Guidelines To Follow When Choosing Self-propelled Sprayers
If you run an agricultural production it means that spring is almost inevitable. Provided you are supposed to choose agricultural spray is it goes without saying that having the information on the selection is very important. The moment you consider purchasing self-propelled sprayers it means that you are going to have an easy time when spraying pesticides as well as herbicides on your crops. The sprayer parts are likely to come in as very crucial especially when you are choosing any self-propelled sprayer. Make sure that there is no form of leakage on the sprayer seal given that this might result to wastage of the chemicals in question. As long as the pumps in the self-propelled farming sprayer are working efficiently it means that even the machine is going to work as you expect. Prior to purchasing a self-propelled sprayer make sure that if there is any other necessary thing, it is purchased alongside the sprayer.
It is essential to depend on the quality as well as the efficiency of the self-propelled sprayer in question before establishing whether it is right for you. The only way you can determine the kind of machine that is good for you is if you research before you go looking for this equipment. You must ensure that you are purchasing a self-propelled sprayer that is in a position to match all the needs you have in your agricultural production. Look for an agricultural consultant and engage them so that you can help you in determining the best thing to do especially when choosing nozzles or any other related parts to the sprayer equipment. It is essential to buy a sprayer that is well maintained so that you do not experience breakdown before the project can even commence.
Before you can go to purchase this equipment. It is always necessary to determine whether you are in a position to buy a self-propelled sprayer long before you decide to buy this equipment. You need to know that there is an opportunity to purchase a used agricultural sprayer especially if you are working with a tight budget. Provided the sprayer in question is a used one you can expect that it is affordable and it is also going to give you the guarantee of affordability. The best thing is to have a look at the inventory of all this equipment from the dealer so that you can make the right choices. The agricultural project scale is also another thing that you are supposed to have in mind before purchasing a self-propelled sprayer. You can always decide to buy the size of equipment that is going to meet the scale of your project. Avoid purchasing a very large self-propelled sprayer if you know that you are working on small-scale agricultural production.


‘OAT in Bloom’ 2024
For this year’s ‘OAT in Bloom’ competition, OAT is joining in with the theme of ‘friendship’ for the 60th anniversary of Britain in Bloom.
You are invited to get involved, and the hope is that this event will inspire each OAT academy and their communities to make positive changes to their local environment through horticultural, environmental, and community action.
This is an exciting time for all you green fingered students, staff, parents, and families to get gardening. Whether you are planting hanging baskets or raised planters, from vegetables patches to gardens, whatever you choose to grow and nurture, now is your time to shine.
How to submit:
Please submit evidence of your gardening project as photos by email to the eco team via the link.
Deadline to submit: Wednesday 31 July 2024.
Competition categories and requirements:
|Best wild meadow
|The goal of this category is allowing an area to return to nature and allow biodiversity to flourish.
|Best garden design on paper
|The goal of this category is to submit a garden designed on paper, fully annotated with a minimum of 5 labels explaining the garden design.
|Most colourful display
|The goal of this category is to create the most colourful planting display with the most impact
|Best mini marvel
|The goal of this category is to effectively utilise space and create a visual display of colour creatively with design and layout in a miniature space.
|Best raised bed, container planting, including hanging baskets
|The goal of this category is to effectively grow within raised beds, containers or in hanging baskets, being resourceful and eco-friendly in what is being used as containers
|Best vegetable patch/fruit orchard/greenhouse
|The goal of this category is to showcase the sustainability of food growing and its benefits for health and wellbeing.
|Best community garden
|The goal of this category is to develop an outdoor space that improves the local community/neighbourhood/friendship
Winners will be announced:
In September 2024, and the seven category winners will receive prizes to further support gardening and environmental work.
Sharing your news on school socials:
Please use #OATBlooms to share any news or updates as this competition progresses.
Competition launches: w/c 8 January 2024
Deadline for entries: 31 July 2024
Winners announced: Early September 2024
For further information about the OAT In Bloom competition please email the Eco Team or Rachel McCarthy, National Eco-Lead, using these links.


MarshallCounty experienced yet another farm accident this past week. The power of prayer by friends, neighbors and strangers was felt by Hunter Verhaeghe of Walkerton as he is now home from the hospital and recovering from being run over by a semi. The driver had mistaken him for someone else and thought he was cleared to leave the area. He’s a very lucky young man who lived to talk about it. There was definitely an angel looking out for him.
A few frosty mornings and a couple freeze advisories this past week left many of us digging out the winter clothes. By Thursday, the field conditions were finally ideal to disk stalks. Hope to shell the last 15 acres this week. We’ve all seen or heard stories of farmers coming together to harvest a crop in a time of hardship. It leaves a family with a sense of relief knowing their crop will be harvested without added stress on the family. Dad and I had little over 80 acres of soybeans to harvest. We had our name on a list with another farmer to harvest them, but he was experiencing weather delays with his own crop.
We were so thankful and appreciative for David and Foster Davenport. Instead of moving to their next field, they came around to the other side of the fence and pulled in after dark with a combine, draper head, grain cart and a semi. Friday morning, there was a nice cool breeze with no dew, which allowed them to get an early start and finish the soybeans prior to rain. I wasn’t sure how I was going to keep up with tractor and wagons, but luckily they brought another semi, which made the delivery to Frick Services in Wyatt so much faster.
Many of my farmer friends got up early Saturday morning to shell corn to keep the dryer going, so they could attend the Garth Brooks concert at Notre Dame. I decided I’d rather start rebuilding my JD 7000 planter for 2019 planting season in a heated shop instead of braving the elements with 85,000 other people with heavy rain, 40 mph winds, sleet and snow Saturday afternoon.
Congrats to our Indiana huskers who placed at the National Cornhusking Contest this weekend in South Dakota: Gage Richard, who took first place in his class of 14 and younger; Rolland Miller placed third in men’s 50 and over; Ted Richard placed second in men’s open with 583 pounds, just shy of first place by less than 2 pounds!


