Like no other plant, it heals the soil by converting too much nitrogen and, with its long, creeping roots, prepares the humus for generations to come. It also prepares people for the "most active" time of the year in early spring. A stinging nettle cure really gets your spirits into shape.
For Hippocrates, the most famous doctor of antiquity, nettle was the most important plant for blood purification and that hasn't changed. It helps to avoid anemia and iron deficiency, a vitalizing agent for the liver, pancreas, stomach, intestines and bile.
25 nettle shoots
30 grams of citric acid
1 liter of water
1 kg organic sugar
Boil the water and let it cool down, put the nettle sprouts in the water overnight, strain after 24 hours, heat the nettle stock with the sugar to 75 degrees and fill in bottles.
Do not leave the shoots in the water for more than 24 hours, otherwise the iron will oxidize, Fe² becomes Fe³.
If you are there in time in spring, the nettle juice is even pink.
Have fun imitating!


HIGH SCHOOL AND AGRO-FORESTRY EDUCATION
The Filipino Children's Fund helped initiate a unique agriculture and forestry education project in the municipality of Alimodian, some 25 kilometers northwest ofIloilo City. There, the FCF joined in supporting the animal care component of a significant, joint public and voluntary effort to improve livelihood and educational opportunities for poor children in the region’s rural, mountainous barangays.
The FCF worked with the private Katin-aran Community Outreach Center of Central Philippine University in partnership with the municipal government of Alimodian and the Alimodian National Comprehensive High School.
The agro-forestry livelihood education program was made possible through a contribution of two hectares of arable land by the Alimodian National Comprehensive High School to be used for a demonstration program in agricultural and forestry education and animal care.
The goal of the program was to attract children from the outlying, rural areas who could not otherwise afford to attend high school and to provide them with a livelihood source in animal raising and vegetable gardening under the supervision of Katin-aran Center staff. Once enrolled, the students stayed in Alimodian and lived in residences on the school grounds.
The program allows poor, rural youngsters the opportunity to complete their secondary education and at the same time aquire practical agricultural, animal husbandry and forestry management skills in a cooperative, residential learning environment. Parents are encouraged to visit and to assist when possible in the demonstration garden project and to help the students raise the farm produce and livestock.


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VERY excited to be invited to attend this and run workshops!
"Meet the people that produce your food and listen to their stories. In the Farmyard area of the festival, we explore what it’s like to be a farmer in the UK. For families we will have live farm animals; have a go at feeding the lambs, churning the butter and spinning wool. Our farmyard stage will host talks and debates on the issues facing the UK’s food system, from how to get started in farming to what UK agriculture looks like after Brexit. "


California Department of Food and Agriculture - Algae (CDA)
Algal collections dataset for the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDA)
Founded in the 1920s, the Botany Lab and Herbarium of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (Plant Pest Diagnostics Center) serves as the plant diagnostic and identification service for California, and is the repository for the state collection of noxious weed and agricultural plant specimens. Size of collection: ca. 55,000 plant specimens. Notable collections include those of CDFA and County Agricultural Commissioner staff, M. K. Bellue, T. C. Fuller, G. Douglas Barbe, G. F. Hrusa, and G. L. Stout. The Gilbert L. Stout Plant Disease Herbarium (CDA-BPS) has ca. 10,000 unaccessioned specimens, integration into CDA is in progress.
Collections are available via the CCH2 Portal [https://www.cch2.org/portal/index.php]
CITES US 241; APHIS PPQ Containment facility #889; Foreign Importation PPQ 588 P526P-20-04200 [exp 10302023]; Interstate movement PPQ 526 P526P-20-02933 [exp 07012023]; CA State Diagnostic Plant Pest Permit 2828 [exp 08312023]; CDFW CESA (2081(a)-19-011-RP) AMENDMENT 1.
The CDFA PPDC Seed Herbarium has ca. 50,000 accessions in the Seed and Fruit Collection (CDA SFC), and is curated and databased separately from CDA (curator Deborah J. Meyer, retired Volunteer). Notable collections in CDA-SFC include those of CDFA and County Agricultural Commissioner staff, M. K. Bellue, B. Crampton, P. B. Kennedy, D. Baxter, B. M. Browning, D. Decker-Walters, and C. Dremann.
Curator & Senior Plant Taxonomist: Genevieve Walden, firstname.lastname@example.org
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: c1b2cdce-167b-4d00-ae8a-d7562225c414
DwC-Archive Access Point: https://macroalgae.org/portal/content/dwca/CDA_DwC-A.zip
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial)
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Botany Lab and Herbarium (CDA)
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Sacramento, CA 95832-1448
 916 738 6688
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May 27, 2014 02:40 AM , By Sarabjit Pandher
The Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday approved a proposal of the State agriculture department, which shortlisted Monsanto and two other companies to provide high yielding varieties (HYV) of maize seeds to farmers at subsidised rates during the current Kharif season.
According to a release quoting a spokesperson from the Chief Minister’s office, the HYV seeds of three companies including Monsanto, Pioneer and Shri Ram had been chosen under the crop diversificationprogramme.
It also said that after thorough research and a detailed exercise in collaboration with the Punjab Agriculture University (PAU) the State government agreed to subsidise the seeds of these companies, which had reported yields of 8.5 tonnes per hectare during the trials.
The State government would provide Rs 8750 as subsidy for every quintal of these HYV hybrid seeds, which would then be made available at rates ranging between Rs 8,750 to Rs 11,250 per quintal to the farmers.
To ensure their easy availability, the State government has also decided to make these HYV seeds available at all the block level offices of the Agriculture department. The government has also directed the three shortlisted companies to provide all relevant technical support to the farmers for sowing the seeds for their better results.
HYV maize was identified as a major alternative crop under the crop diversification programme of the State government, which proposes to replace about five lakh acres under water guzzling paddy cultivation that is scheduled to begin in second week of June.
In his reaction, president of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Rajewal faction), Balbir Singh Rajewal said that the State government could not have taken a decision that was more against the interests of the farmers.
He said by favouring multinational companies, how could the Punjab government justify its claim that it was seeking to bail out the distressed peasantry from the prevailing agrarian crisis.
Meanwhile, Faridkot-based Kheti Virasat Mission’s chief, Umendra Dutt has termed the decision of the State government as extremely unfortunate as it was contrary to ground realities, which required immediate steps towards eco-sustainable agriculture. He said while there was immediate need to re-orient Punjab’s development model on agriculture, the present decision would only ensure monopolisation of a few companies over food production.
Punjab shortlists Monsanto, two others to provide maize seeds – The Hindu: Mobile Edition –http://m.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/punjab-shortlists-monsanto-two-others-to-provide-maize-seeds/article6050754.ece/?maneref=http%3A%2F%2Fmobile.newsnow.co.uk%2FA%2F714920010%3F-11612


