Crop Cultivation News

With the development of applied science, agricultural sprayers have become a key equipment in crop production. How to choose a suitable sprayer is a topical issue for growers. It is, in fact, the first step to improve the usage rate of pesticides and fungicides, a smart way to save farm management cost. Growers, however, may try to select innovative adjuvants to adequately protect crops. ...

Oct. 7, 2018

By Foreverest Resources Ltd.

Researchers at Haifa University’s Marine Biological Station in Israel are exploiting the ultra-low detection limits of advanced laboratory equipment to measure extremely low nutrient concentrations in marine water. The University’s Prof. Krom says: "We work in the Eastern Mediterranean which has the lowest regional concentration of dissolved nutrients anywhere in the global ocean. We ...

Sep. 26, 2018

By SEAL Analytical, Inc.

Pellenc, which is distributed in the UK and Ireland exclusively by Etesia UK, has chosen SALTEX 2018 to launch a new range of battery-powered hand tools on stand E055. ...

Sep. 12, 2018

By Etesia UK

The August issue of the Lufft Post went out today and reports on the highlights of last month. In August we had something to celebrate, because our WS Family turned 10 years! Matching this we welcome the new family member Lufft WS10: The tests have been completed and the start of series production has begun. We are looking forward to exciting projects with the innovation, of which we present one ...

Sep. 11, 2018

By G. Lufft Mess- und Regeltechnik GmbH

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.

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

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

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

“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

From September 1st 2018, Brørup Tractor & Maskincenter is the new importer of the full Major range of mowers for the agricultural and municipal sectors. The company has a selection of machines in stock and spare parts on the shelves ready to service existing Major customers and sell the latest models. ...

Sep. 5, 2018

By Major Equipment

The national award recognizes outstanding achievements by organizations in the private sector that clearly demonstrate a strategic approach to successfully improving business performance and achieving goals. All applicants were valuated by the Awards Adjudication Committee, a prestigious panel of business experts from organizations including, BC Business Magazine, CEO Global Network, and Carleton ...

Sep. 5, 2018

By Cority

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

THE Norwegian salmon farming company Cermaq has opened an ultra-modern new salmon processing factory in the Nordland region. The plant, located in the nearby the community of Steigen, is said to be one of the country’s most efficient processing sites for salmon, and the first factory to be constructed in accordance with the industry 4.0 standard, which means it is geared up for full ...

Sep. 5, 2018

By FISHupdate

This year’s SFA Lake Superior Chapter Harvest Festival, set for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. this Sat., Sept. 8, at Bayfront Park in Duluth, is shaping up to be worthy of its 25th anniversary as the Superior Region’s sustainability showcase. Our farmers’ market will have 31 producers showing off their best products of the season: vegetables, ...

Sep. 4, 2018

By Sustainable Farming Association

ARNARLAX, Iceland’s largest fish farming company, has said it is working towards a listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Company chairman Kjartan Ólafsson told the Icelandic newspaper Frettabladid that the completion of a 2.6 billion (Icelandic) kroner share capital increase and expanding its balance sheet should underpin further development. He hopes to register the business on the ...

Sep. 3, 2018

By FISHupdate

SALMAR is planning to invest 675 million kroners (around £63 million) in a ground-breaking new production and processing plant in the north of Norway. The independently owned and rapidly expanding fish farming company – which owns 50 per cent of Scottish Sea Farms – said it will become one of the world’s most advanced facilities for processing salmon. The project, ...

Sep. 3, 2018

By FISHupdate

Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is seeking information about forest biomass generation systems that could generate power for customers while improving the health of Arizona forests.On June 29, 2018, TEP issued a request for information (RFI) about technologies, costs, environmental benefits, construction requirements and interconnection requirements of forest biomass energy projects. Information ...

Aug. 30, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

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