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Published 1978 by Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station in Asheville, N.C .
Written in EnglishRead online
Issued Mar. 1978
|Statement||Jacques R. Jorgensen|
|Series||USDA Forest Service research note SE ; 251|
|Contributions||Southeastern Forest Experiment Station (Asheville, N.C.), United States. Forest Service|
|The Physical Object|
|Pagination||7 p. :|
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Growth of legumes on forest soils fertilized at low rates. Asheville, N.C.: Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, (OCoLC) Soil is the most important source and an abode for many nutrients and microflora.
Due to rapid depletion of agricultural areas and soil quality by means of ever-increasing population and an excessive addition of chemical fertilizers, a rehabilitated attention is a need of the hour to maintain sustainable approaches in agricultural crop production.
Biochar is the solid, carbon-rich material Cited by: Growth in the unamended soils was much better in Grove, with or without forest floor, than in the Bunker or Wishkah soils; the latter soils were especially low in extractable P.
Fertilization significantly affected growth in all test soils. Growth in the Grove soil wasCited by: 5. However, in low nitrogen soils (less than about 15 lb/A) Growth of legumes on forest soils fertilized at low rates book low rate of starter nitrogen (20 to 30 lb N/A) placed away from the seed may boost seedling growth of the legume prior to the establishment of fully functioning nodules.
Recent research has shown starter N to be ineffective in increasing yield. Biennial Forage LegumesOccupation: Agriculture Knowledge Centre.
In book: Legumes for Soil Health and Sustainable Management increasing the P fertilizer rate from 25 to 35 plant growth promoting Rhizobacteria on common bean growth in a low.
Berben JC () Effect of soil density and precipitation on the growth and root development of some forest tree species. Bull Soc R For Beig – Google Scholar Bertrand A, Robitaille G, Nadeau P, Boutin R () Effects of soil freezing and drought stress on.
The term soil fertility has ancient origins and has been consistently used over centuries to refer to the capability of soil to support plant production in agricultural contexts.
Historically, the most common use of soil fertility has focused on provisioning mineral nutrients for plant growth (e.g. Foth and Ellis, ; Tisdale et al., ).An emphasis on fertilizer-based nutrient amendment. Managing Cover Crops Profitably explores how and why cover crops work, and provides all the information needed to build cover crops into any farming operation.
Along with detailed management information on the most commonly used species—including grasses, grains, brassicas and mustards, and legumes—Managing Cover Crops Profitably offers chapters on the role of cover crops in [ ].
Though the chemical fertilizer increases the plant growth and vigour, hence meets the food security of the world, but the plants grown in this way does not develop good plant characters such as. White clover thrives best in a cool, moist climate in soils with ample lime, phosphate, and potash.
In general, white clover is best adapted to clay and silt soils in humid and irrigated areas. It grows successfully on sandy soils with a high water table or irrigated droughty soils when adequately fertilized.
White clover seldom roots deeper. Soil fertility is the ability of soil to sustain plant growth and optimize crop yield. This can be enhanced through organic and inorganic fertilizers to the soil.
Nuclear techniques provide data that enhances soil fertility and crop production while minimizing the environmental impact. an effort to correct a lack of soil fertility.
The yearly rate of new twig growth varies with the tree species, soil conditions and environment. Young healthy trees produce approximately 8 to 12 inches of new growth on the main branches each year.
As trees mature, their rate of growth may be only half as rapid yet they may still be healthy. On degraded soils with typically low organic matter contents, regular green manuring with forage legumes increases soil nitrogen and organic matter over extended periods.
The growing of legumes on a Gray soil in Northern Alberta increased the yield of 12 successive wheat crops over that of wheat in a non-legume rotation. The soil bulk density was lowest under CM/high‐application rate ( kg N/ha) as compared to all other treatments.
Bulk density decreased by 4%, 8%, and 9% for the low, medium, and high application rates, respectively, compared to control.
Total soil porosity significantly (P rate. Soil. Forest soils certainly benefit from the addition of plant nutrients.
Elements like nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, calcium, and magnesium are the building blocks of leaves, twigs, trunks, and roots, and they regulate or activate countless physiological processes in the microscopic life of plants – functions like water movement, enzyme activation, and stress signaling and response.
Plant growth varies with the availability of resources, i.e. light, water, and nutrients, in particular nitrogen (Canham et al. ).In the natural environment, these resources do not have the same availability and can vary across regions and soil types (Chapin et al.
).Resource availability also plays a role in the outcome of competition between plants as it differentially impacts. If the soil test calls for a P recommendation, consider using an application method that incorporates the fertilizer into the soil with low disturbance.
Manure can be a good source of nutrients to meet the soil fertility needs of pastures and hay fields, with some important considerations.
In addition to P and K, manure is a source of N. Underestimated role of legume roots for soil N fertility Corina Carranca & Maria O. Torres & Manuel Madeira Accepted: 26 February /Published online: 20 March # INRA and Springer-Verlag France Abstract Nitrogen (N) is a major fertilizing element for plants.
The distribution of N in legumes i s influencing the efficiency of the next. The project is designed to assess the soil fertility benefits of Logging destabilizes forest soil carbon over time, study finds Cropping research takes advantage of divergent growth.
1 NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT CCA NM SWM CEU March NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT MODULE NO. 8 Soil pH and Organic Matter by Ann McCauley, Soil Scientist; Clain Jones, MSU Extension Soil Fertility Specialist; and Kathrin Olson-Rutz, Research Associate INTRODUCTION.
soil and light conditions. Legumes vary in drainage needs, pH, soil fertility, height, longevity, hardiness, drought tolerance and whether the growth is warm or cool season. Since soil and site characteristics can sometimes change within the same food plot, seeding more than one.
The Value of Forest Soil Productivity Sustainable Soil Productivity Soil productivity is defined as the capacity of soil, in its normal environment, to support plant growth. Soil productivity is reflected in the growth of forest vegetation or the volume of organic matter produced on a site.
In forest management, soil productivity is. The Best Fertilizer for Legumes. The best fertilizer for legumes is one that has approximately half as much nitrogen as phosphorus and potassium, for example.
In sandy soils, a mixture of. Whether it’s too high or too low, the signs are similar. Your plants aren’t growing as they should and it’s likely fertilizer isn’t working. There are certain things to look for to determine whether soil pH is too high or too low so you can treat the soil as necessary and have happy, healthy plants again.
Let’s take a closer look. Legumes (peas, vetches, clovers, beans and others) grow in a symbiotic relationship with soil-dwelling bacteria. The bacteria take gaseous nitrogen from the air in the soil and feed this nitrogen to the legumes; in exchange the plant provides carbohydrates to the bacteria.
Soil fertility is defined as ‘the status of a soil with respect to the amount and availability to plants of elements necessary for plant growth’ (Soil Science Society of America, ).
The definition implies that amount of growth or yield is a variable, dependent on the level of soil fertility but that many other factors such as type of.
Soil fertility refers to the ability of soil to sustain agricultural plant growth, i.e. to provide plant habitat and result in sustained and consistent yields of high quality. A fertile soil has the following properties: The ability to supply essential plant nutrients and water in adequate amounts and proportions for plant growth and reproduction; and; The absence of toxic substances which may.
Example of a seeding and fertilizer application for FRA reclamation on mine sites where soil conditions are favorable for forest vegetation (pH between and ). These rates are intended to achieve >80% ground cover after 2 years, although species and rates may differ based on local conditions.
Before seeding, mining firms are. Summary. In the pre-establishment phase, the soil conditions must be adjusted to provide optimum soil fertility when the crop is established. Liming during the last year in corn and applying fertilizer and/or manure during the years preceding the forage seeding are important for building soil levels into the optimum to high range.
2 days ago Legume cover crops contribute N to a subsequent crop, relieving the farmer of some of the cost of buying fertilizer. Legumes can supply much of the N required for many summer crops, from row crops such as corn or grain sorghum to vegetables such as sweet corn, cabbage, squash, and pumpkins ().In Figure 2, maximum yield was attained with both lb fertilizer N/acre and with 54 lb fertilizer N.
For high yields and persistence, alfalfa requires well-drained soil, a pH aboveadequate fertility and proper harvest management. Well-managed alfalfa normally persists for 3 or more years.
The protein and energy levels of alfalfa-based forage are determined by stage of growth at the time of cutting. Levels of K increased in both fertilized and unfertilized plots after deep tillage to relieve compaction in the late s, but yields (and K removal) rose after that, and K levels came back down as removal rates rose.
Figure 1. Soil test K levels in fertilized and unfertilized continuous corn in the Morrow Plots, Itelima JU, Bang WJ, Onyimba IA, et al. Bio-fertilizers as key player in enhancing soil fertility and crop productivity: A Review. Direct Research Journal of Agriculture and Food Science 6 (): Ramasamy M, Geetha T, Yuvaraj M.
Role of biofertilizers in plant growth and soil health. In Ed.: Nitrogen fixation (). Legumes also need sufficient phosphorus, potassium and sulfur for adequate nitrogen fixation, and will not fix much nitrogen in soil that already has high nitrogen levels.
Cutting back on tillage. Soil Testing. Lime, phosphorus, and potassium requirements and rates are best determined by soil testing. It is a cost-effective best management practice. Samples must be properly collected in order to yield accurate results and recommendations.
Information on soil sampling is available in MSU Extension Information Sheet Soil Testing for. Agricultural soil is the energy of the sun and water stored in the deciduous forests over millennia.
The soil has a vital heritage and is fragile and alive where the leafy forest is essential to its fertility and to the welfare of all living beings. Thank you, Professor Lemieux, for enlarging our awareness of the value of fertile soil.
Although legumes generally contain more Co than associated grasses this only occurs when the soil contains relatively high levels of Co. In Florida legumes and grasses had similar levels of Co when grown on Co-deficient Everglade peaty muck soils: Avena sativa, mg/kg DM; Lolium perenne, mg/kg DM: M.
sativa, mg/kg DM; Trifolium repens, mg/kg DM (Kretschmer et al., ). Legumes require fertilizer and lime for proper growth. For best results have your soil tested to determine the amount of fertilizer and lime needed.
The cost of the fertilizer and lime will exceed that of the legume seed so you do not want to use any more than necessary for good growth. It is not necessary to add nitrogen when planting legumes.
Barley works well in mixtures with other grasses or legumes. In low-fertility soils or where you’re trying to minimize tie-up of soil nitrogen, growing barley with one or more legumes can be helpful.
Your seeding cost per pound will increase, but the reduced seeding rate can offset some of this. reactions. Soil nutrients essential to plant growth and the processes involved in nutri-ent uptake are introduced, with particular attention paid to cation exchange capacity (CEC) and base saturation as they relate to soil fertility.
Soil pH and its effects on nutri-ent availability are also covered. Lecture 2 provides an overview of the. Cultivation of legume plants is well known to improve soil N level and net primary productivity; besides, it may deliver other ecosystem benefits such as increasing soil carbon sequestration and soil food web complexity.
However, little is known about whether legumes can improve the resistance of soils to ecosystem disturbances. In the present study, we compared the resistance of soils to an.The soil pH of food legumes production areas was neutral overall, suitable for the growth of food legumes.
Soil pH had a range ~ and meanwith 48% of soil samples slightly alkaline, 34% neutral, 11% slightly acid, 4% strongly acidic (from Sichuan and western Guizhou), and 3% strongly alkaline (from Jilin and western Liaoning) (Fig. 2). A third of the planet’s land is severely degraded and fertile soil is being lost at the rate of 24bn tonnes a year, according to a new United Nations-backed study that calls for a shift away.


