4 edition of Agricultural development and marketing found in the catalog.
Agricultural development and marketing
|LC Classifications||HD2075.F35 K49 1991|
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|Pagination||367 p. :|
|Number of Pages||367|
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Beohar P. Separate Directorates have been functioning for the development of agro-raw materials like sugarcane, jute, tobacco, oilseeds, rice, millets, cotton, pulses, cashew-nuts, cocoa, areca-nut, spices etc. This was done by registering growers and refusing to register those deemed unsuitable, fixing producer prices, licensing buyers and exporters and establishing commodity boards, which often had exclusive responsibility for controlling the production and marketing, initially of individual crops. These conditions call for a type of agricultural development which at one time not possible, but which is now facilitated by modern science. Growing hybrid maize therefore required reasonable sale prices and low fertilizer costs for farmers. Features of the textbook The learning process is assisted within the text through the provision of a number of learning aids.
About the authors John W. The late colonial era administration's policy of limiting food controls to a few crops in selected areas was abandoned by the post-independence government in favour of greater intervention. Corruption and general inefficiency in statutory corporations including ADMARC resulted in a law limiting their directors to holding office for a two-year period, although this could be, and often was, renewed. Glossary - at the end of the textbook their is a ready reference to the most important terms and concepts.
Osborne, who served in this capacity until August It may be noted that as the stage of agricultural development cannot be very finely demarcated, the objectives of agricultural policy at a particular time, too cannot be defined rigidly. The book also suggests policy measures to improve the delivery of critical inputs and services and ensure the participation of marginal and smallholders in high-value chains. Thus, the farmers will have to take help of the middleman or dalal who take away a major share of the profit, and finalizes the deal either in his favour or in favour of arhatiya or wholesalers.
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East Africa and to structured trading systems that should facilitate such developments. Effective regulation of markets is essential. Sharma and S.
Marketing is a dynamic function that links production sector with consumption sectors. Steps Taken for Improvement of Agricultural Marketing Agricultural development and marketing book India: In the mean time, the Government has taken following important steps for the improvement of Agricultural development and marketing book marketing in India: i Warehouses: For constructing the network of warehouses in the Agricultural development and marketing book and mandis, the All India.
To fill up the vacuum created following the withdrawal of ADMARC, the Ministry of Agriculture launched a development programme to train agro-dealers preferably rural shop owners. This reform was not followed by any change in ADMARC's business activities or its conflicting roles as a marketing organisation and provider of development finance.
About the authors John W. In the first instance, this information was published, by the Project, as a series of proceedings, from workshops, and teaching manuals written by regional and international experts in the twin fields of food and agricultural marketing.
The and maize harvests were good, supported by large sweet potato Agricultural development and marketing book cassava crops, grown as the result of USAID projects to promote drought-resistant foods.
Congestion at a market in Abidjan A typical market in Africa Efforts to develop agricultural marketing have, particularly in developing countries, tended to concentrate on a number of areas, specifically infrastructure development; information provision; training of farmers and traders in marketing and post-harvest issues; and support to the development of an appropriate policy environment.
Moreover, even when they function, the service provided is often insufficient to allow commercial decisions to be made because of time lags between data collection and dissemination. In developing countries, there remains scope to improve agricultural marketing by constructing new retail markets, despite the growth of supermarkets, although municipalities often view markets primarily as sources of revenue rather than infrastructure requiring development.
ADMARC also lost the power to invest in new development projects, but remained under the influence of the government.
The power of the market model is employed to explain and predict economic phenomena and current events. South Africa, for example, started the National Agricultural Marketing Council NAMC as a response to the deregulation of the agriculture industry and closure of marketing boards in the country.
For most of the colonial period, statutory interference in the production and marketing of the crops grown on European-owned estate was kept to a minimum, and controls in the estate production if tea and tobacco were introduced at the request, or with the consent, of the settler associations responsible for these crops.
Instability of agriculture becomes more prominent in stage III because much of it occurs due to the developed nature of the industrial sector.
Ina long serving ADMARC chairman was convicted for misusing corporation property in his private businesses and of making large unauthorised loans to a private company in which he and family were involved.
Agriculture of various developed countries is included in this stage. The prose in the book is remarkably accessible to practitioners, students, and applied economists. Declining income and productivity per unit of an input is a common feature of this phase.
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This kind of grading and quality control will help farmers to fetch a good price for quality products produced by them. This is agriculture in Phase III. In India more than 50 per cent of the agricultural produce are sold in these village markets in the absence of organised markets.
Sidhu revealed that the share of middlemen in case of rice was 31 per cent, in case of vegetable was Game Theory Chapter 6. It was unable to store enough of grain to meet food needs in the lean season each year, unwilling to buy maize from smallholders in remote rural areas and without the capacity to import sufficient maize during national shortfalls to maintain prices.
What we fined at a particular point of time is a set of objective, their order of priority, of course, changing as the time changes. Retrieved The book offers a rich source of analytical information on various aspects of agricultural development in Nepal and will be of immense value to policymakers, development partners, civil society, students, and those interested in the economic and agricultural development of not only Nepal, but also other developing countries.
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The ability of agricultural films to enhance crop quality by reducing soil erosion and preventing the growth of weeds will surely drive the sales of the product. There is a growing usage of the Nano greenhouses across the world to increase the agricultural output and protect the crop from the adverse climatic condition, which is a contributing factor to the industry’s growth.
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- Type Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion; 2017-2027)
- High-density Polyethylene (HDPE)
- Linear Low-density Polyethylene (LLDPE)
- Ethylene-vinyl Acetate (EVA)
- Low-density Polyethylene (LDPE)
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- Geomembrane film
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- Mulch film
- Greenhouse covering
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- North America(U.S., Canada)
- Europe(U.K., Italy, Germany, France, Rest of EU)
- AsiaPacific(India, Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, Rest of APAC)
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- Middle East Africa(Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., South Africa, Rest of MEA)
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Yesterday on Facebook I was invited to chat with a young man I have known since he was about 12. I would guess he is around 30 now. I was living overseas with his parents when he was just a boy. I was surprised and happy to speak with him. He was writing because he had read my blog about Chilean apples and he just happens to now work for, a Chilean apple company. After all our family inquiry we discussed the importance of apple export to Chile as well as the high price people in Chile are even willing to pay for Washington apples during their off season. I knew that Chile had spent years developing their apple export business. I explained I have nothing against Chilean apples I just think they should eat their apples and we should eat ours. There are plenty of countries in South American to export to, right? Well not really he said. He said Chile depends on northern countries to import apples.
The issue here is not really apples. It’s about how apples fit into our theory of “living green”. We can not talk about fossil fuel consumption as if it is the devil, drive a Prius and then eat an organic apple with a 3,000 mile plus footprint. You’d be better off driving a Hummer and eating an organic mcintosh apple from upstate New York. The carbon footprint might actually be less with the Hummer scenario and you kept a farmer working in the good ol’ USA.
Another important point is we don’t need Chilean apples because apples store well in cold storage and it is easy to have a supply year round. We have done this for decades. There have always been apples in the store. What was exciting about autumn was the ‘new crop’ apples and the varieties that are not as suited for cold storage would hit the grocery shelves. Autumn was a true celebration of the harvest with grapes, corn, and pumpkins to follow.
Knowing where your food comes from is important. Even more important now. Every decision you make about food has a much larger impact on the global sustainability picture. I raised two boys, now 16 and 18, on only produce grown in the USA or in my garden. If half of us did just this the effect on our economy would be tremendous. Better management of our farms and more support for our small farmers would allow us to have a steady supply of home grown fresh produce all year long. This doesn’t mean we would not import some produce; spanish clementines are still one of my favorites, but we should support an agricultural system in the USA that supplies most of our needs.
Just to make some of you nervous, China grows half the worlds apples but botanically that’s logical because the apple originated in, China. Happy eating!


