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https://esoullyf.in/products/bhakshak-v | 2023-12-04T13:38:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100529.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20231204115419-20231204145419-00242.warc.gz | 0.84394 | 504 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__196290126 | en | Bhakshak V+ is a powerful combination biological insecticide designed to combat sucking pests. It utilizes a selected strain of naturally-occurring entomopathogenic fungus that targets both eggs and adults of pests like BPH (Brown Plant Hopper), aphids, thrips, leafhoppers, whiteflies and more. With a dosage of 500 ml per acre, it effectively controls pests, increasing crop productivity. Bhakshak V is eco-friendly and safe, posing no resistance, resurgence, or residue-related issues. It can be applied at all stages of the crop, offering versatile pest management. Suitable for a variety of crops including wheat, maize, chili, cotton, paddy, vegetables, fruits and flowers. Application methods include preventive spraying or curative treatment with fermented solution. Store Bhakshak V in a cool place, away from direct sunlight and heat for optimal storage conditions.
Bhakshak V is a combination biological insecticide based on a selected strain of naturally-occurring entomopathogenic fungus that infects both eggs and adults of BPH and other sucking pests.
Dosage: 500 ml/acre
Microbial consortia= 3x109 cfu/ml Adjuvants = 3% Media residue = 97%
Benefit to the crop and soil: Controls most of the sucking pests. Increases productivity by controlling the pests. Eco-friendly and safe. Does not create resistance, resurgence or residue problems. Safe to the environment. Reduces cost of chemical insecticides. Safe for spraying at all stages of the crop.
Target pest: Aphids, Thrips, Grasshoppers, BPH, Leafhoppers, Whiteflies, Mealybugs etc
Target crops: Wheat, Maize, Chili, Cotton, Paddy, Vegetables, Fruits And Flowers
Method of application:
In preventive mode, mix 500 ml Bhasak V in 100-150 liters of water and sprinkle it in one acre of field in the evening. In curative mode, in case of a lot of diseases and pests, mix 500 ml Bhashak V with 1 kg jaggery in 100 liters of water and ferment it for 4 days. Then spray it directly on the crop.
Precautions: store in cool place away from direct sunlight and heat
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https://vendamaisnaaraujo.com.br/richie-anderson-grdnjpk/472599-st-augustine-plugs-near-me | 2021-07-28T13:34:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046153729.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20210728123318-20210728153318-00076.warc.gz | 0.926818 | 931 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__300387522 | en | Average Rating: 5 of 5 … http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/turf/publications/staug.html
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Check the label to make sure the weeds you had last year in your yard are on the label. 64-sq ft St. Augustine Sod Plug. Great for high traffic areas. This is especially important if you were bothered by sandburs and/or crabgrass. Palmetto St Augustine is available in both 400 and 500 square foot pallets. Delivery charge $85.00 1-19 pallets within 20 mile radius. After you have mowed real lawn two times, it is time to fertilize the lawn. Picking up sod grass from our retail location? Scotts. St. Augustine 'Floratam' 3 Inch Sod Plugs - 9 Extra Large Live Plugs - Drought, Salt and Shade Tolerant Turf Grass. It appears in spring when the soil is too cool for the roots to pick up iron. There are approximately 3.3 pieces of grass per square yard=150 pieces per pallet. * Raleigh St. Augustine Raleigh St. Augustine is a medium coarse bladed turf and is the most widely available and distributed St. Augustine variety in Texas. Planting in Rows.
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Dig a row to the depth of your plugs using your hoe. New grasses are introduced regularly. 150 pieces) Plugs: $7.99 per tray Buy 10 Get 1 Free! Milberger Nursery @2015 All rights reserved. All other grasses are available in ½ or full pallet quantities only. St. Augustine Common St. Augustine $ 130.50 – $ 189.00. Then you can fill the rest of your yard with low-maintenance natural areas using native plants, groundcover and mulched beds of shrubs and flowering plants. Mow St. Augustine at 3 inches tall, Bermuda at 1.5 inches, zoysia at 2 inches tall and buffalo grass at 5 inches. Raleigh St Augustine only can be purchased by the piece. ft. of sod once established. gasod – posted 11 February 2004 08:49.
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Our shade-tolerant options include St. Augustine Bitter Blue sod and Zoysia Grass. Mowing starts in earnest this month. Our Price: $54.99 . A durable and low-maintenance sod-type with broad thick blades. Since we ship orders ASAP once they are placed, please
King Sod Inc specializes in residential and commercial lawn replacement, and the installation of sprinkler irrigation systems. Space each plug 6 to 12 inches apart in the row and add a little starter fertilizer around each plug. (18 count; … The Floratam variety of St. Augustine is adaptable to many soil conditions and thrives in high temperatures and humid climates. The uniform and dense appearance of ProVista™ stays green, with less fertilizer and herbicide inputs needed, plus, it is backed by Scotts®. panhandle.
For especially hot areas such as along the sidewalk that seem to dry out, give them a little extra water by handheld hose. | Web Development by, Bedding, Potted Plants and Plants for Interior Foliage, It Pays To Replace Your Lawn with Native Plants, Sun vs. Look no further! These grass plugs arrived very quickly and I was impressed with how fresh and healthy they appear. One tray of 18 planted 12” to 16″ apart will cover 50 square feet. We do not carry grasses that are called “mixed grasses” as they do not meet our standards for reliability. | agronomy |
http://acdiainc.com/wsmv.htm | 2017-08-20T15:31:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106779.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820150632-20170820170632-00639.warc.gz | 0.877251 | 611 | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-34__0__259067298 | en | Catalog #: V067
Reactivity: This test system reacted with all WSMV isolates tested. Reaction of the ELISA is moderately strong. Optical Density at 405nm is in a range of 0.600 - 1.600 depending on the virus titer in the samples tested.
Sensitivity: Sensitivity of the ELISA is moderately high. The virus can be consistently detected in infected plant leaf tissues diluted at 1:270 - 1:810.
Specificity: There is no obvious cross reaction with healthy plant tissues. Background is very low on the negative control wells.
Application: The test can be used to detect WSMV in infected host plants.
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http://abacateportugal.blogspot.com/2013/05/feed-back-on-seeding-and-planting-1.html | 2022-09-26T09:57:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030334855.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220926082131-20220926112131-00630.warc.gz | 0.925973 | 620 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__202097414 | en | feed-back welcome about seeding, moving and planting avocado trees
- avocado seeds-pits germination need very tall pots or bags , the double height of usual trees or more,
- ideally the seed is germinated in the final location - not in pots or bags,
because they send a fast growing taproot that will hit the pot bottom very fast and start coiling : SS
- if you have them in short pots or bags i would transplant them into a taller pot or bag
(or cut the bottom of the current pot or bag and simply
place this pot or bag over the soil of a taller bag with living soil
so the roots continue on growing through the soil below without being disturbed in the proccess)
the double or triple height but the same width or so. maybe this tall pots need to be "taylored made"
- planting in the final spot proccess:
1 dig a as deep as possible hole so you get a 50 cm deeper then the height of the roots/bag or pot,
2 insert a 1 inch or so pipe in the hole, length equal to the depth the hole - later watering will reach deeper through this pipe.
3 mix sand or sandy soil 1/3 with local soil 1/3 and compost 1/3 and throw to the bottom of the hole,
4 press well the mix so the air is squeezed out, water well,
5 then insert the plant in the hole - VERY carefully - not to break the tap root
if that happens, the tree will still survive.
(or insert the "under the pot bag" in the hole, just make a few cuts but do not remove the bag so as not to disturb the roots)
6 add the local soil mixed with sand and compost - same ratio - press around the tree.
7 mulch well with 10% compost mixed with woodchips or such shredded carbon/brown rich material.
8 water everything very well.
i would plant them sheltered from the cold wind and valley frost cold air drainage route
maybe against a southwest facing tall wall
during the first hear i woull create a shade hut
so that the young tree will be shaded both in summer and winter,
and make it not so shaded during spring and autumn if frost will not happen..
this thicker shade hut (with palm leaves or such) in winter should also protect from frost - during the first 3-4 years.
if the tree is shaded the leaves become darkgreen and bigger.
if it is exposed to direct sunlight - in very sunny spot - leaves become smaller and light green.
if your soil is mostly mineral soil - clay or sand or silt,
maybe dig a 1 m3 large hole and import some living / organic soil from a nearby location
to fill this hole/"big pot" and plant the avocado in there.
is not ideal, but maybe it will be worth trying,
avocado trees will live for more than 100 years! | agronomy |
https://cyrusmart.com/product/iranian-rice-tayefeh-first-grade-aromatic-astana-ashrafieh-3-5-kg/ | 2024-04-14T19:29:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816893.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414192536-20240414222536-00422.warc.gz | 0.951734 | 262 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__160732001 | en | Iranian rice Tayefeh 3.5 kg first grade aromatic Astana Ashrafieh
Iranian rice Tayefeh rice is one of the long grain varieties and it grows well when cooked. The rice is easy to cook and remains soft for several hours after cooking.
After cooking, the rice grains are in a row and separate from each other. The grains in this rice are uniform. Another reason for the popularity of Hashemi Tayefeh rice is its excellent aroma and taste. Tayefeh rice is organic and natural, does not contain cholesterol and does not need to be cleaned. It is worth mentioning that this rice is sorted by a fully automatic machine.
Another thing about this product is that it is non-genetically modified. Tayefeh Packaging Company has supplied this valuable product without the use of preservatives or even gas injection and has the standard mark of Iran’s Industrial Research Standards Institute. This rice is available in 3.5 kg packaging, with the same memorable design and pattern.
In the end, it should be mentioned that the products of Tayefeh company are produced in the highest quality and health standards and sent to domestic and foreign markets, and this production group does its best to be the best companion of your loved ones on your tables. | agronomy |
https://headwatersswcd.org/winter-cover-crops/ | 2024-04-13T09:11:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816587.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413083102-20240413113102-00602.warc.gz | 0.898199 | 177 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__157748368 | en | Sign-ups need to occur prior to planting in the fall and have a deadline.
Cover crops prevent soil erosion caused by wind and rain and reduce runoff and take up excess nitrogen that otherwise would leach into groundwater. As biomass from crop residues accumulates, it improves soil structure and tilth, while also improving moisture retention and drought resistance. Farmers can experience reduced fertilizer costs and increased cash crop yields, especially when cover crops are combined with no-till practices.
Eligible Small Grain Species
- Rye, Wheat, Barley, Triticale
- Crimson Clover, Austrian Winter Pea, Hairy Vetch, etc.
Cost Share Rates
- $20 or $30 per acre for harvestable small grain cover crops
- $40-$90 per acre for non-harvestable cover crops
Contact the District Office to learn more! | agronomy |
https://growlightsforgardening.wordpress.com/2018/06/19/things-to-consider-when-buying-the-best-grow-lights/ | 2019-09-20T17:48:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514574050.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20190920155311-20190920181311-00248.warc.gz | 0.971738 | 510 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__151859519 | en | When it comes to looking for grow light that will suit your weed growing you will find that it is not an easy thing to do more so if you do not have necessary info. You should know that with some things to consider the buying process will be much easier and more elaborate for you. The following is the guide that you should have at the time you will be buying your grow lights.
You should know that one of the things that will determine the number of the lights that it will need to buy is the space that you have created for the weeds growing. You should have the measurements of the area, as you will need them to make sure that you have the right figure to go for.
It will be better to note the amount of the voltage that the light will offer and the one that the plants will need at a given space of coverage. Measuring the amount of the wattage that the plants will need to be exact will be challenging and to avoid all of the hustles you can make use of the power that will bring best yields.
The budget will have a lot to consider when drawing the plans of a good weeding lights as you will have some limits to take in the process. It will be better for any individual that is learning to use the lights in growing the weeds to have is slower when it comes to spending and the whole process until a later time when it will be more promising. If possible, you should have the one that will also work well with your monthly electricity bills, as some might be a nightmare in the consumption. To learn more, click here!
It is important to understand that you will need to consider the availability of the warranty for the lights at the time of the purchase. You should know that there is no guarantee of the grow lights will work normally when you install them at your weed growing area and therefore you should make sure that you have the best cover to accompany them. Check GreenBudGuru for more info.
It will be excellent to have a look at the reputability of the grow light manufacturer, as you will need only the best for your weed growing project. What the people that have used such lights will have to say about them will matter a lot as you will need to have a plan that will work for you. If you make a proper decision you will have an easy time growing the weeds as you wish. Check https://www.wikihow.com/Grow-Plants-With-Grow-Lights for other references. | agronomy |
https://www.mothersetonschool.org/about/green-school/student-led | 2021-10-27T09:55:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323588113.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20211027084718-20211027114718-00408.warc.gz | 0.951913 | 851 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__299854787 | en | Middle School students worked together to plan, plant and tend our pollinator garden. Audrey Hillman, a local Master Gardener, heled us decide what to plant. She donated plants from her own garen: Wild Be Balm, Anise Hyssop, Giant Yellow Hyssop, and Sedum. The garden has not only been a refuge for pollinators, it has also allowed students in all grades to learn about the important of pollinators to our environment.
Green Cleaning and Air Quality
Each year, the Science Club tests and perfects green cleaners for classroom use. Members also test air quality of the school and report the findings to the school community during morning announcements.
Healthy Eating Club
6th grade students are invited to participate in the Healthy Eating Club, which meets once a month during lunch. Each member brings a dish to share. We research why the food shared is healthy or how we can make our favorite dishes healthier. We also emphasize the benefits of using local produce.
Another great tradition at Mother Seton School is the annual Walk-a-Thon. We combine exercise and fresh air with fundraising to help those in need. Our students follow a 2-mile course that winds around the campus and our neighborhood. Each year, the proceeds raised are donated to a cause. Past recipients include the Sister Brenda Monahan Scholarship Fund, the Catoctin Pregnancy Center, a local alumnus battling cancer, and Daughters of Charity missions overseas.
We try very hard to help our students assum responsibile stewarship by donating items that can be used by others not only as a away of helping those in need, but as a way to reuse items and reduce solid waste in landfills. Examples include:
A Toteworthy Collection
Students were encouraged to donate any type of tote bag that coule be used by CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children). The bags are useful to children in a crisis situation when they are relocated to a foster home. Our school community donated over 200 totes!
We collected winter coats in children and adults sizes for the Emmitsburg Elementary Homeless Student Outreach Program and the Student Homelessness Initiative Partnership program (SHIP) through the Lions Club.
Students are encouraged to donate school uniforms that no longer fit so that they can be reused. Uniforms that can no longer be used are donated to our neighbors, the Emmitsburg Glass Company, to be used as rags.
Tabs for Ronald McDonald House
Our entire school community participates in collecting tabs from aluminum cans for the Ronald McDonald program.
Recycling Old Toys, Markers, and Crayons
Students were encouraged to recycle unwanted or broken toys through TerraCycle in partnership with Tom's of Maine. Used markers are collected and recycled through Crayola's Color Cycle Marker collection and old crayons are recycled through The Color Initiative.
Our Worm Farm
Using our food scraps to help our plants rather than wasting them at Mother Seton School. Student volunteers collect food scraps at lunch and put them in the worm farm. Volunteers also clean out the farm in the spring and put the castings on our gardens.
Mr. Wivell, Head of Maintenance at our school, attended the Mid-Atlantic Nursery and Tree Show in January of 2017 and brought back many plants that were designated to be dumpster fodder. We planted some of the plants at our school and offered many plants to members of our school community to take home and plant.
Water Conservation Symposium
8th grade students, as the leaders of our school, held a water conservation education program. The entire school community attended the event. We also invited the public by advertising the event on our Facebook Page, hanging fliers at the local grocery store, and at Mount St. Mary's University.
Around the School
5th grade students made posters to hang near water fountains and sinks to remind all of us not to waste water.
Our students are all aware of the rain barrels we have placed near the playground and our gardens. We use the collected rain to water our pollinator garden, the butterfly garden, and the pumpkin patch. | agronomy |
http://heritagehillnurseryinc.com/seasonal-tips/ | 2019-09-17T02:09:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514573011.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20190917020816-20190917042816-00441.warc.gz | 0.926574 | 1,084 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__199584923 | en | Seasonal Garden Tips &
Lawn Care Tips for Wisconsin
WINTER IS COMING!
Start getting your plants ready for winter. Stop adding fertilizer to perennials, shrubs and trees. Keep your perennials deadheaded so that the energy goes back into the plant and not into seed production. The same is true with shrubs if they are the flowering type.
If you have any questions, concerns, or “just don’t know”, we are here to help! Stop in and we will do our very best to give you answers! Also, be sure to check back for our Monthy Tips, Weekly Featured Plant!
KEEP YOUR COOL!!!
No need to worry about your plants! If you are making sure they have plenty of moisture each week, they should be fine. If you have been watering and they still don’t look very happy, get some pictures and bring them into our garden center. Some plants look like they are dying, but they are in fact going dormant (like your lawn) when it gets too hot out. Be patient.
If you have any questions, concerns, or “just don’t know”, we are here to help! Stop in and we will do our very best to give you answers! Also, be sure to check back for our Monthy Tips, Weekly Spotlight Plant, and soon to be available “How To” videos to help you LOVE YOUR LANDSCAPE!!!!
Visit the Heritage Hill Nursery and garden center now! We are conveniently located, close to Cedarburg, Jackson, West Bend, and Slinger, WI.
Don’t forget! Take advantage of our
August Special Offers.
We all realize that it’s almost hard to believe it’s already July. Hasn’t felt quite like summer until the last few days.
But it’s here… and with all the rain.. man, our gardens are growing! (As well as our lawns!) 😎
Here are some helpful tips to stay on top of your gardens and plants to keep them looking their best!
This is a great time to get some fertilizer on all your perennials! Feeding them with a slow release fertilizer like 10-10-10 or Osmocote will do wonders. Now that things are starting to bloom, stay ahead of the deadheading (removing) spent flowers. Cut flower heads off the bulbs if they are done so they can send the energy back into the bulb for next year.
Flowering shrubs such as Lilacs or Viburnum should be pruned once they have finished flowering. This will allow for more and bigger flowers next year. Prune down to the first or second set of leaves.
This is the time to start watching for any problems such as disease or insects. BE PRO-ACTIVE! Many common problems can be cured before they do serious damage. If you see a problem and can’t figure out what it is, prune off the affected area and bring it in to us for help in diagnosing the problem. We will do our best to help you cure it.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to come in or call! We are here to help you!
Lilacs! The Fragrance, the Beauty!
Their pastel blooms last only a few fleeting weeks each year. But when you bury your face in a sweet-smelling bunch … bliss. The smell of springtime could hardly be lovelier—or easier to grow.
Plan Plant lilacs during spring or fall in a sunny, open spot that drains well. Good airflow around the plants helps prevent mildew and blight.
Dig Each lilac plant needs a hole as deep as its container and a foot wider. Space plants 10–15 feet apart (or 6 feet when planting a hedge).
Feed Mix a dose of rose food or slow-release, low-nitrogen fertilizer into the soil. Set the plant in the hole, fill halfway with enriched soil, then water. Repeat.
Protect Spread a mulch layer a few inches thick around the plant. Water the first year based on soil type and rainfall. After that, they should be fine on their own.
Play dress-up After the spring show, lilacs can look, well, pretty nondescript. Plant a summer-flowering vine such as clematis nearby to climb the shrub and add color.
Give it space Avoid mowing right up to the plant’s base—it compacts the soil, which lilacs dislike. Instead, throw down some mulch and let the bloomer breathe.
If you have any questions, concerns, or “just don’t know”, we are here to help! Stop in and we will do our very best to give you answers! Also, be sure to check back for our Monthly Tips, Weekly Spotlight Plant, and soon to be available “How To” videos to help you LOVE YOUR LANDSCAPE!!!!
Visit the Heritage Hill Nursery and garden center now! We are conveniently located, close to Cedarburg, Jackson, West Bend, Slinger, WI. | agronomy |
https://cheers.integratedmedia.co.za/cheers_mar_apr_2021_vol53/grains_of_truth | 2022-07-06T12:40:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656104672585.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20220706121103-20220706151103-00421.warc.gz | 0.93129 | 807 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__96537265 | en | Grains of truth
Maize, corn, mealies or mielies. Call it by whatever name you prefer or are familiar with. Clifford Roberts finds it is used in everything from cosmetics, paint, adhesives to starch and syrup!
If there’s an unsung hero in local liquor, it has to be maize. Ask the average drinker to name a few base ingredients and wheat, barley, hops and even rye might be the most popular responses. Yet it’s the humble mielie – South Africa’s largest produced field crop – that occurs across the spectrum of some of our most popular brands and concoctions.
You’ll find it in Umqombothi; in grain whiskies from Boplaas to Bain’s; in Three Ships made in Wellington; in such drinks as Brutal Fruit; in gins and vodka by Pienaar & Son; and, used in numerous other products like Silver Creek Distillery’s Southern Moonshine.
Local lovers of Bourbon and American whiskeys might be more familiar with the grain. Its prominence probably stems from the long history of corn and liquor in that country. Scottish, Irish and German immigrants introduced liquor distillation to the Americans, having to swop their homeland supply of barley for the available maize plantations. A great whisky tradition arose that includes the moonshiners of Kentucky and the Appalachians claiming corn whiskey as their own and willing to break the law for it. A sure case of cultural appropriation if ever there was one ...
As for maize, it is the largest grain crop in the United States, the world's biggest producer after China.
The thing about maize is its amazing efficiency. One seed generates more than 500 kernels, a yield that thrashes other grains in similar growing conditions. It wasn’t always this way. The modern mielie is a wonder of human ingenuity since its early discovery and now provides higher yield, is tastier to eat and is more robust.
Today, in addition to being the staple diet for millions of people in developing countries, it is used for everything from ice cream to shoe polish, glue to fireworks, ink to batteries and cosmetics to paint. You’ll even find it in aspirin.
To get an idea of scale and complexity, you might want to track down the documentary film King Corn (2007) or,
re-watch the 2009 hit movie The Informant!, starring Matt Damon.
Where liquor is concerned, the American National Corn Growers Association puts the portion of America’s annual crop to August 2020 used for "beverages and manufacturing alcohol" at just over five billion litres.
The reason to like it is that maize is rich in carbohydrate, the starch that provides high levels of fermentable sugars. From the still, distillers say it produces a spirit that is sweet and fatty, or buttery even.
South Africa is the chief producer of maize in Africa, with an annual production of around 11 million tons. Our mielies hail predominantly from the North West, Free State, Mpumalanga Highveld and KwaZulu-Natal Midlands.
Knowing all this is sure to make you look at a mielie differently in future. Know this however, that not all mielies are created equal. Even though the yellow variety from your local SPAR is so tasty, it’s an exception. Those babies are a sweeter variety that’s lower down the rankings of production volume. Most yellow maize ends up in animal feed, with a little left over for making whisky, vodka or gin. It’s the white maize that’s generally milled for food consumption.
Of course, there’s no keeping all this to yourself, next time you sit down for a dram. Just don’t ask your drinking buddy to “lend you an ear”. | agronomy |
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Growing your vegetable seedlings can be a lot of fun. there is something very whole in eating the salad you grew yourself, from the seedling you germinated on your own, in the planter you built all by yourself. if you only want to see how a seed germinates, you don’t need this article- just go with your intuition. it will germinate. but if you want to grow real good seedlings, that will justify your time and effort, you should know what you are doing. otherwise, in my opinion, you are better off with nursery-bought starter seedlings
The theory behind seed starting is fairly complex. however, the practice is simple:
- mix fresh peat moss potting mix with organic worm compost on a 1:10 ratio
- fill your seedling tray with the dry mix. tap it on the table to release any air cavities, and re-fill
- select your seeds: prefer young seeds collected last season. mark the variety and the date on a wooden stick
- spread the seeds in rows. pay attention to the seed quantity: large plants (like tomato and pumpkin) should be seeded one seed a slot, while smaller, grass-like plants (such as parsley and chives) will prefer to grow in a more dense environment. do not press on the seeds!