Skycision has created a data-driven crop management solution for the global agriculture industry that leverages drone-collected aerial imagery. The geo-referenced images collected can save time and money in the scouting process, while also helping to pinpoint exact areas of crop stress. By analyzing imagery and other key metrics over a period of time (i.e. annually), we enhance managerial control and give the grower the tools necessary to optimize the inputs into their fields.
Skycision's iOS app enables any grower to become a master of the sky by simply clicking a region of interest on Google Earth, Skycision's mobile flight planning does the rest. A grower can go back to combining, spraying, or pruning their fields while the drone flys overhead, collecting high resolution imagery and relaying it back to the cloud in near real-time.


14 Nov The Grade 1’s visit to the White River Garden Pavilion
The Grade 1’s had a wonderful outing to the White River Garden Pavilion. They were able to pot their own plants and learnt about waterwise gardening, as well as how to read seedling labels to see if they need sun or shade. The next day, they planted their own seedling gardens in recycled bottles.
Thank you to Alice de Beer and the Garden Pavilion staff for always being so kind and generous to the Uplands pupils and staff.


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The best book on growing grapes
The Complete Grape Growing System by Danie Wium is by far the best book I have ever read on growing grapes. Danie has a ‘grape farm’ and this is what she does for a living. It has 40 permanent workers and in its peak harvest season it hires another 30 workers. He knows grapes!
Danie’s book offers information about the best way to grow grapes that I have never read before. It even gives you information about the origin of the grapes!
There are many images to guide you. It is simply written for everyone to understand. So clear, that I now understand how to prune vines, that I just didn’t understand before!
Detailed information on the complete structure of the grape so there are no misunderstandings from ‘Canes’ to ‘Spurs’ to ‘water shoots’. There’s even a diagram of where to take cuttings from the vines. It includes ways to start your own grape cuttings to produce more vines, so you can start with a single vine if you like.
Danie includes detailed instructions on how to build fences or trellises and how to train vines to grow on them. There is no room for confusion about how to build a fence or trellis.
Watering the grapes is no longer a mystery because Danie makes it very clear what is needed. Danie finishes the book on pest and disease control. It offers some natural ways to get rid of pesky animals that eat grapes!
Danie closes her book with a way to contact him if she has questions, or reads something in the book she doesn’t understand, a little ‘tech support’ for grapes!
The book is true to its title, it is complete in every way. This is a book that is extremely valuable to me and it is the only book on grape growing that I have. I have searched for the best book I could find that would give me everything I need to know in order to successfully grow grapes in my backyard. Although I don’t want to own a grape farm, I want to grow my own grapes to eat fresh and make jelly. This book exceeds any expectation I was looking for.
I highly recommend this book, The Complete Grape Growing System, to anyone who wants to successfully grow grapes.


The Fun of Planting and Plating Padrón Peppers
With the East Bay’s wonderful Mediterranean climate, I’ve been able to grow everything from tomatoes to garlic to several varieties of peppers in our Oakland garden.
In March 2008, my wife, Sonia, brought home a packet of Padrón pepper seeds she picked up at Berkeley’s Spanish Table. Although an avid gardener for many years, I had never started anything from seed.
Even though I followed the directions and planted the seeds in tiny starter pots immediately, it wasn’t until July that the plants were large enough to move into the ground. That proved much too late to get a good crop, but we ended up with enough peppers to know that we loved their taste and we saved some of these new seeds for 2009.
This year, I had the starter sets in a sunny window by early January. The first shoots came up two weeks later. We have been enjoying these great peppers since early July.
The magic of Padróns happens when they are fried or added to a stew or casserole. Raw, they are pleasant; once heated, their flavor is truly special. We have had them fried in olive oil with garlic chips, then sprinkled over a steak. Sautéed with prawns or scallops is another favorite.
The fun thing about them is the difficulty in knowing whether a particular Padrón is hot or not. Only one out of every ten or so is “spicy,” and it may not even be the entire pepper – just part of it – that has capsaicin, the ingredient that gives peppers their heat.
Green Padróns are supposed to be mild, but do not count on that. Conversely, allowing them to grow longer and reach the red stage does not guarantee greater kick. Identifying the hot one is a crap shoot for those of us who like to live on the edge.
Because of the “is it or isn’t it?” factor, always use gloves when handling these beauties. Once the capsaicin is on your hands, you might find it very difficult to get off. Sonia learned the hard way. She had carefully scrubbed her hands, but, several hours later, she touched her eyes and felt as if they were on fire. She also discovered that, even the next day, her hands still could still deliver an unexpected burn.
Despite the risks, these have become our favorite pepper variety. Try growing them in your own garden. You can buy seeds at online sites such as Reimer Seeds.


Mumuni Dassah Issah, CEO of Abu Dassan Ventures explaining issues to the Minister of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto and his entourage
The Minister of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has begun a tour of northern Ghana.
The tour which is the last leg of the minister’s regional working tours he started early on this year, will take him to the Upper West, Upper East, North East, Savannah and Northern regions.
It comes on the heels of the celebration of National Farmers Day last Friday, December 2, 2022. Accompanying the minister on his tour are national directors of the MoFA.
Addressing a staff durbar and stakeholders at the Upper West Regional Coordinating Council in Wa on Monday, December 5, 2022, Dr. Owusu Afriyie said he had already been to 11 regions, adding that “I am in the northern part of the country now to check agriculture matters; it is going to take about a week.”
“I make it a point to visit each region in the country every year with all my directors to see how policies made in Accra have impacted on farmers outside Accra,” he explained.
From the Upper West, the minister and his entourage will move to the Upper East region.
On the issue of shortage of inorganic fertilisers, he reiterated that it was a global issue, hence he entreated farmers in the region to adopt organic fertilisers.
Dr. Owusu Afriyie explained that the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) Market is an intervention by the government to help bring down the soaring prices of foodstuffs on the markets.
“Prices of foodstuffs in the urban centres are ridiculous. We’re in the middle of harvest and prices of foodstuffs are expected to be reduced but it’s not so! We had to intervene, and honestly the PFJ Market [initiative] is doing well. We want to cut down prices of foodstuffs,” he stressed.
From the Regional Coordinating Council, the minister and his entourage visited farm fields including Abu Dassan Ventures, the agro processing company dealing in groundnut paste, Tombrown, ‘banku’ mix, and ginger powder, among others.
Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the minister’s visit, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Abu Dassan Ventures, Mumuni Dassah Issah spoke of plans to get the company’s products to every part of the country.
“Bono East is where our sales are most generated. We are looking forward to ensure that our products get to every corner of the country,” he stated.
According to him, his company has advanced measures to collaborate with the MoFA “So that some of our products will be given space on the PFJ Market.”
“Our major challenges are lack of personnel, funding and infrastructure. We are appealing to the authorities to assist us with loan facilities at considerable interest rates to help us expand production and bring on board new projects,” he appealed.
Early on, the Upper West Regional Director of Agriculture, Emmanuel Sasu Yeboah gave a presentation on the state of agriculture in the region.
He underscored the fact that agriculture is the main source of livelihood for inhabitants of the Upper West region, revealing that the sector employs about 80% of rural dwellers in the region.
“The farmers mostly produce staple food crops such as maize, rice sorghum, wheat, millet, cowpea, groundnut, yam etc…,” he noted.
He added however, that shea butter, ‘dawadawa,’ mango, cashew and cotton remain major economic crops grown in the Upper West, along with livestock farming.
Mr. Sasu Yeboah indicated that both the PFJ and the RFJ were boosting farm yields in the region compared to previous years.
“Availability of the soya bean thresher has boosted soya been production and I can say Upper West Region can produce soya for export.”
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“Gardening is cheaper than therapy, and you get tomatoes.” – Unknown
ahhh the garden in october. the veg beds are slowly coming in. i tried zucchini again this year but had to pull them because they were overly infested with aphids. i think i’ll have to give up on zucchini and cucumber, between the powdery mildew and aphids it just doesn’t work in my humid climate. the chard and tomatoes are doing well along with the various herbs.
the rainbow ti plants just ended their gorgeous bloom which attracts tons of nice buzzy bees, so it’s about time they get a trim. the agapanthus and hilo beauty plumeria tree are ready to lie low for the winter. the plumeria flower is a deep dark maroon color and is in front of the house. over the years i’ve had several people who were driving by stop and ask if they can have a cutting because the color is so stunning. i’m also thrilled to see the two strawberry guava plants that i started from seeds a few years ago have a few fruit flowers starting! each fall i put an inch layer of compost throughout the entire garden and over the grass and it slowly absorbs into the earth, so by the time spring arrives the plants are ready to burst into summer. it really helps my heavily clay soil.
the papaya tree has a handful of fruit starting and the lilikoi (passion fruit) has made a comeback after it’s near death and has a couple of fruit starting. lastly the little potted lemon verbena keeps on chugging. i snip off the leaves and brew tea with a little added honey which is wonderfully soothing. between the tea and the chirping of the birds, all is well in my little garden.


