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Delta-T Devices founder Ed Potter celebrates Co-op Lifetime Achievement Award win
Ed Potter, the founder of Cambridge-based high-tech co-op Delta-T Devices, is celebrating receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication to the co-operative movement. He was presented with the prize as part of the annual Co-op of the Year Awards after being nominated and then handpicked by a judging panel. Ed founded Delta-T Devices in 1971 and converted it to a co-op in 1981 so all ...
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Perfect Weather Comes at Right Time for Planting, Spirits
If you’re like me, then you’re overwhelmed with all of the COVID-19 articles, webinars, emails and other things being constantly pumped into your inbox. I thought it’d be nice to take a break and reflect on some things that feel a little more normal. In my part of the state, south central Minnesota, we had some of the most perfect planting weather I can remember. Sunny skies, ...
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Here`s our salad – fresh and green!
A lettuce plant spends around 10 weeks slowly growing in the ground. But once it's harvested, time is of the essence because the fresh leaves will quickly wilt, discolour or become home to germs. Gentle disinfection with chlorine dioxide helps to prevent the last problem. Nasty surprises in your salad Not only are fresh vegetables good for you, but they taste great too. In the summer, there is ...
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End-of-production LED Lighting Increases Red Pigmentation in Lettuce
Growing vegetables in greenhouses extends crop production seasons in northern latitudes, but the greenhouse environment is far from ideal for providing plants with optimal photosynthetic light. In fact, available photosynthetic daily light in greenhouses can be reduced by up to 50% or more by the structures' glazing material, superstructure, and shading. In northern latitudes, low light is ...
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Revolutionary technology improves lettuce harvest yields
BiOWiSH™, a breakthrough enzyme technology, has boosted hydroponic lettuce weights by up to 30% at harvest time, according to results of a recent trial. The new technology was adopted during multiple full growing cycles at the Glenorie Hydroponics lettuce farm in New South Wales, Australia. The results showed BiOWiSH™ treated lettuce were 17% to 30% heavier at harvest time for red and ...
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Bloomberg - California Blackout Risk Prompts Produce Plant to Build Its Own Grid
California’s repeated brushes with blackouts proved too much for Taylor Farms. The produce supplier, based in the farm country John Steinbeck made famous, can’t afford to lose refrigeration at its facilities where lettuce and vegetables are trimmed, mixed into salads and packaged for sale. So working with Bloom Energy Corp., Taylor Farms is installing a microgrid at its 450,000 ...
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HCIA Annual Meeting 2018
Mahalo to all who attended our 2018 HCIA annual meeting held May 23 at the Honolulu Country Club! This year’s meeting theme was “Sharing the Promise, Potential and Progress of Our Industry.” That theme represents not just our member HCIA companies, but of all those involved in Hawaii’s agricultural industry. We had several exciting speakers at our annual meeting, along ...
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Chinese Astronauts Use the WET Sensor to Help Grow Lettuce in Space
Delta-T Devices has revealed that their multi-parameter WET Sensor has been used by Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong-2 Space Lab. Tiangong-2, whose name means “Heavenly Palace”, was launched on 15th Sept 2016, and is designed to allow Chinese scientists to test the life support technologies needed to create a permanently staffed Space Station by 2022. Two Chinese astronauts ...
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Chinese astronauts use the WET Sensor to help grow lettuce in space
Delta-T Devices has revealed that their multi-parameter WET Sensor has been used by Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong-2 Space Lab. Tiangong-2, whose name means “Heavenly Palace”, was launched on 15th Sept 2016, and is designed to allow Chinese scientists to test the life support technologies needed to create a permanently staffed Space Station by 2022. Two Chinese astronauts ...
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Chinese space programm use the W.E.T. Sensor to help grow lettuce in space
The multi-parameter W.E.T. Sensor is in use by Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong-2 Space Lab. Tiangong-2, which translates into “Heavenly Palace”, was launched on the 15th of September 2016. This space station is designed to allow Chinese scientists to test life support technologies needed to create a permanently staffed Space Station. Two Chinese astronauts (Jing Haipeng and ...
