Willard A. Lathrop is a successful farmer and stock grower in Charles Mix County, South Dakota. Born in Iowa in 1848, he inherited his father’s passion for agriculture and dedicated himself to farming and stock raising. Lathrop acquired a well-improved ranch of four hundred and eighty acres, cultivating one hundred and sixty acres while utilizing the rest for grazing and hay production. Known for his expertise in breeding Shorthorn cattle and Poland-China swine, he ships a significant amount of stock annually. Lathrop is an esteemed citizen, actively involved in public service, and affiliated with various organizations, including Geddes Lodge.


Agriculture is the mainstay of the Indian economy, providing employment to 52 per cent of its workforce. The agriculture and food processing sector plays an instrumental role in augmenting the growth of the economy, as it is an important source of raw material for the industrial sector.
India’s agrarian culture and varied regional climate have made a significant contribution to the global food basket. Indian curries, mangoes, snacks and spices are known for their excellent quality worldwide. Globally, India holds the top position in the following food segments:
- India is the largest producer of milk in the world (127.9 million tonnes)
- India has the largest buffalo population (111 million)
- It is the largest producer of mangoes in the world (16.1 million tonnes)
- It is also the largest producer of bananas (28.4 million tonnes)
- It occupies the second position in fruit (76.4 million tonnes ) and vegetable production (156.3 million tonnes)
- It is the second-largest producer of fish in the world (8.6 million tonnes)
The exports of agriculture products has touched US$ 37,029 million in 2012-13, registering a growth of 13.6 per cent over the previous year. Exports of cereals, fresh and processed fruits and vegetables, floriculture, animal products and other processed foods generated a revenue of US$ 22,138 million, accounting for 59.7 per cent of total agriculture exports.


December 14, 2018
People are drinking less milk. According to USDA data, per capita milk consumption has gone down a whole 33 pounds per person in the last ten years. But in some states, dairy producers are selling more milk than ever.
Milk sales per state show how much milk is sold to dairy processors who either package milk or turn it into other dairy products. USDA “sales” state data takes into account mostly how much dairy farmers produce, because almost all of the milk made ends up being sold, according to Michael Miller of the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. It shows significant increases in milk sold to plants from states like Texas, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. But it turns out, the increase in sales and the migration inwards over the last 10 years is more about cheese - which Americans are eating more than ever of - than milk.
What’s behind increased production in these middle states? A few factors are involved: active efforts by developers have attracted dairy production along the “I-29 corridor,” tempting smaller farmers from the coasts to migrate toward dryer climates, looser regulation, and more readily available cow feed.
According to Matt Gould, editor of the Dairy and Food Market Analyst and chief market analysts at Rice Dairy, “State level development folks have tried to increase dairy processing capacity and dairy farms along the I-29,” he said. South Dakota, for example has seen an increase of over 30% in their milk production by sales from 2007-2017. An article by the Argus Leader says that South Dakota has almost doubled their dairy production by increasing the number of cows per herd and attracting dairies to the area along the road closest to processing plants.
According to Andrew M. Novakovic, a professor of agricultural economics at Cornell University and an expert on agricultural and food policy, “A lot of California farmers got tired of all the environmental restrictions and taxes and said, ‘to heck with that’ and moved to New Mexico or moved to Idaho,” he said. “Some of the growth in South Dakota has actually been from farms coming from the East for much the same reasons.”
Historically, it would have been rare for a dairy farmer to pick up and relocate to another state. “The notion of saying, ‘oh gosh, what the hell, let’s go to South Dakota’ isn’t an easy choice, both for the connection to the land as also the connection to the community and family,” Novakovic said. “It’s not like Amazon saying, let’s go open up a headquarters in Queens.”
Small dairy farmers on the coasts have always put down deep roots - passing down dairy operations from generation to generation and building tight-knit communities, according to Novakovic. But in states like Florida and California, where environmental restrictions and dense human populations mean cows are increasingly expensive to house and care for, tax incentives and cheaper land are enough to sway small farmers to move.
Some states have even relied on recruiting farmers from the Netherlands, where, according to an article by the Chicago Tribune, quotas on milk production and expensive land have pushed many small farmers to sell their land over the last decade and purchase larger farms in states along the I-29 corridor. Gould said that the Netherlands have now reached their environmental limits in the small country, and can no longer grow their herds.
But even as milk production increases in along this highway, and overall, the US appetite for fluid milk from the store has declined. The US saw combined milk sales to processors increase by 10.5 percent over from 2007-2017, but more and more of what dairy farmers sell ends up being used to make dairy products like cheese, powdered milk and butter. USDA data shows yogurt production has steadily increased of the last decade, with an explosion in greek yogurts like Chobani. A story by Marketplace showed a steady increase in cheese consumption in recent years, with no sign of the trend slowing down.
And meanwhile, he said, we’re seeing cheese inching its way into more meals each day. “Cheese has done a much better job positioning itself to be relevant to America’s consumer than milk,” Gould said. “It used to be you’d only eat cheese on a sandwich or probably on a pizza as well. Now you can eat it for lunch, or snacks, and it’s certainly embedded itself in fast food things like that.”
According to Gould, it takes 10 pounds of milk to make just one pound of cheese. Even so, he says it may not be enough to make up for a lack of demand for milk. Miller said, “they’re trying to find all different kinds of ways to use it, but I don’t know if they’re finding enough other uses for the milk to make up for the drop in fluid sales.


The characteristics of sewage sludge depend on the original pollution load of the treated water, and also on the technical characteristics of the waste water and sludge treatments carried out.
Sludge is usually treated before disposal or recycling in order, e.g. to reduce its water content or the presence of pathogens.
Due to the limited number of disposal sites and limits required by the sludge management, disposal of mechanically only drained sewage sludge will become both more difficult and more expensive.
Usage of sludge in agriculture as fertilizer or soil conditioner related to the several issues such as
- Handling problems due to odor and high water content
- Soil contamination by bringing in pathogens, parasites, seeds of weeds
- Heavy metal contamination of soil
Composting may solve the first issue, however this option requires considerable space and takes times.
Several European countries banned agricultural use of sludge.
The advantage of the pyrolysis process is the effective reduction of volume and mass of the dewatered sludge and vaporization of organic toxic agents from the sludge (e.g. PCB, PAK) into harmless substances in the combustion chamber. Mercury and its compounds are thermo decomposed and vaporized as well.
Pyrolysis also performs energy recycling. Moreover, no supplementary fuel supply is required for the normal operations: significant reductions of running costs.
Self-contained pyrolysis sludge treatment facility of the dewatered sludge with moisture content 78-80% reduces sludge to ~12% of the initial amount. Proper sludge dewatering (30-35% moisture) followed by the pyrolysis process simultaneously disposes waste and also generates considerable amounts of energy.
Char from the pyrolysis process has properties similar to brown coal andf could be used as a bio-fuel.
Pyrolysis can also be used for recovery of such valuable material as phosphorus
Sewage sludge pyrolysis facility 200 tpd


