Latest Agriculture Stories
PHOENIX, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Yulex Corporation, an agricultural-based biomaterials company, will provide the University of Arizona a $3 million, five-year grant focused on breeding and agronomic development of Guayule for the production biorubber of medical, consumer, and industrial applications. Yulex and the University of Arizona will apply classical breeding along with modern tools for marker assisted breeding to Guayule lines to select traits for the crop improvement...
Composting Can Help Reduce Landfill Waste and Create Soil Supplement RACINE, Wis., May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- New Ziploc® Brand Compostable Bags are the latest offering from SC Johnson, providing compostable storage solutions that help reduce landfill waste for people looking to make green choices without sacrificing food freshness or convenience. Ziploc® Brand Compostable Bags, available exclusively online at SCJGreenChoices.com, are designed for use in commercial composting...
Largest Privately-held Specialty Coffee and Tea retailer in USA to deploy PMA Wireless Charging in Select Stores LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, a leading specialty coffee and tea retailer in 24 countries, today announced it will be testing wireless charging with Power Matters Alliance (PMA) at certain of its Los Angeles locations. "Wireless power is becoming mainstream and we want our consumers to be able to recharge their digital...
DALLAS, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The report, "European Crop Protection Chemicals Market by Types (Herbicides, Fungicides, Insecticides, Bio-pesticides and Adjuvants), by Crop Types, by Geography: Trends and Forecast to 2018" ,defines and segments crop protection chemicals market with analysis and forecasting of the revenues for pesticides (synthetic as well as bio-based), and adjuvants. It also identifies the driving and restraining factors for the global, European crop...
New book tells story of a colony’s quest for its freedom against a mandatory type of technology that invades their privacy and alienates their rights. San Francisco (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 For centuries, the people had been making the journey out to the Frontier. Out there is freedom to live life the way one chooses. Unfortunately, freedom is never free. As a necessary evil, each colony had to ship resources back home to keep the Earth going. Every year, the Earth’s way of life seemed to...
The agricultural portal will disseminate information about crops and market trends (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 Farmers from across the globe will be able to access information related to crop cycles, fertilizers, seeds, irrigation styles and marketing techniques from the newly launched kisanhelp.com. The site has been launched by a group of Indian entrepreneurs, who have many years of experience in the agriculture sector. The site will work on a collaborative basis to facilitate sharing of...
Imperial Coffee and Services Inc., the leading office coffee supplier in Ontario, Canada, is empowering women in Canada and Guatemala by adding Femenino Fair Trade coffee to its product line. Toronto, Ontario, Canada (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 Imperial Coffee and Services Inc., the Toronto and Southern Ontario market leader in office coffee, vending and water services, today added to its product line Café Femenino, a fair trade and organic coffee produced by a women’s cooperative in...
The Queens’ Tea, the Utah-based brand of premium loose leaf teas that are sourced directly from hand-selected growers in Japan and China, announced the launch of its first crowdsourced fundraising campaign through RocketHub, which is intended to support the opening of The Queens’ Tea inaugural retail storefront located at 902 South 900 East in Salt Lake City, Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 The Queens’ Tea, the Utah-based brand of premium loose leaf teas that are...
Gardening expert Melinda Myers provides six strategies Milwaukee, WI (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 Increasing a garden’s productivity even when space, time and energy are limited is easier than you think says gardening expert Melinda Myers. Myers recommends the following planting, maintenance and harvesting techniques for effectively creating a more bountiful harvest this season. Maximize planting space with wider rows. Leave just enough room for plants to reach their maximum size. Make wide...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Policy makers in Europe just imposed a two-year precautionary ban on a type of pesticide until more is known about how it may affect bees. The European Commission said it would be adopting a proposal to restrict the use of three pesticides belonging to the nenicotinoid family; including clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiametoxam. An Appeal Committee voted on April 29, 2013 and failed to agree on restrictions for the pesticides....
Latest Agriculture Reference Libraries
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...
The term plasticulture is in reference to the practice of utilizing plastic materials in agricultural applications. The plastic materials themselves are frequently and broadly referred to as “ag plastics.” Plasticulture ag plastics can include soil fumigation film, nursery pots and silage bags, irrigation drip tape or tubing, but the term is most frequently used to describe all kinds of plastic plant and soil coverings. Such coverings range from plastic mulch film, high and low...
Vermicompost is composting with the use of special earthworms. Red wigglers and white worms are the more common worms used, although European night crawlers can be used as well. Red wigglers can be found living in manure piles and in rotting vegetation and adapt the best in covered worm bins. Common earthworms burrow deeply and are not recommended for use in compost bins. Blue worms are commonly used in the tropics. Worms are used to decompose vegetable and food waste along with bedding...
Dryland farming is farming without the aid of irrigation and only with the amount of rain fall given by Mother Nature. Dryland farming is typical in arid regions such as Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Middle East, and other regions that are known for growing grains. Dryland farming is practiced in all parts of Australia with the exception of the Northern Territory. Process Dryland farming involves the constant assessing of the amount of moisture present or lacking for any given...