BN Online Desk: Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) has fixed a target of disbursing agricultural loans worth Taka 1,750 crore in the country’s northwest region during the current 2016-17 fiscal year.
The specialized commercial bank will disburse the loan through its 378 branches for boosting crop production and rural economy as well as generating employment through enhancing agricultural production in all 16 districts under Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions.
The target has also been set to recover loans of Taka 1,700 crore and deposit collection to Taka 1,190 crore, said Awal Khan, Managing Director of the bank, while talking to BSS here on Monday.
All the zonal and branch managers were asked to infuse more dynamism into its all business activities including loan disbursement, recovery especially the classified loan and deposit collection for benefits of both the bank and clients.
They were also given instruction on devising ways and means on how to speed the farmers-level lending activities for boosting agricultural production to meet up the gradually increasing national food demand.
The bank had formulated a work plan early in the previous fiscal and sent its direction to the field level in order to transform the bank into a profit-earning institution along with self-reliant.
Under the work plan, the bank has disbursed loan of Tk 1,636.42 crore, recovered Taka 1,945.85 crore including classified loan worth Taka 332.25 crore in 2015-16 fiscal. It has also mobilized deposit worth Taka 738.61 crore raising the bank’s total deposit to Taka 4336.43 crore.
As the largest development partner in agriculture as well as agro-based industry sector of the northwest Bangladesh, currently, the bank has adopted the effective work plan which is being implemented at the grassroots to make the credit programs easier.
‘We have adopted special credit programme for encouraging the people for setting up solar power, biogas and waste management plants for generating eco-friendly and alternative power to face the power supply deficit,’ he said adding “credit is being extended to the sector on a priority basis.”
Taka 737.27 crore was disbursed among 1,23,362 farmers for crop production while more than Taka 7.97 crore among 1,781 farmers for production of import substitute crop like pulses, oil seeds ,maize and spices at 4 percent subsidized interest rate.
He said the bank has been putting in its level best effort to establish a dynamic leadership along with accountability and transparency in all its activities to earn confidence of the clients.
To build a poverty-free Bangladesh, he said the bank had enhanced its lending activities in multipurpose potential fields for boosting agriculture production, intensifying food security and flourishing poultry and dairy sectors to reduce protein deficiency.
More than, 250 branches have, so far, been computerized and all the 378 branches will be brought under the modern ICT system by the end of this fiscal. Thereby, the bank will be capable to provide various updated services like online banking, SMS banking and ATM booths, Awal Khan expected.


Natural Resources (NatuRe)
The vision of the ERU NatuRe is to provide the scientific and technological basis for equitable and sustainable use of natural resources of water, air, soil (including underground) and renewable energy in a world whose population is expected to exceed eight billion. One of the crucial challenges in coming decades is the development and maintenance of the sustainable delivery of water/ecosystem-derived goods and services with ongoing global change. In NatuRe, consistent with legislation, planning and integrated problem solving, the catchment scale is the intrinsic management unit for water, forest and soil resources. Furthermore, with the decline of inexpensive oil, the innovative use of “renewable” energy sources – wood, solar, wind, geothermal and hydropower – calls for substantial product- and process-oriented research. Given the existing trends of global change, NatuRe focuses also on the improvement, maintenance and sustainable use of natural resources in transitional countries, as well as on:
- development of concepts and technology for the sustainable use of water and soil resources and the maintenance of ecological integrity and biodiversity;
- optimisation of non-urban land resource utilisation under ecological constraints;
- renewable energy, especially wood, hydropower and geothermal heat;
- build-up of competences for handling large environmental data sets (GIS/remote sensing);
- creation of a Centre of Competence for Water and Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa, emphasising food security, drinking water, sanitation, hydropower and ecological integrity.
Goals and strategy
The goals and strategies of the ERU NatuRe are:
- to identify processes and strategies to ensure healthy use of soil, ground and surface waters and to develop technology for achieving high standards of soil and water quality targets;
- to develop and optimize restoration strategies for aquatic ecosystems;
- to identify Best Management Practices for sustainable use of forests;
- to improve the understanding of use of geothermal heat;
- to establish a Center of Competence for Water and Agriculture on the sub-Saharan region.


Beechenhill Farm is near Ilam and Ashbourne, and is an organic dairy farm. The farmers, Sue and Terry Prince, have set up a really useful and interesting website, with lots and lots of information, and particularly good is the Virtual Farm Tour. The site also has a Beechenhill timeline, looking at the history of the Peak District, and looking at the farm and farming practice in the context of the Peak District, Britain and Europe.
It is essential reading for Yr11, who need to know about a specific example of a farm as a system (inputs, outputs, stores and transfers), and to consider issues of sustainability, diversification, etc. but well worth a look for everyone else as well.


Appellation: Rioja, Spain
Bodegas Beronia is situated in Ollauri, in the Rioja Alta. The winery is named after the “Berones,” a group of people who inhabited the land int he third century BC, and i has been owned by the Gonzalez Byass group since 1982. Its majestic tower commands a sweeping view of the estate’s 55-year-old vineyards, where the best Tempranillo, Graciano, Garnacha, and Viura grape varieties are grown.
Beronia has made its name from quality wines that reflect the soil’s unique characteristics. Its enologist, Matías Calleja, explains the secret behind their success: “A balance between cutting-edge technology and traditional wine-making methods.”
The Tempranillo grapes are selected from specially selected parcels of vines grown in the calcareous clay soil of the Rioja Alta. As with all the Beronia vineyards, the use of chemicals is kept to a minimum.
The 2008 harvest was classified by the Regulatory Council as “Very Good.”
Specially selected Tempranillo grapes ferment in temperature-controlled tanks for 14 days to obtain good extraction of color and tannins. After six more days of maceration, the wine is moved to a new or second use mixed American and French oak barrels where it spends six months.
Marron red with cherry tones.
Profound on the nose with rich notes of mature red fruits and liquorice on a base of spice.
Sweet and very fruity on the palate.
Round and velvety with volume and long aftertaste.


Uganda Tropical Plants Association (UTPA) is a non-profit organization established in 2008 comprising of members involved in various related horticultural activities like horticultural farming, floral arrangement and design, landscaping and garden design, potted plants, and container gardening.
The goal of UTPA:
Create general awareness on the importance of environmental conservation through the promotion of quality horticultural practices and standards.
Objectives of UTPA:
• To promote the growing of plants and flowers in Uganda;
• To introduce new and modern methods of horticultural farming to members;
• To promote export and import of plants, flowers and other agricultural products;
• To carry out conservation of indigenous and endangered plant species;
• To promote organic farming in Uganda;
• To promote the local cottage industry by creating demand for materials like pottery & baskets.
Activities of UTPA
• Regular practical trainings for members on good plant growing practices and maintenance;
• Regular information sharing. UTPA is a member of the Private Sector Foundation and also networks closely with the Uganda Flowers’ Exports Association ;
• Organisation and hosting of an annual flower show;
• Organisation of local and external visits to horticultural events;
• Support networks for the local marketing and selling of member horticultural related products;
• Organisation of local practical training activities for the public