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J. Ludovico Farm is a family owned operations that started in 2011. The operation has three sites on Oahu. Two of the sites are focused on pasture raised poultry for meat. The third location is currently in development and will focus on specialty crops.
The Ludovicos did not intentionally set out to farm commercially. Julius has been trained previously, along with a group of cohorts in the concepts and applications of Korean Natural Farming under Han Kyu Cho/“Master Cho.” With new knowledge and an opportunity to practice on an acre and half, the ultimate goal was to supplement family and minimize food needs from supermarkets.
In the first year, various crops - asparagus, kabocha, lilikoi, cassava, bananas, dragon fruit, galangal and curry trees were planted. Two piglets, two goats and a small flock of ducks were added shortly after planting.
The chickens sneaked in by accident. A farmer friend offered a chance to bring a few egg laying chicks. Shortly after, meat chickens were added to the mix.
The operation has since focused on offering meat chickens raised on pasture and protected by using a movable bottomless coop/tractor. The coops are moved at an interval to minimize stress, maximize grazing time and optimal growth conditions.
The chickens are harvested and processed twice weekly. The chickens are subsequently provided to retail outlets and select food establishments the following day.


Bonnie Prince Charlie takes on Monsanto and friends©
By George Epp
Bonnie Prince Charlie has spoken out again, this time on the evils of corporate farming and the rush to genetically modified food products. Apparently he was being interviewed by the Daily Telegraph recently when he was reported to have said of the corporations concerned that they are conducting a “gigantic experiment with nature and the whole of humanity which has gone seriously wrong. Why else are we facing all these challenges, climate change and everything?” (
I’m not sure you can trust completely a person who ends his opinion with “all these challenges, climate change and everything.” Seems to me that climate change and genetic manipulation (not to mention “everything”) are separated by enough distance to make lumping them together and laying them at the feet of one villain unacceptable, rhetorically.
Genetic modification has been with us for a long time. Here in Rosthern, a man by the name of Seeger Wheeler selected seed from different strains of wheat and mated them until he achieved a desired result: better, earlier maturing grain. Wheeler, however, took years to achieve a very small alteration in the genetic makeup of wheat, and furthermore, he was not aiming at control over the seed industry and the chemical inputs that go with it like modern corporations are. I admit that I share the Prince’s skepticism about the practices we’re currently seeing in the food industry, primarily because they’re profit driven, and if power corrupts, then so does profit. Profit begets power.
The debate gets quite heated. On the radio the other day, an industry person and an ecologist were exchanging pretty emotional viewpoints on the subject. From industry: the growing population requires that the tools of genetic modification be applied in order to achieve the production that will be needed to feed everyone. From environmentalists: the corporate takeover of the food industry is effectively driving farmers off the land all over the world and forcing them to subsist in the slums and ghettos of the big cities. From environmentalists: the introduction of genetically modified crops is doing way more damage than good. From industry: No it hasn’t; it’s working really well. From the environmentalist: No it’s not!
Charles cites the onslaught on the water tables in
Prince Charles is frequently the butt of jokes. He’s an aging heir to the throne who may die of old age before his wiry mother is ready to hand the throne over to him. His estrangement from the divine Diana and simultaneous entanglement with Camilla Parker Bowles didn’t help his image much, and most of us are automatically skeptical when a man of wealth and influence—who farms as a hobby—speaks out on the subject of agriculture.
But today I’m with Charles. We dare not put the earth’s future in the hands of the corporate elite. They make a mess of everything. They exploit, they pollute, they manipulate people, and they simply are not the kind of global citizen that is needed to grapple with the big issues of the day.


Who says farmers are old school?
According to a recent Farm Journal Media survey, farmers are ahead of the curve when it comes to adopting new technology. In fact, 59% of farmers use a smartphone in their daily operations, and 44% use a tablet.
Smart technologies have enabled farmers to reduce costs, maximize yields and profits, and still be incredibly efficient in the process. Mobile apps have been game changers to today’s on-the-go growers and ag retailers alike. Below is our list of apps (in no particular order) that can help you farm smarter:
Field Navigator – For equipment that doesn’t already have GPS guidance, there’s Field Navigator. You can map out fields, measure the size of your farm, or make sure you’re driving in straight, parallel lines.
AccuWeather – There are a lot of good weather apps, but AccuWeather is well known for its accuracy and easy-to-use interface. For a couple bucks, upgrading to the ad-free paid version is totally worth it.
eBay – Almost every farmer we know has either bought or sold something on eBay at some point. Don’t let those great deals and hard to find parts slip away – get the app and receive notifications when your watched items are about to end.
JStock – There are several farm-specific stock market apps out there, and they’re all horrible. JStock sets itself apart with its ultra clean interface and desktop version for your PC.
Agrobase – Easily identify diseases, insects or pests in your field and find a hassle-free solution for crop protection. Agrobase lets you save money on pesticides, fungicides or herbicides, and aim for higher yield.
If you have a favorite farming app, let us know about it – and we’ll add it to the list!


In 2012/2013 the course underwent a major re-development, as part of the Mawson Lakes Sports Precinct Development. The course has been re-designed, by Neil Crafter from Crafter & Mogford Golf Strategies, to create a challenging new 9 hole layout.
The re-development of the course included connecting the course's irrigation to the world acclaimed City of Salisbury's Recycled Water System. This will significantly improve the quality of the fairways and surrounds, after many years of drought and severe water restrictions.
The course is now fully operational and is Adelaide's newest golfing destination.
New ORANGE course now available for Juniors and Beginners