Stuart Symington, US ambassador to Nigeria, has advised young entrepreneurs in Africa to patronise each other.
He made the call in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, on Tuesday, during a programme organised by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).
The youth, from Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire and Congo, graduated from diverse fields of agricultural discipline.
“You should buy products from each other,” Symington said.
“You are your own buyers and you should be your own internal buyers. Put together lessons learnt in the process. Each should learn from the mistakes and experiences of the other.”
Symington recommended the Ghanaian model of micro-finance where a village was transformed after villagers financed one another.
The ambassador said entrepreneurs may fail, but they have to pick up themselves.
He said: “You should also learn from the Silicon Valley maxim. In Silicon, they have an expression: ‘If you haven’t failed once, you are not in business.’
“You are like Silicon Valley. You will fall; pick yourselves up. Is there anyone who rides a bicycle for the first time without falling down?”
He added that the challenge of food production is important for Africa, saying every nation must encourage its youth to go into agriculture.
The EYA group, through Evelyn Ohanwusi, the interim head, had made a presentation to the ambassador on how it operates on a philosophy of “to grow crops, you must grow farmers” and how its goal is to reduce economic marginalisation of African youth through modernised agricultural technology.


We at Forager are concerned with reconnecting people, places and plants. We present the plants to people; you could say we represent them, since they were once a vital presence in human lives. It’s a gift, a present, to know about these things, that here in our surroundings (wherever you are is here) are other living things that not only express the nature of the place, but which can then become part of our lives, part of our memories, part of our bodies, part our daily routines as we notice, gather, cook and eat them. The funny thing is we then become a much more vital presence in the places where we live. Being present is a matter of being sensitive to, aware of what is here and responding to it. As we walk on by the living things we could eat, which are here, we are not here. We are in fact nowhere. But for those of us who are grasping once again the essence of life and knowledge for every other kind of creature- the ability to unlock what’s needed from the immediate space in which we live- we become creatures once again, by participating in the organic collage of our surroundings by eating wild food. And the world around us says: welcome home.
The undercurrent to our activities could probably be described as re-categorisation. In other words, taking plants out of the piles in peoples’ heads labelled variously ‘amorphous unidentified green stuff’, ‘weeds’, ‘possibly edible but I don’t dare risk it’ etc. and firmly relocating them in a new pile labelled ‘edible, delicious, nutritious’.
Up until now we have mostly dealt with top restaurants. These establishments showcase the work of very gifted chefs who these days seem to have great sway in influencing popular culture around food, in other words how and what people eat. Fortunately the same chefs have chosen in recent years to highlight and celebrate in their cooking wild plants which up until now have been largely ignored at best or at worst have been despised and rejected as noxious weeds. Imagine the extent of the turnaround here, where such plants, against whom an expensive war involving toxic and expensive chemicals (herbicides) is being waged, are suddenly recognised as being delicious and made a central element of many dishes in some of the best restaurants in the world.
In addition to restaurant supply we now also sell our fresh and preserved produce through Farmdrop; the online food delivery company, which delivers to people all over London, Bristol and Bath. Find us here.
A lot of people may find it strange that a commercial enterprise involving plants could have a sense of mission to bring benefits to people and plants by selling them as produce. But it fulfils the mandate in current society, which is centred around commerce. People eating plants in the restaurants we sell to and the people who purchase plants through Farmdrop are making a connection with plants and the plants have started to achieve a place in contemporary food culture as a result.


The slow but steady rise of organic agriculture in Woodford and Tazewell Counties creates a unique economic development opportunity in Greater Peoria. At the latest GP Farm Forum in February, organic producers and other agriculture stakeholders came together to discuss the opportunities and challenges of building a regional supply chain to support the increased organic production in the region.
Without an intentional and coordinated regional and statewide approach, organic farming may eventually largely resemble its conventional counterpart, thereby missing out on an opportunity to generate greater regional economic development. For many organic farmers and the growing network of regenerative agriculture proponents in Central Illinois, a retooling of the supply chain is necessary to benefit from the core regenerative functions of organic practices and to retain more economic activity within our region.
Regenerative agriculture practices aim to bring a multidimensional framework to the agriculture industry—one that considers the triple bottom line of farming and not solely focused on producing the greatest quantity at the lowest price. But to achieve and maintain the numerous goals of regenerative farming—from rebuilding soil health, to mitigating climate change, to contributing to rural community and economic development—many regional supply chain gaps need filling.
Watch the full Farm Forum here to see the discussion that ensued around this topic.
We learned a great deal from our panelists and the audience at the Farm Forum about how our organization can be a partner in growing this emerging agriculture sector. We look forward to finding ways to be a useful resource and partner for organic farmers and the numerous other ag stakeholders in the region pursuing opportunities to diversify and innovate Greater Peoria’s agriculture industry.
A special thanks to Beck’s Hybrids for hosting the GP Farm Forum at their facility in El Paso. We are grateful for your support of community and economic development in Greater Peoria!