- when all of the seeds are in place, spread on top a thin layer of vermiculite. the vermiculite will cover the seeds and will hold moisture next to them.
- soak the mix with water. you can use a shallow plastic tray filled with water: just put the seedling tray in it and let it soak. store the seedling tray indoors and check it daily.
- the moment your seeds start to crack open, they must be exposed to sunlight. you can put them next to a sunny window or just take them outside if the weather allows
seedlings can have a lot of (allegedly) minor defects, that in practice can become a big issue further in the growing season. unlike other aspects of gadening, when it comes to seedlings you should always use the best seedling you can possibly get.
A good seedling will have:
- A white, firm, and full root ball, that holds the soil firmly (but is not yes degenerated and still has some room for more growth)
- A low, firm foliage, without any signs of light shortage (as detailed further on)
- Free of any pests and disease, such as aphids and fungi (be sure to check under the leaves!)
- Is at the peak of its growth, and hasn’t degenerated for too long in the tray
Spreading seeds is a safe and effective way for plants to spread themselves. They help plant species move to new places and skip hard seasons. They are a time capsule that can withstand a lot. All seeds contain a living, dormant plant (which is called the Embryo), along with some nutrients (usually Endosperm) that are kept for the first stages of germination. When we eat seeds (like corn and beans) we eat these nutrients.
These nutrients are the reason why you can make edible sprouts in the dark kitchen closet: at the first stage, the seed uses its nutrients and does not need any sunlight.
The germination stages
When you start your own seeds, there are four notable stages that you should pay attention to:
- Soaking: at the first couple of hours after the first irrigation, the seed soaks a lot of water and nearly doubles its size. Sometimes it also changes its color.
- Cracking: the seed shell has cracked open, and the growth has begun! The cracking indicates that the seed has decided to emerge. from this stage, there is no going back.
- Emergence of the first root and shoot: the root comes out first, anchoring the plant to the soil. Right after comes the first leave(s), called cotyledons. They provide sugars and nutrients through photosynthesis. At this stage, the plant is no longer dependent on its reserves.
- Emergence of the true leaves: as the plant grows more leaves, it starts consuming more and more nutrients from the soil. You can start to apply fertilizer and lower the irrigation frequency, making the roots grow stronger.
To sum up, a seed is a dormant plant waiting patiently for the right conditions to emerge. As growers, It is our responsibility to provide these conditions for each of the germination stages.
Matching the environment to the plant’s needs
For good germination, It is important to provide the seeds with the right environmental conditions. The main aspects are:
A good propagation substrate is an airy mix capable of holding both moisture and air. It is sterile and does not contain any large grits or particles that might get in the way of the emerging seedling.
Use a new peat moss potting mix. You can add perlite additive to the substrate, which will make it light and airy. I like to fertilize my substrate with organic worm compost at a 1:10 ratio. But you can also fertilize through irrigation (fertilize sparingly, as young plants do not need much fertilization). Be sure to check if the substrate you bought already contains any fertilizer additives.
Do not use garden soil or any used substrate! Unsterile soil might come with its old pathogens nutrient deficiencies. It can make or break your success.
A lot of gardeners (me included) tend to turn any old container into a flowerpot. If you search online you will find many suggestions for turning old yogurt cups or egg trays into seed starting pots. However, seedlings are way more delicate than mature plants. you should provide them with the best conditions you possibly can. That is why I suggest you avoid recycled containers and use a dedicated seedling tray.
Seedling trays (sometimes called plug trays or propagation trays) are plastic trays containing many pockets for sowing. All pockets are of the same size and depth, and they make everything more uniform. This uniformity allows you to learn from your mistakes and get better with each season.
A seedling tray allows you to start many seeds in a tight space, making sure that even if some of the seedlings do not come out as planned, you will still have plenty of good ones for use in your garden (never use a defected, sick or dwarfed seedling).
you can usually find used seedling trays in nurseries (just ask the seller) or thrown on the side of fields in rural areas. You can also buy new trays on amazon and in garden supply stores.
It is important to sanitize your seedling tray before each cycle: plant pathogens can accumulate and stay dormant for many months, waiting for your young seedlings. You can use hydrogen peroxide, or just dip the tray in a diluted bleach solution, and wash it afterward.
Moisture plays a big factor in seed starting. Seeds need water to germinate, but also need air and dryness to harden and grow. You should fit your irrigation regime to the germination stage:
- Right after sowing: the seeds should be soaked wet. Avoid flushing the gentle seeds by irrigating with a light mist, or just put the seedling tray in a watertight plastic tray filled with water
- When the first root emerges: the root needs both water and oxygen. keep the plant well irrigated, but let the water drain between each irrigation, allowing fresh air to penetrate the substrate
- When the second set of leaves emerges: as the seedling grows, the time between each watering should also grow. Allowing the seedling to experience a bit of drought will encourage it to grow vigorous roots that will hold tight to the substrate, allowing for easier transplanting later on. (never let the substrate run fully dry, as it will harm or even kill the plant)
Plants need sunlight for photosynthesis and growth. If a seed sprout and is not exposed to sufficient light, it will start stretching and elongating in a desperate attempt to reach any light source. This elongation is called Etiolation, and you should avoid it: etiolated plants are usually too weak for transplanting. Etiolation is also irreversible: if your seedlings grew long and skinny, they are no good.
This is why you should grow your seedlings under direct sunlight or a dedicated grow light, and never in the shade. Once the seed has cracked open and germination started, it should be well lit.
Light also plays a role in the first stage of germination: most seeds prefer to be in shadow for germination, simulating being buried in the soil. But some seeds (such as lettuce) prefer light for germination.
So a seed is a dormant plant, waiting for the right conditions. All seeds have a maximum and minimum germination temperature, outside of it they will not germinate.
Note that the temperature is mostly important for the first stage of germination: once the seed has cracked open there is no going back- it will grow even if the temperature changes a little.
In general, the best germination temperature for vegetables is around 24°C (75°F), reaching 30°C (86°F) at max and 10°C (50°F) at min. Therefore, it is a good practice to put the seedling tray in a cozy room indoors for the first few days after sowing, where the temperature is stable. Just remember to move the tray to a lit place as soon as germination has begun.
Another way of dealing with unstable/bad temperatures is to use primed seeds: these are seeds that were treated for easier germination. Usually by sprouting them for a few hours, breaking dormancy, and then quickly drying the up again, keeping them for later. just note that primed seeds have a shorter shelf life, and usually are a bit more pricey.
What plants should you sow?
I live In a Mediterranean climate, and we have here two growing seasons: in summer we grow larger, fruiting plants such as tomatoes, cucurbits, beans, etc. In winter we grow leafy greens (such as lettuce, celery, parsley) and brassicas (such as cabbage, kale, cauliflower), which usually prefer colder temperatures.
Each plant has a different sowing time, that varies according to the climate in your area: Choose your seeds accordingly. I recommended you buy seeds at a local store or nursery (and not online) or get them from a local grower. this way you get varieties that fit your climate better. Also, the right sowing time will usually be written on the package, so no need to guess here.
Plants that you shouldn’t sow in a seed tray
Sowing in a seed tray is not always the best option. Some plants should be sown directly in the soil, while others should be propagated or copied directly from a mother plant. Here is a partial list:
- Strawberries: can be multiplied from vegetative runners, sent by a mother plant.
- Sweet potatoes: can be rooted easily: put a store-bought sweet potato in a water jar and let it send shoots. Then cut and root those runners in water or potting mix
- Potatoes: can be grown from other potatoes. Plant one small potato, get a bunch of potatoes
- Garlic: just plant one garlic clove, and get a garlic head at the end of the season
- Carrots, radishes: should be sown directly in the soil, as it is hard to move them once they germinated
Different vegetables have different germination times.
For example, in my area, kale seeds will crack open after 3-4 days, while celery can take up to 2 weeks (!).
If you are a home grower you probably don’t need a whole propagation tray of just one plant, and you will mix different plants in the same tray.
The thing is, if you mix seeds with different germination times in one seedling tray you can end up with mature plants next to very young and delicate plants, giving you a hard time deciding how to treat the tray: should you move it outside to harden the mature seedling? Or should you keep it inside to protect the young ones?
If you intend to sow different plants in the same tray, match together plants with long propagation time: celery, parsley, peppers, asparagus, and chives take their time in my climate. As you gain experience you will know what goes with what.
Another option is to cut your seedling tray into two or three: use sharp scissors prior to sowing, and sow just one variety in each smaller tray.
Aging of seeds
All seeds have a shelf life. As I mentioned before, seeds are living, dormant plants. Being dormant (“asleep”) means that they still consume a tiny bit of energy to stay alive. If we wait for too long this energy will run out, and the seeds will die. Some seeds die after just a couple of months, while others can stay for hundreds of years.
Most vegetable seeds die within the first 1-5 years, depending on the plant. You should keep your seeds in a dry, cold place. If you have some old seeds and you are unsure of their viability, just put 5-10 seeds on a wet paper towel, and see if they sprout.
Nowadays you can find online a ton of different patents declared to make your seedling starting process much easier/faster/better, or anything that will convince you to buy.
In my opinion, you can usually give up these:
- ready-made plugs like jiffy or oasis plugs (most plants will do great with good quality potting mix)
- plastic support-things for seedlings (the stem should really be strong enough to support the plant)
- propagators and heating mats (unless you live in a cold climate)
In fact, no merchandise can fix an expired seed, a lack of lighting, or a bad irrigation regime. And on the other hand, if you can give your seedlings the right environmental conditions you really don’t need any other product. If you consider purchasing any complementary product, buy only if you have already encountered the problem that it solves.
New hydroponic growers tend to look for hydroponic seedlings, specially made for hydroponics.
Although seedlings can be grown hydroponically, the truth is that you can use normal seedlings for hydroponics, with great success.
The secret is to use a young seedling (starter plugs). At this stage, the root system is developing rapidly and will adapt itself easily to the wet conditions of hydroponics. This is why commercial hydroponic farmers use normal starter seedlings.
Another concern that bothers hydroponic growers is the growing mix that comes attached to the root ball. Once again if you use small starter plugs the amount of soil entering your system will be negligible and will not clog your pump or piping.
One of the most overlooked symptoms is slow growth. Your seedlings appear to be lively and green, but they are in fact stuck at the same size for days. There are many causes for decreased growth: too high or too low temperatures, nutrient deficiency, improper lighting, overwatering, and more.
The important thing is that you check the growth rate of your seedlings: take a photo every few days. If they look the same as in the last photo, there may be a problem. The bonus is that you get this way amazing photos of your seedling’s growth.
Automatic seed-starting system
For the finale, I like to show you my hydroponic system for seed starting. It waters the seedlings automatically and without wetting the leaves. It is also possible to fertilize the irrigation water for better results. | agronomy |
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Then I remembered that there irrigation systems that use capillary action, and found these Austrian self-watering probes. I’ve placed an order for the five-pack, and I’ll see if all 5 of them can keep a tomato plant thriving.
I also made two sub-irrigated planters (aka self-watering planters), which have the water supply underneath a suspended soil bed in a closed container.
The water is wicked upward into the soil through capillary action, and is very water efficient. The DIY approach I’m taking has cost me about 25 dollars in parts: a big plastic tub, some supporting pots, and some PVC piping. Buying an actual Earthbox from their website isn’t that much more; I may buy one just to see what it’s like.
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Bethel Hobbs Farm reflective essay by Rosa Jimenez
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The moment we arrived we were greeted, and given the history of the farm. What interested me the most was that Alfred Hobbs, who was an African American, took ownership in 1955 and farmed the land. He then fed anyone who needed it in community from the same produce he grew in the farm. Before his death Mr. Hobbs donated the farm to the church. Both the church and the community decided to keep his legacy going, despite many obstacles. Now they donate to the local shelters, and it is open to the community.
Soon after it was time to see the farm. To be honest it exceeded my expectations. The eleven acres are divided into different areas designated for different vegetables. For example they grow different types of peppers, eggplants, sweet potatoes, kale, garlic, tomatoes etc. The fact that we were allowed to take some vegetables home was pretty amazing, especially that we dug them out ourselves. I couldn’t wait to get home and try the vegetables we gathered. The eggplants especially tasted so different from the ones I purchase at the supermarket. They tasted fresh and were softer and more fragrant. Natural, and fresh in a way it reminded me of the taste of the food back in my country, the Dominican Republic. Since trying the vegetables from the Hobbs Farm, I now make frequent trips to local farmers markets. The highlight of the trip for me was learning the process garlic goes through before being planted. Garlic is put in vodka for a few minutes to avoid bugs getting to them instead of adding harmful pesticides. In addition Epson salt is added to the soil before planting the garlic cloves. This process reminded me of the article we read in class by Rachel Carson “The Obligation to Endure,” in which she explains that pesticides are very harmful because they get in our food, the environment and finally into our bodies. It was nice to see that at the Hobbs Farm that they are growing their plants and vegetables the safe and healthy way. The other articles we read in class made the trip that much more interesting and meaningful as well, since all we studied in class was connected to the farm.
While we walked around the farm it was pouring but that did not stop us from enjoying the whole experience. We were all so fascinated we didn’t mind the weather or that we were drenched. As we walked around the farm we were told about “the three sisters” which are corn, beans and squash. They are the main agricultural crops of the Native Americans, we were informed. The reason why they are grown close together is because they sustain each other. When I heard this I wondered: how did the Natives figure this out? It is pretty impressive and interesting to see how even in nature diversity can be beneficial.
The trip to the Hobbs Farm has definitely enhanced the food studies English course. I am now more aware of farmers’ markets around my area. I’m so glad I was a part of this trip, I now have so much respect for local farmers, is not an easy job but sure seems like a very rewarding one. Despite the terrible weather condition I felt so at peace. This was a unique experience, one that will stay with me forever. | agronomy |
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https://www.proxim.cz/en/line/biological-products-proseptik/ | 2024-02-28T03:26:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474690.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20240228012542-20240228042542-00452.warc.gz | 0.858718 | 189 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__35666126 | en | Biological products PROSEPTIK®
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https://bright.holdingbag.xyz/media/autotrophic_nutrition_in_plants_class_7/16478305251758e4db89b6e/ | 2022-10-02T03:10:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030337244.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20221002021540-20221002051540-00468.warc.gz | 0.949942 | 799 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__243934372 | en | Good morning in this video we'll be discussing autotrophic nutrition in plants like other living organisms. Plants also need organic food to fulfill their requirement of energy for various activities. Green plants are autotrophic in the sense that they synthesize organic food by the process of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis can be split that is photon and synthesis.
Photon means light synthesis means putting together that is photosynthesis is the synthesis of food with the help of light. Which is the most important process on earth by which the green plants, synthesize complex carbohydrates, organic wood and revolve molecular oxygen from simple inorganic substances like carbon dioxide and water with the help of light energy. The process of photosynthesis can be defined as the conversion of light energy that has radiant energy into chemical energy, locked in carbohydrates by the green parts of the plants. We will now get the question that other colored plants can or cannot.
Perform photosynthesis, they can most of the plants have green colored leaves. Some plants. However, have leaves of other colors, such as red violet, brown the leaves having colors other than green also have chlorophyll in them. Actually the large amount of red violet, brown or other pigment in such leaves mask, the green color of chlorophyll. So photosynthesis also takes place in leaves having color other than green. Thus, photosynthesis is the most important process in nature by providing for.
Food supply to the biological world and purifying the atmospheric r by consuming carbon dioxide and evolving oxygen. The overall simple equation of photosynthesis is six co2, plus sch wall h2o in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll gives c6h12o6 plus 6h2o, plus 602. The next topic in the chapter is photosynthetic pigments. What are pigments or the colored organic substance, which absorbs visible light? Visible light is significant because green plants make most effective use of this light in.
The process of photosynthesis, visible life can be sunlight, the visible light or white light is composed of wavelengths of seven different colors. Violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow or enchanted, whip gr, the green pigments of green plants absorb visible light. The most significant among them is chlorophyll. We may get a question that where does this chlorophyll is present? We know that that is present in leaf, but where it is specifically present. So let's get the answer photosynthesis does not occur in all.
Cells of green plants, it occurs only in those cells, which possesses the green colored plastics called chloroplast chloroplasts are not found in the upper and lower epidermis of green leaves. They occur in mesophyll leaves that can occupy the space between upper and lower epidermis. So what is epidermis the epidermis is a productive tissue.
What is tissue a group of cells similar in structure that work together to perform a particular function forms a tissue? So what is cell the bodies of living. Organisms are made of microscopic units called a cell. The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of life. It is first discovered by Robert hook. A cell means a little room that is cell as derived from the Latin word cellular, which means a little room.
So a group of cell constitutes the tissue and the protective tissue is epidermis. We get some answers. So what is epidermis? We don't get the answer for that. The epidermis is usually present in the outermost layer of the plant body, such. As leaves flowers stem and roots, which acts as protective tissue. Epidermis is one cell thick and is covered with cuticle.
The main function of epidermis is to protect the plant from desiccation and infection. So we found what is epidermis. So this is the introduction of autotrophic nutrition in plants. | agronomy |
https://cmfarmsllc.com/honoring-military/ | 2021-01-16T17:30:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703506832.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20210116165621-20210116195621-00297.warc.gz | 0.931203 | 92 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__276166146 | en | November 7 & 8, 2020
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Enjoy the fall season with us at CM Farms! You can get lost in a maze, poke around for the perfect pumpkins, crunch a lotta kettle corn — and enjoy 40+ attractions with your family and friends.We have friendly farm animals, too! Come hungry and we’ll cook for ya! | agronomy |
https://www.hexxit-wiki.com/w/index.php?title=Blackberry_Bush&oldid=5922 | 2020-10-31T18:38:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107922411.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20201031181658-20201031211658-00355.warc.gz | 0.959655 | 169 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__116023535 | en | Blackberry Bushes are naturally occurring blocks that spawn Blackberries.
The Blackberry Bush is an easily transportable block. They infinitely spawn blackberries. You need to tap the bush in order for it to drop the Blackberry. The Blackberries can be easily seen on the full-size (grown) bushes, as they appear as dark red dots. Only harvest when you see the Blackberries on it.
When transplanted, they will need to grow to their full form to spawn Blackberries. Place them near light.
You can use bonemeal on the bush to make it grow through the stages faster as well as produce another bush on top once that bush is fully grown. Without bonemeal, the tallest the bush will grow is three blocks. Using bonemeal one can grow the bushes to any height desired. | agronomy |
http://www.lakevalleyseed.com/Organic_Carrot_Rainbow_Blend_p/3992.htm | 2014-12-23T01:34:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802777454.142/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075257-00107-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.77058 | 185 | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-52__0__76869219 | en | Join us on facebook!
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Carrots can be slow to germinate depending on temperature and moisture. Keep soil evenly moist after you sow since young seedlings cannot break through a crusty surface.
A tasty blend of yellow, white, red and purple carrots. Each of these carrots have been chosen for their culinary uses. All are suited for both baby carrots and large cooking roots.
Plant 1/4 inch deep directly in garden 2-3 weeks before last frost free date. Cover lightly with soil.
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http://sifh-wellness.com/product/garden-of-life-raw-fit-marley-coffee-high-protein-for-weight-loss%E2%80%A0-10-packets-copy/ | 2017-11-24T04:00:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934807084.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20171124031941-20171124051941-00196.warc.gz | 0.810875 | 1,281 | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-47__0__23640265 | en | RAW Fit® - High Protein for Weight Loss!†
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Heat can denature proteins, reducing their availability to your body. But Garden of Life’s USDA Certified Organic plant proteins are different; always gently produced at low temperatures, without any added fillers or carriers (like maltodextrin which can come from GMO corn) preserving their complete amino acid integrity and whole-food, Certified Organic, Non-GMO goodness.
Garden of Life’s commitment to sustainability begins with organic farming. CERTIFIED ORGANIC plant protein from sprouted grains and legumes is truly good for our planet, unlike conventional farming practices that utilize 150+ synthetic pesticides leaching into our water supply and soil, promoting genetically modified seed crops and reducing our planet’s biodiversity. In addition to CERTIFIED ORGANIC farming practices, Garden of Life uses recyclable packaging, vegetable inks, sustainably farmed papers and 100% certified renewable wind energy credits to run our company’s operations.
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Amount Per Serving % DV
Calories from Fat 15
Total Fat 2g 3%*
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat <.5g
Sodium 50mg 2%
Potassium 170mg 5%
Total Carbohydrate 11g 4%*
Dietary Fiber 4g 16%*
Soluble Fiber 1g
Insoluble Fiber 3g
Other Carbohydrate 4g
Protein 28g 56%*
Vitamin A 1,500 IU 30%
Vitamin C (Naturally Occurring) 2mg 4%
Vitamin D 1,000 IU 250%
Vitamin E 30 IU 100%
Vitamin K 80mcg 100%
Calcium (Naturally Occurring) 83mg 8%
Iron (Naturally Occurring) 3mg 15%
Chromium 120mcg 100%
Magnesium (Naturally Occurring) 380mg 95%
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† Daily Value not established.
Other Ingredients: Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Lactobacillus bulgaricus.
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Contains no filler ingredients, artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners or preservatives.
Contains 36mg of naturally occurring caffeine per serving.
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https://www.investinasturias.es/en/tag/nestle-spain/ | 2023-02-01T17:04:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499946.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20230201144459-20230201174459-00327.warc.gz | 0.959961 | 295 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__270618034 | en | The plant owned by the Swiss company Nestlé in Sebares, Asturias, has started to be provided with organic milk for the production of liquid milk products meant for children.
In the first year, around one million liters of milk -from the 26 million that the plant in Sebares receives annually- will come from the organic milk production farms that already work with the factory.
The company understands that this measure adapts to the consumers demands and supports the farmers in their efforts to adapt, for two years, their farms in order to minimise the environmental impact and obtain the pertinent ecological certification.
Two Nestlé plants in Asturias
The Sebares facility employs around 200 workers and in 2018 registered a production volume of 51,000 tons.
The multinational has another plant in Gijón, which is dedicated to the manufacture of tinned and sterilised dishes, including the preparation of the well-known Litoral fabada, with a history dating back some 60 years. Likewise, cured meat are produced in that plant exclusively for pre-cooked dishes Litoral.
Last April, Nestlé announced an investment for the factory in Sebares close to 8 million euros for a new production line that will allow manufacturing in 2020 new baby fruit purees formats. The multinational understands this movement as a commitment for its center in Asturias.
Nestlé also reported in October that the company will focus on food and beverages and healthy nutrition. | agronomy |
https://www.personalisedbracelets.top/12707.html | 2019-11-17T07:19:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496668896.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20191117064703-20191117092703-00377.warc.gz | 0.868812 | 524 | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-47__0__21769191 | en | White rapeseed flower makes its spring decustom rubber bracelets bulkbut
A sea of golden rapeseed flowers is a perfect destination for tourists to enjoy spring, but now people have another choice. The sea of white rapeseed flowers in Shanghai are a new variety of rapeseed, "Hubai 1", cultivated by Chinese scientists.
Scientists from the Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences produced the new flower variety using two mustard plants.
The name Hubai 1 combines "Hu", the short name of Shanghai, and "bai", namely white, together.
The new blossom retains the agronomic traits, such as maturity, plant height, and yield, of its parents. Not only beautiful, it also has the same economic value.
In fact, promoting white flowering rapeseed may be an impetus to rural development. Besides being a cash crop, it can attract more tourists to and grace rural areas as agriculture is expected to play a bigger role in ecological, economical, cultural and landscaping fields apart from producing food.
Working with the Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai Wells, a seed company, is translating the research result, Hubai 1, into real economic benefits by promoting it on a large scale.