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Taitung County, located on the southeastern side of Taiwan, has a steady year-round climate, thanks to its geographical location and the Pacific Ocean's Kuroshio Current, which brings warm weather and seas to the area. With abundant resources from the Central Mountain Range, the county rarely, if ever, suffers from lack of water.
Because of this good fortune, and the fact that the soil here is nutrient rich, Taitung is wonderfully suited for agriculture. Lanyu and Green islands, off the coast of Taitung, are Taiwan's only islands situated in a rainy, tropical zone, making them very fertile. Besides high-quality rice that enjoys a good reputation all over Taiwan, Taitung is well-known for sugar apples, tea leaves, day lilies, roselle, wentan pomelos, and moth orchids.
The plains and valleys surrounding the southern tip of the Central Mountain Range is Taitung's granary, as towns like Chihshang, Guanshan, and Luye, produce wholesome rice and grain. The higher elevation, industry-free environment and frequent rainstorms, coupled with large temperature changes between night and day, make the products grown here top quality.
Sugar apples from Taitung are very well-known and popular throughout Taiwan, as well. These fruit have two or three times the pulp of sugar apples grown in other parts of the island, and their growing season goes from mid-summer to the beginning of spring. The start of the season also sees roadside vendors springing up along highways and brings tourists to taste this pulpy, honey-flavored fruit.
Two Taitung locations, "Fulu Teas" in Luye and Taifong High Mountain Teas" in Taimali and Jinfong, grow tea. They mostly grow Oolong, Jinxuan, and Cuiyu teas. Farmers from the area usually pick their tea far more often than other tea-growing regions. The "Bujhihchun" early-spring tea and "Dongpian" late-winter teas each have their own unique flavor. Taifong High Mountain Tea is grown at a higher elevation and is a special variety of Oolong that has a translucent color and a sweet, dry aftertaste. It's considered one of the highest quality teas on the island. Roselle is another specialty treat from Jinfong, Taimali, Beinan and Taitung City; it's used in refreshing summer drinks, jams, tea bags, liquor and snacks.
There is plenty of farm produce grown in Taitung county as well. Apart from rice, sugar apples, tea leaves and roselle, other fruit like bananas, watermelons, pears, plums, coconuts, navel oranges, tangerines, wentan pomelos, white shaddocks, papaya, Chinese dates, mangos and avocados are cultivated. Millet and corn, as well as other vegetables like tomatoes, green peppers, cabbage, baoshin white cabbage and shansu, are also scatted around the farms here.


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Dry matter intake, methane emissions and microbiome profiles as new traits for feed efficiency
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Benefits of a Healthy Lawn
A healthy lawn is green, thick, and cool, and it invites you to take off your shoes and walk barefoot on it. It’s where you teach your child how to throw a curveball or to kick a soccer ball. A beautiful lawn shows you have pride in your home and community.
If you neglect your lawn and don’t have a solid lawn care service plan, weeds can overcome your grass. Disease or lawn damaging insects can cause your grass to become thin and create bare spots that spread.
A healthy lawn offers many benefits to you and the area around your home. Here’s some fun lawn facts:
· Grass cools surrounding areas. As much as 50% of heat striking a turf area is eliminated by a process called ‘transpiration’ in which plants cool themselves. So in essence, your grass acts like a miniature air conditioner.
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· A healthy lawn prevents water runoff and encourages growth of beneficial organisms, such as earthworms, soil microbes and useful insects.
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Meet Salman Nijim Abu Heissam, a Druze farmer from a village in the Western Galilee.
He is an ex-IDF officer and speaks excellent Hebrew, which was great for me because my Arabic is limited to maybe four words. Paul Nirens, owner of the Galileat organization that leads culinary tours with Druze and Christian Arabs of the Galilee, brought me to Abu Heissam’s field to see how freekeh is made.
This is green durum wheat in the field. Beautiful, isn’t it?
I was at Abu Heissam’s farm in the spring, when colorful wildflowers and herbs seed themselves and grow underfoot everywhere. Oats, already wispy and ripe, stood thick in a plot next to the wheat field. Olive trees made a silver-green border between the fields and the road. There’s a different feeling in the energy of the Galilee. It’s the delicious fresh air; the presence of hills around you and steep roads bordered by vineyards, fields, and wild plants. A slower rhythm in the way people talk and move. It’s a place where traditional foodways are still observed and enjoyed. I was standing in a field, about to watch the ancient way of making freekeh, and I was thrilled.
Abu Heissam built up a pile of fast-burning dry thorns and heaped the green wheat on top.
“I want a fire that burns high but burns out quickly, or the wheat will burn,” he explained. “The wheat was cut down and set to dry and shrink somewhat in the field several days ago. It should come out only a little charred. ”
With a cigarette lighter, he touched a flame here and there around the pile of wheat and thorns.
“This is only a small demonstration,” he said. “When we do the real harvesting, the whole family comes out to help. We also roast green oats,” he continued, waving at the golden field behind him, “but wheat gives a bigger yield.”
It took only a few minutes for the fire to burn itself out, and for the wheat to cool down enough to handle.
Abu Heissam washed his hands with his own home-made olive oil soap. Can you imagine standing under your own olive trees that give you fruit, oil, and soap?
The traditional sieves are hand-made.
I picked some grains off the tarp and ate them. The chewy, freshly-roasted kernels taste smoky of course, but also have a certain sweetness.
Abu Heissam winnowed, standing downwind. “This is women’s work,” he said. Not to oppose tradition, but I thought he was doing alright.
“Wheat is our basic food,” Abu Heissam said. “We Druze can’t exist without bulgur and olive oil. King Solomon sat on a throne with a lion to the left and to the right; likewise, we store bulgur and olive oil, enough of each for two years. We ex-army Druze have our government pensions and benefits. But we pay for the food we eat with the money we make from farming the land.”
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We are a transition-organic (2016 we will certify!) farm in Vermont specializing in heirloom dry beans and other pantry items. This year, we are introducing our Pantry Farm Share and Herbal Tisane Farm Share!
The Pantry Share is 100 pounds of dry beans, winter squash, maple syrup, popcorn and popping sorghum.
The Herbal Tisane Share is 20 pounds of a farmer’s choice of herbs for teas, tinctures, bitters, salves, or culinary use.
Shares are available now for purchase. There will be a single pickup in the fall. Maple syrup will be available for pickup either in the fall or spring.
2016 is our first year tapping our maple trees. Maple syrup will be available March 2016. Our maple syrup is not certified organic.
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Renewable Energy and the SDGs: Exploring Links with Extractives, Agriculture, and Land Use
By Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)
This strategic meeting alongside the UNGA will discuss opportunities and challenges arising at the intersection of renewables and extractives, agriculture, and land use, as relate to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This includes questions of how the extractive industries and agricultural projects are affected by, and can contribute to, the deployment of renewable energy in line with the SDGs, as well as how those deploying renewable energy technologies can be sensitive to their impacts on sustainable development and human rights.


DoD Soil Moisture Working Group (SMWG)
Dr. Jones is a co-founding member of the DoD's Soil Moisture Working Group (SMWG). The group is a set of DoD Laboratory partnerships with CSU. Laboratories represented include the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Navy Research Laboratory (NRL), and several U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) laboratories. We collaborate with operational weather facilities such as the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) and conduct research toward improved soil moisture application performance. Current activities are focused on the use of WindSat satellite sensor data for soil moisture applications, including preparations for use of the NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) sensor capabilities.