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Whether you’re involved in plant-based agriculture, feedlot farming, oil & gas lease construction, or industrial mining operations, controlling soil stability beneath and around your site will have a major impact on the productivity, safety, and efficiency of your industrial pursuit. When soil stability maintenance is prioritized, industrial and farming operations can be confident that the ground under their feet will be able to support their project for years to come. When this maintenance is neglected, however, ground and soil instability can be a major pitfall, causing problems that range from irritating operational setbacks to calamitous erosion events. In this article, we will take a closer look at the basics of soil stability, overviewing the main contributing factors to soil integrity, and some commonplace practices for soil stability control in industry and agriculture.
What is ‘Soil Stability’?
The term soil stability – also known as soil aggregate stability – refers to the ability of a soil matrix to regulate the flow and makeup of air and water throughout the soil substrate. Put simply, it describes the ground’s ability to maintain the expected level of structural stability and withstand the rigours of industrial activity and environmental conditions.
What Impacts Soil Stability?
Soil stability can be impacted by several different factors, some of which are environmental and some of which are the result of human and industrial activity.
Soil Composition: Soil composition refers to the balance of minerals and water in the soil, as well as the levels of silt, sand, and clay that make up the soil. This factor is often dictated by the extremely specific local climatic and geographical conditions of a site, as well as its placement relative to surrounding water sources.
Organic Material: Along with moisture and mineral levels, soil stability is also highly associated with the degree and makeup of organic matter within the soil. Living organic materials – such as plants with anchored root systems – can add coherence and firmness to the soil, both at the topsoil and deep into the earth. On the other hand, dead and decaying organic matter – including agricultural animal and plant waste – can cause the soil to become softer, decreasing ground stability.
Soil Compaction: Soil compaction is also highly correlated with the geological features of the industrial site, especially its elevation. When mining, farming, and other industrial operations are set up on or near hills, the ground is often less compacted and more uneven than the soil of flat land, making it more susceptible to the forces of erosion, which can lead to slippage and rutting.
Traffic: Although environmental factors lay the foundation of soil stability, the impact of industrial and agricultural activity on ground and soil stability can not be overstated. In farming practices, repeated tilling can alter the soil’s ability to maintain appropriate moisture and aeration. In livestock farming, trampling, animal waste and feeding practices can progressively lead to soil degradation, instability and watershed. Additionally, in the mining, road-construction and oil & gas industry, the repetitive gravitational forces produced by trucks and other heavy-duty industrial equipment can result in uneven and unstable soil compaction, especially in high-use areas.
Improving Soil Stability
Mechanical Soil Stabilization
In the past, soil stabilization was primarily mechanical. During mechanical soil stabilization, the structural properties of the soil – such as its gradation, solidity, cohesiveness and compaction – are physically altered. By mixing and compacting soils of different grades, the density, uniformity, and aeration of the soil matrix can be fine-tuned. Silts or clays can also be added to increase the integrity and strength of non-cohesive soils. Along with soil blending, structural barriers such as geotextiles can also be utilized to increase stability. Finally, mechanical compaction – which utilizes heavy equipment to repeatedly pound or vibrate the soil – is also common and can effectively eliminate deformities, air pockets or voids in the ground.
Chemical Soil Stabilization
In chemical soil stabilization, material reactants known as ‘binders’ are added to the soil, resulting in an interaction that changes the soil’s chemical and/or structural properties. Traditionally, chemical soil stabilizers have relied on cementitious or pozzolanic reactions; they often make use of cement, lime, and/or bituminous materials, with fly ash or kiln dust also being widely used. Recently, however, innovations in industrial chemical technology have brought new chemical soil stabilizers to market. Introducing polymers into the soil stabilization industry has proven to be particularly useful since polymer-based soil stabilizers are cost-effective, easy to apply in the field, and can offer increased cohesiveness for particularly fine-grained soil. When considering chemical soil stabilization, it is important to bear in mind the unique ground composition of each site, as well as the local regulatory requirements governing chemical application.
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The Future of Food
The future of food and regenerative agriculture are some of the core topics that we discussed at the Green Impact Week 2022.
That’s why the Green Impact Week will address topics such as sustainable food production, transportation and security, traceability, equal access, shopping habits as well as circularity.
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We get excited about producing sustainably and demonstrate how delicious planet-friendly food can be. This is why we have featured some of the innovative and noteworthy businesses from the Copenhagen food scene that are dedicated to sustainability and regenerative farming.
In addition to the Green Marketplace designed to awaken people’s senses, attendees were able to meet food producers, chefs and food-tech companies as well as listen to speakers and join roundtable discussions which sparked curiosity and advanced the conversation around how to build a regenerative and sustainable future through food.
The event was held on the 30th & 31st of May 2022 in collaboration with EU Commission’s Green Week, Green Deal & H22.


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- Release Date : 01 August 2017
- Publisher : Lerner Publications ™
- Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages : 32
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At the virtual Cocoa of Excellence 2021 Awards ceremony on 16 December 2021, in Italy, the Roods and Perches sample (Commercial Sample No. 1120201701 – CoEx Sample Code: 353/21), received a Silver Award, one of two silver awards presented to producers from Trinidad and Tobago.
The 2021 Edition of the Cocoa of Excellence Awards recognised 16 Gold, 17 Silver, and 17 Bronze awardees in the four global cocoa- producing regions of the world. C
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COCOA OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Fifty-three (53) cocoa producing regions participated in the 2021 Edition of the Cocoa of Excellence Awards.
Two hundred and thirty-five (235) cocoa bean samples were received, assigned a blind code, and evaluated.
Of these, two hundred and thirty-four) 234 cocoa bean samples were processed into cocoa liquor and evaluated blindly by the eleven members of the Cocoa of Excellence Technical Committee, a panel of international experts in sensory evaluation.
From the liquor evaluation, the Best 50 high quality cocoa samples were selected to represent the four global cocoa-producing regions.
Trinidad and Tobago is in the Central America and Caribbean Region.
The sample from Roods and Perches was among the Best 50 high quality liquor samples.
The liquor samples were then processed into a dark chocolate, tempered, and molded. The Best 50 samples were evaluated blindly by the Cocoa of Excellence Technical Committee and a larger panel of 39 experts and professional chocolate makers.
The Cocoa of Excellence Programme was started in 2009, by the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), to recognise cocoa quality and flavour diversity in the production of cocoa.
The Cocoa of Excellence Award is a global competition to recognise the work of cocoa farmers and celebrate the diversity of cocoa flavours across the different cocoa producing regions of the world.
To participate in the competition, cocoa farmers have to submit a sample of 5kgs of well-prepared, fermented, and dried beans to their local National Organizing Committee (NOC).
In Trinidad and Tobago, the NOC is the Cocoa Development Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (CDCTTL).
The bean sample is evaluated locally for physical, whole, and cut bean sensory qualities.
The Roods and Perches sample received 2nd place in the local leg of the competition and was selected to represent T&T at the international competition in Italy.


During our many, many, many cross country trips Bob and I have always enjoyed driving through the farming states the most! Seeing barns old and new, pastures stretching out with tractors roaming around, and houses tucked amongst the land with families busy at work; all create a picture perfect, peaceful, and beautiful scene to see zooming past your window.
Being married to an avid fan of post-apocalyptic movies I have seen (in Hollywood version at least) what would happen to our country if the food we tend to so mindlessly enjoy each day just happened to stop being grown and brought to our local grocery stores. And I have to admit, I do enjoy all my groceries that contain corn, wheat, and all the other scrumptious crops grown right here in the USA! Not only do they help get food on our table, American farmers are an important part of our nation’s economy.
I’m always fascinated by getting a peek into different people’s lifestyles and careers. So when I found out that
America’s Farmers were highlighting 11 modern day farming families I took my time clicking through each and reading about the variety of different people working behind the scenes to provide such a vital part of my families life!
The story of the Pistorious Family really intrigued me. I thought it was super interesting that technology is such a huge part of their jobs, but they also focus in on the niche crop of organic popcorn. It’s also great to see a family of six working and growing together and creating their own version of the classic American Dream!
Since moving to Texas we live close to many ranchers–in fact our “neighbors” on one side of our house is a herd of cattle that moseys over to the far end of the rancher’s hundreds of acres to say hello every now and then. It love being close to the flip side of the backbone of America, and will continue loving to look at those pastures and thinking about the families who live and work on them on our cross country trips!


