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In order to avoid unnecessary yield penalties when planting winter wheat late, it is essential to select the right variety of winter wheat, Ron Granger of Limagrain UK told The SF. Late planting presents a unique set of challenges for wheat crops because the soils are cooler and wetter, soRead More →

New A dairy farmer changes his cultivation plans with great success September 29, 2022 By larry lee Filed Under: Farm Inputs, Alfalfa, Cover Crops, Crops, Crops, Dairy, Dairy, Hay/Forage, News, Soil, Soil Health, Wisconsin A Wisconsin dairy farmer changed his crop rotations, his forage choices and his way of managingRead More →

As part of NYC Climate Week last week, agricultural science and technology company Indigo Ag brought three sustainable farmers to New York to discuss their regenerative practices with the media. Rivet spoke with farmer Larkin Martin, whose Martin Farms in Alabama is a seventh-generation operation that grows cotton, corn, soybeansRead More →

Recent rains have increased the risk of slug damage to rapeseed crops, so growers are urged to check crops and treat with granules where the pest is active and where the crop is vulnerable. It’s been an exceptionally dry summer, and so far moisture-loving slugs aren’t on the list ofRead More →

While last year’s consistently hot and dry weather combined to create one of Alberta’s worst harvests on record, cooler and wetter weather this summer has given farmers hope that things will be different in the fall. However, many are leaving the fields this season feeling disappointed with their harvest. StephenRead More →

There are many ways to shuck an oyster, but if we’re honest, a lot of people end up smashing it on the table with a mallet. But not Jim Yiannaros. The New South Wales south coast oyster farmer is on his way to Ireland to compete in the International OysterRead More →

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A fifth-generation Oregon hop grower received a prestigious international award in July for excellence and contributions to craftsmanship. Bill Coleman, owner of Fairfield Farms under Coleman Agriculture, received the International Order of Hops award. The accolades come from the International Hops Congress, an organization that representsRead More →

Converting cattle farms to arable land would mean regular crop failures, some of the UK’s top agri-scientists have warned. As society is increasingly urged – or pressured – to shift towards a more plant-based diet, it’s common to hear activists claim that the land currently dedicated to grazing could produceRead More →

MarketsClose — Feed grain supplies in Western Canada have shown some strength in recent weeks, despite the advanced harvest. “We saw a recovery during the harvest, which is a strange thing,” said grain trader Jay Janzen of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta. said. He linked the off-season strength to solidRead More →

Farmers and regional communities are preparing for another dip with the Bureau of Meteorology confirming another La Nina summer. Northern Rivers farmer Neil Baker said he and his neighbors were still cleaning up the damage caused by torrential rains earlier in the year which devastated Lismore and surrounding areas. “WeRead More →

Triple murder-suicide at North Dakota farm is result of ‘brother dispute’, sheriff reveals: 59-year-old farmer killed his own son, brother and another man before turning on himself himself. Douglas Dulmage, 56, was shot dead in his combine in a field in North Dakota Dulmage had hired the man who allegedlyRead More →

NEW PALTZ — When steady rains finally blanketed the arid Hudson Valley last week, Tim Dressel watched the distressed yellow-green leaves of his apple trees get wet. He felt the burnt plants around him becoming happy. “It’s so sweet. I love it. Maybe I’m a horticultural jerk,” he said, adding,Read More →

The United Way of Hancock County and the Hancock County Farm Bureau are inviting community members again this fall to learn more about farming and its impact in Hancock County by participating in the Ride with a Farmer program. Local farmers will take participants for a ride with them asRead More →

In the dead of winter, when wind, rain and biting cold make Victoria’s western districts a grim place for farmers and livestock, David Fenton feels like Australia’s luckiest farmer. “I may be living on the best farm in the world. It’s a great place to wake up in the morningRead More →

From left to right: Syazwani, Ahmad Riezal and Che Mazura PETALING JAYA: At Syazwani Liyana Abd Ghani’s farm in Banting, Selangor, the maize harvest has been delayed due to weather. “The delay will affect goods sold to wholesalers. We already have backorders and customers are waiting,” Syazwani said. The agropreneur’sRead More →

the herald Elton Manguwo PRIVATE farmers producing sugar cane under the Kilimanjaro project saw a percentage increase in delivery volumes from 592,722 tonnes to 768,804 for the year ended March 31, 2022. The development comes on the heels of expanding acreage as well as some of last season’s carryover. InRead More →

