the moment of harvest depending on what result you are trying to obtain. It is necessary to clean the roots to ensure a clean taste and smoke. The times for these actions vary depending whether we are cultivating on soil or using the hydro, but thanks to this process we clean the nutrient excess from our plants, allowing them to finish up their reserves so that we don’t feel the taste of the fertilizers when consuming what we reaped. The simplest rule is to add an amount of water that is three times the pot’s capacity. So, 7 Litre pots will need 21 Litres of water for the roots to be clean. In hydro, it’s as simple as to recirculate with water only, and for outdoors, use 5 to 10 times the amount of water you usually use for irrigation. There are products on the market that will make this task easier. It is cumbersome, in indoor plantations, to move the plants into the shower to clean the roots. Atazyme by Atami, Power Zyme by Hesi and Grotek’s flushes or Flawless Finish by Advanced Nutrients, amongst others, will help you obtain the same result or an even better one, just by watering to the dose recommended by the brand or producer. From that point on, use only water for the rest of your flushing period. Root cleansing should be performed some time before the harvest. Ten to fourteen days before, in the case of soil, or seven to ten days, in the case of hydro. If you know the variety already or you start from a clone, there will be no problem. If that is not the case, you will have to calculate the reaping time using all the tools I described in the article. I hope I have helped you to determine when to reap those buds that you grew with such love and dedication 😊. Next week, we will discuss the trimming itself, and the best conditions to dry your weed. Have a nice and green week!
agronomy
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TEACHING AT UD ENWC 205 Insects and Society Lives of insects, emphasizing interactions with humans. Basic insect identification, structure, function, behavior, ecology, evolution, pest control and impact on human society, history and culture. 3 credit hours ENWC 311 Insects in Agricultural and Urban Environments Examination of a selection of insects associated with crops, forests, natural areas, gardens, and yards. Emphasis is on getting to know key features of a representation of insect species in the agricultural and urban environments that affect the life and commerce of people including their impactful significance and ecological associations. 3 credit hours Dr. Hiltpold actively participated in a documentary on plant insect interactions podcasted on the European channel ARTE (http://www.arte.tv). Graine de Belette (2011) Event for 9-12 year-old kids, Switzerland National German Bee Keeper Federation annual meeting (2010) Invited extension talk (talk in German), Germany Public debate (2010) “Does ecological GMO’s exist?” Café scientifique, Switzerland Public debate (2009) “Plant cropping induces changes in the environment: evolution, adaptation and selection” BaseCamp09, Switzerland Swiss government representatives meeting (2009) Mandated by the Swiss National Science Foundation to illustrate the success of science in Switzerland in front of the Swiss governmental representatives. Third-age University (2008) Guest lecture on tritrophic interactions and the underpinning chemical ecology, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland Extension (2007) Talks on techniques to control the western corn rootworms, Farmer Field School, Bradford Extension Farm, University of Missouri, MO, USA Museum exhibition (2007) Participated to a summer exhibition at the botanical garden of the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland "Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn" − B. Franklin
agronomy
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AALTO PS 2021 The farming year started with a rainy October, autumn had smooth temperatures and rainfalls were around 150 l/m2. The year 2021 began with a strong storm, Filomena, that caused big snowfalls and a sudden decrease of temperatures reaching -12ºC. Soft temperatures and little precipitation remained the rest of winter. Springtime initiated with a decrease of temperatures and some frosts in mid-April that scarcely affected the buds. The vines sprouted the first days of May. July started with smooth temperatures and a heat wave arrived in the middle of this month whose high temperatures extended until August. No rains happened. September’s storms left some showers that led to an optimal ripening of the grapes. 100% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) primarily from very old vines – 60 to 90 years old – from selected plots in La Horra and La Aguilera. The harvest was done by hand, in small boxes of 15 kilos that are thoroughly inspected, bunch by bunch, on the selection table. Intense purple colour. Black fruits together with spicy nuances displayed in the glass confer on this wine complexity and elegance on the nose. It is fresh on the mouth; its soft and silky tannins give it great intensity and volume. Average oak ageing 21 months in new French oak barrels. |Vintage||R.Parker||Guía Peñín||Guía Gourmets||Wine Spectator||Decanter||Tim Atkin||Jeb Dunnuck| |2016||94 – 95||95||98||95||–||–||–|
agronomy
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Our series showcasing the university work of our talented student architects and designers looks at our Architectural Assistant Ellie Parsons’ final year project ‘Feeding 10 Billion’ from her BSc in Architecture at the University of Bath. “My personal interests and passions are centred around the architect’s response to climate change and sustainable design, whether this be technological advancement or restoration and retrofitting of existing derelict buildings.” Ellie Parsons Feeding 10 Billion is based around the accessibility of affordable, sustainable food with the design of a vertical farm in Camden that is capable of feeding 50 local families. The scheme includes a vertical farm and a community wing which provides farm tours, workshops and exhibitions on sustainable eating habits and growing your own food. The final building considers the environmental requirements of the farm and the community spaces, and how they interact. “The best part of the project was researching the impacts of food choices and exploring different solutions, such as the hydroponic farming system. As I learned more, the brief and project evolved to suit the requirements and applications of vertical farms. The resulting project considers cradle to grave materials cycles, efficiency, and the final productivity of the farm in relation to that of a typical farm on the same site.” The farm’s environmental features include Biogas power using food waste donated from local restaurants, cafés and supermarkets, together with waste from the mushrooms and fish cultivated on the farm. The waste is collected and used in an anaerobic digestion chamber to produce biogas that powers the lights on the farm. Fertiliser is produced by the fish in the tank as ammonia, which is pumped through to a chamber of bacteria that can convert it into useful nitrates – nature’s best fertiliser. The fertilised water is pumped through the roots of the plants, which purifies the water and pumps it back to the fish to repeat the process. Waste cardboard and coffee from around the city are used to grow mushrooms which, together with food waste, feed worms that produce compost, natural fertiliser and fish food. We asked Ellie about her approach to the project and to architecture in general and her work at Chetwoods: What were they key challenges you faced when developing the design of your Feeding 10 Billion project? Many of the key challenges I aimed to overcome were related to the vertical farm element. I had to take a realistic approach to the practicalities of designing a vertical farm that is open to the public and consider how to encourage social engagement with the farm without interrupting the controlled environment. To analyse the viability of the proposal, I had to understand the environmental pros and cons of vertical farming. I also needed to learn about the processes of vertical farming, and the provision of the specific spatial and environmental requirements for the controlled growing system. Why did you choose to study architecture? Originally it was to apply my academic and creative abilities to the fullest, but as I studied and developed my personal design approach, I found my individual interests became more specific, particularly with regard to environmentally sustainable and community-focused architecture that aims to better its physical and social context. What have you been working on at Chetwoods and what have you learnt? I have mainly been working on residential projects which have a particular historical, social and community context to respond to. My involvement has ranged from site plans and elevation designs to daylight calculations. I’ve participated in several internal and external meetings regarding the planning and design processes of these projects. From these I’ve developed a greater understanding of architectural practice and further refined my design process and skills. To be the first to receive our latest research, industry articles, event invitations or news updates, please provide your details below to subscribe. You can unsubscribe at any time.
agronomy
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April 9, 2009 http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/fir ... 04-09.html Monsanto, Dupont and Dow are all CHEMICAL CORPORATIONS. Monsanto is the reason for agent orange. Dupont and Dow helped fund making hemp illegal. (hemp seeds have valuable Omega-3 oils in them). Chemicals and food do NOT go together. My grandmother told me years ago, if you're going to put something on a plant to kill a bug, then it can't be good for humans either. She didn't know what "organic" was, she only knew farming. That sort of farming, with a compost pile, and picking the bugs off by hand, and a .022 got her through the "great" depression. This is how fascism works. Watch and learn... First lady's organic garden concerns chemical firms By Jim Snyder Posted: 04/09/09 04:20 PM [ET] Michelle Obama planted an organic garden to promote fruits and vegetables as part of a healthy diet, but some chemical companies are worried it may plant a seed of doubt in consumers’ minds about conventionally grown crops. “Fresh foods grown conventionally are wholesome and flavorful yet more economical,” the Mid America CropLife Association (MACA) wrote the first lady last month a few days after she and fifth-graders from a local elementary school planted the White House Kitchen Garden. The garden is designed to produce fresh fruits and vegetables for the first family and White House staff and guests. The garden itself doesn’t give the group heartburn. The letter also congratulates the first lady “on recognizing the importance of agriculture to America!” But MACA, which represents agribusinesses like Monsanto, Dow AgroSciences and DuPont Crop Protection, is rather less thrilled about the fact that no chemicals will be used to grow the crops. The group is worried that the decision may give consumers the wrong impression about conventionally grown food. “We live in a very different world than that of our grandparents. Americans are juggling jobs with the needs of children and aging parents,” the letter states. “The time needed to tend a garden is not there for the majority of our citizens, certainly not a garden of sufficient productivity to supply much of a family’s year-round food needs.” The blog La Vida Locavore posted the letter last month. Although pesticides or chemical fertilizers won’t be used on the White House garden, Camille Johnston, spokeswoman for the first lady, said Mrs. Obama wanted to plant the garden to promote the eating of fruits and vegetables as part of a healthy diet. MACA members just want a little love pointed their way: “As you go about planning and planting the White House garden, we respectfully encourage you to recognize the role conventional agriculture plays in the U.S. in feeding the ever-increasing population, contributing to the U.S. economy and providing a safe and economical food supply.” Such a society would be dominated by an elite, unrestrained by traditional values. Soon it will be possible to assert almost continuous surveillance over every citizen... - Zbigniew Brezhinsky Fresh foods grown conventionally are wholesome and flavourful yet more economical That came out with more c**p than bloodstone in a month. 🙄 `Fresh foods grown conventionally` training you to think chemicals are the norm. I was on a Canadian government site the other day and it said `traditional` when it meant boiler. WTF is going on there? 😕 `Wholesome and flavourful` yes especially when that blue stuff is sprayed on. I love that stuff. It’s not copper mix either. `Yet more economical. `Where to start here. They are trying to say it cheaper to buy chemicals and spray them on than it is to do nothing. Wrong. Cambridge and Oxford University are doing a study together and they recon that by the third year of organic farming they are producing as much as the chemical farm. By the fourth they are producing a little bit more and by the last (fifth) year they are producing a fair amount more than the chemical farm. Read between the lies April 9, 2009 April 9, 2009 If you would like to support organic gardens by agreeing with Mrs. Obama's garden and let them pesticide companies know that you don't care for them and their greedy ways you can sign right here..... Truth is stranger than fiction, because fiction has to make sense. April 9, 2009 Well, when the bugs and slugs start going at the White House garden...wonder how many employees they're be to "pick and pluck" them away....(tomatoes, white butterflies, strawberries, slugs,) The only thing that just might survive is Summer Squash/Zucchini...hope she likes them. "I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request." April 9, 2009 I don't see how Mrs. Obama planting a vegatable garden should threaten anyone, much less a huge corporation. Why is this any different than a campaign by her to turn out lights threatening the jobs of water and power employees? or if the President loved changing the oil in his car on Saturday morning, threatening mechanics all over the nation? We advocate wanting to be non-dependant on forgien oil, we should also advocate not being dependant on anything else in life. If you can conserve utiitles with your own home programs, work on your own cars or build your own house(which I do and did), thats being self sufficient. My building a 900 sq ft addition didn't put carpenters out of work, they would have never seen the job anyway. Growing a garden is a natural and normal thing to do if you are lucky enough to have a yard. Its almost a crime not to do it and put some productive use to your property for you. As far as a vegatable garden, that was the first thing I did last year when I retired. Show me a market that you can get it as good as your own garden, and I guarentee it has a hi price tag. I don;t think most people do it for the organic concept, I think they do it becasue they taste good, and you grew them, and thats fun to do. Most vegatable in the markets regular section of produce are bland and tasteless, even in the fancy organic section they are 2-3 times the $$$, and still don't taste like your fresh picked garden. Nobody would raise an issue if the Obamas planted fruit trees. I don;t know about the comparison to Facism, but you can imagine the CEO or Montsanto or his wife, do not plant tomatos in the back yard. Big farming and argriculture has made the days of Granny's farm in the country non-competitive, which is a real shame. If you don;t have farms measured in square miles, instead of 1-25 acrers, you don;t have a chance to compete. When you have hundreds of thousands of acre farms or ranches, companies like these chemical companies sell huge amounts of chemical products to them. But all the victory gardens in backyards, that measure maybe a few hundred sq. feet, couldn;t threaten anyone. April 9, 2009 The food thing kind irks me... We, as society, are pretty sure the biologically intergrated poison that kills bugs that eat the food is probably not very good for us either. Who exactly determined that biologically altering the things that we eat would be a good idea with our limited understanding of biological modification coupled with out somewhat limited knowledge of our internal mechanisms. How long ago was it that we found there was a problem with taking just Vitamin C in tablet form, because there wasn't another chemical in there that oranges have naturally that helps an enzymatic reaction, that our bodies are incapable of without this other chemical? Like 5 years ago? Surely we've learned all there is to know about humans and all other organisms, and so we should be able to modify things without risk of inadvertent side effects. Yes. We know how to run the world also, we, as the gods, have the knowledge needed to run a planet properly, evidently. Humans.. So funny.. "George Bush says he speaks to god every day, and christians love him for it. If George Bush said he spoke to god through his hair dryer, they would think he was mad. I fail to see how the addition of a hair dryer makes it any more absurd."
agronomy
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DPX 9902 THE LATEST IN ANIMAL MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS Humatech Inc. has been mining, extracting and processing humic and fulvic acids (known collectively as humic acids) for applications in animal feed and agriculture for over 30 years. Over the last 12 years the company has focused mainly on blending specific, humate-rich earth seams into DPX 9902, its proprietary formula used in animal feed. During this time Humatech Inc. has cultivated some of the largest animal feed producers in the world as customers and ships humate products to 14 countries. The decomposition process of plant and animal matter produces organic and inorganic components. Microorganisms, including bacteria and fungi, play a dominant role in the humification and mineralization of organic components in peat. Inorganic substances, such as minerals, are deposited within peat and clay layers by water, wind or as mineral substances originally bound in plant organisms. As peat layers dry, age and are covered by other layers of earth they become rich in humic and fulvic acids and minerals. While various sources of humic and fulvic acids exist worldwide, Humatech’s sources are unique in that there are several separate, extractable seams, each with different humic and fulvic acid profiles. Both seams contain humic and fulvic acids although one seam is richer in humic acids while the other provides more fulvic acid. Humatech’s expertise in mining and proprietary blending of these seams is critical in delivering a standard, consistent product. The benefits of our humic acids have been studied worldwide in third party research for decades in swine, dairy, beef, poultry and aquaculture diets. Humatech Inc. has established a large amount of data on DPX 9902 through trials run both domestically and internationally.
agronomy
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- Houses/Land for Sale - Request a Valuation Attractive Agricultural Land for Sale in Kilmainhamwood, Co. Meath Unveiling a rare opportunity to acquire approximately 23.5 acres of agricultural excellence in the heart of Kilmainhamwood, Co. Meath. This parcel of accessible, good-quality land now beckons with immense potential, making it an enticing prospect for discerning buyers. Gently sloping and suitable for any type of farming, this land has the potential to be a very productive holding. Situated near the village and adjoining established residential areas like Edenwood and Senator Farrelly Park, the land also presents a promising canvas for potential future development, subject of course to obtaining relevant planning permissions. For those with a long-term view, this is a clear opportunity to capitalise on a strategic location close to existing housing estates, the primary school, the creche, and all Kilmainhamwood village has to offer. Nestled alongside the meandering River Dee and presenting a versatile layout to support a variety of agricultural activities efficiently, this land benefits from a natural water supply. With almost 50 meters of road frontage, the entrance to the land is via the L74023 which links (just 1.5km away) to the R162 Kingscourt to Navan Road. Superb accessibility enhances the land’s desirability, offering convenience and ease of transport for any future development or farming operations. Seize this unique chance to shape the future of this picturesque location. – 7km to Kingscourt – 17km to Kells – 27km to Navan – 75km to Dublin.
agronomy
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Defender Romaine Lettuce Raft Hydroponic Test- 27 days from seeds to dinner salads. These pictures were taken during our second LED lit lettuce raft using Defender Romaine Lettuce seeds. LETTUCE RAFT - Total of 29 days from seeds to dinner salads. We planted dry seeds into twelve sponges. The seedlings sprouted and were inserted into the lettuce raft on day three. The seedlings were so small they are difficult to see (Image 1). Four days later we had significant growth (Image 2). The next image was taken on day 11 (Image 3), and again, we found that the lettuce was growing very well. Over the next 18 days we simply monitored our nutrition levels, and left the timer on the light, while documenting with pictures periodically (Images 4-9). We harvested the lettuce on Day 29, due to concerns about overcrowding. We pulled the plants and disconnected them at the base, so that our weights would not be padded by the weight of the roots. We balanced our scale at zero before each plant to ensure accuracy. With twelve plants, we averaged a weight of 58.42 grams per plant. Our highest weight was 102 grams, and the lowest, 31 grams. Images 1 through 11, top left to bottom right: (1) Day Three (2) Day Seven (3) Day 11 (4-9) Days 12-29 (10) Harvesting on Day 29 (11) Seed brand and type, along with one of the harvested plants.
agronomy
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'Specialised Services to the Rural Sector since 1972' Healthy Soils, Healthy Pastures, Healthy Cattle. Healthy Soils, Healthy Pastures, Healthy Cattle. …with Laurie Dunne. On 400 acres at Round Mountain, running 200 head of Jersey and Guernsey cows, Laurie and Denise Dunne’s dairy is one of the few remaining in the Scenic Rim. After taking over from Denise’s parents (the Platell family) in the late 80’s, Laurie has created a sustainable farm resulting in the consistent production of milk on a daily basis. With milk prices the best they have been in 20 years, Laurie says he finally has some freedom to experiment with pastures and focus on improvements in soil management. It hasn’t been an easy life, as Laurie reflects on the challenges of the past and present, and the need to adapt with the land to survive. From the late seventies to early 2000, the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) philosophies were high on adding fertilisers providing a foundation for farmers based on the heavy use of urea. Farmers were using more and more urea whilst getting less and less results, effectively poisoning and mining nutrients from the soil. Everyone knew there was a problem but no one knew what the answer was. The soil was like bricks, it lost its structure and wouldn’t let water penetrate. By the time Laurie took over, the dairy was using one to two ton of urea every month, of which 46% is nitrogen. Laurie’s philosophy changed from ‘more is better’ in 2005 when Adam Willson, an ex DPI worker from NSW, and Gary Zimmer, an organic dairy farmer from Wisconsin, had arrived to do workshops with Sub Tropical Dairy. Adam was working with horticulture and composting, and believed soil was a living component of a farm, with a myriad of microbial organic life which will create its own fertility. Laurie learned that regardless of the type of farming, introducing nutrients and minerals was essential to healthy soil and thus his philosophy changed to the belief that healthy soils will mean healthy crops and healthy animals. This is where Arthy Rural Services became a part of Laurie’s journey, providing custom chicken manure and mineral blends (crusher dust, lime, gypsum, boron, potash, calcium, molybdenum) in a move to create a healthy, more organic environment for microbes to thrive, based on the needs identified through soil testing. The first notable difference was the Crow’s feet disappeared from paddocks within one year of moving to a natural fertiliser. Previously the soil was too acidic, grasses wouldn’t grow well and the cows wouldn’t eat the bitter rye. It’s been slow progress, but after consistently using chicken manure every year, a soil blend every other year backed up with soil testing, Laurie has managed to turn it around. One paddock with naturally acidic soil (pH 5), this year tested at pH 8 (alkali). Laurie has learned to adapt to survive, stating it’s not possible to find the perfect system that works all year round, he’s learned to adapt the soil each year for the type of crop and climate. With improved soil, Laurie now works with the philosophy of feeding his cows a varied, nutrient dense diet. Rye gives the bulk of feed in winter, then chicory and clover (Haifa, Crimson, Arrowleaf, Red) take over, and summer grasses will start to come through to feed until March. Sorghum is planted early December for silage in February/March, then it regrows for grazing until early May after which Arthy Rural provides a natural blend for clover crops. Laurie states his sorghum silage is a testament to the health of his paddocks, creating 18 ton per acre without any fertiliser at all. When asked about challenges of the dairy industry, increased environmental issues including climate change, water management and odour; the more recent spotlight on animal welfare issues and activism; along with urbanisation and labour shortages easily came to mind. Most notably however, Laurie reflects on the “bloody hard work since 2005”. It’s only the last few years milk prices have been favourable. Previously the deregulation of the dairy industry in 2000 saw the price of milk drop 50% in a few months, and just when the price started to stabilise, the introduction of Coles $1 milk in 2010 dropped the bottom out of the market again. Coupled with continuing advances in technology, bulk commodities are needed to make it work. Small farms can’t afford the technology to work them, but without technology the volume can’t be reached to make it feasible. In moving forward Laurie believes the future of farming lies in microbial research and the environment within soil. “Soil health is a new frontier, something we really don’t understand. We can play a little but the over-management of soil is essentially killing it, allowing die back of microbes to occur. Our grandfathers understood soils better, they couldn’t ring Norco for a bag of urea, they had to understand the land and soil and work with it. Understanding you have a problem is the first step to solving the problem, then it takes time…”
agronomy
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Our weekend adventures took us to the picturesque historic town of Market Harborough, most importantly to Farndon Fields Farm Shop for an English breakfast sourced from their 550 acre farmland within the Leicestershire countryside. Farndon Fields Farm shop is a first generation family business which has been running for 36 years. They boast a farmers kitchen at the back, serving seasonal food, cooked fresh and ready to order with great prices. Perfect for a morning fry up after a night out in Leicester. Best part they have afternoon tea. Locally sourced foods are now trendy with growing issues of reducing waste and cleaning up our environment. More and more people are now seeking out fresh, local options for produce and other food. Most restaurants now source locally grown ingredients often using the term farm-to-table. Here’s five reasons to love farm food shops. Eating more seasonal local food reduces CO2 emissions By eating seasonal foods sourced locally we reduce CO2 emissions. Less harmful emissions are produced as the food is transported a shorter distanced to you. Less energy is needed to grow seasonal produce as the climate provides the right environment for the products to grow. Good for Animals Buying local organic food requires fewer emissions than conventional farming. On organic farms animals have access to plenty of space to graze. The land on which they roam is manned organically, so no herbicides and little to no pesticides. Locally grown foods helps build communities as you buy directly from the farmer. This allows you to build a relationship whilst helping to support local farmers who provide for their families. Fresher Food Tastes Better When food is picked and eaten at the peak of freshness, it not only retains more nutrients, it also tastes better. Reduce Packaging Waste Walk into a supermarket and you’ll notice that most food items are packaged, especially those imported from afar. This packaging is used to protect items so they last until their use by date. Packaged food creates millions of tonnes of wrapping waste. Much of which is oil-based plastics that we can’t recycle. It takes over 1000 years for our plastic items to decompose in landfills, that truly is shocking. Plastics can be broken down and upcycled but this causes more emissions through manufacturing processes in factories. Local food sold through farm shops are often unpackaged allowing customers to bring in their refill jars and sustainable packaging. Reusable cardboard boxes or jute bags helps to cut waste even further. If you haven’t done so already, discover your local farm food shop, expand your culinary skills and support the local economy. Supporting local food and farmers means that the money you spend for that food benefits local farmers and producers.