Strawberry farming has huge income potential and can easily turn you
from a job-seeker to a job-creator or from an employee to an employer in
less than 12 months. Would you like to find out how? Keep reading the
next few paragraphs.
Strawberry Farming in Kenya
Strawberries can grow in almost every part of our country provided there is constant water supply and stable temperature in the range of 10 – 30 degrees Celsius.Step 1: Getting Started
Of course, you need some land to plant your strawberry crop. 1/8th of an acre would be adequate for a beginner but if you are in an urban setting you can invest in a few containers (which you can then put in your backyard) and start farming.
Once you have secured a good piece of land in a place that has adequate water supply start looking for seedlings. The best variety to go for is “Chandelier Strawberry” which is perfectly suited for the Kenyan environment.
You will require about 3,000 seedlings for a 1/8th piece of land. Given that each seedling costs Ksh10 then your minimum investment in seeds alone will cost you about Ksh30,000.
On top of the cost of purchasing seedlings you’ll need to add an extra Ksh15,000 for transport, fertilizer and agro-chemicals.Step 2: Prepare The Land
Till the land, remove weeds and then soften the soil. Later on, add some manure (rabbit, sheep, goat or cow manure will work) and ash to ensure a healthy supply of nutrients to your crop.
Proceed to plant your strawberry seedlings leaving a distance of 30cm in between rows. Also, leave at least 50cm space between any two sections of the farm.Step 3: Look For Market Early Enough
It takes about 70 days for the crop to mature and produce the first fruits. But because the fruits are highly perishable (stays fresh for 4-5 days after harvesting), it is advisable to start looking for market early enough to avoid incurring losses.
Demand is readily available in major urban markets especially among green-grocery suppliers. You can also access a larger market by marketing to companies like Brookside, Trufood, KCC and major supermarket chains. In that case, you will require to invest in good packaging and get accreditation from The Kenya Bureau of Standards.Step 4: Harvesting and Selling Your Produce
A 1/8th piece of land can produce between 30kg and 50kg of strawberries per week and each kilo goes for about Ksh200 at the current market price. Now assuming your small farm produces 50Kgs per week then that means you can make Ksh40,000 per month using only a very small portion of your land.
Moreover, you can increase your farm’s productivity by investing in aquaponics through which you can triple the productivity of your farm to make at least Ksh100,000 per month on just 1/8th of an acre.
It is possible to recover your initial investment (or break-even) within just 6 months of starting the farm!Final Word
You don’t have to be an agriculture expert to succeed in Strawberry farming in Kenya. All you need to do is find a good piece of land (e.g. in Isinya, Machakos, Kiambu, Nakuru, Naivasha, Kilifi…or simply anywhere near a potential market).
Then you need to source for the right seedlings – and this is where you need to contact KARI for assistance. Alternatively, you can talk to other successful farmers in your region for assistance in sourcing for the right crop.
What about marketing? Package your product nicely, take a few photos and post on various market-based Facebook groups. Also, carry a sample of your product with you and take it directly to your potential buyers.
Invest in a few business cards or fliers that you can leave with your potential customers so that they can contact you when need arises.
If you’re out there wondering what business to do with your little capital, don’t let this opportunity pass you. Start small today and good things will come your way!


ITT - Industry News: With the CR Revelation Combine, New Holland takes automation to a new level.
New Holland expands its New Revelation combine series to take automation to a new level.
New Holland's award-winning "IntelliSense" system has brought a number of improvements that consolidate the superiority of this combine harvester, which now holds the world record for productivity and capacity.
- IntelliSense system maximizes performance and minimizes grain loss and cracking
- Improvements to the automatic product feeding system IntelliCruise™ II increase system response and stability
- La serie CR Revelation introduce los primeros modelos con nivel de emisiones Fase V y se amplía con la nueva cosechadora CR7.80
- The CR Revelation series introduces the first models with Stage V emissions and expanded with the new CR7.80 combine harvester.
- New hydrostatic transmission with two-speed gearbox provides greater traction and faster response.
In short, the CR Revelation combine harvester from New Holland allows you to cut harvesting costs, optimize performance, improve grain quality and operator comfort.
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Indian tractor manufacturer Mahindra and Mahindra will be the Indian company to launch, first of its kind, driverless tractor model in 2019 and it would present the market with a driver assist model in, as early as, 2018. “We will launch the driver assist tractor in 2018,” said M&M managing director Pawan Goenka.
Thus in this manner, the vehicle maker would first launch a semi-autonomous tractor model and then a fully autonomous one would be available to its customers.
This technology is a product of the Mahindra’s technology house called as the Mahindra Research Valley in Chennai.
All the tractor options available at Mahindra would be employed with this technology over a period of time. It would offer this autonomous technology across its 20HP to 100HP range of tractors. Mahindra will also introduce the technology in its U.S. and Japan and other international markets, giving it a cutting edge over its competitors in the global market.
Goenka informed that the only hurdle between launching the new technology was the get the green signal from the government and to fix a final price of the vehicle.
The company is dealing with price issues because the vehicle maker is conscious about the price being on the high side as it comprises of many imported elements. They are working to keep the cost on a more affordable level.
He said that the company had already presented the Central Government of India for approval and that they are awaiting the government to draft the required policies and legislations for such autonomous vehicles and grant it the permission.
With the introduction of this new technology, the company wants to increase its domestic market share by 3 %. The company already has lions share in the domestic tractor segment- 43%.
Let’s get to know a few of the features of this first of its kind technology:
1. Auto-headland turn: The farmer does not have to steer the tractor in side-by-side rows because the tractor positions itself in adjacent rows on its own.
2. Autosteer: The tractor can travel and do its job in a straight line due to this GPS enabled technology.
3. Auto-implement lift: This feature makes the tractor lift the work tool from the earth, automatically, at the end of a row and engages the tool again once the tractor positions itself at the next row.
4. Geofence lock: The tractor stays within the limits of the framers land and does not cross the boundaries of the farm it is working on.
5. Skid passing: The tractor steers and positions itself to the next row after finishing work on one row, without any inputs from the driver.
6. Remote engine start-stop: The farmer can remote start or stop the engine and hence, this feature can be of great use in cases of emergency when the tractor is needed to be brought to a stop.
7. Control via tablet user interface: The farmer can control the tractor with the help of a tablet. It empowers the farmer to feed in various inputs that are required for efficient farming. He can also see to it that the tractor does its designated job and stays in its path with the help of a tablet.
Mahindra Farm Equipment, a part of Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. Acquired Erkunt Traktor Sanayii AS. The company is fourth largest tractor brand in Turkey. The acquisition will help Mahindra expand its roots in international markets and especially in Turkey. The Indian company acquired Hisarlar, another major step to deepen its reach in the Turkish markets.