All spring and summer I’ve been humming a snug self-satisfied little tune to myself. Why, you ask?
Because I am growing my own herbs in my back yard. Oh yes, glorious rosemary, sage, and oregano, oh-so-fresh and free for the harvesting to better make my dishes so yummy! Raspberries bursting out of pods and ripening! And thyme, Italian parsley, and cilantro, on the way! But these were to pale in comparison to the prize plant in my herb garden, the crown jewel that was to grow in abundance and make my kitchen floweth over with the deliciousness that would be produced within.
I am speaking of course of that king of herbs (no, really, that’s what the name translates to) — basil!
I was so proud of myself, planting the seeds, watching with delight as the little sprouts poked their heads out of the soil and unfurled themselves, sprouting leaves with exponential abandon.
My dad — gardener extraordinaire — sounded impressed. “I’ve never grown basil from seeds before…. well, intentionally that is.” (I should mention that my parents live in Texas, whose climate basil loves maybe even more than I love chocolate, and at the end of each summer there is a literal basil forest in their garden. Needless to say, they get enough volunteers from the previous year’s flowers and seeds to supply pesto to all of Italy. Twice.) I was well pleased. There was life — it was germination, biology, SCIENCE ITSELF — happening in my own backyard! How cool is that?
Well, before long, my basil got too tall to support itself. “No matter,” I thought, “it’s just these really long (20 hours long) Alaska days. The plant is growing too tall too fast to grow any supporting, er, infrastructure.” So I staked the plants. I had also noticed that some weird other spouts were coming up in the pots. This wasn’t terribly surprising since weeds compose, oh, about 50% of the plant life in my yard, so I pulled those sprouts out, again well pleased with myself. I was keeping invasive plants at bay, thus FURTHERING SCIENCE!
Before long, I noticed the plant itself wasn’t really growing in the shape I thought it would, but having only previously bought basil pre-sprouted and never having experienced BASIL SCIENCE before I figured it was just an awkward teenage phase and it would soon grow into the shape I associated with basil. And the lack of scent in the leaves could totally be explained by the lack of scorching heat in Alaska that the herb loves so much.
These illusions were to crumble like a cookie before me today, when I abruptly stopped singing my little self-satisfied tune. I’m no longer walking tall, proud of my contribution to science. It turns out that those sprouts — the ones that had first appeared in the pots, growing so expediently — were weeds. I’ve been nurturing invasive plants in pots on my back deck, and those smug little bastards were all too happy to keep the wool pulled over my eyes!
And the worst part?
Those sprouts I pulled up in the name of SCIENCE? As photos from the internet were able to verify, (Google Images knows all) those were the real basil sprouts! Oh, the horror. I killed the very thing I was trying to cultivate! Instead of preening a lovely and understated herb, I may as well have been helping along the plant from Little Shop of Horrors. You’d better believe that it was screaming “FEED ME, SEYMOUR!” when I came ’round each day with the watering can (maybe that’s why they call it horticulture. It should really be horrorculture.).
Little green terranean terrorists. You’re about to get a taste of your own medicine tomorrow when you get pulled up and shredded.
And this time, I shall be sprouting the seeds indoors!


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Federica Fantone obtained a Research Master in Archaeology at the University of Groningen with a thesis discussing the representativeness of the archaeobotanical archive with a focus on taphonomy at Roman Karanis (Fayum, Egypt). She participated as specialist in archaeobotany in fieldwork projects in Egypt and Turkey. She is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Archaeology, from January 2012.
PhD project: Crop cultivation practices at Tell Sabi Abyad Dunnu
The research will investigate the agricultural economy of the Dunnu (fortified estate) at Tell Sabi Abyad with a focus on the role agriculture played in different economic spheres and on the ways agricultural activities were organized. Relevant aspects of the agriculture system will be reconstructed and correlated with the functions the estate served and changes therein over time. The archaeobotanical research will include the analysis of sub-fossil charred plant remains from different archaeological contexts preserved in situ. In addition many cuneiform tablets recovered at the site and concerning the managing of the agriculture estate will give the opportunity to combine both archaeobotanical and textual records.
The PhD research is part of the project Consolidating Empire. Reconstructing Hegemonic Practices of the Middle Assyrian Empire at the Late Bronze Age fortified Estate of Tell Sabi Abyad, Syria, ca. 1230-1180 BC.More information.
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Big Pack Global can supply Mulch Films made of High Strength LLDPE and LDPE material. The mulching technique adds a layer to the soil’s surface around the plant with plastic film to conserve the soil moisture that regulates soil temperature, suppresses weed growth, and prevents water loss through evaporation.
We can supply Mulch film with various colors and thicknesses based on the type of crop, weather conditions, and lifecycle of the product. Here are some examples of the different Mulches – Black – Black, Silver – Black, Red – Black, Yellow – Black, and White – Black.
Features of Mulching Film:
- Fumigation Keeps the soil intact
- Single/double color and UV stabilized
- Reflective non-embosses for extra strength
- Reduces escape of air, fertilizer leaching, and soil compaction
Advantages of Mulching Film
- Restricts Weed Growth
- Prevents Soil Erosion by Rain and Wind
- Increases heat retention and moisture in the soil
- Modifies soil temperatures and enhances soil structure and the quality of produce


Ondo Solutions Ltd is a Bulgarian company, founded in 2020, providing IT services in agriculture. The company is developing the Ondo product – an automated system for precise irrigation, fertigation and climate control for various crops. The benefits of using Ondo are visible from day one! Saving money on resources such as water, electricity, fuel, fertilizers and also minimizing the cost of human error helps to guarantee financial progress. It is applicable for greenhouses, vineyards, open fields and orchards. Ondo is a hardware box that is installed on the farmer’s site. A specialized software is running on that device and in the cloud allowing the farmers to automate remotely the irrigation and fertigation processes.