agronomy
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Organic Wholemeal Spelt Flour Organic Wholemeal Spelt Flour is stoneground. It is produced from the spelt grain, a highly nutritious ancient cereal grain with a delicious nutty flavour. Organic spelt flour is wheat free however does contain gluten. It is often tolerated by those who are gluten-sensitive. Popular flour for baking. No GMO. Preservative free. How to use Organic wholemeal spelt flour is an excellent alternative to wheat flour and can be used in a similar manner. When baking, spelt doesn't require as much water as wheat flour (approximately 10% less) and doesn't get a rise as high due to it's lower gluten content. Spelt flour can be combined with other flours. Organic wholemeal spelt flour is a popular alternative to wheat flour for baking pancakes, muffins, cakes, cookies, pasta, breads, waffles and even pizza bases! Growing and processing Organic wholemeal spelt flour is produced by stone-milling the spelt grain. It contains the bran and germ as well as the endosperm and is highly nutritious. Stone milling is the preferable process for milling flour as it generates less heat, preserving the good fats in the wheat germ. Organic wholemeal spelt flour undergoes no bleaching or refinement or additives.
agronomy
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Hemplitude Vape Pen Hemplitude, a handcrafted superior hemp product, combines terpene enriched Full Spectrum Hemp extract grown in the U.S. with bold flavors creating a heightened experience for all of your senses. Cultivated on farms in Northern Colorado and Oregon, our Full Spectrum hemp products incorporates the entire hemp plant, with all 100+ cannabinoids, terpenes, and omegas giving you the complete entourage effect for a heightened well being. Full-Spectrum Hemp + Bold Flavors = The Perfect Entourage Hemplitude is “Hemp with attitude.” Your journey to wellness starts with the seed. We’ve scoured the U.S. in search of high-quality hemp farms with the best growing and cultivation practices. After being hand harvested and lab tested by the grower and an independent third party, we’re ready to work our magic! Hemplitude products are then handcrafted in-house in small batches in a CGMP compliant lab (pharmaceutical grade). Hemplitude Vape Pen is perfected by creating a hybrid between Full Spectrum hemp extract and terpenes resulting in harmonious medleys of full flavor with the natural aroma from the hemp plant. We’ve taken what nature has provided and conquered it.
agronomy
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Sri Bhyraveshwara Trading Co is a notable supplier of Sona Masoori Rice, Basmati Rice, IR 36 Rice and IR 64 Rice. We have been offering fresh and natural variety of rice that ensures to add aroma, taste and health to every cuisine. We source them from reliable farmers and cultivators of the market to serve to the demands of the country based clients. We provide the purest quality and aromatic rice grains that are matured. These pure and unadulterated rice varieties are available in safe and sound packing. We can provide them in different packaging qualities and quantities as per the choice of clients. Mysuru (Karnataka, India) based Sri Bhyraveshwara Trading Co has been offering Basmati Rice, IR 36 Rice and so on having high nutriti Read more... Bandipalya, Mysore, Karnataka | || |
agronomy
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Sources of Cassava Flour: People consider a lot of health benefits of fermented cassava flour, which is why it is common in South America and a staple crop in Africa and Asia. it is obtained from Cassava vegetables. It is an underground part of a Cassava plant and is rich in Carbohydrates, minerals, and many Vitamins. Cassava flour is a staple in the diet of around an 800million people throughout the world. To obtain Cassava flour, we grate Cassava root into smaller pieces and then dry out these pieces. After that manufacturers grind these grated Cassava plants till it makes a fine powder. Health Benefits of Cassava Flour and its Cooking Tips Apart from the health benefits of Cassava flour, its versatility allows it to be used in numerous ways in the industry of food. We can use it in almost all types of baking, making tortillas, porridge, pasta, and all types of gluten-free foods. Sometimes, people use it as a thickener. Moreover, its low moisture content allows it a long shelf life of approximately 2 years even if the moisture is away from it. The composition of Cassava flour comprises a significant amount of energy and is relied upon by many sub-Saharan people. Before cooking with Cassava flour, keep in mind that it is not a refined flour alternative to wheat flour. People utilize its whole root to obtain flour. Use cautiously while cooking Cassava flour or making flour yourself to avoid eating raw Cassava. It consists of a compound that produces cyanide. Cyanide is referred to as any chemical that contains a carbon-nitrogen (CN) bond. When Cassava is cooked, cyanide eliminates. Two cyanogenic glycosides, Linammarin and Lotaustralin limit the use of Cassava to a great extent. To eliminate cyanide in leaves and tubers, people use traditional processing methods. Due to the prolonged contact between Linamarase and the glucosides in sun drying, Sun drying eliminates more cyanide than oven drying does. When it goes through various stages of gari manufacture, 80 to 95% of cyanide destroys itself. Pounding the leaves and cooking the mash in water is the best technique for processing Cassava to use as human food. Even if someone has to follow strict dietary restrictions, he can still eat Cassava flour. Nutritional Importance and the Health Benefits of Cassava Flour With a lot of health benefits of Cassava flour, its 35grams contains 130 calories, 0 grams of Protein, 0 grams of Fats, 31 grams of Carbohydrates, 2 grams of Fibre, 2% Potassium, and 1.5% Calcium of DV. Since Cassava is rich in carbohydrates and contains no fats or proteins, people who rely on cassava flour should maintain a diet rich in proteins. uses of cassava flour eaters should add eggs, fish, meat, tofu, poultry, or legumes to their diet. The major component of Cassava flour is Starch. It contains two types of starch in it i.e, amylose and amylopectin. We should strictly avoid using Raw Cassava flour. It contains around 75% of resistant starch. Though it does not absorbs in the small intestine but ferments itself in the large intestine. It feeds on the healthy bacteria in the large intestine. Here the starch turns into short-chain fatty acids. Among these fatty acids, one is Butyrate which is an important component in the cells of the colon. Butyrate also soothes the inflammation of the colon. It also protects humans from various digestive issues like colorectal cancer and ulcerative colitis. It can also shield a person against inflammatory complications in the bowel and colon such as constipation, diarrhea, Crohn’s disease, and diverticulitis. As far as the mineral composition is concerned, it is similar to that of wheat flour. advantages of cassava and wheat flour are substitutes for each other. Besides this, it consists of a significant amount of vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, magnesium, and iron— these components of the diet are a healthy diet and are good for the digestive system. Cassava flour is rich in nutrients, vitamins, carbohydrates, and minerals, and the number of resistant starches in it can not be ignored. These resistant starches can affect insulin sensitivity in the human body. A person’s insulin sensitivity increased by the resistant starches plays a role in preventing obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
agronomy
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The process for producing ammonium for agriculture and industry is expensive, but microbes can produce ammonium from nitrogen gas in the atmosphere (called nitrogen fixation). Camil Diaz from the University of Delaware seeks to build a sustainable, nitrogen-fixing co-culture. In a simple community of two microbes, E. coli and A. vinelandii, A. vinelandii produces ammonium that is used by E. coli. This relationship is a one way street, but modifying the E. coli so that it provides glucose to A. vinelandii makes this a mutually beneficial relationship. This metabolite exchange increases the total biomass of the co-culture. Future work will continue to improve this symbiotic relationship.
agronomy
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An oversized tee with a graphic screen print back detail, as well as a graphic chest print. The tee is crafted in 310gsm breath-able cashmere cotton jersey with an organic cotton neck rib. 92% organic cotton / 8% cashmere. Made from GOTS certified organic cotton from Portugal. The organic cotton is produced and certified to organic agricultural standards: its production sustains the health of soils, ecosystems, and people by using natural processes, rather than artificial inputs. Organic cotton farming does not allow the use of toxic chemicals or GMOs (genetically modified organisms), instead combining tradition, innovation, and science to benefit the environment and promote a good quality of life for everyone involved. Compared to growing regular cotton, organic cotton reduces field emissions from fertilizer, energy use, and requires less irrigation. The organic cotton in this fabric is blended with cashmere of Portuguese origin.
agronomy
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Plants are made of carbohydrates (like the kind that make up cellulose, which provides the plant's structural support) and amino acids (which make up proteins, which are responsible for carryint out almost all of the plant's vital chemical reactions). Therefore, there is no better food source for a plant than organic matter derived from another plant. Liquid Kelp Meal Plus provides a balanced blend of amino acids, carbohydrates, and naturally-chelated and ready-to-use micronutrients. It also contains natural plant growth factors, which improve root mass and root length. But plants don't work alone. They depend on the beneficial microbes in the soil to help them break down and absorb nutrients, regulate the soil, and protect the soil from disease. The rich organic matter Liquid Sea Kelp Meal provides is an excellent food source for beneficial microbes, stimulating them, leading to healthier plants and healthier soil. Also, the microbes help break down the organic matter, making it more readily available to plants. Unlike many fertilizers, Liquid Kelp Meal Plus breaks down slowly, so it's long-lasting and provides nutrition only as plants need it, meaning that it doesn't need to be applied as frequently as other fertilizers, making it very cost-effective. appy 2.5 gallons per 100 gallons of water, via deep root or soil drench. Soil Probe: use 32-64 oz. per injection site on a 2' grid pattern.
agronomy
https://www.winexfood.com/cn/blog/article/19-can-leandro-and-robert-parker!
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Luis Gutierrez, the head of Spanish wines for Robert Parker has published his article about Central and Mediterranean Spain and our friends from Can Leandro are there with their wines. Luis mentioned Can Leandro in his report and they got some nice points: "...Not that far from Cambra and Fil.loxera came one of the unexpected positive surprises, a new name in the region! Can Leandro was started in 2013 in the zone of Ontinyent, where they were known in the past (from 1951) for their bulk wines. The third generation decided to recover and plant local varieties; they have 35 hectares of vineyards—all 43 to 76 years old—plus 2.5 hectares of young vines and plan to plant a further 15. They are in the process of getting the vineyards certified organic. I think there's very good potential here, and some wines are very good already. They have one of the few pure Bonicaires I know. Current production is 40,000 bottles."
agronomy
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2019-10-16T07:13:58
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The best craft beer The beer is with no doubt one of the most popular drinks in the world. The brewing of Santiagus is made with the best ingredients and the most natural way. The goal of a craft beer is to find a unique and unforgettable taste. Made in North Europe with proof quality and centre european malts. And we keep this tradition from the XIX Century making SantiagusBeer one of the best craft beers in the world because of its taste and quality. LA MALTA, THE KEY INGREDIENT FOR BEER ELABORATION GRAIN MALTING ACCELERATES THE NATURAL GERMINATION PROCESS When brewing beer, we need to malt, which is extracting the sugars from the barley and other cereals to become alcohol. We introduce the barley seeds in cold water tanks and leave them for continuous oxygenation with saturated air in water, to keep the humidity for two or three days. The malting is the essential ingredient on the beer production! The goal from the malted grain is to accelerate the natural germination progress, giving the barley the perfect humidity, temperature, and oxygenation conditions. The goal of producing enzymes is to make the chemical changes that we need for the production of the future beer. Some malts are known by the name of the beer style, for example, Pilsen malt, Pale Ale malt, Vienna malt, Munich malt, etc. Others are known by the aromatic malt characteristics: Aromatic, Chocolate, Toasted… The malted process has three steps: soaking, germination and drying. With this process we activate the enzymes (amylases) of the cereal that makes the natural process (saccharification) of starch in fermentable sugars (maltose), during the maceration phase.
agronomy
https://unmannednews.net/industry-news/vineyard-surveying-with-the-wingtraone-drone-helps-make-better-decisions-and-wine/
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agronomy
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On March 30, 2021 a delegation of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NAS of Belarus) led by Vladimir Gusakov, Chairman of the Presidium of the NAS of Belarus, Academician of NAS arrived in Moscow on a two-day visit to attend a joint session of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) and the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Academician Alexander Sergeev, president of the RAS, chaired the joint session on behalf of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The event was also attended by Alexey Kubrin, Deputy Secretary of State — Member of the Standing Committee of the Union State. Academician Irina Donnik, vice-president of the RAS, Academician Valentin Parmon, vice-president of the RAS, Academician Vladimir Chekhonin, vice-president of the RAS, and Vladimir Litvintsev, Corresponding Member of the RAS, Academic Secretary of the «Transnational Development of the Eurasian Continent» Inter-Agency Coordination Council of the RAS, coordinator of the «United Eurasia: TEPR-IETS (RAZVITIE Trans-Eurasian Belt — Integrated Eurasian Transportation System)» megaproject presented reports on the activities of the Inter-Academic Council for Issues in the Development of the Union State, on implementing the Union State’s programs with participation of the agencies of both the RAS and the NAS of Belarus, on prospective projects and programs, on coordinating the activities of the RAS and the NAS of Belarus in new medical technologies for prevention and relief of large-scale epidemics, on cooperation within the framework of the International Association of the Academies of Sciences, on academic assistance in developing long-term strategic areas in the spatial, territorial and socioeconomic development of Russia and Belarus, on the concept of the United Eurasia megaproject, and on joint scientific projects in agriculture. Following the join sessions, the delegation of the NAS of Belarus visited the All-Russia Research Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology.Belarusian colleagues visited the institute’s laboratories, discussed further cooperation with the institute, including collaboration in biotechnologies, bioinformatics, genome selection, and genome editing, young scientist exchanges, and signing a cooperation agreement. During the visit, the Institute was represented by RAS Academician Gennady Karlov, the Director of the Institute, RAS Academician Yuri Lachuga, the Academic Secretary of the Agricultural Sciences Department and RAS Academician Pyotr Kharchenko, the Scientific Head of the All-Russia Research Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, RAS Professor Alexander Soloviev, Dr.Sc. in Biology, and Viktor Sosnitsky, PhD in economics. On March 31, 2021, the delegation of the NAS of Belarus visited the Medical Sciences Department of the RAS to meet with the Academic Secretary of the Department, RAS Academician Vladimir Starodubov. The discussion focused, among other things, on cooperation in matters related to COVID-19.
agronomy
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We have discovered that Jeanette has some extra volunteer help with the lawns here at the Welcome Center of Beaver Creek State Natural Area. For three evenings in a row we have watched as this big bull Elk has come and mowed through the clover. He is not much interested in the dried up sections of the lawn, just the lush green clover. Sometime after dark he evidently also helps himself to the apples. We know it’s him as he always leaves his “calling card”.
agronomy
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2023-03-25T10:26:30
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The agricultural lubricants market would reach value of USD 4.28 Billion by 2027, according to a current analysis by Emergen Research. This growth of the market can be attributed to increasing investments by major manufacturers of agricultural lubricants in the production of a wide range of durable, reliable, innovative, and cost-effective agricultural lubricants. Rising need to reduce maintenance and operating costs and extend the lifespan of machine parts of tractors and harvesters is likely to drive the market for agricultural lubricants during the forecast period. Increasing need for the agricultural lubricants to be effective under severe climatic conditions, such as humidity, extreme temperatures, and dust, has led to the increasing adoption of these lubricants in the agriculture sector. Moreover, usage of agricultural lubricants helps minimize carbon emissions and maximize the equipment uptime, especially in peak season. The report, additionally, offers a comprehensive SWOT analysis and Porter’s Five Forces analysis to offer a better understanding of the competitive landscape of the industry. It also covers strategies adopted by prominent players such as mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, joint ventures, product launches, and brand promotions, among others. The report aims to offer the readers a holistic understanding of the relevant features of the industry. To know more about the report, visit @ https://www.emergenresearch.com/industry-report/agricultural-lubricants-market Furthermore, the report provides a comprehensive overview of the Agricultural Lubricants Market along with product portfolio and market performance. The report offers key insights into market share, supply chain analysis, demand and supply ratio, import/export details, and product and consumption patterns. To gain a better understanding, the report is further segmented into sections such as product types offered by the market, application spectrum, companies, and key geographical regions where the market has established its presence. The global Agricultural Lubricants market is highly consolidated due to the presence of a large number of companies across this industry. These companies are known to make hefty investments in research and development projects. Also, they control a considerable portion of the overall market share, thus limiting the entry of new players into the sector. The global Agricultural Lubricants market report studies the prudent tactics undertaken by the leading market players, such as partnerships and collaborations, mergers & acquisitions, new product launches, and joint ventures. The global Agricultural Lubricants market has been categorized on the basis of key geographical regions into North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. It evaluates the presence of the global Agricultural Lubricants market in the major regions with regards to market share, market size, revenue contribution, sales network and distribution channel, and other key elements. Key market participants include Royal Dutch Shell, Total SE, ExxonMobil Corporation, Chevron Corporation, BP, Phillips 66, Fuchs Petrolub, Schaeffer Oil, Repsol, and Exol Lubricants Limited Key Highlights of Report - In September 2020, Royal Dutch Shell introduced a significant cost-cutting initiative to support the energy transition and invest more in renewable energy and power markets The latest cost-cutting analysis of Royal Dutch Shell, recognized internally as ‘Project Reshape’, is scheduled to be performed this year. - The engine segment held the largest market share of 45.3% in 2019. Rising necessity to reduce friction, prevent wear and tear, and provide cooling in order to support thermal control of the engine has driven the use of agricultural lubricants in the agriculture sector. - The bio-based agricultural lubricants segment is anticipated to expand at the most rapid CAGR of 6.4% during the forecast period. Advancements in R&D activities, emergence of green chemistry, and strict regulatory standards have led to growth of the bio-based agricultural lubricants segment. Emergen Research has segmented the global agricultural lubricants market in terms of application, type, and region: - Application Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion; 2017–2027) - Gears & Transmission - Type Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion; 2017–2027) - Mineral Oil - Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion; 2017–2027) - North America - Rest of Europe - Asia Pacific - South Korea - Rest of APAC - Latin America - Rest of LATAM - Middle East & Africa - Saudi Arabia - Rest of MEA - North America - The report conducts a comparative assessment of the leading market players participating in the global Agricultural Lubricants market. - The report marks the notable developments that have recently taken place in the Agricultural Lubricants industry - It details on the strategic initiatives undertaken by the market competitors for business expansion. - It closely examines the micro- and macro-economic growth indicators, as well as the essential elements of the Agricultural Lubricants market value chain. - The repot further jots down the major growth prospects for the emerging market players in the leading regions of the market. About Emergen Research Emergen Research is a market research and consulting company that provides syndicated research reports, customized research reports, and consulting services. Our solutions purely focus on your purpose to locate, target, and analyze consumer behavior shifts across demographics, across industries, and help clients make smarter business decisions. We offer market intelligence studies ensuring relevant and fact-based research across multiple industries, including Healthcare, Touch Points, Chemicals, Types, and Energy.
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FAU researchers work to make agriculture irrigation more efficient Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection supports project with almost 600,000 euros In co-operation with the Franconian company Maincor AG, researchers from the Department of Polymers Science at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) aim to develop drip irrigation systems that conserve more precious water and to increase efficiency while reducing costs. The researchers concentrate on various factors which determine the efficiency of such an irrigation system: costs may be reduced by up to 50 percent thanks to a differently designed system of pipe and drippers that will be produced using a specially modified pipe extrusion system. A prototype hose is expected to be completed by summer 2014. The project has been granted 587,000 euros in funding from the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection over a period of 24 months. Water is by far the most important resource in agriculture. This is true for Germany, but it is all the more true for other parts of the world where water is more scarce than here. Drip irrigation, a method in which single drops of water trickle into the soil through small holes in a hose or pipe system, has proven to be especially effective and resource-conserving: it saves between 10 and 40 times more water than other irrigation systems. However, use over a wide area has been prevented by various obstacles so far: the systems are very expensive due to the high material costs. In addition, the small holes are easily clogged by suspended particles or algal formation. FAU researchers led by Prof. Dr. habil. Dirk W. Schubert and Dr. Joachim Kaschta at the Department of Polymers Science want to solve these problems with the help of Maincor AG, a Franconian machine building company and pipe manufacturer. As part of the project ‘High-speed system for the cost-efficient and flexible production of drip irrigation pipes from polymer materials’ they examine the various factors that can be adjusted to ensure economic and efficient irrigation. The factor at the very top of the agenda is the efficient use of the synthetic material from which pipe and dripper are made. The researchers aim to save up to 80 percent in material by reducing the wall thickness from 0.9 millimetres to 0.2 millimetres and replacing the high-mass round dripper with a low-mass flat dripper. The second challenge is the high process velocity: at 200 metres per minute, it is almost twice as high as in previous systems. Both solutions are only realisable using a new machine design and optimised materials, which the researchers expect to find on the polymer spectrum. One concern, for example, is avoiding process instability, as the high velocities lead to rough surfaces. Proper welding of dripper and pipe in less than 0.3 seconds must also be ensured, as 11 drippers are fed per second. Changing the design also means a significant amount of development on the part of the machine building company. The new flat drippers themselves contain an important innovation: the filter screens integrated into the drippers have so far been very prone to clogging; the hoses either have to be cleaned in a time-consuming process or even replaced. Movable, lamellar filter structures with a particular shape are to wash away the clogs during operation. The result: a 100-percent increase in service life and better quality irrigation. Once the fundamental research is done, the scientists led by Prof. Dr. habil. Schubert and Dr. Kaschta will demonstrate the results in the form of a prototypical machine, a laboratory test, two field tests in a greenhouse and an outdoor test with various crops. Industry partner Maincor is expected to begin hose production as soon as 2014. The researchers received the funding notification from Ilse Aigner, Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection. Dr. Joachim Kaschta Phone: +49 (0)9131 85 27606
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Implementing the project Connecting 1,500 Women and Young Girls to the Export Market”, the Center for Accelerated Women’s Economic Empowerment (CAWEE) has a project connecting women and young girls to the export market in Beekeeping/Honey production in Gimbo Woreda. CAWEE had a project visit to Gimbo Woreda, visiting the project team and the beneficiaries, where it was able to visit the honey out growers and confirm the successful implementation of the honey project in Gimbo Woreda. Besides the visit of the women in honey, CAWEE team was also able to visit the coffee farm of Diamond Enterprise, which is project partner company based in Southern Region Kaffa Zone, Tula Kebele on January 1st, 2017. On the Diamond Coffee farm visit, located 18 Kms from the center of Gimbo town, CAWEE team got the opportunity to visit the farm that holds an area of 200 hectares. Diamond Enterprise was the 2nd winner during the coffee cupping competition which was held on November 2016 during the celebration of the 3rd International Women Entrepreneurs Day. It was a great opportunity for CAWEE team to walk through the farm enjoying the fresh weather within the jungle. During the walk in the farm, Dehab explained all the detailed process of planting coffee, the ages/different kinds of coffee varieties and the process it goes up to the collection of the red coffee cherries, the drying, packing in sacks and storing processes, which demands careful handling at all the stages.