The Association of French-Hungarian Initiatives (INFH) with the cooperation of the Oradea Metropolitan Area (ZMO) and CESCI has organized an international conference in Oradea for the third time in order to strengthen and improve the Hungarian-Romanian cross-border partnership.
The Oradea Metropolitan Area, CESCI, INFH and the French MOT (Mission Opérationnelle Transfrontalière) launched the Oradea initiative in 2012 with the aims to share the French experiences and to mediate between the Hungarian and Romanian partners. The first conference on the institutionalization of cross-border cooperation was indeed the start of a process, in accordance with the partners’ intentions. The second conference was organized accordingly in 2014 on cross-border health care services, and in 2016 on short food supply chains and local products.
The conference was held in the renovated building complex of the Fortress of Oradea this time. Organizers grouped the presentations around three topics. The first panel was about short food supply chains as instruments of the new paradigm of rural development. Daniel Wathelet, an expert on the Eastern European region, president of the International Urban Food Network (IUFN), highlighted in his presentation the importance of short food supply chains starting from the food challenges humanity is facing. He explained that not only the high quality supply of the population can be ensured through these, but also the pollution caused by food supply can be decreased (food industry is responsible for almost half of the pollutant gases). The involvement of local producers strengthens local democracy and ownership approach at the same time. IUFN has developed a methodology in order to disseminate the model, and operates as an intermediary interface between the parties concerned.
Cristian Buzlea, executive director of the Hajdú-Bihar County Development Agency and Orsolya Tószegi, referent for the short food supply chains of the Prime Minister’s Office European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) introduced the Romanian and Hungarian policy background. As it turned out, the support system shows many similarities in the two countries. On the Romanian side, the local market covers a 50 km radius agglomeration area, however, according to Hungarian legislation; local producers may sell their products in the county affected by production, in Budapest, and within the 40 km radius of the production site. Anita Hosoff, as a representative of the National Food Chain Safety Office, completed the presentations of the first block with information regarding hygiene standards. She also talked about the kind of provisions that prevent local products to appear in cross-border regions.
Presenters of the second panel introduced models regarding short food supply chains. Mihaela Veţan, director of the Association for Supporting Peasant Farming (Timișoara) talked about the ASAT-model introduced following the French example. This means that families sign a contract with producers for the annual quota. Ten such partnerships operate in Romania currently, in six cities. Andrea Szabadkai, president of the National Association of Interest Representations for Small-scale producers and service providers, presented their efforts for local small-scale producers over the past 8 years. The association has a major role in the creation of appropriate legal regulations in Hungary. She mentioned the social farm from among the Hungarian models, and the producer merger of interests about to be launched following the French example.
The last presentation of the panel was held by Frédéric Perrin, director of the French Institute for Pure Vegetable Oils. The model developed by them answers three challenges at the same time: food and energetic challenges of the produced vegetable oil, and the challenges affecting the development of the region. Food, animal feed and energy resources are all made from agricultural raw materials.
In the last panel of the conference, specific regional cooperation introduced themselves. Gabriella Lupse, leader of the Hungarian Cross-Border Local Action Group of Bihar County, was the first one to talk about their past and future developments affecting the region with a population of 90 thousand. Tibor Szabó, leader of the work organization of the Zala Thermal Valley Association presented the latest results of the action group in partnership with the French, which will be realized within the framework of the open gate movement. Károly Batiz, the communication director of the association of “Kamra-Túra Homokháti Gazdák”, talked about the courtyard program launched in 2004 under extremely harsh climatic conditions, which unites 120 farmers today. The last presentation of the conference was held by Dorin Popa, president of the Crişana Research and Sales Association of Food Products, about the professional help they provide for farmers of Bihar County to access the market.
The conference was moderated by Katalin Kujáni, agricultural-innovation referent of the Ministry of Agriculture, and the participants were welcomed by Florica Cherecheş, Member of Parliament and dedicated member of the local “Kiskosár Bevásárló Közösség”, Florin Birta, deputy mayor of Oradea, and Benoit Bevouset, director of the French Institute in Cluj-Napoca.
Similarly to previous conferences, this year’s event was not only important from the perspective of exchanging professional experiences, but from the perspective of potential cooperation and projects inherent in the establishment of personal relationships. The objective of the process of Oradea is that more and more sectors and their actors find each other in Hungarian-Romanian relations, and start cooperation building on French experiences. Experts involved in renewable energy can be the next to do this.
The Commission's public consultation on the future of transport has been launched. The consultation is available here and can be completed by September 23, 2020.//2020.06.16.
On 16 June 2020, the Association of European Border Regions (AEBR), the Mission Opérationnelle Transfrontalière (MOT) and the Central European Support Service for Cross-Border Initiatives (CESCI) established the European Border Citizens' Alliance to promote cross-border cooperation along all European borders.//2020.02.11.
Monday and Tuesday in Uzhhorod we signed a strategic cooperation memorandum addressing cross-border cooperation together with the Department of Economics and Law of the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences and the Faculty of Law of the National University of Uzhhorod. The event included a scientific meeting and a training for public servants.//2019.10.24.
The AEBR organised its third Cross-Border School in Dresden with the aim to share the experiences of professionals and knowledge of academics of the cross-border cooperation field. Our association's strategic planner, Melinda Benczi, contributed to the discourse by presenting the cohesion-based strategic planning methodology of CESCI as well as conducting a simulation game on the role of individual stakeholders in cross-border development.//2019.09.30.
Today, together with the representatives of the neighbouring countries' rescue services, we discussed the conditions of the free movement of the ambulance cars across the borders. It seems that the solution is accessible in the foreseeable future, in our region, too. We should not lose any souls due to their domicile...


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Welcome to the Spring 2023 Essex County Compost Bin & Rain Barrel Sale!
We're excited to offer our Spring 2023 Community Compost Bin and Rain Barrel Sale. Backyard Composting is an excellent way to reduce trash going to landfills and allows you to make your own compost! Rain Barrels reduce water costs, keep our water clean, and provides a natural source of water for plants and gardens all while reducing that amount of pollutants that enter our storm drains.
Please explore our site to see what is being offered at this community sale. Because we are purchasing in bulk, we are able to offer compost bins, rain barrels, and accessories at reduced prices.
Ordering deadline date: Friday, May 19th
Orders must be picked up on May 21st at one of two convenient locations:
- 9:00am-11:00am at Essex County Environmental Center, Garibaldi Hall 621A Eagle Rock Avenue Roseland, NJ 07068.
12:30pm-2:00pm at Maplewood Town Hall (rear parking lot)574 Valley Street, Maplewood, New Jersey 07040
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This program is sponsored by Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., Essex County Executive, The Board of County Commissioners, the Essex County Environmental Commission and the Essex County Environmental Center.
Organic waste comprises 30 percent of the household trash going into landfills and incinerators, where it has no chance to decompose and offers very little BTU value. Homeowners who compost not only extend the life of our landfills and reduce the cost of collecting household garbage, but also recycle the nutrients in organic waste to create a valuable soil amendment for their gardens.
We want to encourage backyard composting so that everyone can enjoy the benefits of improving or maintaining high-quality soil, growing healthy plants, reducing the use of fertilizer and pesticides, improving water quality, and protecting the environment. By adding compost you can conserve water and help improve soil to help hold water in the root zone.
Want to learn more? Check out this cool video:
Why Use a Rain Barrel?
There are several environmental benefits associated with rain barrels. Rain barrels reduce storm water runoff, water that does not soak into the ground and can transport many pollutants to our local waterways as well as cause erosion. By collecting rainwater for watering lawns, gardens, and potted plants and for washing off patio furniture and tools, rain barrels conserve water. From a gardening perspective, the natural nutrients in rain water make it far better than city tap water, which contains chlorine and fluoride. With a rain barrel, gardeners can minimize or eliminate their use of chemical fertilizers.
Rain barrel water should not be used to drink or bathe. And rain barrels should be emptied and stored throughout the winter months.


