seeding cultivator News
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Seeds of solidarity
AZUD is developing a project with the Association for the Treatment of People with Cerebral Paralysis and Related Pathologies (http://www.astrapace.com/portal/). The initiative allows ten young people with disabilities to form and work to create their own company of vegetables and ornamental plants, serving a dual purpose: therapeutic (self, improved self-esteem and motor skills) and employment ...
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Further corn trait expansion: approval in Vietnam
Syngenta today (March 17, 2015) announced that the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has approved its Bt11 x GA21 double stack corn seed for commercial cultivation in the country. This double stack will be available for the 2015/2016 season. Corn hybrids containing the Bt11 trait are designed to control the Asian Corn Borer, the most damaging corn pest in ASEAN countries. ...
By Syngenta
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Borage plant frost protected by Oenosan
Borage plant frost protected by Oenosan Borage or Borago officinalis is an annual flowering plant. Borage is a herb native to the mediterranean region but nowadays it is found all over Europe from Denmark to the south of France. Its a self seeding plant and the leaves are edible. The plant has many useful characteristics and therefore it’s commercial ...
By Oenosan
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Pepsi`s positive water initiative
When PepsiCo launched its business in India 18 years ago, it pioneered several major agricultural initiatives, partnering with thousands of farmers and Punjab Agriculture University to raise productivity and thus improve farmers' incomes and quality of life. Over the years, PepsiCo India's efforts helped more than double tomato yields, introduced “processing quality” potato varieties, initiated ...
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Lifeasible Released Medicinal Plant Tissue Culture Service for Research Use
Lifeasible, an expert in the field of plant tissue culture that provides high quality plant tissue culture services including virus-free breeding, tissue culture solutions and a diverse range of products, recently released medicinal plant tissue culture service for scientists in the field of medicinal botany. Herbal medicine is now universally recognized around the world, especially in the ...
By Lifeasible
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Initiative: Carbon-credit dollars for timber lots
For most of Oregon's history, the forests like the ones near Paul Nys' house were places where a landowner could get wealthy. Cultivated from seed, rows of trees were grown to a healthy middle age and then chopped down, buzzed into lumber at sawmills and shipped out. Over the years, the retired schoolteacher has had many offers to buy his property, like many other landowners in the state's ...
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New partnership Supplying SUMO Farm machinery in Devon
Sumo is one of the leading British farm machinery manufacturers in cultivation and seed-drills, with a staunch following of forward-thinking farmers, from the UK, all the way to New Zealand. With branches at Tiverton and South Molton, James Pryce Tractors are well placed to sell and service Sumo Farm Machinery in the Devon region. Andy Pryce, Director at James Pryce Tractors commented: ...
By Sumo UK Ltd
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Afghanistan: New Survey Techniques improve Opium Poppy Monitoring
Accurate monitoring of opium poppy production in Afghanistan – responsible for 90% of the world’s supply of the illegal crop – has become increasingly difficult with rising security concerns, but remote sensing survey techniques developed by Cranfield University have proved critical in providing accurate information to inform UK and international policy and counter-narcotics ...
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