We can't say enough great things about this place. Underwood Family Farms is a fantastic throwback--complete with a petting zoo, tons of opportunities to feed the farm animals, play areas for the kids and an animal show! What's the coolest, though, is that we got to walk in to the fields and pick our own produce.
|Exploring the grounds (the high planks are for the goats!)|
|Driving the tractor|
|Tractor Slide! I.E. Heaven for Sisto.|
|Climbing the stack of hay.|
|Picking Green Beans.|
|Hard worker in the field.|
|Tired worker in the wagon.|


Work on the Farm by Nancy Sue Reeves (written by Nancy Sue on Sep 28, 2008):
While we lived on the farm, , my brother James, Mother and I picked cotton in Papaw's cotton fields. He had a small 1 1/2 acre field near the house, and a lage 40 acre one in what we called "the bottom", This was his lower land, across the dirt road (at that time), down a hill from the house, in a large flat area. It grew the best cotton. Every hand, including us, was paid 2 cents per pound for the cotton they picked during the day. Papaw had a water well with a red hand pump there, so we had plenty of water when we got thirsty. On my best day, I picked 200 pounds and earned $4.00 for the day. That was pretty good money, back then.


Aerification is a crucial process to maintaining grass and course quality. Others may refer to it as the time when they "Punch the Greens."
Below explains the significance of Aerification and Sand Topdressing and why they each are so important to the overall well-being and shape of the Golf Course:
What is Aerification:
Aerification is the process by which holes are put into the greens to allow for air to be able to get into the soil beneath the green. This aeration process is needed when the soil beneath the surface of the green becomes compacted. When the soil is compacted, the grass roots struggle to breathe.
If you think about the amount of footsteps walked on a green each day... it's a lot. "The average golfer will take about 45 steps on any green. So to get a number of steps on a green any given day, we need to multiply 45 times the foursome that is playing in that group. That makes 180 steps per foursome. Now, multiply 180 times the number of foursomes that play on that course per day (about 72 foursomes). That is 12,960 steps per day on each green. To the extreme, multiply that, times the days in the year, 365. That’s equals over 4.7 million steps! Now think about all of the equipment that is used in maintaining the greens throughout the year. Some of these pieces of machinery can weigh over a half ton. Run a mower over a green 180 times a year and that is an additional 180,000 pounds of compression per year. Compacted? I would say so. It’s a wonder that the greens even survive as long as they do." (Broad Run Golf & Practice Facility: Why Do Golf Courses Aerate Greens?)
Adverse Effects of Ignoring Aerification:
- The sensistive grass on the greens could die
- Lack of Oxygen levels will permantly affect the bent or bermuda
- Promote weed growth on the course.
What is Sand Topdressing?
Topdressing is the practice of spreading sand on to greens, tee boxes and fairways. It has been a main part of golf course maintenance practices from the very beginning and provides a number of benefits to the overall health of the turf.
Benefits of Sand Topdressing:
- Improved Smoothness – Voids exist within the turf canopy between turfgrass leaves and stems, causing inconsistent ball roll. Sand topdressing helps fill these voids to provide smoother and truer putts.
- Thatch Dilution – The layer of organic debris, stems, crowns and roots in the upper rootzone – i.e., thatch – can become concentrated and encourage mower scalping and localized dry spots. Thatch should be diluted with sand through practices like verticutting and sand topdressing to maintain good turf quality.
- Improved Turf Recovery – Occasional turf thinning can occur on putting greens. Sand helps cushion leaf tips and crowns and reduces algae.
- Increased Firmness – Turf produces organic matter in the upper rootzone that creates soft, spongy playing conditions. Regular sand topdressing, along with core aeration, improves surface firmness and resiliency.
- Improved Rootzone – Sand drains well and resists soil compaction. The accumulation of sand from multiple topdressings over many years can improve soil physical properties.
The amount of sand applied depends on the time of year and growth rate of the turfgrass. At courses with bermudagrass putting greens, more sand is applied during summer when the turf is actively growing; however, lighter rates of sand also may be applied during cooler months. Putting greens in the Deep South are topdressed with sand all year but generally are only “dusted” with lighter sand rates when turf growth slows as soil temperatures decrease. (USGA: The Benefits of Sand Topdressing)
Playing and course conditions are the ultimate importance for most golfers, therefore, golf course maintenance such as aerification and sand topdressing are needed to keep the turf healthy and playing well. Though it can be disruptive, the long-term benefits outweigh the short-term course closure, and though the greens may not play their best immediately following these treatments, the course is on its way to being in its best shape ever.


Supply-demand balance for burley takes abrupt turn
A supply-demand balance that once favored Kentucky burley tobacco farmers now seems to be turning against them as another market season opens.
Burley growers received strong prices a year ago in a market where tobacco companies seemed to snatch up all the leaf they could get. The outlook isn't nearly as upbeat now, at a time when global demand for burley is declining while world leaf production has been increasing.
Will Snell, a University of Kentucky agricultural economist, says the supply-demand balance for U.S. burley has taken an "abrupt turn." He says the result will be a likely drop from last season's prices, which averaged $2.06 per pound. Leaf buyers are also expected to be pickier.
Kentucky's burley production is forecast at 161 million pounds, up 9 percent from a year ago.