Featured Golf News
TPC at Deere Run Opens May 1
The Tournament Players Course at Deere Run in Davenport, Iowa, has reopened. The course officially debuted last year, and hosted a PGA Tour event, the John Deere Classic in July. But an unseasonably hot and humid September caused problems with the greens and a premature closure of the course.
Those kinds of weather problems should be a thing of the past, as efforts were made in the offseason to weather-proof the young course, a co-design of Chris Gray and D.A. Weibring. Selected trees were removed to allow more sunlight, while limbs and underbrush were cleared to enhance air flow. Also, an expensive sub-air cooling system was installed to keep the greens cool in hot weather.
The TPC at Deere Run is a semiprivate facility that allows public play. Reservations can be made by calling toll-free at 877/872-3677 or 309/796-6000 ext. 110.


The time of year is fast approaching when we head out to the vineyards for the eagerly anticipated harvest. I am sure you’ll all be keen to follow the progress as we pick the grapes which will be used to make your Virtual Winemaker wine. Before that happens though, I thought I’d give you a quick update on what’s happening in vineyard at the moment and as we prepare ourselves for the busiest time in the vineyard calendar!
The weather has been stable and warm in the Southern Rhône throughout August and early September 2013, as a ridge of high pressure has settled comfortably over the Valley. However, 2013 is shaping up as a vintage that will need considerable hard work, and even ingenuity, if we are to produce good wines. Luck, in the form of the weather, will also be needed.
Putting aside the low crop levels, there are several other issues to contend with. There is a lot of vegetation this year due to abundant water reserves, something that we’ve not seen for a few years. The plants’ energy is heading not only towards the fruit, hence the need for work in the vineyard to cut back leaves and excess shoots or spurs, and expose the bunches to help the fruit ripen. Also, 2013 is on a knife edge with varying degrees of ripeness and lower degrees of potential alcohol than at this time last year.
As harvest 2013 gradually draws closer we’re hoping that late September onwards will be stable, marked by high pressure, the Mistral wind and a lack of rain. In such conditions the already limited crop could concentrate, lose acidity, and gain in degree of alcohol.
Unfortunately, the Grenache Noir grapes have been ravaged by coulure this year – this is where the flowers have failed to convert into fruit – and are taking a long time to ripen. The veraison – when the grapes change colour – has been extremely protracted, despite the warm to hot, and largely dry weather. Yields on Grenache therefore will be significantly down by as much as 40% compared to last vintage.
On the plus side however, the Syrah, Carignan and Mourvedre grapes are looking fine (but the harvest will be later than in previous vintages). The current weather is a great help with ripening – mornings are currently around 10°C and the afternoons around 26-27°C. The Syrah harvest should start next week and then we’ll continue with the other varieties into October. We’ll look forward to keeping you updated throughout!


Seeding plants can be quite a hassle. You have to go to the store, prepare the soil, water, and mulch the soil, and then wait for weeks or months before you see results. There’s no way you’d be able to do all of that and also take care of your other responsibilities. Luckily, you can get an efficient plant seeding service from us. J D Landscaping is one of the most preferred companies that handle this tedious and time-consuming task for their clients in the Pleasant Hills, PA area. Learn more about our seeding and tree service by giving us a call!
Why You Need to Seed
Seeding is the process of fertilizing newly installed sod so that the grass will grow healthy and strong. If you don’t do it, the grass will not be able to grow properly. This could cause the entire installation to be useless. If you want a particular type of grass, you need to get the soil prepared properly and that includes seeding it too. Since it is a tedious task and you need to prepare the soil, it’s best to hand it over to professionals like us. We offer a reliable seeding and tree service in the area that you can avail of easily.
We’ll Handle the Installation!
Our seeding services are available to those who want sod installed in the front and backyard of their property. We’ll be doing it properly by following procedures and making sure that we don’t accidentally cause damage to the sod during the entire installation process. We’ll then fertilize the soil properly if that is what you prefer. We can also just simply seed the soil if you don’t want to see grass at all. You can get full control of the situation by hiring us to do it for you.
J D Landscaping is the one you should call if you need expert assistance with the seeding of your lawn. Do you have a lawn in Pleasant Hills, PA that has yet to be established? You’ve come to the right place. Give us a call at (412) 537-1229 today so we can start right away!


He was a small farmer of bulbs, mainly tulips, and other vegetables during his working years. The wreath below was very fitting for a long time "tunider" who loved planting his veggies every spring.
He employed many young nephews and village youth during their teens to help with the farm. Many of those youth are now in their 40s and 50s now, but remember his kindness and generosity when they worked for him. They also talked about how pivotal it was for them to be outdoors, in the quiet, with opportunities to run, play and swim in the great expanse of country space rather than the constrains of the city. Up to his last days he was preparing his greenhouse for spring planting of potatoes and carrots.


My family loves fresh vegetables and local honey, so the Fairhope AL Fall Farmer’s Market is perfect for us!
It’s a beautiful time of year to stroll down School Street next to Fairhope Public Library on a Thursday afternoon and taste the local vendor’s samples. We experimented with different salsas, bloody mary mix, and barbecue sauces that were provided to “try before you buy.” The farmers, bakers, and harvesters set up each Thursday before 3:00 and are helpful with answering questions and discussing recipes until the pack up around 6:00.
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Try as a might, I have not been able to thwart the pests and critters that feast in my backyard nightly. My ripe blueberries were picked by birds, tomatoes were eaten by caterpillars, and my still-green Satsumas are now being knocked down by playful squirrels. We will keep trying to grow our own, but our pickins’ are pretty slim. As much as we like to garden, it is nice to supplement our dinner menu with the delicious, locally grown greens, squash, and okra from the Fall Farmer’s Market.
For a small town, the Farmer’s Market packs in a big selection! My family was excited to find local coffee, sweet potatoes, meats, seafood, honey, and fresh eggs! My husband likes the new L.A. Gourmet’s Bloody Mary mix we found and my daughters love the miniature blueberry key lime pie from Broken Arm Mama’s they brought home. I have enjoyed the fresh, local eggs from Nature Nine Farms. My oldest daughter’s selection was a jar of fig preserves that she picked up from Lele’s. Don’t forget that at 4:00 each Thursday children’s activities are provided by the Fairhope Public Library. Be sure to come out and enjoy the market before it’s gone!


