This review considers the direct spreading of olive mill wastewater (OMW) on soil properties and crops. In general this has a positive effect on soil structure, with polyphenol content the main limiting factor. OMW could be an important ...
Tags: olive mill wastewater, soil properties, soil structure
Radio Lifeline, a non-profit based in the US, has launched the Black Earth Project, a new initiative designed to help Kenyan farmers mitigate the growing impact of climate change. For this project, Radio Lifeline has partnered with ...
Barclays Bank recently announced that by the arid climate impact of the American, the market supply of wheat was reducing. Global cereal market in the past few months had to quickly absorb the supply of corn and soybean markets, but from a ...
Tags: Wheat Market, Barclays Bank, wheat industry
US-based AquaLiv Technologies has entered into an agreement to acquire Verity Farms, a company aiming to lower chemical dependency and genetic modification in food production. AquaLiv Technologies, through its subsidiary AquaLiv, offers ...
The University of Saskatchewan is developing a food institute, the Global Institute for Food Security, with an initial investment of about C$50m ($50.66m) in Saskatoon, Canada. The institute will focus on increasing crop yields. It will ...
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The UK government said today (10 July) there needs to be "a culture change" in the food industry to ensure the country can produce food sustainably amid "soaring" population growth. UK farming minister Jim Paice called on all in the ...
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Swiss chocolate giant Barry Callebaut has broken ground at its first Center of Cocoa Excellence in west Africa. The CHF1m (US$1.3bn) training and research centre, which will be operational from October, will be used to test ...
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Swiss agrochemicals company Syngenta has announced that it has received European Union(EU)approval for isopyrazam-a next generation fungicide.This move which is expected to help cereal farmers control fungal diseases and achieve higher crop ...
Tags: generation, fungal diseases, crop yields
Urban Barns Foods Canada has announced a collaborative research with McGill University over Cubic Agriculture growing practices. Urban Barns' Cubic Agriculture employs patent pending proprietary equipment to grow affordable vegetables in ...
According to Yengst Associates and as indicated in the table below, growth in sales for tractors was about 2 percent in 2011 and it is expected to gain another 2 percent in 2012, with total tractor sales reaching just under 200,000 units ...
Tags: market view, Farm Equipment
Japanese technology firm Fujitsu is set to launch a new cloud-based platform,which can help farmers to keep track of crop yields and growth data,and make informed decisions. The new service known as'Akisai',uses a network and sensors in ...
Tags: cloud-based platform, monitor, track
Cattle on the Schilke Ranch in northwestern North Dakota, located on Bakken Shale. Photo: Jacki Schilke In a Brooklyn winery on a sultry July evening, an elegant crowd sips rosé and nibbles trout plucked from the gin-clear streams ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food