By Vince McDonagh – August 31, 2022 Chile’s largest salmon farming company, Salmones Camanchaca, has unveiled a double increase in the second quarter of its profits and costs. Like most of the world’s salmon producers, it has benefited from higher market prices, but the big plus has been its abilityRead More →

WOOD COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) – It’s been a tough summer for East Texas farmers, many of whom have suffered a loss of up to 50% of their normal yield. Now the concern of some farmers is how this will affect inflation and crop losses in the long run. As WoodRead More →

From left to right: Gene Pidwerbesky (in light blue shirt), Brynn Boback-Lane (CEO and Chairman of the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation), Dr. Laurentiu Givelichian (Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation). A local farmer has offered monumental support to the Jim Pattison Children’sRead More →

New Arkansas farmer says crop conditions and yields will likely vary From too much rain to not enough, the weather has been a challenge for many farmers in parts of the delta this year. Ryan Johnson, who farms in southeast Arkansas, says after a hot and dry spell this summer,Read More →

Will the rain gods be kind to us today? These are words I thought I would never hear from a weathercaster, such is our forecasters’ fixation on sun and drought. But they did so as new records were set amid scorching temperatures and a garden hose ban for us hereRead More →

Last week I opened the Bundesliga roundup with a discussion of the rapid rise to the top of the league table that the league’s two biggest clubs had managed, taking just two weeks to establish themselves as the only two teams with 100% records. Well, as I’m sure you allRead More →

Experts from two universities in the Midlands are launching a new project to develop a photonic ‘nose’ to monitor crops for pest infestations and plant diseases. Aston University is collaborating with Harper Adams University to research and develop technology using light to monitor crop health. According to the Food andRead More →

Farmers in the southwest have been the victims of an onslaught of farm fires this summer. Extreme heat, drought and early harvests have coincided, resulting in fire departments receiving hundreds more calls than normal each week. Field, barn and machinery fires have ravaged the area and led to a highRead More →

A famous Egyptian whose finger was amputated in a freak accident in Abu Dhabi says surgeons saved the use of his left hand after regluing the severed finger just hours after the incident. Mohamed Mansour Mohamed, a 30-year-old man who works on a farm in the capital of the UnitedRead More →

Xu Congxiang.[Photo/Xinhua] Xu Congxiang, 69, a major grain producer in Taihe County, eastern China’s Anhui Province, harvested a record harvest this year, with wheat yield from his demonstration farm exceeding 800 kilograms per mu (0.067 hectare). “In the 1970s, most of the wheat yield per mu in China was lessRead More →

(MENAFN-Gulf Times) With the pandemic and conflict in Ukraine driving up fertilizer prices, Albanian farmer Alban Cakalli has turned to coffee, one of the Balkan country’s great loves, to feed his fields.The 38-year-old farmer owns just half a hectare in the town of Mamurras in northwestern Albania, but still cannotRead More →

Published: 06:00 11 August 2022 A farmer described how he had mental health problems due to increasingly difficult working conditions due to heat waves. Matt Styles of Whittlesey runs a farm with his wife and, unable to live on his farming income alone, he also undertakes contract work on otherRead More →

A network of Cornish farmers are finding ways to weather the recent extreme heat. Farmers in East Cornwall are using regenerative practices to create more climate-resilient farms. Adaptable agricultural systems will be even more vital in the future, as temperatures are expected to rise as the climate crisis deepens. ThisRead More →

Most Singaporeans might think of moving or working abroad to experience a new culture and lifestyle, but how many of us would actually have the courage to do it? Ryhan Mohd Yazid, however, had no qualms about uprooting his life to Singapore to indulge his wanderlust. The 29-year-old quit herRead More →

The shift from hunting and gathering to cultivation was undoubtedly one of the great turning points in human history. It was probably the first human endeavor that involved changing the environment to suit our needs, and probably led to the growth of cities and city-states. The failure of certain foodRead More →

the herald Patrick ChitumbaHead of Midlands OfficeWhen one visits the DCK farm on the outskirts of Kwekwe town, one is greeted by gushing water from central pivots strategically placed at various points to water a lush green winter wheat crop. The farm which planted 750 hectares in winter wheat isRead More →