What is Lawn Fertilizer?
Beautiful lawns are no longer a product of nature however are deliberate and created. Lawn fertilizer will usually be a vital phase of the introduction process. Choosing the proper garden fertilizer starts through understanding what vitamins are presently in your soil, as determined through a soil test. Lawns that are now not fertilized will have to be counted totally on what is in the soil for all their nutrients. The soil around most houses these days, as you probably know, is no longer that good. After a house is built, contractors do not often reflect on consideration of the fine of the soil as something important. As lengthy as the lot is graded properly, that is all that matters.
The Basic of Lawn Fertilizer
The listing of micronutrients consists of Boron (B), Chlorine (Cl), Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), Molybdenum (Mo), Nickel (Ni and Zinc (Zn). These are additionally referred to as hint elements. Most of the micronutrients, barring from iron, are commonly no longer blanketed in a bag of garden fertilizer.
The predominant macronutrients are Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), and Potassium (K) and characterize the most many times used substances in garden fertilizer. These three vitamins are very essential for plant characteristics and are the factors poorest in soils. Other macronutrients encompass Calcium (Ca), Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H), Magnesium (Mg), Oxygen (O), and sulfur (S).
Types of Lawn Fertilizer
There are time-release fertilizers that are recommended for feeding the garden over many months and stop the gardener from having to be aware to feed once more at a positive time. The gradual launch additionally lets in plant roots to harvest the vitamins they want slowly, stopping essential factors from leaching away into the soil. This kind of meal is effortless to follow and minimizes the threat of burning the lawn. Granular fertilizers may additionally be time-release or gradual release. Either way, they are famous due to the ease of application. Liquid or water-soluble fertilizers have unfolded the usage of a hose and furnish a rapid fine way to introduce vitamins hastily to grassroots.
Advantages of Lawn Fertilizer
1) Using a natural lawn fertilizer no longer solely improves the niceness of your soil however additionally the fitness of your grass. The floor stays prosperous in vitamins whilst additionally supporting to hold away pests and diseases.
2) It’s no secret that exposure to chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides may also lead to serious health complications. The use of glyphosate-based weed killers has been linked to Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma — the second quickest developing most cancers in the United States. Organic garden offerings do no longer produce these damaging consequences on human beings or pets.
3) Organic manure has the capacity to amplify water retention that prevents leaching of minerals from run-off water. Synthetic garden fertilizers, on the different hand, wash away with extra watering or all through rains polluting ponds, rivers, lakes, and oceans. The leached minerals from chemical fertilizers are linked to the eutrophication of water bodies. With no targeted excretions of minerals, natural manure is now not unsafe to fish, birds, or the natural world and is, therefore, higher for the environment.
4) A natural Lawn fertilizer helps the increase of most soil microbes, particularly in the course of summer. The multiplied advisable microorganism populations wreck down the nutrients, availing the much-needed nitrogen to the grasses. The decrease nutrient content material makes it difficult for you to by chance overload lawns with minerals that may burn your turf.
5) Natural lawn fertilizers have a fairly excessive natural be counted content material that is prosperous in different micronutrients. Most natural fertilizers are made from absolutely herbal merchandise that is thoroughly biodegradable and launches vitamins to the soil. The micronutrients amplify the vitality of the floor main to a better-looking lawn.
6) Organic lawn fertilizers can step by step launch critical vitamins such as nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium in a brief time period and lengthy-term. These vitamins aid the boom of higher and better roots. Chemical fertilizers are susceptible to mineral dumping that scotches the roots main to vulnerable growth.
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Grain markets closed combined this previous week as demand curiosity from China supported soybeans (and canola adopted) whereas all different crop costs fell on expectations of larger crops. Within the June WASDE report, launched on Thursday, the USDA confirmed the market weaker ethanol demand and an even bigger U.S. winter wheat harvest. Supporting grain markets earlier than that had been some hotter/drier situations forecasted for not solely the Midwest, another areas of Canada. For individuals who are bullish/hopeful on a climate rally, understand that many areas have respectable soil moisture that’s carried over from final yr.
Going into the June WASDE report, merchants had been pretty bearish because the regarded to larger crops within the U.S. and South America including to an already-heavy provide base and unsure demand. Particular to corn, ending shares in the USA had been raised once more within the June WASDE and including to challenges was a lower in ethanol demand, albeit it was lower than what grain markets had been anticipating. Whereas some ethanol processing services are beginning to re-start, I estimate that there’s already been about 500M bushels in corn demand that has been misplaced during the last three months. I’ll admit that that is much less that what I used to be initially anticipating, however, as talked about, we’re removed from being out of the woods.
This in thoughts, with none main climate points, grain costs are likely to drop as we get deeper into the rising season, and thus, I anticipated corn costs to begin to pull again within the coming weeks (even regardless of the warmer climate…per week doesn’t make the crop!). On that observe, the USDA left U.S. corn yields and planted acreage unchanged at 178.5 bushels and 97M acres, however sentiment throughout grain markets is that this quantity may very well be lowered to 94M acres earlier than the 2020/21 U.S. corn crop yr official begins on October 1st. Globally, the USDA solely elevated Brazil’s corn harvest by 1 MMT to now sit at 107 MMT however a decrease 2019/20 carryout meant international 2020/21 corn ending shares had been additionally lowered from final month’s WASDE report.
For the wheat market, costs in Chicago dropped to a three-week low yesterday because the USDA raised their outlook for the winter wheat harvest within the U.S., in addition to elevating international inventories to a brand new document of 316 MMT. Wheat costs have already been pressured this week by the beginning of the northern hemisphere’s harvest and a few larger manufacturing expectations from the Land Down Undaa. On that observe, the Aussie wheat harvest was raised by 2 MMT to 26 MMT, and exports by the identical quantity to sit down now at 17 MMT.
Offsetting, the rise within the wheat harvest estimates for the USA and Australia was downgrades for the E.U. (lowered by 2 MMT to 141 MMT of all kinds of wheat) and the Ukraine (dropped by 1.5 MMT to 26.5 MMT). The explanation for the wheat harvest downgrades is squarely pinned on the recent, dry spring climate that a lot of the area skilled.
Whereas the USDA saved the Russian wheat harvest at 77 MMT within the June WASDE, IKAR raised its estimate by 2.Four MMT to 78 MMT based mostly on higher yields than initially anticipated. Value mentioning (albeit not tremendous related within the international wheat commerce recreation) is that India’s wheat harvest was raised to a brand new document of 107.2, a leap of 4.2MMT from the Might WASDE report. Equally, China is predicted to carry greater than half of all international wheat provides by the top of 2020/21 (thus, considerably nullifying the importance of a brand new document carryout!
Much like wheat, swaying manufacturing and commerce manufacturing estimates are protecting barley costs elevated, however moreso within the feed class than malt, as for the latter, demand from the beer business has mainly dried up. It is a critical challenge for Australia, who accounts for about 30% – 40% of world malt barley exports. Additional, Aussie barley has been shut out of the Chinese language market due to the current 80.5% tariff that appears to be political retaliation for Australia calling for an investigation into China’s dealing with of COVID-19 data within the early days of the virus.
Nonetheless, it’s not all bearish because the dry, heat climate in Europe and the Black Sea is beginning to seem within the manufacturing forecasts of presidency companies and personal companies. For instance, France’s Ag Ministry is forecasting their winter barley crop at 8.17 MMT, down 12% year-over-year (albeit spring barley acres are up 14% and practically 50% above the five-year common at 1.8M.). Additional, within the Ukraine, APK-Inform is estimating that barley manufacturing there’ll fall 23% year-over-year to six.83 MMT, primarily due to a 16% drop in acres planted, together with 27% much less spring acres seeded.
Lastly, in Russia, consultancy agency Ozip is estimating manufacturing to fall 5% year-over-year to 19.45 MMT. Because the Black Sea often dominates the feed class, particularly within the Center East, it would open up some alternatives for added Canadian or Australian feed barley exports. To this point, complete Canadian barley exports are monitoring 11% decrease year-over-year with simply 1.79 MMT sailed by Week 44.
Wrapping issues up, canola costs appear to be largely rangebound and are largely following the soybean and palm oil markets. On that observe, a lot of the consideration going into the June WASDE was on the soybean steadiness sheet, notably competing soybean exports from Brazil and the U.S., and what China will purchase. The bulls had been upset although that the USDA dropped their U.S. previous crop soybean exports goal but once more; this time it was 25M bushels in yesterday’s June WASDE report, including to the 100M-bushel drop in final month’s WASDE report. U.S. 2019/20 soybean exports at the moment are estimated at 1.65 and a couple of.05 Billion bushels respectively (or 44.9 MMT and 55.Eight MMT if changing bushels into metric tonnes).
Regardless of the pessimism shared by the USDA in yesterday’s June WASDE report, China continues to purchase U.S. soybeans, together with 10 cargoes thus far this month that we learn about. That is possible as a consequence of forex results because the U.S. Greenback is sitting at a 2-month lows whereas, conversely, the Brazilian Actual has touched 2-month highs. That mentioned, final week noticed the biggest gross sales of U.S. soybean exports thus far this crop yr and the biggest since 2018 with 2.22 MMT contracted. From an precise shipments standpoint, U.S. soybean exports at the moment are barely monitoring above final yr’s tempo.
Studying between the strains of the June WASDE, it’s secure to say that China is probably going to purchase a lot of the world’s surplus in soybean manufacturing, as their 2019/20 imports had been raised by 2 MMT to 94 MMT (however 2020/21 was unchanged at 96 MMT). That mentioned, China has already booked at a whole lot of soybeans, primarily from Brazil, and which will imply that their exportable provides are beginning to dwindle. The truth is, Datagro estimates that Brazilian farmers have already bought practically 90% of their 2019/20 crop (or about 106.5 MMT), in addition to one-third of their 2020/21 anticipated manufacturing, which is nicely above-average for this time of yr.
In the end, between COVID-19 circumstances surging once more, and depressed commodity costs, it’s powerful to seek out additional silver linings this week. Particular to grain costs, the us confirmed us with their June WASDE report what we already knew and as we transfer ahead, there’s going to be a whole lot of give attention to climate and any demand headlines are eagerly welcome.