Ideal conditions for most hostas is morning sun and high filtered afternoon shade. However, many hostas will grow fine in full sun if given adequate moisture to keep them from drying out. So water profusely and keep them heavily mulched.
Factors that affect sun-tolerance include genetics, amount of water, how far north and influence of latitude, filtered shade/indirect sunlight vs. full sun, morning sun with afternoon shade vs. morning shade with afternoon sun, etc.
Generally, thick-leaved hostas and those with fragrant flowers tolerate sun conditions better than others. In areas where summers are very hot and dry, hostas should be planted in some shade, as the sun is just too intense. In these environments, hostas may go heat dormant for the hottest part of the year.
Below is a list of cultivars and species with the potential to tolerate full sun.
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This morning I watched a you-tube of people in Cambodia using sacks to grow food.
The basics are universal. Plants need soil, water, nutrients, and aeration. In the case of the above you-tube, "cow dung" is used to fertilize. And a hollow stick is inserted in the middle to water efficiently and to aerate the plant.
But you and I are fortunate to have access to better gardening supplies - starting with better bags that can aerate the roots so the roots can prune naturally and create micro roots to better absorb the nutrients in the soil. I'll cover that topic in Part 2 of this series.
Ideally, I would love to grow enough produce to feed my family for a year by providing fresh fruits and vegetables and by preserving as much as possible.
Plus, how great would it be to have enough to share and maybe even to sell? Could I make enough money to get a motorcycle that's more conducive to riding in Mexico than what I have now?? Golly, I feel a little guilty even thinking about such a luxury after watching that Cambodian you-tube. Okay, I'm over it. Now back to real-town USA...
Initially, I began to think about the cost and effort of starting a garden. Let me be frank. Last year I started a garden. But then I traveled and wasn't able to tend to it. So it was a big fat flop! The year before that, I managed to grow some nice zucchinis.
Prior to that, I grew some IMPRESSIVE gladiolas, sunflowers, and peppers in Kerrville, Texas in the 90s. It was then that I discovered the power of poop - composted horse manure - to be polite and precise.
Therefore, my gardening experience is limited, but my determination to succeed this year is big.
So I've been studying up on how to best grow food. And the most exciting method of personal sustainability that I have found is through the teachings of permaculture experts.
In short, permaculture is:
"an agricultural system or method that seeks to integrate human activity with natural surroundings so as to create highly efficient self-sustaining ecosystems." ~online Webster Dictionary~Not only do I intend to grow seasonal fruits and vegetables, but I am determined to plant some fruit-baring trees that will provide a lifetime of healthy food.
I've also talked my brother into building a greenhouse for me to use for next year's seedlings. Maybe I can even grow food in it over the snowy winter??
And I've convinced my husband to get more chickens to add to our beautiful flock of six. Though I want six more and he only wants four :(
My family has learned a lot about chickens since the first time I took them out of the coop and tried to get them into the fenced yard to give them a bit of freedom. I had asked my brother to help me but he wasn't moving fast enough for me. So I decided to do it myself. I had an elaborate plan to herd them that didn't work.
Fortunately, my brother noticed my determination to get the job done and he rushed over to help me. In his words, "The last thing I need as a new Mexican in this all-White Mormon community is to be chasing chickens all over the neighborhood."
I felt like my brother and I were such worthless Yankees. Yet we got the job done. But I digress...
Key to my success will be the correct use of "grow-bags." Instead of growing plants in a traditional garden, I'll plant a garden using grow-bags and here's why...
In this series I will explain the science behind using grow-bags for plants. And I hope to get results similar to the ones by Larry Hall - a genius inventor in Minnesota. Here's a picture of corn grown by Larry in blue cloth Walmart bags. He grew this corn from a packet of seeds claiming growth of 4-5 feet. I think it was a surprise to him that the corn grew to an astounding NINE FEET!
And that's just the beginning. I've watched hundreds of hours of gardening videos and I'm convinced that gardening using grow-bags will be the most suitable for my skills, my property, and my lifestyle.
This year, everything is falling into place. I hope to make my 1/3 acre property into a formidable abundance of life and leisure. After all, it's not work if you're loving it, right? And I'm already loving it. Each morning I wake up and check my seedlings that I have growing on the top floor of my house.
I shrieked a few days ago when I saw my first sprout. It was from a seed I harvested myself, no less! I talked about that magical Mormon seed in another post.
In this series of blog posts I will:
- List some of my gardening challenges;
- Address ways that grow-bags can potentially solve or alleviate the challenges;
- Explain how my chickens will become an even bigger part of my permaculture, grow-bag design; and,
- Unveil my invention to use grow-bags in a unique way that will theoretically compliment my overall permaculture design.
I hope you will sign up to get my blog post notices (as soon as I figure out how to do that). Or join my facebook group, TLGardens, to participate in discussions of grow-bag gardening and the permaculture lifestyle. Spoiler: I've already exposed my invention on facebook, though I haven't really gotten into the details ;)
Roaring for a successful series that you will enjoy,


ThamesGrow nutrient recovery for a sustainable future.
ThamesGrow is a leading range of of biosolid products produced by Thames Water for use in agriculture.
Biosolids are organic materials generated from the wastewater/sewage treatment process which provide a valuable source of nutrient-rich fertiliser for crop growth.
As the country’s largest water and wastewater supplier, Thames Water produces more than 750,000 m3 of biosolids each year which provides a sustainable, cost effective and environmentally sensitive solution for farmers throughout the south east.
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Grilled Peach & Beet Salad
My dear friends – this blog hasn’t seen too much action lately and to be honest neither has my kitchen. Since the universe wouldn’t give me more hours in the day (thank you, universe) I decided to scale back so I can start to enjoy the simple pleasures in my life.
One of those simple pleasures happens to be cooking which is why I created Forkin’ Healthy. It’s my baby, my love and my passion. You can read more about FH on my new fancy website or hop over to Facebook and like my page. (shameless self-promotion)
Food is an amazing, beautiful thing and we have the power to live a life where cooking and eating can be nourishing for the soul and taste damn good at the same time.
I recently signed up for a CSA basket (Community Supported Agriculture) from Coral Tree Farms – a gorgeous family owned farm right in the heart of Encinitas. Not only do they have a menagerie of heritage chickens, goats, and ducks but they also focus on growing a variety of heirloom vegetables.
I was absolutely giddy about my first basket. Bull Blood and Albino Beets, heirloom zucchini, lemon squash, white peaches, green garlic and more! I quickly set to work on recipes that would utilize all this beautiful produce.
85% of this salad was done on the grill, which makes it a perfect summer treat. First, I packaged the Bull Blood Beets, rich in iron and bursting with gorgeous pinks and reds, in foil with a drizzle of olive oil. Then I halved the white peaches, dug out the seed and charred those up nicely on the grill along with slices of lovely lemon squash.
Next it was time to build the salad. I used tender butter lettuce from Go Green Agriculture and then layered the beets, peaches and zucchini on top of the lettuce. I drizzled Persian Lime Olive Oil and a Peach Balsamic Vinegar from Baker + Olive and then finished her off with a little crumbled goat cheese.
It was AH-MAZE-ING. Steve couldn’t stop talking about it and I can’t wait to show this salad off to guests.
Beet, Peach and Butter Lettuce Salad
Serves 4: Prep time – 15 minutes, Cook time – 45 minutes (mostly inactive)
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1 small bunch of small red beets
1 lemon squash or yellow summer squash, sliced
2 white peaches, cut in half, pits removed (if small use 3 -4)
1 head of butter lettuce
2 tablespoons goat cheese
2 tablespoons peach balsamic – regular balsamic is fine if that is what you have
¼ cup olive oil
Squeeze of lime juice (if you don’t have the Persian Lime Oil from Baker + Olive)
Sea salt and pepper.
Trim the greens off the washed beets and wrap in a foil pouch with a little bit of olive oil. Put on the top rack of a grill-heated medium to high and cook for 45 minutes. Alternately you can do this in the oven at 400º for 45 minutes.
While the beets cook prepare the rest of the ingredients. Grill the peaches face side down until slightly charred, 3-5 minutes. Grill the squash at the same time but flip halfway through. Cut peaches and squash into quarters.
When the beets can be gently pierced with a fork they are done. Remove them from the foil, peel the skin off and cut into quarters.
Tear the lettuce into pieces; mix in the beets, peaches and squash. Whisk the vinegar, oil and lime juice together. Dress the salad and sprinkle with goat cheese, salt and pepper.
I served this with grilled chicken and some amazing beet greens (recipe coming!)


Genoa, named and established by the Mormons in 1857, has a rich heritage. The Skidi Pawnee lived in this area since before the 1600s and the Mormon trail passed through Genoa in 1857. Visitors are encouraged to learn more about Genoa's heritage by visiting the Genoa Historical Museum.
PO Box 279
Genoa, NE 68640-0279 Phone: 402-993-2330 Fax: 402-993-6586 Email:firstname.lastname@example.org
Aaron Rinkol is a local agronomist selling Pioneer seed with other small grain seed available. Twin River Pro Ag Services also offers seed treatment and agronomy services.


The Best Way to Have Your Lawn Maintained Perfectly
Many households usually have lawn even if it is a big one or small. Lawn is one of the contributory factor that gives the entire household the aesthetic appeal. At the same time, a lawn can be your perfect place to conduct a practice of your favorite lawn games like golf, bocce ball, tennis, lawn dart among others lawn game that you prefer. In order to be able to enjoy your favorite lawn games and maximum beauty around your household, it is important to have your lawn maintained in the best way possible.
If it is your first time that you have realized you need to maintain your household lawn after a long period of time, it is good to have the best tips in how to do it to make more attractive and form a playground for your favorite lawn games. The following describes useful tips on how to make your lawn be well-maintained for maximum beauty and for gaming reason.
Leveling is one of the task to consider before thinking of anything else in order to start off making the lawn beautiful and good for gaming purpose. To ensure a perfect level ground, it requires first to remove the first layer of soil and subsequently level the subsoil to remove the lumps. After you are done leveling the subsoil, another topsoil is added to make the lawn ground perfectly leveled.
Applying organic compost to your lawn makes the lawn become pleasing and beautiful for healthier lawn grass. Besides using the right lawn compost, it is also fine to make good use of the fertilizers that are specifically manufactured for the lawn grass and also apply it during the right time for the expected results.
The other thing that determines the nature of your lawn is the selection of the grass seeds to plant. In order for you to have a gorgeous lawn, it is prudent to consider for the grass variety that can thrive for a long period of time and also the one that manifests beauty. Also, it is better to know the right time and season to plant the seeds so as to have the right establishment.
Mowing is another vital maintenance activity to consider when doing the maintenance and it advisable to do it in the right way for best result. A third of the grass blade need to be retained when doing the mowing. It is advisable after mowing the lawn not to leave the grass remains to rot in the ground but to rake and dispose it off to the compost for the appropriate establishment of the grass all over again.


Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association Chairman Nejdat Sin, fresh fruits and quality vegetables, safe and rich assortment with Turkey’s rise in the global markets that continued in 2021 stating, providing 23 percent increase compared to the same period last year, in February 250 million announced that they made exports to dollars.
President Nejdat Sin, “Fresh fruit and vegetables sector as a leader in Turkey, coordination and carrying out the secretarial services Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters our Union, has scored 43 percent of the $ 107 million value by February sector’s exports,” he said.
Noting that the Turkish fresh fruit and vegetable sector, which left 2020 behind with an increase of 21 percent and an export performance of 2.73 billion dollars, continued to add new success stories in 2021, Mayor Sin said, “We added value to 402 thousand 390 tons of products in export markets in February. This month, tomatoes, mandarin, lemon, pomegranate, pepper and apple accounted for 74 percent of our sector exports. Tomato ranked first with an increase of 23 percent and a value of 41.6 million dollars in the products we export the most, mandarin ranked second with an increase of 14 percent and a value of 39.4 million dollars, and lemon ranked third with an increase of 7 percent and a value of 31.5 million dollars. he spoke.
Emphasizing that Turkish fresh fruit and vegetable exporters turned the process in which the Covid-19 outbreak was effective, President Nejdat Sin said:
“Our exporters succeeded in increasing fresh fruit and vegetable exports despite the difficulties caused by the pandemic in February, when the cases of mutated viruses increased by meeting the intense demands from the Commonwealth of Independent States and the European market. Russia was the country to which we exported the most fresh fruits and vegetables in February, with an increase of 26 percent and a value of 79.3 million dollars. Iraq, where we achieved an increase of 63 percent, ranked second with a value of 24.9 million dollars, and Romania, where we achieved an increase of 10 percent, ranked third with a value of 20.5 million dollars. We achieved increases of up to 357 percent in the markets of Syria, Libya, Austria and India. “
President Nejdat Sin said that citrus fruits, which constitute the most important product group of fresh fruit and vegetable exports, increased by 12 percent this season and reached a value of 812.7 million dollars. Stating that they evaluated 1 million 552 thousand tons of products in the world markets until the end of February 2021 in the citrus season that started on September 3, 2020, Mayor Sin said, “The citrus variety we export the most was mandarin with 423 million dollars. This was followed by lemon with a value of 241.1 million dollars, orange with a value of 85.9 million dollars, and grapefruit with a value of 62.5 million dollars ”.
Citrus exports in Turkey’s main market, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Middle East and European countries to create an expression that President Sin, “is about 6 months ongoing maximum export citrus season we held 380.2 million dollars worth with Russia. Iraq ranked second with a value of 102.4 million dollars and Ukraine ranked third with a value of 83.4 million dollars. “We achieved remarkable increases in citrus exports in the markets of Syria, Canada, Iraq, and the United Arab Emirates.”
Referring to the performance of the Turkish fresh fruit and vegetable sector in the first two months of 2021, Mayor Sin stated that they exported a total of 877 thousand 103 tons of products in January-February, and they reached an export volume of 528.3 million dollars by increasing 15.2 percent. Mayor Sin stated that in the said period, Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association achieved an export volume of 231.4 million dollars. Underlining the need to produce in accordance with international standards, Mayor Sin said, “Our goal is to produce products that are in line with international standards and consumer preferences, and that are worthy of human and environmental health. In this regard, we especially expect the necessary attention from our producers ”.
Stating that there are only a few days left for the hard core season to begin, President Sin asked all producers to show the necessary sensitivity regarding the use of licensed medicines in accordance with MRL values. President Sin said, “The manufacturer is one of the most important parts of our industry. “We will continue to work shoulder to shoulder in order to increase the positive and high contribution of this producer-exporter partnership to the country’s economy.”


Commented Wine Testing
- Duration: 20 Minutes (approx.)
- Location: Aniane
- Product code: P6ZJFM
When you come to visit us, why not take the opportunity to discover all around the Château: the French gardens, the hundred-year-old trees, one of which is classified as "remarkable", the fountains, the collection of grape varieties and the dovecote!
After the tasting, a short walk or bike ride, a discovery trail of 1.5 or 3 km, will lead you to the heart of our vineyards in organic farming since 2020.
A picnic area is also at the exclusive disposal of our customers (visit the 'Picnic booking’ page).


There are two main ingredients to an aquaponics system
A Fish Tank: This can be a 55 gallon drum, aquarium, rain barrel, stock tank or a pond. Anything you can think of that will hold water.
A Plant Bed: You can use anything that will hold water and support the weight of your growing medium. Typically you’ll find it easier to position your plant bed higher than the water level in your fish tank.
The fish tank is linked to the plant bed and a pump circulates water through the system. When all aspects of the sytem are tuned appropriately, an ecosystem forms. The fish and the plants help each other grow, and bacteria makes this possible. Here is a simple diagram of how this works..
An aquatic ecosystem is usually pretty self sufficient, but sometimes require a little human intervention. In your aquaponics system you should try to achieve a healthy balance of fish and plants which we will explain further down the page. When the system is balanced, the nitrification of fish waste will help you grow tastey produce, and fast!
You will feed your fish either pellet food or recycled plants from the plant bed. Some systems may even include a separate section for growing plants that can be used as fish food (like duckweed). As the fish eat and breathe they create waste which has a high ammonia content. When the fish water is pumped to the plant bed healthy and naturally occuring bacteria converts ammonia to nitrite and then eventually nitrate. Nitrate is plant fertilizer. Think of a compost pile, when bacteria breaks down organic matter it eventually becomes a nutrient enriched sediment. This is what fuels you plant growth
The plants are rooted into a growing medium which is where all the magic happens. Bacteria makes it’s home on all the surface area provided by the growing medium. When the fish waste water floods the plant bed, the bacteria breaks down the fish waste and leaves the water clean while supplying the plants with essential nutrients for growth. The clean water is then recycled back into the fish tank, and the cycle repeats. Let’s take a look at one of our simple aquaponics systems..


Grated tomato – ready to spread in true Hida style
The tomatoes from our garden are so good, are simply bursting with natural goodness and contain so many nutritional benefits that there’s really no need to add anything else to them to make them delicious.
This is why we created our grated tomato – ready to spread. It has absolutely no additives and no preservatives—just our best tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil and the right amount of salt. Ideal for enjoying the most authentic flavor.
Tomatoes (96%), Extra Virgin Olive Oil (3.6%), Garlic Extract and Saltt.
|Nutrition facts||Per 100 g|
|Energy||228 kJ/55 kcal|
|*Of which saturates||0,5 g|
|Dietary fiber||0,9 g|
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Although I've taught the topics of plants and seeds for many years, my experiences with my students this past year have definitely been the most exciting and rewarding. Putting together and this unit has allowed me to collect and develop what I consider to be some of the best ways for children to explore the entire life cycle of plants. The unit revolves around materials developed by the NSRC (Science & Technology for Children), which set up the exploration of plants by way of the Wisconsin Fast Plants (a member of the cabbage family).
By using the fast plants, children have an opportunity unlike that in most other classroom plant experience: they can observe the growth from seed, to stem (in only two days!), to leaves, flowers, seed production and plant death in relatively little time. With the help of dried bees on sticks, the children even cross-pollinate their plants, which was done with a good deal of gusto and buzzing around in my classroom. Many of the children in my class were upset when their plants began to die, but they were also very pleased that we would be using the seeds they raised in the next year's class. I can think of no better way for children to take interest in and understand the plant cycle than through this kind of personal attachment.
The development of the fast plants structured the order of the students' explorations, and in order to promote a good deal of close observation, discussion, and writing, I used student journals on a nearly daily basis. For instance, when the children observed closed and open seeds, they drew pictures of them and wrote predictions. When the stem and leaves developed, there was ongoing measurement of growth, more sketching, comparing, predicting, discussing, and even story-telling in the journals. My students knew many basic ideas about plants from earlier grades, so we tried to spend more time thinking and writing about the specific functions of the leaf veins, flower parts, roots, etc. To extend these investigations, I have also pulled in other plants, such as carnations and celery, in order to examine the movement of nutrients through the stem.
In addition to having a good understanding of the plant cycle through hands-on work, I have wanted my students to understand the critical dependence we have upon plants and plant products. We maintained focus on this larger environmental cycle by keeping a classroom chart of the myriad uses of plants--food, furniture, clothing, cleaning the air. The chart grew large as the children observed and reflected on the world around them. In the end, I want them to understand how greatly the world depends upon plants, and why we need to protect our environment. Eventually, I would like to expand the unit to include more hands-on activities with plants and pollution.
I would be interested in hearing your ideas on teaching about the plant cycle and the impact of pollution upon plants. If you would like to share them with me, or would like more information on this unit, I can be reached by
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We care for your lawn so that you can care for the more important things.
When presented with the opporunity to add lawn care to their list of services, the Gutter Boys leapt at it. Loyal Green has been in Northern Kentucky for nearly 10 years! They have a reliable team and an impresssive reputation, just like Cincy Gutter Boys and Kings of Clean.
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Our professional, reliable lawn mowing service will leave you impressed and your lawn immaculate.
Seeding & Aerating
Aerating breaks up compated soil and grass, making it easier for seed to grow.
Our lawn treatment program will get you results, without excessive chemicals.
Perimeter Pest Control
We will keep your home bug free with our environmentally friendly insectictide products.
Flower Bed Weed Control
We pull and spray weeds as needed while we are mowing or treating your lawn.