Hubai 1 has been sowed on 30 hectares in Shanghai and its surroundings. It may be introduced to parks in Shanghai"s suburbs, other parts of China and even foreign countries for viewing, slope protection and other purposes in the future.
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https://www.gardeningbydesign.co.uk/2013/11/10/leaf-mould-the-self-destructing-sack/ | 2023-12-11T22:02:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679518883.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20231211210408-20231212000408-00490.warc.gz | 0.954575 | 282 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__240838527 | en | Leaf mould & the self destructing sackapat19-hog-admin
We are now well and truly in the leaf gathering season so ensure that you make the most of nature’s bounty by rotting deciduous leaves into leaf mould for use as a fantastic soil conditioner. Leaves need plenty of air circulation to decompose and must be fairly wet when stacked to kick off the process. I have never found watering a stack of crisp brown leaves to be as good as collecting them wet from rain or dew. The traditional method is to make a cage from chicken wire supported by 4 stout stakes and the modern alternative is to fill black plastic sacks and puncture them with a garden fork. But now loosely woven Jute Sacks are marketed for the purpose so you are not left with a useless plastic sack to go to landfill once the leaf mould has been tipped out. You simply collect leaves direct into the sack and leave the whole thing to rot down together. Sack and contents realistically take two years to become usable leaf mould. We filled a few of these jute sacks last year in the GbD garden and they are now well on the way to decomposition. The only downside I can see is that your ‘container’ disappears so you need to site it in a place that can cope with a loose heap of well-rotted organic matter at the end of the process. | agronomy |
http://steve403.blogspot.com/2005/11/frosty-morning-photography.html | 2018-07-18T14:32:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676590199.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20180718135047-20180718155047-00187.warc.gz | 0.884903 | 63 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__32579893 | en | I awoke to a beautiful frost, so I ventured out with my son's very cheap digital camera to capture the essence of my chosen location.
Frost on the field next to the railway.
An old cattle trough, frozen.
Sunlight on frosty grass
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http://niebuhrchicks.blogspot.com/2008/06/how-does-your-garden-grow.html | 2018-07-15T19:27:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676588961.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20180715183800-20180715203800-00440.warc.gz | 0.983702 | 183 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__31100788 | en | Tuesday, June 3, 2008
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We did it !! The garden has officially been planted. Now I don't want to get your hopes up, it is not as big as the normal "Paul and Tona garden" of years past. All the boxes are used but it is not as dense as before. The whole family joined in to plant the tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, zucchini, peppers, and herbs. It was really fun to get my hands dirty and to plant these vegetables that hopefully
will grow so that we may enjoy them. The girls loved to help and they carried all the plants around and keep mixing them up !! Oh well if we end up with a cucumber in with the tomatoes we will know who to blaim !! So I hope you all are gearing up for some fresh homemade salsa this summer. I know I am. Yumm !! | agronomy |
http://theprudentgarden.com/page/46/ | 2017-10-23T14:06:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187826049.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20171023130351-20171023150351-00050.warc.gz | 0.933463 | 320 | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-43__0__118439199 | en | Garden weed control Garden weed control will help to increase vegetable production with less labor and save money too. Focusing on weed prevention and eradication from the start will reduce the amount of time spent on weeds in the garden. Significant weed encroachment not only robs water and nutrients from desirable plants, but can also… Read More
Don’t throw away broken garden tools! Replacing a broken handle can often be done easily and at less than half the cost of a new tool. Also, there are times when an old or specialty tool cannot be found to purchase. In most cases the tool should be repaired instead of thrown away. Replacement handles… Read More
Why You Should Grow Radishes I am the only one who eats radishes in my family. Well, Mark will eat them on a salad every now and then. But the only reason we grow them at all is for me. Why grow them instead of buying them? I mean, they are pretty cheap at the… Read More
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https://www.greystonewines.co.nz/collections/footerimages/products/2019-greystone-thomas-brothers-pinot-noir-magnum?currency=AUD | 2022-01-24T06:57:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304515.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220124054039-20220124084039-00434.warc.gz | 0.932247 | 744 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__7471713 | en | In early 2014 Greystone began the conversion from conventional to organic viticulture. By 2018, our entire 33-hectare vineyard was certified organic with BioGro New Zealand.
Organic winegrowing relies on harnessing biodiversity and natural ecological cycles as an alternative to the use of synthetic and external inputs. It is a hands-on approach that means being intimately connected to the vineyard, walking the rows and being attuned to subtle changes in the soil, vines and grapes. It's labour intensive, but it's also how we make truly remarkable wine without jeopardising the health of our environment, our team, or our consumers.
What’s involved in the vineyard?
We avoid the use of synthetic chemicals to ensure the health and abundance of microbial flora above and below the soil. Our successful wild fermentations are only possible because of the flourishing yeast populations found in the vineyard.
Vineyards are a monoculture, which means biodiversity struggles exist. To create a more diverse environment, we cultivate “companion plantings” like Phacelia, Buckwheat, Alyssum in the interrows. As well as increasing biodiversity, companion plantings provide an alternate host and attract parasitic wasps which disrupt pests like leaf roll caterpillar, a species that directly causes botrytis in grapes.
To further minimise any harmful environmental effects, we plant and maintain approximately 100-200 native trees every year to increase biodiversity and re-establish endemic vegetation. Native vegetation like Totara, Flax and Cabbage Trees provide habitats for native fauna and disrupt the monoculture environment.
Crop management is done meticulously by hand without herbicides, insecticides or systemic fungicides. Light and air are the most powerful defence that we have in our artillery in the vineyard. We undertake extensive canopy management such as shoot thinning, bunch thinning, shoot positioning and leaf and lateral removal to open canopy and remove any crowding in the fruiting zone. This in turn reduces disease pressure and increases overall wine quality.
Another goal through organic winegrowing is to increase soil nutrients and conserve and recycle organic material created on our vineyard and in our winery. One way in which we achieve this is through our compost. We mix our winery marc (grape skins and seeds) with bark, straw and biodynamic preps. The compost quickly becomes a hotspot for microorganisms like bacteria and fungi. The heap is turned and monitored so that come spring, we are left with dark, rich finished compost that is then spread back onto the vineyard to raise the organic matter in the soil.
Greystone sprays 15 times a year using “natural canopy protectants”. Diseases are controlled with sulphur, seaweed, compost teas and biological fungicides such as Trichoderma.
Water is a precious resource that we use sparingly, if at all. We allow longer irrigation cycles to drive the vine roots deep down into the soil profile.
We believe true fine wines are temporal, each vintage a fleeting snapshot of a place in time. We don't seek to manipulate the final product with additives or flavourings – instead we allow a true interpretation of the soil, vines and season to shine through.
We revel in protecting our land. The many ecological benefits of organic practices include healthy soils, healthy waterways, biodiversity, and a safe place for bees and other beneficial insects. The use of natural products throughout production provides a safe and happy work environment for our dedicated team. We see our commitment to organic winegrowing as a bigger picture collaboration with our plant towards a more stable climate and sustainable ecosystem. | agronomy |
http://forums.johnstoncounty.today/threads/strawbale-gardening-no-weeding-no-hoeing-no-tilling.12405/page-33 | 2020-02-26T09:02:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875146341.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20200226084902-20200226114902-00171.warc.gz | 0.965209 | 211 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__946153 | en | Hi all! Starting my 4th year of strawbaling and excited to get rolling! My bales are out and we are in the process of prepping. I do want to mention that last year I planted the bales without using the fertilizer prep and I don't think the bales broke down near as well. This year I went back to the fertilizer prep but am going to research a non chemical way over the summer to use for the prep next year. I actually found an organic fertilizer recipe that I think could work and do plan on using it periodically to side dress my veggies over the summer. I do want to caution using any bales that had tomotoes in them from last year. If you had any of the tomatoe viruses/wilt --> toss those bales and start fresh. I used my last years bales to mulch my flower beds and shrubs as the viruses do not affect them . Great way to recycle and prevent the spread of any soil borne viruses. Well good luck and happy gardening to you all! | agronomy |
http://tube.advocatehemp.com/tag/seed/ | 2021-09-19T05:49:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780056711.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20210919035453-20210919065453-00209.warc.gz | 0.849369 | 3,734 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__352955 | en | Add hemp seed oil to your horses feed by drizzling one to four ounces on their feed daily. Hemp seed oil is a cold-pressed, anti-inflammatory oil containing Omegas 3, 6, and 9. These are essential fatty acids and are not made naturally in the body, meaning they must be obtained from food. Unlike humans, if horses eat enough Omega 3, their bodies can produce the other fatty acids. Hemp oil is a great way to provide horses with a healthy fat containing these essential nutrients. Additionally, hemp seed oil contains gamma linolenic acid (GLA), which is not found in other [More]
Join Ben Carnevale as he uses our innovative refined hemp seed oil to cook crusted hemp seed salmon topped with a delicious fig glaze. Website: https://www.blueskyhempventures.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlueSkyHempVentures/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blueskyhempventures/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blueskyhempvenutures/ BSHV products mentioned in this video: Hemp Seeds: https://www.blueskyhempventures.com/our-products/food/hemp-seeds/ Refined Hemp Seed Oil: https://www.blueskyhempventures.com/our-products/food/refined-hemp-seed-oil/ Cold Pressed Hemp Seed Oil: https://www.blueskyhempventures.com/our-products/food/hemp-oil/ Hemp Protein: https://www.blueskyhempventures.com/our-products/food/hemp-protein-powder/ About Blue Sky Hemp Ventures Ltd: Blue Sky is a pioneer in whole plant utilization and a wholesale supplier of high-quality hemp – for food, fibre and CBD. BSHV is a growing force in the Canadian hemp processing industry, providing a range of sustainable, high-quality, [More]
Covering the entire growing process of my OG Kush cannabis grow from seed to harvest in a living soil including time lapse of each growing stage in a 4×4 grow tent with both 600 watt HPS Light and two Mars Hydro TSL2000 LED grow lights. New Grow room on the channel: https://youtu.be/vCCq0HOhwcc Full Grow series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7Wd2WOOk0k&list=PLSzLkfgG-qI7LKGSMdeXHdyg4U7oDVS9G 12 gallon mix 2.5 gallon Promix HP 2.5 gallon Promix Organic Premium Vegetable and Herb Soil Mix 2.5 gallon Organic Compost 2.5 gallon Sea Compost 1 gallon Promix Perlite 1 gallon Promix Vermiculite 4 cups Gaia Green Organic All purpose Fertilizer Mailing List: [More]
In this episode of Seed to Strain we meet Twompson Prater the creator of Pinkman Goo, an Indica strain with 18 percent THC. Prater says he is a child of the cannabis business. Growing up, his father had glaucoma and his mother had battled and beat cancer. Prater’s childhood memories include days playing in the marijuana fields of Northern California. Marijuana offered medicinal relief to his parents, but it was the science that drew Prater to the plant. Throughout high school and college Prater focused on math, science, and physics. Pink Man Goo came to life with the help of [More]
Hemp seeds oil extraction by hydraulic oil press. More info Official site : www.nationaloilpress.com email : [email protected]
NOTE: The following documentary depicts legal cannabis horticulture within the state of California under the Adult Use of Marijuana Act. This video is for documentary purposes and has been age-restricted as the contents are intended for adults over the age of 21. Cannabis may or may not be legal in your state or county and we here at Weed In a Pot do not condone any illegal activities. A timelapse grow with an autoflowering Amnesia seed grown in a Kratky passive hydroponic setup from seed to harvest. The tools I used for this grow include: Rockwool Seed Starter Cubes: https://amzn.to/2H4t1GM [More]
Covering the entire growing process of my Blue Gelato 41 cannabis grow from seed to harvest using a 4×4 Grow Tent and a pair of Mars Hydro TSL2000 LED grow lights. This video can be used as a complete grow guide. We overcome a couple problems such as High PH, a hermaphrodite, and falling colas. The Green Planet GP3 nutrient line up did an outstanding job providing these plants with everything needed for the life cycle. Full Grow series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmBGFbmoKLg&list=PLSzLkfgG-qI5BLWPIWsPHBjcbvJ5OF28Y Mailing List: https://signup.terpyhighs.com/mailinglist Merch: https://terpyhighs.com/shop/ Join Channel Memberships: https://youtube.com/c/terpyhighs/join Website https://terpyhighs.com/ Instagram https://instagram.com/terpyhighs/ DISCOUNT CODES MUST BE USED EXACTLY [More]
TOAST!! One of my fav toast combos right here. Local OG Sourdough, perfectly ripe avocado, drizzle of olive oil, nutty burst of hemp seeds, and a pinch of salt. …. YUM 🌿 Find Organic Hemp Seeds here: https://wildernesspoets.com/collections/hemp-seeds/products/hemp-seeds?variant=34692637830 🎶 is Isaac Chambers 🙌 Enjoy your morning!
Learn how to make your very own homemade hemp seed butter in just a few minutes! Hemp seeds help to lower blood pressure as well as being a good source of healthy fatty acids. 🔻CLICK FOR MORE🔻 🖨 Print this recipe: https://chefabbiegellman.com/homemade-hemp-seed-butter/ Subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/chefabbiegellman Website: https://chefabbiegellman.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chefabbiegellman/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chefabbiegellman/ 🍽 Ingredients (1 cup) 1 cup hemp seeds ½ teaspoon kosher salt Optional: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 🍯 More delicious nut butter recipes: 👉 How to Make Pistachio Butter | DIY Nut Butter Recipe https://youtu.be/EAU8Zd63xPI 👉 EASY Homemade Vegan Peanut Butter in 5 Minutes! https://youtu.be/0buCb7nxxC8 Thanks for [More]
Genetics anchor the supply chain that ends at the ever increasing popularity of retail CBD. Farmers are familiar with the evolution of traditional crop genetics, with weather tolerant, pest control and disease resistant innovations occurring every year. Those same sciences are being applied to hemp genetics and the industry is just scratching the surface of the 30,000+ uses of hemp. In this session, we will drop the veil and reveal the evolution of hemp genetics, where the gaps still exist and how advances in technology are bringing stabilization and innovation to the great hemp experiment.
This is a homemade dairy free yogurt recipe made with probiotic capsules and does not need a yogurt maker. It is a hemp seed vegan yogurt that is a low carb, high protein yogurt which is also suitable for paleo, atkins and keto. This high protein hemp yogurt is naturally high in nutrients such as zinc as to give your immune system a boost! It’s very easy to make and only a couple of ingredients! SHOP: • NUTRI-BULLET 1200 WATT BLENDER: https://amzn.to/3k2mDkS • 2lbs Hemp Seeds (Hulled): https://amzn.to/3k4WbH6 • 3lbs Hemp Seeds (Hulled): https://amzn.to/3mdA9UG • Unsulphured Molasses: https://amzn.to/3hoNs0G • Raw [More]
🍖Free KETO Food List + Cookbook 👉 https://www.ketoconnect.net/top-10-recipes-2017-2/ How to Make Chia Seed Pudding | Very Easy Recipe Recipe: https://www.ketoconnect.net/keto-chia-pudding/ 🍳Our Cookbooks: https://bit.ly/2O2Ypq4 Our Favorite Things: https://www.ketoconnect.net/keto-prod… ************************************************* 🍰Ingredients We Use: https://bit.ly/2G2S4ff ************************************************* 🎵Keto For Normies Podcast: http://apple.co/2xQ4bDI ************************************************ Social Media (follow us for updates!): Pinterest – http://bit.ly/2aqmK7M Instagram – http://bit.ly/2aNCjJP Twitter – http://bit.ly/2eQuZMx Facebook – http://bit.ly/2qKCwRP Spotify Playlist: https://spoti.fi/2x5xJOX KetoConnect.net is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. #keto #ketodiet #weightloss
Sports Dietitian Julie Meek shares her unique fried rice recipe that features hemp seeds, which are a great source of plant protein. See ingredients list below. Ingredients: • 1 cup of cooked long-grain rice or 2 x Sun rice Quick Cups • 2 eggs, whisked • 6 spring onions, sliced thinly • ½ cup of frozen green peas • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 2 medium carrots, diced small • ½ small cauliflower, chopped into tiny florets • 4 tablespoons low salt soy sauce • 2 teaspoons oyster sauce • 1-tablespoon butter • ½ cup hemp seeds/hearts
#howtomake #howtomakecbdoil #hempseedoil Help support our farm, and save some money by making your own CBD oil at home. Check out all our prices a yorkriver.weebly.com and email us today to order. In this video I talk about making CBD oil with hemp seed oil. I talk about a lot of the misconceptions of hemp oil, and some of the confusion surrounding hemp seed oil. I walk through the process of making your own CBD oil with hemp seed oil. I talk about why it can make a great carrier oil, and for folks that like the taste will absolutely [More]
What does hemp seeds do to your body? Why is hemp good for you? Is hemp seed good for your health? Hemp seed is very nutritious. Hemp seeds can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Hemp seeds are also rich in vitamin E, B vitamins, as well as minerals such as phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, iron and zinc. Hemp seeds are an excellent source of protein – they have over 25%, and for comparison in the seeds of whose and flaxseed protein content is about 16-18%. Hemp seeds have a good effect on skin, treats acne and many skin related problems. [More]
Happy Wellness Wednesday Comparing Chia seeds, Flaxseeds and Hemp seeds. #wellnesswednesday
In this video I highlight my 3×3 GDP Grow with 4 plants using Mars Hydro TS1000, and NukeHeads genetics and nutrients. Be warned. All does not go to plan, lol. Enjoy! Seedsman https://www.seedsman.com/en/?a_aid=Brad Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thedukegrows/ Use code ‘dukegrows10off’ for $10 off any order from NukeHeads Amazon Affiliate Links for all the stuff I use… NukeHeads Flower Power https://amzn.to/31PlneY Mars Hydro TS 1000 https://amzn.to/3c5Usgk Mars Hydro SP3000 https://amzn.to/32BEg4S Mars Hydro 3×3 Grow Tent/Light/Filter Combo https://amzn.to/3gazkHX Mars Hydro 3×3 Grow Tent https://amzn.to/34bgCxC General Hydroponics 3 Part https://amzn.to/3eVidJn Trim Bin https://amzn.to/2TFGYBK Trim Bin 2 pack (better deal) https://amzn.to/36uLwAd Magical Butter Machine https://amzn.to/3aVge5O Coconut [More]
A timelapse grow with an autoflowering seed grown in a Kratky passive hydroponic setup from seed to harvest. The tools I used for this grow include: Rockwool Seed Starter Cubes: https://amzn.to/2H4t1GM Portable LED Grow Light Clip (For Seedlings): https://amzn.to/2vgMtO1 UFO LED Grow Light: https://amzn.to/379GNT2 Grow Fertilizer: https://amzn.to/2KElQ9D Bloom Fertilizer: https://amzn.to/2GZN0Xk Bucket Net Mesh Lid: https://amzn.to/2EfeGGA Hydroton Clay Pebbles: https://amzn.to/2E8Fwz3 Pruning Snip: https://amzn.to/2JEqIPh Want to support the channel and get early access to all our videos? Join our Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/weedinapot
Hemp Seed For Fishing – Piri Piri – Carp Bait Recipe Hemp is a top particle bait for carp and other species and is used by anglers all over the world when fishing. This easy step by step guide on how to safely prepare my very own flavored Piri Piri Hempseed for fishing. Top Tip: If you wish to make the hemp seed PVA friendly simply add 1 cup of salt for every 1kg of finished bait mix. Bait Vault is a dedicated channel to catching carp, catfish and other freshwater species with homemade baits. We provide the advice, tried [More]
Hemp Seed Hair Oil For Fast Hair Regrowth and Strong Hair Follicles Hemp Seed Oil – https://www.indiahemporganics.com/products/hemp-seed-oil Argan Oil – https://amzn.to/3wqc3uY Sweet Almond Oil – https://amzn.to/2R3Wuce Tea tree essential oil – https://amzn.to/3wIgpxC Wood pressed coconut oil – https://amzn.to/3wJdjcC wood pressed Sesame oil – https://amzn.to/2RqKWjp Castor oil – ***If you like this video, show your love by subscribing to our channel. And don’t forget to like the video. Thank you for watching the video. Have a great day.*** *****My other videos A complete Guide to Dandruff – My Best Remedy for Dandruff – https://youtu.be/J7an0wv9OIg *****Its your best Time to watch my [More]
#Hempmilk Hemp Milk is a healthy Milk alternative for anyone looking to go Vegan. Hemp Milk is also a really good alternative for individuals who are lactose intolerant. It is very easy to make and it’s a nutritional powerhouse. Hemp Seed Milk is packed with Protein, Magnesium, Potassium, and Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids. Give this Hemp Milk recipe a try and let me know what you think about it in the comments section below. Don’t forget to subscribe and hit the like button on your way out. Thanks for watching.
Hola! Here are a few reasons why Hemp Seeds may just be the answer to a lot of your bodily issues. I make a number of products with Hemp Seed Oil just because of these benefits. Click here to see a few of them: https://www.ntrgld.com/?s=hemp+seed+oil —- Click Here to Order Amazing Body Care Products: https://ntrgld.com Light Painting: https://shuttergold.me Don’t click this link: http://bit.ly/2MbyI7o — Links to some of my gear: Vlogging Starter Pack: https://amzn.to/2BoF0Ny Vlogging Wide-Angle Lens: https://amzn.to/2OT7jHn Lens I Use For Clients: https://amzn.to/2FxvYl6 Headshots Lenses: https://amzn.to/2TzLv6S My Celly: https://amzn.to/2ClfDLu GoPro Hero 7 Black: https://amzn.to/2CtFEbU My very first camera!: https://amzn.to/2CtAQmv [More] | agronomy |
https://focusgrouppanel.com/blog/grow-your-garden-and-savings-with-these-unbelievable-tips/ | 2024-04-13T10:37:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816587.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413083102-20240413113102-00523.warc.gz | 0.939314 | 470 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__64226126 | en | Ever looked at your garden and thought, ‘If only these plants could grow money’? Well, we might not be able to help you grow a money tree, but we can certainly help you save some serious cash in your garden. These gardening hacks will not only make your garden flourish but also keep your wallet happy. Get ready, green thumbs, because we’re about to dig into some serious savings!
Why spend a fortune on small plants when you can grow an entire garden from a packet of seeds? Not only will you save money, but you’ll also experience the joy of nurturing a plant from seed to full bloom. It’s like being a plant parent, but without the teenage angst.
Buying compost can be a costly affair. But what if we told you that you could create your own compost for free? Yes, you heard it right. With a little bit of learning and some kitchen waste, you can create nutrient-rich compost that your plants will love.
Watering your plants might seem like a no-brainer, but did you know that improper watering can hurt both your plants and your pocket? By watering less frequently but more deeply, you can ensure that your plants get the hydration they need without wasting water.
Why buy new plants when you can grow them from cuttings? This fun and satisfying project can be a great way to expand your garden without expanding your budget. Just make sure the plant you’re propagating isn’t patented. We don’t want any plant copyright issues, do we?
Did you know that you can regrow certain plants from kitchen scraps? That’s right, you can grow a whole new plant from the end of a celery or a piece of garlic. Not only is this a great way to reduce waste, but it’s also a fantastic way to save money.
Got too many agave pups or coneflower seeds? Why not swap them with other gardeners? This is a fun and free way to diversify your garden and meet fellow green thumbs. Plus, who doesn’t love a good swap meet?
Remember, a penny saved is a penny earned. Or in this case, a penny saved is a petunia earned. Happy gardening! | agronomy |
http://waipunacoffee.com/about/ | 2020-05-26T16:14:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347391277.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20200526160400-20200526190400-00260.warc.gz | 0.959371 | 781 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__20989284 | en | Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii.
My name is Matias and I am the owner and producer of this fine coffee you are about to purchase. In 2011, I began making my dream a reality, which for a long time seemed daunting and perplexing.
