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Top 5 Methods to Protecting Cherries from Birds

Not only do humans like to snack on cherries, but birds do, too! Birds love cherries as a food source, even before they are ripe. A mixture of preventative methods should be implemented to keep pesky birds away from your precious cherries. Follow these tips for the best ways to protect your cherry crops or trees from birds: 1. Install Netting One effective way ...

Jun. 8, 2016

By Avian Enterprises, LLC

Netting Alternatives for Cherry Trees & Wine Grapes

Scare away unwanted birds Give birds something else to eat Implement liquid bird repellent Your cherry trees and wine grapes are more than just tasty for you and your family, they’re also delicious snacks for hungry birds. Don’t waste your time and money with ineffective nets to protect your fruit. Instead, try ...

May 11, 2017

By Avian Enterprises, LLC

Coffee cherry husk - a potential feed stock for alcohol production

Coffee cherry husk (CCH) a toxic agro waste was tested for alcohol production by native yeast isolates. Out of five isolated yeasts, two produced acceptable amount of alcohol production from CCH extract. Pichia CJ isolated from rotten carrot and Clavispora CI isolated from coffee effluent produced maximum yield of 9.2 and 8.0%, respectively. Solid substrate fermentation (SSF) using CCH supported ...

Jun. 3, 2013

By Inderscience Publishers

Hardwood tree survival in heavy ground cover on reclaimed land in west Virginia: mowing and ripping effects

Current West Virginia coal mining regulations emphasize reforestation as a preferred postmining land use on surface mined areas. Some mined sites reclaimed to pasture are being converted to forests. In the spring of 2001, we compared the establishment and growth of five hardwood tree species on a reclaimed West Virginaia surface mine with compacted soils and a heavy grass groundcover. We planted ...

Jun. 27, 2008

By Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

An optimal harvest date prediction tool for long–term storage of red currants

Harvesting at the optimal time is critical for a high quality product destined for long–term storage. Still, there are insufficient tools to determine optimal harvest date. In this work, we present a very practical optimal harvest date tool based on a model developed several years ago and tested with several crops such as cherries, peaches, and nectarines. We have developed and validated ...

Feb. 11, 2013

By Inderscience Publishers

European red spider mite - an environmental consequence of persistent chemical pesticide application

The European red spider mite, Panonychus ulmi, is a major pest in almost all fruit growing regions of the world (Hardman et al., 1985). Spread of P. ulmi to most apple-growing areas has probably been caused by the distribution of nursery stock carrying winter eggs. This mite is stated to be an important secondary pest (due to the effects of chemical sprays killing natural enemies) of commercial ...

Oct. 1, 2005

By Center for Environment and Energy Research & Studies (CEERS)

RMDF Case Study - Compost Mulch a Plum Choice

ReMaDe Kent and Medway is managing a series of WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) funded trials on top fruit and other horticultural crops in Kent, the ‘Garden of England’, in order to develop the market for compost as a soil improver, and in this trial, as a mulch for young fruit trees. Twelve farms are taking part in the trials growing a wide range of crops, including strawberries, ...

Sep. 22, 2006

By WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme)

The Use of Ceramic Membranes in the Fruit-Juice Industry to produce intensely coloured, brilliant and stable juices

1 Introduction The production of high quality juices or juice concentrates from coloured fruits is a complex task with a multiplicity of parameters which have an effect on the final quality. atech innovations gmbh, a German manufacturer of ceramic membranes, and the Swiss engineering company Unipektin AG have developed a filtration process by which intensely coloured juice concentrates with ...

Aug. 1, 2013

By atech innovations gmbh

Are endophyte-mediated effects on herbivores conditional on soil nutrients?

Neotyphodium endophytes are assumed to have mutualistic relationship with their grass hosts, mainly resulting from mycotoxin production increasing plant resistance to herbivores by the fungus that subsists on the plant. To study importance of often ignored environmental effects on these associations, we performed a greenhouse experiment to examine the significance of endophyte infection and ...

Apr. 1, 2005

By Springer

HydroFLOW and Baker Produce - Case Study

Baker Produce grow different varieties of Apples, cherries, asparagus and potatoes in Washington State. The water heaters used to wash the produce were becoming heavily scaled. Results One HydroFLOW C45 water conditioner was used to treat 3 water heaters used to wash produce. In less than 3 months, the water conditioner descaled the water heaters. ...

