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River erosions batter the landless in Assam

Hazarat Ali, 65, is a farmer in Simina village in Kamrup district of Assam. His village is in the Palasbari revenue circle. He grows crops on 55 bighas (a little over 20 acres) of land, but he does not own anything other than his homestead plot, which is less than a bigha. Ali's family includes his wife, four sons, daughters-in-law and 10 grandchildren. Two of his daughters too, have been ...

Sep. 24, 2021

By India Together

Russian scientists develop a new oxygen saturation machine

A group of Russian scientists has designed a new oxygen saturation machine, which has recently passed field trials at several lakes in the Altai region. The new equipment is called to help breeding fish in the harsh northern conditions in Russia. “In Soviet times, we had [in Altai region] a hatchery breeding valuable species like pike (Esox lucius) and European carp (Cyprinus carpio). It ...

Sep. 2, 2021

By Hatchery International - Capamara Communications Inc

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 ...

Aug. 18, 2021

By Aker BioMarine AS

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 ...

Aug. 13, 2021

By Hatchery International - Capamara Communications Inc

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 ...

Jul. 14, 2021

By Zhengzhou Fusmar Machinery Co.,Ltd

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 ...

Jul. 1, 2021

By Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA)

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 ...

Jun. 16, 2021

By Charterhouse Turf Machinery Ltd

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 ...

Jun. 16, 2021

By SupPlant

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 ...

Jun. 9, 2021

By Aker BioMarine AS

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 ...

Jun. 4, 2021

By BPM Geomembrane Co., Ltd.

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 ...

May 25, 2021

By Jenfitch INC.

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 ...

May 4, 2021

By AgEagle Aerial Systems

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 ...

Apr. 29, 2021

By Lumos Solar

Peroxide UltraPure™ produced directly on site improves growth and yield in super-intensive olive plantation

The Alentejo region in Portugal is known for its long sunny days, which create ideal conditions for the growth of high-quality olives. Irrigation water in the region is sourced from the Alqueva dam, and especially in the summer months it accumulates a high quantity of organic matter (algae, bacteria). This caused a problem for growers in the region specifically with drippers clogging, irrigation ...

Apr. 27, 2021

By HPNOW

Delta-T Devices sensors at the NIAB EMR WET Centre - 2020 data shows record crop yields due to smart irrigation breakthroughs

The WET Centre is an extensive research and demonstration facility that features a portfolio of innovative growing techniques and smart irrigation systems for the soft fruit sector. It showcases the latest solutions to improve water use efficiency and local water security, reduce costs and achieve industry leading yields and financial returns. Delta-T Devices has been an industry partner of the ...

Apr. 22, 2021

By Delta-T Devices Ltd.

NYPA Signs Host Site Agreement for First Long Duration Use of Zinc-Air Storage System at University of Buffalo

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) announced recently (April 8) the signing of an agreement with Zinc8 Energy Solutions Inc. and the University at Buffalo for the planned deployment of the company's patented Zinc-air Energy Storage System, marking a first demonstration of a long-duration use in New York State and a development that could support further integration of renewable power sources ...

Apr. 13, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

HPGen™ improves crop yields, reduces irrigation system maintenance in Almeria greenhouse

Located in the highly productive greenhouse area in the Almeria region in southern Spain, a greenhouse grower with cucumbers in winter and watermelons in summer ran into some irrigation issues: the soil in the region is dry, the climate warm and the operators use organic fertilizers. The plants are grown in the typical Almeria sandy soil (enarenado) and are irrigated with a modern drip irrigation ...

Apr. 1, 2021

By HPNOW

SBWT’s Taylor Robinson Talks Water and Plant Testing On Growcast

Silver Bullet Water Treatment‘s Director of R&D/Analytics, Taylor Robinson was featured recently on one of the leading cannabis industry podcasts, Growcast. Taylor talks about the cannabis genome science, the importance of water testing, advancements in plant tissue analysis and so much more. He discusses how various testing processes actually take place, describing in ...

Mar. 31, 2021

By Silver Bullet Water Treatment Company, LLC

Large capacity salty water pump vertical axial flow pump for aquaculture,fish & shrimp farming

Zidong pump company have developed a new kind of FRP (glassfibre)material axial flow pumps. The Axial flow pump size from 4inch to 18inch. Flow rate from 80m3/h to 2200m3/h Pump head from 1m to 6m Pump submerged length from 1m-4.4m ZLH series pump are single-stage,vertical axial flow pump,with the liquid flowing in axial direction.The pumps are used to tranfer clean water or other liquid ...

Mar. 17, 2021

By Hebei Zidong Pump Industry Co.,Ltd

Peroxide UltraPure™ produced directly on site boosts blueberries through increased organic soil content, uniform irrigation

The Huelva region in southern Spain is an important area for agriculture. Dry soil and a warm climate, combined with the use of organic fertilizer, can be challenging for growers, however. A 24-hectare blueberry plantation in Huelva, part of an organization producing high quality organic berries, turned to HPNow for help. Together with the operators of the farm and leading agronomists, HPNow ...

Mar. 16, 2021

By HPNOW