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Updated: Jan 22, 2022 Home-grown vegetables, herbs can stretch food budgets as prices rise JUPITER – Although Hattie Dupree grew up in rural Clewiston, she’d never spent much time growing any plants or her own food. “I’m a country girl, I promise, but I’d never planted anything. I’d never dug into the dirt,” she said. “I love plants and flowers, but mine are all artificial because I always kill them.” That changed when she and more than a dozen other older and retired local residents gathered at Jupiter’s Edna Runner Tutorial Center in early December to plant “giving gardens” – vegetables and herbs they brought home and planted to share with their neighborhoods. “I’d never been able to watch something grow,” Dupree said of her collard greens, which she noted are already taking off. The Giving Gardens project, funded by a $100,000 grant, aims to fight poverty by creating more options for fresh food in communities around northern Palm Beach County. The grant, awarded in June, was from Impact the Palm Beaches, a women’s philanthropic organization that donates money to educational, arts, culture, and environmental organizations. As food prices rise, the gardens can supply for lima beans, green beans, collard greens, basil, mint and other foods that families may otherwise need to find at a grocery store. End-of-year food price reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show food prices in November were up 6.4% from November 2020. The highest increases have been in meat, poultry and seafood, USDA reported. “Food is expensive, so we’re teaching people to garden to grow their own fruit and vegetables,” executive director Edna Runner told The Palm Beach Post. “You can survive growing healthy food because you can plant the seedlings again next year and have food all year long.” In 2021, the center has created at least 200 giving gardens, which the staff hopes eventually become community gardens from Riviera Beach to Tequesta. Simon’s Giving Garden, a community garden located at the center’s Church Street campus, opened in April with 12 beds to provide fresh food to families in and around northern Palm Beach County. Runner said she hopes to put together a cookbook for families who can now access the community gardens. The giving gardens project wasn’t just focused on helping older residents grow and harvest their own food, but also to encourage them to share clippings with their neighbors, young children and friends. Parents of children who participate in center programs also got “giving gardens.” Runner said the multigenerational connection between Black children and older members of their community is irreplaceable. “Kids sometimes don’t realize that food comes from the ground, because they’re used to going to the store to shop,” she said. “But others do and they can help make that connection.” Unfortunately, not every garden has taken off. Emma Rich said she took home her green bean seedling and planted it in her front yard in West Palm Beach. Although it began to grow, it didn’t make it long. “My hubby mowed them down. I told him not to cut the yard in that little area and he just mowed right through it,” she said. As for the plants she kept inside, Rich said they’re faring much better. A mint plant she got at the center has grown enough for her to mix a few leaves in with her water each morning. She’s also mixed mint into her spaghetti — a recipe she now swears by. “I never would have thought this program would lead to so many new things,” Rich said. “It’s delightful.” [email protected] @katikokal
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Lancôme carried out its first harvest of Centifolia roses, cultivated at its estate located in Grasse, the world’s perfumery capital. Owner of Domaine de la Rose Lancôme since 2020, the brand cultivates organic Centifolia Roses there, among other plant and flower species. The harvesting of Centifolia roses begin early May, at sunrise and until noon, before the flowers open. They are carried out daily by the hands of loyal and experienced teams who harvest each year. These conditions guarantee optimal freshness for the Lancôme Centifolia rose, known for its delicate green, herbaceous, fruity and luminous notes. « On the occasion of World Biodiversity Day (tomorrow), we are happy to have completed our first harvest of roses in our estate in Grasse. The organically grown fields feature a rich biodiversity and illustrate in tangible ways Lancôme’s commitments in matters of sustainability and biodiversity. Renewable agricultural practices, the cultivation of organic roses, the irrigation system aiming at near self-sufficiency in water, the ultimate objective of using all parts of the rose (zero waste) – are all proofs of our commitments in favor of biodiversity. We are proud to cultivate organic Centifolia rose in Grasse on this exceptional Ecocert- certified land. Our fields will eventually produce around 6 tons of roses per year, which will be used in future Lancôme fragrances. As part of our anchorage in Grasse, we are contributing to protecting the region’s unique heritage and resources, and preserving various forms of biodiversity of this ecosystem. » – Françoise Lehmann, Lancôme Global Brand President. THE BRAND’S ANCHORAGE IN GRASSE The presence of Lancôme in Grasse, the city of the Rose of May (Rose de Mai), marks in a way a return to its roots – the rose being the brand’s symbol since 1935. And since April 2021, Lancôme is a member of the territorial brand Grasse Expertise, which brings together professionals from the Perfume, Aroma, Cosmetics, Health & Well-being industries that are established in the region. With this membership, Lancôme strengthens its anchorage in the Grasse region, and demonstrates its involvement and commitment to protect the region’s unique treasures and promote fragrance’s savoir-faire. RENOVATIONS THAT ARE RESPECTFUL OF HERITAGE The Domaine de la Rose Lancôme, comprised of 10 acres of organically farmed fields and century-old terraces, is crossed by two water valleys, and has been undergoing renovations since October 2020. The main objective of these renovations is to restore the agricultural site, while preserving this precious natural heritage that has been cultivated for five centuries. The agricultural site – The terraces play an essential role in the cultivation of fragrance plants. They are the home to flora and fauna that are essential for the ecological balance, they’re useful to crops and constitute natural shelters for biodiversity. Thanks to the retention of heat, they help create an exceptional microclimate that is highly favorable to the cultivation of perfume plants. This unique agricultural and architectural heritage has been restored according to the rules of the art and with great humility, in order to preserve and enhance this natural heritage, and to further develop the spontaneous biodiversity of the estate. The agricultural site, which is crossed by two water valleys, presents an optimal hydrology by ensuring continual freshness to plants and feeds a biodiversity chain composted of reptilians and amphibians. The irrigation system of the agricultural site has been renovated with the aim of achieving self-sufficiency in water with 90% of the water originating from the water valleys. The purpose of the renovation works is to restore a virtuous ecosystem allowing Lancôme to continue and expand the agricultural production of perfume plants grown on the estate. New plantations – Centifolia roses were planted between December 2020 and February 2021 and will be used in future perfumes of Maison Lancôme. Between April and June, Lancôme will plant new species including tuberose, jasmine, bitter orange and osmanthus. Beyond the existing crops which Lancôme will continue to develop, the brand will extend cultivation to emblematic plants of the Grasse region such as iris, jasmine, lavender, but also beehives as well as certain ancient aromatic plants including immortelle, verbena, in an effort to preserve and develop biodiversity. All endemic species, reintroduced to Grasse soil, come from Grasse farms. Finally, the cultivation of trees, oaks, olive trees, plum trees and fig trees, whose roots structure the soil in order to improve its fertility and the absorption of nutrients by the plants, and which provide habitat and food for crop auxiliaries, is preserved. BIODIVERSITY COMMITMENTS IN GRASSE The cultivation of perfume plants in this Ecocert-certified estate is carried out according to the principles of organic farming. The objective is to maintain a high degree of biodiversity, respect living organisms and soil fertility by working with organic materials from the estate to feed the plants, and by promoting eco- grazing by sheep. Thanks to the unique agricultural and architectural heritage components including the dry-stone century- old terraces, the water valleys, the tree crops, Lancôme’s estate in Grasse presents an exceptional terroir with a rich spontaneous biodiversity, and a complete biotope.
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The following gardening advice have been added: Create a Beautiful Hanging Basket Composting your Garden Waste How to Plant and Stake a Tree Tree Planting Tips Growing Tress From Seed Build a bird nestbox Build a Ladybird House Night time Gardening Grow Crops in Pots Grow a Giant Pumpkin Build a Garden Pond Add life to your garden with dead wood Gardening and Hedgehogs Attract frogs, toads, newts, and lizards to your garden What is Organic Gardening? If you would like any other topics covered please contact Carrickfergus in Bloom. Not sure when things in the garden should be done? Use this handy garden planner to find out what you should be doing in your garden each month. Simply choose a month from the calendar below and click through, to reveal all the essential tasks for your greenhouse, flower borders and vegetable garden that should be done at that time of year.
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Register of blue corn growth in timelapse Resonances takes place within the framework of the N Festival, in which Arte+Ciencia has worked on the themes of space and epigenetics to present a project of interaction between organisms and environments. The place of discussion of epigenetics is usually the laboratory, theoretical biology and philosophy. With this project we want to extend these concepts to include guests and food within the idea of organism so as to generate a system of mutual affectation, within a structural unit that can be thought holistically. The environment is the space of food production and its interactions with the city and the countryside, with producers and with the agricultural There is no neutral environment in which organisms grow. The agricultural spaces we visited in Xochimilco, where the vegetables that will be eaten at this dinner come from, are influenced by the demand of Mexico City’s restaurants based on food fashions. There are almost no Creole seeds. Most of what is sown comes from transnational companies that sell selected seeds treated with chemicals. Local people hardly consume these products. It is not an agriculture, that of the chinampas of Xochimilco, of self-consumption, but of merchandise. There is no neutral space in which food is consumed. Gastronomy and culture are inseparable. Food as an organism is covered with the identitary positions of a town, a city or a country. The importance of vernacular products accounts for the historical continuity of each region. To understand the transcendence of the organisms that become food from their knowledge, from organoleptic characteristics to techniques that allow their development, manipulation and transformation; is to revalue the work of those who harvest them each season. To give back the character, not only ceremonial, but ritual to the abundant biodiversity of raw material during all its process, is what makes the Mexican tradition special. Between the countryside and the city, the project presented here interplay with the production of organisms in their region of origin and with the agroindustry. From the chinampas in Xochimilco, to the Oaxacan coast, through the high mountain areas and the Tuxtlas in Veracruz; the ingredients and techniques speak of collective memories and identity, but also of international influences and movements. “Seeds to Germinate” Growth light – Manufacturing The enviroment of the growing of the seed was completly controlled “Resonances” presentation, Black_Box Gallery, Mexico City Seeds Donation: Atáscate Matías Luminary Creation, Seed Register, Seed Germination, Timelapse of Growth, Gallery Register: Tadeo Valencia Museography and Assembly: Black_Box
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Things out in the garden grew and grew. Then they started to look tired from all the smoke. Somehow I managed to grow about sixteen pumpkins. The sun was hot and bright when I took these photos. I put all my herbs in the garden by the fence but I just can't get enough water to it. I have a new plan for next summer. You can see those tall yellow flowers. I can't believe how lush it all is. It is a habitat. We started to have a mouse problem. They came because of the chicken feed and stayed because of all those German tomatoes. I would find half eaten ones down in the dirt. They were hard to get too so I know it wasn't my youngest. Every year about this time I start to plan for next year. What is going to get moved, what makes me happy, what worked and what didn't. One of these years I am going to start an awesome garden journal. You can see some of the massive pumpkins. They were everywhere. I loved it and hated it at the same time. I loved knowing I would have enough for my porches to decorate with all fall, and enough for baking and making pies. I didn't like how the pumpkin plants grew and grew and grew taking over everything else in the garden. They were also the first plants to get the powdery mildew that the cooler weather of fall brings. They had vines everywhere that looked scraggly and yellowed. I could't pull them out as they pumpkins needed to finish off. I told myself that I am going to plant them next spring out front in the bare section of our lawn but I think my freezer will be too full of pumpkin to even bother. You have to have a reason to go to the pumpkin patch once and a while right? In the picture with the pumpkins you can see some leaves hanging down in the top corner from our peach tree. It bloomed and my kids picked off all the baby peaches. At first I was mad. Then I learned how to prune the tree and accepted the opportunity to make the tree stronger and better next year. Peaches bloom on new growth. So that means the growth from the previous summer. Since they picked all the peaches off I was able to prune it to the right shape (which I had neglected to do the first year we had it). Now it is growing big and strong with lots of new growth. All that new growth will be great next spring providing many many more peaches. I have to do the same to my Quince. We have this bean tee pee. It grows out of control. It is fun and functional. I always like to plant a pumpkin behind the bean tee pee and let it grow across the patio. It gets going before the beans and then the main plant gets a little swallowed but the vines get lots of hot sun on the concrete. I like the look but my kids are a little hard on it with their wagons and bikes. We started to gravel the pathways. I listened to logic put down a weed barrier. Yeah, that failed. The kids and the dog dug it up and shredded it. So I had to go out and pull it all out. I love the gravel look but think we might have used the wrong kind. Everyone said to use the pea gravel as it is soft for kids and dog paws. It is getting all over and it is hard to walk in. Its a little like walking on the beach in the dry sand. In my next garden I think I will use the chip gravel. I think it looks more natural and compacts down allowing for easier movement over the top. I love flowers. These beds need some late summer pop. I am not good a buying things for my garden. Every year I tell myself that I will buy this or that to balance it out as it seems to bloom most in the spring. Then the year passes me buy and I never do it. I am good at getting what I can get easy and cheap. Beggars can't be choosers I guess. Photo bombed by a crazy pup. She loves it out there. We all do.
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How to Sharpen Troy-Bilt TB110 Lawnmower Blades简介 2021年06月08日 星期二 12时00分07秒 If your lawn mower has stopped cutting like it once did, you might need to follow this guide. You can remove your blade and sharpen it within 15 minutes. Cutting grass with dull blades is inefficient and can lead to lawn disease, discoloration or portions of the grass dying. As with anything sharp, use caution when performing this guide to avoid injury and follow all safety procedures. Also, before starting this guide, be sure to remove the spark plug to ensure that the machine does not turn on during the repair. 5/8" Wrench x1 added. 5 8 wrench or rachet x1 removed. In Progress removed. Better Introduction removed. Student In Progress removed.
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| > Bulletin Board | | Home- > Questions and Answers | | What are the natural enemies of licorice pests? | | Publisher: admin Release time: 2009/4/20 18:09:05 Read: Times | The natural enemies of licorice pests are: (1) Grasshoppers Grasshoppers are natural enemies that are common in production areas and have strong ability to control pests. Care should be taken to protect them. Commonly, there are 4 to 5 species, such as Chinese grasshopper, big grasshopper, and sedge grass. It has strong predation ability against aphids, leafhoppers, blind nymphs, leaf beetles and larvae, lepidopteran pest eggs, larvae, pupae eggs, nymphs and other pests. This insect has the characteristics of entering the licorice field early and exiting late. It has a large number from June to August and has a long time to control pests. When applying pesticides to control pests, it is necessary to pay attention to the protection of grasshoppers and the density of grasshoppers. The benefit and harm ratio is 1 : 2 OO aphids, 1:80 leafhoppers can be exempted or delayed. (2) The hunting falcons are mainly dry hunting falcons, narrow falcon falcons, gray falcon falcons, and Chinese falcon falcons. They are distributed in all licorice production areas, and can be seen in the field from May to September, and from June to August. The number is large. Generally there are 6 to 10 insects per 100 plants. The difference between different licorice fields is not large, and the annual change is small. It has predation ability on aphids, leafhoppers, spider mites, thrips, blind nymphs, lepidopteran pest eggs, larvae, etc. at various stages of licorice, and has a strong ability to inhibit the occurrence of leafhoppers and spider mites. (3) Ladybugs There are several species of ladybugs, heterochromatic ladybugs and ladybugs. In the desert steppe area, it appears every year from June to August. Seven-star ladybirds are concentrated from mid-June to early July, mid-July, and heterogeneous ladybugs are from late June to late July. When the density is high, the number of insect populations is 100 to 2. Two heads, which have a certain ability to suppress the eggs and larvae of aphids, leafhoppers, thrips and other pests at this stage. (4) Tiger beetles are mainly curved tiger beetles. The worm is nocturnal. It is not easy to find in the field during the day, and it is easy to find a large number of worms by netting or light trapping at night. The adult larvae of the tiger beetle mostly live on the surface, so they have certain control ability on the Ningxia pupae adults, ground tigers, and mimics. Adults can also eat licorice stem and leaf pests. (5) There are many kinds of hornet bee, hornet bee, and larva of the silkworm. It is parasitic on eggs, larvae and pupae of pests such as Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, etc. It is particularly strong against larvae of Lepidoptera. Pest control is great. (6) Aphid-eating flies are commonly found in several species, such as the large gray fly, the thorny leg fly, the black-banded fly and the concave-band fly. They are widely distributed and can be seen throughout the year. The predators are aphids and scale insects. , Whiteflies, leafhoppers, thrips and other small lepidopteran larvae. Has a certain control effect on pests. (7) Step armor There are mainly yellow scabbard step armor, cone-bearded step armor, and valley step armor. (8) Other insects There are various insectivorous maggots such as Jeonbuk brown magpie, ant-shaped beetle, and one-maned magpie magpie. (9) Spider belongs to the arachnid and arachnid, and is an important group in the natural enemy system. It can prey on various insects such as leafhopper, leaf beetle, blind cricket, lepidoptera, larva and so on. | NEXT: What are the active ingredients of licorice? | Next: What are the underground pests of licorice?
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The idea of single origin is simple—a product that comes from one place, without being mixed with or diluted by others. In theory the end result should reflect the unique characteristics of its region—weather, rainfall, altitude, production methods, you name it—in short, it's filled with the terroir of the growing region. The idea is a staple of high-brow wine talk, but more recently is being applied to coffee beans, cocoa beans and even milk and cheese. As consumers seek to become reconnected with their food and its production, we're realising that the consistency we've been striving for can actually rob us of the intriguing nuances of regional flavours. "I searched for five years looking for the best wheat to use in the bread that we bake," says co-founder and baker Michael Klausen. "Working with single origin farmers has resonated in our customers’ appreciation for our high quality." Brasserie has long cultivated tight ties with Australian wheat farmers, but this next step aims to showcase the subtle—and delicious—differences that we should expect from areas and producers, rather than aiming for one homogenous end result. The concept makes perfect sense. Wheat grown in different conditions might be perfect for bread baking, but will still turn out vastly different (and delightful) results and flavours, even when the loaves are treated exactly the same way. For Klausen these differences start with the different soil profiles and should be celebrated, so that's just what Brasserie is doing. We tried it for ourselves—one Brasserie loaf with wheat from the southern Flinders Ranges in NSW and one from Gwydir Shire in SA—and the results were undeniable. The crumb of the two loaves was distinctly different for a start (the Flinders Ranges gave an open texture, while the Gwydir produces a fluffy and more tightly textured loaf). The chew factor of the crust also varied, along with differences in the nutty, sour, acidic flavours present. Both loaves were delicious, just for different reasons and with fans for each. Check out the clip above for a look at two loaves—both alike in dignity—sliced open to reveal their differences. Brasserie has an entire range of single origin loaves to compare and try, and they use unblended wheat with 100 percent traceability back to the producers and farms, showcasing the full range at their newly refurbished Banksmeadow bakery and café. Here, the flavour profiles of the breads are a key focus on the menu. It's a positive step for variation and difference in our food. A celebration of all that makes our food unique. We can only hope to see the idea applied more widely.If you can't get your hands on a single origin Brasserie loaf, you can find Brasserie's simple whole wheat bread recipe right here for you to try at home.
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We Help to Keep Produce Fresher Longer WE CONTROL ETHYLENE Everfresh offers a wide range of premium products primarily focused on maintaining the freshness, quality and longer life of your fresh fruits, vegetables and cut flowers. Everfresh products are manufactured for Ethylene Control in a wide range of situations including coolstores, shipping containers, pallets, trays, cartons, supermarkets, in fact in any situation where Ethylene gas compromises the quality of fresh produce. Everfresh has a customised range of Ethylene Control products available. Everfresh products are accepted for use within the Organic Agricultural Industry.
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Rancher. You raised animals for slaughter most likely for food, but also for leather, furs, and other useful materials. Grazer. You harvested goods produced by animals such as milk, eggs, feathers, or wool. Stock-man. You bred animals to sell for work or as pets such as guard dogs, racing horses, and griffins. Peasant. You harvested edible or useful plants such as wheat, corn crops, or apples at an orchard. Forester. You grew trees for ornament or construction such as trees grown for bows, boat masts, or buildings. Silk. You raised silk worms or another exotic animal, and harvested their silk.
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Payment & Shipping Terms: |OEM / ODM:||Provided||Function1:||Help Veg Flower Growth| |Material:||High Quality COB||Packing:||One Light Per Box| |Fuction2:||Adjustable Led Grow Lights||Function3:||Full Spectrum| Led grow lights full spectrum to help weed canabis growth or any indoor plants Our LED grow lights can make your plants thrive even at night or without sunlight ! Use high quality and Eco-friendly material ,use high grade lamp beads .It has the advantages of super brightness ,low heat and low power consumption. Can be used for gardening , family growing /seeding ,or greenhouse planting . 1. Environmental protection , low heat , low power consumption ,high luminous efficiency, super brightness , more than 50,000 hours of working life . 2. Its radiating area is about 3 square meters , make your plant enjoying full lighting and growing better . 3. Its regulating function suitable for the whole growth cycle of plants .Need not adjust the position of the lamp , just adjust luminous intensity and spectrum ,save your time and energy . 4. You can use metal wire or other wire to hang Led grow lights above plants , easy and convenient. 5. Double chips (10 Watts)LED with super bright COB integration, working more effectively , Led grow lights can make your plants grow faster and better , save your time , scientific design ,to maintain Par/Lumen output and coverage balance. 6. By using our led grow light , can enhance the photosynthesis ,help plants to absorb nutrients ,especially some trace elements , shorten the growth cycle with higher efficiency and better quality . 7. Powerful cooling system : each LED light has a cooling fan ,which can keep light cool and quiet ,make working time much longer .Each LED has a resistor to keep it working on its own . 8. Energy saving : power consumption is about 0.11 kilowatt/hour ,save more energy than HPS or MH light . Lighting time setting : seeding period 14-18 hours , growth period : 12-14hours ; Flowering:9-12 hours , Fruiting time :7-8 hours . Recommended distance from plant :16 inches . Light intensity setting: Button dimming function Adjust light intensity 0%-100% clockwise. 250PAR- seedling stage, knob blue+COB=(60-80), knob red=0 450-600par -- growing period, knob Blue+COB=(50-80), knob red=60-80 700-800par -- flowering time, knob Blue+COB=(80-100), knob red=80-100 400PAR- last 3 weeks, knob Blue+C
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Aurora Lawn Care Service Searching for a reliable lawn care company in Aurora, Colorado? Lawn Advantage offers a wide range of lawn care services in Aurora including lawn mowing, aeration, fertilization, spring and fall clean up and more. All of our lawn care services help to promote a vibrant and healthy lawn throughout the season. We offer individual services as well as customized programs based on your specific needs. Find out more about our Aurora lawn care services by contacting a Lawn Advantage professional. Get a Aurora lawn care quote by filling out the contact form or by calling us at (303) 800-4227. Aurora Lawn Mowing Service Our signature lawn mowing service includes weekly lawn mowing, trimming around obstacles, edging and blowing along sidewalks, driveways and patios. Why select Lawn Advantage for your lawn mowing service? Lawn Advantage offers an affordable mowing service and we accept credit cards for your convenience. With lawn mowing services starting at just $25 per service, why would you go anywhere else? Contact us today for your lawn mowing quote and to schedule lawn mowing service in Aurora. Lawn Aeration Service Aurora Lawn Advantage offers spring and fall lawn aeration services in Aurora, Colorado. Our experienced lawn care professionals utilize the best aerators available and we maintain and replace our equipment regularly to provide the deepest core penetration. We cannot be beat when it comes to affordable lawn aeration, quality service and reliability. Find out more about Aurora lawn aeration service offered by Lawn Advantage by calling (303) 800-4227. You may also fill out the contact form to the right for your instant Aurora aeration quote. Aurora Lawn Fertilization Services and Lawn Care Programs At Lawn Advantage, we focus on offering the very best fertilization products available. We have partnered with leading suppliers to provide a wide range of products to help your lawn look its best throughout the year. Our Aurora lawn fertilization service is affordable and we also offer customized fertilization programs. Find out more about our Aurora lawn fertilization services and programs by contacting us today. Call (303) 800-4227 or fill out the contact form to the right for additional information.
