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International Collaboration Receives Grant to Advance Improvements in Cassava Harvests

Dec 16, 2016

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announces that the Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa Plus (VIRCA Plus) consortium of American, Nigerian, Ugandan, and Kenyan institutions recently received a five-year, $10.46m grant The grant has ...

Tags: International Collaboration, Cassava Harvests

Cardia Targets Councils with Waste Bags

Aug 19, 2015

Cardia Bioplastics has secured orders from four additional councils in Victoria for its compostable waste management bags. For use in organic waste diversion programs, Cardia's compostable bin liners help councils and households make more ...

Tags: packaging, packaging material, carriage, bag

Tradin Organic Agriculture Has Increased Its Stake in Organic Sesame Supplier Selet Hullin

May 28, 2015

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 ...

Tags: Tradin Organic, organic sesame

Ivorian Government Aims to Improve Cocoa Planting Material

Apr 8, 2015

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 ...

Tags: World Cocoa Foundation, Material, Food

Avoiding The Things You Shouldn't Be Doing This Spring

Mar 24, 2015

Before you start kicking up dust this spring as planting gets rolling, make sure you're not only doing everything right but also avoiding the things you shouldn't be doing, whether it be small-scale agronomic matters or farmwide management ...

Tags: Soil test, Segments of the production equation, Agriculture

Praj Has Contracted 60,000 LPD Project for Production

Jan 9, 2015

Praj Industries, global process solutions Company has contracted 60,000 LPD project for production of fuel ethanol and premium grade extra neutral alcohol (Beverage Alcohol) from Kakira Sugars. Kakira Sugars is a leading sugar and power ...

Tags: Beverage Alcohol, soil fertility, Agriculture

WCF and Leaders From The Global Cocoa Sector Have Convened in Copenhagen

Oct 28, 2014

Hundreds of members of the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and leaders from the global cocoa sector have convened in Copenhagen, Denmark to take further crucial steps toward implementing a comprehensive strategy, called CocoaAction, to sustain ...

Tags: Cocoa, Ebola

CHEP Australia The Winner in The Category Small to Medium Packaging Manufacturer

Aug 19, 2014

In its statement announcing CHEP Australia the winner in the category Small to Medium Packaging Manufacturer, APC Awards, APC stated: “Chep pallets are well embedded in the supply chain of many commercial processes…” This ...

Tags: CHEP, Packaging, Printing

It Starts with Good Planning and Follow-Through for All Phases of Production

Mar 14, 2014

Last summer while making farm calls on some of the best farms and hay producers in my area, I decided to ask each farmer what was the most important thing or things that made them stand out. What made the difference for them compared to ...

Tags: Forage, Agriculture, Food

Now Is The Ideal Time to Control Troublesome Pasture Weeds

Mar 13, 2014

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

How People Care for Urban, Suburban and Rural Lawns

Mar 12, 2014

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 ...

Tags: crop, urban stewardship, sustainability of cities

Crop Yields in The Semi-Arid Areas of Zimbabwe Have Been Declining Over Time

Mar 6, 2014

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

Two Purdue Extension Agronomists Are Seeking Farmers to Collaborate in on-Farm

Feb 10, 2014

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

Beginning Farmers Often Start out with Soils in Need of Improvement

Feb 7, 2014

By Jim Isleib, Michigan State University ExtensioninShare New farmers can benefit from careful assessment of their farm’s soils and planning for crop rotations and use of cover crops. Beginning farmers often start out with soils ...

Tags: USDA, PH, Cornell University, Michigan State University

2013 SMaRT Report Is Available Online at Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee Website

Jan 3, 2014

Soybean producers and agribusiness representatives can download the results from 14 different on-farm research projects conducted by the SMaRT program in 2013. The 2013 SMaRT (Soybean Management and Research Technologies) on-farm research ...

Tags: Soybean, agribusiness

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