In a significant move to enhance the agricultural storage infrastructure in Gujarat, the state government has launched the Gujarat I-Khedut Godown Sahay Yojana 2023-24. This scheme aims to provide financial assistance to farmers for the construction of godowns and storage facilities on their farms. The initiative not only facilitates the preservation of agricultural produce but also ensures farmers’ economic stability by minimizing post-harvest losses. In this article, we will delve into the details of the Gujarat I-Khedut Godown Sahay Yojana 2023 and its potential impact on Gujarat’s agricultural sector.
Details of I-Khedut Godown Sahay Yojana
- 1 Details of I-Khedut Godown Sahay Yojana
- 2 Objective of Godown Sahay Yojana
- 3 Benifits of I-Khedut Godown sahay yojana
- 4 Eligibility Criteria for I-Khedut Godown Sahay Yojana
- 5 Documents Required For I-Khedut Godown Sahay Yojana
- 6 Steps of applying in I-Khedut Godown Sahay Yojana
- 7 FAQ Realted the I-Khedut Godown sahay yojana 2023-24
|Godown sahay yojana 2023-24
|Government of Gujarat
|Gujarat State Farmer
Objective of Godown Sahay Yojana
- Promoting Agricultural Infrastructure: The scheme focuses on encouraging the construction of godowns and storage facilities to provide farmers with reliable storage space for their produce. By improving infrastructure, farmers can prevent losses due to spoilage, reduce wastage, and maintain the quality of their crops for extended periods.
- Post-Harvest Loss Mitigation: One of the major challenges faced by farmers is post-harvest losses. The lack of proper storage facilities leads to spoilage, damage, and reduced market value of agricultural produce. This scheme intends to address this issue by providing financial support to farmers for constructing godowns, enabling them to store their crops safely.
- Strengthening Farmer’s Income: With efficient storage facilities, farmers can avoid distress sales during peak harvest periods when prices are typically low. By storing their produce and selling it at a more opportune time, farmers can potentially secure better prices, leading to increased income and improved economic stability.
Benifits of I-Khedut Godown sahay yojana
- Improved Storage Infrastructure: The scheme aims to enhance storage infrastructure by providing financial assistance for the construction of godowns and storage facilities. This enables farmers to store their agricultural produce in a safe and secure manner, reducing post-harvest losses due to spoilage, damage, and pests.
- Reduction in Post-Harvest Losses: Inadequate storage facilities often lead to significant post-harvest losses for farmers. By facilitating the construction of godowns, the scheme helps minimize these losses and preserves the quality of agricultural produce. This leads to better market value for the crops and increased income for farmers.
- Enhanced Market Access and Pricing: With improved storage facilities, farmers gain greater control over the timing of their sales. They can store their produce during times of surplus and sell it when market conditions are favorable, thereby avoiding distress sales during periods of low prices. This strategy can result in better pricing for farmers and increased profitability.
- Increased Income and Economic Stability: The I-Khedut Godown Sahay Yojana 2023-24 aims to strengthen the economic stability of farmers. By reducing post-harvest losses, enhancing market access, and securing better prices for their produce, farmers can generate higher income. This, in turn, leads to improved living standards, increased investments in farming activities, and overall economic growth in rural areas.
- Facilitation of Agricultural Trade and Investment: The availability of quality storage infrastructure encourages agricultural trade and investment in the state. With reliable storage facilities, farmers can engage in value addition activities such as processing and packaging, leading to increased agricultural value chains and attracting private investment in the sector.
- Food Security and Supply Chain Stability: The scheme contributes to food security by ensuring the availability of stored produce during periods of scarcity. Adequate storage facilities help in maintaining a stable supply chain, minimizing price fluctuations, and ensuring a continuous and reliable food supply for consumers.
- Technological Advancements and Modernization: The I-Khedut Godown Sahay Yojana promotes the adoption of modern storage technologies and practices. This encourages farmers to embrace advanced techniques for pest control, humidity and temperature regulation, and efficient management of stored crops. It facilitates the integration of technology into the agricultural ecosystem, promoting sustainable and efficient farming practices.
Eligibility Criteria for I-Khedut Godown Sahay Yojana
- Residency: The applicant should be a resident of Gujarat and possess a valid residential address within the state.
- Land Ownership: The applicant must own agricultural land or possess a lease agreement for agricultural land in their name.
- Farmer Category: The scheme is generally open to all categories of farmers, including small, marginal, and landless farmers who lease land.
- Age Limit: There is typically no specific age limit mentioned in the eligibility criteria. Farmers of all age groups may be eligible to apply.
- Bank Account: The applicant should have an active bank account in a recognized bank. The account details need to be provided for the disbursement of financial assistance.
- Scheme Compliance: The applicant should adhere to the specific guidelines and rules of the I-Khedut Godown Sahay Yojana as prescribed by the Gujarat government.
Documents Required For I-Khedut Godown Sahay Yojana
- Aadhaar Card: A copy of your Aadhaar card, which serves as identification proof.
- Land Ownership Documents: Documents proving your ownership or lease agreement of the agricultural land where the godown will be constructed.
- Bank Account Details: Provide the details of your bank account, including the account number and IFSC code, for the disbursement of financial assistance.
- Identity Proof: Any government-issued identity proof such as a Voter ID card, Passport, or Driving License.
- Address Proof: Documents such as a ration card, electricity bill, or telephone bill that establish your residential address.
- Caste Certificate: In some cases, a caste certificate may be required to determine eligibility for certain reserved category benefits.
- Income Certificate: A certificate that verifies your income level, which may be required to determine eligibility or subsidy amounts.
- Photograph: Recent passport-sized photographs for identification purposes.
- Site Plan: A blueprint or layout plan of the proposed godown site, showing the dimensions, location, and design of the structure.
- Construction Estimates: Detailed estimates of the construction costs for the godown, including material costs, labor charges, and any other relevant expenses.
Steps of applying in I-Khedut Godown Sahay Yojana
- Visit the Official Portal: Go to the official website of the Gujarat government’s I-Khedut portal. Ensure that you access the updated portal for the current year’s scheme.
- Registration: If you haven’t registered on the I-Khedut portal before, click on the “Registration” or “New Farmer Registration” link to create an account. Provide the required details, including your personal information, contact details, and bank account information.
- Login: After successful registration, login to the I-Khedut portal using your credentials, such as username and password.
- Scheme Selection: Once logged in, select the “I-Khedut Godown Sahay Yojana 2023-24” from the list of available schemes. Read the scheme details, eligibility criteria, and other related information.
- Application Form: Fill out the application form for the Godown Sahay Yojana. Provide accurate and complete details regarding your agricultural land, ownership, and other necessary information as required in the form.
- Upload Documents: Attach the required supporting documents along with the application form. These may include land ownership documents, identity proof, bank account details, and any other documents specified by the scheme guidelines.
- Verification: Once you have filled out the form and uploaded the necessary documents, submit the application online. The authorities will then verify your application and the provided information.
Approval and Disbursement: After the verification process, if your application meets the eligibility criteria, it will be approved. Upon approval, the financial assistance for the construction of the godown will be disbursed to your bank account.
- Construction and Reporting: Use the disbursed funds for the construction of the godown as per the specifications provided by the scheme. Keep track of the progress and completion of the project.
- Scheme Benefits: After the successful construction of the godown, you can start utilizing the storage facilities to preserve and store your agricultural produce effectively. This will help minimize post-harvest losses and enhance your income.
FAQ Realted the I-Khedut Godown sahay yojana 2023-24
What is official website of Goddown Sahay Yojana
Goddown Sahay Yojana Application Mode
Godown Sahay Yojana form started Date
01 June 2023
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Carcass Disposal Options
Each state has separate regulations regarding the disposal of animal carcasses. To view the regulations from your state, select it from the drop down box and the click View PDF button and a new window will open with the PDF file of that state.
Carcass Disposal Information
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Despite the best care afforded them, farm animals will succumb to injury, disease, and other factors, and the management of mortalities will always be an important aspect of livestock farming. Typical methods for the disposal of animal mortalities have included rendering, burial, incineration, and composting. Decreased availability of rendering services and biosecurity issues have made this disposal option less appealing, while incineration can be costly and can adversely affect air quality. Burial can be difficult, especially during the winter months, and has the potential to contaminate groundwater. For these reasons, composting is often the method of choice for mortality disposal.
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- Composting can be defined as the controlled decomposition of organic materials. Decomposition occurs when organic materials go through a "slow cooking" process as microorganisms metabolize the organics. Rapid decomposition is an aerobic process, requiring oxygen. The process will produce carbon dioxide, water vapor, heat, and compost. The combination of the cooking process, rapid degradation, and compost cover minimizes odor and flies. In order to generate a healthy poultry composting process, the following four elements are necessary:
Proper nutrient mix: The carbon:nitrogen ratio (C:N) is very important for microorganisms to process the organic materials into compost. The C:N should be in the range of 20:1 to 35:1. A carbon:phosphorus ratio (C:P) of 100:1 to 150:1 is also desirable.
Moisture: Moisture is also very important for the microbial activity to process the organic material into compost. A range of 40 to 60 percent is desirable. The process will not operate effectively if the material is too dry or too wet.
Temperature: If the C:N ratio, moisture, and oxygen are at the proper levels, thermophilic aerobic bacteria activity will cause the mass to heat to temperatures ranging from 135° to 145°F. Carbon dioxide and water vapor are generated as byproducts of the composting process. Temperature should be monitored by using a 36-inch stem composting thermometer.
pH Control: A proper C:N ratio should keep pH in check. However, if for some reason the pH level approaches 8, ammonia and other odors may become a problem. The pH needs to be reduced by adding such products as granular ferrous sulfate. A pH in the range of 6.5 to 7.2 is best for composting.
The materials needed for composting are water; a bulking material such as straw, wood chips, or sawdust; dead birds; and poultry litter. Sawdust works well by itself as the only bulking material. These materials are layered into a pile or windrow no more than 12 feet wide and 7 feet high. The length of the windrow can be as long as necessary to hold the number of birds to be composted. Provide at least 1 cubic foot of bulking material per 10 pounds of expected mortality (for example: 1,000 birds at 3 pounds each would require 300 cubic feet [11 cubic yards] of bulking material).
- Carbon Source Requirements
- Large animals such as cows and horses should be composted in sawdust, moist but not wet silage, screenings from a manure flush system or other carbon material with discrete small particles. A base layer of dry material should be placed at least one foot deep under the animal to act as a sponge for fluids that seep from the carcass. The bigger the animal the deeper the base layer. The base layer should extend at least two feet beyond all sides of the animal. The animal should be covered with compost ingredient material to form a peaked pile such that a minimum of one foot of cover exists all around the animal. Multiple large animals can form a windrow.
As to the exact quantity per animal it depends on the size but for mature cows and horses it might range from 4 to 6 cubic yards of material per animal.
- Carbon Medium
- Sawdust is the best medium to mix with mortalities. Other high carbon materials including chopped straw, corn cobs, corn silage, mixture of manure and straw/sawdust, etc. may be possible but sawdust in research trials at the Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology gave highest temperatures and fastest breakdown of materials.
For every kilogram of mortality to be composted one kilogram of sawdust is needed. If the mixture gets too dark during the compost period, more sawdust should be added. The mortalities can be buried into the medium as they occur. (A 20 litre pail of sawdust weighs approximately five kilograms.)
- Animal Preparation
- Usually large animals are cut to expose internal organs to the sawdust or other compost materials you use. Large muscle masses can be sliced to increase surface area. Leg tendons need to be sliced so that the animal can be laid backbone down and legs folded. However, some farmers make no preparation and simply bury the animal in compost material with no less success at carcass degradation.
- Site Preparation
- The composting site begins with a twelve inch layer of sawdust. This layer will insulate the composting material from the outside environment, provide carbon to fuel the composting process, and provide sufficient space between particles to allow gas flow and preserve the aerobic nature of the pile. Alternative carbon sources such as poultry litter or bedding material can be substituted for sawdust with similar results. Ensuring adequate moisture content within the compost pile is necessary for optimal activity, and using a carbon source already possessing significant water content will reduce the requirement for additional water.
Carcasses are then evenly placed on this carbon layer, taking care to keep them at least six inches from the side walls. These carcasses are then covered with another twelve inches of sawdust, and water is added to this layer to keep the pile uniformly moist. Liquid manure can be substituted for water. As more mortalities become available, additional layers are added to the pile in the same manner. If a large animal is added to the pile, it may be necessary to dig a trough in the existing pile into which the animal can be inserted and then covered.
- A: Static Piles
- Static piles take a long time to compost.
- B: Open Windrows
- Open windrows are labor intensive
A windrow 12 feet wide by 6 feet long will hold approximately 300 pounds of mortality per foot of length. The materials required per foot of windrow length (300 pounds of mortality) would be 14 cubic feet of litter (400 pounds) and 16 cubic feet of wood chips, sawdust, or straw (700 pounds).
- C: In-Vessel Composting
- Construction costs are often prohibitive
- D: AG-Bag Environmental's EcoPOD Technology
- Site Requirements
- Grading- hard packed surface
- Water- for adding moisture before filling pod
- Electricity for powering the aeration system


