A Pakistan cotton ginners trade body has demanded that cotton farmers be assured a government support price to stop their exploitation by textile mills. At a press conference, office bearers of the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association ...
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A Pakistan cotton ginners trade body has demanded that cotton farmers be assured a government support price to stop their exploitation by textile mills. At a press conference, office bearers of the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association ...
Tags: Body, support price, Textile
Kellogg has announced new global sustainability commitments in two areas – responsible sourcing and natural resources, that are actionable until 2020. "This company was founded on the belief that there's an inherent goodness in ...
As hemp makes a comeback in the U.S. after a decades-long ban on its cultivation, scientists are reporting that fibers from the plant can pack as much energy and power as graphene.Graphene is an allotrope of carbon, whose structure is ...
This summer dealt us cooler weather than typical, but we all know the sweltering heat that back-to-school and state fair season can bring. Put these five tips into practice to keep your livestock comfortably cool and safe from the effects ...
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Dutch researchers are investigating a new method to produce synthetic meat without having to slaughter animals to cater to the demand for meat. In a paper published in Trends in Biotechnology's June issue, the researchers, Cor van der ...
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If you're not ready for a higher cattle market for a while, you better settle in and get ready for it, because it's going to continue for "multiple years" into the future, one expert says. Record beef prices at the consumer meat case ...
Tags: Beef Herd, cattle market
Adequate levels of rhizobia organisms can help to increase nitrogen fixation; satellite imagery and mapping capabilities help growers identify yield-limiting factors; and developments in drought stress tolerance. Adequate Rhizobia ...
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A report has been commissioned to examine the value of the live sheep trade to the Australian wool industry and Western Australia in particular. The report follows a request by the Australian Wool Innovation's Industry Consultative ...
Tags: Wool Prices, Live Exports, export industry
Scientists and regulators investigating the mysterious spread of a deadly virus plaguing the U.S. pork industry are stepping up their scrutiny of what the nation's hog herd eats. With a dearth of solid leads, investigators are exploring ...
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During the current harvest season, the Latin American country of Paraguay is expected to produce around 1,800 to 2,000 kg of cotton per hectare, despite the drought, owing to use of transgenic cotton (Bt cotton) seeds, as per the Paraguayan ...
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World-renowned clothing brands such as Zara, United Colors of Benetton, Gruppo Marzoto, Lanerossi, Marchi e Fildi S.P.A, Fratelli Piacenza S.P.A and H&M would be using Kazakhstan wool for manufacturing their apparel products, as a result of ...
Tags: Zara, Benetton, Kazakh Wool, Clothing
Projected 2013/14 world wheat production is up 0.8 million tons this month to 712.7 million, further raising the historical record. In Australia, 2013/14 production is up 0.5 million tons to 27.0 million this month. The harvest in Australia ...
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With no green showing in the pasture, few livestock producers are thinking about weed control, but now is the ideal time to control troublesome pasture weeds, says Dr. David Fernandez, Cooperative Extension Program livestock specialist at ...
Tags: weed control, livestock, improving forage availability
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia, today repeated his appeal to livestock producers affected by natural disasters such as the drought in the West and the unexpected winter ...
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