A garden should be an enchanted haven away from the world outside. A space for climbing roses and shading trees. A place where one can grow and harvest from fruiting plants, and tend to the land. As lovely as that sounds, it's not always the most practical goal is all one has is just a few feet of land to work with.
Although my husband and I are fortunate enough to have a home with a large backyard, we still tackle any gardening job, in small, achievable stages. One of our first jobs was tending to the small rose garden beds that sit side by side on our walkway, which had grown tired and weathered from years of neglect.
I knew that come later that Spring, I wanted these two garden beds to look like they were thriving and alive in cottage blooms!
After high pressure hosing our concrete paving, we started by removing the rocks and timber walls from the garden beds. We turned the soil and prepared for planting.
After some nursery visits, we ended up taking home several pots of Avonview Lavender and Rosemary. The perfect companion plants that we knew would grow in abundance alongside our roses, and the kind that could be harvested for cooking and for the home.
Adding the wrought iron obelisks was a last-minute edition, but the perfect way to bring balance and harmony between the two garden beds. We planted climbing roses beneath and covered the soil with black bark. A rich contrast among the paved path, and the perfect backdrop to bring out the deep green and purple hues of the flora above.
Though the rest of our garden has a ways to go before it meets our country cottage vision, we are still taken aback by how much constant and little tendings to our plants, can do to bring ones dreams to fruition.


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Our customer are various companies and consumers. This website is very informative for the consumers regarding the several types and models. The models can be adapted to your own wishes. As every backyard is different, therefore the wishes can also be different: we can think accordingly to achieve your required design.
We have years of experience in the greenhouses, and we have built many greenhouses in the Netherlands and the neighbouring countries.
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Growing your own vegetables and plants, why?
Growing your own vegetables and plants in your our greenhouse gives you a happiness.
A typical greenhouse gives you more than the satisfaction. A greenhouse is not only a place for gardening but it is also a place for relaxing and sitting. The greenhouse can be used throughout the whole year.
We offer new and used greenhouses
We offer new and used greenhouses. If you are looking for a greenhouse with in a certain or limited budget then the used greenhouse may be the best option for you.
For every greenhouse we use high quality material for the construction that will give you assurance of pleasure for years. We mainly use steel, stainless steel and aluminium for the construction.
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In order to satisfy the demand for rubber in the country in the 1920s, the main task was to grow a well-preserved rubber plant in front of the All-Union Research and Development Institute of Plantation in St. Petersburg. The execution of this work is entrusted to the academician N.I. Because the natural conditions of the Southwestern Kopetdag coincide with the growing conditions of the Mexican algae plant, a rubberpromhoz-5 production association is being formed in the arid subtropical conditions of Garrygala district.
Here, the issue of growing, cultivating and breeding algae is discussed. The history of the center is related to the development and cultivation of algae in the district. Thus, the Magtymguly Scientific and Production Experimental Center was established in 1929 under the name of the Turkmenistan Experimental Station of the Leningrad Plant Research Institute as a research institution for the study of hereditary complexes of plants located in the arid subtropical conditions of the South-Western Kopetdag. Once the artificial rubber begins to be produced, the cultivation of the algae plant is removed from the spotlight.
From 1930 to 2009, the center was tasked with collecting, preserving, studying and introducing fruit and subtropical plants growing in the foothills of the South and West Kopetdag and putting them into good production. The southwestern Kopetdag is characterized by its unique flora, natural conditions, the Western Mediterranean and the humid, humid, Caspian zone of the Iranian state. During the past period, about 5,000 (five thousand) varieties of 15 (fifteen) varieties of orchards and subtropical orchards have been imported and tested. Today, the center has a gene pool of 8 subtropical garden plants, of which: pomegranate-860, fig-92, almond-37, pistachio-43, olive-101, end-59, date-91, grapes-419, from seed orchards: Apples-137, brain-34, and pear-34 are collected and stored in the center, the largest in the world. In the past, 4 varieties of dates, 8 grapes, 1 almond, 2 soft pomegranates have been created and put into production by the center, scientists. In addition, as a result of the study of plant orchards, varieties of pistachio-8, plum-17, peach-13, cumin-15, cherry-15, pear-5, and brain-6 were selected and tested on the test sites. , introduced into production. Following the dissolution of the former Soviet republics, the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan was established on the basis of the Resolution of the President of Turkmenistan No. 10458 of June 12, 2009 “On the Issues of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan”. Magtymguly Scientific and Production Experimental Center was included in the Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan on September 1, 2009. Over a period of time, the orchards of orchards have been neglected. For those reasons, the level of research at the center has been declining. Conservation of plant breeding complexes has deteriorated. As a result of the prudent decisions of the President, on the basis of Resolution 1087 of January 29, 2019, the Magtymguly Research and Production Experimental Center was handed over to the S. Niyazov Turkmen Agricultural University and since then, all work has been reorganized. In the past, several, during the period, went on expeditions and were enriched by importing various types of orchards from the lands. The center covers an area of 734 hectares, of which 123 hectares are suitable for irrigated agriculture, with a total area of 19.5 hectares of various fruit and subtropical orchards and a variety of grapes. Its main purpose is to collect, store, study and use new breeds of world hereditary stocks, to create and use varieties, to study local plant species and to prepare suitable seedlings for their introduction into production. It is an important task of the center to collect the breeding stocks of the world plants and their wild species for selection and effective use in their work for the creation of subtropical, variegated, shady and ornamental orchards of local fruit, suitable for the climatic conditions of Turkmenistan. The work of collecting local and foreign selection varieties across the country is carried out with the participation of scientists from the center. As a result of their work, wild and semi-wild, orchards and orchards of native orchards and grapes are being developed as a result of their work, and their extinct varieties are being carried out by conducting cleaning in the nursery unit of the center. The main objectives of the center are:
- сarrying out comprehensive research on the detection and conservation of wild relatives of cultural plants, especially in the mountains and shrubs of Turkmenistan, in their collected centers;
- collection and scientific examination of the gene pool of fruit, subtropical, nut-bearing plants, grapes and other scientifically and practically useful plants;
- arranging long-term storage of live, gene pool collections collected from the world flora; use them for genetic and biodiversity-based selection for current and future selection based on research; developing methods and techniques for storing those works and collections;
- comprehensive study of the collected garden collections, participation in the creation of new varieties of cultural plants by selecting valuable genetic resources for production, using them in selection centers;
- to send seeds, twigs, seedlings of garden collections to scientific institutions in Turkmenistan for their selection for use in selection work for their introduction into production;
- reproduction of selected and zoned varieties, assistance to the relevant authorities for their cultivation;
- selection and introduction of productive varieties and varieties of subtropical, southern fruit orchards and grapes and other technical plants;
- Quarantine of foreign plants, seeds, shoots, seedlings from abroad, study them comprehensively and submit them to the relevant authorities;
- to organize and cooperate with ministries, agencies, public, private and public sector organizations in the implementation of multifaceted scientific programs.
- for arid conditions, develops advanced techniques for reproduction and cultivation of high-purification, recreational and beauty (aesthetic) tree and flower and ornamental plants.


