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Soriška Planina Ski Resort is a family Slovenian ski resort located in municipality of Železniki, Slovenia. Famous all year around for skiing, sledding and hiking, so we packed our planinski čaj and went to make a stone wall. The weather last winter was very rough for the hedges of the road ...

Jun. 20, 2018

By MB Crusher

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Jun. 20, 2018

By MB Crusher

Data is changing the way the world makes decisions about heavy equipment. The companies that are able to turn data into insights are winning. EquipmentWatch, the world leader in data, software and insights for the heavy equipment industry, today launched Traction: The ...

Aug. 28, 2017

By Informa PLC

Walki has developed a new fibre-based soil mulching solution that is completely biodegradable. This organic mulch type, which is used for weed control and to optimise soil conditions and crop yield, is the first of its kind on the market. Walki, a leading global producer of technical laminates and protective packaging materials, has developed the first-ever organic mulching solution ...

Feb. 7, 2017

By Walki Group Oy

Like most British cities and towns, Derby includes a lot of open spaces – everything from acres of parkland, playing fields and golf courses to grass verges and central reservations. All of this land requires maintenance, such as grass cutting and replanting, tree cutting and the removal of cut timber, and repairs to the infrastructure, including roadways, walls and ornamental bridges. To ...

Dec. 12, 2016

By Valtra Inc. - part of AGCO Corporation

H.C. Duke & Son, Inc. has appointed Dorian Drake International, Inc. as its exclusive export sales representative for the Electro Freeze brand of soft-serve equipment in the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand and most European, African and Asian markets. Dorian Drake will manage all export functions in its territory for the Electro Freeze brand of soft-serve ice cream freezers, with ...

Nov. 20, 2016

By Dorian Drake International

The “Schiumone” (Big Foam) is a patented solution for weed control wich won the New Techniques Award and the Blue Award at EIMA in Bologna. It is an ecological thermal weed-killing machine for vineyards and tree crops in general, able to produce hot foam and distribute it a targeted way under the rows of the trees. When the temperature of the vegetable ...

Oct. 16, 2016

By Tecnovict - a brand of Spezia srl

The “Schiumone”  (Big Foam)  is an  ecological thermal weed-killing machine for vineyards and tree crops in general, able to produce hot foam and distribute it a targeted way under the rows of the trees. When the temperature of the vegetable fiber exceeds 60° occurs the collapse of the proteins and within a few days the drying of the same. Since the foam has an ...

Sep. 16, 2016

By Tecnovict - a brand of Spezia srl

Certis' straight flufenacet herbicides, Sunfire and System 50 have been granted an Extension Authorisation for Minor Use (EAMU) on Rye and Triticale, for the control of black-grass and annual meadow grass. Already widely used in barley and wheat crops, and showing good control of black-grass and other significant grass weeds, this comes as a welcome addition for growers of Rye and Triticale as ...

Sep. 12, 2016

By Certis UK

Take the many advantages of an out front mower and give it the ability to cut both long grass and sports turf and you’re surely on to a winner. The Wessex ProLIne FRX-150 is just such a mower, designed to hitch up to most leading out front power units with Power Take Off. The FRX-150 ...

Jun. 26, 2016

By Wessex International

Plant experts in the Netherlands can still become enthusiastic about a special variety of broomrape. Farmers in southern countries, however, are less impressed because broomrape and its ‘sister’ striga are considered a harmful weed in these regions. Research in the Laboratory of Plant Physiology of Wageningen University shows how useful insects that can control this weed may lend a ...

Apr. 20, 2016

By Wageningen University and Research Centre

Heavy gauge steel plate, an exceptionally high performance drive system and hardened bevel gears have been powering this slasher through dense scrub and brush for over thirty years. That’s how long the Wessex rotary slasher the Scrubmaster has been taking on the toughest ...

Apr. 10, 2016

By Wessex International

Weed scientists in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University have developed several digital weed identification and management guides for growers and are now offering them on both Android and Apple operating platforms. The guides, written by members of the Ohio State University Weed Team, help growers identify weeds in order to manage them before ...

Mar. 1, 2016

By Ohio State University

N.S.T. New Science Technologies Ltd. has recently released the US-oriented version of its product, Cropio. The company has implemented the US Imperial system in order to simplify and adapt the product specifically for the US market.  This decision has been made due to a vast and rapidly growing number of company’s clients in the United States.  ...

Jan. 25, 2016

By Cropio - a brand of N.S.T. New Science Technologies

Sometimes, the old-fashioned ways are the best ways. Back before chemical pesticides and herbicides, farmers had to come up with ways to kill the weeds that took over their fields. One method used “back in the day” was letting pigs loose in fields that were not being used for crops for a season and allowing the pigs to do what they do naturally: dig up the roots of weeds and ...

Jul. 26, 2015

By The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Hedgerows are vital habitats in intensively managed landscapes, providing food and shelter for wildlife. How hedgerows are managed affects their structure, with dense, woody hedges being the most valuable for conservation. A recent study has found an alternative method of hedging that is cheaper than traditional hedge laying but offers the same benefits of dense new growth and berry provision for ...

Jul. 1, 2015

By European Commission, Environment DG

On the heels of its A$45 million partnership with the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) to develop weed control solutions for farmers, Bayer CropScience has announced it is joining forces with The University of Western Australia (UWA) to combat herbicide resistant annual ryegrass. Together with funding from the Australian Research Council, the three-year, A$1.1 million initiative ...

Jun. 14, 2015

By Bayer Crop Science AG

Bayer CropScience and the Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC) based in Australia have signed a five-year agreement to join forces to establish the Herbicide Innovation Partnership for the discovery and development of innovative weed management solutions. The major aim is to provide growers with new technologies to manage resistant weeds and support the sustainability of modern ...

Jun. 1, 2015

By Bayer Crop Science AG

The widespread evolution of herbicide-resistant weeds is costing farmers, especially through decreases in productivity and profitability. Although researchers and industry personnel have made recommendations to slow this evolution, an understanding of the patterns and causes of the resistance has been limited. Diversifying the herbicide mechanisms of action (MOAs) has been recommended to stop the ...

May 19, 2015

By University of Illinois

You turn on the tap to fill a glass with water. What is that tap to you? A good idea? You go the toilet, and afterwards you pull the flush. Is the toilet a good idea? What about dams? The aqueducts of ancient Rome? Pumps? Irrigaton? Lawn sprinklers? Hydration packs for  runners? The list of inventions related to water is miles long. We now want you to let us know what YOU think is ...

Apr. 12, 2015

By Stockholm International Water Institute