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Boar`s head helps turn Churchill downs pink with one-day offering of specialty pink ribbon sandwich during Kentucky Oaks race April 30
Boar's Head Provisions Co., Inc. ('Boar's Head') one of the nation's leading manufacturers of deli meats and cheeses, is supporting the fight against breast cancer with its Pink Ribbon EverRoast™ Chicken Salad Croissant, during the 136th running of the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs®. Boar's Head will donate $1 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure® for each sandwich sold from food service venues ...
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Aquaculture and Aquaponics Highlight of March Workshop
On March 10, the Ohio Aquaculture Association (OAA) will host an aquaponics workshop in Columbus. A variety of topics will be covered during the sessions, including aspects of fish and plant management, water quality, and marketing. “The goal of the workshop is to educate those interested in establishing and expanding their aquaponic businesses,” said Matthew Smith, Ohio State ...
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`Back on the Farm` -- EPA Approves Movento(R) and Ultor(R) Insecticides for Second Time
Shipment of Unique Two-Way Systemic Insecticides to Resume Immediately RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC - Bayer CropScience announced today that its Movento® and Ultor® insecticides have received Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration for a second time, giving growers back a sorely missed tool for the management of their toughest pests. Under the new registration, the product ...
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Growers can increase efficiency with single crop focus
Vegetable growers are able to benefit from increased productivity by focusing their growing operations on producing a single commodity, with efficiencies created by investing in labour that is specialised for a single crop. This is one of the outcomes from an Economic Discussion Paper produced by vegetable grower body AUSVEG, using data from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource ...
By AUSVEG
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Signing of a framework collaboration agreement between INRA and Agrial
On 26 February 2015, INRA and agricultural and agri-food cooperative group Agrial signed a framework collaboration agreement at the Paris International Agricultural Show. The two organisations share a single vision of economically, environmentally and socially efficient farming and a responsible food processing. They also share the same belief in the economic development of rural regions. This ...
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Movento(R) and Ultor(R) Insecticides Approved by Japan for Use on U.S. Crops Exported to Japan
Following Extensive Safety Review, Japan Joins Long List of Countries and Regions With Established Import Tolerances for Key Insecticides RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC - Bayer CropScience announced today that import tolerances (Maximum Residue Levels or MRLs) for its Movento® and Ultor® insecticides have been established on certain commodities intended for export to Japan, effective ...
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Growers can increase efficiency with single crop focus
Vegetable growers are able to benefit from increased productivity by focusing their growing operations on producing a single commodity, with efficiencies created by investing in labour that is specialised for a single crop. This is one of the outcomes from an Economic Discussion Paper produced by vegetable grower body AUSVEG, using data from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource ...
By AUSVEG
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AXXE Broad Spectrum Herbicide Now Approved for Use in Food and Cannabis Production in Canada
Under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, BioSafe Systems’ AXXE Broad Spectrum Herbicide has been approved for foliar spray treatment around food crops and cannabis in Canada. The approved label reads: AXXE Broad Spectrum Herbicide can now be used around berries, grapes, orchards, carrots, ginseng, onions, potatoes, hops, cannabis, nursery crops (field and container-grown ...
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Hudson Valley organic farm produces seeds largely by hand
Drying corn stalks wilt in late summer sun as Ken Greene tours his crops. Calendula flowers are past bloom and brown. Melon leaves lay crinkled by the dirt. Plants have, literally, gone to seed. A perfect picture for an organic seed harvest. "It looks like hell now, but it's actually good for the seeds," said Greene, co-founder of the Hudson Valley Seed Library. The small business 70 miles ...
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Effective Calcium Application
Calcium is a key component in many crop nutrition programmes. Providing sufficient levels of calcium strengthens and stabilises cell walls, helping crops build natural resistance to pests and common disorders such as Internal Rust Spot in potatoes, Cavity Spot in carrots and Tip Burn in lettuce. In addition to cell wall structure, its role in root development and nutrient utilisation makes ...
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