Irrigation News
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Damaging Human Impact on the Land ‘Unsustainable’
A new UN report examining how land resources such as water, soil and biodiversity are being managed around the world has found that human activity is damaging and degrading the earth in an unsustainable way. The second edition of the Global Land Outlook – which has taken five years to compile – indicates that up to 40 per cent of terrain worldwide has already been devalued, ...
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EAVISION Turkey Application, Agriculture Spray Drone Support to Farmers in Diyarbakir
6 thousand decares of wheat field in Diyarbakir Yenisehir District Sivritepe Neighborhood was sprayed with a drone in cooperation with the Municipality and the District Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry. Diyarbakir Yenisehir District Governor and Mayor Murat Besikci, Yenisehir District Agriculture and Forestry Director Abbas Ates, Yenisehir Chamber of Agriculture President Süleyman ...
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Alfa Chemistry Starts to Provide Alcohol-functionalized Pheromone for Pest Management
The management of Alfa Chemistry announces that the company is now also committed to becoming a leading manufacturer and supplier in the field of insect pheromones. Earlier this month, alcohol-functionalized pheromones were released, which is another step to further enrich its offering of various specialty chemicals. Pheromones serve as messengers that affect the behavior of insects and thus have ...
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Avirtech awarded GTI from Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation and Iskandar Investment Berhad
Avirtech, a precision AgriTech leader in Southeast Asia, has been awarded Global Testbed Incentives (GTI) from Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), administered by Iskandar Investment Berhad (IIB). Avirtech is the first receiving company and is recognized for its capabilities for positive impact on Malaysia agriculture. GTI is a pilot project covering a subsidy scheme to encourage ...
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President Biden and USDA Invest more than $166.5 Million in Infrastructure to Protect American Communities
President Joe Biden and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $166.5 million in 108 infrastructure projects as part of implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is working with local ...
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Mosaic and Bioconsortia Expand Nitrogen Fixing Microbial Products to Asia Markets
The Mosaic Companyand BioConsortia, Inc. have entered into a new agreement to develop and launch nitrogen fixing microbial products for all crops, including corn, wheat, rice, fruit and vegetables in China, India, Thailand and Vietnam. Nitrogen fixing microbial products for non-legume crops hold the promise to dramatically decrease the use of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers. BioConsortia’s ...
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Yunnan | EAvision technology energy is injected into agricultural production in mountainous areas
On March 25th, EAVISION carried out an intelligent drone plant protection flight control test on crops on the slopes of the mountainous area, injecting scientific and technological energy into the spring ploughing. The technicians are debugging EAVISION's new plant protection drone, EA-30X. After setting the relevant parameters, they poured the potion mixed with plant protection pesticides into ...
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How NIAB EMR research institute use Delta-T Devices soil sensors to improve crop yield and quality
Our second video featuring Dr Mark Else (NIAB EMR’s Head of Crop Science) looks in detail at how the NIAB EMR research teams use the Delta-T Devices WET-2 and SM150T Sensors to monitor soil moisture, temperature and pore EC (electrical conductivity) within their WET Centre strawberry ...
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Protecting the road pavement from trees’ roots
Trees’ roots often represent a problem for sidewalks, bike paths and roads. By creating a cavity with the Atlantis System, below the road pavement, the roots are prevented from breaking the overlying pavement. Urban greenery has become an indispensable aspect for improving the quality of life and making cities more vibrant and colourful. Often, however, the green is simply inserted to the ...
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Aker BioMarine Expands its Product Portfolio with a Halal-Certified Krill Oil Ingredient
Aker BioMarine, a leading global biotech innovator and Antarctic krill-harvesting company, is expanding its ingredient portfolio with Superba SC40, a Halal-certified krill oil product. The leading and most researched krill oil brand is now available with a halal certification, a high quality and widely recognized certification label. Superba SC40 will give the company’s ingredient business ...