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Farewell, fellow gardener. After nearly 30 years of sharing my gardening expertise, experience, and enthusiasm in columns for The Related Press, I’ve determined to focus my time and vitality in different instructions. Maybe you are a brand-new gardener. Maybe an skilled one. My purpose has been to information, to entertain and, most of all, to share with you the fun of gardening. I would like to shut by providing eight solutions to assist make your backyard — whether or not it is just a few flower pots, a big vegetable plot or a normal dwelling panorama — prettier, extra productive, and extra pleasant to keep up. Suggestion #1: An vital component of excellent gardening might be summed up in two phrases: natural matter. Autumn leaves, compost, sawdust, kitchen trimmings — that’s, supplies which are or as soon as had been dwelling — are all natural matter. Added to the soil, it encourages a wholesome steadiness of useful soil microorganisms that assist combat plant pests and feed the crops. Natural matter additionally improves soil aeration and moisture retention. Suggestion #2: Did some insect or illness wreck you zinnias or different plant final summer season? Don’t panic! Aphids, scab fungi and different pests are a part of the pure world, and they are often a part of what makes gardening fascinating. Tolerate a certain quantity of harm. Your crops can. Japanese beetles may chew off a part of your rose’s leaves, however the plant compensates by ramping up photosynthesis in remaining parts. Discover out particularly what the issue is, how and the place it lives, and all attainable methods of coping with it earlier than taking motion. The place a sprig is named for — and a sprig must be a final resort — comply with instructions precisely for finest impact with minimal impression on non-target organisms. Suggestion #3: Place confidence in Mom Nature and attempt to comply with her lead. She’s been at it a very long time. A seed dropped right into a soil furrow actually does need to develop. Naked soil is susceptible to erosion and vast swings in temperature. Nature garments and protects naked soil with crops (weeds); you are able to do so with crop crops or mulch. The pure habitat of blue flag iris and cardinal flower is moist soils; that of purple coneflower and blazing star is dry soils. Web site crops accordingly. Suggestion #4: Preserve written information and photographs of what you’ve accomplished every year. Then you possibly can higher study out of your errors. There’s no finish to what you possibly can find out about gardening, except you forgot what you probably did and what the consequence was. Thomas Jefferson, an excellent gardener, wrote: “Although an outdated man, I’m a younger gardener.” He saved good written information however, in fact, no photographs. Suggestion #5: Don’t get boxed in by preconceptions. Permit me to supply three examples. a) “Weeding isn’t enjoyable.” Weeding is pleasant if weeds don’t get out of hand. One option to hold them in tow is with common hoeing. Or with mulching. Or by not tilling. Tilling exposes weed seeds buried inside any soil to gentle, simply what they should sprout. Over 30 years in the past, I deserted the annual ritual of tilling the soil, and now common weeding takes me only some pleasant minutes each few days. b) “Flowers belong in a flower backyard.” Flowers in your vegetable backyard will beautify it and entice useful bugs. No want for the vegetable backyard to appear to be a vegetable manufacturing unit. A prettier vegetable backyard is extra inviting, to the good thing about each you and your crops. For that matter, there is not any purpose greens want be confined to the vegetable backyard. Eggplants, peppers, rainbow chard: They’ll all add pizazz to your flower mattress. c) “I want an orchard to develop fruits.” Not in the event you combine fruit crops into your panorama. Many fruit timber are ornamental in their very own proper. Actually, some, equivalent to juneberry, cornelian cherry, and Nanking cherry, are principally grown for his or her magnificence, with out folks realizing that the tasty fruits hanging among the many branches are edible. Suggestion #6: Hunt down respected sources when you’ve a gardening query. After I want stable data on-line, I embrace “website:edu” or “website:gov” in searches, which calls up college or authorities websites, respectively. Certain, they’re not all the time 100% appropriate, however 99% is nice sufficient for me. There are different websites with respected data, in fact, however it takes extra finesse and information to know the nice from the unhealthy. Suggestion #7: Develop all kinds of crops, particularly edibles. Years in the past, a confluence of situations within the Northeast resulted in late blight illness, which devastated many gardeners’ and farmers’ tomato crops. Mine additionally! However that yr I nonetheless picked loads of peppers, candy corn, kale, and all types of different greens and fruits. Suggestion #8: Watch out to not let flashy catalogs or web sites, or spring’s first heat breezes, entice you to plant an excessive amount of. It is a powerful suggestion to comply with. I nonetheless fall prey to planting an excessive amount of (though I rationalize that my plantings are additionally for workshops and demonstration functions). When guests admire my backyard’s abundance, particularly of greens and fruits, I half-jokingly admonish them, “Don’t do that at dwelling!” Not this a lot, no less than. Though I’ll now not be writing about gardening for the AP, I’m not abandoning my hoe, my trowel, my complete backyard. I’m planning some new fruit, vegetable, and decorative plantings, and modifying a few of my current ones by reducing down some pawpaw timber, planting a display with layers of rhododendrons, arborvitae, and winterberry, laying one other stone wall behind which to develop lingonberry and dwarf candy field, and so forth. My gardening is one thing like my writing. I do a draft after which edit it repeatedly. I am additionally not giving up writing. Each week I put up a blog (www.leereich.com/weblog). Come go to me there, the place the whims of the climate and the weeds, a flower that caught my eye, a specific aroma, or the unfolding of blossoms or the ripening of fruits may dictate what I write. Gotta go now. The backyard beckons. Sure, even in December! Copyright 2021 The Related Press. All rights reserved. This materials is probably not revealed, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed with out permission.
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Prescription with Crop Advisor (1989) - Developed by ICI (in 1989) to advise cereal grain farmers on appropriate fertilisers and pesticides for their farms. - The choice of chemical, amount, and time of application depends on such factors as crop to be grown, previous cropping, soil condition, acidity of soil, and weather. - Farmers can access the system via the internet. - Given relevant data, the system produces various financial return projections for different application rates of different chemicals. - The system uses statistical reasoning to come to these conclusions. - If the question asked is outside the system's expertise, it refers the caller to a human expert. - What about statistics? - How would it know it was outside it's expertise - The chief advantages of this system have been - that employees at ICI have been relieved of the need to provide lengthy telephone advice sessions, - and the quality of the advice has become much more uniform, which has increased confidence in the company's products. - What other perscription tasks could RBSs be used for? - Note that my original list of tasks didn't include perscription. Is my list exhaustive? What other things could RBSs be used for?
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The Children's Cookery: Growing, Harvesting, Preparing and Serving Cuisine at the Preschool Beginning January 2017, Wildflower Preschool & Kindergarten began piloting a meal program in which the children, assisted by teachers, prepared and served lunch one day per week. Our hope was that this pilot program would be fantastically successful and grow into the 2017/18 school year! We were right! Currently, Wildflower holds the Children's Cookery once per week! Check out the photos from the Cookery below! As always at Wildflower Preschool and Kindergarten, our gardens are organic (though we are not certified) and we practice sustainable agriculture, planting small plots and using pest control rather than chemicals. The school's 2016 garden included a variety of tomatoes (plum, cherry, hothouse), cucumbers, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, basil, mint, chocolate mint, lavender, sorrel, zinnias, marigolds and more. For the 2017/18 school year, several of our families have banded together to build new garden beds and plant lettuces, herbs and more. We are currently growing kale, mescalin, mustard, strawberries, lavender and more. The school hopes to begin participating in the Carrboro Farmers' Market Free Food Waste Drop-Off Program during the 2017/18 school year. The program allows participants to bring all food scraps and food related paper products to the market each Saturday to be composted. Preschool families will be invited every other Saturday morning to meet at the market and participate in dropping off food scraps and purchase of any vegetables the school needs in the coming week. In addition to participating in the drop-off program by bringing our scraps, staff and parents at the school can volunteer to educate the community about compost collection and monitor the drop-off site.
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Jeff has always planted a garden. He has worked very, very hard in his garden and it was always beautiful. He planted more than a dozen tomato plants, a few cucumbers and peppers. It was a happy, beautiful garden in the early summer days. But then the hot sunshine would come. And then the weeds would follow. And the horn worms would come. And the cucumbers would grow into the fencing, that was necessary because of the deer that would come. And then the crops would come. And come. And come. And come. We would get tomatoes -- way more tomatoes than we could eat -- (especially since Jeff doesn't eat tomatoes). Sure, we could give them away, which we did. It seems, though, everyone nowadays has a garden of their own and really don't need tomatoes from someone else's garden. So ever since last summer, through the fall and the winter, Jeff has been removing his garden. Deleting it. It looks like it never existed. He's worked so hard removing the blocks, the fencing and trying to level the ground back out. Bless him. He's planning to plant a few in just buckets or something, so this summer I may be the one looking for a few good, homegrown tomatoes! But at least Jeff won't be working his fingers to the bone in the garden. At least a vegetable one. I'm hankering for a flower garden. But he's got so many projects going on right now, I have a feeling my flower garden may have to wait. Overnight the stinky Bradford pear trees started blooming. We've had these trees before. I personally don't care for them. They don't smell good and they grow ginormous and then split right down the middle. No bueno. But our tea olive tree, on the other hand, is welcome to bloom anytime it chooses. The blooms smell heavenly and will forever and always remind me of PaPa Kimball. The reason is that the very first time I smelled their sweet blooms, he was in hospice in Savannah. The next year we planted two. They've grown so much and we need to learn how to properly prune and shape them. The record warm temperatures are bringing everything into bloom early. The pool is already filling up with the little whirlygigs off the trees that blow in the wind. Ahh, welcome springtime and all the sneezes and itchy eyes and yardwork. It's not my favorite season, but it's darned near close. Means sweet summertime is right around the corner. Till next time...
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Propagation & harvesting guides Please refer to the general growing guide for more in-depth information on growing processes. Statice sinuata ‘Sunburst series’ Height 50cms – 90cms Flowering approx. 20 weeks from Spring sowing. To purchase statice seeds please visit our online shop - thank you. I always include several varieties of Statice in my cutting garden. They are really easy to grow from seed and are very well behaved out in the ground. They are so good – sowing them makes me feel like a real growing queen… but the reality is they do all the work! Their stems are made up of an abundance of strong, ever-lasting flowers which grow on numerous strong, uniform stems. Blooms can be harvested and used fresh in arrangements or dried to keep as decoration items. Freshly picked stems have an excellent vase life. The dried flowers will keep for at least a year and are a beautiful addition to wreaths and dried floral art. Grow then once and you will continue every year! Sow seeds indoors from February onwards. Sow into seed compost and lightly cover the seeds. Germination usually takes place within a couple of weeks – although I often find they have germinated overnight in a warm greenhouse! It takes about 5 months to get from seed to blooms so it is advisable to start them as early as possible. Seedlings can be pricked out of their seed tray as soon as they are big and strong enough to handle. I use deep plug trays early in the season as Statice is not cool hardy and cannot be transplanted into their permanent position until all danger of frost has passed – the deeper plug trays allows them to wait more comfortably in the greenhouse until they can be moved outdoors. I use smaller plug trays later in the year when I want them to root and get into their permanent position as quickly as possible. While not necessary - Statice can benefit from plant support as without support sometimes the stems can grow sideways, resulting in twisted stems – especially in a windy location. By using crop support you encourage the plant to grow straight, very usable stems. Dead – head / remove any unused flowers to keep the plant continuously flowering for longer – I find I rarely have ‘unused’ stems as this is such a fantastic cut flower I find I’m cutting everything it has to offer every week! Statice is a fantastic cut – and – come – again plant. It just keeps on producing! Their long, straight stems are easy to harvest and have excellent vase life.
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FARMING AND LAND MANAGEMENT LEAFLETS Invertebrates play a vital role in the countryside – they pollinate our crops, eat crop pests such as aphids and help to maintain soil and water quality, as well as being an essential part of the food chain. They are also fascinating and often beautiful animals in their own right. However, invertebrate numbers have been showing an alarming decline in the past few decades, having knock-on effects on other wildlife. Habitat Mosaic Sheets To support a range of invertebrates, the countryside should be a rich mix of smaller habitats (a mosaic), a mosaic allows areas to support invertebrates throughout their life cycles. As invertebrates often need different microhabitats to feed in (e.g. flowers, shrubs), than they do for breeding (e.g. bareground, water) and for shelter (e.g. hedgerows, grass tussocks). Buglife with support from Natural England have produced a series of sheets to allow land managers and farmers to recognise, create and maintain the microhabitats that make up a mosaic. See links to these sheets below: Coastal Grazing Marsh Species Management Sheets |Shrill carder bee (Bombus slyvarum) © MJ Clark| There are lots of things that farmers can do to put the richness and colour back into the countryside. For example by providing a home to a range rare and threatened invertebrate species. Many of these declining species are often very fussy and need a particular type of habitat in order to survive. As a result Buglife has created a series of species management sheets starting with nine invertebrate species that are conservation priorities, are listed on the UK’s Biodiversity Action Plan, and live on farmland. These include species such as the rare Large garden bumblebee (Bombus ruderatus) and the iridescent Blue ground beetle (Carabus intricatus). These nine species all rely on healthy farmland habitats and the management sheets detail the specific requirements of each species. These sheets were funded by DEFRA and written with assistance from a range |Hornet robberfly (Asilus crabroniformis) © Darren Bradley| of experts and specialist organisations. The sheets are for use by both farmers and other landowners when managing land and applying for Environmental Stewardship. They are also to assist farm advisors from organisations such as Natural England, Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group, Campaign for the Farmed Environment, National Farmers Union, Country Land and Business Association etc., when developing Higher Level Stewardship applications. Each sheet details information about the ecology of the species, where it occurs in the UK and reasons for its decline.The sheets also outline management practices for each species together with information on the relevant Environmental Stewardship options for Entry Level Stewardship and Higher Level Stewardship. Click on the species names below for the relevant species sheets: Shining ram’s-horn snail (Segmentina nitida) Blue ground beetle (Carabus intricatus) Brown-banded (Bombus humilis) and Shrill carder bees (Bombus sylvarum) Large garden bumblebees (Bombus ruderatus) Small grey sedge (Glossosoma intermedium) Heath tiger beetle (Cicindela sylvatica) Necklace ground beetle (Carabus monilis) Hornet robberfly (Asilus crabroniformis) If you would like us to send you any hard copies of the sheets please contact us on [email protected] or 01773 201210. Buglife has also produced a set of habitat leaflets offering advice to farmers and landowners on management techniques that will benefit the invertebrates on their land and improve the health of the countryside. Each leaflet outlines some simple measures that will help to encourage invertebrates on farmland habitats. They also contain detailed information on the Environmental Stewardship options that will benefit invertebrates. Featuring superb colour illustrations and practical tips, there are four titles in the ‘Managing Farmland Habitats for Invertebrates’ series, covering four types of habitat: · Ponds and ditches · Hedgerows and cereal field margins The leaflets are available from Buglife, telephone 01733 201 210 or email [email protected] Alternatively, you can click on the leaflet name above to download a copy of the leaflet in PDF format. If you do not have this program it can be downloaded from www.adobe.com/acrobat Supported by DEFRA
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almost 25 years of military schooling and service I was hungry to return to what I have always considered home (Idaho) and to immerse myself in what has become an intense love affair with nature. Living in a small town, spending more time with family and working at what I love seem to make each day count a little more. These feelings and some of life's inexplicable coincidences and circumstances all came together to lead me to decide that I wanted to be an organic farmer. Soon after moving to Moscow, my wife and I met MaryJane Butters and Nick Ogle, the owners of Paradise Farm. Wonderfully friendly and highly skilled agriculturists, they invited me to participate in the farm's apprenticeship program and to become a stockholder. I had stumbled into a perfect opportunity to translate my desire to farm into I was learning within five minutes of meeting Lahde Fesler, then supervisor/director of the farm's "Pay Dirt" apprenticeship program. I have applied knowledge of soil types, soil organisms, sources of fertility, seasonal cycles of plant growth and reproduction, nutrition, watershed impacts, wildlife habitat, using the right tool in the right way, and equipment maintenance and repair. I call my time in Paradise Farm's apprenticeship program "getting a masters in Applied Organic Agriculture." Between working two days a week on the farm, applying it in a large backyard garden and greenhouse at home, reading and studying, the comparison to a post-graduate program facilitating a next career is apt. I began working last winter, helping to harvest the biggest, sweetest carrots I had ever tasted. I have spent the last nine months tilling, hauling mulch, planting crops and an orchard, hoeing, irrigating and harvesting. It has been long hard physical labor done in whatever weather rolls over Paradise Ridge. "Dog tired" comes to mind as an expression I frequently use of late. One of the snapshots that is permanently in my memory is digging through a foot of snow in a blizzard, hauling up carrots in a wheelbarrow, cutting off greens and washing carrots with ice forming on our faces from the water spraying in the freezing wind. I have learned that growing good food is a craft. It is one that involves skill, science, art, dedication and passion. This craft is not only life-sustaining, providing healthy quality food for people, but in its highest form contributes to the benefit of the overall community by sustaining the soil, watershed, air and wildlife habitat. Perhaps the most fundamental lesson I have learned so far is to develop a keen sense of observation toward the soil and crops. I am learning more about the complex interactive relationships between soil, crops, pests, beneficial insects and weather. I am learning to work with natural processes rather than fight them. There will never come a time when I know everything or lack a challenge. Working with living mediums like soil and plants means that every season brings new crops, new challenges and opportunities for improvement. I am not afraid to try new things. I have learned to trust my experience and observations, but accept and expect that sometimes learning will occur from mistakes. Organic farming methods are very labor intensive and two or three acres can supply an immense amount of produce. This is about the most one person can handle. A small area farmed well is better than a large area that gets out of hand. Finally, there's a lesson I didn't expect. Perhaps more important than the goal of establishing a profitable business in a beautiful setting, a family farm can be a lifestyle that is most satisfying in and of itself. Growing all the food we can eat, working together, living and working in a beautiful natural setting at nature's pace, instead of office hours, is actually as idyllic as it sounds. It is not about ease. It is as hard and as constant an amount of work as I have known (and I have previous experience at work and responsibility in harsh conditions--slogging through swamps at night, tumbling from an aircraft at the lead of paratroopers, baking and freezing on armored vehicles in a trackless desert). I have found the work is refreshing and invigorating, not stressful or spirit-breaking (though thistle and bind weed can come close). The simple pleasures inherent in that life--delicious, fresh food at every meal, sharing amazement at nature's seasonal miracles, catching frogs in a pond with my kids, walking the farm and seeing deer and pheasant--more than replace commercial things we have thought we needed for fun. A key thing for me to remember is not to overextend in acreage or financial debt early on, to take things at a small scale and grow into what we I have yet to harvest a single snap pea or strawberry on a farm I own, but I have developed confidence that I can make a living as a farmer, participate in a loving family and be faithful to the responsibility to be a steward of the land: to leave the soil, watershed and habitat in better condition than I find it. I am witnessing a wonderful example of successful farming at Paradise Farm and am more excited each day by the prospects of working our own small farm on the Palouse. Vaughan and Cece Connors purchased their own Palouse Farm in the summer of 2000. At the Moscow Farmers' Market, Pat now sells raspberries, pears,
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An occasional podcast series from the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority in Victoria, Australia. The series aims to highlight some of the many people and groups working and volunteering their time to improve the environment in our area. The podcast will also look at such things as regenerative agriculture, developments in farm practice including irrigation practice. For more information or to contact the producers of the podcast please visit wgcma.vic.gov.au A weekly look at the people and organisations working with and caring for the environment in the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority area. Having trouble logging in?
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Lawn care services includes string trimming of tall grass from around trees, bushes, fences, or any other areas in need of trimming. We also maintain the edging along walks, drives, curbs, patios, and mulch beds. Mowing patterns are alternated weekly to give your lawn the best look possible. Any clippings will be blown off walks, drives, decks, or patios. Clean-ups include the removal of all leaves, weeds in flower/mulch beds, sticks and twigs. Edging is completed around all flower/mulch beds as well as trimming shrubs/bushes, and prep perennial plants for spring. Other services can be included with a clean up upon customers request. Services such as: mulching, seeding, sod, flower/bush/tree plantings, etc. Type of fertilizer is a dry granular. Fertilizing can be done 3-5 times per year depending on the health of the lawn. Types of fertilizer used: early spring/crabgrass preventer, spring/weed-n-feed, summer/fall feed 12/12/12 and anytime/just turf- builder.
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For decades, the Palma family has dedicated themselves to the care of vineyards and the production of wine. Since childhood, the three Palma siblings Achille, Elisabetta, and Caterina have been linked to the structure, which was originally a holiday home. In 1999, Caterina decided to devote herself to restructuring the place and developing a wine business, and since then the hectares dedicated to the cultivation of vines have increased, as has the careful work behind the production of wine. Over time, Caterina Palma has learned the most advanced techniques in the industry, leading to technological investments in the cellar and new planting of vineyards over the years. Puoi completare il tuo ordine!
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Almar is a family owned and operated, 5th generation farm, which has been in the same family since the 1850s. Dedicated to organic and sustainable agriculture, the farm consists of 300 acres – 150 of those acres are organic orchards growing apples and, more recently, pears. Almar has one of the largest organic orchards in the United States, or at least east of the Rockies. In addition to the orchards, Almar has pasture-raised pigs, meadows supporting pollinators, a sugarbush, farm store and playground. As well as organic apples, Almar produces world-class hard cider and an old-fashioned “energy” drink, Haybaler Switchel. Both are all brewed, bottled and labeled on the farm, and have proved to be so popular that we have expanded our bottling, labeling, and storage to keep up with the demand! Our farm store is open year-round, and tastings of our hard ciders and our Haybaler are always available, and tastings of apples in Season. Speaking of “The Season”, from late August to early November we offer a variety of activities, from hayrides and fresh donuts to daily free tastings of our drinks (at least 10 taps) and the Scrumpy Skedaddle orchard run on the first Sunday of October – check us out on Facebook to see what’s happening next! At Almar Orchards, we sell everything from organic apples to honey, maple syrup and donuts, JK’s Scrumpy too of course! If you wish to place an order for Haybaler Switchel, please call us. For everything else, stop by our orchard!
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CARING FOR ROSES Roses are one of the most beloved flowers due to its beautiful bloom, fragrant scent and cultural significance. From coast to coast, these stunners can make a wonderful addition to your yard. To help your roses thrive and get the most out of their colorful blooms, consider these tips from the Homestead Garden experts: Watering: Roses are thirsty plants. Strive to keep the soil around roses moist, but not wet. Water deeply so that the dirt is moistened to about one foot. Do this every five to six days for moderate climates, and every two to three days for dry climates. Watering in the morning can help soil retain more moisture. Lend a hand: Every day or two, check over your roses to pick off any pests or remove dead foliage. If big blooms become heavy and start to droop, tie supports (we love Peacock plant supports!) to help strengthen the plant so you can enjoy them as long as possible. Mulch: A good 6 inches of high-quality mulch can make rose plants happy. It assists in retaining moisture so the plants don’t get too dry, plus it makes a nice visual element within your landscape design. Our experts recommend Homestead’s own Maryland Select Shredded Hardwood Mulch. It is 100% organic and made from a blend of hardwood trees and bark which is ideal for moisture and nutrient retention. Food: A slow-release liquid food designed specifically for roses can help give plants a boost. Products with potash and magnesium can encourage more blooms. During summer months, feed every two weeks. Try Espoma Organic Rose-tone®. Rose-tone is a premium organic fertilizer designed to supply the necessary nutrients for growing prize winning roses. The organics in Rose-tone break down gradually providing a long lasting nutrient reservoir activated throughout the growing season. Pruning: If you need to prune, cut at a 45-degree angle about 1/4 inch above a bud. Trim clear canes if bushes are getting too crowded, and remove leaves from under six inches above ground to avoid black spot. Homestead Gardens recommends Fiskars Bypass Pruners – find them in our Lawn & Garden Department! Winter care: In cold climates, winter can be tough for roses. When it’s time for them to hibernate, prune back to waist height (usually mid-autumn). Then add a bed of burlap to help protect plants all winter long.
