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Controlled Environment Agriculture - The future of growing

Food security, nutrition and the future of farming are challenges that face us all, but with innovation and research, there are solutions at hand. Commercial indoor growing is a fast-paced and ever-evolving industry. And rightly so, if we have any hope of feeding growing populations with high quality, nutrient-dense food then we need to be looking beyond conventional farming and start embracing ...

Oct. 20, 2021

By Grow Sensors LTD

5 Fish Ponds in the Philippines

What is the most modern farming scene now? It is a waterproof pond built with a hdpe liner. Today I’d like to share one of our client’s cases. The fish pond located in the Philippines takes 2 months from the preparation to the final usage. The total geomembrane quantity is 5000 sqm, which includes 5 ponds, built on a farm. He started this idea in 2019, when he begins the purchasing in ...

Oct. 14, 2021

By Earth Shield Environmental Co., Ltd.

Storytelling is the challenge, but it can also be the solution

America loves farmers, and the data proves it. The Industry of Farming & Agriculture has the highest favorability ratings of all U.S. industries, and farming is regularly ranked one of the most trustworthy professions… so why is there still a major disconnect between food producers and the end consumer? There’s a feeling of “us vs. them” on both sides, and it ...

Oct. 11, 2021

By DP Techlink

Millbrook First Nation Hatchery - Case Study

A FIRST FOR MANY Millbrook hatchery represents Octaform’s first endeavor into Aquaculture, after numerous successes in containment tanks since 1997. The aquaculture operation was the dream of Millbrook First Nation, a Mi’kmaq community that calls Nova Scotia ...

Oct. 1, 2021

By Octaform Systems Inc.

EWEAS - Project

Aquaculture has grown exponentially in recent decades, accounting for over 20% of all seafood produced in Europe, and almost half of all seafood produced globally. Despite this, growth has slowed in Europe in recent years, with efforts to match production levels in Asia falling short. Aquaculture is an extraordinarily diverse sector faced with numerous challenges. One of those is efficient and ...

Sep. 9, 2021

By AquaTT

EMPORIA4KT - Project

The Blue Economy represents all economic activities related to oceans, seas and coastal areas and includes industries such as fishing, shipbuilding, tourism and ocean energy. This growing sector is hugely important to Europe, and currently provides jobs for nearly 3.5 million people. Improving transnational cooperation and synergies between triple helix players (academia, industry and ...

Sep. 9, 2021

By AquaTT

SOCIOEC - Project

SOCIOEC aims to develop management measures that will enable stakeholders to agree and comply with new and existing ...

Sep. 9, 2021

By AquaTT

Krill as a Source of Minerals - Case Study

Krill has a low content of ash making ideal for fresh water feeds. It is lower in content of phosphorus than other marine based meals such as shrimp or fish meal. Its calcium/phosphorus ratio is near to 1,5:1 which favors the absorption of both minerals, and it is significantly lower compared to fish or crustacean meals (3 or ...

Sep. 6, 2021

By Krill Canada Corporation

Chitin/Chitosan as an Immunostimulant - Case Study

Chitin is component of several crustacean and insect carapace. It is an energy source for several species which can degrade chitin through special enzymes. Disease control, profilaxis and eradication are based on the use of vaccines and chemiotherapeutical substances. But there are a number of pathologies that have no known cure. There are for example, the case of Piscirichettsiosis in Chilean ...

Sep. 6, 2021

By Krill Canada Corporation

Krill as a Source of Natural Carotenoids - Case Study

Krill is a source of natural carotenoids. Over 95% of the pigments present in krill are in the form of asthaxantin, which is the only type of pigment that fixes onto the flesh of salmon when krill is used in the diet and the flesh color is the same that it is found in wild salmon (Hue). Pigments in krill are esterified giving them more stability. Asthaxantine is not only a pigment, but also ...

Sep. 6, 2021

By Krill Canada Corporation

Krill and Osmoregulation - Case Study

One of the most frequent uses of krill is in special diets, when salmonids are transferred from fresh to sea water. This is due to the osmoregulating properties of krill. Krill is rich in trimethylamine oxide (TMAO) which is a known osmoreguator. The high salt content of the environment represents a strong physiological challenge for fish and crustacean. They need to keep their hemodinamic and a ...

