vegetable harvesting News
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World food prices stay high, but steady
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 206.7 points in December, nearly unchanged from the previous month, with a sharp increase in dairy prices and high meat values balancing out a steep decline in sugar quotations and lower cereal and oil prices. For 2013 as a whole, the index averaged 209.9 points - down 1.6 percent from 2012, and well below 2011's peak of 230.1, but still the third highest annual ...
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Garden and green space development to enhance cities
The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG) today announced the recipients of the 2012 GRO1000 Gardens and Green Spaces Grant Awards Program. The grants, which focus on improving our nation's cities through the development of community gardens and green spaces, were announced at The U.S. Conference of Mayors' 80th Winter Meeting in Washington, DC. This ...
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Laser beams and robots to feature in veggie grower seminar
Laser beams, robots and mid-air vegetable cultivation will be on the agenda for over 100 of the country’s leading vegetable growers at the 2015 Global Technologies in Horticulture Seminar to be held on Thursday 25 June at Jupiters Gold Coast. The Seminar aims to educate Australian growers on the futuristic technology they can employ on-farm, and builds on a highly successful series of ...
By AUSVEG
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Luna® Fungicide Label Expansion Gives Growers New Crops for Broad-Spectrum Disease Control
Bayer has received notice that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved an expanded label for Luna® fungicides permitting use on a larger group of fruit, nut and vegetable crops. Once approved in relevant states, these label expansions will be effective across a broad geographical range of markets from California and the Pacific Northwest to Florida. “This ...
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Farmers need urgent help to plant in the Central African Republic
Farmers in the Central African Republic are in urgent need of seeds and essential tools for the March planting season if they are to help avert a full-scale food and nutrition crisis in the country, FAO said today. Some 1.6 million people, or over a third of the population, already require life-saving food assistance in the conflict-stricken nation, where one in five people have fled their homes ...
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Six months after disaster, Philippine farmers bring in the harvest
Tens of thousands of farmers are bringing in their first rice harvest just six months after one of the worst typhoons to ever hit the Philippines left their fields in tatters and their livelihoods at risk, FAO announced today. After Typhoon Haiyan hit the central Philippines on 8 November, 2013, the situation was dire. More than 6,000 people lost their lives, while some 600,000 hectares of ...
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Blackbaud Concludes Year of Service by Donating 4,469 Toys to Children in Need this Holiday Season
As charities are faced with an increased demand in services with just a slight recovery in giving in 2010, Blackbaud Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), has a renewed focus on its corporate value "service to others makes the world a better place." Blackbaud, the leading global provider of nonprofit software and services, is in its fourth decade of helping nonprofit organizations deliver on their missions. Just ...
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Joining hands for sustainability and innovation in horticulture
From September 30th to October first, Bayer CropScience is hosting over 175 industry professionals from over 15 different countries at its Horticulture Symposium in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The symposium addresses issues of sustainability and innovation in modern horticulture and is designed to allow leaders in the field to network, share knowledge and expertise and exchange best practices. Over ...
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Blackbaud concludes year of service by donating 4,469 toys to children in need this holiday season
As charities are faced with an increased demand in services with just a slight recovery in giving in 2010, Blackbaud Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), has a renewed focus on its corporate value 'service to others makes the world a better place." Blackbaud, the leading global provider of nonprofit software and services, is in its fourth decade of helping nonprofit organizations deliver on their missions. Just ...
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Blackbaud concludes year of service by donating 4,469 toys to children in need this holiday season
As charities are faced with an increased demand in services with just a slight recovery in giving in 2010, Blackbaud Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), has a renewed focus on its corporate value "service to others makes the world a better place." Blackbaud, the leading global provider of nonprofit software and services, is in its fourth decade of helping nonprofit organizations deliver on their missions. Just ...
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