As a landscape business, we recognize the significant part we can play in improving our environment. At Fisk Lawnscapes, not only are we passionate about creating and maintaining beautiful landscapes, but we also want to make sure that the services that we provide take into account the health and well-being of our team members, customers, and the beautiful landscape of Colorado.
While there are still challenges to overcome, we are excited about the various ways we are working toward a more sustainable business!
Sustainable Landscape Management certified technicians help ensure that we apply the right maintenance practices at the right time.
Here are some of the practices we are currently implementing and improving:
- Implementing proper landscape techniques, planting Colorado’s native varieties, and promoting efficient water management in conjunction with your vision to create a sustainable landscape of your dreams.
- Natural soil amendments, such as humates, compost, and mychorrizae are used during each landscape project to improve the structure of the soil and increase the organic content so that the soil is more capable of holding nutrients and moisture.
Contact us for more information and to receive a complimentary estimate for your landscaping needs!
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Mechanical weed control
Mechanical weed control used in three ways.
1st Cutting off the plant. When doing this, it is important to cut the plant below the growing point. Which is the point on the plant where it grows out of. If you cut the plant above the growing point the plant will continue to grow and expand.
2nd Pulling up plants by the roots. It is the most time-consuming method when you have to do this by hand.
3rd Cover the plants so that no light reaches them. All plants require sunlight to grow.
Thermal weed control
The fastest method is by quickly heating the weeds using a weed brurner. It's important to understand you should not actively burn the weeds away (do not start a fire that you can't control) but just sweep the flame over the weeds. The fluid in the cells expands when heated and burst the cell walls. The plant can no longer take up fluid and nutrients and dies. Some weeds die immediately after treatment, while others survive. These weeds require repeated treatment. Do not give up - be patient.