After searching the entire island for the right terrain to grow coffee, I came across an inspiring place in the Upper Puna region, on the windward side. The first years were nothing but strenuous labor preparing the land, planting seedlings, and caring for the infant plants. There was not a single day I didn’t questioned myself for such a commitment I had undertaken.
Rain or shine, I was out there doing it all. Some great people, friends, volunteers and family members came and went, and their help contributed to making this aspiration take place, as well.
One thing I did learn and came to appreciate through it all was the importance of water firstly for all life forms, and more specifically for the coffee plant. The rains that come to this side of the island travel across half of the Pacific, becoming one of the purest on the entire planet through constant evaporation and precipitation over the ocean. Hence, the reason why I named my farm so.
After four unrelenting years, I got my first true harvest in the second half of 2015. Seeing the plants bloom at the beginning of the year, with their alluring jasmine-like perfume, through the development of the coffee cherries in the summer, and the final picking season in autumn, was an emotive journey. And here we are finally.
I am delighted to present to you an experience, rather than a product. It encompasses all of my dedication, love and hard work, which I am more than sure comes through the quality and flavor of this coffee. I’d like you to appreciate the fact that I am involved in every aspect of the development and caring of this coffee. I weed the plants, I mulch them, I feed them, I pick the cherries, I wash the beans in rainwater, ferment them, and finally I dry them in the sun. I don’t use any pesticides or herbicides. I don’t artificially irrigate my plants either; I let the natural rain take its course.
My farm and processes are a true throwback at how coffee used to be produced and cared for in the past. The only part I don’t participate in is the actual roasting. Roasting is a true science on its own. I drop the parchment at my friend’s roasting facility a mere 10 minutes away from my farm. He is a renowned award winning roaster in the community. We roast small batches, so none of my coffee gets shelved. I usually don’t go past a week or two between roasts. I try to have my coffee roasted on demand. The bags have a check valve that allow outgassing, but no external air to come in. This allows to maintain and extent the integrity and flavor of the coffee.
Know that all of my coffee comes from my farm. I don’t bring in any coffee from other farms, nor do I blend it with any other coffee beans. It is 100% single origin estate Hawaiian coffee from my plantation. It unmistakably possesses a flavor and quality of its own. Once I sell it all, that’s it for the season. Even if the calls and requests keep coming in, I don’t even consider buying coffee from other farms just to turn a profit. I stand behind what I believe and what I offer. So get it while you can! Otherwise, you’ll have to wait until this year’s end for the new harvest…
Mahalo Nui Loa | agronomy |
https://thepinkplumber.com/news/spring-irrigation-system-what-you-should-know-before-turning-the-valve | 2023-12-09T09:46:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100873.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20231209071722-20231209101722-00338.warc.gz | 0.926345 | 495 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__243410053 | en | With spring just around the corner, now is a good time to prepare your irrigation system for the spring planting season and tough summer months that follow. Since many homeowners live in cold climates, their systems are winterized to prevent damage when temperatures drop below freezing. The winterizing process usually involves draining and sealing the system to prevent damage from freezing temperatures. After the thaw, many homeowners simply turn on their irrigation system in the spring without realizing the damage this can cause until they experience busted pipes, cracked fittings, and flying sprinkler heads.
Avoid Water Hammer
Water hammer is the leading cause of irrigation system damage during the initial spring startup. The sudden rush of water traveling through drained pipes compresses trapped air within the system causing a buildup of air pressure that can crack fittings, rupture pipes, and pop sprinkler heads. If this happens, your wallet could suffer a drain by absorbing the repair costs to get your system up and running properly.
Protect Our Natural Resources
According to the National Resources Conservation Service, lawn irrigation accounts for nearly half of residential water use. Often, the damage from improper sprinkler system startup goes unnoticed. Since many of the pipes and fittings within the system are underground, months could go by before you notice a leak. Not only will this waste one of our most precious natural resources, but also will lead to increased utility bills as your system uses more water than necessary. In addition, if your irrigation system is leaking, it could fail to deliver the necessary amounts of water to your landscaping.
Start Your System Correctly
Your plumbing contractor has the experience and knows how to start your irrigation system correctly without causing unnecessary damage. During a routine irrigation startup, your plumber should perform the following tasks.
- Slowly charge the system with water to avoid water hammer and allow air pressure to escape.
- Test water pressure to ensure the system is not leaking. Monitoring the system water pressure allows them to identify any leaks.
- Activate individual zones to verify the main controller is functioning properly.
- Inspect each sprinkler head for proper operation including coverage and direction.
- Make any necessary adjustments and/or repairs to the system including timers, controllers, and sprinkler heads.
A well-maintained and operating irrigation system is a crucial component of a lush yard. If it fails to deliver, you could face the additional costs of landscape replacement.
For answers to your questions, contact The Pink Plumber today. | agronomy |
http://www.winegeeks.com/appellations/465 | 2013-05-21T14:59:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700107557/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102827-00028-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.897373 | 124 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__177902360 | en | Bennett Valley is situated between Taylor Mountain to the west, Sonoma Mountain to the south and Bennett Peak to the east. Ash from these volcanic peaks coated the landscape over the millenia, forming the basis for Bennett Valley's soil. Fog creeps into the valley in the early morning through the Petaluma wind gap, making the valley much cooler than the neighboring Sonoma Valley and Sonoma Mountain AVAs. The 8,700 acre AVA has only 800 acres of vines, which produce mainly Merlot, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah.
United States → California → Sonoma County | agronomy |
https://www.jmsp.ir/article_44648.html | 2023-12-09T18:47:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100942.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20231209170619-20231209200619-00459.warc.gz | 0.889655 | 194 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__59250522 | en | عنوان مقاله [English]
The industrialization process analysis in developing countries, more than anything emphasis on production efficiency from the perspective of cost, and in the other words comparative advantage. Industrial plants cultivation not only accelerates transition change from traditional agricultural to modern agriculture but also causes of stimulating industries that it has provided the raw material. However, the focus on the country's comparative advantage as a potential and actual production of different products compared to global markets is essential. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to analyses the changes in the comparative advantage of industrial plants in Iran. In this study, policy analysis matrix (PAM) is used to calculate comparative advantage in the range 2002-2011. The results of comparative advantage suggest the trend toward advantage in the production of industrial plants is in the period. According to the results given government support to provide suitable production technology and also identify areas that have the potential to produce crops, is recommended. | agronomy |
https://www.asktohow.com/kratom-cultivating-ethical-and-sustainable-practices-in-harvesting-and-consumption/ | 2023-12-05T18:03:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100555.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205172745-20231205202745-00809.warc.gz | 0.942504 | 1,081 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__267146233 | en | Kratom, a medicinal herb used for centuries in Southeast Asia, enjoys increased interest and public attention worldwide. Some have embraced it for its reported health benefits and even spoken about its potential therapeutic uses. But while there is much to learn and gain from Kratom’s properties, ethical and sustainable harvesting practices must also be considered when considering its use.
This article will explore the history surrounding Kratom, offer guidelines for harvesting it in ways that benefit both people and our planet alike, and examine how different countries are legalizing or banning this supplement.
Overview of Kratom And Its History
Kratom, the evergreen tree from the coffee family, is mainly native to Southeast Asia. The tree leaves have been used for medicinal purposes for centuries and, in recent years, have gained popularity as an herbal supplement in the Western world. It is known for its ability to uplift moods, relieve aches and pains, and increase energy levels.
The history of Kratom is not very well documented, but it has been used by indigenous communities for religious ceremonies, treating common ailments, and as a recreational drug. To buy Kratom, you must note that regulations and laws vary from country to country and state to state. It is always advisable to educate yourself on the legal aspects of Kratom before making a purchase.
Responsible Harvesting Practices And Why They Are Important
One of the major concerns surrounding Kratom is its sustainability and ethical harvesting practices. As the popularity of Kratom continues to grow, the demand for its leaves has increased, resulting in overharvesting and deforestation. This alarming trend poses a threat to the species’ survival and has detrimental effects on the environment and the local communities that depend on Kratom for their livelihoods.
To address these concerns, Kratom must be harvested responsibly and sustainably, ensuring its availability for future generations. It involves following specific guidelines for ethical harvesting, such as selectively picking only mature leaves, leaving enough foliage for the tree to regenerate, and avoiding areas where the trees are protected or endangered. By adhering to these practices, we can contribute to the long-term preservation of Kratom and its natural habitat.
Furthermore, it is vital to support companies that prioritize fair trade and work directly with local communities. By doing so, we can ensure that these communities are being compensated fairly for their efforts and that the benefits of Kratom cultivation are shared equitably. Supporting sustainable and ethical practices helps protect the environment and promotes the well-being of the people involved in the Kratom industry.
Sustainable Farming Practices for Preserving The Environment
In addition to responsible harvesting, sustainable farming practices play a significant role in preserving the environment while ensuring the production of high-quality Kratom. These practices encompass various organic methods that exclude harmful pesticides and fertilizers.
Farmers also adopt crop rotation techniques to maintain soil health and implement water conservation strategies to minimize resource usage. By supporting such environmentally friendly farming practices, not only do we benefit the planet, but we also safeguard the purity of the Kratom that is consumed.
Furthermore, sustainable farming practices extend their positive impacts to local communities. Apart from contributing to environmental preservation, these practices create employment opportunities and promote economic stability in the region. It benefits the farmers and enhances the community’s well-being, fostering sustainable development and prosperity.
Benefits of Ethical Sourcing to Support Local Communities
In addition to promoting sustainable and environmentally friendly practices, sourcing Kratom ethically is essential. It means ensuring that the communities involved in the harvesting and production of Kratom are treated fairly and with respect. By supporting ethical sourcing, we can help create a positive impact on the lives of these communities by providing them with fair wages, safe working conditions, and opportunities for growth and development. It contributes to these communities’ well-being and empowerment, promoting social responsibility and ethical consumerism.
Furthermore, by supporting ethical sourcing practices, we can contribute to the fight against exploitative labor practices and human rights violations that, unfortunately, exist in some areas of the Kratom industry. By making informed decisions about where we purchase our Kratom, we can use our purchasing power to promote ethical practices and support companies prioritizing social responsibility.
Prepare Kratom Responsibly And Mindfully
It is crucial to remember that while Kratom possesses its potential benefits, it must be consumed responsibly and mindfully. This entails understanding the proper dosage guidelines and being aware of possible interactions with other medications or supplements. By educating ourselves on these aspects, we can ensure the safe and effective utilization of Kratom.
Moreover, purchasing from reputable sources that provide transparent and reliable information about their products is equally essential. It includes thorough lab testing, clear labeling, and adherence to quality standards. By being responsible consumers and supporting ethical practices in the industry, we contribute to the overall well-being of ourselves and the Kratom community.
In conclusion, as the popularity of Kratom continues to grow, it is crucial to advocate for responsible and sustainable practices in its harvesting, farming, and sourcing. By doing so, we can ensure that this beneficial herb remains available for future generations while promoting the well-being of the environment and the communities involved in its production. As responsible consumers, let us educate ourselves on the importance of ethical practices and make informed decisions about our purchases to support a sustainable Kratom industry. | agronomy |
https://staging.trece.com/products/ | 2018-11-14T17:22:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039742253.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20181114170648-20181114192648-00501.warc.gz | 0.900096 | 382 | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-47__0__61355214 | en | This section needs some input from you. With the product names, I recommend we include name of the fruits or insect in parenthesis. A lot of your current customers know your product names but we’re looking at going after those that are new to Trécé. Again, just notes or bullet points is fine. I can expand it. This should be a summary paragraph that summarizes the product line and leads into the individual product listings below.
Orchard/Field AG Insects
Protecting orchards and fields
Trécé’s leading-edge pest monitoring and control products provide farmers and pest managers with the simple, easy-to-use tools they need to implement an integrated pest management solution. Trécé’s PHEROCON® line of species-specific, pheromone-based kits, attractants, lures and traps; and its CIDETRAK® line of mating disruptants have become industry standards for protecting orchard and field crops from a wide range of insect pests.
Stored Product (PCO) Insects
Guarding against stored food product loss
Trécé’s storage monitoring and control products are specifically designed to provide a non-toxic, low-impact solution for stored goods protection. Customers around the world rely on Trécé’s industry-leading STORGARD® product line to provide early warning of potential insect infestations—and to Trécé’s innovative CIDETRAK® IMM mating disruptant technology to reduce larvae and damage to stored goods.
As a customer-focused business, Trécé constantly leverages its sophisticated research and development capabilities to improve, refine and add to its product line in response to new and emerging customer requirements.
Once we’re ready to announce the acquisitions, we’ll include information here. | agronomy |
http://norfolk-on-line.co.uk/heacham/news/2013/10/24/in-bloom-agm-2013/ | 2017-03-30T02:38:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218191984.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212951-00267-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.983716 | 222 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__176295898 | en | Posted by Heacham in Bloom
It was a jubilant AGM this year as we toasted our Gold success. It was agreed that the biggest change had been the decision last year to order in plants instead of growing them on from plug plants ourselves. This had produced high quality bedding plants and had actually reduced the overall amount spent on plants, although there had been generous donation of plants from Norfolk Lavender.
It was reported that although sponsorship and donations had been less this year, HIB’s fundraising events had ensured that the 2014 campaign could get underway. Special mention was made of the new beds at the Fox and Hounds pub and the impact they had made in Station Road. The meeting also discussed plans, plants and colour schemes for next year.
We hope you enjoy the pansies bringing a bit of colour during the winter months. Our next fundraising event is our Christmas Coffee Morning on Saturday 7 December so please join us for a hot drink, a slice of chocolate log and a chance to find the perfect stocking filler from our stalls.
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https://www.hillbrosorchards.com/cider-mill | 2024-02-28T16:51:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474737.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20240228143955-20240228173955-00142.warc.gz | 0.960643 | 113 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__203045902 | en | Hill Bros. Orchards & Cider Mill specializes in Award Winning apple cider made fresh on our farm.
Our cider is UV Treated, (Ultraviolet Light), with no preservatives. It is sold at our farm by the gallon or half gallon, mid-September through January. Every season is different though.
We offer frozen cider by the gallon year round. We also sell our apples during the fall and winter months, 1/2 pecks to bushels full.
At our farm market we also sell jams and jellies. | agronomy |
https://floristware.com/floral-industry-resources/floral-industry-event-guide/saf-pest-production-management-conference-2015/?eID=1012 | 2021-01-26T00:18:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610704792131.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20210125220722-20210126010722-00114.warc.gz | 0.838673 | 146 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__116580296 | en | Get up-to-the-minute information about how to maintain and improve crop health, productivity and profitability from top researchers, educators and growers.
Learn about the latest techniques, tools, and products to help you:
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- Anyone interested in producing abundant healthy flowers, foliage and ornamental plants for the consumer market. | agronomy |
https://blog.hellofresh.co.nz/spring-into-the-season/ | 2024-02-23T02:59:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474360.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20240223021632-20240223051632-00612.warc.gz | 0.962587 | 537 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__134193618 | en | Spring into the seasonSeptember 3, 2019
It’s time to say goodbye to winter, and hello to fresh spring fruit! To get you ready, the team at HelloFresh have put together a list of fruit to help you spring into the season!
With growing season beginning June to August, the best time to indulge in some delicious kiwi fruit is from September to November…Spring! Strangely accurate, kiwi’s are usually described as tasting like a combination of strawberry, banana and pineapple. Kiwi’s are also considered a super food because of the large amount of fibre and antioxidants they contain. No better excuse to eat up!
Strawberries have the perfect balance of acidity and sweetness. However, the riper they are, the sweeter they’ll taste, which is why they are best between September to March. Strawberries can be an easy, fresh, spring snack. Simply chop them up and use them in smoothies, salads or even as a drink garnish! You can also keep them whole and dip them in chocolate for a delicious sweet treat. Fun fact: Strawberries are a member of the rose family!
Apples are a very popular fruit grown worldwide, with an unimaginable 7,500 varieties around the globe. In New Zealand there are several regions with apple orchards. The majority (60%) are in the Hawke’s Bay region, with another 26% of Orchards in the Nelson Tasmin region. Although harvested from January to May, Green apples are available all year round and can add a sweet flavour to balance out a usually heavier dish in the warmer months! Our Mustard Pork and Apple with Honey Roasted Veggies is the perfect blend of savory and sweet, for a fresh spring tasting meal.
Avocado has a rich, buttery and creamy texture, and are at their best during spring and summer. However, due to there being orchards in multiple locations around New Zealand, all with varying climates, avocado can be harvested all year round – what a win! Dishes such as our Cauliflower Burrito Bowl features a generous serving of avocado, making for a colourful, light and flavoursome meal.
Although lemon’s are also available all year round, lemon’s are harvested in New Zealand from June to March. A lemon’s zesty flavour makes it perfect for adding a fresh kick and spring feeling to any dish. Try our Lemon Pepper Salmon with Dill and Potato Salad for a zesty, fresh taste of spring.
Go on, and enjoy the fruits of spring at their peak quality! | agronomy |
https://nestednaturals.com/blogs/blog/the-environmental-impacts-of-factory-farming | 2024-04-22T03:17:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818072.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20240422020223-20240422050223-00774.warc.gz | 0.959376 | 666 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__143161249 | en | It is important to familiarize yourself with the environmental factors that cause concern with the modern day practices of commercial agriculture.
The farming industry does its best to keep the harmful effects on the environment a secret. Our water supply is being contaminated, our forests are being destroyed, and our fragile climate are all suffering due to this industry. Billions of dollars each year are given to government funded farmers to maintain commercial crops and mass-produced livestock. These farms have an end goal of increasing revenue with very little respect for the environment.
One of the biggest environmental issues is the commercial meat industry. These animals are kept in what is known as a CAFO (Commercial Animal Feeding Operations). There is an estimated 10 billion animals per year held in these facilities. They are packed in like sardines with no room to for movement and constant exposure to filth and disease. The farmers then administer antibiotics to these animals to prevent them from getting sick and dying. The problem is that 75% of these antibiotics go undigested and end up in their urine and feces.
The manure from these animals is kept in lagoons the size of several football fields. Livestock around America produces 1 million tonnes of manure daily. These lagoons frequently have leaks and spills that run off into the environment; most importantly, into the water supply for human consumption. When the waste lagoons get full farmers disperse the excrement to surrounding areas in effort to cut costs on appropriately transporting it away. This furthers the problem of contaminants infecting the water supply.
The negative effects these commercial operations have on the water supply is tremendous. Not only are CAFO’s contaminating the water supply with animal waste, but they are also responsible for mass amounts of water depletion. The facilities use water to clean these huge plants, as well as hydrating and cooling billions of livestock yearly. It takes 1,581 gallons of water to produce one pound of beef – approximately 100 showers.
Another large issue that is affecting us globally is the deforestation that takes place to sustain these CAFOS. Over 260 acres have been cleared in the United States to make room for crops to harvest livestock feed. With the removal of these forests we raise CO2 levels significantly, possibly affecting global warming up to 50%. Only a very small percentage of this cleared land is being used to make crops for human consumption.
Mono crops of wheat, corn, rice, and soy make up the majority of these clear-cut forests. The danger with mass mono crops is the fact that these crops grow very well in the current climate conditions. If the climate changes enough that these crops are no longer able to grow we could be looking at potential famine. Ironically, these operations play a huge hand in changing the climate. 37% of methane gas comes from factory farms; 20 times the amount contributed from CO2.
The environmental issues we face in the future due to these modern day farming practices are very real. It is easy to turn a blind eye to the problem, as there is a major disconnect when perusing the grocery store. Educating yourself about where your food is being sourced from is very important. Supporting local sustainable farming is important, not just for you, but to help these smaller organizations survive against the conglomerate commercial farming industry. | agronomy |
http://livingfree.news/2015-11-25-california-farmer-proves-you-can-grow-organic-strawberries-without-using-chemicals.html | 2018-01-18T13:26:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084887414.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20180118131245-20180118151245-00450.warc.gz | 0.978015 | 592 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__186521562 | en | When is the last time you ate a truly delicious sweet strawberry that had been grown using only natural methods of agriculture? California’s first organic strawberry grower has been producing such crimson delights for 25 years, and his success shows that in spite of claims to the contrary, it is possible to make a living with organic farming.
Jim Cochran, 63, farms just north of Santa Cruz at the Swanton Berry Farm. His early days of farming followed the common techniques of using fumigants and pesticides, until he found himself poisoned by his own farming methods. In 1981 he was in a field that had been crop-dusted the day before, and as the sun came up, the chemicals rose in a cloud.
Although consumers think about their own health consequences from non-organic farming, it can be an even bigger problem for farm workers (http://www.naturalnews.com/030894_California…). The year after that incident Cochran was affected by methyl bromide, making him feel sick and weak.
“This was when it was becoming obvious that pesticides were way more harmful than people had been led to believe,” Cochran says. Because he wanted to protect his own health, he decided to start farming organically. “From the start, everyone said it was impossible to grow a commercial crop of strawberries without chemicals,” he says, but his obvious success should be sending a clear message (http://www.grist.org/organic-food/2011-04-26…).
Cochran does say that the transition required some learning. At first his yield went down, but he and a partner had begun cautiously, planting half organically and half in the old way. It took time for Cochran to learn how to grow strawberries, a very touchy crop, in the new way. Eventually he began to figure out things like planting the berries in single rows for better air circulation.
As he began to get established, Cochran also started working with researchers from the University of California at Santa Cruz to publish studies showing that organic strawberries could be an economically viable option for farmers. Convincing farmers that they could survive growing organically has not been easy (http://www.naturalnews.com/025691_organic_he…), but studies of Cochran’s farm have helped.
Cochran’s success and visibility have also added a political dimension to his farming, as he has received environmental awards and testified before a committee of the California State Assembly. Growing strawberries requires chemicals that can deplete the ozone layer (to sterilize fields), or a chemical with severe toxicity to humans.
Nevertheless, Cochran is optimistic about the future with younger farmers, adding, “It’s surprisingly easier to grow strawberries without chemicals than the industry would lead you to believe.”
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https://www.nafigate.com/smart-fertilizers/ | 2021-09-18T03:47:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780056297.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20210918032926-20210918062926-00262.warc.gz | 0.916886 | 252 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__50087168 | en | Slow-release formulations provide better stability and longer retention of fertilizers in the soil. The prolonged effect allows plants to utilize a higher proportion of fertilizer than conventional formulations. With slow-release formulations, agrochemicals gain extra efficiency thanks to gradual release over time.
Every slow-release formulation is formed from an agrochemical itself and a carrier, typically a polymer that encapsulates the agrochemical and controls its migration into the soil. Very often these polymers are oil-based and hardly biodegradable. That contributes to microplastics pollution in the agricultural soils. Using fully biodegradable Hydal PHA as a polymer carrier, we can prevent primary microplastics usage in agriculture.
Lowering the agrochemicals mobility in the soil allows their higher efficiency and consequently lower total consumption. This brings secondary benefits: lower costs, lower mechanization and energy demand, lower toxicity, lower health risk, lower risk for resistance development, and lower phytotoxicity.
Smart fertilizers are one piece in the sustainable agriculture puzzle, which should lead to better soil quality, biodiversity, safety, and famine defeat.
Not only fertilizers but also pesticides can be encapsulated into a polymer matrix providing increased effectiveness and lower toxicity. | agronomy |
http://erd.eui.eu/publications/erd-2009-publications/background-papers/state-fragility-and-african-agriculture/ | 2017-04-25T06:41:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917120187.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031200-00597-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.920453 | 407 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__223360742 | en | State Fragility and African Agriculture
Background paper to the ERD2009
Shailaja Fennell – ERD-Team member, University of Cambridge
Paper prepared for the Conference on “Moving Towards the European Report on Development 2009”, organised by the European Report of Development in Florence, Italy, 21-23 June, 2009
This paper examines the characteristics of African development that have emerged from the conventional approach to looking at agriculture as a contributor to development. The consequences of examining African agriculture and identifying its characteristics variously as a sectoral contribution to GDP, a provider of employment and its ability to support a rural population, the source of food and raw materials, and the site of entrepreneurial skill, will all be analysed. The prognosis that emerges from this established perspective is that African agriculture has not been very successful in ensuring economic development. With regard to the relationship between agriculture and security, a more recent set of paradigms that focus on agriculture as a site, rather than a source, have emerged, and this paper examines how these provide new opportunities to examine agriculture security linkages to reduce contexts of state fragility.