Neil Managh (left), pig farmer from Manawatū, and his son Andrew. Photo / Provided Pig farmer Neil Managh has been recognized for his outstanding service to the New Zealand pig industry. Managh, who has been raising pigs near Feilding for over 40 years, received the Outstanding Achievement Award from NZPork.Read More →

Stardew Valley, we can all agree, is a great game. But is it a rad game? A bad game? A game that tear the gnar? Well, it is now. A new mod from creator ‘aedenthorn’ (opens in a new tab) lets you craft and skateboard while you tend to yourRead More →

Equipment companies, not herbicide manufacturers, to better support farmers’ herbicide management By Shane Thomas, Upstream Ag Insights In his Upstream Ag Insights – July 24 edition, analyst Shane Thomas says that if we were ever to see products – like The Weed Seed Destroyer – become mainstream on combines, itRead More →

By André the Farmer Hey guys here Andrew the farmer, and this week I wanted to tell you about one of my favorite fruits to grow and eat. It is also a fruit that currently grows very well in central Florida. I say currently because 30 years ago it wasRead More →

London: To save his neighbor’s house from the terrible fire in the field, a brave farmer jumped into the burning field and harvested the crop in front of the fire, not caring about burning. Seeing this sight, anyone can sweat, but the farmer who was driving his tractor was notRead More →

EDEN, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — With the current inflation rate hovering around 9%, many Idaho farmers are wondering when they’ll take a break, as many have faced tough conditions this year. last. Eden producer Rick Brune has been a farmer for over 30 years, harvesting crops like barley, corn, wheat, alfalfaRead More →

President of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo The 2017 National Best Farmer, Phillip Kweku Agyemang, argued that despite substantial support from the NPP-led government, through the current COCOBOD chief executive, it would not be a justification for him to lie about the effectiveness of Lithovit liquid fertilizer. The National Best FarmerRead More →

We spoke with several growers at this year’s Farmer Appreciation Luncheon, and Garrett Gall of Gall Farms says this season has started with an awfully wet and late start. It describes how things went from that point. “But we got everything in, and we were lucky that the equipment wasRead More →

The late actor Irrfan Khan wanted to be an “urban farmer,” his wife Sutapa Sikdar said in his latest social media post. While sharing a photo of their youngest son Ayan, she wrote that he was posing as a farmer in a village market. The photo showed him holding aRead More →

Fri Jul 15 2022 1:38 AM Last updated on: Fri Jul 15 2022 1:40 AM Jan Dirk shows a two-year-old cheese disc to Shykh Seraj in Luntere, the Netherlands. Photo: Hridoye Mati O Manush “> Jan Dirk shows a two-year-old cheese disc to Shykh Seraj in Luntere, the Netherlands. Photo:Read More →

By Bill Wichert (July 12, 2022, 2:01 p.m. EDT) – A New Jersey state appeals court on Tuesday torpedoed an oyster farmer’s lawsuit against the state Department of Environmental Protection for confiscating and disposing of shellfish he had harvested in waters unfit for human consumption, saying the agency is immuneRead More →

The two big expenses of an arable farm – fuel and fertilizer – have been reduced significantly since Cambridgeshire grower David White decided to stop farming and switch to a regenerative system. Given the unprecedented rise in prices for both commodities, he is happy that the journey he started someRead More →

If the biblical book of Lamentations was always looking for updates, Kenyan farmers would easily fill a long chapter. The story of a Kenyan farmer is one of hard work, long, tedious days of labor and perspiration in extremely arid lands, with little or not returns to the show afterRead More →

Odonkor Isaac Langmatey, farmer The executive director of Odonkor Farms has asked the government to help him expand his cocoa farm from 45 acres to 1000 acres. The Odonkor Farms is a family farm located in Tadieso in the Northern District of Fanteakwa in the Eastern Region of Ghana. TheRead More →

BARREN COUNTY, Ky. (WBKO) – Nestled in a holler in Finney, Kentucky, grandfather and grandson Billy and Bodie Janes reap a bountiful harvest from the garden for today’s sale at their stand in Glasgow . “Nobody else is really there. It’s just me. So everybody leaves me alone and IRead More →

RPG Group President Harsh Goenka has shared photos of a breed of ruby-colored Japanese mangoes that are touted as the most expensive mangoes in the world. According to Goenka, a farmer from Madhya Pradesh grows a variety of Miyazaki mangoes on a farm in Jabalpur. This rare variety of mangoRead More →