Digital Revolution in the AgriTech Sector
Witnessing the revolution in techno-agriculture, especially with the recent groundbreaking developments between PepsiCo and Khula, it's safe to say that we are stepping into a new era of smart farming.
The digital trends in the field are not only helping farmers overcome traditional agricultural challenges but are also transforming the agricultural industry entirely. As an interactive marketing agency like AppInsight, emerged as a strong link in this transforming chain, by leveraging technology and helping businesses strengthen their online presence.
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Khula, the innovative Agritech startup from South Africa, has been working relentlessly to reform the agricultural industry using digital solutions. It offers automated ecosystem services to farmers, increasing farm efficiency and productivity. Thanks to Khula’s ingeniously designed solutions, local farmers gain access to a wider buyer market.
This is a shining example of how embedding agriculture with technology can deliver optimum results. As digital strategists, we at AppInsight constantly emphasize the importance of similar collaborations that can lead to opportunities for global exposure.
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In an unforeseen twist, PepsiCo extended its support for Khula. PepsiCo, maintaining its leading position in the food and beverage industry, hasn’t been aloof from the trend of digitizing their operations. Needless to mention, this collaboration is pointed in the right direction, potentially stimulating ripples of positive transformation in the agricultural industry worldwide.
This partnership stands testimony to the necessity for all industries, be it agriculture or online marketing such as AppInsight, to stay abreast of innovative technologies to survive in today's competitive world.
Profound Implications and the Road Ahead
The impact created by integrating innovative technology such as Khula isn’t confined to improved agricultural practices. It extends to other equally crucial factors such as sustainable farming, crop diversity, and crucially – climate change.
Employing innovative technology also implies precise farm monitoring, effective resource management, traceability, and quality control — reinventing food value chains from production to consumption.
For businesses like ours, the take-away from these developments in AgriTech is enormous. Much like Khula, we believe the smart integration of technology can mitigate challenges and harness new potential.
Looking ahead, the holistic impact of these trends seems to be immense, from every individual farmer's field to the global agribusiness scope. We are witnessed to revolutionary changes in the industry; this progression promises a forward-looking, sustainable, and efficient future for AgriTech. It is inspiring for business sectors across the spectrum, including digital marketing, setting new precedents for innovative collaborations and technological advancement.
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The Agricultural Policy Research in Africa (APRA) programme officially launched at the Land and Policy Conference in Addis Ababa on Wednesday 15th November 2017.
APRA is a five-year research programme aiming to analyse pathways to agricultural commercialisation and their differential impacts on empowerment of women and girls, poverty reduction, and food and nutrition security and in Sub-Saharan Africa, led by the Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC) and funded by the UK Department of International Development (DFID).
With the Directorate at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), UK, APRA works throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, in Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi and Mozambique.
Janet Edeme, Head of Rural Economy Division, Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission and Chair of the APRA International Advisory Group opened the APRA launch, highlighting the AU’s agenda for ‘agricultural transformation’. A key objective of the AU is to reverse food security and increase agriculture productivity, based on the demand for a modernised agriculture system in Africa.
In line with the AU’s values, APRA’s work will provide much-needed research in identifying pro-poor, gender equitable routes to commercialisation. The research will address key ‘evidence gaps’ by undertaking in-depth studies on the impact of ongoing and emerging processes of commercialisation in African agriculture.
Looking at a mix of large/medium/small scaled estates and outgrowers/contract models, APRA is investigating five crucial outcome areas:
- Agricultural commercialisations;
- Empowerment of women and girls;
- Employment rates and conditions;
- Food and nutrition security;
- Assets, poverty, income and patterns of inequality.
APRA’s research will spread across three work streams, compromising of panel studies-examining people’s choices and outcomes and longitudinal studies –analysing pathways to agriculture commercialisation over long periods of time and in different settings.
Panel studies will include:
- Business investment in agricultural commercialisation
- Growth corridors and commercialisation
- Rise of medium-scale farmers
- BRICS interventions and mechanisation
- Livestock commercialisation in pastoralist areas
- Young people and agricultural commercialisation
The APRA programme aims to produce high-quality evidence to inform national and regional policies and investments in commercial agriculture as well as provide a much better understanding of the political economy behind decision making on agricultural commercialisation in Africa.
APRA has four panels at CLPA Thursday 16th and Friday 17th November:
- MATASA Fellows’ panel: Land Rights and Youth Employment in Africa panel
- Young African Researchers in Agriculture (YARA) network: Africa’s Youth and Rural Futures panel
- Agricultural Corridors and Commercialisation in Eastern Africa panel
- Land and Commercialisation in Africa (LACA) panel


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There are many minerals and organic molecules that are obtained through the soil that plants need to survive. Nitrogen fertilisation affected N concentration of the barley workss at blossoming and at crop and besides grain protein content and grain protein output.
The child should also include some background information about how the fish breathes or how they react in warm verses cold water, or how they are cold-blooded animals, etc. The different cultivars were chosen in order to hold cultivars with different blooming day of the month, different use and besides to hold a two row and six row cultivars.
Turner and Jund ; Peng et Al. Carbon Dioxide Most of the carbon dioxide in water comes from the decay of organic materials and from respiration that occurs in both plants and animals.
Titles are often stated in the form of a question. Through experiments, readings and discussions, we will learn to look critically at ecosystems, and ecology especially as they relate to ponds. These bacteria divide and forms colonies around the root hairs where they aid in nitrogen-fixation for the plant.
Ureaform fertilizers are manufactured by the reaction of formaldehyde, CH2O, with urea, CO NH2 2, to produce compounds such as methylene diurea: Some plants and animals adjust by developing special hibernation phases or forms.
Besides CM readings have the disadvantages that they depend on cultivar, direction techniques, site features, disease or insect harm, works denseness, and other alimentary lacks Blackmer and Schepers ; Piekielek et Al.
In the sampling period of one year total six samples were collected and analyzed per parameter. Water is used as a raw material for various metabolic processes. Therefore, green plants are in the first trophic level and plant eating animals herbivores are placed in the second level.
The whole process is carried out at the expense of ATP which is produced during plant respiration. Small portions of the necessary nutrients that organisms need in order to survive in the water is always available.
For illustration, N uptake during grain filling and translocation of N to grain. Other animals such as turtles, birds and larger fish comes to the open-water area for food. Ecologists term the different areas biomes and the groups of organisms living there communities.
Some insects, insect larvae, and crustaceans migrate from the bottom towards the surface, but return to the bottom as daylight appears. Similarly to nitrogen, this is a mobile macronutrient.
This clearly indicates that when there is equal N supply in the dirt foliage aging is slower and the works supplies the grain with N and photoassimilates for longer clip which consequences in higher outputs Eghball and Power Therefore, phosphorus may restrict cell reproduction, inheritance, and normal metabolism Kosinski.
Some insects and free-floating animals are adapted to live only on the upper side of the surface film. Fishes and snails move away from the from the shore into the deeper water.
However, if the oxygen content is seriously reduced, anaerobic decomposition will be initiated and undesirable gases will form.
Like Moll et Al. The transparency of the water was noted by secchi disc of 20 cm in diameter painted black and white on the upper surface and computed by the formula: The bio-chemical tests for identification of bacterial species were done according to manual of systematic bacteriology.
Nitrogen is also an essential component of living systems. This process occurs in small growths on the roots called "nodules. These winter buds realistically are terminal shoots in which leaves are very close together which acts as a stored food supply.
Severe symptoms include necrosis tissue death starting at the tips of older leaves, with the tissue death developing a V-pattern down the midrib toward the base of the leaf. The research hypotheses are: The interaction between the cultivars and interventions were important in the grain volume, the CM readings at blossoming, milk growing phase, and soft dough growing phase and besides at the N usage efficiency, N uptake efficiency and ratio of N translocated to grain to N accumulated after blossoming.
First among N fertilizers in terms of synthesis path is anhydrous ammonia, since it is the product of the Haber-Bosch process.
There are industrial processes to convert atmospheric nitrogen into fertilizers.
Carina a late-flowering cultivar used for maltingThessaloniki an early-flowering cultivarKonstantinos a late-flowering cultivarand Mucho an early-flowering cultivar and the lone 1 that was six-rowed.
Ammonia still volatile if not contained. Therefore, they need nitrogen fixing bacteria, lightning, root nodules, forest fire etc to convert the nitrogen into nitrate compounds like NO, NO2, NO3.
Photosynthesis requires CO 2, water, chlorophyll and light. Plants can absorb CO 2 from the atmosphere and also utilize the CO 2 produced from its own respiration. Water is being absorbed by plants from the soil.
Chlorophyll absorbs light mainly from the sun (like an antenna of a T.V.). Nitrogen is essential to life on Earth. It is a component of all proteins, and it can be found in all living systems.
Nitrogen compounds are present in organic materials, foods, fertilizers. AT VADODARA, GUJARAT, INDIA. INTRODUCTION The study of the relationships between living things and their environment is known as ecology. Ecology, as a science, deals with interactions of all organisms within the environment.
Chlorophyll’s function in plants is to absorb light and transfer it through the plant during photosynthesis. The chlorophyll in a plant is found on the thylakoids in the chloroplasts.
Chlorophyll uses sunlight to make sugar. It’s the key substance within chloroplasts, which are the food. More Essay Examples on Photosynthesis Rubric.
It is a component of many organic molecules of great importance, including chlorophyll (Decotean, ). Nitrogen is a component of amino acids, which are the molecular subunits from which proteins are synthesized.
Chlorophyll. Overview Chlorophyll (KLOR-uh-fill) is the pigment that gives plants, algae, and cyanobacteria their green color. The name comes from a combination of two Greek words, chloros, meaning "green" and phyllon, meaning "leaf.".Nitrogen is a part of chlorophyll essay