The paper begins by reviewing the depiction of African agriculture in the traditional literature to identify the causes of agricultural instability and agricultural crisis. Section 2 asks how the new literature on state fragility can be linked to agricultural development to develop a typology of agricultural policies. Section 3 reviews the impact of land reform and land re-distribution on agricultural production and conflict. Section 4 examines how the introduction of social safety-nets and social protection could reduce risk and vulnerability in contexts of rural poverty. Section 5 traces the linkages between food security and newer concepts of vulnerability and resilience. Section 6 focuses on how the institutional initiatives undertaken by the EU in the area of food security and agriculture in Africa have created new opportunities and challenges in reducing food insecurity and state fragility.
Keywords: Africa, agriculture, State fragility, land reform, safety nets, vulnerability, resilience, food security, European Union. | agronomy |
https://keytolifegarden.com/blogs/ktl-bloggin?page=3 | 2020-06-01T23:20:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347419639.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20200601211310-20200602001310-00251.warc.gz | 0.943071 | 288 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__168275971 | en | Inoculation upon first roots is an essential step in proper establishment of biological life in a living soil system. This critical step is important because it is a landmark in root development. In the vegetative stage, inoculating with proper soil microbes and fungi early will stimulate root proliferation and make the rhizosphere explode with growth. In some cases, you may even see more root growth than plant growth.
All of the soil testing in the world won’t provide the insight that your eyes will. Not only is a visual inspection of both your soil and plants important, it’s absolutely essential. Your soil should be at least “worked” an inch or so down. A small land disturbance event is important not only for transplant efficiency, but also for the initial phase of root stretching into the soil.
Amending your soil with slow-release fertilizers can help maximize plant efficiency and growth throughout the season. A combination of fast and slow fertilization can ensure that your plants truly want for nothing as they mature the various stages and phases of growth.
Many soil reports from traditional ag fields are very high in Calcium. This is usually due to some form of limestone runoff or repeated overapplication of calcitic lime over years of traditional farming. The most common approach here is to either ignore the Calcium or suggest lime anyways. So, what is the best way to approach this? What do we do here? | agronomy |
https://danova.md/about/ | 2024-04-14T14:50:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816879.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414130604-20240414160604-00633.warc.gz | 0.878909 | 152 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__56056161 | en | We started the production of Danova oils back in 2013, after we gathered an experience of over 10 years in the agricultural business. We only select high quality raw material straight from agricultural producers. Our own technology for oil pressing is the warranty of our products.
What we produce
Sunflower press cake
It’s been an honor to represent the Republic of Moldova at the International Exhibition taking place in Gomel, Belarus and to showcase the full range of Danova products.
Danova Prim SRL takes part in the International Exhibition ”Made in Moldova” with the full range of Danova brand products. | agronomy |
http://agri-equipment.page.co.uk/ | 2017-03-29T03:11:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218190181.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212950-00566-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.82022 | 718 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__312647931 | en | - Farming Machines UK (new)
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- Intelligent Hydroponics (new)
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3 Counties Hydroponics is a Grow Shop which sells Grow Lights, Grow Tents in London, Kent and Essex.
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Hydroponics supplies in Sheffield, UK. Official IWS supplier.
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We sell everything related to hydroponics and indoor gardening
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Hydroponics Grow Lights, Grow Rooms tents & Plant Lighting, Birmingham, UK.
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Hydroponics is regularly used by growers around the world to produce fast growing crops.
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We are developed from an established family farming business involved in agriculture
- Alexander Mills
Supply of agricultural machinery all across Ireland
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Allman has been supplying the Spraying industry since 1944, both national and international.
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Great emphasis upon product quality, value for money and customer care
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Produces specialist blended topsoils for planting, vegetable growing and turf laying
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Licenced Agricultural & Amenity Grass Seed Supplier to Mainland UK and Southern Scotland
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Providers of the best products and service to the worm composting, fishing bait & worm market
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Progrow Hydroponics - Grow lights, tents, nutrients & indoor hydroponic equipment. Exeter, Devon UK | agronomy |
https://asianchicken.wordpress.com/category/philippines/ | 2018-06-22T09:09:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267864387.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20180622084714-20180622104714-00495.warc.gz | 0.931017 | 735 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__196315884 | en | PHILIPPINES – A new study reveals that shows that Filipino poultry growers not risk-takers but that they would be able to run their businesses more effectively if they had better access to market data.
Local poultry producers are not risk-takers. The Philippine Star reports that conclusion from Dr Raquel M. Balanay of the Caraga University-College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CU-CASNR) in Butuan City based on her study entitled ‘Price Volatility and Supply Response of Poultry in the Philippines’.
The CU-CASNR assistant professor explained: “Chicken producers are risk-averse and not risk takers because of the short-term changes in the price of poultry products. Price changes affect the behaviour of poultry producers towards the use of expectations in planning and decision-making.”
Her study was her dissertation that capped her pursuit of a doctorate (PhD) in Agricultural Economics at the University of the Philippines Los Banos-College of Economics and Management (UPLB-CEM) here.
Dr Balanay earned her PhD as a scholar of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization-Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEAMEO SEARCA) hosted by the Philippine government on the UPLB campus.
SEARCA, headed by Director Gil C. Saguiguit Jr., is one of the 20 Centers of Excellence of SEAMEO, an inter-government treaty body founded in l965 to foster cooperation among Southeast Asian nations in the fields of education, science, and culture.
Now on its 45th year, SEARCA is mandated to address Southeast Asia’s agricultural and rural development needs of through capacity-building interventions such as scholarships and other academic grants. To date, the centre has awarded 356 master’s (MS) and PhD scholarships and 24 PhD research scholarships to Filipinos, aside from those granted to nationals of the l0 other SEAMEO (Southeast Asian) member-countries.
Dr Balanay’s dissertation was judged as the Best PhD Thesis in Agricultural Economics by UPLB-CEM in school year 20l0-20ll.
She subsequently discussed the results of her study at SEARCA’s Agriculture and Development Seminar Series (ADSS) held every Tuesday.
Her study focused on poultry production because of its importance to Philippine agriculture.
As reflected by the Philippine Country Report of the United States Department of Agriculture-Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS), poultry production accounts for l4 per cent of the country’s entire agricultural production.
The Caraga University economist said that uncertainty in the prices of poultry products may weaken the poultry industry in the country.
To counter the effects of and lessen price volatility in poultry, Dr Balanay recommended the improvement of market coordination and hedging options, establishment of a monitoring system for price volatility, as well as upgrading the government’s information network capability.
The government should also provide support for easy access to interconnected information systems, she added. Moreover, for stakeholders who do not have access to online databases, extension services for transmission of relevant market information should be improved.
Statistical agencies, she continued, should improve collection and organisation of online databases.
The Philippine Star reports Dr Balanay’s conclusion: “Further research on price volatility and supply response in poultry and other commodities, as well as on the improvement of poultry breeds, should also be conducted.”
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http://www.californiabountiful.com/features/article.aspx?arID=1190 | 2017-04-28T15:57:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917122996.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031202-00085-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.971943 | 395 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__125859587 | en | Fun in the sun
California family bottles success.
When Justin Traina and his family moved to California from Italy in 1926, they began doing what other farmers in the San Joaquin Valley were doing: drying produce in the sun. From that fateful decision, the family business has become one of the largest driers of fruits and vegetables in the country. And now it's up to Justin's children, Willie and Vickie, to keep these dried fruits and vegetables fresh in people's minds!
During harvest time, it is a sea of red in Traina Foods' drying yards, with more than 30,000 trays of tomatoes drying over 12 acres. And although these tomatoes are dried, they still are some of the freshest around. That's because the fruit is picked at the peak of ripeness and rushed to Traina headquarters in Patterson, where it's washed, sorted and inspected every step of the way.
After the best tomatoes make the cut, they're placed on wooden trays, put in the curing room and then moved outside for seven to 10 days to let the sun do its magic. One more inspection, and the tomatoes are off to be packaged.
Recently the family decided to bottle their success with sun-dried tomatoes —literally—and came up with a new idea: sun-dried tomato ketchup. It is packed with California sun-dried tomatoes. In fact, each bottle has 4 pounds of fresh tomatoes in it! The intensely flavored tomatoes have become the basis of a gourmet condiment that combines the Old World tradition of sun-drying with a classic ketchup recipe.
With all of their products, the Trainas remain committed to their roots by combining family tradition with state-of-the-art technology. Their goal: to create a recipe for success that everyone can enjoy well into the future.
For more information about Traina Foods, visit www.trainafoods.com. | agronomy |
http://agentorangerecords.blogspot.com/2012/07/our-garden-2012.html | 2017-10-20T01:32:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187823605.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20171020010834-20171020030834-00589.warc.gz | 0.971402 | 153 | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-43__0__227428553 | en | Thursday, July 19, 2012
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celebrating the miracle that is life, the bursting forth of growth and color and food from seed and soil, we planted a small garden this year, after shannon read about a way to maximize space when you only have limited quantities of it. so we tried it, and we've been able to enjoy the fruits of our labors this summer. part of that is the lettuce and carrots and beans and pesto and spinach and more that we've enjoyed, but also just the process of watching it go from seeds to shoots to sprouts and then tall leafy plants. it's been wonderful just to behold the mysterious miracle of it all. here are a few pics of some of our recent bounty. | agronomy |
http://www.ansmediagroup.com/latestnews/centre-releases-sugar-quota-for-january-2022-2/ | 2022-01-22T03:32:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320303729.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220122012907-20220122042907-00088.warc.gz | 0.973338 | 321 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__168850459 | en | Centre releases sugar quota for January 2022
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, through its notification issued on December 30, 2021, has allocated 21.5 lakh tonnes monthly sugar quota for January 2022 to 559 sugar mills. The quota is 1.5 lakh tonnes higher than the quota allocated in January 2021. Furthermore, an extension of 30 days to sell the stocks of December 2021 has also been announced. In the previous month the Govt. fixed 21.5 LMT monthly sugar quota for domestic sale in Dec’ 2021. Sugar mills will now get more time to sell the unsold December sale quota of the commodity. The notification said the time period for December sale was being extended as mills/traders were facing the logistics issues to lift the quota allocated for the month of December 2021. The Ministry had allocated 21.5 lakh tonnes of monthly sale sugar quota for December 2021 to 558 sugar mills. Prakash P Naiknavare, Managing Director, National Federation of Co-operative Sugar Factories Ltd, was reportedly said the extension of sale period will ease the pressure on the mills to sell. Lesser the pressure, better for the mills as they can plan their sales spread over till January end. Meanwhile, sugar production in the ongoing 2021-22 season has been on the higher side till December 15 on early start to the crushing season in the western part of the country. According to the Indian Sugar Mills Association, sugar production till December 15, 2021 stood higher at 77.91 lakh tonnes up by around 4.57 lakh tonnes from same period last year. | agronomy |
http://www.3000acres.org/ | 2015-04-28T02:00:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-18/segments/1429246660493.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20150417045740-00190-ip-10-235-10-82.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.962743 | 150 | CC-MAIN-2015-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-18__0__11043989 | en | Each pin on this map represents a site for a food garden. Watch and get involved in community garden projects near you!
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We believe everyone should have access to great local food. At 3000 Acres, we're trying to bridge the gap between people who want to grow food, and local councils and other organisations who hold the keys to vacant land. | agronomy |
https://www.micetcraft.com/what-is-a-beer-filtration-system-used-for-and-how-does-it-work-in-a-commercial-brewery/ | 2024-04-15T10:20:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816954.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20240415080257-20240415110257-00014.warc.gz | 0.874537 | 184 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__123085228 | en | The Purpose of a Lautering System
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In a commercial brewery, lautering is a carefully controlled process. Brewmasters monitor variables like temperature, flow rates, and pH levels to ensure that the wort is of the highest quality. By fine-tuning these factors, they can influence the flavor, clarity, and efficiency of the lautering process, ultimately contributing to the unique characteristics of their craft beer. | agronomy |
http://udminvest.ru/en/news/3088/ | 2019-05-21T20:44:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232256571.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20190521202736-20190521224736-00172.warc.gz | 0.942947 | 785 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__215205648 | en | IN THE UDMURT REPUBLIC PRESENTED THE CONCEPT OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE DAIRY INDUSTRY
July 30 at the residence of the Head of the Udmurt Republic held a meeting of the Public Council under the Ministry of agriculture and food. Topic – discussion of the Concept of development of the dairy industry in the Republic. The meeting was chaired by Alexander Brechalov.
"The development of the dairy industry we are in different part discussed many times, - said the Head, opening the meeting. - There are different approaches, different opinions. The main wish of the farmers: give us a higher purchase price, more subsidies per litre of milk and leave us alone, please... But the question of efficiency aside. They say that we should all help, because this village, this village. But I must say that it did not happen. Someone nazivaet 7-8 thousand pounds per cow a year, even 9 thousand, others - much less. Yes, support the village - definitely one of the priorities of our work and we, of course, this issue will be addressed. Let's just decide how to support the village? To help everyone equally, including those who nazivaet 2,5-3 thousand kilograms of milk, and where invested in the economy, the ruble is not something that disappears, but also brings losses? Need to get on the program support linking production efficiency. It is already obvious".
The concept and action plan for its implementation presented to the Executive Director of the national Union of milk producers Artem Belov, General Director of "Streda Consulting" Alexey Gruzdev and the Minister of agriculture and food of the Udmurt Republic Olga Abramova.
The main purpose of the concept - long-term development of the dairy industry in the country, improving its efficiency and profitability. This provides for the development of the commodity sector and processing, expansion of sales markets of finished products, including export, the capacity building APK. The key driver for the development of production should be the creation of highly productive pedigree to the kernel. You need to improve the genetics of animals, to improve the quality and marketability of products, develop sales and industrial cooperation.
For 12 years, total state support will amount to more than 23 billion roubles in the ratio of Federal and regional financing on the basis of 50 to 50. These funds will focus on building public infrastructure and encourage farmers to implement intensive technologies. The main focus will be on our best farms with livestock more than 800 dairy cows and productivity per cow 7-12 thousand pounds a year. However, according to Olga Abramova, the rest of the economy will not leave without attention. "Government support of all participants of the dairy market in the framework of existing laws and programs will be continued, but additional funds will be only those who are willing to grow, and strives for high efficiency production", - she explained.
The vision concept was expressed by General Director of JSC Oshmes Sharkansky district Anatoly Khokhryakov, Director of JSC "Lenin's Way" zavyalovsky district Peter Vostrikov, Director of JSC "ALAP" Alnashskiy district Alexei Chernyshev and other participants of the meeting. Farmers agreed that the development plan is necessary and should be adopted, however offered more details to work out criteria for "weak" farms (less than 5500 kg of milk from 1 cow in one year, debts on taxes and wages). This will create a working group.
At the end of the meeting the head of the region urged not to delay the finalization of the Concept that in the process of working on the regional budget the next year deputies have taken into account the requests of the farmers.
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Scott began farming mealworms in February 2017, to feed his 6 chickens and a stubborn duck. As he joined more and more Facebook Mealworm Farming Groups he realized that this new hobby could actually be profitable. He spent the remaining 8 months of 2017 growing his farm and business. He got a lucky start when he designed an innovative mealworm pupae sifter, which separates pupae from larvae. He began producing and selling these sifting trays to other mealworm farmers, which has helped him raise startup funds for his mealworm business. He now runs Space Coast Mealworms out of his backyard shed, to the delight of his supportive wife.
Patrick started raising mealworms and superworms in 2015 to feed his turtles, pond fish and some chickens. As the worm farm grew larger, he decided to sell them to make some extra money. He also researched how frass is great natural soil enhancer and started selling the frass. He soon branched off into composting worms and selling their castings. He also sells Horse Manure and Goat Manure to go along with the frass, worm castings and hascreated his own line of natural soil enhancements. Patrick also sells wheat bran to mealworm farmers who are unable to find wheat bran in their area.
Justin began his mealworm adventures in 2015 as a way to supplement the diet of a dozen chickens. He was able to keep the colony going for a year, and then his daughter arrived. He started thinking about what she would tell people he did for a living (corporate 9-5 job), what sort of mark he was leaving. Long term, he wanted to do something that left a positive impact for his child and his community, something that can benefit others.
At the same time he read an article about insects and their potential as a nutrition source for humans and how, with a growing population, our current mechanisms would become unsustainable. Insects could be the answer – low inputs like water, small footprint of space... and from there, it all just fell into place. He could take this hobby he enjoyed and turn it into something bigger and better, something that could benefit those around him.
In January of 2017, Midwest Mealworms, LLC was created. Production keeps increasing and new challenges come up. He is excited to be working with the Co-op founders and members to increase awareness and knowledge about mealworm farming. The best is yet to come.
Max started his company because of a desire to feed his own chickens large quantities of mealworms. His well-fed chickens supplied him with an abundant amount of high quality fresh eggs, inspiring Max to share everything he knew with other homesteaders, thus Max-a-Mealies was born.
I live in Campobello, South Carolina. I started my business Feather Bottom Farm raising and breeding Cochin chickens and mini pigs, then decided to start raising my own mealworms so my animals had protein-filled treats. I have been raising mealworms now since 2018 and I absolutely love it - I find them extremely interesting! I decided I wanted to help other people be able to raise their own mealworms at home, so I designed a complete starter kit for every type of beginner. It is made so anyone and everyone can become a mealworm farmer and raise their own colony without becoming overwhelmed. | agronomy |
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https://hometech.top/how-to-top-dress-a-lawn-nz/ | 2024-02-24T08:33:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474526.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20240224080616-20240224110616-00398.warc.gz | 0.833444 | 509 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__207292960 | en | How To Top Dress A Lawn Nz
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https://www.apkainterior.com/blog/tips-for-home-planters/ | 2024-02-29T18:10:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474852.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20240229170737-20240229200737-00786.warc.gz | 0.957593 | 1,731 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__57268223 | en | If you are going to establish your own garden, you must be aware of some tips which will help you in accomplishing your dream with less anxiety & perturbations. Everyone loves nature and so try to have a beautiful garden in his home, but knowing some basics of gardening can be excellent for you and the future of your garden. Tips can reduce your physical stress and can save the plants for live longer.
So, let’s have a look at some Tips for home planters:
1. Choose the plants you want in your garden :
If you are planning to establish a garden in your home, you must know what to plant and why to plant as innumerable species of plants are available in the nature and you can’t place every plant in your garden. So, the selection of home planters is must before proceeding forward so that you can add the desired beauty to your garden and and give it an incomparable look.
How can you do it ?
You can go with a little home work by visiting different nurseries which will broaden your thoughts and knowledge about the plants and you will be able to decide in a more precise way what exactly you have to plant in your garden.
You can also take the help of plant catalogs or an online tour from the comfort of your home. But, visiting various nurseries will give you a more clear understanding of the plants. It will also give you the idea of the variety of pots along with their sizes which will help you to decide which type of pot you would like to go with and where you can place it in your garden.
Once you do this, everything will be clear in your eyes and you would be able to imagine your garden even before establishing it.
2. Check if the plants are getting proper sunlight :
Every plant must be treated like our own child and must be given utmost care and love as plants are very sensitive and needs proper nutrient on time. Sunlight which plays a pivotal role in the overall development of a plant is necessary for every plant and it is must to have a proper knowledge on how much sunlight a plant needs.
Average sunlight exposure time for every plant is different, so you must know whether you have to keep a pot under a shaded area or in an area where your plants can have a proper sunlight.
Some plants grow well under shaded area while some grow well in proper sunlight and some need both shade and sun to grow well. So, a perfect knowledge of this particular point can make your plants live for longer and will make your garden beautiful.
3. Watering your plants is an art to be learnt :
Watering the plants is an art which needs to be learnt. You must know the proper way of watering the plants and which part needs more water before handling water pipe in your hand.
Well, if we discuss in detail, watering the plants depends on various factors like type of the plant, type of the soil, climatic conditions, season of the year, a hot day or a sunny day etc. These are some of the factors which majorly decide how much water a plant must get. Before watering the plant you can also check the soil of the pot if the soil is moist or dry. If the soil is dry or less moistened, water the plant slowly until all the soil gets equal water or moistened well. Watering the plant in a slow manner makes the water reach to the root which is the main part of the plant water must reach to.
Can we do it fast as we don’t have much time ?
If you are watering the grass, you must water it slowly like the plants, because reaching to the depth of 6 to 12 inches needs time. Grass roots generally grow by covering the top 6 layers of the soil while trees, shrubs and perennials cover the 12 layers of the soil beneath. Slow watering process gives time to the soil to absorb water and transfer it to the lower layers. So, don’t hasten, if you are watering because it is a time taking process.
Why to water in the morning ?
Because, it helps leaves to maintain the moisture for longer which prevents them from dropping down and fills the environment with freshness.
When to water in a day ?
On an average, you must water the plants in the morning and evening hours. But, that too depends on the season. In summers you can go with the same routine, but in rainy season there is no need to water the plants while in winter season it is necessary to water at-least for once in a day.
4. Selection of the best soil :
Selection of the best soil can give you a garden with desired greenery. Though there are various kinds of soil available in nature like Clay soil, Peaty soil, Sandy soil, Silty soil, Chalky soil etc. But, Loamy soil is considered as one of the best soils for growing potted plants and Garden plants. This soil is acidic soil which needs organic matter to be mixed. Loamy soil contains sand, clay and silt in different fractions and doesn’t get too dry in summers – it is something which makes Loamy soil the best soil for the outdoor plants.
5. Keep the similar plants at one place :
Do you know ?
Maximum people do mistake of keeping the plants with different sunlight requirement at the same place which could be beneficial to some plants, but it can kill the other plants which needs low ratio of sunlight. So it is must to know which plant requires what amount of sunlight before placing them in the garden.
A little study on the plants can make your garden green for so long, because it will enable you to understand their requirement.
6. A Regular check – up :
It is mandatory to go through a regular & proper check up of the plants if the leaves are getting dried or they are dying due to extra heat, if the soil is too wet to pass the air inside or if the soil is lack of nutrients.
If some leaves of some plants are drooping down, just cut them so that new leaves can rise from there which will enhance the greenery of the garden. A regular check up of your grade will keep your garden in a proper look and give you peace.
7. Nutrient is must for plants :
Like our own body which is food dependent, small plants also require proper food through nutrients till they become some independent. Proper nutrients give them a healthy life and helps them in obtaining the proper shape.
Once they become some big and mature, their roots start taking food and water from the different layers of the soil through xylem and phloem. So, try to feed your plants time to time which is must for their survival.
8. Try to establish Plant in Pots :
Maximum people establish some plants directly in the soil or some plants in pots while they establish their garden. But, establishing plants only in the pots is the best thing for your garden as it gives you a number of benefits than planting a tree directly in the garden soil.
Growing a plant in the pot gives you a chance to change the location of the plant if you want to shift it at some other place, later. By doing so, you can give a new look to your garden by changing the location of the pots whenever you want. Moreover, a potted plant can be kept in sunlight or can be kept under shade, whenever required.
It is always easy to water the potted plants where you can notice that water has made the roots wet if it runs out from the hole at the bottom of the pot while it is somewhat difficult in the case of garden soil plant.
For a number of beneficial reasons people prefer to plant the trees in pots.
So, these are some valuable tips which if you follow, you can get a desired beauty in your garden by keeping the plants happy.
