Shacman starts strategic cooperation with Yuntianhua Tianchi Logistics Company on May 13, and the first batch of D'long M3000 8×4 heavy duty dumpers delivery ceremony was held in Yunnan Shuifu. Deputy GM of Shacman Sales Company Liu ...
Tags: Heavy Trucks, Truck, Transportation
India's natural gas demand is forecast to more than double to 516.97 million cubic meters/day in fiscal 2021-22, according to a report commissioned by an oil ministry regulatory body. Demand in fiscal 2016-17 is forecast at 378.06 million ...
Tags: Natural Gas, natural gas demand
The World Bank has called on Bangladesh to raise domestic natural gas prices after five years without an increase. "The administered price of domestically produced natural gas is fixed at a level considerably below that of the ...
Tags: Natural Gas, Domestic Prices
Singapore-headquartered Wilmar International has agreed to establish a joint venture (JV) in Myanmar to produce and sell sugar and its by-products. The JV will be set up in partnership with Great Wall Food Stuff, and will be named Great ...
Tags: Wilmar International, JV Deal
Government of Kenya is partnering with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the European Union (EU) and Equity Bank to finance the Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme (KCEP). This US$30.1 million programme is ...
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
It’s one of the most popular crops in the home garden. It’s 95 percent water, low in calories and an excellent source of vitamin K. It’s been grown in space and a mile underground. “The National Garden Bureau every ...
Tags: cucumbers, full sun and well-drained soil, encourage people to grow
For years Beijing stressed that the country’s farmers must grow enough grain to feed the masses. Measures enacted in 1996 called on China to produce 95% of its own grain. That policy reflected concerns rooted deep in centuries of food ...
Tags: Self-Sufficiency Policy, farmers
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 ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
How people care for urban, suburban and rural lawns – the nation's second biggest crop behind corn – is less consistent than believed, according to scientists with the U.S. Forest Service, Clark University, the Cary Institute of ...
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
India is currently the fifth largest economy of the world and is developing at a fast pace. The maximum growth is reported from the construction sector and minimum growth is observed from the agriculture sector. The primary industrial ...
This past fall 2013, many growers found it difficult to plant wheat as early as they would like. In most cases, it was due to a prolonged dry-down period for the preceding crop. It resurrects the question of adjusting cropping strategies ...
SHIJIAZHUANG - Shijiazhuang, one of China's smoggiest cities, plans to cut coal consumption by 15 million tonnes in four years, including 4 million tonnes this year. The capital of North China's Hebei province, also plans to reduce iron ...
Tags: Coal Consumption, Metallurgy
Two Purdue Extension agronomists are seeking farmers to collaborate in on-farm, field-scale research trials to study corn plant populations and nitrogen management. Corn specialist Bob Nielsen and soil fertility specialist Jim Camberato ...
Tags: on-Farm Trials