Tree Handling Articles
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NNFCC Christmas Wishlist
Top 10 - NNFCC's biobased Christmas Wishlist In such uncertain times, it’s always good to know that some things never change. So as per tradition, here is the new NNFCC biobased Christmas Wishlist for 2020! We’ve drawn out our top 10 of the biobased products that we wouldn’t mind seeing under the tree this year. BiOBUDDi baby toys Get them started early! Even our little ones ...
By NNFCC Ltd.
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Government unveils path to sustainable farming from 2021
I was pleased to hear the government restate its commitment to a farming sector that is rewarded for how it restores nature and safeguards the climate via Defra’s Agricultural Transition Plan. However, with George Eustice still unable to indicate what sort of global trading relationships we will have in the new year, I also wasn’t at all surprised to hear farmers continue to plead ...
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Boris Johnson sets out his ten-point green plan
Where are food and farming in the ten-point green plan? Along with colleagues across the environmental movement, I have been anticipating Boris Johnson’s Green Speech today, where he set out a 10-point plan for how the UK will meet Net-Zero. All eyes were on the landmark new commitment to bring forward the ban on petrol and diesel car sales to 2030. But where were food and farming? If we ...
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How to better color the fruit
Open the light path and promote coloring. Promote photosynthetic crops, promote fruit dry matter accumulation and soluble sugar accumulation, can better promote fruit color conversion. Proper fertilizer and water to promote coloring. In the fruit growth period, especially in the late growth period, it is necessary to continuously increase the application rate of potash fertilizer. Of course, ...
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MILAS: springboard to the future for Vitelia Voeders
The search for an ERP solution that would better meet the needs of today and leave enough space for the possibilities of tomorrow, led animal feed manufacturer Vitelia Voeders to Adifo. The powerful combination of Adifo’s sector-specific ERP flagship MILAS and Microsoft Dynamics 365 turned out to perfectly meet Vitelia Voeders’ demand. The result: a customer ready for further growth ...
By BESTMIX
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Starting Pollen Systems
The last two companies I founded were focused on delivering value and cost savings by using data analytics (now known as Big Data) to optimize business processes. I spent 12 years developing solutions to help companies run email 7x24 by outsourcing remote management of their servers to Azaleos and then built Enroute Systems to help retailers ship packages more efficiently: picking the right ...
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Evendale Commons Stream Restoration- Case Study
ERC was hired as the General Contractor for the restoration of the Mill Creek by the Village of Evendale. The scope of work included the construction of one (1) riffle, rock toe, buried grade control, grading, and all site restoration. After mobilizing to the site ERC cleared and grubbed the entire site and then excavated 2,900 CY of earth. In order to align the stream and to slope the stream ...
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Wilderness Center Stream Mitigation- Case Study
ERC was hired by the Akron-Canton Airport to install a meandering stream adjacent to an existing stream. Once we excavated and shaped the new meandering stream the soil from the excavation was used to fill in the existing stream after we tied them together. We installed various in stream structures; rock vanes, step pools, log sills, log vanes, root wads and j-hooks. We seeded and used erosion ...
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Almond producer decreases parrot presence by 80% - Case Study
Location: Paine, Maipo Alto, Chile Application context: Almond production Problem definition: Burrowing parrots eating the almonds Bird species: Burrowing parrots (Psittacidae) Time of the year with bird problems: February – March Time of the day with bird problems: From dusk till dawn Number of systems: 1 x Agrilaser Autonomic 500 with solar panel In use sinse: February 2018 ...
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EPA Registers Long-Term Uses for Sulfoxaflor
On July 12, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in a Decision Memorandum that it has registered new uses and restored previously registered uses for sulfoxaflor. EPA has approved the use of sulfoxaflor on alfalfa, corn, cacao, grains (millet, oats), pineapple, sorghum, teff, teosinte, tree plantations, and restored the uses on citrus cotton, cucurbits (squash, ...
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Take Care of Business, and More With Custom Metrics
“If You are not Keeping Score, you are just practicing” Carbon-And-More announces a new release featuring custom metrics. Now organizations subscribing to the SMB or Enterprise editions can set and share additional metrics as they see fit. Custom metrics are completely configurable, hence an organization can now augment the out-of-the-box metrics with their own ideas or targets. ...
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Forest & plant canopy analysis - Tools & methods
The range of applications of canopy cover analysis is truly astounding. Canopy analysis derives its usefulness from the vitality of the canopy. Many methods to measure canopy cover have been developed in the last 80 years to meet various objectives. Not surprisingly, there have been several comparisons of the tools in different parts of the world. A general knowledge of canopy cover and the ...
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Forest & Plant Canopy Analysis - Tools & Methods
Canopy Analysis for Crop, Forest & Plant Research The range of applications of canopy cover analysis is truly astounding. Canopy analysis derives its usefulness from the vitality of the canopy. Many methods to measure canopy cover have been developed in the last 80 years to meet various objectives. Not surprisingly, there have been several comparisons of the tools in different parts of the ...
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Tree, Crop & Plant Stress – A Primer on Abiotic and Biotic Stressors
The natural conditions in which plants and trees grow are neither uniform nor controlled. Many changes or fluctuations, even if they are temporary, can have a negative impact on and stress plants. The factors which can lead to stress can be one of two types: abiotic or biotic. Stress can have serious repercussions on various phases of a plant’s growth and, ultimately, crop productivity. ...
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Tree, crop & plant stress – A primer on abiotic and biotic stressors
The natural conditions in which plants and trees grow are neither uniform nor controlled. Many changes or fluctuations, even if they are temporary, can have a negative impact on and stress plants. The factors which can lead to stress can be one of two types: abiotic or biotic. Stress can have serious repercussions on various phases of a plant’s growth and, ultimately, crop productivity. ...
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Rovero supplies year-round and worldwide
Open just the ridge, open everything, open the side walls - it's all possible with Rovero's plastic greenhouses. Rovero makes plastic greenhouses that are bought and built all over the world, from 9.60 metres span to as much as 16.80 metres. You have to be flexible'. The plastic greenhouses developed, supplied and built by Rovero of Raamsdonksveer can be found all over the world. The company is ...
By Rovero
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Protection of a slope along a road in a semi-arid region - Case Study
The challenge The road enlargement works in close proximity to residential areas have created particularly steep slopes. The local soil is composed of loess, materials with well-known characteristics in contact with water. A typical rainfall curve in those very dry areas, where the heavy rains, even rare, have resulted in very serious soil erosion. Slope with a steep inclination ...
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Pet cremation and other choices
Choosing a Pet Crematorium Choosing somewhere local with good credentials is the best place to start. Check out facebook groups and reviews to see how other feel about their services. Most will be kind and empathetic to you – in most cases Pet Crematoriums are ran by pet lovers themselves. The ashes are returned to you in an urn (usually an additional cost), but can also be put in a seed ...
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Hydrological effects of revegetation on hillsides - Case Study
Project Hydrological effects of revegetation on hillsides in the Baviaanskloof, South Africa Carried out by Marjan Sommeijer Country South Africa Background research Marjan Sommeijer travelled to Baviaanskloof in South Africa in 2010 to conduct research for her placement as part of her Bachelor’s degree in International Land and Water Management at Wageningen University. The ...
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Landscaping Ideas With Stone Mulch
Landscape work takes a lot of effort and involves a lot of cost. Often, people are confused whether to use stone mulch in landscaping or use organic material. There are pros and cons to both approaches, and the decision will depend on the kinds of plants you have in the garden and the climate in which they are growing. Organic mulch is cheaper than stone mulching but it does not last very long, ...
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