Who does science? What is a scientist? What does a scientist look like?
These are common questions we often ask our students at the start of the year – these prompts can get kids thinking about their perceptions of science and can be quite revealing. Often the case is that kids have an image of someone like Bill Nye in their minds – white men in lab coats, doing complicated experiments in labs. Many of our students don’t see themselves as having the skills required to participate in authentic scientific research. Additionally, we often find ourselves as teachers feeling ill-equipped to undertake research without the technology, lab resources and other specialized equipment that our schools often lack. A different approach to scientific research, undertaken by citizens, is crucial for our students, communities and the larger society as we take on the global challenges we all face right now.
Throughout the history of the world, most science has been done by regular people as they observe, question, try out ideas and make mistakes that lead to discoveries. We want to show students that science is something they can participate in as interested, concerned, autonomous thinkers and citizens. In order to do this effectively, we need to provide our students with authentic learning opportunities in our local school environments. When students have the chance to study real problems in their own communities, generate solutions and present them to a real audience, we are putting science back into their hands and empowering them to become agents for change.
The farmers in the chinampas are facing one of these very real problems in their community and we had the opportunity to learn the very accessible technique that REDES is using to help them address it: chromatography.
The prevalence of pollutants in the chinampas adversely affects the quality of the soil and the health of the plants grown there. Chromatography makes it possible for the farmers to see a snapshot of the soil condition in their own chinampas and determine what they can do to improve it.
To begin, several soil samples are collected from different areas in an individual farmer’s chinampa using small gardening shovels. The soil samples are then spread into thin layers on butcher paper and left to dry for a day or two.
Next, each sample is sieved and ground to a fine dust using a mortar and pestle. The goal of this grinding is to ensure adequate mixing during the following step of the process, in which the soil is mixed with sodium hydroxide. The solution is left to sit and mixed three times over the course of 8 hours.
In the meantime, filter paper is prepared to receive the sample, making up both the medium for exposure and the wick to transfer the solution to the medium. The wick is placed in a small amount of silver nitrate that is absorbed into the circle-shaped filter.
When the soil solution is ready, a small amount is extracted with a syringe and placed in a dish. The solution is then transferred to the filter paper in the same way as the silver nitrate. Then, all that’s left to do is wait. Over the next two weeks, a pattern will develop (see “Field Protocols” post) that can be interpreted to understand the quality of the soil in that particular location.
What makes the chromatography technique so exciting is that it has the potential to be an empowering tool for farmers, putting science into their own hands.
As far as testing techniques go it is simple, requiring a minimal amount of affordable components: two chemical solutions, filter paper, a couple of petri dishes (or even bottle caps!), and a syringe. It is also a qualitative measurement – the process yields an interpretable image that farmers can compare against other chroma to gauge the relative health of their soil and then make decisions based on these results. This format is more accessible than quantitative soil data that requires formal training and prior knowledge to interpret.
When we were performing the technique ourselves many of us had questions about the very specific mixing technique – “Spin the solution 6 times to the left and 6 times to the right. Do this 6 times”. Yolo, the scientist who trained us in this process, explained to us that this protocol serves a number of purposes that exemplify how accessible this process is. Not only does this protocol ensure adequate mixing without lab equipment, it also standardizes the process and reduces field variables. Most importantly, it’s easy to remember.
Chromatography can bring farmers into a true scientific community. While it has been proven to be an effective way to demonstrate soil health, the chromatography technique is burgeoning and still not fully understood. Yolo has also been working to increase the base of knowledge of the underlying meaning of the chromatography images in the form of a public database. As farmers perform this technique for their own chinampa, they can utilize this database as a resource for interpreting their chromatography and can also submit their own results.
The farmers in the chinampas are facing a crisis. Together, with the researchers at REDES they are taking this on using science that is accessible and immediately useful. This should inspire all of us, teachers and students, that it is citizens who are solving the problems facing our society. In the face of seemingly insurmountable environmental challenges, we can all use science to be a part of the solution.
Jessie, Jamie, and Katie


Harvest Time In Reception
- Published: Thursday, 19 October 2023 18:50
- Written by Reception Class
The Reception children had fun harvesting our pears and apples from the Forest School garden fruit trees. On our return to class we discussed what we could use our fruit for.
We decided to develop our fine motor skills and peeled and cut the fruit to create a delicious crumble. To create the topping we mixed together flour and butter and finally added some sugar to the bread crumb mixture.
It was really exciting spending time in our STEM room sitting at the big tables and waiting as the delicious smell of the cooking crumble wafted through the school.
We think there may be some budding chefs in the year group!


Cereal Grass – What’s in it for you
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Beskrivning från boken: 'The importance of wheat grass, barley grass, and other green vegetables in the human diet. Explains how grasses sustain life an promote health. Their superior nutrient concentration means they are an outstanding source of vitamins, fibre and more.
”Cereal Grass – What’s in it for you”
That’s the question Charles Schnabel asked in 1930 after he added a small amount of cereal grass to the diet of chickens and saw their egg production soar to three times their previous level.
Then, he tried cereal grass on other animals and discovered similar reproductive results and general health.
Then, he supplied cereal grass to medical doctors and hospital for their research.
Again, tremendous results were achieved when this nutritious food was added to diets.
It didn’t matter which cereal grass was used. The scientists and medical professionals obtained the same results with wheatgrass, oatgrass, barleygrass or ryegrass.
The early part of the 20th century was when most vitamins were discovered.
As each new vitamins was identified, Dr. Schnabel used his laboratories to test cereal grass for the vitamin.
He found a higher level of all vitamins in cereal grass than any other leafy green vegetable.
This inspired him to produce the world’s first multi-vitamin, Cerophyl. Twenty Cerophyl tablets per day supplied the minimum daily requirement (MDR) of most vitamins and minerals.
Cerophyl was popular until the second half of the 20th century when synthetic vitamins provided the same MDR in one tablet.
In 1976, Pines International decided to bring Cerophyl back, not as a vitamin, but as a nutrient-dense, economical and convenient dark green, leafy vegetable.
In fact, still, we use many of the same fields and one of our facilities is at the same location as the Cerophyl facility. We even still use one of his laboratories.
In 1983, Steve Meyerowitz, author of the popular book, “Wheatgrass: Nature’s Finest Medicine,” designated Dr. Schnabel as “The Father of Wheatgrass” because of his monumental research.
For more than 75 years, Charles Schnabel’s findings and statements about his research continue to be quoted in books, websites and publications about wheatgrass as well as other cereal grasses.
This book is an excellent review of literature that summarizes the research by Dr. Schnabel and other scientists. '
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Helping growers to feed our growing population
In the upcoming decades, growers will be expected to produce exponentially more food to meet the changes of the growing population. Kaolin can help address some of these challenges.
In seed coatings, kaolin is used for increasing seed size to improve handling and plantability. Coated seeds are better protected against adverse field conditions while improving germination.
Spray dried kaolin grades are ideal for use as a diluent/carrier in pesticides. The platey morphology and higher surface area allows for good absorption of the active ingredient.
In urea fertilizer, the addition of Kaolin in the final steps of the manufacturing process can help retain the granular nature of the fertilizer and prevent caking.