A standard, cumulative directory regarding mix-physical fitness was determined for each mix of maternal tree and you can pollen donor, centered on mature fruits lay, seed products germination, and you may survivorship and you may development of seedlings. Each types, mixed-model analysis from variance was used to evaluate the results out-of crossing therapy (repaired impact; which have maternal forest incorporated as the an arbitrary impression) towards the part of hands-pollinated vegetation means adult fruits, pricing out-of vegetables germination and you may seedling survivorship, seedling proportions in the step 1 year, and cumulative exercise. Multiple models was indeed examined using ANOVA: (a) also all the solutions, (b) excluding imbalanced service, allowing evaluation out-of interaction conditions, (c) minus selfing medication (since maternal trees was basically mainly otherwise entirely notice-incompatible), and you can (d) grouping all the within this-Sinharaja outcrossing treatments to evaluate the end result away from within this- against. between-forest crossing. The result of crossing length for each parameter is subsequent checked using linear or quadratic regression investigation, according to the form of the partnership. Finally, per maternal forest, the effects away from nearest-next-door neighbor and much time-point mating was indeed projected owing to indices of biparental inbreeding anxiety and you can outbreeding anxiety, respectively, considering cumulative fitness viewpoints.
Fruit abortion was heavy for all trees, resulting in low fruit set (range across treatments: 2.0–9.7%; Fig. 2a). The timing of abortion was not discernable across treatments. Self-compatibility was low, but variable, across maternal trees (Fig. 2a). Flowers used for tests of apomixis (N = 360) and autogamy (N = 582) failed to set fruit. All analyses of variance in fruit set revealed a highly significant treatment effect and significant maternal tree effect, but no significant interaction between treatment and maternal tree (Tables 2A and 3A). For all three trees, the percentage of experimental flowers setting mature fruit showed a consistent increase with crossing distance, followed by a severe decline in fruit set with the distant between-forest treatment (Fig. 2a). The relationship between crossing distance and fruit set was nearly identical for the three maternal trees and significant with or without the self-pollinated treatment included in the model (quadratic regression model: arcsine square-root [fruit set] = crossing distance [km] + crossing distance 2 ; results without self-pollinated treatment: Fdos,57 = 8.25, P < 0.0007, R 2 = 0.47). Peak mean fruit set occurred at a crossing distance of 1–2 km (distant within-forest treatment) and was 1.7–4.7 times greater than mean fruit set rates for other hand-pollination treatments, averaged across maternal trees. Mean fruit set rate for the distant within-forest treatment was significantly greater than those for all treatments except distant-neighbor and open-pollinated, but consistently exceeded fruit set of open-pollinated flowers (Fig. 2a).
Fruit set was also https://datingranking.net/it/i-migliori-siti-di-incontri/ low for Sh. cordifolia (range across treatments: 0–5.3%; Fig. 2b). Again, the timing of fruit abortion was not discernable among treatments. Selfed and distant between-forest treatments resulted in 0% and <1% fruit set, respectively. Fruit set from the intermediate-distance cross-pollinations varied across maternal trees, but with one exception (nearest-neighbor treatment at Tree number 1) indicated optimal fruit set at an outcrossing range of ?2 km (distant neighbor treatment; Fig. 2b). All analyses of variance in fruit set revealed a highly significant treatment effect, but no maternal tree effect (Tables 2B and 3B). The relationship between crossing distance and fruit set was significant only when the selfed treatment was excluded (quadratic regression model: arcsin square root [fruit set] = crossing distance [km] + crossing distance 2 ; F2,57 = 5.71, P < 0.006, R 2 = 0.41). At each maternal tree, fruit set rate for open-pollinated flowers was greater than that for all hand-cross treatments, suggesting that some aspect of the hand-pollination procedure (e.g., flower handling, bagging) caused reduced fruit set in Sh. cordifolia.


