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It is no surprise to those who are involved with corrections that some facilities have already embraced environmentally responsible initiatives. With 200,600-plus facilities and more than 2 million inmates in the United States, a new and even more comprehensive emphasis on ecological reconciliation, resilience, and sustainability needs to be embraced. Despite opportunities for correctional ...

Oct. 16, 2021

By FOR Solutions, LLC

HRS Helps Orange Juice Producer Exploit Novel Pasteurisation Techniques - Case Study

HRS Heat Exchangers has supplied a leading Mexican orange juice producer with a complete pasteurisation system that uses a novel electrical heating method – Ohmic. The new system maintains the properties of freshly squeezed juice, which are adversely affected during traditional pasteurisation processes, allowing the company to increase its presences in the lucrative North American ‘as ...

Sep. 16, 2021

By HRS Heat Exchangers Ltd.

What bones can the bone crusher break?

It is suitable for material processing in medicine, chemical, food, feed, and other industries. It is especially suitable for hard and difficult to crush materials in traditional Chinese medicine. Such as hard roots, bundles of grass, vines, large pieces, and various horns. Grasses (such as spatholobus), vines (such as pathology), rhizomes (such as Dalbergia odorifera, citron, Acanthopanax ...

Sep. 11, 2021

By Zhengzhou Taizy Machinery Co., LTD

Reduce the risk of mycotoxins in maize silage this season

“It’s not been a typical season for maize, with many crops going into the ground late. Quality and yield is looking variable, therefore it’s important farmers explore avenues which could help maximise quality and minimise dry matter losses between the field and feed-out, this will allow them to reduce purchased feed costs,” explains Lientjie Colahan, technical sales ...

Sep. 9, 2021

By MAGNIVA - a brand from Lallemand Animal Nutrition

Autumn Strawberry Update: the chances of botrytis and rots developing on the fruits have increased due to weather

Soft Fruit Agronomist, Dr Neil Holmes, gives an autumn strawberry update. As strawberry crops approach the autumn season, several challenges remain for late 60-day June bearer and ever bearer crops. Inclement weather over recent weeks has increased the chances of botrytis and rots developing on the fruits. By the time grey mould has developed on the fruit, there is little that can be done to ...

Sep. 1, 2021

By Omex Agriculture Ltd

Seaweed extract uses in agriculture

In recent years, the damage caused by the blind and excessive application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has become more and more serious. To develop ecological agriculture, we must vigorously promote the use of biological fertilizers and pesticides. The abundant marine biological resources are a material treasure house for the development of ecological agriculture. Seaweed extracts is ...

Aug. 11, 2021

By Shandong Jiejing Group Corporation

Wine Filtration - Food & Beverage, Italy - Case Study

Background: A well-known winery, AZIENDA AGRICOLA BENOTTO di Benotto Luigino, located in the northeast of Italy, in the province of Treviso, in the Valdobbiadene area, uses filtration both as a process for producing wine as well as a method to clean this process filtration system. Their production process incorporates a hollow fiber membrane system to reduce sedimentation and to provide improved ...

Aug. 10, 2021

By Argonide Corporation

Fungi Stop keeps Blueberries Free of Botrytis

The blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) is a fruit highly appreciated for its intense flavor and color in the gastronomy of many countries. It is a climacteric fruit that surprisingly behaves like a non-climacteric fruit. This is because, once harvested, its respiration rate drops considerably. Blueberries are usually transported and marketed in micro-perforated clamshell boxes to avoid bruising ...

Aug. 3, 2021

By Bioconservacion SA

Magnesium Bioavailability Update

What have we learned about magnesium nutrition in animals during the past few years? Several research reports have been published which increase our understanding of Mg utilization. While an earlier generation of researchers concentrated more of their efforts on solving the grass tetany problem, recent research has emphasized the areas of absorption, bioavailability of Mg sources, the effects of ...

Jul. 27, 2021

By Premier Magnesia, LLC

Project - EcoWinery: Using the Cool Farm Tool for Product Environmental footprints (PEF) in vineyards

In this second newsletter bulletin of the EcoWinery Project, you receive a quick overview of the project around the determination of PEF parameters in Cypriot grape production, carried out by the Cyprus University of Technology in collaboration with the University of Aberdeen and the Cool Farm ...