One of the acclaimed names in the marketplace, Chavan Patil Exports & Imports is a company that is engrossed in the business of supplying the optimum quality agro and dairy products. We are a notable exporter and supplier of fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, sauces, fruit jams, flavored syrups, processed meat, fresh jaggery, fresh pulp, vegetable pickles, mango bar, fresh butter, basmati rice, nonbasmati rice, tomato ketchup, and many other similar products. Owing to our wide experience in the domain, we are able to cater to our agro products and processed products to our revered customers. We sell these products in different markets and stores across India. Not just this, we have also expanded our distribution network to several other locations worldwide. Customers can place their orders anytime!
Chavan Patil Exports & Imports is one of the famed fraternities that are engaged in exporting and supplying the fine quality fresh fruits, fresh milk powder, fresh cow ghee, fruit jams, basmati rice, and much more. The pertinacious proprietor of our organization is Mr. Pratap Patil (Owner). He initiated the organization in the year 2016. We operate in the industry from our head office situated in Solapur (Maharashtra, India).
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In that way of taking care of the whole process of elaboration of an excellent extra virgin olive oil, which is now called organic but has never been made in any other way in the Santo Domingo farm…
The cultivation of thetraditional organic rainfed olive grove
The Santo Domingo olive grove was one of the first to be certified as organic in Extremadura. Since then, it has renewed this certification every year to guarantee that its production is free of synthetic chemicals.
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In order for the effort of producing quality organic olives to be rewarded, it is important that the olives are transported to the mill where the oil is produced the same day they are harvested. In our case, the distance is less than 5 km.
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“People die because they are not prepared to face the impacts of the drought – because their livelihoods are not resilient enough,” Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General José Graziano da Silva told an international seminar in Rome, Italy, recalling that more than 250,000 people perished from hunger in the 2011 drought in Somalia.“Saving livelihoods means saving lives – this is what building resilience is all about,” he added, noting that for years, the focus has been responding to droughts when they happen, rushing to provide emergency assistance and to keep people alive.While these emergency responses are important, investing in preparedness and resilience puts countries on a footing to act quickly before it is too late, meaning that farmers and rural communities are better positioned to cope with extreme weather when it does hit.The need for a global drought re-boot is pressing. The many impacts of drought drive not only hunger and instability but cause economic losses up to $8 billion each annually.As the planet’s climate changes, severe dry-spells are becoming more and more frequent. Since the 1970s, the land area in the world affected by situations of drought has doubled. People die because they are not prepared to face the impacts of the droughtFAO Director GeneralThe burden is especially high in developing countries, where agriculture remains an economic mainstay. Over 80 percent of damage and losses caused by drought are born by agriculture in the developing world, FAO studies have shown. And Africa in particular has borne the brunt. Between 2005 and 2016, 84 droughts affected 34 different African nations.At today’s event, FAO and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen their cooperation. They will cooperate in improving agro-meteorological data, tools and methods as well as enhancing access by small farmers to products and services to help them anticipate and proactively prepare for droughts. “WMO provides guidance and scientific information to strengthen national services responsible for addressing drought risks to agriculture,” said WMO Secretary General Petteri Taalas. “We encourage countries to take early action against drought and to move towards a more proactive approach.” International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) President Gilbert F. Houngbo in his remarks emphasized the need break the cycle of crisis, disaster and relief, calling on the international community to be proactive and to think not just of today’s emergencies, but also of how to prevent tomorrow’s. “This means investing in smallholder farmers to help them address productivity challenges, give them access to markets and finance and most importantly encourage climate-smart agriculture so that when the drought inevitably comes, they have the tools they need to survive and thrive,” said Mr. Houngbo.


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We represent a passion for tomatoes!
At Tomeco we devote attention to every link in the production process. We start with the selection of the best varieties. Our plants are cultivated on natural substrate in the most ideal conditions. Tomeco tomatoes get their full flavor thanks to the provision of the right nutrients.
“Plum tomatoes, also known as Roma tomatoes. The fleshy, slightly sweeter tomato with a Mediterranean character!”
“A Brand new cluster plum tomato type! Dense Italian tomato with sweet, firm flesh and high pectin content.”
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“Originating from Italy, it's the queen of the tomatoes: San Marzano! A favorite with chefs all over the world.”
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“This tomato is an elegant vine tomato with a beautiful deep red colour and a guaranteed authentic taste. A delicious treat!”
Tomeco is a member of Coöperatie Hoogstraten cv. Coöperatie Hoogstraten cv is a marked presence in the horticultural sector, both in Belgium and abroad. Innovation is coupled with a continuous concern for quality, in products as well as in service. This is indispensable to maintain a close partnership with the growers.
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Located in the fertile valley of Paarl at the foot of the Klein Drakenstein Mountains in the Western Cape.
As a family run farm since 1946 our roots are as deep as those of the trees that stand their ground. Drakenstein Olives was started and established by the 3rd generation in 1997 when packaging under our own brand first began. Our curing method with the focus on Naturally Black Greek style olives has stayed exactly the same as day one, striving to deliver a continuous taste and quality product to our clients.
Our demand has grown over the years in such a way that besides our own produce, we source locally picked olives and cure between 70 000 to 120 000kg per anum depending on the harvest yield with approx 8000Liters of the finest Extra Virgin Cold pressed Olive Oil.
"We build lasting relationships and place our name on personal and ethical business principles"


Bloom – Nordic Berries is a brother and sister owned company. Vincent and Gabrielle operate a second-generation agricultural business, which primarily consists in the culture of a 450 acres cranberry farm. In 2014, the owners decided to diversify their production by purchasing 240 acres of land and planting 45,000 Haskap/Honeyberry plants purchased from an Alberta based propagation laboratory.
DIRECTLY FROM OUR ORCHARD
Bloom – Nordic Berries distributes berries that come directly from our orchard located in the province of Quebec, Canada. We take pride in focusing on the quality of the berries we produce.
Harvest is done only at night to preserve the integrity of the fragile fruits which would be impossible if harvested during the warm days of early July.
The fruits are immediately placed in a refrigerated space until they are taken directly in cold storage for blast freezing. They are then optically sorted, metal detected, and packaged in a FSSC 22000 certified facility to guaranty an optimal and even quality.
BLOOM – NORDIC BERRIES’S MISSION IS TO POPULARIZE THE HASKAP/HONEYBERRY AND ITS COMPLEX FLAVORS ACROSS THE WORLD.


This section of my new allotment will not be much permaculture this year. The polytunnel will house a mixture of perennials and annuals. The greater plan for next year is to convert the base of the polytunnel into a pond/self irrigation system which requires the entire polytunnel plot to be dug out. This pond will then be converted into an aquaponics fish farm eventually completing the project.
In the meantime, It;s the middle of winter and I am several muscles short of digging out the polytunnel section in time for my first plantings in february. Therefore to ensure I don’t miss out on this year’s harvests I am postponing the pond until next year and building my new polytunnel somewhere else on my plot. This will give me the year to casually dig out the pond section where I eventually want the polytunnel to end up.
My rough plan for the finished plot shows the polytunnel and pond system on the right hand side. I will move the polytunnel to the middle section while i dig out the pond on the right hand side where i want ti to be. This means for the first year my polytunnel will have to be regularly maintained and watered manually.
Plants planned for polytunnel:
Tomatoes, chillis, Peppers, Melons, Aubergines, Avocado tree (currently on windowsill), cucumber, sweet pepper, cape gooseberries, coffee plant.
I will be putting up the new 6m x 3m x 2m polytunnel this week so if you’d like to come along and help please do get in touch.


