Though the Chinese government promulgated the "Great Wall of Protection Ordinance" in 2006, the world famous ancient stone fortification is still disappearing at a tremendous speed, especially the parts in forsaken mountain areas. ...
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Tradin Organic Agriculture, a subsidiary of SunOpta, has increased its stake in organic sesame supplier Selet Hulling to 76%. Tradin, which operates as part of SunOpta's global ingredients division, previously held a 35% stake in Selet ...
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Cotton Council International (CCI), which works in conjunction with the National Cotton Council to promote US cotton exports, is all set to launch its 25-year old flagship brand COTTON USA in India. Under COTTON USA brand, CCI ...
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An upgraded version of Agren's SoilCalculator has been released. This version allows providers to estimate soil erosion and associated economic cost. "Report outputs quantify the economics of lost production due to soil erosion under ...
A record turnout for the annual Wheat Quality Council Winter Wheat Tour of Kansas will see a wide variety of wheat conditions over the three-day tour. That's according to Aaron Harries, director of research at the Kansas Wheat Commission ...
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Most trade analysts expected corn planting to have reached just shy of the halfway point by Sunday, but USDA's Crop Progress report released Monday shows that point came and went quickly in the last week, with planting sitting at 55%. ...
Tags: Corn Planting, corn, Soybean prices
A textile machinery symposium was held at Tehran in Iran by VDMA, the German association of machinery manufacturers on April 21 and 22, 2015. “Around 600 Iranian guests attended the symposium which was the first German event of ...
Axalta Coating Systems has planted the first lot of trees to start the “Axalta Forest” in Jiangjiakou City, Hebei Province, setting down the roots for a better environment in China and enabled itself be part of the local ...
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The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Grain Rain, as the last term in spring, starts on April 20 and ends on May 5. Grain Rain originates from the old saying, "Rain brings up the growth of ...
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Wheat futures told the story best early Monday morning: An 11-cent drop in the nearby futures contract in overnight trading was a surefire sign that it rained in the Plains . . . or that the trade thinks it did. Rain did fall, but it ...
Textile Exchange (TE), a US-based international non-profit organisation committed to a more sustainable textile industry, has recently announced the release of an online tool for the textile industry that measures the environmental, ...
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If farmers in the Corn Belt can get through the next 10 days or so, it should be time to plant corn like crazy. That's if the latest forecast for the region, one that shows lingering moisture is going to keep a lot of fieldwork and ...
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The winter wheat crop in parts of the Plains is falling in quality while farmers are seeing delays in the mid-South as corn-planting fights to move north into the Midwest, where another set of weather challenges and potential delays could ...
Tags: National Agricultural Statistics Service, Warm temperatures, Agriculture
The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and Cote d'Ivoire's Conseil du Café-Cacao have reached an agreement to improve cocoa planting material. This new agreement is part of the Ivorian government's 2QC national cocoa strategy. WCF ...
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Anyone who has ever worked on equipment knows bearings can be a lot of work. First off, there are a lot of them. And on agricultural equipment, most bearings must be lubricated periodically to prevent them from wearing or seizing. But over ...
Tags: agricultural equipment, bearings, Processing Machinery