Latest Land management Stories
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The 28(th) Annual San Francisco Flower & Garden Show ushers in Spring with a spectacular new show featuring 18 display gardens created by top West Coast garden designers inspired by this year's international "Gardens Make the World Go Round" theme. America's third largest flower and garden show of its kind, it's held over five days, March 20-24, 2013 at the San Mateo Event Center. This international show has been created by leading...
Milestone Takes Company From Construction to Operations, Focus on Partner Order Delivery, Innovation Ahead VICTORIA, BC and PORTLAND, OR, Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - CRAiLAR Technologies Inc. ("CL" or the "Company") (TSXV: CL) (OTCBB: CRLRF) confirmed on Wednesday that it will commission the Company's first full-scale manufacturing facility for CRAiLAR Flax Fiber on December 17, 2012. Announced on its investor call in October, the timeline remains in place to begin production...
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the California Urban Forests Council formally launched its new "Invest From the Ground Up" campaign and website. The campaign is designed to help California homeowners and business owners see the true value of one of the most basic and cost-efficient investments Californians can make in their communities: caring for their trees, parks and green spaces. The initiative is funded by the US Forest Service and CAL FIRE, and...
DALLAS, November 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The report "Agricultural Mulch Films Market By Applications [Greenhouse, Silage, Mulch] & Polymers [Low Density Polyethylene, Linear Low Density Polyethylene, High Density Polyethylene, EVA/EBA, Reclaim] Global Trends & Forecasts to 2017" analyzes agricultural films market with respect to market drivers, opportunities, and trends in the diverse geographical regions including North America, Europe, Asia, and ROW. Browse...
JUPITER, Fla., Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 80% of the United States is currently affected by the 2012 drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Most of those areas are still under strict water restrictions, both commercially and residentially. Residential landscape irrigation accounts for more than 7 billion gallons of water per day, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Industries that depend on water to thrive have relied on...
BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Syngenta announced today that it will acquire Sunfield Seeds, a US-based provider of sunflower seeds production and processing services to more than 30 countries. The acquisition represents an important step in the implementation of Syngenta's sunflower strategy by strengthening supply chain capabilities to enable future growth. Sunflower produces high value oil that is low in saturated fats. They are grown on around 25 million...
CLERMONT, Fla., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Senninger Irrigation Inc. kicked off its 50(th) anniversary year with an industry reception on Sunday, November 4, 2012 after the Irrigation Association Show at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Approximately 225 longstanding customers, suppliers, team members, media representatives and friends who have played a key role in Senninger's growth attended. James Burks, president of Senninger Irrigation, thanked...
HAYWARD, Calif., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Arborwell Professional Tree Management, California's leading commercial tree care company, has earned the Fleet Safety Award from Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. The company was recognized for driving between one million and four million miles with zero Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) reportable accidents. "Arborwell's Driver Safety Program has a strong focus on defensive driving concepts," says Bill Owen, Arborwell's Safety...
A distinguished Australian scientist, the winner of an international soil science prize, has called for Australia to lead a renewed global effort to reverse the alarming degradation and contamination of the world’s food-producing soils. Professor Ravi Naidu, the Managing Director of Australia’s CRC for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment is this year’s recipient of the International Soil Science Award, presented annually by the Soil Science Society of America...
DAVIS, Calif., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. a leading global provider of biopesticides for agriculture and water applications, announced today that its groundbreaking Grandevo(®) bioinsecticide has been recognized by Agrow as "Best New Biopesticide" for 2012. The prestigious Agrow Awards honor corporate and individual excellence in the crop protection and production industry. "We are honored that Agrow recognized our commercialization of Grandevo as...
Latest Land management Reference Libraries
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...
Clearcutting, otherwise known as clearfelling, is a controversial forestry/logging practice in which the majority or all of the trees in an area are uniformly cut down. Clearcutting, in addition to shelterwood and seed tree harvests, is utilized by foresters to construct certain types of forest ecosystems and to encourage select species that require plentiful sunlight or grow in large, even-age stands. Logging companies and forest-worker unions in certain countries support the practice for...
Naturescaping is a term that is in reference to a method of landscape design and landscaping that allows people, as well as nature, to exist. By including certain plants, particularly the native ones, into ones yard, one can attract beneficial insects, birds, and other creatures, and aid in keeping our rivers and streams in a healthy state. Widespread urban growth and urban sprawl over the last century has had an important impact on habitat that birds and other wildlife once called home....
Land degradation is a process in which the value of the biophysical environment is affected by one or more combination of human-induced processes acting on the land. It is also the gradual destruction or reduction of the quality and quantity of human activities, animal activities or natural means. It is viewed as any change or disturbance to the land perceived to be deleterious or unwanted. Natural hazards are not included in the causes; however, human activities can indirectly affect...
Erosion is the process by which rock and soil are taken from the surface of the Earth by exogenetic processes like wind or the flow of water, and then transported and deposited in another location. While erosion is a natural process, human activities have increased by 10 to 40 times the rate at which erosion is happening globally. Excessive erosion results in problems such as desertification, decreases in agricultural productivity because of land degradation, sedimentation of waterways,...