Charles Ssemanda, from Kyakwereebera Village, Ndagwe Sub-County, Lwengo District, lived a life of stark contrasts. The 47-year-old farmer had no land of his own when he married in his early twenties. “I used to live with my wife in a detached house, on my parents’ property, and we used toRead More →

Bill Zylmans will sell his last strawberries at his W&A Farms stand on Westminster Highway on Sunday When he left school in the mid-1970s for the last time, Bill Zylmans returned to the family farm and told his father, Wim, “we go big or we go home”. On Sunday, JulyRead More →

Farmer’s market season is in full swing and North Brooklyn’s Green Markets sell the season’s best produce, meats, breads, flowers, and more. dominoes park The Domino Park Green Market. GrowNYC’s Domino Park Greenmarket is open every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. until November 20. If you’re having troubleRead More →

Roth Sochieata ANN/THE PHONM PHEN POST – Cambodia’s first durian buffet, at Prey Lang farm in Sandan district of Kampong Thom province, opened for three days from June 17-19. Customers could enjoy durian and explore the farm. The opportunity was obviously attractive, as it attracted more than 500 people, saidRead More →

The drought in western Kansas is exceptional. How bad is that? Bad enough to make Jim Sipes wish weed. The fifth-generation wheat farmer has struggled to get enough moisture to produce a full crop in Morton and Stanton counties for several seasons. “Basically, we’ve been operating on half wheat cropsRead More →

Wearing a woolen pheran, a traditional loose overcoat, Ali Mohammad Mir from Khanda village in Budgam is busy working in one of his polyhouses along the Srinagar-Pulwama highway. Mir is an agricultural entrepreneur who has moved from rice farming to cut flowers. He is so engrossed in weeding the wildRead More →

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) – Thousands of cattle died in extreme heat and high humidity in southwestern Kansas this past weekend. Usually livestock can withstand high temperatures, but now farmers are reporting that several thousand have died. It rained a few days before the mass casualties, making the paddocks muddy andRead More →

Jaxson Stafford of Tate High School’s FFA chapter has been named the Florida FFA’s 2022 State Star Farmer. The State Star Farmer Award is the oldest award in Florida FFA history and is designed to recognize the student with the best production supervised farming experience (SAE) in the state. TheRead More →

Farooq Ahmad Ganie, a middle-aged farmer, is busy working in his field in Tahab village of Pulwama district. He turned to new farming practices that dramatically increased his yields. Growing exotic vegetables changed Ganie’s fortunes. He has been involved in growing exotic vegetables for the past two years. “The returnsRead More →

Volatility has been a long-standing topic when it comes to agricultural commodity prices, but historically that volatility has been relatively low compared to the extremes we’ve seen recently. We used to get excited when wheat went up £10/t. It would have been impossible six months ago to imagine a dropRead More →

Rising input costs and fallout from the war in Ukraine dragged down farmer confidence for a third quarter. The results of Rabobank’s latest rural confidence survey show optimism around high commodity prices and another bumper grain harvest has been clouded by the rising cost of agricultural inputs like fertilizer andRead More →

Women in Plateau State dominate agricultural space, generate income for their families and support their spouses. With good weather conducive to vegetable and grain production, they take advantage of the fertile soil and availability of farmland in the state to venture into farming. Ms. Atong James, an enterprising woman fromRead More →

Scottish Sea Farms won the UK Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) Sustainability Award at its annual ceremony, held on Thursday June 9 at the Birmingham Botanic Gardens. The awards were launched in 2006 to recognize measurable progress by organizations and individuals towards net zero. In a categoryRead More →

Olga Motshweni (25) from Doornkop in the local municipality of Steve Tshwete, aspires to introduce young people to agriculture as a means of reducing unemployment.Motshweni is the youth president of this municipality in agriculture and rural development. The Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Lands and Environmental Affairs (Dardlea) has helpedRead More →

A well-known progressive farmer and central leader of the Mango Growers Association (MGA), Syed Zahid Hussain Gardesi has proposed developing a mango museum and a mango-specific botanic garden in Multan to cement the identity of the ancient city in as the mango city of Pakistan. MULTAN, (UrduPoint/Pakistan Point News –Read More →

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. It’s no secret that the Earth’s biodiversity is under threat. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, 26% of all mammals, 14% of birds and 41% of amphibians are currently threatened worldwide,Read More →