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Siemens invests in floating RAS technology company
Siemens Project Ventures has made its first direct investment in the seafood sector to land-based aquaculture technology and supplier, Singapore Aquaculture Technologies (SAT). Through a Series A financing round, Germany-based Siemens brought up the stakes with S $9.2 million (USD $5.6 million), making the company the first institutional shareholder in the start-up. Founded in 2012, SAT develops ...
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Fish Feed Extruder Machine Can Make Floating Fish Food Pellets
Fish feed on organic materials or feed prepared for survival. For fish farmers, it is crucial to ensure that the fish can get all the food they need in terms of quantity and quality. In fact, feed accounts for almost 50% of the total production cost. Therefore, farmers need to spend a lot of time and energy to determine the correct feed. Here, floating fish feed machine can solve many problems ...
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ACE - A New Specialist Police Unit to target Construction Plant & Agricultural Machinery theft
The theft of equipment from construction sites and farms has a significant impact on the businesses targeted from both the loss and replacement of the equipment taken, in addition to the cost of temporarily reduced activity and downtime within these sectors. The launch of the Construction Equipment Association (CEA) owned Official CESAR Scheme (www.cesarscheme.org) back in 2007, has had a major ...
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Rink from Redexim revolutionising topdressing for Lymington Golf Centre
With the goal of improving the resilience and year-round playability of the greens, Lymington Golf Centre have purchased a Rink DS800 from Redexim to improve both the frequency and effectiveness of topdressing. Just a few months into his new programme of pencil tining, topdressing and incorporating the sand into the profile with the help of the Redexim Speed-Brush, Course Manager Brian Goodall is ...
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By September 2021, SupPlant`s sensor-less technology will be implemented by 500,000 farmers in Kenya
SupPlant has raised $10 million in a funding round co-led by Boresight Capital, Menomadin Foundation, Smart-Agro Fund and Mivtah Shamir. The investment brings SupPlants’s total funding since the company was founded in 2012 to over $19 million. SupPlant’s technology is designed for the world’s 450 million small growers. By September 2021, the sensor-less technology will be ...
By SupPlant
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Aker BioMarine obtains GRAS status for INVI Protein
Aker BioMarine, the global biotech innovator and world-leading supplier of krill, announces a new milestone for its novel, sustainably produced krill protein hydrolysate product INVI™ - which has now been determined Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS). The self-affirmed GRAS status means that INVI Protein is deemed safe for use in foods and beverages in the U.S. market. To reach this ...
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30 mil Pond Liner for Fish Farm Projects in Argentine
Argentine customer contacted us to purchase HDPE geomembrane, and we timely sent him the 30 mil pond liner samples and product information used in geomembrane fish pond farming. In November 2020, we mailed samples of geosynthetic membranes to customers. The samples were sent to TRI Suzhou office for testing in December 2020. Customers and the relevant personnel of our company participated in ...
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ROS effective against Xylella Fastidiosa
ROS effective against Xylella Fastidiosa May 25, 2021 In a recent study conducted jointly with GreenAgri Solutions, LLC (FL) a new mineral oxychloride disinfectant was tested on flying vectors that impacted fruit trees in Florida. For the past 4 years, Mr. Keith Warren with GreenAgri Solutions has been field testing an experimental disinfectant to control huanglongbing (HLB). During the first ...
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MicaSense, an AgEagle Company, to participate in AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021 Virtual Conference
AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (NYSE American: UAVS) (“AgEagle” or the “Company”), an industry leading drone solutions provider, today announced that MicaSense, an AgEagle company, is participating in AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021 virtual conference this week. MicaSense’s Channel Sales Manager, Emily Ciesielski, will host a virtual educational session, titled “Image ...
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Green Good Design Award for Lumos solar canopy
Congratulations to Clayton Korte and BK Architects on their 2021 GREEN GOOD DESIGN award-winning solar canopy! This prestigious award is for their design of the Saxum Vineyard Equipment Barn solar canopy in Paso Robles, CA. Awarded by The European Centre for Architecture Art, Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum, the GREEN GOOD DESIGN’s goal is to bestow international ...
By Lumos Solar
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