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After writing about the paltry harvest I had foraging the backyard, my neglected garden decided to speak up. This year I had only managed tomatoes and cucumbers. The peas and beans fell victim to the local vole and chipmunks. The two pepper plants were overshadowed by volunteer sunflowers so much that they have only now started to produce. The yard of my old home was not manicured in the least. It was haphazardly maintained, more wild and weeds than anything else. Chickweed, field penny-cress and bindweed grew right alongside the daisies, morning glories and basil I planted on purpose. One year catnip sprung up in a neglected patch and took it over. I still don’t know where it came from. The lemon balm I did plant, and it soon overran the sage and tulsi I had planted in the same bed. Similarly, my spellcraft evolved with what I could forage from my yard and the small, wild places in the neighborhood. I used dandelions and smartweed and Queen Anne’s lace in my magick because that is what I had on hand and I was too poor to buy magick supplies.
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Salad greens are a staple in daily meals. From sandwiches, as a side, and, often, with a handful of other ingredients as a full meal, salad. Growing your own lettuce indoors with an Aerogarden Purchase a seed kit and follow the instructions to plant it. Add water when the water. : AeroGarden Salad Greens Mix Seed Pod Kit (7-Pod): Vegetable 3) Growing Guide with step-by-step instructions; For use in all AeroGardens. |Published (Last):||27 August 2012| |PDF File Size:||16.13 Mb| |ePub File Size:||18.80 Mb| |Price:||Free* [*Free Regsitration Required]| Our children are learning so much about gardening also. If we yielded any crop at all it was far less than picture perfect. I bought the Lettuce Kit for the 6, and the Italian Herb kit for the 7. imstructions Number 6 space instructiosn is designed a little taller and a little more narrow. The pods come in the container in the order where you should place them into the garden. Some of the varieties of lettuce in our kits are of a red-speckled variety, and when the speckling first appears, it looks like brown freckles. The Aerogardner New post: Our corn barely grew at all. If you do please tell us how you resolved it in the comments below. Cut the pack along the dotted line and add to the water basin. Growing Salad Greens in an Indoor Garden AerogardenAerogarden NewbieGardenerGardening. The really fun thing is it happened over night! Current AeroGarden pods available include: They move from tender sweet butterheads, to crispy romaines, earthy arugulas to areogarden, textured cresses. So, not knowing the purpose of those supports I removed them to allow the pods to sit properly. So, how do you plant an Aerogarden Pro ? By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use. We move from too cold to too hot almost overnight. The mint was a tough cookie to wait for also. Even though this is the first Aerogarden that was planted it seems to be falling behind in the race. The short season in Colorado is one reason to grow most greens indoors, year round. So please be sure to visit us there. Growing Salad Greens in an Indoor Garden | AeroGarden Blog If you have an Aerogarden Life Lesson that you would like to share. We threw a couple of handfuls of Walmart bought fertilizer and called it good. Our broccoli turned out okay and our tomatoes thrived. A final advantage to hydroponics is just the ease of watering. I need to look up how to fix this. Almost Ready To Harvest! If you are an Aerogarden Enthusiast, leave your story in the comments below. Or, try Chinese cabbage in soups. Inside the tube is a float ball that lets the garden know when the water is getting low. April 5, Leave a comment. So I was excited about the mint beginning to sprout. We tilled the soil and planted our seeds. You drop seeds in, keep it moist, and up come plants. To see the difference that light makes, look at these two photos of lettuce with good light, and lettuce that is struggling to find enough. That said, what kind of light is best for lettuce? With her interest in gardening I knew it was a shoe in. I know that I would appreciate to hear your stories and learn from someone a little more savvy about this than I. March 28, Leave a comment. However I failed to either observe or comply. April 16, Leave a comment. When I went to purchase the Aerogarden 6 I found a Pro for a comparable price. Upon close inspection it looks like they will be sprouting very soon so I will give it a couple more days. The Aerogarden 6 feed packs come in 4ml tubes but there are enough to run the full course if ldttuce use the Aerogarden 6 packs in the Aerogarden 7. Please feel free to leave comments below. Aerogarden Patience Aerogarden Salad Greens. Do not worry if some of your lettuce plants begin to develop little brown spots on their leaves. If you know the exact terminology for the sponge please feel free to comment below.
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Many people choose buffalo turf as it's low maintenance yet produces lush results. Although buffalo grass doesn't require as much upkeep as other types, it's still essential to care for it. When you understand how to care for and maintain buffalo turf, you can ensure that yours lasts longer. Keep Your Grass At The Right Height Depending on the type of buffalo grass you choose, keep it between seven and 10 centimetres. Always ensure you check with the company that installs your turf, though. Keeping your grass at the right height prevents weeds from growing. As weeds can sap nutrients from your turf, keeping them at bay contributes to making it beautiful. Achieving the right height provides shade to the roots of surrounding blades, which is essential when you don't want them to dry out. Appropriate grass height also locks in moisture, allowing your turf to thrive every time you water it or it rains. Water Your Buffalo Turf Correctly One of the primary advantages of using buffalo grass is that it doesn't require too much water. However, some water is still essential for it to thrive. Making sure you give it enough water is a case of trial and error. After watering your grass, it should feel damp but not soggy. Try feeling it with your hands each time you water — if it's damp, then you've done a good job. Over-watering your grass may cause fungal growth, which could damage the turf and any other surrounding plants it spreads to. Fertilise It At Regular Intervals All great grass needs a little encouragement if it's going to reach its full potential. As a keen gardener, you can provide that encouragement in the form of fertiliser. Find a fertiliser that features nitrogen and phosphorus for the best results. Both elements encourage grass to grow and may even improve its colour. If you're keen to minimise the impact you have on the environment, try organic fertilisers. Organic fertilisers have natural properties that benefit the surrounding nature rather than pose a risk to it. Composted plant materials, bone meals and manure are all effective. Finally, if you have a lot of structures in your garden that cause shade, consider adapting them. Cutting big trees back ensures your turf gets enough sun. Similarly, adjusting sail shades and other manmade items can provide your grass with sunlight. Sunlight is essential for helping your grass get more from its nutrients, so ensure it gets plenty of it.Share
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We are Accredited Installers of Wildflower Turf ®. This is a pioneering method of creating grasslands. It is much more efficient than traditional seed establishment methods, giving instant results and requiring less maintenance. It is based around a soil-less growing system that gives the grower full control over the species mix. As Accredited Installers with ecological, landscaping and habitat management expertise, we can provide a complete service (or any element of the process) from design, seed sourcing and collection, facilitating off-site growing, delivery, installation, maintenance and management planning.
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International Women’s Day More than 1.2 million women receive support from BBVA Microfinance Foundation (BBVAMF) from five countries in Latin America. They are the majority of the more than 2.2 million entrepreneurs served by the Foundation. 29% of them live in rural areas, where they face greater challenges: they are more vulnerable and younger than their male counterpart. Only 32% of the rural female population work in agriculture, compared to 55% of rural male. According to United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), this is explained by a limited access to tools, land, financial resources, markets and skills training. But FAO also points out that should this gap be closed, crop productivity could see up to a 20% – 30% increase. United Nations explains that climate change has a greater effect on women, thus making them more proactive. According to UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, “As early adopters of new agricultural techniques, first responders in crises and entrepreneurs of green energy, rural women are a powerful force that can drive global progress.” BBVAMF offers specific financial products and services for farmers, focused on gender and environmental sustainability. These programs, designed in partnership with UN Environment Program (UNEP) among other international development organizations, include skills training to help farmers become more efficient and to protect the planet. FAO confirms that sustainable agriculture doesn’t only reduce contamination, it could also improve farmers’ income up to 40%. Even if rural men outnumber rural women, the latter are more committed to protecting the environment. “Farmlands are still owned by men, but women are leading climate action, as they are the ones caring for their families and also the guardians of natural resources”, asserts BBVAMF head for Women’s Empowerment, Laura Fernández. Supported by data from the Foundation’s own social impact assessment for Dominican Republic, around 14% of rural women access to green loans, compared to only 7% of men. Sandra Mendoza is an example. This female farmer, served by BBVAMF in Colombia, is the first ever woman to lead a coffee-growers’ committee in her community, traditionally chaired by men. She is also the first woman to use natural fertilizer in her farms, paving the way for the rest of the farmers –males and females alike– to follow her lead.
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Caring for your new trees during their first few months is critical. Here are a few tips… The most important thing to do is to assure your tree will receive enough water down to the roots located several feet below the ground. Do this by constructing a water basin around the newly planted tree. Mound dirt around the tree at the outer tips of the lower limbs, or drip line. Create the channel shaped basin around the tree so that it will hold water 6” to 8” of standing water that can slowly absorb into the soil directly above the root ball. This first step is crucial in maintaining proper water care transplanted trees in Northern Utah. Fill the basin of the newly planted spruce with water once a day for the first 5 days to provide the new roots with plenty of water and to help prevent transplant shock. Second to third weeks Fill the basin full of water twice per week through the second and third weeks. Remainder of growing season After this, fill the basin full of water once a week through the first growing season after transplanting. Drip irrigation can do this automatically. In general, lawn sprinklers will not be able to fill the basin sufficiently to provide enough water to the deeper roots. Extremely hot weather Fill the basin twice per week during periods of very hot dry weather. Taper the frequency as temperatures moderate in mid-August and September. One last good soaking is good just before the first frost to help the tree through the winter. Do not begin watering immediately when the ground thaws in the spring. As the soil dries from spring warmth, the roots follow any water in the soil, encouraging depth. Continuing with water care transplanted trees in Northern Utah can be very tricky as Utah’s weather is wildly erratic. Spruce trees only need to receive 1” to 3” of water each week depending on the temperature. If your sprinkler system is delivering that much water to the tree no additional watering is required. If not, hand watering will be needed periodically. Check the moisture content of the soil around the Spruce tree with your fingers. Feel the soil to determine if it is moist or dry. Observe the appearance of the tree by looking, in specific, at the needles near the end of the limbs. Look for low hanging needle tips that can indicate either too much or too little water. Press down on the soil 12 inches away from the base of the tree with your foot. Look at where your shoe meets the soil to see if water appears or if there is an audible squishing sound. This indicates the spruce is over-watered. Look at the lowest limbs of the spruce tree to see if they are brown or yellow in color. Over-watered spruce trees begin to die from the bottom up. Crouch down and look at the soil under the tree to see if mushrooms or a white mold-like growth is present. These only grow in constantly soggy soil and indicate the soil is over-watered.
agronomy
https://www.mater.it/en/progetto-linfa-2/
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In light of the main strengths and, above all, weakness of the Italian olive oil sector in general and the Calabrian one in particular, LINFA project focuses on a defense action in the field of tree crops which are subject of research for a consequent increase in yields on the one hand, and on the other hand to raise the level of competitiveness of the entire supply chain, with particular attention to food safety. This set of actions will allow for its rational and adequate development. The proposed intervention is structured in two macro-phases that, firstly, address the innovation of primary production through the defense of crops with highly innovative methods and, secondly, the innovation of the transformation through food safety and the development of functional foods. Efforts have therefore been focused on the application of mild technologies that minimize the technological impact on bioactive molecules. Optimization of parameters for the extraction, purification and production of functional and nutraceutical ingredients allows the creation of innovative products that respond to the new demands for maintaining personal well-being through functional foods or nutraceutical / cosmeceutical products. Finally, the aim was to improve the safety levels and to safeguard consumers by identifying and reducing/degrading by physical, chemical or biotechnological means the anthropogenic contaminants (especially pesticides and their catabolites) and non-anthropogenic ones (mycotoxins and their metabolites), as well as any other unwanted compounds that may cause increased risk exposure to the consumers.
agronomy
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A warm welcome to everybody who makes their way to this site, especially if you have an interest in breeding for pest & disease resistance. My name is Arvana Robinson, and I founded this website in collaboration with my uncle, Raoul Robinson, who is probably the world's leading expert on horizontal resistance breeding --- an easy-to-use and highly effective breeding technique that has been shunned by scientists all over the world. The world has an urgent need for crop varieties that can reduce the crop protection sprays that are being used --- as well as making it easier for organic growers to get the best yields we can, without losing a large part of our crops to bugs and blight. These forums are here so that we can all share our ideas and knowledge, ask for help, and exchange seeds and other resources with each other. We don't really know how big this will get, but it feels like there is a lot of readiness and enthusiasm for these ideas, and we're hoping it will grow beyond anything we can even imagine. So please register an account, if you haven't already, introduce yourself here and join in! This site is yours to help build into whatever you want to make it. To introduce myself briefly: I live in Guelph, Ontario, Canada; and I am an entrepreneur and web designer with backgrounds in organic growing, mechanical engineering and home renovation. I have been eating almost 100% organically for well over a decade, and am a strong advocate for natural health and environmental conservation. I've talked to a lot of people about the principles of population breeding, and felt that the time was right to share these ideas in the most open way possible. And so the Open Plant Breeding Foundation was born! Let me just say it again --- what will make this site great is the community of growers and breeders that we are hoping will take root here, and all of the connections, contributions and interactions that can grow out of it. Which means that you are very much welcome to join us and be a part of our community!
agronomy
https://peersl.wordpress.com/2017/10/11/drought-chokes-coconut-yield/
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The coconut yield in the coming two months will be unimaginably low due to the lean season from October to February and the effects of this year’s and last year’s drought in coconut growing areas, said coconut growers. The coconut triangle comprising Gampaha, Kurunegala and Puttalam districts account for the major share of the yield in the country. “This year’s drought is more severe than last year’s which has resulted in a drastic reduction in yield,” growers said. The yield this year is expected to drop by around 20 percent to a round 2,400 million nuts from the average 3,700 to 3,900 million nuts per annum. The yield last year was around 3,000 million nuts.The Coconut Cultivation Board expects the drop to be a little lesser than the amount projected by growers. However, according to growers the yield would not be sufficient even for consumption apart from exports and other domestic industry usage. “This year’s yield will be one of the lowest in years due to the adverse weather that resulted in trees shedding button nuts and palms being affected badly,” a grower said. Growers also said due to the bad weather that had prevailed for the past two years, the crop yield will be low even in 2018. The yield projected for next year is around 2000-2200 million nuts. According to statistics the country needs between 3,700 to 3,900 million nuts per annum to be self sufficient. The industry requirement comprises consumption, oil manufacture and exports. The consumption requirement is around 1,900 to 2,000 million nuts while oil and exports account for around 1,900 million nuts. The Sri Lanka Desiccated Coconut Manufacturers’ Association Past President Felix Fernandopulle said the operation of factories has become highly uneconomical due to the shortage of coconuts. He said due to the crisis, work in factories has been reduced to two to three days a week. “Employees are faced with a severe issue due to the absence of normal employment to sustain their income.” “Even with much hesitation we have to permit imports of nuts to keep the industry going and maintain prices,” Fernandopulle said. He said “the move to distribute coconuts across the country is good as it will help to control prices.” Coconut is one of the major plantation crops that plays a vital role in the economy. It is one of the pillars in employment generation accounting for around 1-2 percent of the contribution to the GDP.
agronomy
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Both Ryan and Leanne were raised on farms and grew up with respect for farmers and a passion for the industry. This passion is what drew both of them to the College of Agriculture to gain a new perspective on the industry and increase their knowledge of farming practices and technology. The idea that as agricultural producers, you are part of the global food chain and as such, play a vital role for society, makes both Leanne and Ryan feel they are doing something of deep significance. Now that we are ranching full-time, we also have grown to love the flexibility and lifestyle that agriculture provides for our family. Our family is complete with a son - Samuel and a daughter - Rachel, both of whom are being raised with a respect for the land and animals that we are responsible for. We hope to instill a love for this business in them while providing a wholesome, fun childhood. Sharing cattle and cropland - Canadian Cattlemen (May 10, 2018) Ceylon couple finalists for Outstanding Young Farmers - Weyburn Review (June 18, 2014) Finalists vie for Outstanding Youth Farmer Title - Saskatoon Star Phoenix (June 11, 2014) 2014 Canada Farm Progress Guide - Western Producer (June 2014)
agronomy
https://www.ykan.or.id/en/publications/articles/perspectives/sigap-story-from-biatan-bapinang-berau/
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Suku Dayak Basap dikenal sebagai penghuni asli Kampung Biatan Bapinang, Kecamatan Biatan Kabupaten Berau, Kalimantan Timur. Berdasarkan mitologi masyarakat setempat, The Dayak Basap tribe is widely known as the original residents of Biatan Bapinang village in the Biatan subdistrict, Berau, East Kalimantan. The local myth is that the town was initially called "Nuntulung" due to the overgrowth of shrubbery similar to keladi (a taro plant) around the village. In the local tongue, the plant was called "Bintulung". The Dayak Basap tribe was open to migrants. That is why today's residents of Biatan Bapinang village hail themselves from many places. They are of the Bugis tribe, Javanese, Sundanese, Sasak, Flores, Balinese, Batak, and others. The Biatan Bapinang village has a total area of 12,354 hectares and was inhabited by 238 families or 801 people. Most of the residents were farmers. Their staple food crops were rice and corn. They would prepare their honey-sweet corn into various meals, while subsidised corn from the Agriculture Office is sold as animal fodder. The most common plantation crops were oil palm and sahang/pepper. Their pepper (sahang) harvest was usually sold for long-term needs. Some families also grow vegetables, some types of tubers and rhizomes, for their consumption and sale. Oil Palm was one of the plantation commodities farmed in Biatan Bapinang village. The people plant oil palm because of its short harvest time—every 15 to 20 days. Therefore, they rely on the harvest to meet their daily needs. Currently, 70 per cent of the people own their oil palm land, each claiming up to 6 hectares. In 2011, the residents of Biatan Bapinang received support from an elected provincial legislative (DPRD Kaltim) member, the (late) H. Muharram, S.Pd., M.M., who facilitated them in establishing a cooperative. This independent oil palm cooperative lasted until September 2020 before becoming inactive. Aside from locally-owned oil palm plantations, Biatan Bapinang village was also the location of two operating oil palm companies, PT Buana Mudantara and PT Andalas. The Biatan Bapinang village has biodiversity and eco-tourism development potentials that need upgrading. This village is also home to 6.5-hectare of mangrove forests, situated within an Other-Use Area (APL), with a hot spring in the middle. Unfortunately, the legality of the right to manage the mangrove and its hot spring tourism is still under the jurisdiction of the regional government, in this case, the Berau Tourism Office. However, the management rights should be fully delegated to the village administration for better participatory development. The Village-Owned Enterprise (BUMK) can acquire a more significant portion and maximises its management role, so the economic benefits can directly affect the village and its people. Other potentials of the Biatan Bapinang village are their rattan wicker handicraft, various plant-based snacks (cassava leaves, papaya leaves, and bitter gourd/pare), and many more. BUMK's role is very much needed in facilitating and maximising business opportunities as a form of a sustainable economy. For the past two years (2020-2022), the Nusantara Nature Conservation Foundation (YKAN) and the Foundation for Development and Improvement of Ummah Resources (YP2SU) applied the SIGAP (Inspirational Community Acts for Change) approach at Biatan Bapinang village. This mentorship aims to improve state governance, economic growth for the people, and conservation of critical natural resources. The most significant output from this activity is the establishment of a High Conservation Value Area (ANKT) covering approximately 5,121 hectares in Biatan Bapinang village. The village conservation body manages this area, namely the Tourism Awareness Group (Pokdarwis) Mampanas Nuntulung. The chairperson of this body was Wandra Hardinata (2022), who also facilitated local SIGAP programmes in oil palm plantations. In addition to the ANKT, the Biatan Bapinang village had also successfully outlined their Village Mid-Term Development Plan that they drafted in a participatory manner. The mentorship with the SIGAP approach also aided in constructing a 3D map of the village and a Village Land-Use Plan map. Regarding the conservation aspect, the people had installed signages in conservation areas and conducted routine patrols. Concerning their economic well-being, residents are farming kelulut (stingless) bees as their alternative source of income. There is also an increase in the Pokdarwis' organisational capacity to manage the village's tourism potential.
agronomy
https://www.prosourceproduce.com/food-safety-sustainability/
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FOOD SAFETY & SUSTAINABILITY What makes our world a better place? Sustainability. Protecting and preserving the planet we live on. For many of us, we take for granted what truly makes our lives good: the air we breathe, the soil – when clean and free of pathogens, clean potable water, and perhaps most importantly, safe and fresh food to nourish ourselves and our families. These all depend upon the environment that surrounds us. Farmers have long been stewards of the land, and must become the leaders in our age by seeking to utilize new technologies to better promote a healthy, clean environment for all of us to enjoy. This is a pledge that we make to our communities, here at ProSource, and it is a pledge we are fully committed to standing by. Responsible Land Use Our farmers know the benefit of crop rotation in order to maintain important soil nutrient levels. It is easy to completely deplete land of certain elements and render it useless for years, and this is something that we are careful to avoid. Our responsible cultivation practices also help reduce erosion and control weeds, ultimately improving the overall soil health in a lasting manner. A major focus has been placed on water conservation and reduction of unnecessary run-off on our farm operations. We have virtually eliminated soil erosion and run-off on nearly 100% of our onion crops by employing state-of-the-art drip irrigation systems. Reducing run-off equates to reducing the potential for water system contamination downstream, all while using less water and energy to grow our crop. Reducing Energy Consumption We have taken measures throughout all segments of business, our farms, our packing facilities, and our marketing department – to upgrade our equipment when appropriate, to produce necessary results with less energy consumption. We employ state-of-the-art, high capacity packing machinery that packs more volume in less time, with less energy. For example our introduction of Variable Frequency Drive controllers has made a huge impact on the start-up energy load usage on all of our electric motors. We continually seek and pursue new ways to increase our energy efficiency. We see this not only as benefit to ourselves financially and temporally, but also as an environmental effort that is very important to us as a company who relies on the land. As producers and distributers of food, we feel a deep responsibility to help those who can not provide for themselves. We donate to the listed organizations below: - AMERICAN RED CROSS - LOCAL FOOD BANKS - FREEDOM FROM HUNGER Shipping Point and Market Inspection Instructions These instructions contain information and guidelines to help personnel of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Specialty Crops Inspection (SCI) Division uniformly apply and interpret U.S. grade standards, other similar specifications, and special procedures. National Potato and Onion Report Potato shipping point information
agronomy
https://getemhigh.com/3-most-effective-cannabis-growing-technologies-in-2021/
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The cannabis industry is expanding rapidly, and by 2025, it’s expected to be worth even up to $30 billion. One of the most important factors that impacts its growth is the technology that evolves with every passing year. Cannabis growers all over the world look for quicker and more efficient ways to plant and harvest the best-quality pot – and they succeed. Whether you are a beginner or an expert in growing cannabis, you may already know how important it is to check the seed bank reviews to ensure that your pot is of the best quality. However, if you want to know how cannabis growers get the seeds that later provide you with the quick-growing, high-THC (or CBD) plants or if you want to boost your own cannabis-growing technique – you’ve come to the right place. In this article, you will learn about the three most effective cannabis-growing technologies in 2021, including using the genetic engineering method, buying chemical fertilizers, and installing LED growth lights. Read on and make sure that your pot grows strong and potent. The cannabis industry is still young – the first country legalized recreational marijuana only in 2013. That means that there is a great potential for discovering new, effective growing methods, and many people all over the world are doing just that by relying on many scientific studies. While genetic modification may sound like a term from a science-fiction novel, people have been using this technology for centuries. Animal breeding and plant crossing are just one of the most known uses of genetic engineering – a method that focuses on manipulating the organism’s genes. It is used in various industries, including medicine and industrial microbiology, but what should interest you is its agricultural application. First things first: we are not talking about creating or using genetically modified cannabis crops. If you want to have the best naturally-grown cannabis, the method you should look into is genetic analysis. That may sound complex, and, for the non-experts in genetics, it is so – after all, you have to examine the genetic history of seeds or seedlings you plan on using. This will allow you to figure out which ones have the best properties and which you should get rid of. Moreover, genetic engineering can also help you determine which plants are more prone to yeast, mold growth, or bacteria, allowing you to treat them quickly and effectively. Genetic analysis may require much time and equipment, so the best way for the non-professionals to perform it is to contact a genetic laboratory (preferably the one that specializes in agriculture) and ask them to do the tests. Fortunately, the process usually doesn’t take very long – just around a few days. Almost all living beings on Earth need nutrients to grow, and plants are no exception. If you want your cannabis to be green and strong, you need to feed it well – and fertilizers are the best solution for that. While you may want to use only natural plant food for your pot, you should consider using chemical fertilizers as well. They may not be 100% organic, but they are the best for increasing the potency of your buds. Moreover, chemical nutrients come in the easiest-to-absorb form, which allows the plants to grow faster. And if you are using a hydroponic system, there is no better choice than this type of fertilizers – chemical nutrients are less likely than any others to cause mold or fungus growth in your water reservoir. All that makes the cannabis-growing process easy as never before. Whether you are a beginner or an expert in cannabis growing, you may already know that light is essential for your pot. If you are wondering which lamps to use for your plants, then it will depend on many different factors, but oftentimes LEDs turn out to be the best choice. There are several reasons why pot-growers all over the world use LED lamps and recommend them to everyone new to the process. Here are some of them: - The buds grow more colorful and with a higher THC content; - The lamps are incredibly convenient, as they can be turned on and off immediately; - The lamps consume less energy. LED lamps come in a variety of colors, types, and sizes, so you can choose something that suits your needs. While LED lamps are more expensive than HPSs, MHs, or CFLs, they are proved to be more efficient in the long run. However, if you would like to buy something less expensive, you can check out this review of Sun System Grow Lights. Like it or not, the cannabis industry’s future depends on the technology – whether it’s new fertilizers or revolutionary genetic engineering. That doesn’t mean, of course, that you need to go shopping for chemical nutrients immediately or start looking for a genetic laboratory in your area. However, if you want your cannabis to grow strong, green, and potent, trying out modern solutions is a must. And, whether you go for genetic modification, LED lamps, or chemical fertilizers, we hope that technology works for you – and you succeed in growing the best-quality cannabis. Good luck.