Always go for color and organic!
Benefits of Colorful Potatoes: All colorful potatoes provide carotenoids (and some also provide flavonoids) that white potatoes do not. Carotenoids and flavonoids are pigments, and according to nutritional research, they provide us with many health benefits, including cancer protection. The differences in color between varieties of potatoes are basically differences in carotenoid and flavonoid content. While Americans are accustomed to potatoes with a white inside, potatoes in other parts of the world more commonly have starchy yellow insides. In the U.S. we call potatoes with yellow insides “specialty potatoes.” However, worldwide they are the norm rather than the exception. The blue in blue potatoes comes from their flavonoid content. Both the flavonoids found in blue potatoes and the carotenoids found in yellow potatoes help promote good health!
Types of Potatoes: Some carotenoid- and flavonoid-rich potatoes currently available in different regions of the U.S. include: Yukon Gold (currently the best-selling yellow potato in the U.S. marketplace), Michigold, Donna, All Blue (also called “Purple Marker”), Purple Viking, Saginaw Gold, Red Gold, Rose Gold, and Ruby Crescent.
Nutrition Issues: The presence of carotenoids and flavonoids, however, does not affect the carbohydrate content of potatoes. You’ll get more fiber and minerals per bite from smaller potatoes of any kind, since they have more surface area per amount of starchy inside. The three to seven grams of fiber contained in a medium-sized potato are mostly in the skin, so consider enjoying it as well as the potato’s insides the next time you cook some spuds. Of course, unless your potato is an organically grown one, you’ll be getting most of the pesticide residue here—in the skin—as well, which is one of the reasons I am a big advocate for purchasing potatoes (and other foods) that are organically grown.


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Coffee Cultivation and Economic Development in the Castañer Region
Coffee has been grown in Puerto Rico for over 275 years. Between 1855 and 1898, for a relatively brief moment, all the necessary conditions to sustain a vigorous coffee industry were sustained in Puerto Rico: cheap land; an abundant, dependent and low-paid labor force; credit and financing by merchant firms; favorable access to international markets; relatively high market prices; and the agricultural know-how to take advantage of it all. Today, however, the coffee industry is on the verge of disappearing from the island.
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El Marco’s climate is southern one, with mild winters and hot summers. The average temperature is 17.5º C (63.5º F), although in July and August the vine endures temperatures well above 40º C (104º F!). The southwest wind off the Altantic brings the vines the right amount of moisture, especially during the summer at dawn.
The annual average rainfall is 600 liters/square meter (23.64″). These are just the right conditions for the vines to thrive, and for the grapes to ripen easily.


Fall Leaf Cleanup
Fall is one of the most beautiful times of the year. The air carries a crisp breeze and the leaves turn into the most amazing shades of orange, yellow, red and brown. It is the time when kids crunch through the yard and take turns diving and jumping in giant piles of them. Eventually, between Halloween and Thanksgiving, the leaves become just a mess on your lawn.
Fall clean up is an arduous task for tree-filled landscape owners. If there are only a few leaves, you can blow them into the bushes or run the lawn mower over them, turning them into fertilizer. The rule of thumb is if your lawn is covered with leaves, they will smother and kill your grass. Your lawn requires complete leaf removal.
Leaf cleanup is essential for preserving the aesthetic quality, health, and value of your property. The basic elements that your lawn needs to thrive are moisture and sunlight. A lawn that is covered by decomposing leaves is going to prohibit moisture and sunshine from reaching the turf below. The result is an unhealthy lawn and increased expenses to revive it. Proper landscaping requires the right equipment and knowledge if you are going to do it effectively. At A TNT Construction Company Lawn Services, we take pride in our work and have the knowledge, equipment, and experience to provide you with expert lawn and tree care.
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Stanley Agricultural Group:Smooth Growth in Revenue;Improvement in Agricultural Service发布时间：2016-08-02 研究机构：兴业证券
Stanley Fertilizer Co., Ltd. develops, produces and sells fertilizer products. The company's mainproducts include chlorine-based compound fertilizer, special fertilizer and controlled-releasefertilizer.
Stanley Agricultural Group (002588: SZ) released financial results of 16H1. The operatingrevenue stood at CNY 3.019billion, down 9.50% YoY. The operating profit reached CNY 446million, up 10.89% YoY. The net profit attributable to shareholders of parent company was CNY378million, up 15.46% YoY. Calculated by total share capital of 1.166billion shares, the dilutedEPS was CNY 0.32. (The EPS after deducting non-recurring items was CNY 0.31.) The OCFPSwas CNY 0.16. In the second quarter, the company received operating revenue of CNY 1.608billion, down 5.37% YoY. The net profit attributable to the parent company was CNY 226million, down 13.63% YoY. The EPS for the quarter was CNY 0.19. The company estimate thatthe net profit attributable to the parent company for Jan-September, 2016will range betweenCNY 621million and CNY 675million, up 15%-25%.
Stanley Agricultural Group has released its 2016interim results, in line with ourexpectations. Sales of compound fertilizers grew steadily, pushing up the earnings YoY.
The sales increased rapidly, thus increasing the earnings. In the first half of 2016, theagricultural product price continued dropping, the prices of elemental fertilizers were on thedecline. China’s compound fertilizer market remained sluggish. Stanley Agricultural Groupstrived to increase sales by improving services. It has been committed to expanding footprinton the market to increase sales. The sales, as a result, grew steadily at 15% in the first half of2016, which became the key driver for earnings.
In view of the data on the financial report, repetitive imposing of value-added taxescontinued to affect revenue and costs. (Value-added taxes need to be deducted from bothoperating revenue and expense, starting from September, 2015). Revenue decreased by 9.50%YoY in 16H1. This was caused by both value-added taxes and dropping prices of fertilizer. Thegross profit and the cost-income ratio increased by 8.75% YoY and 8.77% YoY respectively. Thegrowth of gross profit is generally slower than the sales growth. The company’s gross profit permetric ton decreased somewhat, mainly due to the continued drop in raw material andproduct prices, cancelation of tax break and changes on product mix. In addition, thecompany’s gross profit margin rose by 4.57percentage points YoY, mainly because the grossmargin per metric ton fell at a slower pace than the average product price and the impositionof value-added tax has further pushed down the income. The cost-income ratio increased by2.18percentage points, mainly due to the YoY drop in revenue as a result of increasingcost-income ratio. In addition, the company’s non-operating revenue increase by around CNY10million, exerting positive impact on the company’s earnings growth.
Market rebounded in 16Q2, with QoQ increase in sales. In the compound fertilizer market, asthe inventory was fully consumed and agriculture planting just started, we saw rising amountof purchasing at the downstream. Compound fertilizer in 16Q2grew at a slightly faster pacethan that in 16Q1. The revenue stood at CNY 1.608billion, down 5.37% YoY. (Revenuedecreased by 13.79% YoY in 16Q1due to dropping product price and repetitive imposing ofvalue-added taxes). The net profit reached CNY 226million, up 13.63% YoY. Sales revenue forthe second quarter grew 13.49% QoQ while the net profit increased 49.47% QoQ, showingtrend of rebound. The company’s net profit went up by 14.6%-40.1% YoY, growing with astrong momentum.
Agricultural service progressed smoothly, actively improving the industry chain andoptimizing the business model. The company has established sixteen agricultural jointventures in north-eastern region, Inner Mongolia, northern region and north-western region.The company also acquired two agricultural subsidiaries in Shouguang (Shangdong) andGansu. Affected by dropping grain prices and adjustment on corn purchasing and storagepolicies, the company slowed down the expansion of the agricultural services. The integratedcrop cultivation solutions and the whole-process management have been further streamlinedand optimized. The agricultural service industry chain has been improved, paving way foraccelerated growth in the future. The order-based agricultural service model targetingindividual farmers in central China will be further improved. The company has stepped upefforts on developing agricultural service, which will help broaden the company’s long-termgrowth prospects.
Reiterate BUY. As a leading compound fertilizer producer in China, Stanley Fertilizer Group hasfurther expanded its business across the nation. The company’s product mix has been furtheroptimized. The sales and earnings grow with sound momentum. The company has graduallyimproved the agricultural planting service industry chain through organic growth, M&A andindustrial cooperation. It has explored different planting services models in the north-easternregion and the central region, which will broaden the growth prospects of the company.Calculated with the latest share capital, we made our EPS forecast for the company at CNY0.63in 2016, CNY 0.78in 2017and CNY 0.95in 2018. Reiterate BUY.
Potential Risks: elemental fertilizer price fluctuation, slower-than-expected progress inexpanding agricultural services.