The Farm Project CIC offers a unique residential experience for children and young people to be part of a working organic farm and to gain a deep understanding of where food comes from. During a stay of up to a week, visitors are fully immersed in farm life and take on daily activities based around growing, harvesting, cooking, working with livestock and spending time in the woods.
The transformation across the five days was also noticed. The students learnt a lot but over and above that they had an experience. We left with nine individuals and returned with a team.
Dan, Teacher, Corelli College


The Maasai are traditionally a pastoralist society, their wealth directly associated with their livestock. Larges herds of cows, sheep, and goats graze across the ecosystem continually. Managing the impacts of grazing on the rangelands for the overall health of the ecosystem has become a major program focus.
Big Life has helped to establish a sustainable farming program, in addition to helping develop a grazing plan to manage livestock movements and improve the condition of existing pasture. Rangers also actively protect the land by fighting against habitat destruction such as illegal logging or charcoaling. Lastly, we’ve partnered with local communities, partner NGOs, and local government to implement a carbon credit program in the Chyulu Hills to protect it from deforestation and overgrazing.
Water is one of the most precious resources in the African bush. Big Life rangers actively work to reduce illegal water extraction within communities as well as maintain strategic waterholes and boreholes for wildlife in water-vulnerable areas of the ecosystem.


Klean Voices contributor Henry Hoogenveen shares how a time-honored end-of-summer tradition in Italy is returning to the days of being single-use free.
In Italy, September is the month of the grape harvest or as the Italians like to call it: La Vendemmia. The exact timing of this event is hard to predict as the harvesting conditions and the grapes have to be just right before it can begin.
When the grapes hit peak ripeness and the sun is shining, La Vendemmia commences. This summer’s growing season was fantastic so vintners across the country decided to start the harvest a little earlier than in previous years.
In our house, La Vendemmia is a social event. Family and friends from all over are invited to help pick the grapes and after days of hard work and lots of laughing under the Mediterranean sun, there is always a feast to be had in celebration of a successful harvest.
A large table is filled with delicious food and even tastier wine for all to enjoy. In the past, we used plastic plates, forks, and cups during the celebration. Times have changed and today we use Klean Kanteen bottles and tumblers that keep our wine and water perfectly chilled. Instead of plastic plates we use stainless steel thali dishes and silverware. The transition away from plastic shows our dedication to protecting the environment that has provided us so much and inspires all our friends and family to make a plastic-free shift in their own lives.
Klean Voices contributor Henry Hoogenveen is a passionate advocate for the outdoors and represents Klean Kanteen in Europe. As such, he shares events, information, trends and happenings from across the ocean right here on the Klean Blog.


Jesse's is proud to offer a space under the awning for our local farmers to share their fresh produce all summer long! Join us for our Farmer's Market every Wednesday and Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm throughout the growing season for some of the finest fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers our region has to offer! Scroll through just a sampling of some of the goodies below!
Jesse's aims to be more than just your single destination for household goods, gifts and locally-produced food. We want to be a true part of the community in which we reside. Click the pictures below for more information about other events we sponsor or are involved in!


Reliant Fungicide Mode of Action
RELIANT is a systemic fungicide which has both xylem and phloem mobility, in that it will move systemically throughout all parts of plants. It will move from plant roots into the newly emerging shoots and conversely from new shoots into the root system.
RELIANT is absorbed by all plant tissue regardless of where it is applied and is directly fungistatic, in that it slows the growth of the disease pathogen and inhibits the formation of new spores by the pathogen.
When absorbed by the plant RELIANT directly affects plant metabolism by stimulating the production of ATP and ADP along with the defensive response of accumulation of phytoalexins (immune bodies) similar to that in humans. These phytoalexins enhance the activity of the plant's dynamic defense system, causing rapid changes within the cells of lytic enzymes, thickening of cell walls, higher cell pressure and lignification to occur within the cell.
This increase in "plant robustness" is sometimes called "Systemic Acquired Resistence" and can directly offset the onset of pathogen attack. Below is an unprotected cell under pathogen attack.
This very complex mode of action can be simplified into making the plant more “robust healthy, ready to withstand pathogen attack” and environmental stress.
Other physiological effects observed after applications of RELIANT to various plant species are: bigger blooms, increase in color or intensity of the color of both leaves and blooms, initiation of root growth, larger fruit set or increase on fruit set, auxiliary bud break and a very pronounced observable overall increase in plant health and vigor. All treated plants will demonstrate one of these effects but not all plants will show all effects.
Field Demonstration Evaluation Trial Result on Tomato- Phytophthora spp.
Benefits of Strawberry Production RELIANT® Systemic Fungicide
Doug Sullivan of C & S Farms, London, Ohio, "The best berry crop I have ever raised using the product in the fall to help overwintering and in spring fungicide rotations."
Aaron Goode, Chesterfield Berry Farms, "phites are an important part of both my greenhouse strawberry transplant and field production for disease control."