The very first thing that you need to do as you look for a lawn care company is to check their licenses. You will be risking if you let a company that has not been authorized or given the permission by the state to work for you and this is why this is the first thing that you need to check once it comes to a lawn care company.
You should not even try hiring a lawn care company that does not have all the licenses that they are needed to have. There are some few licenses that a lawn care company should make sure that they have.
The licenses that a lawn care company should have that we are talking of here are nursery certificates, irrigation licenses, a general liability license and all the other certificates that they should have which would be totally dependent in the state they are operating from.
One thing that you should really put into consideration is the charges that the lawn care company is going to charge you. If the company is not charging you affordable charges that you can actually be able to pay, make sure that you do not hire the company so that you do not end up straining yourself and your finances. You should consider whether they usually charge a flat rate or they charge you depending on the size of your lawn when they look at how big it is. Most people who have big lawns would prefer to go for a lawn care company that charges a flat rate because no matter how big their lawn is, then they will pay the same amount of money and for the people who have a small lawn, the best option would be to go for a lawn that is small since this way, they would be able to pay according to the size of their lawn.
Very many lawn care companies put three main things into consideration when they are trying to figure out how to charge their customers. The very first thing that they put into consideration is the soil that is in the lawn, the material and their overall profit. The other thing that they put into consideration is usually the equipment that the lawn care company will need in order to work on your lawn which is usually inclusive of the plants that will be planted there. In order for the lawn to be beautified and to be worked on the right way, there needs to be professional labor working on your lawn and this is the third thing that the lawn care services out into consideration before they give you their quote.


May 3, 2019
CFIA will simplify application process for plant import permits
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced that, beginning June 1, 2019, importers applying for an import permit under the Plant Protection Act can submit their application electronically to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, without having to submit a hard copy.
According to the Plant Protection Regulations, an importer must obtain a Permit to Import before a regulated commodity is permitted to enter Canada.
The CFIA says that removing the hard-copy requirement makes the electronic application process easier, faster and cheaper, and reduces the administrative burden.


Trash is less smelly and easier to manage.
The volume and weight of the trash is less so homeowner can save by reducing the size of their garbage cart–and how much they pay for that cart each month.
Because the garbage weight is less, the city, and we taxpayers, save on disposal fees.
Composting food waste instead of putting it down the garbage disposal reduces what goes in the river and wastewater treatment plant costs.
Food waste that ends up in landfills creates methane gas, a greenhouse gas 72 times more potent than carbon. Burning food waste in a garbage burner wastes a valuable resource.
Composting food waste creates a nutrient rich product with many benefits: adds nutrients to the soil to grow healthier plants, helps hold water in the soil, helps control erosion, helps break-down contaminants that may be in the soil–AND we put less into landfills.
Read More On Composting Benefits Here:
Comprehensive Benefits of Composting
International Efforts to Sequester Carbon in Soil
Iowa State University Organic Corn and Soybean Farming Project
Marin County Carbon Project to Address Climate Change
UN Report on Organic Farming for Sustainability


Shandong Zhongnong United Company's recent awards and honors
In order to comprehensively improve the responsibility concept of China's pesticide industry and improve the management level of pesticide companies in terms of environment , safety and health , Shandong Province Joint Pesticide Industry Co., Ltd. and Weifang Zhongnong United Chemical Co., Ltd. were audited by experts on-site in July 2017 , in line with The requirements of the HSE Management System Auditing Provisions of China's Pesticide Industry have obtained the certificate of“ China's Pesticide Industry HSE Management System Compliance Enterprise ”.Read More
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Although it sounds rather simple to set up gardening and pest management, but there are lots of things that you must consider first. Actually, many of the things that you'll read about here aren't discussed regularly. Prior to starting your garden pest controller, consider this...
Pest and pest control is equally as old as agriculture. It's an industry that's growing rapidly. The pest control business has grown more than 50 percent in the previous five years or so, and nation wide it has grown into a $7 billion dollar industry.
With more homes being built in rural areas the issue of pest control is now more urgent.
It's basically the reduction or eradication of pests. Where as structural pest control is the control of household insects and wood-destroying pests and organisms or such other pests which may invade households or structures, gardening and pest control has a tendency to be the hands of insects that are impacting your crops, lawn and/or dirt. This will sometimes spill over into your home as well, but by and large, it's the garden we're talking about this.
In Pest Control Henlow
to safeguard our growing areas in addition to our health, appropriate gardening and pest control can be a necessity. It's often ignored until fleas and their damage are detected or it's got out of control. Well there are measures you can take to help eliminate the issue.
How Do We Control Pests in the Garden?
Many folks see gardening and pest control as a doityourself job. Well that is fair enough - up to point. Gardening pest control is similar to visiting the doctor: to prescribe effective treatment your physician must correctly diagnose the problem and determine the area of the injury in addition to the potential for further injury. In polls, this has been discovered that lots of householders do not bother to study the directions carefully or feel that the requirement to alter the' guidelines'simply because they feel they understand better'.
This contributes to over-concentrated doses of insecticide such as that might be hazardous to your overall health insurance and any visitors. Of course we have been referring to chemicals, as compound pest control is still the prevalent type now. But, having said that, the longterm ramifications of compounds has led to a renewed interest in traditional and biological insect control to the close of this 20thcentury.
For people who don't do DIY pest and pest management, then there is the possibility of yearly visits from your regional business. 1 advantage is that somebody should be studying your home and garden for pest issues regularly. 1 disadvantage is that homeowners insist that PCOs apply a compound treatment monthly whether there is a pest problem or not!
The facts of pesticide use in the home and garden Are Extremely surprising:
- Each calendar year 6 7 million pounds of pesticides are applied to yards.
- Suburban lawns and gardens get far thicker pesticide software per acre than most agricultural areas.
Think before you spray a pesticide. You will kill the pests that are working for you maintain pests in check. This usually means you'll need to spray more in the future. Additionally, insects benefit your garden by pollinating your plants, helping them grow and disperse. Do not use stubborn, broad-spectrum, contact insecticides such as diazinon, malathion and carbaryl. These provide only temporary pest control and are most likely to kill more of these natural enemies than the pests. As soon as their opponents are gone, insect inhabitants may soar and eventually become more of a problem than until they were sprayed.
Most consumers also don't know how potentially harmful they could be:
- Pesticides can easily be tracked inside -- yet an EPA study found 2-3 pesticides in dust and atmosphere inside homes.
- Lawn chemicals can harm pets. Pet owners who use the herbicide 2,4,-D four or more times annually, double their dog's risk of developing lymphoma.
It's a eye-opening shock isn't it? Could we really, really not be with these means of pest control?
Natural and Oil Pest Control
We believe the logical method of gardening pest control will be to develop a balance of organisms into your lawn or garden. Organic pest control is less expensive than buying and applying pesticides, and it's safer for your garden, natural wild life and the setting.
Let us look at some tips and tips to help your gardening pest management:
- Beneficial insects that prey problem bugs are readily available on the market
- When a plant, a good tree, has pest control or disease issues every year, it is time to restore it with a more tolerant selection, or another type of plant that does not possess these problems.
- By preventing fleas from reaching your plants, then you can prevent the damage that they cause. And in situations where you only see a few bugs, physically removing them can often keep the problem in check.
Let us also look at several Helpful bugs that you need to encourage on your garden:
Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.)
Use this advice to create coping with gardening and pest control a lot simpler. If you stick to the basics you will virtually eliminate your condition of garden pests indefinitely.


