The CGFDC oversees two Green Food Standards: A (which allows some use of synthetic agricultural chemicals) and AA (which is more stringent, allowing less use of such chemicals, and is consequently less popular with agricultural producers). ...
Good agricultural practice (GAP) are specific methods which, when applied to agriculture, create food for consumers or further processing that is safe and wholesome. While there are numerous competing definitions of what methods constitute ...
The Government of Peru has made it clear that it is not in favour of giving subsidies for cotton farming, and instead it is willing to promote growing of other crops to remain competitive in the market. The Government cannot persist ...
Tags: Peruvian Govt, Cotton Farming, Subsidies
Australian actor Isabel Lucas stars in Country Road's short film, Life Through Wool. Made in collaboration with The Woolmark Company and filmed at 'Boonoke' sheep station, the film pays homage to Australia's Wool industry. To increase ...
Tags: Wool Sector, Isabel Lucas
Major Western Australian dairy processor and fruit juice manufacturer Harvey Fresh has been sold to Italian dairy group Parmalat for about $117 million. Parmalat's Australian subsidiary is one of Australia's major manufacturers of dairy ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, dairy products, milk, yoghurt
Machinery represents a major portion of capital costs, second only to land in farming operations. A well-kept fleet of machinery lets you respond to changing field conditions and other seasonal needs. Surveys of tractor owners indicate most ...
The EC is proposing stricter laws for organic foods The European Commission (EC) has proposed a new Regulation or organic products and labelling of organic products, saying that consumer and producer concerns are at the heart of the new ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, organic foods
NEI Corporation recently introduced NANOMYTE TC‐5001, a nanotechnology-enabled, single component, clear coating that significantly improves the corrosion resistance of zinc‐plated and hot‐dip galvanized (HDG) steel. It is ...
Tags: Coating, Construction, Decoration
Even in this day and age Chinese Masks are used within two main elements of Chinese culture. The New Year masks which are worn by Chinese people to welcome the New Year throughout the world. And the Opera masks which are painted and drawn ...
Tags: New Year masks, opera masks, depict the moods and emotion
The Michigan Dairy Ambassadors Program provides youth who are passionate about the dairy industry a unique leadership opportunity by offering trainings in agriculture advocacy and public relations. For many youth, what starts as a love ...
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The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) has been following with great interest developments in trade negotiations between Canada and South Korea and welcome today's news that the terms of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has been finalized. The ...
Tags: Pork, Agriculture, Food
Ray Archuleta says the earth is sick. It is in this condition, he says, in large measure due to our disregard of natural principles in our approach to agriculture. Archuleta is a conservation agronomist with the Natural Resource ...
Tags: increase soil function, no-till, lower soil temperatures
Farmers rely more on individual private health insurance plans than most so many were a tractor or truck accident away from bankruptcy, a U.S. expert says. Heidi Johnson, Dane County University of Wisconsin-Extension crops and soils ...
Tags: health insurance plans, medical checkups, riskiest businesses
Many parts of heavy duty are being manufactured via various firms and the bobcats are quite popular among the heavy duty industry. They are seen in the field of burgeoning construction industry. Bobcat is used only in the industry of ...
Tags: heavy duty industry, skid steer, increase the skid steer sales
Crop yields in the semi-arid areas of Zimbabwe have been declining over time because of poor soil fertility due to mono-cropping, lack of fertilizer, and other factors. In collaboration with the International Crops Research Institute for ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food