By Vince McDonagh – June 2, 2022 Icelandic salmon farmer Arnarlax strengthens its smolt business following a key acquisition. The company has signed a share purchase agreement for the remaining 50% shares in the Eldisstöðin Ísþór smolt facility in Þorlákshöfn (pictured) in the south of the country. Arnarlax previously co-ownedRead More →

With the first cuts well underway and nearly complete in some areas, attention is quickly turning to fertilizer applications to replenish valuable nutrients ahead of the second cuts. There will be a desire to get the most out of all inputs given the high prices of fertilizer purchased this year,Read More →

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. What is a modern combine harvester and a Diplodocus have in common? One answer, it seems, could be their large footprints on the ground. A new study by Swedish and Swiss researchers has foundRead More →

HUNDREDS of grain trucks and their drivers have to queue for more than a week to cross the border from Ukraine to Europe. Ukrainian farmers are desperate to transport tons of last year’s grain harvest to Europe by road, but their trucks are stuck at the borders with Poland andRead More →

The study focuses on key growth factors and developments that will help the market maintain momentum. The study includes a detailed overview of growth trends along with a comprehensive assessment of sales opportunities in major products, application/end-use industries, and technology segments across different regions. It gives a detailed picture ofRead More →

Carbon – until a few years ago the only time you heard the word spoken was when it ignited a set of spark plugs. Or, for the aging cohort of journalists who learned to type on old Adler clackety-clack sit-up-and-beg typewriters, carbon paper was the only way to ensure youRead More →

“I’m especially passionate about the idea of ​​Canadian pets eating Canadian hay,” Jason Stoter said. One family’s decision to own guinea pigs eventually led them to grow the animal’s favorite food: timothy. Jason Stoter, his wife Faye and their family are behind Stoter Farm. Launched in 2019, the farm aimsRead More →

Collisions between agricultural vehicles and third parties are more than 40% more likely between May and September, according to claims data from NFU Mutual. As field work and summer harvests begin and agricultural traffic increases, the rural insurer is urging all road users to be extra careful over the comingRead More →

A video capture shows Fawzi Al-Saiti dancing on the pitch. Gulf Report Today A video clip has gone viral on social networking site Facebook showing an Egyptian farmer’s joy as he dances while harvesting wheat (The Yellow Gold) before delivering it to barns and silos for storage in the governorateRead More →

Something is wrong. Taken at face value, the March hog and hog report would imply that we should be harvesting less than 2.4 million animals per week right now. Someone is not reading the book correctly. So what are you supposed to believe? The USDA or those pesky facts? StrangeRead More →

(Seated from left) Senior Assistant Vice President of DBP Ma. Ofelia Tesorio, Paul Lazaro, Executive Vice President of DBP, Bonifacio Bermoy, Chairman of the Board of Directors of BBMPC, Arthur Yap, Governor of Bohol, and Melchor Daniel, Chairman of the Board of Directors of BCMPC. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The state-owned DevelopmentRead More →

After realizing what he had found, the farmer called the police to help get rid of the grenade, which was widely used during the First and Second World Wars. The bomb was found at 7 p.m. Tuesday and successfully detonated at 11 p.m. A farmer accidentally dug up a deadlyRead More →

An agricultural revolution is taking shape in Siaya County, western Kenya, spearheaded by a former civil servant who has turned swathes of traditionally uncultivated land into an oasis of herbs and spices. The cultivation of herbs and spices has conquered international markets while creating a new agricultural renaissance in aRead More →

Coffee and tea are the main cash crops grown here, but farmers also embrace pineapples and potatoes. With its burgeoning population, Alice Wamboi has found a perfect location to launch her value-added mushroom start-up. Named Mycellia and Foods Limited, Wamboi processes and packs dried mushrooms for sale. “I dry andRead More →

An agricultural revolution is taking shape in Siaya County, western Kenya, spearheaded by a former civil servant who has turned swathes of traditionally uncultivated land into an oasis of herbs and spices. The cultivation of herbs and spices has conquered international markets while creating a new agricultural renaissance in aRead More →

Workers tend to the herbs at Tangla Gardens In Siaya County, western Kenya, an agricultural revolution is taking shape, spearheaded by a former civil servant who has transformed swathes of traditionally uncultivated land into an oasis of herbs and spices. The cultivation of herbs and spices has conquered international marketsRead More →