Ripe for Change began in 2017-18, as a funder-driven initiative developed by founding partners The Garry White Foundation, The Morris Family Foundation and the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network in partnership with Sustainable Table.
The Program was designed to improve our food- system and deliver enhanced health, employment and sustainability outcomes for the population and environment.
Taking a ‘place-based’ approach has proven an effective way to empower community-led solutions. Since inception, Ripe for Change has developed deep connections within Casey, Cardinia, and the Mornington Peninsula, which form a highly productive region of Victoria’s foodbowl.
In 2021 Ripe for Change has developed into the Sustainable Table Fund with a national focus and unique collaboration between food system practitioners, thought leaders and aligned funders.
This network of funders, investors and food system stakeholders will advance regenerative food systems at the speed required to arrest climate change and other intersecting environmental, social and health crises that have emerged as a result of our industrialised food system.
The fund supports and identifies programs and projects through facilitated workshops, community grants, discretionary funding and by facilitating larger scale investment mechanisms.
This work is underpinned by the Blueprint for Impact, an investment strategy commissioned in 2020 to support a transition to more regenerative agricultural systems across Australia.


In Spain, as in much of Europe, canónigos or mâche (also known as corn salad, nut lettuce, lamb's lettuce, Valerianella locusta, etc.) is a delicacy. It's quite unlike any other salad green. The leaves are meaty, yet melt-in-your-mouth tender and, at the same time, slightly crunchy. The flavor is mild and delicate, with a hint of raw nuts.
When Ana and I were in Granada last spring, we went to a nice restaurant called Taberna Salinas and had a salad of canónigos with fresh tuna, and we liked it so much that I made a point of planting some mâche as soon as the weather cooled here in Central Florida.
Canónigos are extremely easy to grow, which is good, because here in the U.S. they're difficult to find unless you're lucky enough to have a really good produce market in your neighborhood, and even then they're pricey.
A cool season veggie, it can take more cold than almost any other green. Floridata, one of my favorite gardening websites, says it's hardy to zone 5 and can be harvested from under a blanket of snow. Frost makes it taste sweeter.
I just scattered the seeds in pots and tubs of well-drained container mix, pressed the seeds down lightly with my palm, and kept the soil moist. Like wild arugula, this is one of those salad greens that is totally worth it, even if you have a busy schedule. There's really no excuse not to plant some. All you need is a sunny (or even somewhat shady) spot on the patio. You probably won't find seeds for mâche at local stores, but the better seed catalogs usually list several varieties, under various names, often "corn salad" or "lamb's lettuce."
We harvest the tiny heads right before the meal. We wash and dry them carefully. (See my post on Simple Spanish Salads for more information on how to wash and dry greens). I like to leave the rosettes whole because the stems add a nice crunch (they're very delicate, not at all stringy).
You can make all sorts of salads out of canónigos. Today I'll focus on one of the easiest: a simple green salad of canónigos with a flavorful vinaigrette. This recipe for vinaigrette is based on one given by Jacques Pepin in Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home.
For the dressing (makes about a half cup)
1 small clove of garlic, minced and mashed with a little salt
1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon of Kosher salt or sea salt
a dash of freshly ground black pepper
1-2 teaspoons of sherry vinegar
1/2 cup of virgin olive oil
whisk all of the ingredients in a bowl.
Carefully wash and dry as many canónigos as you want. Place them in a large salad bowl. Pour a little of the dressing over them and toss. Continue adding dressing and tossing until the leaves are just coated. Serve immediately.


Marula Oil is harvested in the north central regions of Namibia.
The fruit of the marula tree is traditionally used by the Oshivambo people to make juice, beer and oil, and women predominately harvest the marula fruit. The women that collect and harvest the marula fruit are part of a co-operative called Eudafano Women’s Co-operative (EWC).
Marula oil is extracted from the kernels of the fruit. The fruit is collected and the kernel extracted by the women. The kernels are then taken to the EWC factory in Ondangwa where they are processed by cold pressing them to extract the oil.
Marula oil is rich in linoleic fatty acid, antioxidants and oleic acid, which are essential for the preservation of healthy skin. The oil is easily absorbed into the skin and naturally softens, nourishes and revitalizes