agronomy
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Composting is the controlled decay of organic matter in a moist aerobic (oxygen-demanding) environment Tiny organisms (bacteria, fungi and protozoa) break down organic material to create compost, which is a great source of nutrients for your plants and garden! You can purchase different composting units at any home improvement store, or you can build your own. Elevating the bin a foot off the ground will help with drainage. The ideal size for a compost pile is 4'x4'x4'. Any smaller and the piles may have trouble holding heat, any larger and the pile may not be able to aerate properly. Start with a layer of "browns": leaves, straw or sawdust. This provides carbon. Next add a layer of "greens": grass clippings or vegetable scraps. This provides nitrogen. Add a layer of garden soil to each brown-green layer. The pile should be turned from every 3-5 days or so and should not allowed to get too wet or dry. The pile requires both air and water. If the pile gets too wet, add some shredded newpaper to the mix. The top should be concave to collect rain water to keep it moist. If the pile has a bad odor, it may need more air, so turn it a few times and add some dry material such as straw or newspaper. The pile should heat up to a temperature of 100-140° Fahrenheit. The compost is ready when it no longer generates heat and it's materials have turned to brownish-black. You can also add earthworms to the pile. They improve the nutrient content and the aeration and drainage of the compost. Earthworms like coffee grinds, breads and starches, vegetables, tea bags and non acidic fruits such as watermelon. Avoid citrus and garlic. Information from: Clemson Sandhill Research and Education Center Midlands Home Composting Garden
agronomy
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Animal feed pellet plant process The whole process of the feed pellet line is highly automatically controlled by the controlling center. The whole process mainly includes feed crushing, feed mixer, feed pelletizing, feed cooling screening, and feed packing. Feed crushing process – Hammer mill ●In the feed processing process there may be a number of ingredients that require some form of processing. These feed ingredients include coarse cereal grains and corn which require particle size reduction that will improve the performance of the ingredient and increase the nutritive value. Our FSP series Hammer mill is able to produce a wide range of particle sizes, it works with any friable material and fiber and is very easy to use. It is used for grinding raw materials by large and medium livestock and aqua feed mills
agronomy
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Get real-time updates on your field and crop conditions - Monitor all your fields in one place - Get real-time updates on current field and crop conditions - Receive immediate notifications if something’s wrong - Track changes even if you’re offline - Forecast your harvest Follow vegetation maps of all your fields and quickly react to any issues. Determine potential yield and create a crop plan for the next production season. Retrieve data from dozens of satellite systems, drones, weather stations, and different sensor types. Gather main soil characteristics in one system: surface temperature, soil moisture at tree depth, soil types, soil analysis and texture maps, and more. Track history of changes in crop yield estimates and establish the causes of losses. View vegetation, precipitation, soil moisture, and weather history for up to 10 years. Develop a daily and hourly plan for each machine. Access your field and machinery data from any point with internet coverage. Follow each machine with a full history of their movement, speed, fuel consumption, and harvest data. Configure individual settings for each sensor on your machinery for collection and analysis. Track work progress in real-time mode. Get alerts for speeding, working without a task, unauthorized unloading, geo-fencing, fuel consumption, no signal, and many others. 12 469 693 hectares of new fields added in 2020 added agricultural operations scouting reports made by agronomists times more photos of fields, plants, diseases, pests and other threats units of machinery, equipment and trackers controlled by users 1 190 039 alerts with 1,5 times more recorded and timely identified problems and violations
agronomy
https://magicfmonline.com/2023/06/15/ai-for-smallholder-farmers-rail-makes-case-in-africa-ai-conference/
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The Responsible Artificial Intelligence Lab (RAIL) has been at the forefront of leveraging Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) to develop innovative solutions for major sectors of the economy including the agriculture sector. This has particularly become crucial in mitigating the problems faced by Africa’s over 33 million smallholder farmers. RAIL has therefore taken the opportunity to amplify its voice at the 2023 Artificial Intelligence Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. RAIL with its partners in Ghana, Senegal and Cape Verde seeks to provide an approach to sustainably nurture local talents to engage in multidisciplinary and responsible AI for development research. RAIL has been working in Ghana and Senegal on low-cost toolbox development for pest detection in rice fields. It has also been collaborating with KaraAgro AI to generate datasets to help develop solutions for farmers. At a panel discussion, RAIL shared how it has been working to improve the lives of smallholder farmers and helping vulnerable communities plan for and adapt to climate change. It also delved into how it’s helping to expand gender-inclusiveness in the AI agricultural space. Research Associates at RAIL, Andrews Tang and Anthony Jacklingo also shared their research activities on the use of AI in palm oil adulteration and Internet of Things (IoT)-based attack respectively at the conference. “We want to contribute to the discussion as far as the role of AI in Agriculture is concerned. This offers us a bigger platform to share our research,” said Principal Investigator and Scientific Director, RAIL, Prof Jerry John Kponyo. International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Niyel are organizing the inaugural AfricAI Conference to provide a forum for exchange, learning and networking between key AI stakeholders.
agronomy
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keeping critters out of my garden is a real problem. I have yet to see a strawberry mature. sprouts are nibbled off before they are inches tall. in addition to the fencing i’ve been working on, i thought some shiny objects might keep the birds out. a big bag of broken jewelry, marbles, and wire were used to make some beautiful garden necklaces. You can see… anything goes.
agronomy
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Ralph Hay was born on a farm near Parker, Kansas and graduated from Parker High School in 1925. He enrolled at Kansas State University, but his university education was interrupted for two years when he returned home to farm with his father. During that time, he taught in a rural school. After his return to Kansas State, he received a B.S. degree in 1932, and then joined the U of I staff In 1951. He received his M.S. degree from Michigan State University while on leave from the University. Hay was instrumental in organizing more than thirty Soil and Water Conservation Districts in Illinois and served as executive secretary for the State Soil and Water Conservation Board from 1947 to 1951. He also helped form the Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association and served as its executive secretary from 1966 to 1972. In 1954, Hay took a two-year assignment to develop an agricultural engineering department in the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, India. Two years after returning to the campus, he became the coordinator of international cooperative programs in the Provost's Office and was in charge of the India development contracts. He returned to India in 1962, where he served as a visiting professor and advisor to the Dean of Engineering at Uttar Pradesh Agricultural University in Pant Nager. In 1985, he was invited to return to India to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the India Society of Agricultural Engineers, which he had helped found. Hay's contributions to international agriculture were so well recognized that he was the first recipient of the Kashida International Award of the in 1978. After his retirement in 1972, he worked as a consultant on many soil and water conservation problems throughout Illinois and in many other mid-western states. In recognition of his professional accomplishments, he was named a Fellow in both the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Soil Conservation Society of America.
agronomy
https://www.mountaineermaintenance.com/simple-winter-lawn-care-tips-for-the-high-country/
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Like many states in our union, North Carolina has a “Winter Weather Preparation Week.” The National Weather Service alerts the community that it’s time to get ready for the impending winter weather. Some of these preparation tips pertain to your home (like ensuring your furnace is ready for the cold weather), or tips like having a bag of sand or kitty litter in your car’s trunk in the even you lost traction on icy roads. Unfortunately, what the National Weather Service oft overlooks is how to prepare our lawns for the winter season. Besides, “Winter Weather Preparation Week” doesn’t happen until sometime in December, and that’s too late to prepare your lawn for winter in the High Country. So, we’re providing these tips now to help ensure your lawn lasts through the winter and comes back full in the spring. Gradually Decrease Your Mower's Height As the colder months approach, you may start to notice that fewer grass clippings appear when you mow the lawn. This is a sign that grass growth is winding down for the winter. Whereas in the fall, we mentioned you want to raise the mower blade, in the winter, you want to gradually lower the blade until your final mow of the season. Ideally, keep your winter lawn’s grass at a height of about two (2) inches. If it is too long, it will mat down and potentially breed snow mold. If it the grass is too short, it will be unable to manufacture and store the nutrients it needs for the winter. Test the Soil We sure hope you paid attention in chemistry! Just kidding…sorta. In order to have the best looking lawn in Boone come spring, you need to know how to care for your lawn, and that starts with the soil. We recommend that you test the pH levels of your soil at least once a year to help determine if you need additional lawn applications of lime to balance out the acidity of your lawn; most North Carolina lawns do tend to the more acidic side of the pH scale. How to Use Lime Correctly on Your Lawn - Apply Once a Year – Lime should be applied once a year to balance the pH level of your soil - Apply In Winter – The alternating of freezing and raining will work to the advantage of the lime application and get it into the soil - Aerate Your Lawn Prior to Application – This is a tip rather than a must do. Simple surface applications of lime cause it to react slower. When you aerate, the lime is able to react in the soil at a much quicker rate. Fix and Treat Lawn Bare Spots Nothing kills the vibe of taking pride in your lawn when you have bare spots. The best time to repair and treat any bare spots in the yard is during the winter! Use an all-in-one lawn repair mixture. These mixtures should contain grass seed, special fertilizer, and organic mulch. Loosen the soil a bit in the bare patches with a rake, then apply a thick layer of the repair mixture. Lightly pack down the mixture to completely cover the bare spot. Finally, water the mixture thoroughly every other day for two weeks. Come the spring, your lawn should be bare-spot free! Spot Treat Pesky Weeds While you’re at it fixing bare patches in your lawn, you might as well get rid of any pesky weeds that pop up in your lawn as well. Weeds, just like the roots and stems of grass, are busy consuming all the nutrients they can in the fall to survive the winter. We don’t want that! That being said, weeds don’t discriminate when it comes to scarfing down whatever they can. That means we can “feed” them herbicides, and their greed will lead to their demise. To spot treat weeds, use a small pressure sprayer to shoot the invaded with herbicides. Come the spring, they’ll be but a distant memory! Mulch Fallen Leaves When leaves fall onto your lawn, you need to take care of them as soon as possible. Leaves on grass can quickly smother it and prevent your grass from gaining the vital nutrients they need to survive the winter. Obviously you can rake the leaves and put them in trash bags. But we live in the mountains, surrounded by trees, and leaves never seem to stop falling! To save your back some ache from all that raking, use your mower to mulch the leaves! Mulched leaves can actually provide a substantial, and natural, source of nutrients for your grass. The leaves need to be minced; you may have to go over the leaves a few times to get them small enough. Be sure to mulch the leaves as soon as they fall as they will decompose more rapidly while the soil is still warm. Pro Tip: Do not mulch pine needles; pine needles will smother your lawn, not enrich it. Mountaineer Maintenance: Boone Lawncare and Landscaping Professionals Mountaineer Maintenance is the leading provider of lawncare, landscaping, and hardscaping in Boone and the High Country. We offer a wide variety of landscaping services, lawn maintenance, property services, and retaining walls to homes and properties in Boone, North Carolina. Click the button below for your free, no obligation quote!
agronomy
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The National Agricultural Seeds Council, (NASC), has developed e-certification and quality control platform to ascertain quantity and quality of all traded seed online. The Director General of the Council, Dr. Philip Ojo, stated this recently a 2-day Stakeholders Workshop on Addressing Challenges of Early Generation Seed Varieties in line with the Green Alternative Agenda of Government, held in Abuja. He said the essence of the workshop was to find solution to shortage of early generation seeds for farmers. “The essence of the workshop is to ensure that we have early generation seeds for multiplication, certified seeds in this country so that farmers will have access to good quality seeds for production and that is what we are exactly doing today. We also want to look at the capacity of the big institutions, what they are doing and whether there are challenges, and see the way forward. “We also have the capacity to monitor, regulate and control production, distribution and sale of seeds by seed companies to the farmers. We were able to sanction three erring seed companies,” he said. Delivering a keynote address, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, lamented the lacks of seed breeders in the nation’s agricultural research institutes due to retirement of front-line breeders. Adding that in this vein the ministry will support and encourage young agricultural officers to take up genetics and plant breeding at MSc. level, and maintained that in this vein the Ministry has commenced the process to return Universities of Agriculture to the ministry to produce manpower in the various industries under the sector. He also expressed worry over lack of wheat seed in the on-going dry season farming across the country. He said: The crucial role of seed as major catalyst for rapid development and transformation of agriculture in many nations of the world cannot be overemphasized. The development and adoption of improved seeds were responsible for successful achievements in green revolution in some Asian countries. The early generation (breeder and foundation) seeds are required for successful multiplication into commercial seeds (certified seeds) for use by farmers to produce grain. In succession, certified seed is the progeny of foundation seed while foundation seed is the progeny of breeder seed. The seed system of many food and industrial crops is collapsing due to inadequate quantities and poorly coordinated production of early generation seeds such that we resorted to the use of ‘plantable materials’ as seed when we could not get seed to roll out in this on-going dry season GES scheme. Cotton has suffered the same fate among other crops. This trend must stop. There is a growing concern over the non-availability of the early seed varieties in adequate quantities, quality and productivity for the development and sustenance of viable seed system of various crops in the seed industry. According to him low yield of existing crop varieties in Nigeria has become a source of worry in the sector compared to other countries, like in Asia, where they celebrate rice yield average of 15 to 20 metric tonnes per Ha, while Nigeria glories in three to five metric tonnes per Ha. Participants at the workshop include scientists, breeders, researchers, policy makers, and key stakeholders.
agronomy
https://poaka.co.nz/our-farm/
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Poaka’s Free Range Pig Farm is based at Aylesbury, just west of Christchurch in Canterbury, New Zealand. We operate a 100 acre farm, supplemented by 25 acres of sweet Chestnut Orchard. This is where Poaka sources all its Tamworth, Berkshire and wessex saddleback free range, heritage breed pork. In this stunning setting, our pigs are now accompanied by their traditional “terroir” friends: pheasants, quail, hares, pukeko and rabbits. Wine has popularised the word “terroir”, or “place”. And as with all the best things, “place” matters. Our place is, well…our place. We have literally thousands of trees on the farm so our pigs benefit from summer shade, and as year round, outdoor grazers, an extensive network shelterbelts mean the worst of the winter winds are kept at bay. At Poaka we work hard to operate using sustainable methods. Our free range pig farm is not certified organic, but we are working towards this and would love to be a fully certified organic pork producer in the future. Our pigs are farmed as sustainability as possible, and we’ve developed our herd based on the Tamworth, Berkshire and Wessex saddleback heritage breed pigs. This is because they survive and grow well raised completely outdoors with pasture based foraging able to make up a large part of their diet. Their native ability to grow and put on condition through foraging while living outdoors makes them ideal for finishing in our Chestnut Orchard during the autumn cycle. Part of the Poaka secret to our mouth watering products made with Poaka free range pork! Our main herd of pigs is the Tamworth breed of which it is reported that there are only 40 breeding sows in New Zealand. So these are a very rare breed indeed. However we are doing our part in keeping this amazing breed alive and we currently have 15 Tamworth sows and 2 stunning Tamworth boars. Feeding and Flavour, Pigs are what they eat! While our heritage breed pigs are excellent foragers, we do supplement their forage diet with our own special blend of pig feed. We mill and mix this supplementary feed on our farm with our own equipment. This allows us to know exactly what we are feeding our free range pigs. We can also specifically formulate our pig feed to our own unique recipes. We source all our feed ingredients locally and the bulk comes from our crop farming next door neighbour, so a very low carbon footprint. As with everything else we do, this adds to the unique Poaka flavour. The result of our free range farming program is a pork with a very superior texture and flavour. Perfect for turning into some of the world’s best Salumi / charcuterie products. Finocchiona, Genoa, and Chorizo Salami’s, Coppa, Lomo, Prosciutto, Culatello dry cured meats, dry cured bacon and sausages. Poaka delivers what you find in some of the best international products. Amazing mouth feel and flavour – Melt in your Mouth Moments that you will remember The best free range pork begins with doing the basics right Exceptional flavour takes time – time in the pasture, time curing and time in the maturing chamber. To make the world’s best salumi / charcuterie, you have to start with the best raw materials. However the only way to get that has been to set up our own free range farming supply chain from scratch. Poaka raises only heritage pigs focusing on Tamworth, Berkshire and Wessex saddleback breeds. These pig genetics were traditionally developed for flavour, natural robustness, minimal intervention, and their ability to thrive while foraging on outdoor pasture. OOur stock is selected for health and vigour and can thrive on our pasture based system. We continue to experiment with different pasture mixes, “…you are what you eat…” and that is no different for our free range Tamworth’s, Berkshires and Wessex saddleback pigs. Part of our challenge and self-imposed limit to our growth is that we demand that all Poaka product comes from our own farm. Pasture grown, sustainably and ethically managed, seasonally nut finished free range pig herd, bred and raised by us. Our difference results from both Nature (our choice to use low yielding, high flavour heritage pork genetics) and Nurture (our pasture based, nut finished product) and that’s really hard to do. Now we’re bringing you the fruits of a long journey. It was once said “…Good things take time…”, and that is very true with Poaka and our range of true artisan salami, dry cured pork, dry cured bacon and sausage products.