Jun. 28, 2021

By Cool Farm Tool (CFT)

Vine Or Wine? The Best Housewarming Gift

It has been over a year since the COVID-19 global pandemic swept headlines. Mandates to minimize exposure saw people spending more time working, schooling, and reimagining the home space. Long overdue projects to drive efficiencies, organize, and beautify dominated our to-do lists. With vaccination efforts progressing, many folks are visiting friends or family for the first time in months, and ...

May 31, 2021

By Sterlitech Corporation

Can Dura Trac Calf Stalls be Used Outdoors?

Are you a farmer looking for a quick and easy way to keep your calves in an enclosed area while being outdoors? You are probably tired of rusted, hard-to-clean enclosures that are not safe for your livestock. If you are in need of a cost-efficient way to raise calves, then the Dura Trac Calf Stall may be the product for you. The Dura Trac Calf Stall is the ideal calf stall for both indoor and ...

May 19, 2021

By ADA Enterprises, Inc

How to Help Grapevines Recover after a Difficult Frost Period

100% : this is the percentage of a vineyard that can be damaged by frost Cold snaps and frosts have hit many orchards and vineyards these last few weeks in France. High yield reduction will be expected due to these cold waves, occurring after weeks of heat and crop development. During dormancy, grapevines can support temperatures as low as -15°C. However, as soon as the vines bud, they ...

May 17, 2021

By TIMAC Agro Italia

Decisive Move: U.S. Government Clears Vineyard Wind, America’s First Commercial-Scale Offshore Project

Located south of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard is known as a summer destination for the rich and famous. But if the island is where well-heeled vacationers go to recharge their batteries, it’s set to soon be associated with another kind of energy altogether: America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, projected to generate 800 megawatts and supply renewable electricity to ...

May 13, 2021

By GE Renewable Energy

Chetna Organic Agriculture Producer Company – India - Case Study

Chetna Organic Agriculture Producer Company was established with the primary aim of enhancing the livelihood of tribal smallholder farmers dependent on rain-fed agriculture through making their farming systems more profitable and sustainable. Chetna promotes organic cotton farming and alongside undertakes participative research on the best package of practice depending on the agro-climatic ...

May 11, 2021

By SourceTrace

Irrigation Systems Used on Avocados

Avocado is an evergreen tree in the tropical areas of Mexico and Central America. In recent years there has been an increase in cultivated areas, with Mexico as the main country of production, while in Greece there is an increasing dynamic of cultivation in Crete, and generally in the citrus cultivation zones. Avocado is divided into 3 botanical types. The Mexican type that is the most resistant ...

May 4, 2021

By Palaplast

Work flow of complete set of equipment for chicken manure organic fertilizer

Green ecological organic fertilizer is mainly composed of chicken manure and crop straw. Chicken manure organic fertilizer equipment, straw organic fertilizer equipment, organic fertilizer processing equipment, organic fertilizer production line and organic fertilizer production equipment are fermented by multi-dimensional compound enzyme bacteria. Organic fertilizer production machine, chicken ...

Apr. 28, 2021

By Zhengzhou Huaqiang Heavy Industry Technology Co.Ltd.

What should be paid attention to when using organic fertilizer production machine?

Organic fertilizer production machine is a kind of equipment which takes chicken and pig manure as the main raw materials, adds a certain amount of nitrogen fertilizer, phosphorus fertilizer, potassium fertilizer, magnesium sulfate and other substances, uses rice bran, yeast, soybean meal and sugar as biological bacteria for fermentation for a certain time, and produces biological fertilizer by ...

Apr. 28, 2021

By Zhengzhou Huaqiang Heavy Industry Technology Co.Ltd.

What to know when you are transitioning from HPS to LED

Many growers are looking to switch from HID technology (HPS and MH luminaires) over to LEDs for reasons such as increased energy savings, reduced heat output, longer lifespan and greater spectral efficiencies. And while LEDs can offer many advantages over HID luminaires, there are several things a grower should know before jumping in. Since LEDs can cost 2-3 times more than HID luminaires, ...

Apr. 27, 2021

By P.L. Light Systems Inc.

How Can Deep Planet`s Portal Work for You?

We have designed our portal to put industry-leading precision viticulture tools directly into the hands of growers and wineries, taking the stress out of your vineyard management with on-demand analysis to help you increase the value of your yield. We’ve come a long way over the last couple of years developing our capabilities from detecting vineyards remotely to monitoring key indicators ...

Apr. 26, 2021

By Deep Planet