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Spray adjuvants to reduce drift
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size, which in turn increases the potential drift of spray droplets. For example, very fine particles can drift yards to a few miles with only a 3 mile per hour wind (Table 1). However, low humidity may reduce the phytotoxicity of the herbicide because rapid dry-ing of a spray droplet will reduce herbicide penetration into a plant. reduce drift 'and insure precise application of herbicides to the areas requiring treatment. Drift control is necessary near waterways and other ecologically sensitive areas. This publication discusses avail- able drift control adjuvants for herbicidal sprays. These include invert emulsions, thickening agents, particulating agents, and foam Size: KB.
types and functions of spray adjuvants, a glossary of terms and definitions, based on standard terminology relating to agricultural tank mix adjuvants developed by the American Society for Testing of Materials, is provided on page 46 4 ADJUVANTS – Oils, surfactants and . Spray Drift Reduction Spray drift research is an ongoing endeavor of the agricultural industry to help ensure chemical is applied as efficiently as possible. All spray applications involve an optimization of droplet size that allows for the highest level of efficacy while maintaining the highest level of safety.
Selecting and using spray adjuvants page 2 Effective chemical use. Selecting and using spray adjuvants. AWRI © RTP Stickers Designed to enhance the retention of a spray, these adjuvants increase the adhesion of solid particles on target surfaces. They are designed to reduce the amount of product washed off during rain or irrigation. • Buffers and acidifiers are adjuvants that acidify and stabilize the water in the spray tank. • Buffers must be added to the tank mix water first. • The water must be neutralized or slightly acidified prior to adding pesticides and adjuvants. ADJUVANTS 6. Drift .
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Spray Drift Reduction Adjuvants Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 07/25/ - A proposed ASTM International standard will be used to measure the drift reduction performance of tank mix adjuvants designed to reduce spray drift during the application of pesticides.
The need to reduce drift, particularly near sensitive sites, may very well take precedence over small reductions in efficacy. An increase in spray drop mass median diameter does not necessarily mean that the proportion of "fines" or small drops will be reduced with an. evaluate the effectiveness of adjuvants to reduce drift applications.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of adjuvant of the groups of surfactants, drift retardants, mineral oils and vegetable oils to reduce agricultural spray drift.
The objective of this work was to evaluate the spray drift and droplet spectrum of dicamba applied alone or with potential drift-reducing adjuvants, using air-induction flat fan nozzles. Previous studies reported that plant oils in adjuvants may increase the viscosity of the spray and reduce the number of small droplets, so they would reduce the smaller droplets move off-target.
solutions will tend to reduce the atomisation of sprays which alters the spectrum of spray droplets formed. A coarser spray can be achieved by increasing the viscosity of the spray mix. This results in an upward shift of the droplet spectrum to reduce driftable ‘fines’.
Many spray adjuvants can be added to a tank mix to increase its viscosity. Adjuvants can be used to reduce pesticide drift, eliminate foaming problems in spray tank mixtures, or provide acidification to reduce alkaline hydrolysis. 2 Special purpose adjuvants such as buffering, antifoam, and drift control agents typically modify the characteristics of the.
What if you could effectively reduce drift and decrease potential damage to off-target crops. Increased accuracy also means you reduced waste by getting your spray where you intend it. Foaming agents- Used to reduce drift so the pesticide stays in the target area.
Safeners- To reduce the toxicity of a pesticide formulation to the handler or treated surface. Anti-foaming agents- Reduces the foaming of spray mixtures that require vigorous agitation. The Sticker and Spreader Spray Adjuvants.
esterification process. Oil-based adjuvants contain an emulsifier, which is a special type of surfactant that is used to suspend the oil within the spray droplet. These adjuvants can be formulated as oil concentrates or high surfactant oil concentrates. Drift reduction agents reduce the amount of off-target movement (drift) of the spray.
This File Size: 4MB. Alligare Drift Control Adjuvant is developed by Alligare LLC and is a helpful additive to mix with a pesticide application. Alligare Drift Control lessens the chances of drift and boosts pesticide performance by binding small spray particles together into larger droplets which.
About the drift reduction technology program (DRT) How to test pesticide spray technologies for drift reduction. EPA-verified and rated DRTs. Assessing Risk from Drift. Evaluating drift in human health and ecological assessments. Other Activities to Manage Drift. Improving labels to reduce pesticide drift.
Training and education for applicators. Criteria for using drift reducing nozzles, low pressures, lower boom height, and adjuvants to reduce pesticide drift Drift reduction will reduce damage to non-target desirable plants and animal habitats and reduce pollution of water bodies.
Reducing chemical drift will help to reduce both particulate matter (liquid droplets) in the air and the. Drift reduction agent has been defined in ASTM E [ASTM E Terminology Relating to Agricultural Tank Mix Adjuvants, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, ] as “a material used in liquid spray mixtures to reduce driftable fines.”Driftable fines are defined as “the % volume of a spray droplet size distribution with a diameter less than Author: Curtis Elsik, Bradley Fritz.
The addition of most of the adjuvants yielded changes in drift, and 78% of adjuvants reduced the drift in relation to the water spray drift. The "RD3" drift retardant added to the solution at high concentrations ( and %) reduced drift, respectively, in 30% and 25% less than the water drift.
SPRAY ADJUVANTS TO REDUCE DRIFT G. Page Introduction There is much concern about the pollution of air, water, and food and the part agriculture is contributing to the pollution of these re-sources.
The drift of agricultural chemicals can damage crops, livestock, and ornamental plantings through undesirable residues. A great deal has. Get this from a library. Aerial spray adjuvants for herbicidal drift control.
[H Gratkowski; Ronald E Stewart] -- "Increased public concern about pesticides requires that foresters reduce drift and insure precise application of herbicides to the areas requiring treatment.
Drift control is necessary near. Spray equipment operated at high speeds can create turbulence in the airflow around the machine that can catch small droplets and make them vulnerable to drift. Determine the optimum height for the particular nozzle from the nozzle literature to reduce drift potential.
If the nozzles are too low, uneven patterns or skips may occur. This video demonstrates the visible impact drift reduction adjuvant technologies from Exacto can have on spray pattern quality in a 5 - 8 mph wind. Alter the pH of the spray solution Some herbicides (such as glyphosate) do not perform as well when the spray solution pH is above 7 Drift Retardents Help increase the droplet size of the spray solution to reduce off-target movement Adjuvant TypesFile Size: KB.
Adjuvants are grouped according to type of action as: (a) activator adjuvants (surfactants, wetting agents, penetrants, and oils) which increase herbicide activity, (b) spray-modifier adjuvants (stickers, film formers, spreaders, spreader stickers, deposit builders, thickening agents, and foams) which reduce drift and allow precise pesticide Author: Gene D.
Wills, C.G. McWhorter. What happens when one spray factor — drift reduction — becomes all-important, at the expense of weed control.
“This all came down because EPA was concerned about certain adjuvants or chemicals in the spray tank mix changing the droplet spectra.Agricultural spray adjuvants are used to enhance the effectiveness of pesticides such as herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and other agents that control or eliminate unwanted pests.
As with medical adjuvants, agricultural spray adjuvants are not themselves active in controlling or killing d, these additives modify some property of the spray solution, which improves the ability.