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The backyard is looking awesome thanks to my father in-law and brother in-law. We’re so close to being done! Here’s what’s been happening so far: Clean and Clear They yanked everything out, weed eated, mowed, and sprayed roundup to give it a good base to start. Laying the Amendment They brought in soil amendment and let that sit for a couple days. Tilling the Soil Soil was tilled and prepped for irrigation. And here’s a pic of the area where the planter boxes used to be: Leveled and Plant-Ready After the soil was tilled, the irrigation was installed and then the dirt was leveled out. You’d never know we have a fully functional sprinkler system underneath all that dirt! Plants and Edging We picked out our plants which included some herbs for a small herb garden, Pink Lady Indian Hawthorn, Loropetlum Chinense Fire Dance, Pink Rockrose, and Agapanthus Queen Anne Blue Lily of the Nile (both backyard and front). All of the plants we chose were considered ‘water wise’ which is awesome given the drought shenanigans we’re experiencing in California. I’m especially excited for my herb garden. I’ll have rosemary, cilantro, parsely, and mint leaves to start. Once I get better at keeping plants alive and expand my culinary skills I might consider adding more. Note: This article may contain affiliate links. I only link to products that I know, love, and use. For more info, please view my disclaimers. Almost there! Yay. I would love to have a herb garden! Cilantro is my favourite, of course 🙂
agronomy
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HONGO VERTICILLIUM PDF Verticillium dahliae disease resistance and the regulatory pathway for maturity la constituye el uso del hongo entomopatógeno Verticillium lecanii (Zimm. The hyphomycete Verticillium lecanii is a natural bioregulator of aphids, Infectividad del hongo entomopatógeno Verticillium lecanii en ratones y cobayos. Metabolites produced by the entomopathogenic fungus Verticillium lecanii Metabolitos producidos por el hongo entomopatógeno Verticillium lecanii. January. |Published (Last):||27 August 2010| |PDF File Size:||10.95 Mb| |ePub File Size:||8.86 Mb| |Price:||Free* [*Free Regsitration Required]| Verticillium hemipterigenum anamorph Torrubiella hemipterigena is an entomopathogenic vwrticillium and produces a broad range of secondary metabolites. Methylation-sensitive amplified polymorphism analysis of Verticillium wilt-stressed cotton Gossypium. Both fungi increased their synthesis of GSH in response to Cd. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their in vitro antifungal activity. Verticillium wilt – Wikipedia Trichoderma strains for antagonistic activity on the fungal pathogen V. Dry bubble disease caused by Verticillium fungicola Preuss Hassebrauk is world-wide in distribution. Full Text Available There are major gaps in the understanding of how genetic variation is generated in the asexual pathogen Verticillium dahliae. Seventeen SNP markers significantly vertticillium with Verticillium wilt resistance were identified and they were located on chromosomes 1, 2, 4, 7 and 8. Moreover, when applied to the roots PICF7 controlled Botrytis cinerea infection in the leaves of Arabidopsis, suggesting that this strain is able to induce systemic resistance. secadera del jitomate causada por el hongo Verticillium sp. en el Bajio Three globally distributed genetic populations were identified, indicating sustained migration among these distinct geographic regions with multiple spinach crops produced each year and repeated every year in coastal California. VW, caused by the soil-borne fungus Verticillium dahliaeand DM, caused by the biotrophic obligate oomycete Peronospora arborescens, are the most economically limiting diseases of olive trees and opium poppy, respectively, worldwide. Response of Verticillium fungicola var. Detailed in silico analysis, accompanied by sequencing of both genomic and cDNA, as well as RT-PCR experiments, provided the correct size of the gene and the exact number, length and positions of introns. Onderzoek heeft aangetoond dat de bacterie Erwinia chrysanthemi de veroorzaker. This suggests that V. The field results related to VW detection showed a significant increase in crown temperature Tc minus air temperature Ta and a decrease in leaf stomatal conductance G as VW severity increased. The severity of the infection plays a large role in how severe the signs are and how quickly they develop. In this study, the targ GbaNA1 therefore confers Verticillium wilt resistance in A. Arsenal of elevated defense proteins fails to protect tomato against Verticillium dahliae. Verticillium dahliae is a soil-born fungal pathogen which causes Verticillium wilt in economically important crops including cotton. This, along with the HPLC characterization of high residual and non-utilized quercetin in presence of the knockout mutants, indicates the involvement of VdQase in the catabolism of honho and possibly other flavonols in planta. The strongest stunting resistance QTL was shown to be identical with Erecta. We identified and characterized a cupin domain-containing protein VdQase with a dioxygenase activity and a potential role in V. Verticlllium profiles revealed that expression of some melanin biosynthetic genes are in part dependent on VdCmr1. Biologische grondontsmetting bij de teelt van trekheesters: An expression analysis of the vdcp1 gene revealed that the transcript is present in every condition studied and displays elevated expression throughout the infection process. verticillium dahliae kleb: Topics by All isolates of V. When roots of a host crop come near the resting structure about 2mm root exudate promotes germination and the fungi grows out of the structure and toward the plant. Variability was assessed within this variety and. Infection of broccoli and cauliflower by a green fluorescent protein-expressing isolate of V. Hierarchical clustering and k-means clustering of identified proteins distinguished early and late responses to fungal colonization. Verticilljum of Verticillium dahliae disease reactions in lettuce differential cultivars. Verticillium dahliae isolates are most virulent on the host from which they were originally isolated. Taking into consideration low rates of surviving and regenerating explants, it seems difficult at present for dahlia to conclude whether or not the tissue culture may become efficient in mutation breeding as compared with cutting propagation. Biological control of wilt disease complex on tomato crop caused by Meloidogyne javanica and Fusarium oxysporum f. The production of darkly melanized microsclerotia is crucial in the disease cycle of V. Receive exclusive offers and updates from Oxford Academic. Natural control by mold such as Paecilomyces lilacinus and Verticillium chlamydosporium can be applied to reduce egg of F. Little is known about the pathogenicity of the newly emerged U. The fungi can spread as hyphae through the plant, but can also spread as spores. To study cotton-pathogen interaction, we devised a novel inoculation method and developed a successful infection by keeping GFP-expressed mycelial plug along with aseptic cotton seedlings. Verticillium dahliae disease resistance and the regulatory pathway for maturity and tuberization in potato. Verticillium wilt of lettuce caused by Verticillium dahliae can cause severe economic damage to lettuce producers. In this study, commercial spinach fields in four coastal CA counties were surveyed to evaluate the frequency of Verticillium species recovered from spinach seedlings and the area under spinach production in each county was assessed. Further research revealed that VdCP1 possesses chitin-binding properties and that the growth of vdcp1 knockout mutants was more affected by treatments with chitinase, indicating that VdCP1 could protect V. While resting, many factors such as soil chemistry, temperature, hydration, micro fauna, and non-host crops all have an effect on the viability of the resting structure. Verticillium longisporum, a soil-borne pathogenic fungus, causes vascular disease in oilseed rape Brassica napus. Many soil-inhabiting fungi are capable of surviving the dynamic soil microenvironment through the formation of resilient resting structures, such as thick-walled spores, melanized hyphae, and sclerotia. Verticillium longisporum is a soil-borne fungal pathogen causing vascular wilt of Brassica crops. Pseudomonas community structure and antagonistic potential in the rhizosphere:
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Identify and map invasive weeds. Create prescription maps to spot spray. Gain actionable insights with crop health analytics, mapping and more. Bringing mapping and mission efficiency to new heights. Generate centimetre level positioning data for improved relative accuracy AGREMO & PIX4D Advanced agriculture mapping software for aerial crop analysis and digital farming
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Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) is the 3rd oldest University in Greece and the leading institution of higher education and science in the field of Agriculture in country. AUA campus is composed of 6 Departments, 28 building complexes, 44 fully equipped laboratories, 55 auditoriums and teaching rooms, a modern library, computer clusters extensive agricultural facilities (13 greenhouses, arboretum, vineyard, experimental fields, flower garden, cowshed, sheep pen, chicken coop, dairy installations, aquaculture tanks). AUA counts 185 academic and 300 supportive staff, 6,700 undergraduate students, 450 MSc students and 360 PhD students. Since 1920, AUA has been making valuable contributions to Greek and European economic development and policy-making, by conducting basic and applied research in agricultural sciences and by producing high quality graduates and cutting edge scientific knowledge. AUA is fulfilling a basic role as a valuable advisor of the State in agricultural and environmental issues and it is actively participating in projects on rural development. AUA contributes consistently to Greek and European primary sector development by training undergraduate and postgraduate students in different fields of agriculture, by providing short training courses for young people in agricultural production and entrepreneurship. AUA conducts 1/3 of the agricultural research in Greece. Since 2002, AUA has undertaken over 1100 research projects. During 2010, it managed 438 research projects funded by EU, National Strategic Reference Framework (ESPA) and other public and private sources. About 25% of these were multi-partner large-scale EU projects. Between 2007 and 2009, AUA managed approx. €8 million/year in research funds. Last 4 years AUA has participated, as a leader or partner in >60 EU projects (TEMPUS, ERASMUS, LIFE, EU projects: FP5, FP6, FP7, Horizon 2020). For the academic year 2016/17, AUA has signed over 165 bilateral agreements with partner institutions from the Erasmus+ Programme countries. AUA contributions address a wide range of issues related to food safety and environmental protection: food quality and safety, plant health, organic farming, alternative energy sources, biotechnological applications in agriculture, information and communications technology. Role in the project: AUA will be responsible together with the staff from Agricultural University of Tirana for WP 4: Establish of diagnostic and training hubs (or spots) at partner universities. AUA will have members in all WPs and actively contribute in the activities of all WPs. The Laboratory of Plant Pathology of AUA that will coordinate the WP 4, is an academic laboratory dedicated in training and research in Plant Health. In the field of basic and applied research, the last 5 years, PP has implemented more than 12 projects (2/3 of which funded by EU) on training and research on plant health of economically important crops and the development of innovative sustainable and precision agriculture crop protection strategies. AUA will participate in mobility of PhD students and teaching staff by accepting incoming students and staff to conduct part of their research study or enrol to a PhD course. AUA will send teachers and PhD students to partner institutions to conduct investigation, take courses or short term trainings at host institution. The key AUA persons involved in this project have all the necessary scientific training and teaching experience to successfully complete the program. Key staff involved in the project :
agronomy
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We have seed sources for all zones. We are in Tennessee but we grow plants for all zones. We will make sure to send you stock from your planting zone. Below are the available bulk discount rates for each individual item when you purchase a certain amount - Buy 6 - 10 and get 30% off - Buy 11 - 25 and get 40% off - Buy 26 - 50 and get 50% off - Buy 51 - 99 and get 65% off - Buy 100 - 500 and get 80% off - Buy 501 - 30000 and get 90% off Chickasaw Blackberry - Rubus USDA Climate Zone: 5-9 Height: 4-6 feet Width: Erect upright canes should be spaced about three feet apart Growth/Year: 4-6 feet Soil Type: Rich, moist, and well drained Sun: Full Sun The Chickasaw blackberry bush is a thick, hardy berry bush that sometimes will have thorns to pick through and some will not. The stalks on this bush is thick and can easily be trained to climb a trellis or be strung up so that it can climb. The blackberry bush can withstand harsh winters and will return year after year. Once this berry bush gets well established it is hard to get rid of if you don’t dig up all the roots. The blackberry bush loves full sun and grows best in sandy, acidic soil. It does well in zones 5 to 10 and the scientific name is Fruticosus Chickasaw.
agronomy
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Recent in The Viking Life These days it seems as if "sustainable" is everywhere. The word jumps out from magazine covers and front pages. It is rampant on television and the internet. But what does "sustainable" mean? The Iroquois are credited with the concept of "Seventh Generation sustainability." The basic idea is that in making decisions we should be mindful of the impact on the next seven generations. A straightforward thought reminiscent of Ghandi’s famous t-shirt slogan: "Live simply so that others may simply live." Basically, in regards to our diet, sustainable is the concept of "from the farm to the table." It is the decision to eat locally grown, seasonal food that doesn’t adversely affect the environment with pesticides or the use of fuel it takes to get strawberries in the dead of winter. Buying locally grown produce or meat is not only better for you and the environment, it is tremendously beneficial to the local economy. 5 Easy Ways to Eat Responsibly 1. Buy seasonal, locally grown products. Make the farmers’ market a regular stop for your grocery shopping. Plan meals based on seasonal produce, and throw a “sustainable supper” to introduce your friends to local bounty. 2. Eat organic. Organic foods are produced without the use of herbicides, pesticides, chemical fertilizers, or genetically modified organisms (GMO’s). It’s better for you and better for the environment. Enough said. 3. Eat less meat. It takes a lot more natural resources to produce meat than produce. Not to mention the frightening amount of chemicals and hormones that is pumped into meat. Just try dropping meat from one meal a week. With all of the fabulous local produce you’re eating, you won’t miss it. 4. Support restaurants that promote locally grown foods. Alice Waters may have started the fight, but many chefs have picked up the banner. Chefs such as John Besh, Donald Link, Dave Pasternack, and Jerry Traunfeld can tell you exactly where the food on their menus came from. To find restaurants near you, visit chefscollaborative.org, which offers state-by-state listings. 5. Grow your own. You can’t beat your own backyard for fresh and locally grown!
agronomy
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DSA was established in 2006 As a result of experience and knowledge by the leading people of the animal nutrition sector. Our company holds the title of Turkey's first and biggest Integrated Complex Premix plant with Compound Feed, Premix And Organic Feed facilities. An improved new system has been presented to the market by supporting know-how with technological developments. Instead of using various additives in your feed, one product with ideal formulation and very homogeneous mixture is key to the optimal results. Increase in the animal’s performance, quality of the final product and the profit of using a single product has gained great appreciation and created a serious market.
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Hello learners, In this lesson, we will learn the List of All Fruits Name In English with Pictures. These fruits name are useful for everyone who wants to improve their English vocabulary. We have also prepared a fruit list to remember for students easily. Fruits are a type of edible fruit. They come in many different varieties, colors, and shapes. They are also found in many different parts of the world. Fruits can be eaten raw, cooked, or made into jams or other products. Fruits are the sweet and juicy fleshy parts of different plants. They are usually eaten raw in salads or as a dessert. Fruit is a part of a plant that contains seeds and can be eaten. Fruits come in many shapes, sizes, and colors. They can be made into juices, jams, or jellies. Fruits are often used in cooking to make desserts such as pies and tarts. There are many different types of fruits such as apples, oranges, bananas, grapes, peaches, watermelons, etc. Different Types of Fruits - Citrus Fruits - Tropical Fruits - Stone Fruits List of all Fruits Name in English |Sr No||Fruits Name||Fruits Pictures| Fruits Names in English with Pictures Apples are a fruit that is grown in many parts of the world. They come in many different varieties and colors. There are over 7,500 known cultivars of apples. Bananas are a delicious and healthy fruit that is one of the best sources of potassium. Bananas are not only tasty but also good for you. Bananas are a great source of potassium, which helps to regulate blood pressure, among other things. The Vitamin C found in bananas is also good for your immune system and helps reduce cold symptoms. Orange is the most widely consumed citrus fruit in the world. It typically has juicy and sweet juice, is easy to peel, and, can be eaten whole or used to garnish dishes. Mangoes are a type of fruit that is native to India and Southeast Asia. They are known for their sweet, juicy flesh and their large seed. Mangoes grow on trees in tropical climates around the world. The mango tree can grow up to 30 meters tall with a canopy spread of up to 12 meters wide. Grapes are a fruit that is grown in many different countries. They are used to make wine and grape juice. Grapes grow on vines, which can be trained to grow up trees, over walls, or along fences. The grapes we eat are usually green or purple when they’re picked, but they turn red after they’ve been crushed and their skins have been removed. Lime is a fruit that is green in color. It has a sour taste and is used in many dishes. Limes are grown all over the world, but they are most popular in the tropics. They grow on trees and can be found in many different colors, including yellow, orange, green, and purple. Pear is a fruit that is grown in temperate climates. It is a member of the rose family and it has been cultivated for over 4,000 years. Coconuts are the fruit of the coconut palm tree. They grow in clusters and are harvested for their juice, flesh, and oil. Coconuts can be eaten raw or processed into milk, cream, butter, oil, and flour. Milk is often used to make coconut ice cream. Watermelon is a fruit that is eaten all over the world. It has been cultivated in Africa for centuries. The watermelon is a member of the Cucurbitaceae family and it is a type of melon. Watermelon has many health benefits such as being high in vitamin C, potassium, and lycopene. It also has anti-inflammatory properties and can help with arthritis pain relief. Strawberries are a type of fruit that is red in color and has a sweet taste. They are often eaten raw or used in desserts. Muskmelon is a fruit that is grown in the United States. It is a hybrid of two different types of melons, the cantaloupe, and the honeydew. MuskMelon is a very sweet fruit that has a flavor that can be described as being similar to honeydew but with more sweetness and less tartness. The kiwi plant can grow up to 10 meters tall, but it usually only grows to about 2 meters tall because it needs sunlight to grow well. Kiwis are grown in New Zealand, Chile, Italy, France, Spain, and Greece. Gooseberries are a type of fruit that is native to Europe, North America, and Asia. They are also known as “gooseberry bushes” because they grow on bushes. These bushes can grow up to 6 feet tall and produce berries in the summertime. Avocado is a green fruit that grows on trees and has a large seed in the middle. The flesh of the avocado is also green and it can be eaten raw or cooked. Avocados are high in fat, but they are healthy fats that help with weight management and heart health. Peaches are native to China, but they are now grown in many other countries as well. They are one of the most popular fruits in the world, with over 100 million tons of them being produced every year. A to Z List of Fruit Names - Black currant - Cashew apple - Custard apple - Java Plum - Malay apple - Passion fruit - Prickly pear - Red currant - Spanish cherry - Sweet lemon
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Evergreen Elm's Biodynamic Cherry Tomato Plant Era photo by Alan Hancock From left, biodynamic gardeners Jim Oehler, L.A. Rotheraine, standing on ladder, Jeff Van Scooter and Brandi Buck stand in front of a 10 foot tall cherry tomato plant on Wednesday afternoon at the Evergreen Elm garden on Elm Street. Rotheraine claims it is the strongest tomato plant on the Planet Earth. “With all the billions of dollars that the genetic engineering seed companies spend, they cannot come close to producing the unique seed that Evergreen Elm makes to create this plant,” Rotheraine said. Evergreen Elm Executive Director Debbie Price said the agency has seeds available from the giant tomato plant. Donations would be accepted. "Much as a photographer captures an image on film, we capture plant images from the heavens in organic matter. Science must relearn what the ancient civilizations on the planet knew, and our Selke B.D. Cherry Tomato plants and seeds demonstrate - plants are small models of the stars and planets. Much as a photographer captures an image on film, we capture plant images from the heavens in organic matter. Thus, we can say seeds and plants are the energy from the stars, frozen and molded into earthly substances - each species a model of a particular group of stars. Our Selke B.D. Cherry Tomato seeds are stellar enhanced to grow in raw garbage - table scraps built in our organic hills and thrown on them during the growing season. They take advantage of this ancient wisdom - they are this ancient wisdom in practice." In an excerpt from the following article science seems to be learning some of what I said in the article: Are Organic Tomatoes Better ? : NPR by Allison Aubrey "A farming experiment at the University of California, Davis, has found that organically grown tomatoes are richer in certain kinds of flavonoids than conventionally grown tomatoes. And one researcher is curious to determine why this may be. Stephen Kaffka cut his teeth in organic gardening when he was a student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in the late 1960s. He was involved in running the now-renowned student garden there, a task that was both intellectually satisfying and physically challenging. "It was a great time," he recalls. Kaffka went on to get a Ph.D. in agronomy. Now, one of his latest interests has taken him back to his organic roots — a desire to figure out if the way we grow things can actually make food more nutritious. In Northern California, on some fields west of Davis, Kaffka and his colleagues have been comparing organic and conventional tomatoes grown in neighboring plots. It's part of a UC Davis study dubbed the "Long-Term Research on Farming Systems Project," which was begun in 1991 and is slated to last 100 years. So far, the researchers have found that the organic tomatoes have almost double the concentration of two types of flavonoids — quercetin and kaempferol — which are considered to be healthful plant compounds with potent antioxidant activity. The 10-year mean levels of quercetin were 79 percent higher than those in conventional tomatoes, and levels of kaempferol were 97 percent higher." L.A. Rotheraine (at top of plant), Randy Johnson (middle) and Brandi Buck (right) supervisor, look over the 10 1/2 foot organic, cherry tomato plant. If there is no frost in the near future, the plant could reach 12 to 13 feet tall with over 2,000 tomatoes on it. The plant was grown at Evergreen Elm's garden on Elm Street and is an open pollinated Selke Biodynamic Cherry Tomato Plant. Evergreen Elm has the only seed strain in the world for this species of plant. The plant was cared for by Evergreen Elm's gardeners, particularly Robert Tubbs, who was in charge of all the Selke Biodynamic Cherry Tomato plants. L. A. Rotheraine, Evergreen Elm's Master Gardener gave Jeff Neatrour of Crosby a baby Selke Biodynamic Cherry Tomato Plant, through his friend Donny Gustafson. These are the results. Neatrour grew the plant from table scraps and soil. The plant reached 12 feet tall and Neatrour picked 2,828 tomatoes off the plant. The girl next to the plant is Neatrour's granddaughter, Payton Kaziska, 3.
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Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Do you enjoy working with animals? Are you interested in protecting the environment? Agriculture, food, and natural resources workers produce agricultural goods. This includes food, plants, animals, fabrics, wood, and crops. You might work on a farm, ranch, dairy, orchard, greenhouse, or plant nursery. You could also work in a clinic or laboratory as a scientist or engineer. Some agriculture, food, and natural resources workers market, sell, or finance agricultural goods. For example, you might market products made from plants and animals. Or, you might sell services that farmers and ranchers use to improve products. You could also work to conserve natural resources or protect the environment. There are many hobbies and activities you could explore to learn more about agriculture, food, and natural resources. Try one or more of these activities: - National FFA Organization (FFA) - Jr MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences) - World Food Prize Global Youth Institute - Start a recycling project. - Raise flowers and vegetables to sell at a farmers' market. - Volunteer at a local animal shelter. - Work on a farm or ranch. - Job shadow at a greenhouse. Source: Minnesota Department of Education and MnCareers
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Now that I have a stable indoor growing environment I will test several hydroponic techniques. My girlfriend needed to know if a particular area got enough sun for work so I built her a portable, weather-proof, PPF(μmol m-2 s-1) logger that’s also solar powered. Finally happy with the grow cabinet of my dreams. I was curious about aeroponics so I went ahead and built a small propagator to play with. We got some rhizomes from MoreBeer! last year to see what its like to grow hops. This is our first time WWOOFing and we had an amazing experience! Hannah and I now have a plot at our local community garden! We’ve had an incredible first harvest! The garden produced wonderfully. Since the garden has been continuously updated from Facebook I’ve decided to make a single post containing the entire backlog to make catching up easier. Future updates will have their own posts.