Sep. 6, 2021

By Krill Canada Corporation

Krill as a Taste Attractant - Case Study

Both fish and crustaceans live in an immersed aquatic environment, where their chemioperceptive system receives permanent stimulation by soluble compounds. These substances are usually of low molecular weight, non-volatile and most of them contain nitrogen (amino acids, nucleotides, etc.). These compounds stimulate the chemioperception of the animal (taste and smell), and its behavior (feeding ...

Sep. 6, 2021

By Krill Canada Corporation

Fish Pond Liners for Sale in Taiwan City

Fish Pond Liners for sale in Taiwan city is the kind of HDPE geomembrane liner for the anti-seepage water containment projects such as fish ponds, shrimp ponds, or wastewater treatment ponds, etc. On 5th, December, a customer from Taiwan city sent us an inquiry about the fish pond, they hope to build a fish pond, but do not know what material to use, and do not to how to do construction. The ...

Aug. 20, 2021

By Earth Shield Environmental Co., Ltd.

Seaweed Harvester and Pump Manufacturer Collaborate

Hale Miller, seaweed harvester of Maine, and Chad Schipman, of eastern Montana, collaborated on pump modifications for seaweed harvesting. Schipman is the Engineering Manager for SRS Crisafulli, Inc. a pump manufacturer with a long history of building agricultural pumps. Miller and Schipman troubleshot and modified a pump system for sustainable seaweed harvesting. Miller uses a Crisafulli ...

Aug. 12, 2021

By SRS Crisafulli, Inc.

How to Choose HDPE Pond Liner Sheet for Fish Pond Project in the Philippines?

In fact, in the Philippines, the geographical location and various conditions make people more interested in fish pond fish farming projects. The most common fish ponds are goldfish, tilapia, koi, tuna, Samara, Dilis (anchovies), Hito (catfish), Galunggong (mackerel), salmon, sardines, shrimp, squid, and others with low mercury content. Crabs and so on. The business of fish ponds in the ...

Aug. 11, 2021

By Earth Shield Environmental Co., Ltd.

Seaweed extract uses in agriculture

In recent years, the damage caused by the blind and excessive application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has become more and more serious. To develop ecological agriculture, we must vigorously promote the use of biological fertilizers and pesticides. The abundant marine biological resources are a material treasure house for the development of ecological agriculture. Seaweed extracts is ...

Aug. 11, 2021

By Shandong Jiejing Group Corporation

How to Choose HDPE Pond Liner Sheet for Fish Pond Project in Kenya?

The fish ponds are now more and more popular, last week we received an inquiry about fish pond liners from a customer in Kenya, he hopes to build the fish ponds with an HDPE pond liner sheet, but the client won't know how to choose the HDPE pond liner sheet. Then we make solutions for them. 1. HDPE Pond Liner Sheet Budget Many people hope to buy a very high-quality product, but cannot afford ...

Aug. 5, 2021

By Earth Shield Environmental Co., Ltd.

Fungi Stop keeps Blueberries Free of Botrytis

The blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) is a fruit highly appreciated for its intense flavor and color in the gastronomy of many countries. It is a climacteric fruit that surprisingly behaves like a non-climacteric fruit. This is because, once harvested, its respiration rate drops considerably. Blueberries are usually transported and marketed in micro-perforated clamshell boxes to avoid bruising ...

Aug. 3, 2021

By Bioconservacion SA

HDPE Pond Liner Sheet for Fish Pond Project in the Philippines

HDPE Pond Liner Sheet is a kind of smooth, and high-quality HDPE geomembrane liner. The HDPE Pond Liner Sheet contains about 97.5% polyethylene, 2.5% carbon black, and traces of antioxidants and heat stabilizers. The HDPE geomembrane HDPE Pond Liner Sheet has excellent chemical resistance, mechanical properties, environmental stress crack resistance, dimensional stability, and thermal aging ...

Jul. 30, 2021

By Earth Shield Environmental Co., Ltd.

Dairy Food Processing - Case Study

Challenges Bluegrass has a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to bacteria in its production facilities. The company has tried several other solutions and processes, but consistently had to spray several times, sometimes with multiple different products, to get full kill rates for Salmonella and Listeria bacteria. The drains were particularly susceptible to contamination and had to be treated ...

Jul. 28, 2021

By Decon 7 Systems.