Latest Agriculture Stories
Engineers at Draper Laboratory and MIT are working under contract with NASA to develop a statistical model that can identify areas where landslides are most likely to occur so that preparations can be made to better respond to a crisis. CAMBRIDGE, MA (PRWEB) April 26, 2013 Landslides, which can destroy entire communities and are on the rise due to climate change, are more often caused by rainfall accumulated over long periods than single storms. Engineers at Draper Laboratory and MIT are...
Reaffirms 2013 Full Year Distribution Guidance of $2.15 to $2.45 Per Common Unit SUGAR LAND, Texas, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CVR Partners, LP (NYSE: UAN), a master limited partnership and manufacturer of ammonia and urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) solution fertilizer products, today declared a cash distribution of 61 cents per common unit for the first quarter of 2013. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080226/CVRLOGO) The distribution as set by the board of CVR GP,...
LAS VEGAS, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hemp, Inc. (OTC: HEMP) announced today that it has entered into an Agreement with Bruce Perlowin to sell its 3 Complete Protein through its Nutraceutical division, HerbaGenix(TM). The lucrative agreement is a result of the company's efforts in continuing its strategy of delivering exceptional hemp-derived products to consumers worldwide. The deal will bring in over $1 million in company profits. (Logo:...
Farm Groups, Food Industry, Consumers, Taxpayers Embrace Dairy Solution WASHINGTON, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Leading up to the formulation of the 2013 Farm Bill, two House Agriculture Committee members introduced a bill today that forges a bipartisan compromise approach to reforming U.S. dairy policy. The "Dairy Freedom Act" by Representatives Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and David Scott (D-GA) provides a safety net for dairy farmers that would establish a new revenue...
The European Union cannot meet its goals in agricultural policy without embracing genetically engineered crops (GMOs). That's the conclusion of scientists who write in Trends in Plant Science, a Cell Press publication, based on case studies showing that the EU is undermining its own competitiveness in the agricultural sector to its own detriment and that of its humanitarian activities in the developing world. "Failing such a change, ultimately the EU will become almost entirely dependent...
Precision agriculture promises to make farming more efficient and should have an important impact on the serious issue of food security, according to a new study published in Significance, the magazine of the Royal Statistical Society and the American Statistical Association. In an article about the study in the magazine's May issue, University of Reading Professor Margaret A. Oliver, BSc, PhD, assesses how there is potential to manage land more effectively to improve the farming economy and...
CHEVY CHASE, Md., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National 4-H Council is pleased to name two new members to its Board of Trustees. UnitedHealthcare Community & State Chief Operating Officer Danna Mezin, and AgFirst Farm Credit Bank (FCB) Chief Executive Officer Tim Amerson were both confirmed to National 4-H Council's Board of Trustees at its most recent meeting on Friday, April 19. "We are thrilled to add these incredible leaders to our Board of Trustees," said...
YORK, England, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gardeners and groundskeepers have had to wait an awful long time for spring temperatures to hit the UK. Now that forecasters are finally predicting a positive change in the climate, the rush is on to prepare gardens and green spaces for the warmer, brighter months ahead. The team at York Timber Products [http://www.yorktimberproducts.co.uk ] has launched its spring sale to make the flurry of gardening activity more affordable....
DALLAS, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The report "Asia-Pacific Seed Treatment Market by Types (Chemical & Non-Chemical), by Application (Fungicide, Insecticide, Bio-Control and Others) & by Crop (Cereals, Oilseeds and Others): Trends, Forecasts and Technical Insights up to 2018", defines and segments the Seed Treatment Market with analysis and forecasting of the APAC revenues for both Synthetic as well as Bio-Based Seed Treatments. It also identifies the...
Experience bigger, more bountiful harvests as TruLite Industries unveils LED grow lights for both commercial and individual applications. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) April 24, 2013 After more than 2 years of research and testing, TruLite Industries, LLC has released a line of LED grow lights. With product offerings for commercial growers, greenhouses, and individuals alike, TruLite Industries seeks to show all growers that technology can work in harmony with nature to produce bigger, more...
Latest Agriculture Reference Libraries
Fodder is a term used in reference to the feed cut, sometimes prepared, and brought to domesticated farm animals such as cows, goats and pigs. Some fodder is prepared using oils and mixed rations that are mixed in with several different types of sprouted grain and legumes such as alfalfa, clover, corn, and several different types of grass. In the countries that allow it, fodder can also consist of animal origins such as ruminant meat and bone meal, typically found in cattle feed. The USDA,...
Seed drilling is a method used by farmers in order to have a more unified, crop-yielding season. The first known use of seed drilling was in 1500 BC by the Sumerian. At this time, they were using a single tube. Later, in the 2nd Century BC, the Chinese developed a multi-tube iron drill. This facilitated in a larger crop planting allowing them to feed their large population. The first recorded patent of a sowing machine was in 1566 by the Venetian Senate, attributing Camillo Torello. In the...
Three Sisters crop is a technique of gardening used primarily by Native Americans, but gardeners of any kind may also use this technique. These crops use three types of plants; in the Tewa tribe, they use four. The traditional seeds used are corn, beans, and squash. There are many benefits from this method, the first being the use of the corn stalks for the beans to grow on. The beans themselves then provide nitrogen for the corn and squash, while giving the corn amino acids, lysine, and...
The soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines) is a parasitic worm that infects soybean plants, and other legumes, across the world. It is thought to be native to Asia, but was found in the United States in 1954 and in Colombia in the 1980’s. It can be found in Italy and Iran and its most recent sightings have occurred in Brazil and Argentina, two major areas where soybeans are grown. These worms are highly damaging to American soybean crops, costing the industry as much as 500 thousand...
Overgrazing occurs when plants are unprotected to intensive grazing for extended periods of time, or without enough recovery periods. It can be a result of either livestock in poorly managed agricultural applications, or by overpopulations of native or non-native wild animals. Overgrazing reduces the usefulness, biodiversity, and productivity of the land and is one cause of desertification and erosion. It’s also considered to be a cause of the spread of invasive species of non-native...