We hope this article would have been a source of inspiration for you and would help you in looking for home planters in Jaipur and making your heaven beautiful. We at Apkainterior.com give services on how to develop a garden. Team of Apkainterior.com has developed a number of gardens of the homes belong to different cities and is currently establishing lots of gardens for a number of clients. You can take services of Apkainterior.com at the best price and can try to establish a beautiful garden with the help of valuable advices & suggestions. | agronomy |
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We are a family farm in the finger lakes of beautiful western New York that believe in diversity as the progression towards our higher evolution and higher love. Living in remote parts of the world has helped form our perspective on the oneness of creation while honoring the indigenous and black cultures that have shaped and continue to shape our relationship with the world as an idea and the land as a privilege. With care for the earth, we grow outstanding garlic and vegetables for the local community and beyond. Our farm is always evolving; we are currently working on creating tasty farm-fresh products from our vegetables, as well as producing the finest hardneck seed garlic upstate New York has to offer. We are now offering tours by appointment, and are hosting wedding parties or other events on our gorgeous lakeview barn deck and surrounding sacred grounds. We look forward to meeting you when you are in the area.
our Commitment to the Earth
2021 update: Six Circles Farm is NO longer CNG! However, we feeL they are a great organization and highly recommend them, we wish them continued luck and support but feel we have moved on from this relationship. Unfortunatey, we became too busy with family and work to truly give back to the CNG organization and we wish we had more time to give as originally intended. We develop relationships and community connections that have withstood the test of time, trust, and faith that we farm with the diligence beyond organic standards. We are ecologically minded with interconnection at the heart of our community farm. Our words are that we have a commitment to enhance the fertility, diversity, and overall health of our lands. We build healthy soils naturally by using cover crops and regularly amending our soils with compost and organic matter. We do not use synthetic or petroleum-based fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides. We fertilize with composted organic matter, we use mulches whenever able, and we do much of the work by hand.
We sell our fresh produce locally at farmers markets in Ithaca and Trumansburg, as well as providing weekly fresh produce to members of our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. Online, we sell our best varieties of hardneck garlic bulbs for eating, bulk garlic seed for planting, a wonderful garlic scape pesto "Rosie's Scape-a-moli", beautiful garlic braids, and garlic gift baskets for that true garlic enthusiast you know.
Our Grandmother Rosie
Rosie is our grandmother, whose love for garlic, people, and all life is legendary. She is the inspiration for our love of garlic, and a testament to some of its health benefits. She lived to a ripe age of 95, rest her beautiful soul. We believe garlic is something that can enhance anyone's health and connection to their food and land. Think about growing your own this year, it's fun and easy.
When growing up in Brooklyn from Romanian parents, Rosie recalls that it was common for immigrants to bring garlic seed with them to plant in the new world. "We ate garlic and onions with every meal" says Rosie, "it was tradition". Her mother made a roasted garlic chicken that was out of this world, she slow roasted so that nearly all the garlic turned black; black garlic today is a rare slow roasted delicacy. Today, grocery store shelves are saturated with low-quality imported garlic which does not have the same flavorful, juicy, aromatic, and medicinal qualities as the traditional hardneck heirloom varieties you will find at a local farmer's market.
Scape-a-Moli is a garlic scape pesto with so much more, made from the garlic flower stems and cold-pressed sunflower oil, our pesto is a unique treat made free of preservatives. Our customers have referred to Rosie's Scape-a-moli as similar to a garlic hummus, garlic guacamole, garlic mustard, garlic spread, garlic sauce and a great garlic dip. It's so unique depending on which flavor you try that there are many different garlic opinions!
Garlic Seeds & Scapes
Garlic Seeds are produced from the flower stalk known as the "Scape", these garlic seeds are little and can be propagated to larger cloves in a few years. Our grandmother enjoys roasted garlic seeds right out of the toaster oven or raw in a garlic salad dressing.
Music makes great roasted garlic because it has large cloves unlike rocambole garlic which cloves are smaller. Cold-Hardy Garlic grows wherever there is a winter. Garlic sprouts right out of the ground in the beginning of March. | agronomy |
https://rifgarden.com/blogs/tips-and-trick/put-your-green-thumb-to-work-with-these-organic-gardening-tips | 2020-02-19T04:16:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875144027.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20200219030731-20200219060731-00341.warc.gz | 0.954766 | 658 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__54440760 | en | Put Your Green Thumb To Work With These Organic Gardening Tips
You would like to have a garden that uses organic methods to grow healthy plants. Your timing could not be better. The following tips and tricks will help prepare you for organic gardening success.
To maximize your enjoyment out of your garden plant a variety of plants. The same old will get full and boring and you may out of boredom end up neglecting your garden. By planting a variety you will ensure that you remain interested and as a bonus it will be far prettier.
When designing a garden area of your yard, a good place to start is with a tree or hedge as the anchor or structural foundation to your garden. Plant grasses and perennials around the taller centerpiece plant to add texture, color and flow. In time, these plants will fill out as they grow and look splendid against the taller trees or shrubs in the background.
If you have plants that are tall, support them with stakes. This will prevent tall plants from drooping over when they are heavy with blooms, which can look very messy. Support climbing shrubs with a lattice to keep the rambling vines under control and to prevent them from invading another plant area.
Consider using your garden to grow some kitchen herbs. Herbs such as basil, mint, parsley, coriander, rosemary and dill, are essential to many dishes, but they can be very expensive to purchase in the shops. These culinary herbs, however, are very cheap and easy to grow in your own garden.
Before starting a garden, it is important that you have a plan. Without one, your garden may not come out the way you want it to. Some things to plan out include where to put the garden in your yard, what you want to grow, and whether to start from seed or plants.
Try growing crops that are easy to store or store themselves. If handled properly and gently, given the right amount of time to cure, garlic, onions, sweet potatoes, squash, dry beans, or shallots will keep for a very long time in a cool, dry place. No canning or freezing required. This will ensure having fresh vegetables from the garden all winter long.
Create a convenient cleaning station next to your outside faucet or garden hose. Collect all of your old soap slivers from around the house (or simply use a whole bar) and place in a plastic mesh bag. You can often find these bags in the produce department of your favorite store for storing vegetables in the refrigerator, or in the laundry department for delicates. Hang the bag near your hose, and the mesh works as a scrubber as well as containing the soap for an easy hand washing station.
If you grow roses or rosebushes, spray them with a solution of 1/3 cup powdered milk in about a quart of water once a week or so. The powered milk solution will be sticky on the leaves and stems of your roses which will trap aphids and protect your roses.
Now you know a bit more about what you are doing in starting an organic garden. You have just learned a lot of great information. The tips offered here have give you advice aimed to help your gardening efforts. | agronomy |
https://physicsworld.com/a/nanotechnology-for-more-sustainable-farming/ | 2018-09-26T10:50:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267164750.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20180926101408-20180926121808-00457.warc.gz | 0.930928 | 798 | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-39__0__108260684 | en | According to the United Nations, the world’s population will reach 9.7 billion in 2050, explains study lead author Melanie Kah of the University of Vienna in Austria and CSIRO in Australia. This means that overall agriculture production will need to increase by 60%, compared to 2005 levels. This increase should of course be sustainable – that is, the quest for high yields and more efficient agricultural practices should not damage the environment or human health.
Nano-based versions of existing pesticides and fertilizers
Nanotechnology shows promise here and researchers have already begun to develop nano-based versions of existing pesticides and fertilizers. These nanoagrochemicals have several advantages over conventional formulas – for example, they might be delivered directly to a pest and/or may be more efficient.
The types of nanopesticide being developed are mainly reformulations of registered active ingredients that have insecticidal, fungicidal or herbicidal properties, explain Kah and colleagues. They can either contain “soft” nanoparticles (such as polymers or solid lipids) or “hard” materials like silica nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes or graphene oxides. Most active ingredients are organic molecules, but some are also inorganic. Copper, for instance, has been used as a fungicide for centuries.
The problem is that many existing pesticides are not very efficient and their widespread use has already contaminated both terrestrial and aquatic environments. One of the promises of nanoagrochemicals is that farmers might need to use less of these overall.
In their study, published in Nature Nanotechnology doi:10.1038/s41565-018-0131-1, Kah’s team set out to quantitatively evaluate how nanoagrochemicals compare to conventional pesticides and fertilizers. To do this the researchers collected and analysed data from around 80 recently published papers. They found that some reported nanoformulations can alter the properties of pesticides and fertilisers, but not all. Indeed, some changes may not necessarily reduce impact on the environment, they say.
“A critical assessment of nanoagrochemicals is crucial”
“For instance, while some nanoformulations are potentially 10 times more efficient than their conventional counterparts, our analysis shows that the median gain in efficacy is generally only about 20-30%,” says Kah. “On the plus side, reducing the use of agrochemicals by 20-30% could significantly mitigate environmental contamination. At the same time though, one might question whether the typical benefits reported in the literature – that is, observed in the laboratory – will actually translate to the field. For example, when real-world agricultural practices, inherent environmental variability, and issues related to scalability and cost-efficiency are taken into account.”
Such critical assessment of nanoagrochemicals is neverthless crucial for evaluating their associated benefits and risks, however, she tells nanotechweb.org. “There is currently no comprehensive study that evaluates the efficiency and environmental impact of nanoagrochemicals under field conditions. Our analysis also highlights that many published studies lack nano-specific quality assurance and adequate controls. We hope that our work will guide researchers in designing improved studies in the future that better evaluate the benefits and new risks that nanoagrochemicals represent compared to existing products.”
Developing competitive new products
Agriculture needs to modernize and innovate to meet the increasing demands in food of the growing global population, she adds. To this end, we need to carry out more research to develop novel products that are competitive and can help in making tomorrow’s farming more sustainable.
“I will continue to provide guidance and develop tools and techniques underpinned by sound science to support the development of such products,” states Kah. “There is a definite need to empower both regulatory bodies and industry to facilitate innovation in this sector.” | agronomy |
https://www.bipind.com/to-strengthen-meat-processing-u-s-to-invest-500-million-649.html | 2021-07-29T12:02:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046153857.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20210729105515-20210729135515-00423.warc.gz | 0.936663 | 360 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__83418065 | en | 15 Jul 2021, 03:14 GMT+10
WASHINGTON D.C.: The United States has vowed to supply $500 cardinal to nutrient and chickenhearted processors, Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, stated connected July 9 successful effect to limitations enactment successful spot connected the acquisition of nutrient to avert panic buying successful 2020.
The investment, drawn from a caller $1.9-trillion situation assistance package, volition beryllium offered to nutrient processing businesses done indebtedness and assistance mechanisms to fortify proviso chains and summation the sector's competitiveness, the agriculture caput noted during an Iowa quality conference.
At the aforesaid time, a Biden enforcement bid mandates the Department of Agriculture to forestall "abusive practices of immoderate nutrient processors," successful summation to encouraging accrued competition.
Cattlemen person expressed their dismay implicit the tiny fig of processing firms that acquisition livestock to beryllium turned into beef, thereby oftentimes leaving farmers with nary prime but to hold to the sole bid received for their animals.
Vilsack pointed retired that ranchers were often pushed to the brink of having to merchantability their livestock astatine losses, adjacent arsenic processing firms profited from beef income to the public.
"It seems to me, successful fairness, profits ought to spell some ways," Vilsack stated.
The wholesale nutrient manufacture was progressively scrutinized pursuing the impermanent shuttering of slaughterhouses erstwhile the coronavirus pandemic struck successful the aftermath of the workforce falling ill.
In the lawsuit of the closure of ample processing firms, a proviso constraint is inevitable, portion cattlemen are near with livestock intended for slaughtering. This results successful cattle prices usually dropping, adjacent arsenic nutrient prices soar astatine stores. | agronomy |
https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/articles/a_00520.html | 2023-12-05T14:32:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100551.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205140836-20231205170836-00467.warc.gz | 0.903857 | 575 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__77040168 | en | Toward the elucidation of germination-inducing mechanism in witchweed Structure for parasitic weed proteins to bind specific germination compounds
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have revealed the underlying structure of a KAI2 protein in parasitic witchweed that predisposes the protein to bind only to karrikin, a germination-inducing compound. The current outcome will likely pave the way for controlling the spread of these root parasitic weeds, which get their nutrients by feeding off the roots of other plants, thereby causing huge losses in agricultural production in Africa and other areas.
Witchweed is a parasitic weed of the genus Striga found widely in sub-Saharan Africa, which infects and causes great damage to important crop cereals. KAI2 proteins are said to detect the strigolactone compounds that induce seed germination, which are secreted by sorghum, corn, rice and other hosts’ roots. Several types of KAI2 proteins are present in Striga, but their response to karrikin and strigolactone varies.
The research groups led by Professor Masaru Tanokura and Professor Tadao Asami, both at the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo, found that one of those KAI2 proteins, ShKAI2iB, binds only to karrikin. Furthermore, they uncovered through X-ray crystallography the structure that determines karrikin-binding specificity of ShKAI2iB, helping to explain the diversity of KAI2 proteins in Striga at the molecular level. They showed that the narrowing of the space where ShKAI2iB binds to germination-inducing compounds, like karrikin and strigolactones, makes the protein lose its capacity to accommodate strigolactones, which are larger in molecular size than karrikin.
The current research made clear a part of the mechanism that determines specificity in diverse Striga KAI2 proteins to select the particular germination-inducing compounds they ultimately bind with. The study’s findings are likely to help scientists design new chemicals to regulate germination of root parasitic weeds.
“Our research unveiled the structural basis of a protein involved in germination of root parasitic weed Striga binding specific germination compounds” says Tanokura. He continues, “Our findings are expected to provide a clue for further research in designing new compounds of inducing or inhibiting the germination of Striga.”
Press release (Japanese)
Structural basis of unique ligand specificity of KAI2-like protein from parasitic weed Striga hermonthica", Scientific Reports Online Edition: 2016/08/10 (Japan time), doi: 10.1038/srep31386.
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https://www.bristolgardening.com/bg-blog/category/weed-care | 2023-12-09T21:08:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100972.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20231209202131-20231209232131-00304.warc.gz | 0.965469 | 199 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__50891829 | en | Unsure how to start gardening? Worried that it will take up too much time or money? Let us help you with easy to understand tips and advice. This article will show you how to beat the weeds!
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If you’re lucky enough to have a lawn with a good topsoil base, much of the hard work of keeping a lawn beautiful is already done for you. But many of us do not have this luxury, and besides, even with a good topsoil base, you still have to work hard to keep a beautiful lawn and garden.
Tips & Tricks from our experts to keep your garden in great shape! | agronomy |
https://www.antalyateknokent.com.tr/en/news/antalya-technopark-is-the-6st-plant-breeding-project-market.html | 2023-12-08T12:49:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100745.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20231208112926-20231208142926-00288.warc.gz | 0.928855 | 820 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__236655409 | en | With the cooperation of Antalya Teknokent, Antalya Chamber of Commerce (ATSO), and Turkish Seeds Association (TÜRKTOB), the 6th Plant Breeding Project Market (BIPP) will be held at the ANFAŞ Expo Center on 24.11.2022, the second day of the Growtech fair, Turkey's largest agriculture fair nationally. Speaking at the opening of the Project Market, Akdeniz University Rector Prof. Dr. Özlenen Özkan said, “After the Russia-Ukraine war with the pandemic, the importance of agriculture was understood once again all over the world. The gradual increase in the world population and global warming also reveals the value of agricultural products and the importance of sustainable agriculture. Nowadays, R&D studies in this field are also gaining importance when agricultural products are considered strategic products for countries. As Akdeniz University, we attach great importance to R&D studies in agriculture, as in every field.”
Stating that no work without R&D will achieve the desired results, Rector Özkan said, “Our Antalya can achieve huge achievements in agriculture by following the current scientific studies and developing new research activities appropriate to our country and region.”
Antalya Teknokent General Manager Dr. İbrahim YAVUZ stated that as Akdeniz University Antalya Technopark held the 6th Plant Breeding Project Market this year with the support of TÜBİTAK. He said, the projects are important for the development of plant breeding in our country are included in the event. In this context, he emphasized that it is an important project for companies and entrepreneurs, saying the foundation of long-term cooperation based on breeding and project will be laid and that the agricultural sector will be able to produce with high added value. He stated strong cooperation in agricultural fields will be ensured by bringing entrepreneurs and companies working in agricultural fields and food together under the same ecosystem in the Plant Breeding Project Market.
Stating that project markets are organized by the Chambers of Industry and Commerce, Universities, Export Unions in various areas, Yavuz said, “the aim of project markets is to create joint R&D projects between universities, research institutions and private sector organizations, to contribute technological or financial to project cooperation proposals, to provide national and/or international technological cooperation. It has been organized five times so far by Akdeniz University in cooperation with different institutions and organizations. The first steps were taken for R&D collaborations by bringing together the improvement projects from Research Institutes and Universities with companies and through bilateral meetings. Considering the priorities of our region and the competencies of our university, the agricultural sector was targeted, and researchers and companies in Turkey carrying out plant breeding studies were brought together.”
After the opening speeches, Akdeniz University Rector Prof. Dr. Özlenen ÖZKAN presented the plaques to contributing organizations (ATSO, TÜRKTOB, and Growtech). After the opening speeches, a panel on "Sustainable Food Systems, Technology, and Innovation in Agriculture" was held. Representatives from different institutions and organizations gave speech in the panel moderated by Dr. İbrahim YAVUZ.
Dean of Akdeniz University Faculty of Agriculture
President of Antalya Commodity Exchange
Director of West Mediterranean Agricultural Research Institute
Antalya Agriculture Provincial Director
At the beginning of the poster, the project owners gave information about the studies they carried out during the jury evaluations.
In the Plant Breeding Project Market award category, 15,000 TL for the first place, 10.000 TL for the second, and 8.000 TL for the third place. At the same time, a 3,000 TL honorable mention award will be presented to 1 project. Award-winning projects are listed below.
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http://kitchen.nine.com.au/2016/06/06/12/58/organic-tomatoes-contain-more-vitamin-c-study | 2017-10-22T13:33:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187825264.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20171022132026-20171022152026-00331.warc.gz | 0.960973 | 573 | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-43__0__133822107 | en | Organic tomatoes grown without the use of pesticides have more vitamin C and other beneficial compounds than those grown using conventional farming methods, according to a Brazilian study.
Despite being smaller, their nutrients are more potent because they've had to fight harder to survive, the researchers said.
When pesticides and fertilisers are sprayed on non-organic tomato crops, they provide a protective barrier against pests.
But when organic tomatoes are left to "fend for themselves" they experience more stress, so increase their sugar, vitamin C and antioxidant concentrations, to protect themselves.
The study compared tomatoes from two Brazilian farms located 1.5km from each other.
The tomatoes grown organically were fertilised using manure and vegetable compost, while the conventionally grown tomatoes used inorganic fertiliser and pesticide FASTAC 100.
The researchers looked at fruit from 30 plants from each farm and found the organic tomatoes had 57 percent more vitamin C and double the amount of phenolic compounds, which are healthy properties believed to help the body fight oxidative stress and reduce the chances of cancer, heart disease and dementia.
The organic tomatoes were also 40 percent smaller.
Liza Oates, a lecturer in the Master of Wellness program at RMIT University, told ninemsn that this is just one study and the findings won't necessarily apply to other regions.
"This is attempting to determine whether organic diets are better by looking at individual nutrients but it's much more complicated than that," said Oates, who is currently completing a PhD on health, wellness and organic diets.
"It's interesting and adds to the body of information but it's the nutrients in the human that are important, not the nutrients in the tomato."
Oates said organic produce does have more phytochemicals, but scientists are unsure whether that actually boosts human health.
"It's complicated — a lot of things happen in the journey from the paddock to the plate to the person that can influence whether those nutrients actually end up in the tissues of the human being," she said.
"These things degrade in transport and storage. Different humans absorb them differently and have different demands for them. If you want more of that particular nutrient in your diet, that might be something that you can use, but that's not enough for us to say that organic diets have more nutrients and organic diets are healthier."
Natasha Murray, spokesperson for the Dietitians Association of Australia, told ninemsn that it's up to individuals to decide what they think is best for them.
"Whether they're organic or not, fruit and veggies still have fibre, vitamins and minerals," she said.
"What's most important is that people are getting two serves of fruit and five serves of veggies a day."
The study was published in the journal Public Library of Science ONE. | agronomy |
http://www.accesswire.com/viewarticle.aspx?id=408102 | 2013-12-08T20:10:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386163806278/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204133006-00068-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.923536 | 993 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__129139255 | en | Article Entitled "Misgivings About How a Weed Killer Affects the Soil"
SIOUX FALLS, SD, September 24, 2013 - (ACCESSWIRE) - Verity Corp (OTCQB: VRTY) (http://www.veritycorp.com/), an agricultural services company offering farmer products and services which focus on soil and crop health through the use of earth friendly crop inputs including proprietary biological media, the use of non-GMO seeds, and the utilization of revitalized water in crop and livestock production, was noted in a New York Times article by Stephanie Strom, entitled "Misgivings About How a Weed Killer Affects the Soil".
The article appeared in the Friday, Sept. 20 issue of the Business Day section in the New York Times reporting on the controversy surrounding the use of the weed killer, Roundup, produced by Monsanto and the genetically modified organisms (GMO) seeds used to produce crops resistant to the effects of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Round Up. With the GMO /non-GMO debate heating up over the past few years and more states voting on whether or not to mandate the labeling foods as GMO or non-GMO in the next few months, the article offered a history of GMO food production, the effects of glyphosate on the soil and what farmers feel about what they have seen in their fields. One picture in the article showed two corn plants exhibiting major differences in the root systems with the caption "The roots appear healthier on the conventionally raised plant." Verity Corp was mentioned a number of times throughout the article and the accompanying pictures.
There is a growing realization by many farmers that the demand for non-GMO food will be increasing. Since Whole Foods announced earlier this year that the company would require all its suppliers to label their food products GMO or non-GMO, it has become increasingly clear that the demand for non-GMO food will necessitate more suppliers to transition back to non-GMO food production to meet that demand.
Verity Corp is committed to assisting farmers in that transition. Through Verity's proprietary program, Verity offers practical solutions in helping to reduce the dependency on chemicals such as fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides and using conventional seeds to rebuild the health of the soil. The company's three facilities in Sioux Falls, SD, Garden City, IA, and Pelham, GA currently work with farms in Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Florida, Mississippi, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Dakota.
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Verity Corp (OTCQB: VRTY) is an agricultural services enterprise offering food producers a broad matrix of products and services that focuses on soil and crop health through the use of environmentally friendly crop inputs including proprietary biological media, essential trace elements, conventional non-GMO seeds and the use of Verity revitalized water in all aspects of agriculture. The company specializes in "soil to plate", an agricultural business company offering farmers a broad mix of products and services that focus on soil and crop health through the use of earth friendly crop inputs including proprietary biological media, the use of non-GMO seeds, and the use of revitalized water in all aspects of farming including livestock production. Bio-farming solutions for modern day food producers that are discovering the opportunity and growing demand for healthy, nutritious and sustainable food. Verity's flexible and comprehensive three step production program is unique in its ability to implement domestically or internationally under any climate condition or with any crop. Verity's ultimate mission is to enable farmers to minimize dependency on chemicals such as fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides resulting in the efficient production of healthy sustainable food.
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http://morriswinterfarmersmarket.com/project/apple-ridge-farm-stone-oven-bakery/ | 2018-02-25T21:12:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891817437.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20180225205820-20180225225820-00116.warc.gz | 0.962183 | 180 | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-09__0__198196789 | en | Apple Ridge Farm and Stone Oven Bakery
Apple Ridge Farm is located in Saylorsburg, PA. We are a certified naturally grown produce farm that raises pastured chickens, a poultry farm that raises pastured pigs, a pig farm that makes artisan breads, a bakery that grows hydroponic lettuce, …. a sustainable family farm.
