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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

Uncover the Mystery of Pectinase

The appearance of pectinase is light yellow powder, and it is called one of the four major enzyme preparations. In fact, pectinase does not specifically refer to a certain enzyme, but a general term for a class of enzymes that decompose pectin, including galacturonidase, pectin-decomposing enzyme and pectin lipase. Pectinase can decompose pectin, disintegrate plant cell walls and intercellular ...

Jul. 7, 2021

By Creative Enzymes

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)

8 Health Benefits of Taking Probiotics

Probiotics refer to a certain number of live microorganisms that can have a beneficial effect on the health of the host. At present, there are more than 20 kinds of probiotics used in China, mainly including Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, Clostridium butyricum, Saccharomyces boulardii, Enterococcus, Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus cereus. Probiotics have eight major functions. 1. Maintain ...

Jun. 7, 2021

By Creative Enzymes

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

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.

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 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

Agitator granulator is specially designed for organic fertilizer

Stirring teeth granulator of organic fertilizer is a kind of molding machine which can make materials into specific shape, and also becomes wet granulator of organic fertilizer. The organic fertilizer granulation machine uses the high-speed rotary mechanical stirring force and the resulting aerodynamic force to make the fine powder continuously realize the mixing, granulation, spheroidization, ...

Apr. 24, 2021

By Zhengzhou Huaqiang Heavy Industry Technology Co.Ltd.

Expense Of Paper Egg Tray Making Machine And Factors Influencing It

The throwing of waste paper has changed into a nuisance in the entire world thus, everyone is developing recycling methods that will also generate revenue. The egg tray making process is among these methods that utilize such wastes. By using the appropriate machinery, these papers undergo a 3-stage process till the production. The practices are ecologically sustainable, without any pollutants ...

Apr. 19, 2021

By BESTON (Henan) Machinery Co., Ltd | BESTON Pyrolysis Machinery

Organic fertilizer production project and workshop configuration

The traditional livestock and poultry breeding mode has a great impact on the surrounding ecological environment. How to solve this problem? Carry out ecological breeding mode and take a new way of green ecological and environmental protection. Relying on the organic fertilizer project, through organic fertilizer production equipment, the high-efficiency circular ecological breeding industry ...

Apr. 13, 2021

By Tianci Heavy Industry Machinery Co., Ltd.

Product Introduction of Organic Fertilizer Stirring Tooth Granulator Machine

1. Working principle: Using an organic fertilizer granulator machine can produce solid spherical particles at a moisture content of 20% to 40%, which greatly saves energy and equipment, and improves efficiency. In the drying process, it is specially equipped with polishing and rounding functions to make the particles more smooth. It can be granulated by pure organic fertilizer, or granulated by ...

Apr. 1, 2021

By Zhengzhou Huaqiang Heavy Industry Technology Co.Ltd.

What is the development trend of organic fertilizer production process?

Organic fertilizer production process uses straw, livestock and poultry organic matter as raw materials, and harmless treatment of pollutants through equipment to produce organic fertilizer. This production project mainly uses chicken, duck, goose, pig excrement and crop straw as the main raw materials, uses the natural fermentation of microbial flora and organic matter, adds nitrogen release ...

Mar. 24, 2021

By Zhengzhou Huaqiang Heavy Industry Technology Co.Ltd.

Beyond NDVI: Grape Maturity Maps for Better Quality Wine

2-minute read To achieve the desired quality of wine, grapes need to be harvested at a specific maturity level. A key determinant of maturity is grape sugar levels. In simple terms, sugar levels at the time of harvest determine the alcohol content of the wine produced, but it goes beyond that to affect the characteristics and temperament of the wine. Predicting when grapes reach the desired ...

Mar. 19, 2021

By Deep Planet