Crop Cultivation News

Leading the program will be soil scientist and MacArthur Fellow Dr. David Montgomery (right), author of books like “Growing a Revolution” which makes the case for agriculture that is profitable and productive that cools the planet and restores life to the land. His interests lie at the intersection of the solid earth – the rocky crust beneath our feet – and the ...

Jan. 23, 2019

By Sustainable Farming Association

MEP Christopher Fjellner is organising an event entitled "Rest in Peace Plant Breeding Innovation in the EU after the ECJ Ruling?" on Wednesday, 6th of February 2019, from 16h30 to 18h30 at the European Parliament in Brussels. The European Court of Justice Ruling from 25 July includes plants resulting from new mutagenesis methods under GMO regulation. As a result, Europe risks to ...

Jan. 21, 2019

By European Seed Association (ESA)

According to research on the science of giving, charitable acts done at and through work increase employee job satisfaction, work performance, and personal happiness. It’s not surprising that doing good, feels good, which is one of the many reasons why AgBiome takes an active part in a wide variety of philanthropic ...

Dec. 17, 2018

By AgBiome, Inc.

In a recent article published by Process Industry Informer, it was highlighted that over 50% of stored grains are lost after harvesting due to spoilage caused by mould or insect infestation, and amounts to roughly $1 trillion per year in losses. However, these major economic losses can be combatted by the early detection of spoilage with gas sensors for CO2 measurement. ...

Dec. 11, 2018

By Edinburgh Sensors Ltd

Today, Dec. 5, is World Soil Day, which the United Nations has marked to “celebrate the importance of soil as a critical component of the natural system and as a vital contributor to human wellbeing.” ...

Dec. 4, 2018

By Sustainable Farming Association

If you are a fan of strawberries then you have probably experienced opening a recently purchased container only to find that several berries have burst into a plume of velvety gray mold. Unfortunately, your berries have fallen prey to gray mold disease, caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea. ...

Nov. 15, 2018

By AgBiome, Inc.

Srujana and Amber, having narrowly survived their encounter with the office poltergeist a year earlier, travel to the Midwest expecting a pleasant trip. Instead, they come face to face with Amber’s worst nightmare. How will the duo defeat their supernatural foes and manage to save the fermentation run at the same ...

Oct. 23, 2018

By AgBiome, Inc.

The Plant Growth Regulators Market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $5 billion to over $9.7 billion by 2025; as reported in the latest study by Global Market Insights, Inc. Global PGR market will be driven by increasing investment in the agricultural sector. Europe Union is planning to invest ...

Oct. 15, 2018

By Global Market Insights, Inc.

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Oct. 15, 2018

By AgBiome, Inc.

Did you know that the average American eats 124 lbs of potatoes a year, that the potato was the first vegetable to be grown in space, and Vincent van Gogh painted four still-life canvases devoted entirely to the potato!? ...

Oct. 3, 2018

By AgBiome, Inc.

Segra International Corp. (“Segra” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with The Supreme Cannabis Company (“Supreme Cannabis”) (TSXV:FIRE) (OTCQX: SPRWF) (FRA: 53S1) to provide cannabis micropropagation services at Supreme Cannabis’ wholly owned 7ACRES facility in Kincardine, Ontario. Plant micropropagation, also ...

Sep. 11, 2018

By Segra International Corp.

Grass and slurry experts Major Equipment Intl Ltd are returning to the 2018 National Ploughing Championships with a strong line-up of tractor mounted machinery for agricultural, professional and industrial applications. With products renowned for durability, reliability and easy operability, Major Equipment designs equipment with the owner in mind – machines strongly feature ...

Sep. 10, 2018

By Major Equipment

Osbit Ltd, the innovative offshore technology company, has completed a major upgrade to DeepOcean’s subsea pipeline plough, to provide the AMP1500 with class-leading capabilities. ...

Sep. 10, 2018

By Osbit Limited

“As to methods, there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The person who grasps principles can successfully select their own methods. The person who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson ...

Sep. 6, 2018

By Sustainable Farming Association

The Minnesota Premium Garlic Project has several workshops and classes in September and October for market growers and gardeners. More information about these and future workshops, as well as resources for garlic growers and marketers, is always available on our Garlic Project homepage. The full “Growing & Marketing Premium ...

Sep. 6, 2018

By Sustainable Farming Association

Greater Mille Lacs Chapter is hosting a demonstration of alley cropping – planting rows of trees at wide spacings with a companion crop grown in the alleyways between the rows – from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sun., Sept. 9, at Christian and Jessy McShane’s Sleepy Willow Farm, 40730 Nature Ave, Aitkin. ...

Sep. 5, 2018

By Sustainable Farming Association

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Sep. 4, 2018

By AgBiome, Inc.

Agricultural waste is a big problem in the present day. Among the chief offenders is rice husks. Rice is amongst the most grown crops worldwide, and is a staple of your diet of huge amounts of people. However, growing rice creates plenty of waste. Rice husks would be the leftover aspects of rice plants right after the edible rice has been harvested. Each and every year, a great deal of rice husk ...

Aug. 22, 2018

By Kingtiger (Shanghai) Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.

When Bert Veerman became so fed up with the dust and vermin, he considered various alternatives for storing grain. After a calculation, he discovered that the outdoor silo was the most advantageous altrnative for various reasons. Other grain storage possibilities, such as the construction of a new warehouse are less ...

Aug. 15, 2018

By Jansen & Heuning

Advanced Biofuel Center(ABC) has unveiled the Moringa oil industry’s most productive seeds worldly known as MOMAX3, which promise to deliver three times the yield of the industry average. The company says its ‘breakthrough’ seeds could help in establishment of Moringa Plantation for seeds oil production. ...

Aug. 10, 2018

By Advanced Biofuel Center