Apple Ridge is owned by Brian and Lisa Bruno and is made up of a group of hard working people who are dedicated to producing the best food possible in the most sustainable way possible. Our moto is “sustainability through diversity” and our goal is to become the worlds most productive 7 acre chemical free farm by mimicking the diverse sustainable systems found in nature. To see how we’re doing with that goal we welcome anyone who is interested in this type of food to come for a visit and find out for themselves. | agronomy |
http://www.flyandnest.ca/2010/08/felt-food.html | 2024-03-02T23:56:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476137.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20240302215752-20240303005752-00429.warc.gz | 0.949436 | 114 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__84531488 | en | The loose plan is to make a garden of felt food and flowers
On a detachable fabric wall that I can hang
On my IKEA igloo tent.
Today Pu and I started the effort
We made a row of carrots Pu stuffing, me sewing.
However, once we had our vegetables we needed a sweet fix
Then there were
these to smell
This to bake
These to freeze
And these to eat
Not to mention some unruly bubble hunting
that needed to be attended to
And these guys were all on a tight | agronomy |
https://hmhmmmmm.com/hmhmmmmm-digitallife/airfield-farming-and-sustainability-in-the-heart-of-the-city/ | 2024-04-13T02:55:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816535.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413021024-20240413051024-00103.warc.gz | 0.958831 | 2,784 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__157125400 | en | By Lyn Hagin Meade
Do you remember the cherry tomatoes that you gorged on as a child? Can you remember the sweetness – the tart and sweet bursting on your tongue and the smell of the land, sweet grass, wildflowers, the buzz of the hedgerows as you passed by? Tucked into a busy urban centre, the 38 acre Airfield Estate recaptures that past in a modern and accessible way.
On my podcast with Grainne Kelliher, I tasted a cherry tomato that came straight from my childhood. As sweet as candy, I could happily have munched my way around the 3 acres of delicious food in the 6 acres of managed gardens! The threatening rain held off and the sun shone, giving an Indian summer feel to a late afternoon. I spent a happy few hours in the balmy outdoors and the fresh air was a panacea to the traffic outside as I felt restored from my afternoons work! Grainne describes her job as CEO of Airfield Estate as the perfect match of philosophies. Bringing with her a deep love of food, a diverse business career and a childhood on a family farm, she has been able to merge her desire to create a sustainable social enterprise with running a visionary Trust.
A unique working farm in a city, the vision of Airfield as an education and sustainability hub, puts it at the fore of experimental ideas for farming and visitor experiences.
South Dublin is already a leafy and green suburb, with plenty of park amenities, nestled between the Dublin Mountains and the sea, but urban development has decimated all other opportunities for farming in the area. Airfield’s innovative educational, farming and tourism development thrives as an idyllic respite from the frenetic hub outside its gates.
The farm at Airfield produces food to serve in its highly rated cafe-restaurant, Overends – a unique farm to fork experience. It’s not simply the usual salads and fruit offerings either – carrot top pesto, multi coloured beetroot salads, Irish grown quinoa, deserts made with Airfield produced Jersey milk, potato gnocchi from the farm’s own potatoes and my small son’s favourite – a blue egg, laid that morning by a resident hen – grace the menu along with preserved delicacies from other seasons.
The Restaurant Chefs and Head Gardeners meet to plan the vegetables and salads a year in advance, to ensure that any gluts are taken advantage of and that the seasons best is used in its entirety. Sustainability and utilisation of the whole product is a key tenet for the cafe.
A democratic and hands off leader, Grainne can be found learning from her head gardeners and farmers, working with them, to allow their own creativity and the flow of ideas germinate and produce the truly spectacular.
The gardens are burgeoning with new and interesting initiatives. With their Organic Growers certification, and their initiative with Seed Savers, growing heritage varieties, they also redesign the beds regularly. One year, barley, wheat and oats were grown in waves, while the apple orchard holds promises for decades to come. Demonstrating how food is produced – from the spreading of manure to the weeding of beds, how food growth follows seasonal cycles – helps to connect children and adults alike to the work that goes into food production. Airfield is subtle, but precise, in their education methods. Grainne believes that by giving visitors a tangible link between food and farming a respect and appreciation for the production effort, and not just the price point or nutritional content of food, can be achieved.
A day at Airfield
The weather had turned cool, it was drizzly and breezy, yet at Airfield, a week before the schools returned from their summer break, the car park was full. Excited summer camp children greeted their parents with pizzas they had made, while another group held small tree branches fashioned into tools. “Look what I made!” was the excited refrain. Airfields CEO, Grainne Kelliher, emphasises how education is central to the mission of the Airfield Estate, established as a Trust in 1974 by the owners, sisters Leticia and Naomi Overend. They had a vision to gift their beautiful estate to the locality and the people of Ireland for the purposes of sharing the farming heritage they built there with their parents from the 1880s.
Nowadays we tend to visit managed spaces where our views are interpreted. We are guided through an experience and exploring is streamlined. Airfield bucks this trend in favour of visitor-led exploration. Self created tours mean that every visit can take on a different character. I notice that the spaces are open – a deliberate design feature – to allow the visitors, child and adult alike, to experience something different each time they visit. Learning is organic and free form; a friendly smile and a simple question can inform visitors and staff work throughout the farm, happy to engage with visitors who take an interest in their work.
Airfield is about starting the conversation, Grainne says, it is a quest for discovery, a way to excel at a business, a way of life and a sustainable future for farming and its links with the community.
Finding the balance between visitor expectations and a working farm can add logistical challenges. Farms need animals cycled through different fields. With opening from 9.30 – 5pm daily, animals get moved early and late. Equally, milking takes place on schedule, at 10:30am each morning. School groups and preschoolers alike delight in watching where the milk comes from and the many calves that can be viewed at times in the barnyard are perennially popular.
Farms are businesses, and the soft fruit is caged – not just to protect from the wildlife, but from hungry visitors! The crop would be siphoned without protection. Grainne explains, The crops at Airfield are products that are needed to pay the estates own way and supply the kitchens. With 8 farming types on a small scale such as this, scientific methodologies and expert knowledge are everything.
Grainne, who grew up on a Co. Kerry farm, has direct experience of the farming lifestyle. These qualities of farming are preserved in Airfield and an equilibrium is sought between creating a visitor experience and the necessities of farming. There is no petting corner – the animals on the farm are a vital part of its economy in a traditional sense. The staff don’t mince words about the role of the animals either, clearly stating that the turkeys that appear in the Autumn will end up on the dinner table. Beef was also a product, but recently the farm is moving away from this, chiefly for sustainability reasons: the diners at Overends had a palate for particular cuts rather than the whole animal and Airfield strives to eliminate any waste. The GLAS principles are central to the estates philosophy, Go with the seasons, use Local produce, Avoid waste, and produce Sustainably.
I grew up close to Airfield, and my childhood memories include the charismatic Ms Overend, who drove her Rolls Royce down the local main street and parked where she pleased, having been one of the first women in the country to drive in the 1920s! The estate backed onto my primary school (the Overends had donated the land to build it) and we gaped over at the bull, imagining he would charge at any red clothes we had!
Now Dundrum is far from a sleepy suburb, but is a thriving travel hub with high-rise apartments, less than 2km from a major industrial estate, 6km from Dublin city centre, on the light rail and motorway systems and with the largest shopping centre in the country 5 minutes walk away. Yet, sitting in the walled garden at Airfield, the eye easily drifts past the highrise frame to the greenery of the mountains. When the sun shines, which it often does on these southern facing slopes, you can believe you are far away from city life in another world and another time.
As we live close by, my family has been able to share in the growth of Airfield over the last few years. Membership to the farm has given us a built in country experience in the city. This is particularly useful for my home school children, who have the pleasure of a farm to visit on wet winter mornings and fruitful summer days. I have found that through the stewardship of Grainne, and the whole Airfield Team, regular visitors can enjoy a sneak peak at the farms workings and a friendly welcome. It’s a place not just to visit, but that you can feel part of a wider community. Grainne adds that Airfield actively pursues community outreach. Their no fee Monday morning walk around the grounds, at a brisk pace, can be a welcome panacea to a lonely weekend and the companionship of the walks have bred friendships beyond the barriers, in the Overends cafe.
At the dairy, Grainne talks to me about a new initiative, once a day milking. Farms usually milk twice a day. The summer drought set in motion an initative to trial once a day milking in a drive to save part of the water involved in the washing and maintenance of the milking machines and area. The can-do and flexible attitude of the farmers and the fact that milk is not the main enterprise, meant that they could experiment with short notice to change the milking schedule. The early results are good. With a single milking, there is only a 20% drop in production, but a 50% reduction in water use. Grainne is conscious that many commercial dairy farmers would not be in a position to experiment with once a day milking, so Airfield are happy to pass on their results over time, to interested farmers. Airfield has many local suppliers that supplement the Estates own produce for Overends. Supporting the farming community, and the local economy, through the cafe is paramount to the Airfield ethos.
Airfield pasteurises its own milk, which it provides to the cafe. Taste the milk and you can taste the difference. In Ireland, it is true you can always taste the grass in our milk, but the Jersey Herd that Airfield milk comes from has an even creamier and richer taste. Likewise, the honey for sale comes from the estates bee hives and the cafe often stocks a small selection of seasonal delicacies and vegetables for sale, along with breads freshly baked on site.
The southerly slopes of the farm are sheltered enough for the experimental grape crop, now in its 4th year. One day in the not too distant future, Airfield wine may be available!
The innovative elements of Airfield extend to aspects of design. For example, the tall Reed Bed is actually a natural water filtration system to recycle grey water from the estate farm and use it for toilet flushing. Even the car park has natural grass drainage built in to prevent winter flooding.
Central to the development of the Airfield Estate was education. The Overends’ vision was to provide education that only a farm could give. The natural seasonal rhythm of the land, the production of food that so often seems divorced from its origins in the supermarket, comes to life at Airfield. The principles of organics, sustainability and conscientious farming are actively demonstrated. The education department survey their educational tours to see the extent of the children’s knowledge of where their food comes from. From work experience to special needs groups, primary schools, summer camps, forest school and seniors’ bus tours, the paid visitors flock to Airfield. Thus, a small part of Dublin has become many visitors’ main link to the countryside.
Of course, families with children always want a little place for the kids to let off steam and the Airfield staff had to meet that demand in a way that matched their philosophy of sustainable, educational, and free form spaces. The result was the Naturescape, complete with zip line and willow structures and a tractor tyre swing. The Naturescape is an imagination hub, full of shrubbery and pliable trees that reveal child sized spaces where a fort could be built or a host of Enid Blyton characters could live.
The Airfield Trust
As a charitable Trust, Airfield Estate receives no Governmental funding. Airfield use its spaces for private functions – from conferences to weddings to fund itself. The house, the event space, and the walled garden, provide a beautiful backdrop to conversation and celebration.
Festival events take place throughout the year, from the recent Playfest, to September’s weekend Food Festival and Storyfest, and the summer Woolapalooza, which attracts thousands of visitors each sheep-shearing season. December will see the annual Santa experience complete with a train and hot chocolate. Evening special event dinners give the chefs a chance to flex their culinary skills, with staff and celebrity chefs presenting gourmet foraging dinners and preserved food dinners throughout the year.
A visit to Airfield is truly on your own schedule. Walking through the grounds you can find a carefully placed chalkboard to read telling you what’s new, a practice life-size cow to try milking on, wonderful little hills to run over, or you can attempt to catch frogs down by the pond.
Well cared for, and thoughtfully maintained, it’s a place I will keep going back to for years to come.
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https://khfarms.myshopify.com/products/peanut-inoculent | 2024-02-28T00:34:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474688.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20240227220707-20240228010707-00210.warc.gz | 0.835403 | 113 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__106064319 | en | Legumes do not fix nitrogen alone—they require the proper bacteria to get the job done. Some legumes share the same bacteria, like true clovers and alfalfa. Others use their own unique bacteria strains, like soybeans or peas and vetch. To ensure that legumes bring the most benefit to your pastures and cover crops, be sure to add inoculant to untreated seed.
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http://propertysalesbrisbane.com/transform-your-yard-into-a-tropical-oasis-how-to-plant-palms/ | 2017-12-15T19:41:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948579564.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20171215192327-20171215214327-00115.warc.gz | 0.928668 | 312 | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-51__0__219311057 | en | Whether you are planning to sell and want a better price or are just wanting to improve your garden palms are a quick easy way to achieve a great result. With spring well and truly here, now is the time to prepare your upcoming gardening adventures. Palms are always popular and can create a feeling of tropical paradise in your garden. They are perfect for a quick revamp of your garden or to hide an old, tired fence.
Here’s a step by step guide to planting palms:
- When you select the type of palm, look carefully at the availability of space as some palms grow very tall and others can be quite bulky. Also check on what types are most suitable for your climate.
- Choose the location mindfully. In particular, large palms may require heavy equipment to assist with planting so consider access.
- Ensure there are no underground services where you wish to plant.
- Manoeuvre the tree near to where you are going to plant
- Excavate a hole that is approximately 30% larger than the root ball. This will allow the root structure to grow into lose soil.
- Ease the tree into the hole. The root ball should remain 2-3 inches above the surrounding ground.
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https://www.midlandtexas.com/5-materials-to-mulch-your-landscape-in-your-midland-tx-home/ | 2020-05-30T03:11:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347407001.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20200530005804-20200530035804-00385.warc.gz | 0.933909 | 559 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__9166232 | en | Not only does mulch give your landscape a clean and polished look, it can enrich your soil, help to retain moisture, and prevent weeds. So what do you use?
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Here are five mulches to consider for your yard:
- Shredded leaves
- Shredded hardwood
- Straw or salt hay
- Grass clippings
Here’s a closer look at each.
If there are trees on your property consider shredding their fallen leaves. All you need is a lawn mower with a bag attachment, which will collect and cut the leaves to the ideal size to be used as mulch. The shredded leaves work well as shrub borders, and can enhance the soil in flower beds and vegetable gardens since the leaves are rich in nutrients.
This is an option that will have a lasting impression. Shredded hardwood can cover for up to three years, and makes for a great finish to landscape beds, informal paths, and woodland settings. It’s also good for sloping landscapes, and areas that tend to flood.
Straw or Salt Hay
Straw, salt hay, and weed-free hay make great mulches for vegetable gardens. They retain soil moisture, suppress weed growth, and add organic matter to the soil as they break down. Make sure that the hay you use is weed and seed free.
Mulch from grass clippings is created the same way as mulch from shredded leaves, using a lawnmower with a bagger. Remove the clippings and spread a thin layer beneath shrubs and in vegetable gardens. For vegetable gardens, don’t mulch with grass that’s been treated with herbicides or pesticides.
Here’s a cheap way to mulch that adds nutrients to soil and is especially good for new gardens. Some cities collect yard waste, compost it, and provide it free to residents. Make sure, however, that this compost is “turned,” meaning that a pile heats up enough to kill any weed seeds and organisms.
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http://www.sowseeds.co.uk/store/chrysanthemum-indicum-korean-mixed-cut-flower-seeds/ | 2014-04-23T11:09:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1398223202457.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20140423032002-00534-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.832207 | 303 | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-15__0__126942739 | en | Chrysanthemum Indicum Korean Mixed is a great Cut Flower filler in arrangements and acts as a good background for other star flowers.
It grows to 75cm and is a perennial that is treated as an annual. It is easy to grow and will flower the same year if sown early enough. The Cut Flowers last over a week in a vase.
Chrysanthemum Indicum Korean Mixed Cut Flower Information
|Seed Quantity:||Approx. 300 seeds per pack.|
|When to Sow:||February – March.|
|Site Conditions:||Sunny, well-drained.|
|How to Sow:||Sow seeds into seeds trays and cover seed lightly with fine compost or vermiculite. Keep at 18-20°C and seeds should germinate in 2-3 weeks. ‘Pot on’ into individual small pots when seedlings have a pair of true leaves. Transplant outside when risk of frost has passed – spacing plants 30cm apart in rows and 30cm between rows.|
|Care:||Growing points should be pinched out to encourage branching, making a bushier plant that will produce more flowers. Keep well watered and weed free.|
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https://www.herbilyeverafter.org/organik-shop/?v=402f03a963ba | 2021-04-11T07:01:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038061562.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20210411055903-20210411085903-00299.warc.gz | 0.89729 | 338 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__120059794 | en | welcome to Herby!
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Reduce pollution and protect water and soil
Organic agriculture considers the medium- and long-term effect of agricultural interventions on the agro-ecosystem. It aims to produce food while establishing an ecological balance to prevent soil fertility or pest problems. Organic agriculture takes a proactive approach as opposed to treating problems after they emerge.
Preserve agricultural diversity
Organic farmers are both custodians and users of biodiversity at all levels. At the gene level, traditional and adapted seeds and breeds are preferred for their greater resistance to diseases and their resilience to climatic stress. At the species level, diverse combinations of plants and animals optimize nutrient and energy cycling for agricultural production.
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https://www.wikinote.org/mod/page/view.php?id=569 | 2020-06-05T18:39:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590348502204.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20200605174158-20200605204158-00483.warc.gz | 0.947412 | 1,039 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__108556388 | en | In a broad sense, soil degradation can be defined as the decline in soil fertility, when the nutritional status declines and depth of the soil goes down due to erosion and misuse. Soil degradation is the main factor leading to the depleting soil resource base in India. The degree of soil degradation varies from place to place according to the topography, wind velocity and amount of the rainfall.
Causes of Soil Degradation
The destruction of the soil cover is described as soil erosion. The soil forming processes and the erosional processes of running water and wind go on simultaneously. But generally, there is a balance between these two processes. The rate of removal of fine particles from the surface is the same as the rate of addition of particles to the soil layer.
Sometimes, such a balance is disturbed by
natural or human factors, leading to a greater rate of removal of soil. Human activities too are responsible for soil erosion to a great extent. As the human population increases, the
demand on the land also increases. Forest and other natural vegetation is removed for human settlement, for cultivation, for grazing animals and for various other needs.
Main agents of soil erosion are (1) Water, (2) Wind, (3) Waves and (4) Glaciers
- Sheet erosion: It takes place on level lands after a heavy shower and the soil removal is not easily noticeable. But it is harmful since it removes the finer and more fertile top soil.
- Rill Erosion: Heavy water flow cause rill in Land.
- Gully erosion: It is common on steep slopes. Gullies deepen with rainfall, cut the agricultural lands into small fragments and make them unfit for cultivation. A region with a large number of deep gullies or ravines is called a badland topography. Ravines are widespread, in the Chambal basin. Besides this, they are also found in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. The country is losing about 8,000 hectares of land to ravines every year.
Soil erosion is a serious problem for Indian agriculture and its negative effects are seen in other spheres also. Eroded materials are carried down to rivers and they lower down their carrying capacity, and cause frequent floods and damage to agricultural
Deforestation is one of the major causes of soil erosion. Plants keep soils bound in locks of roots, and thus, prevent erosion. They also add humus to the soil by shedding leaves and twigs. Forests have been denuded practically in most parts of India
but their effect on soil erosion are more in hilly parts of the country.
Waterlogging and Salinity
- A fairly large area of arable land in the irrigated zones of India is becoming saline because of overirrigation. The salt lodged in the lower profiles of the soil comes up to the surface and destroys its fertility.
- Chemical fertilisers in the absence of organic manures are also harmful to the soil. Unless the soil gets enough humus, chemicals harden it and reduce its fertility in the long run. This problem is common in all the command areas of the river valley projects, which were the first beneficiaries of the Green Revolution.
- The presence of calcium carbonate beneath (kankar) the soil will act as impermeable to water and water gets logged as happened in Indira Gandhi canal regions of Rajasthan. If the soil contains salt content, it will spread to the whole land
due to this.
It is a type of cultivation practiced mainly in North-Eastern states of India. It is a type of slash and burn method of cultivation. After reaping the crops, the land (usually the forest) is slashed and burned. The next cultivation will be in another plot and the burned land will let uncultivated for a period.In the early periods, the gap between two cultivations in a land was 10-20 years. Due to population increase and availability of land is reduced, the gap decreased to merely 2-3 years. This has caused major deforestation, environmental pollution, loss of habitat for wild animals etc. The burning of forest results in soil erosion and gradual degradation of soil.
Another way of human activities leading to soil degradation is by overgrazing. The movement of cattle over and over the pastures pulverizes the soil into finer particles due to the pressure applied by their hoofs. During the dry season, when there is not enough fodder available near the fields, cattle are left to graze over the surrounding grasslands. Overgrazing causes the grass to be torn out of the soil , along with the roots, which weakens the soil. The loose soil gets eroded easily when it rains.
Soil degradation due to overgrazing is common in hilly regions.
According to estimates, about half of the total land of India is under some degree of degradation. Every year, India loses millions of tonnes of soil and its nutrients to the agents of its degradation, which adversely affects our national productivity.
So, it is imperative to initiate immediate steps to reclaim and conserve soils. | agronomy |
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https://www.frozen-fruits-vegetables.com/news-the-frozen-fruit-and-vege-industry-is-booming.html | 2022-10-05T09:41:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030337595.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20221005073953-20221005103953-00718.warc.gz | 0.934595 | 978 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__207820795 | en | How the Frozen Fruit and Vege Industry Is Booming
Under the epidemic, consumers' demand for dining out has plummeted and home cooking has become more frequent, making frozen foods stand out and consumption grow significantly. Frozen fruits and vegetables are also gradually favored by the market by virtue of the advantages of not subject to seasonal restrictions, easy processing and long shelf life. Although China's frozen fruit and vegetable market started late, but with unique resource advantages, as well as freezing technology, cold chain logistics continue to improve, frozen fruit and vegetable industry in recent years to accelerate development, product variety is increasingly rich, quality has also been improved, not only to consolidate and expand the vast international market, is also accelerating the cultivation of the domestic consumer market, the industry has ushered in an unprecedented opportunity for development.
Safe and nutritious
In addition to ice cream, chilled chicken, duck and fish, frozen dumplings, etc., a variety of frozen fruits and vegetables in recent years has also become a large supermarket freezer area resident, not only the whole package of sweet corn kernels, broccoli, peas, and some with a good combination of packaging.
Usually seasonal fruits and vegetables are pre-processed after picking and processed in a low-temperature environment. And before entering the quick-freezing plant, the manufacturer also treats them in different ways to kill microorganisms and so on. This also means that if the procedure is complete, the operation is standardized, quick-frozen fruits and vegetables can indeed effectively control the surface of pesticide residues, microorganisms, etc..
Frozen fruit and vegetable technology is a "primary processing of agricultural products" technology, therefore, fresh fruits and vegetables "transformed" frozen fruits and vegetables, involving only "harvesting - pre-cooling - Washing - sorting - peel and core - cutting - freezing" and other major processes, not only the surface of fruits and vegetables microorganisms, dirt and pesticide residues, etc. will be effectively controlled, and slow loss of nutrients, taste and flavor is also relatively stable.
China's frozen fruit and vegetable market development started late, but with the unique advantages of resources and labor costs, ultra-low temperature freezing, ultrasonic freezing and other technological developments, as well as the development of cold chain logistics, China's frozen fruit and vegetable products continue to strengthen the quality, international competitiveness continues to improve, the scale of exports continue to expand. 2020, the impact of the epidemic, logistics stagnation, China's frozen vegetables exports have declined, but still in more than 800,000 tons.
From the domestic market, although domestic consumption habits have not yet developed, consumer acceptance is low, but as consumers pay more and more attention to food safety issues, frozen fruits and vegetables are not subject to seasonal restrictions, do not use additives, easy processing and other advantages appear, the market prospects are immeasurable.