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Do you like plants? Do you have a green thumb? Well, did you know that you can sell your plants on Etsy? It’s true! In this article, we’ll discuss how to sell plants on Etsy, what types of plants are popular on the site, and some tips for success. Whether you’re just starting out or you’re a seasoned pro, read on to learn more about selling plants on Etsy! Is it profitable to sell plants on Etsy? With a built-in market of over 39 million buyers, Etsy is a great place to sell plants. In fact, plants are one of the most popular items on the site. As long as you are selling plants that comply with Etsy’s regulations, it’s a great way to make some extra money or even a full-time income. Plants are living organisms, so they require care and attention in a way that is unique to other products. So, selling plants is best for those with a green thumb and some experience in plant care. There’s a large range of prices that plants are sold for. Clippings of a plant sell for as little as $5, while a large potted plant can go for $100 or more. Pro tip: If you have a high-quality listing with great photos and descriptions paired with excellent customer service, you can make a good profit margin by selling plants on Etsy. How to sell plants on Etsy Are you ready to start earning money by selling plants on Etsy? Here is a step-by-step guide that will walk you through the entire process so that you can start selling plants like a pro: 1. Choose your plants The first step is to decide which plants you want to sell. You can sell anything from succulents to orchids, and cacti to leafy greens. Whatever type of plant you choose, make sure that you have experience caring for it so that you can provide potential buyers with helpful tips and advice. FYI: If you’re not sure which plants are best to sell, take a look at what’s popular on Etsy. Search for “plants” and see what comes up. You can also check out the “Best Selling” section to get an idea of what’s the best thing to sell on Etsy. 2. Decide how to source your plants Now that you know what plants you want to sell, it’s time to source them. You can grow the plants yourself, buy them from a nursery, or get them from another source. If you’re growing the plants yourself, make sure that you start early so that they will be ready to sell when buyers are looking for them. It’s most profitable to sell plants that you’ve grown yourself, and the easiest way to do this is by using clippings. Clippings are simply cuttings from a plant that can be used to propagate new plants. They’re easy to care for and grow, and they’re relatively inexpensive to source. If you’re buying your plants from a nursery or another source, make sure that you research the prices so that you can price your plants competitively. 3. Gather materials for taking care of your plants Since plants are living breathing organisms, you’ll need to take care of them properly in order to sell them. This includes things like pots, soil, fertilizer, and other plant care supplies. There are some supplies that are universal for plant growers, such as shelving, containers, rakes, and shovels. But different plants may require specific materials, such as certain types of soil or specific fertilizer blends. Do research to make sure you’re using the best materials for your plants. You can find most of the supplies you need at a local nursery or garden center or online through sites like Amazon. 4. Gather materials for shipping plants Another material consideration is how you’re going to ship your plants. You’ll need packing materials that will protect the plants during shipping and ensure that they arrive at their destination safely. The most important thing is to use a box that is the right size for your plant. You don’t want the plant to be too loose in the box, as this can cause damage. But you also don’t want the plant to be too snug, as this can restrict its growth. FYI: Given that you’ll be selling plants, you’ll likely need shipping boxes that are taller than they are wide. It’s also better to buy in bulk to save money so these shipping boxes are perfect for this. You’ll also need packing materials like packing peanuts or crumpled paper to fill in any empty space and prevent the plant from moving around too much (check the latest price of this packing paper – it’s sustainable so will perfectly suit your target audience). And finally, you’ll need a few odds and ends, including plastic bags, ties, rubber bands, paper towels, and shipping tape. 4. Create a great brand If you want to be successful in selling plants on Etsy, you need to create a great brand. This includes things like creating a catchy name for your shop, designing a logo, and coming up with a color scheme. Pro tip: The easiest way to design a logo is definitely with Canva. It’s a free platform with a huge range of design ideas, meaning you don’t need to be creative to come up with something that looks amazing while being super professional – perfect for your Etsy store! Your brand should reflect the type of plants you’re selling and the style of your shop. For example, if you’re selling succulents, you might want to go for a more modern look. But if you’re selling orchids, you might want something that’s more classic and elegant. Think about what makes your shop unique and use that to guide your branding decisions. Choose brand colors, fonts, logos, and a catchphrase to reflect what makes your shop special. 5. Set up an Etsy account Now that you have your inventory, materials, and brand ready, it’s time to set up your Etsy account. If you don’t already have one, head over to Etsy.com and create an account. You’ll need to provide some basic information about yourself and your shop, such as your name, location, and the type of plants you’ll be selling. You’ll also need to create a shop name and banner. Finally, you’ll need to fill out the information about the shop policies, such as your return policy, payment methods, and shipping rates. Be sure to take the time to read through Etsy’s policies so that you’re in compliance with their rules. 6. Do keyword research Before you can start listing your plants, you need to do some keyword research. This will help you find the right keywords to use in your listings so that people can easily find your shop when they’re searching for plants on Etsy. To start, think about the types of plants you’re selling and what someone might search for if they were looking for those plants. For example, if you’re selling succulents, someone might search for “succulents”, “cacti”, or “desert plants.” Write down these terms in a document or spreadsheet so you can access them later on. One way to research keywords is to search on Etsy and see what terms come up in the autocomplete function. Start by typing in “succulents” and then look at the suggestions that come up. Another way to research keywords is to use paid tools such as Marmalead or Etsy Rank, which will provide you with data about the search volume and competition for certain keywords. 6. Take fantastic photos of your plants The next step is to take some great photos of your plants. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words, and on Etsy, it’s worth a thousand sales. The best way to take photos of your plants is to use a DSLR camera. This will give you the highest-quality photos possible. If you don’t have a DSLR camera, you can also use a smartphone camera on the highest resolution setting. You can take your plant pictures in front of a white or neutral-colored background to make the plants really pop. If you’re selling multiple plants of the same species, be sure to take pictures of each plant so that potential buyers can see the individual variations. By the way: You’ll notice that a lot of people selling plants on Etsy will remove the background from the photos of their plants or replace it with something like a set color. You can do the same thing with Canva simply by signing up for their Pro account. 7. Price your plants Now that you’ve prepared everything for sale, you have a good idea of what your expenses are, so it’s time to start setting prices for your plants. Pricing can be tricky, but a good rule of thumb is to price your plants at least double (or more) than what it costs you to produce them. This way, you’ll make a profit even after accounting for Etsy fees and shipping costs. Another good way to determine your pricing is by seeing what competitors are selling their plants for. Look at similar shops and see what they’re charging for plants of the same type and size. This will help to make sure you don’t over or undercharge for your items and can stay competitive in the market. 7. Start making plant listings in your Etsy shop Now that you’ve prepared all of the elements of your listing, it’s time to put them together and upload your plants on Etsy! Be sure to use keyword-rich titles and descriptions, as well as plant-specific tags, to ensure that your listings are easy to find. You’ll also need to set a price, add your photos, and any shipping details. Hit “publish” once your listing is complete, and your plants will be live in your Etsy shop. Congratulations, you’re officially selling plants on Etsy! 8. Be ready to fulfill orders Although most of the hard work is done, there’s one more thing you need to do to make sure your plants get to their new homes safely: fulfill orders. Keep an eye on your notifications to see when an order comes in. Then, package up the plant and ship it off to the buyer. Enter the tracking number into Etsy’s marketplace and mark the order as “shipped” once you’ve sent it off. You’ll also want to keep an eye out for customer questions and concerns. Be sure to respond promptly and courteously to any questions or problems that arise. This will ensure that you have happy customers and receive 5-star ratings. 9. Market your Etsy shop Although Etsy is a great platform for bringing plant-loving customers to you, there are still some things you can do to give your shop an extra boost. One way to market your Etsy shop is by using social media. Share your listings on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to let your friends and followers know that you’re selling plants. You can also use social media to run ads targeting plant lovers in your area. Another great way to market your shop is by participating in local events, such as selling in farmers’ markets or plant swaps. Make sure that your branding is consistent across all of your marketing materials, from your Etsy banner to your business cards. This will help buyers easily recognize your brand and remember your shop when they’re looking for plants. Can anyone sell plants on Etsy? Yes. Anyone over the age of 18 can sell almost all kinds of plants on Etsy, from succulents and cacti to houseplants and tropicals. Etsy doesn’t require any specific licenses or permits to sell plants, but you will need to comply with any applicable laws in your area. There’s a specific category of plants that can’t be sold on Etsy. You can’t sell hazardous plant materials, herbal drugs, endangered species, or unidentified species, according to Etsy house rules. You can take a look into the USDA database to get an idea of what plants can be shipped to different states. There are different regulations for each state that help to prevent the spread of invasive species as well as diseases. If you plan on sending plants to Australia, BICON provides a helpful search engine that lets you know which plants are allowed. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency will provide you with guidelines when it comes to shipping to Canada. And if you’re shipping your plants to the E.U., The European Commission will have the most up-to-date information on what you can and cannot ship. Do your research before listing any plants to make sure that you are able to ship them to your buyers legally and safely. Do you need a license to sell plants on Etsy? When selling plants domestically, you won’t need a license from the USDA or any other governing agency. However, if you’re planning on shipping your plants internationally from the United States, you’ll need to obtain a Phytosanitary certificate from the National Plant Protection Agency. The National Plant Protection Agency is responsible for safeguarding U.S agriculture from the introduction of plant pests and diseases. They will verify that your plants are free from pests and diseases before issuing you a Phytosanitary certificate. What plants can you sell on Etsy? You can sell any plant on Etsy that complies with the Etsy house rules, including succulents, cacti, houseplants, and tropical plants. You can’t sell hazardous plant materials, herbal drugs, endangered species, or unidentified species. Do your research to make sure that the plants you want to sell are allowed on Etsy. There are many different forms you may choose to sell your plants in. You can sell a potted plant, a cutting, or even just the seeds. If you’re selling potted plants, make sure that they’re well-watered and healthy before shipping them to your buyers. If you’re sending cuttings, make sure that they’re properly labeled with the plant’s name and care instructions. And if you’re selling seeds, be sure to include information on how to care for the plants. What are the best-selling plants on Etsy? The best-selling plants on Etsy are usually plants that are easy to take care of, such as succulents, cacti, and houseplants. These plants are popular because they don’t require a lot of care and can be shipped easily. They are also reasonably priced, which makes them a great choice for buyers who are new to plant ownership. Here are a few of the most popular plants that are sold on Etsy: 1. Snake plants A snake plant, also known as Sansevieria trifasciata, is a succulent that is native to Africa. It is a popular houseplant because it is easy to care for and doesn’t require a lot of sunlight. Snake plants are known for their ability to remove toxins from the air, making them a great choice for homes with pets or smokers. 2. Jade plants Jade plants are a type of succulent that is native to Africa and Asia. They are popular houseplants because they are easy to care for and can tolerate low-light conditions. Jade plants need well-draining soil and should be watered only when the soil is dry. 3. Pothos plants Pothos plants, also known as Epipremnum aureum, are a type of vining plant that can hang and trail along walls, providing a beautiful and unique way to decorate your home. These plants are easy to care for and come in many different varieties. Orchids are a type of flowering plant that come in many different colors and varieties. They are popular plants because they are beautiful and easy to care for. Orchids need well-draining soil and should be watered only when the soil is dry. 5. Monstera plants Monstera plants, also known as Swiss cheese plants, are a type of tropical plant that is native to Central America. They have big broad leaves that create a tropical atmosphere in any home. 6. Fuschia plants Fuschia plants are a type of flowering plant that is native to Central and South America. They come in many different colors and varieties. Fuschias are known for their beautiful blooms and trailing vines. 7. Wisteria plants Wisteria plants are a type of flowering plant that is native to China. They have long, cascading vines and beautiful blooms. Wisteria plants need full sun and well-draining soil. 8. Variegated varieties of plants Plants with variegated leaves are plants that have two or more colors in their leaves. These plants are popular because they are beautiful and unique. Many different types of plants can be variegated, including succulents, cacti, houseplants, and tropical plants. They sell for a high price on Etsy, especially in certain varieties. Some of the most popular variegated plants that are sold on Etsy include: - Variegated Snake Plants - Variegated jade plants - Variegated pothos plants - Variegated monstera plants What plant sells for the most money on Etsy? Some of the most expensive plants for sale on Etsy include the Monstera adansonii variegata, Philodendron joepii, Monstera obliqua ‘Peru’, Monstera deliciosa albo variegata, and Philodendron billietiae variegata. One plant, or even one clipping, can cost several hundreds of dollars. In general, variegated plants sell for top dollar on the Etsy platform. This is because variegated plants are often less common than their green counterparts and can be more difficult to care for. As a result, they’re considered more valuable by plant collectors. FYI: If you want to sell expensive plants on Etsy, focus on finding variegated specimens that are rare or hard to find. They take a little more work to care for, but they’re worth the effort when it comes to selling them. Where is the best place to sell plants online? The best places to sell your plants online include Etsy, eBay, Reddit, Facebook Marketplace, and Craigslist. These online platforms have a large audience of plant enthusiasts who are looking for new and interesting specimens to add to their collections that can’t be found in traditional nurseries. Another option is to sell your plants directly through your own website or blog. This option gives you more control over the price and allows you to build a direct relationship with your buyers. You could set up a shop on any web platform, but Shopify is a good option for selling plants online because it’s easy to use and has built-in tools for processing payments and shipping. You’ll have to bring your own audience to your website or blog, but if you can do that, you may make more profit selling plants this way than any other. Social media is also a viable option for selling plants online. Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter all have active plant communities that you can tap into. You may also be interested in: 11 Legit Ways to Make Money on Pinterest Can I make money selling seeds on Etsy? Yes, you can make money selling seeds on Etsy, and it may be even easier than selling plants since you won’t have to worry as much about packaging or shipping. You can either sell the seeds on their own or include them as a bonus with another plant purchase. To be successful selling seeds on Etsy, it’s important to offer a wide variety of rare and unusual varieties that collectors can’t find at their local nurseries. Heirloom and open-pollinated varieties are always in high demand, as are native plant seeds. Make sure that your seeds are properly labeled with the plant’s name and care instructions. It’s also a good idea to include information on when the seeds were harvested and how they should be stored. Steer clear of any banned seeds on Etsy’s platform to make sure that your listings don’t get removed.
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ekisan provides nutritional based vegetable and fruit packages, which will full-fill all the requirements for healthy body and immune system. ekisan delivers the products direct from farm to kitchen within 6 hours so that the products can be used fresh*. we are providing the farmer’s information that by whom and how the product is grown so that you can assure about your product quality. product grown by using natural & traditional khaad and meetha paani. Get e-mail updates about our latest shop and special offers.
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This product is currently sold out, but if you are interested, please contact us via email at [email protected] to arrange your pre-order! Our team will make sure you get your product soon. It is characterized by a high absorption capacity, which is the result of a favourable lignocellulosic composition with over 50% cellulose, thus preventing the spread of moist spots that can be removed without replacing the entire bedding. A great advantage is that removed material can be successfully composted thanks to a favourable C: N ratio. Miscanthus biomass also contains less free nutrients like simple sugars and amino acids and a higher concentration of cellulose and lignin. This composition has a positive effect on preventing the growth of undesirable pests and bacteria comparing to other crop straw. Dust concentrations (PM10) are higher in other crop straw, so miscanthus straw is particularly suitable for the preservation of respiratory systems and the overall health of livestock and calves. Delivery costs are not included in the prices. Purchased products can be picked up at the plantation location (Sisak-Moslavina county, Croatia) or delivered on the basis of separate agreements.
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Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 9 September 2012 Yang Saing Koma is lean, soft spoken and modest – not your typical image of a revolutionary. But for 15 years, the Cambodian agronomist has driven a grassroots revolution that is changing farming and livelihoods in one of the least developed countries in Asia. A champion of farmer-led innovation in sustainable agriculture, Koma founded the Cambodian Centre for Study and Development in Agriculture (CEDAC) in 1997. Today, it is the largest agricultural and rural development organisation in Cambodia, supporting 140,000 farmer families in 21 provinces. However, he isn’t just another western educated Asian expert returning home to shake things up. Yes, his doctorate from the University of Leipzig and work experience with international development agencies helped open doors. But Koma is a rare systemic thinker who sees the bigger picture, has the right temperament to build alliances – and plenty of patience to make haste slowly. Indeed, doing things “slowly, slowly” is his signature style. Last week in Manila, the rest of the world finally took note of this extraordinary man. He was felicitated as one of this year’s six recipients of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards — the Asian Nobel Prize. Koma, 46, was recognized for “his creative fusion of practical science and collective will that has inspired and enabled vast numbers of farmers in Cambodia to become more empowered and productive contributors to their country’s economic growth.” (Read full citations for all six awardees) Agriculture remains the most important sector in the Cambodian economy – it supports six out of ten working people, and accounts for a third of all economic output. And it’s a rice country: two thirds of the Southeast Asia nation’s 14 million people grow rice for their own food and as a living. Koma has changed their centuries old farming practices by introducing an ecologically sustainable approach called the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Before we proceed, I must declare that I’ve never met Koma in person – but feel as if I have. He was a leading figure in a short documentary film series that I scripted and produced in 2010-11 for PROLINNOVA, a global learning network that promotes local innovation led by small-scale farmers trying out sustainable farming. (www.prolinnova.net) CEDAC started PROLINNOVA in Cambodia in 2004, and Koma remains its National Coordinator. In August 2010, my colleague Manori Wijesekera spent a few days travelling around in Cambodia, on location filming with Koma and team. I have experienced it vicariously via video. Her 40 minute interview with Koma revealed his passion, compassion and pragmatism. He had none of the intellectual arrogance towards farmers that most agro researchers display. He wasn’t blurting out insincere sound bites either. As I watched, I realised he is clearly engaged in visionary farming. That became our title for the Cambodia film in the 4-part series. His philosophy is summed up when he says, emphatically: “We see the farmer as a human being. They have the capacity. They have the brain, the mind (and) the creativity!” Such an attitude makes him ideally suited to support small farmers as innovators. To learn from and with them, rather than treat them as mere recipients of expert knowledge or governmental instructions. PROLINNOVA partners are dedicated to tapping the ingenuity and grassroots expertise of small farmers in the developing countries who have mastered the art of resilience and survival against many odds. For Koma, ecologically sustainable farming is not some romanticised ‘development mantra’ to replace the Green Revolution’s uncritical advocacy of high external inputs to boost yields. In fact, he doesn’t peddle any precise ways of doing organic farming or anything else. Instead, he promotes the spirit of inquiry and critical thinking. Farmers may not have PhDs, he says, but they are the biggest experts in what they do. At the heart of all farming is the interplay between the natural elements and the farmer’s mind. “As a result (of observing and thinking), you find better ways to use natural resources — soil, water, air and sunlight. At the end, you become organic farmers.” Koma allows farmers to discover better ways of doing things. “We are not really pushing for organic (farming), but we encourage them, supporting them to make use of their own resources…to increase productivity, lower cost and benefit more in the long run.” Rice farming with SRI Koma first read about SRI in a magazine article in 1999. At the time, Cambodia had embarked on a major campaign to boost rice production using improved seed varieties and higher doses of chemical fertilisers and other agrochemicals. He wasn’t impressed with the results. “They could improve rice production — but the cost was getting higher and soil (fertility) was not really improving. And in some places, the soil was actually degrading.” SRI, which originated in Madagascar in the 1980s, is based on the principles of ‘ecological farming’ to achieve more yields using less seed and water – but also without damaging the environment. Conventional ways of growing rice use plenty of water: typically some 20 tons of water to produce one kilogram of rice! Much of this is not needed by the rice plant itself, but used to suppress weeds. SRI accomplishes the same by keeping paddy fields moist with leaf mulch. Suddenly, water requirement is more than halved! Another approach is planting other crops such as beans on paddy fields. This provides green manure, reducing the need for chemical fertilisers. But the biggest change is in how rice is planted. SRI calls for doing it while rice plants are still very young, which produces more shoots and more rice. SRI is increasingly practised in the tropics, with each country adapting the principles to suit their local conditions. Koma first experimented with SRI in his own paddy field, and then invited a few neighbouring farmers to see the results – and try it out on their own. Koma knows the value of demonstration and getting the word out using any and all means – from farmer magazines and TV talk shows to even CDs and websites. He also believes in taking everyone along. As he recalls: “We got NGOs, farmer organisations and local government bodies together. So we try to have a multi-stakeholder approach – with farmers, local government, research, education and extension people.” His persistence and patience have paid off. From a few curious and sometimes reluctant farmers, SRI has now spread to more than 100,000 rice farmers across Cambodia. They have increase rice yields by 60% even as they reduced the amount of seeds and chemical fertilisers used. Between 2002 and 2010, Cambodia’s rice production rose from 3.82 million tons to 7.97 million tons. CEDAC’s work has been credited as a major factor in this increase. The Cambodian government officially endorsed SRI as a rice production strategy in 2005. The Magsaysay Award will no doubt strengthen Koma’s stature, but he still sees plenty of unfinished business. Long term change, he knows, results only from correct education and training. As he said in the 2010 interview: “We want to reform the education, particularly in agriculture. We want our agriculture graduates to respect our farmers…and respect local knowledge and wisdom. We want them to have the capacity, skill and knowledge to support farmers to become farmer-researchers…To become leaders in rural development!” Revolutions in the mind are the hardest to achieve, but then Yang Saing Koma already knows this. This maverick will keep changing one mind at a time in his own way – slowly, slowly… Read full text of 2010 interview at: http://tiny.cc/KomaInt Watch PROLINNOVA Global Film, Reaping Bright Ideas, which features Yang Saing Koma:
agronomy
https://www.thewetlandscentre.org.au/news/language-of-weeds/
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Weeds are an age-old conversation that I’ve had for years with my mum and Nana. Weeds are an age-old conversation that I’ve had for years with my mum and Nana. Hi! I’m Sue, the wildflower whisperer based at The Wetlands Centre. I have joined the team as a Wildflower Landscape Consultant/Educator to share my knowledge and insights on—propagation to gardening to protection of wildflowers—using three generations worth of knowledge and ideas I’ve plucked from wandering through wildflower patches with wonderful, wise, and witty women. So, where do weeds come into the conversation? Weeds are in many bushlands (and gardens). We are currently weeding the Waterwise Gardens hoping to turn them into Wildflower Display & Educational Gardens at the Centre. We decided to leave the weeds in their place (before eventually hand-weeding them) instead of spraying as we are looking at these plants in another way. We are studying these weeds in the way of connection, wellbeing and exploration. Towards this, we invited 12 university students and over 10 volunteers over the past 3 weeks to learn about weeds and work together on creating the outlines of our new Wildflower Display & Educational Gardens at the Centre. We have identified over 30 different species of weeds from 17 different families of plants here. These weeds, I would also say, are winter weeds and we are yet to discover the warmer seasonal weeds. Students from Curtin University weeded our Waterwise Gardens on 29th September 2022 The joy of pulling weeds out What is being shared is the joy of pulling the weeds out, good physical exercise, mental wellness and a sense of accomplishment. The community is experiencing coming together and chatting about life whilst getting their hands dirty, weeding in the gardens. We are uncovering all kinds of hidden treasures—lizards, orchids, snakes, spiders, creepers, vibrant and colourful flowers, beetles, scorpions etc., and it is such a pleasure to see these living beings occupy spaces so close to us. The community is also discovering the differences in the soils in different parts of the garden—dry, moist, compact and/or sandy—and identifying plants between a wildflower and a weed. We are looking at the different root systems the weeds have developed. The weeds themselves are showing us that not all weeds are the same. Some require us to think out of the box using an array of methodologies to get the best outcomes and remove them permanently given their complex and differently developed root systems. This also means that the people are learning the use of different tools for different weeds and for differing soil densities. A learning process People are beginning to get curious, ask questions, and in other tasks, share ideas on how to get stumps of plants out or use ropes to shift lots of green waste out at the same time. All these observations are showing us how alive the area really is, so full of life! And by getting down on our hands and knees we are fully immersed in it, and it feels great! The Wildflower Display & Educational Gardens are going to be an integral part of the overarching educational program here at the Centre. I am beginning to see how vital our role is in building this space up with creativity and intuition as well as with community involvement. The garden speaks in a different voice at different times of the year with flowers and weeds alike and our team will be here listening and whispering, turning the voice of the garden into a language we can fully understand.
agronomy
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Adding charcoal ash into compost can help balance out the pH levels in the compost and help Many gardeners add charcoal ash to their compost to help balance out the total pH level of the compost when it is too acidic. Charcoal ash is especially good at doing this because it is an alkaline. Therefore, if your soil has high levels of oak leaves or citrus particles, it is highly advisable you add some charcoal ash to balance out the pH. This will help the growth of anything you decide to plant in there. How To Add Charcoal Ash To Compost The accepted ratio of charcoal to compost is 1 cup full of charcoal ash to every 1 square foot of compost. It doesn't have to be exact, just use rough estimates. Using a spade of pitch fork, distribute the charcoal ash evenly throughout so it isn't concentrated in just one area. Add other composting materials, such as leaves, branches or bark. Add these gradually over a few weeks until you have a respectable pile gathered. Check the temperature of your compost pile and turn it each week using your shovel to create aeration. The temperatures should be at around 130 degrees. Leave the pile for a few months which will give the charcoal ash a chance to biodegrade with the compost. Then it is ready for use!
agronomy
http://ruca.co.in/cluster-c-I-C01
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Cluster C: Patterns of land use, social fabric, and consumption Agricultural production on fields in the wider area of megacities plays an important role for the supply of urban people with cereals, forages, and vegetables, but rapid urban growth constantly changes the conditions for crop production and exerts increasing pressure on farmers to adopt the cropping systems to the altered situation. Better knowledge about the nature, dynamics, and direction of changes in crop production will support the decision making of stakeholders in planning processes of megacities and avoid negative repercussions of false decisions. Significant and rapid growth in urbanization in and around Bangalore has brought about substantial changes in agriculture, natural vegetation including forest and field margins, and water resources. Especially the productive agriculture lands of the rural areas of Bangalore have been undergoing transformations which affect the quality, diversity, and scale of agricultural crop production and spatial patterns. This project examines the application and integration of high resolution terrestrial and remote sensing to better understand the dynamics of crop production in the process of urbanization and to gain insight into the effects of growing cities on the structure, management intensity, and diversity of crop species in cropping systems. Based on plot level hyperspectral point measurements and field scale hyperspectral images, discrimination models for locally important cereal, forage, and vegetable crops will be developed and relationships between crop characteristics and spectral signatures will be established. The potential of terrestrial high-resolution 3D laser scanning techniques to compensate for saturation effects with spectrometry at higher levels of crop leaf area index will be investigated. The plot level spectral and laser scanning derived knowledge on models and discriminations will be up-scaled to field level using advanced remote sensing techniques applied on air-borne 3D laser scanning and space-borne high resolution multi-spectral remote sensing data for various spatial and temporal conditions along the rural-urban transects in and around Bangalore. To capture the key stages of phenology and the variability of crop production in the transects, multi-temporal spectral and laser measurements will be taken at different stages of summer and winter crops grown at different levels of mineral nitrogen supply and irrigation in the central experiment at UAS in close cooperation with C01 of FOR2432. Further, crop management intensity along the transects will be assessed based on space-borne multi-spectral imagery on the experimental transects using the hyperspectral libraries created for crop management intensity using N application rate and irrigation as classifiers. Eventually, spatial patterns in crop production and their temporal change will be presented with maps developed from model predictions. Natural vegetation along the field margins plays a key role in maintaining the biodiversity and biological equilibrium in agricultural landscapes with no direct effect on agricultural production. However, it limits the effects of water and wind erosion and acts as a buffer, reduces non-point pollutions and the discharge of biogenes from the fields, and creates refuges for many species of fauna and flora non-specific for the neighbouring agricultural land. There is no published data on the abundance and diversity of vegetation along the field margins in the rural-urban transition region. One of the outputs of this project will thus be maps based on the remotely sensed data combined with targeted in situ measurements and reference data of biodiversity of field margin vegetation along the rural-urban transects selected for joint Indo-German studies. Much of the analytical work builds on data from other projects dealing with soil-plant systems (I-A01, I-A02 together with their German co-projects), but at the same time we provide spatio-temporally explicit data on crop production which constitutes important information for projects addressing land use, ecosystem services, and socio-economic issues.
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