Oct. 2, 2015

By Hydropath Holdings Ltd

Increase greenhouse efficiency with boom lighting

As a leader in greenhouse automation equipment, we are always looking to bring our growers new ideas on how to best utilize our equipment within their greenhouse. With the release of our highly coveted Universal Attachment, we are able to bring you new ideas on how to do more with less. The Universal Attachment is highly effective for attaching fans, insect mats, fans and lights. Boom lighting ...

Apr. 19, 2017

By Cherry Creek Systems

Coffee production systems

Types of production systems Roughly, five types of coffee production systems can be distinguished (Moguel, 1996, in Courville, forthcoming): 1)Traditional rustic coffee system: coffee production under forest trees by substitution of plants growing on the floor of a (sub)-tropical forest with coffee. There is a minimal impact on the original forest ecosystem; 2)Traditional polyculture system ...

Mar. 4, 2008

Decreased cost price advantage of gas CHP use

From the new Quantitative Information of the Greenhouse Horticulture prove the differences in cost between whether or not CHP use almost to fall away, the carbon footprint using CHP for the heat demand remains more favorable. At different crops is the average realized sales price below the economic cost price. The scale of the companies continues to increase; the NL acreage of the main crops is ...

Oct. 18, 2016

By Wageningen University and Research Centre

Hielscher Ultrasonics: Ultrasound in vinegar manufacturing

Ultrasonics in Maufacturing ans Aging of Vinegar The ultrasonic mixing technology is used in manifold ways in food and beverage industry. Hielscher Ultrasonics found a new application in the field of food processing: The sonication of vinegar, which is an important condiment in cuisine. The production ...

Jul. 14, 2010

By Hielscher USA, Inc. - Ultrasound Technology

Building a Safe Pesticides Industry with Bioproducts and Biomethods

Three publications on my desk are the motivating factors behind this issue’s Compost Users Forum. The first is our own Compost Science & Utilization (Summer, l999), a journal that reports research throughout the world dealing with the process and product of compost making. The initial report in this issue is titled: “Prospects for Composts and Biocontrol Agents as Substitutes for Methyl ...

Jan. 1, 1999

By BioCycle Magazine

Why Are Electric Substations Attracting Nuisance Birds and How Can We Stop Them?

See how liquid bird repellent helped eliminate pest birds around electric substations in this article by BirdBuffer LLC. Several years ago, Pacific Gas & Electric engaged in an endeavor to find a better solution to keep birds out of their substations in California. An article written by Kellie Collins, Steve Yonge, and Ron Critchlow of the San Francisco Pacific Gas and ...

Nov. 2, 2016

By Avian Enterprises, LLC

Earth out of sync rising temperatures throwing off seasonal timing

A newly hatched chick waits with hungry mouth agape for a parent to deliver its first meal. A crocus peaks up through the snow. Rivers flow swiftly as ice breaks up and snows melt. Sleepy mammals emerge from hibernation, and early frog songs penetrate the night. Spring awakening has long provided fodder for poets, artists, and almanac writers. Even for a notoriously fickle time of sunshine, ...

Mar. 29, 2010

By Earth Policy Institute

Large-Scale Composting Facility Thrives in ST. Louis Suburbs

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Jun. 1, 2005

By BioCycle Magazine

Understanding Compost Tea

Understanding Compost Tea COMPOST TEA describes many different preparations made using compost as a starting material and producing a liquid extract or in some cases a “liquid version” of the original compost. There are many home-designed pieces of equipment and some commercially available equipment made to produce compost tea. New ideas abound on how to fabricate the better tea-maker and ...

Oct. 1, 2000

By BioCycle Magazine

Commercial Experiences :Time for (compost) Tea in the Northwest

Understanding Compost Tea COMPOST TEA describes many different preparations made using compost as a starting material and producing a liquid extract or in some cases a “liquid version” of the original compost. There are many home-designed pieces of equipment and some commercially available equipment made to produce compost tea. New ideas abound on how to fabricate the better tea-maker and ...

Oct. 1, 2000

By BioCycle Magazine

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