At present, frozen fruits and vegetables in the domestic market has several major use scenarios. First of all, some take-out restaurants to ensure the stability of the dishes and the efficiency of the dishes will choose to use frozen vegetables pre-prepared dishes; secondly, strawberries, blueberries, cherries, grapes and other frozen diced fruit can guarantee the consistency, safety and stability of raw materials, so in the milk tea industry is widely used; in addition, the jam processing industry, juice processing industry, dairy processing industry, canning industry and dried fruit processing industry demand for raw materials also larger.
Perfect quality control
Frozen fruit and vegetable industry volume is huge, strong demand, excellent development potential, but as a new industry, there are many problems. Such as some enterprises in order to save money, freezing equipment and facilities are not complete, the process is not perfect, health conditions do not meet the standard; standards related to frozen food is not sound, supervision can not be based on, resulting in uneven product quality; cold chain transport construction lags behind, the circulation process temperature fluctuations, affecting the quality of frozen fruits and vegetables. Therefore, it is also necessary to improve the quick-frozen production technology, the establishment of raw material production base, sound production norms, improve the cold chain logistics system, promote the development of the quick-frozen fruit and vegetable industry, and constantly improve its international competitiveness.
At present, the domestic frozen fruit production categories and consumer demand categories are highly concentrated in strawberries, peaches, cherries, blueberries, China is the world's largest fruit producer, also has extremely rich fruit resources.
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https://dailydigest.com/diy-grass-day-bed/ | 2019-05-23T00:50:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232256997.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20190523003453-20190523025453-00046.warc.gz | 0.950636 | 242 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__26582230 | en | There’s nothing quite like relaxing on a nice day and laying down on the grass, is there? That’s what Aussie DIY and gardening expert Jason Hodges thinks and we’re inclined to agree with him. Granted, for a lot of us, the weather isn’t all that great at the moment. But Spring is coming and we’re looking forward to getting a little sun in soon.
But what if you don’t have a lawn or grassy garden in which to kick back on and wait for the sun’s rays? Well, there is an option for you. And Jason wants to talk you through what it’s all about. The idea is a ‘grass day bed‘. An outside bed with grass as the comfy mattress. Sounds silly? Well, just wait until you see the finished article… You’ll soon change your mind!
He shows you exactly how to assemble your very own grass day bed and even how to care and look after it (you only needs some nice sharp garden shears). This is a fantastic idea that you’re sure to love. See for yourself: | agronomy |
https://envirologic.com/understanding-the-potential-for-residual-pesticides/ | 2022-12-01T14:15:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710813.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20221201121601-20221201151601-00109.warc.gz | 0.942874 | 820 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__46415834 | en | Understanding the Potential for Residual Pesticides
April 13, 2022
Fruit orchards and vineyards are common throughout West Michigan. In fact, Michigan s fruit belt spans much of the western side of the state, stretching from the southern border to the Traverse City area. This entire region provides prime growing conditions since Lake Michigan protects the fruit trees and vines from harsh temperature changes through the creation of a microclimate; additionally, the region generally receives consistent rainfall.
A common environmental concern for sites historically utilized as orchards and vineyards is the potential for residual pesticides to be present in soil at levels which exceed criteria established for residential and nonresidential use. Pesticides such as lead arsenate were widely used on fruit orchards throughout the United States until the mid-1960s. Lead arsenate began to be utilized on orchards in the 1890s to combat destructive insects and became popular due to its effectiveness, low cost, ease of use, and persistence. Unfortunately, residual lead arsenate (and other pesticides) can persist in shallow surface soils for decades. The increased use of this pesticide led to pesticide resistance, which in turn spurred increased applications of lead arsenate.
Challenges to Site Redevelopment
Over the past few decades, many large-scale fruit orchard farms have been parceled off for future redevelopment. However, residual pesticides that remain on these properties can pose significant challenges to redevelopment. The persistent presence of lead arsenate in subsurface soils, for example, often exceeds health-based criteria for drinking water protection and direct contact (i.e., when skin comes into direct contact with contaminants). Soil management activities may also be necessary to characterize and potentially remove contaminated soils from the property.
Prospective owners and operators of these properties may be responsible for relevant due care obligations to protect public health and the environment and to ensure current contaminant conditions do not worsen. Examples of due care obligations include soil management (i.e., characterization of soils before being removed from the site or moving the soils to similarly contaminated areas on site), putting a cap of topsoil or pavement on site to address the potential direct contact exposure pathway, and connecting the site to a municipal water source if available.
Exemptions to State Cleanup Requirements
According to the State of Michigan, not all pesticide applications are necessarily considered a “release.” If the application fertilizers and pesticides are applied according to label directions and to generally accepted agricultural and management practices at the time of the application, then the residual presence of pesticides/fertilizers would not be considered a release (Part 201 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act). In instances where pesticide applications are not identified as a release, the presence of lead and/or arsenic in soil in excess of State cleanup criteria would not represent a remedial liability. Nevertheless, there still may be a desire/benefit to addressing the potential presence of arsenic/lead in soil as part of overall redevelopment planning efforts to ensure highest value and safe reuse of the property.
Further, not all agricultural land is an environmental concern based on pesticide usage. For instance, row-crops do not typically require as many applications of pesticides as fruit orchards and vineyards, so residual contamination levels often do not exceed State cleanup criteria.
How Can Envirologic Help on Your Next Project?
Understanding the past use history and existing environmental conditions of a property is critical to a prospective buyer as they purchase property and existing owners as they manage their assets. Envirologic can investigate these potential concerns by conducting environmental due diligence, a formal process that assesses property for risk of potential environmental contamination. For former fruit orchards and vineyards, this may involve conducting shallow soil sampling to determine whether residual pesticides remain in soils at concentrations exceeding applicable health-based criteria.
Envirologic also has experience supporting the redevelopment of these sites utilizing a broad range of brownfield funding sources. Our team is dedicated to helping clients meet their redevelopment goals while managing potential exposure risks. | agronomy |
http://villasobrante.blogspot.com/2009/08/ | 2017-12-11T05:41:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948512208.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20171211052406-20171211072406-00592.warc.gz | 0.800216 | 93 | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-51__0__242464232 | en | Friday, August 7, 2009
How's this for a garden update?
(challenge... count how many duck eggs are hiding among the lemon cucumbers)
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Pictures of Pod Progress
Some more long-awaited pictures- the backyard is transforming rapidly this summer.
for a slideshow on the 4 (!) buildings we have been working on. And check back soon for updates and pictures on the garden and the bees. | agronomy |
https://www.ecfcaucasus.org/single-post/news-ecf-study-tour-in-october-with-kenyan-guests | 2024-02-22T15:14:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473819.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20240222125841-20240222155841-00872.warc.gz | 0.966647 | 1,685 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__57505315 | en | NEWS | ECF Study Tour with Kenyan Guests
With the Eco-Corridor Fund (ECF) for the Caucasus in its second phase, new partnerships are emerging, and knowledge transfer networks are being established to share the success and the methods of the programme.
At the end of October, the ECF team welcomed two guests from the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation of the Republic of Kenya to Georgia for a one-week ECF Study Tour.
About the ECF Study Tour
Organized by ECF, the tour focused on sharing the methodology and experiences with the Financial Participatory Approach (FPA) and was designed to highlight the specific FPA approach used in the Caucasus, as well as share lessons learned by the people using FPA in the rural communities where ECF is operating in Georgia.
The purpose of the tour was to demonstrate how the FPA functions as a part of the ECF and how the FPA can be used as a tool to enable and support communities to take responsibility for the improvement of their livelihoods within the village community.
Interest in the application of the FPA came from the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) funded Drought Resilience Programme in Northern Kenya which the two Kenyan guests, Mr. Daniel Odero and Mr. Evance Lusi, are working on. The project aims to improve drought resistance in dry regions of Kenya by working directly with local communities to improve water infrastructure and also to improve the diversification of their economic activities. The purpose of the tour was to demonstrate how the FPA functions as a part of the ECF and how the FPA operates as a tool to enable and support communities to take responsibility for the improvement of their livelihoods within the village community.
Overview of the ECF Study Tour
After arriving in Tbilisi on 24. October, the ECF team greeted Mr.Odero and Mr. Lusi
the following day at the ECF office and a presentation by ECF’s Chief Technical Advisor, Jernej Stritih, and the National Coordinator for ECF in Georgia, Rusudan Chochua. The in-depth presentation introduced the methodologies, guidelines and applications of the FPA and also gave the guests a summary of the eco-corridors in the Caucasus where ECF is operating. After a day off to explore Tbilisi, they traveled to the region of Adigeni to meet with the FPA facilitator and visit three village associations to learn more about the FPA In action.
In Akhaltsikhe, they met with Tsira Meskishvili, the head of the NGO Toleranti, who had worked as the facilitator for the FPA process in Adigeni. Toleranti is a local NGO focusing primarily on minority and humanitarian issues. Their experience in working with social change has proven very useful for facilitating the collective learning and strengthening of the rural communities, enabling them to become partners of the ECF.
In the communities of Dertseli, Naminauri, Tsikhisubani they learnt about FPA mobilization and how it was successfully introduced to the communities. The informal and on-site nature of these meetings was beneficial in illustrating the FPA on the ground. Following the successful FPA process, each of the three communities signed a long-term conservation agreement with the WWF, providing the Investment and ten years funding for the activities of the village associations. Based on agreed habitat management plans these include nature conservation as well as improved farming activities such as rotational grazing and increased hay making. In all three communities the leaders of each community organization explained not only what they were doing with regards to nature conservation but also showed them around the farms and shared with them the examples of other activities related to the FPA that benefited the community, such as cattle watering points at remote pastures.
One example of this is the agricultural tractor provided to Naminauri as part of the FPA investment to improve productivity of hay making. “They are very proud of it and are using it also for other purposes,” says Jernej Stritih who led the field tour. “ECF provided the community with hay making equipment, but they bought themselves a plow and are also using it to plow and plant and harvest potatoes. The tractor is an incredible asset and they are really taking care of it.”
After receiving support from other countries, the locals see it as their obligation to share their experience with other people in the world. They took this opportunity to pay it forward.
The locals of the three communities were very eager to share their knowledge and took it as their duty to share their experiences with the FPA and ECF as a whole. “After receiving support from other countries, the locals see it as their obligation to share their experience with other people in the world,” says Stritih. “So, they took this opportunity to pay it forward.”
In addition to experiencing the impacts of the FPA in the villages, the Kenyans were also treated to traditional Georgia hospitality and experienced an authentic Georgia ‘supra’ or dinner. Another highlight of their time in the Western Lesser Caucasus Mountains was seeing snow for the first time, off in the distance on the 2000+ meter peaks.
After spending a night in Akhaltsikhe the party returned to Tbilisi for a few more days of cultural heritage and sightseeing which included visiting important historical sites in Tbilisi. On 31. October, they went on a short field trip to Algeti National Park, just an hour outside of Tbilisi where they were greeted by the park Director, Mr. Avtandil Mchedlidze and met with park staff and park rangers and were guided on a short trail walk in the National Park. The following day they met with GOPA’s Senior Project Manager, Christian Tunk, in Tbilisi for dinner before departing on 1. November for Nairobi, and warmer weather.
Caucasus and Kenya Similarities
A key question related to the purpose and scope of the study tour was whether the FPA, as a tool, could be implemented in two very different regions of the world.
“Although there was some skepticism about whether you could compare Georgia to Kenya, we found quite some similarities,” explained Stritih. In both regions people subsist predominantly from animal husbandry with sheep, goats, cows, and in Kenya also camels. And both regions deal with prolonged time periods where food for these grazing animals becomes scarce or non-existent. “In Kenya the big concern is the drought and in Georgia it is the winter,” says Stritih. “Animals can’t go to pasture and so in both regions locals must prepare hay to get though these times – the logic of how things work and how the FPA can be applied is quite similar.”
Animals can’t go to pasture and so in both regions locals must prepare hay to get though these times – the logic of how things work and how the FPA can be applied is quite similar.
Although the FPA was the purpose of the study tour, the ECF team later discovered that the concept of long-term conservation agreements (CAs) was also of interest and applicable to the Kenyans. “In our case CAs are about nature conservation objections but theirs would be about the management of equipment (water pumps etc.) related to their project. Empowering the local community and respecting them and believing that they can manage projects themselves was a strategy that they found inspiring.”
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The ECF Study Tour proved to be an opportunity for two regions, worlds apart to connect over the practices of the FPA, illustrating the diverse applications of this methodology and its ability to transcend borders.
“They shared with us all we needed to learn about the usefulness and strength of FPA as a tool for community mobilization and active participation in project implementation and management,” reflected Mr.Odero in a thank you email following the trip. “The use of this tool has no boundaries.” | agronomy |
https://nwtreatytribes.org/nettles-are-a-vital-part-of-tribal-diets-culture/ | 2024-04-13T15:08:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816820.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413144933-20240413174933-00638.warc.gz | 0.966714 | 398 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__24504307 | en | Thanks to a concerted effort by staff at the Nisqually Tribe’s community garden, tribal members can have regular access to nettles, an important traditional food.
Nettles – despite their stinging reputation – are a highly nutritious and seasonally important plant to the tribe’s culture.
Nettles begin growing in early spring. Until then, tribal members would have subsisted on diets mainly made up of dried salmon and other hardy plants. Nettles start growing just as tribal members need to restore themselves, said Janell Blacketer, a staff member at the tribe’s community garden.
“Nettles start growing in the spring and help cleanse the body after our winter diet and help us build strength,” she said.
Nettles are high in calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium and Vitamin A, and can be used to treat high blood pressure and diabetes.
The community garden is on the site of a former cattle ranch the tribe purchased along the banks of the lower Nisqually River. Most of the site has been returned to the estuary it once was, but the tribe dedicated the upland portion of the property for a meeting hall and community garden.
In addition to providing fresh produce to tribal members, the community garden also allow access to culturally important plants, such as berries and nettles.
Tribal members can come out to the tribe’s garden facility to pick their own nettles.
One method the Nisqually garden staff uses to prepare nettles is by boiling them briefly, then plunging them in ice water. After blanching, the nettles are dried in racks and packaged for tribal members.
Blacketer and other garden staff also dry nettles for elders and deliver them. “Sometimes we have more requests for nettles than we can actually keep up with,” she said. | agronomy |
https://www.ctmrootcropsystems.co.uk/ | 2022-08-09T16:32:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571056.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809155137-20220809185137-00648.warc.gz | 0.951105 | 114 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__109515047 | en | Since 1950 CTM has designed and built highly effective sugar beet cleaner loaders. In a competitive market, they have consistently moved forward by innovation, diversification and partnership.
They have diversified into the potato and vegetable field machinery, biomass handling and weed surfers™ for organic growers. Their partnership with international machinery specialists ROPA, Bergmann has added great strength to CTM’s emergence as a leading root crop systems specialist in the UK.
CTM Root Crop Systems is the trading name of Harpley Engineering Ltd of Norfolk. | agronomy |
https://joyance-partners.medium.com/our-investment-in-amatera-accelerating-the-evolution-of-coffee-and-beyond-5fb1bc507f21?source=user_profile---------8---------------------------- | 2024-03-04T15:20:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476452.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20240304133241-20240304163241-00370.warc.gz | 0.929227 | 463 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__152426739 | en | Joyance invests in companies that cultivate joy through science and tech to improve the way we live. So naturally, our recent investment in Amatera, a highly innovative company accelerating the natural evolution of plants, aligns perfectly with our thesis.
Our perennial crops are under serious threat from climate change and diseases, but it takes 20 years or more to improve these crops with conventional breeding — current genetic modification technologies have substantial limitations in the food and agriculture industry.
Amatera’s breakthrough platform, which they are first applying to coffee, drastically speeds up the crop growth and improvement process. This in-vitro breeding process consists of three steps. First, they accelerate the natural evolution of coffee directly at a cellular level, creating the world’s largest coffee variant library. Second, targeted sequencing screens the genome and determines promising variants. Third, in-vitro cross-breeding of the selected mutants produces the hybrid with the desired phenotype. This way, they speed up the screening and selection process and achieve their goal much faster without necessitating the time-consuming procedure of actually breed and grow the plants.
The inspiration for founding the company is deeply rooted in CEO Omar Dekkiche, who was raised in a farming family in France, and CTO Lucie Kriegshauser, who has extensive expertise in plant biology, specializing in secondary plant metabolism and genome engineering. Omar began his career in finance and evolved into biotech entrepreneurialism. Lucie, with both a postdoc from INRAE in genetic engineering and a PHD CNRS in molecular biology, is the perfect match for Omar’s financial skillset. The team is primarily working on two coffee varieties, a natural caffeine-free Arabica variety, and a tasty Robusta they’re calling “Robustica”, a climate-resistant variety competing with the Arabica cup quality. After coffee, they plan to expand to grapes and bananas.
Considering their impressive backgrounds and deep expertise combined with such highly innovative technology, we’re confident in Amatera’s ability to transform the future of the agricultural industry and are very much looking forward to starting the day with a delicious steaming cup of Amatera coffee and an ecologically clean conscience.
By Investment Partner Jun Deng | agronomy |
https://www.meiosis.co.uk/the-nuclear-stock-association-nsa/ | 2024-04-17T02:06:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817128.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417013540-20240417043540-00838.warc.gz | 0.909308 | 207 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__24319868 | en | The Nuclear Stock Association Ltd (NSA)
The Nuclear Stock Association Ltd (NSA) provides a service to the fruit industry through the supply of pedigree high health planting stock of commercially grown fruit varieties to the propagation industry.
This is achieved through co-operation with The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) in the successful operation of the Fruit Propagation Certification Scheme (FPCS) and the voluntary Plant Health Propagation Scheme (PHPS).
The FPCS works to the standards laid down by the EU Certification Scheme and follows the same health grading system. The PHPS is a long established voluntary certification scheme, which oversees the Approved-Health (A-H) grade for soft fruit and the certification scheme for Hops. The aim of the schemes is to promote the production and use of certified healthy proven planting material from high quality parent stock.
The NSA produce the highest health pre-basic and basic grade stock. Propagators use these certified stocks to produce healthy plants for supply to fruit growers. | agronomy |
https://copuno.com/index.php/en/hydraulic-works/137-irrigation-system-of-south-garrigues | 2023-09-25T17:22:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233509023.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20230925151539-20230925181539-00464.warc.gz | 0.775474 | 178 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__76798051 | en | Irrigation system of South Garrigues
Our staff on this project has achieved:
- Pumping Station EB-3, next to the E-3 tank
- Filtering station at the exit of E-4 tank for the irrigation of the 600.2 area.
- Secondary distribution network for the irrigation of 600.2. area
- Installation of hydrants in the 600.2 area for a total of 72 groups.
- Tertiary distribution network 600.2 corresponding to the zone.
- Location: Les Garrigues (Lleida)
- Construction company: UTE Dragados–Arnó
- Construction year: 2007
- Execute items:
2,300 m2 Formwork of not visible surfaces
1,500 m2 Formwork of visible surfaces
4000 m3 Pouring concrete in foundations and walls | agronomy |
https://www.soilvibes.com/product-page/eucalyptus-silver-dollar | 2021-01-17T09:30:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703511903.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20210117081748-20210117111748-00681.warc.gz | 0.912741 | 286 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__71528065 | en | Eucalyptus( Silver Dollar) seeds
Tiny Seed aprox. 25
Eucalyptus Cinerea has a silver coin vibe.It is a fast-growing houseplant that's often used in dried flower arrangements.Herbalists around the world use Eucalyptus in medicines to treat many sicknesses such as: infections, colds, flu, sore throats, bronchitis,
Germination should occur in 14-21 days. Lightly cover the seeds with soil and keep moist and warm until germination. Move it it to full sun area.
Soil Vibes Warrants seeds to be of the varity and quantity advertised. Growing seeds depends on related growing skills .There is no full guarantee that all seeds will germinate. All seeds are viable but due to not knowing each sellers growing conditons such as growing zone, tempature, soil moisture, planting time, seed depth, fungicides, proper use of fertilizers etc the seller cannnot guarantee seed to perform properly. These factors are totaly out of sellers control and in the buyers responsibility and risk.
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Items will be shipped according to the shipping method you select.
Please consider shipping times when selecting.
Due to Covid19 shipping partners may be on a delayed delivery schedule.
We appreciate your patience during this time. | agronomy |
http://jbalaska.blogspot.com/2008/01/blog-post_2626.html | 2018-05-25T05:14:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794867041.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20180525043910-20180525063910-00466.warc.gz | 0.969426 | 70 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__210788765 | en | Rice here has been in paddi and then field and cut. The locals were
smarter than we were - they waited till the rain stopped to go out.
The ducks are a vital part of pest control in Balinese rice farming.
View from a hindu temple we visited.
Around 600 people live in the village below. | agronomy |
https://www.orchardrevival.org.uk/tag/bbc-scotland/ | 2024-03-05T04:07:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707948217723.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20240305024700-20240305054700-00564.warc.gz | 0.97338 | 110 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__41568823 | en | Nick Nairn is doing a piece on undervalued local food. Choosing the apple as one of three local foods, Landward came to Newburgh a few weeks ago to film. It is after all the place that probably most deserves the accolade ‘fruit town of Scotland’. As well as filming in the Community Orchard, they also visited a town orchard of a member of Newburgh Orchard Group.
See it all on Friday 24th October, at 7pm on BBC2, and thereafter on iPlayer. | agronomy |
http://www.valfaccenda.it/en_riservavalmaggiore.html | 2021-10-24T12:50:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585997.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20211024111905-20211024141905-00137.warc.gz | 0.916756 | 247 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__279725568 | en | Wine: Roero Riserva DOCG Valmaggiore
Grape: Roero Rosso Riserva DOCG, mga Valmaggiore
The deep firmness of Nebbiolo.
Single vineyard, unique wines.
The grapes come from a single vineyard (only one) based in Audinaggio, in Valmaggiore mga, in Vezza d'Alba municipality. The original core of this vineyard dates back to 1947 and the steep slope of the hill only allows manual processing. The exposure is south-east, south, south-west; the soil is sandy.
The grapes are harvested at the best state of ripeness depending on each vintage and on the plants. Wine is the result of grapes fermentation and maceration which last a couple of weeks; the period can change based on the vintage and on its climatic conditions.
After the required aging in casks, the wine is bottled in the waning moon of autumn following the harvest. Finally after a further rest in bottle for almost two year, the wine is ready to be sold. In the best vintages it may boast the mention of "reserve". | agronomy |
https://scainflorist.wordpress.com/2017/08/28/sunflowers-whats-the-story/ | 2021-10-25T16:19:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323587719.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20211025154225-20211025184225-00638.warc.gz | 0.979343 | 348 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__237294497 | en | Sunflowers are one of my favorite flowers. They are such happy flowers. I am often fascinated by flowers in general, being a florist I get to experience a wide variety of flowers on almost a daily basis. But sunflowers hold some special place for me. I like to grow them, plant the seeds, wait for them to pop their little heads through the soil, grow taller and taller, and then there is a bud! and wait and wait for the first sign of that yellow to show! And then the glorious blooms appear and slowly open soaking up the sun. Then they bow their heads and become food for the bugs! The bees and the butterflies love them as well. This is one of mine from this year’s crop.
So what about this history behind these beauties?
Although it was commonly accepted that the sunflower was first domesticated in what is now the southeastern US, roughly 5000 years ago,there is evidence that it was first domesticated in Mexico around 2600 BC. These crops were found in Tabasco, Mexico at the San Andres dig site. The earliest known examples in the United States of a fully domesticated sunflower have been found in Tennessee, and date to around 2300 BC. Many indigenous american peoples used the sunflower as the symbol of their solar deity, including the Aztecs and the Otomi of Mexico and the Incas in South America. In 1510 early Spanish explorers encountered the sunflower in the Americas and carried its seeds back to Europe. Of the four plants known to have been domesticated in what is now the eastern continental United States and to have become important agricultural commodities, the sunflower is currently the most economically important.. | agronomy |
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