"Extra virgin olive oil is a fresh juice extracted from olive fruits. As with other fruit juices, the freshness and flavor quality of olive oil diminish with time, and the rate of deterioration is influenced by packaging type. To maximize shelf stability, the ideal packaging material would prevent light and air penetration, and the oils would be stored in the dark at 16 –18 °C (61 – 64 °F)."
UC Davis Olive Center director Dan Flynn was interviewed on Heritage Radio yesterday in NYC, talking about olive oil in the US and consumer tips. Check out Heritage Radio for in-depth coverage of food news you cannot get anywhere else!
The Center relies on financial support from those who embrace our innovative and cost-effective efforts for olive growing and processing.


I have been working as a winemaker for various vineyards and co-ops in the region for the past eight years, and before that in the Rhône Valley, at Coldstream Hills in Australia, and in Spain. I have now achieved my dearest dream: to produce my own wine on a small property using organic agriculture and following the principles of biodynamics.
Domaine de la Jument Rousse was
born in 2006.
Covering just 6 hectares of vines on a plateau at 250m above sea level in the middle of the wild garrigue, it is located behind the Carla chapel, above the hill overlooking the Abbey of Lagrasse.
The name jument rousse,
or chestnut mare, is a reference to the late “Libellule”,
my draught horse with whom I started working the soil, and also to the novel
by Marcel Aymé La Jument Verte.
There are four different wines in my range; I admit that the pleasure of winemaking is what makes my work worthwhile.
It only remains for me to wish you “Bonne dégustation” - Enjoy the tasting!


Tomita Shuzo / Shiga, Japan
CEO Yasunobu is super hip and friendly, but yes, he is the 15th generation of this brewery. His sake, made from ancient rice and not polished too much, has a strong earthy aroma that goes well with the fermented foods traditionally eaten in the region. However, it does not feel heavy due to the action of the acidity. Working together with young farmers, he hopes to pass on the pride of this region to the next generation. "That's why we do rice farming and harvesting with high school students" he said. This hipster brewery is cool to visit in person. The tanks are full of signs by visitors and you can see the beautiful balance of old and new. It is such a well-loved sake that it has even been featured in the Michelin three-star restaurant The French Laundry.


The New York Mills High School Greenhouse will open for the season starting on Monday, May 7 from 2:30-4 p.m. Brian Schornack’s agriculture class has been working hard this semester starting a variety of plants. They have hanging baskets, four-pack tomatoes and peppers, and single plants. The flower plants consist of petunias, inpatients, geraniums, calibrachoa, lantana, lobelia, marigolds and coleus. The greenhouse will be open after school Monday-Thursday, while supplies last.
This spring and summer, two major facility projects will take place at the New York Mills School. As approved by the NYM School Board, the entire K-12 facility will be reroofed and the parking lot will be replaced. These projects will be paid for with the combination of state funding for long-term maintenance and taxpayer bonds.


Agriculture, Nematology and the Society of Nematologists, delves into the world of American agriculture, the importance of Nematology in agriculture and the vital role the Society of Nematologists played in enhancing agriculture and the science of Nematology. This 144 page book is bursting with fascinating research, insightful interviews and historic photographs. Originally slated to be a book dealing solely with the history of the Society of Nematologists, this book evolved into a history of agriculture, the science of Nematology as well as the history of the Society of Nematologists.
“Once research into the history of the Society of Nematologists began, it was discovered that the decisions which shaped the formation and direction of the Society were affected by the events that took place in Nematology and agriculture during specific decades from the 1950’s until the present. This book has given us the opportunity to examine trends and key events which occurred from the Society’s conception to the present in an attempt to capture the trials, joys and accomplishments of those who dreamt a dream that came to fruition in the embodiment of the Society of Nematologists.” -Preface Agriculture, Nematology and the Society of Nematologists


It’s Food / Its Earth - RYB
Georgia’s climate and soil have contributed to the nation’s rich food culture, which has also made agriculture one of its most productive economic sectors in history. However, in the 20th century, the urbanization process and the privatization crisis of the post-soviet era has significantly changed the nation’s structure in cities as well as in rural areas. Urbanization and globalization have removed the need and ability of a community’s agency in their food production, yet it also makes the food supply system highly dependent on transportation infrastructures and trade systems. As the urban area sprawls further to take over the nearby farmland, cities are becoming food deserts. On the other hand, these infrastructures also produce leftover space in the urban fabric, as well as leftover materials. The separation of urban space and farmland should not be permanent. Food is such a basic yet crucial part of people’s life. The memory of growing food is deeply rooted in our memories. RYB (Red/Yellow/Blue) intends to use this shared memory and dependency as a medium to propose a new intersection between urban and rural lifestyle – consuming and producing. RYB takes wheat as a symbol of Georgian food culture, which easily interrelate with all Georgian people. It aims to implement the different scales of urban farming to reclaim the leftover space and material inside a city and take food production landscape as an agency to generate a series of actor-network that integrates with the urban leftover resource, social interaction and food production. Eventually, it hints at a new intersection between food production and consumption in an urban situation.


Empowering Zambians in the New England Area
ZANE celebrates Farmers’ Day that is held the first Monday in August.
Farmers’ Day celebrates Zambia’s agricultural sector for providing crops that feed the nation. This public holiday gives Zambian farmers a day to relax from their labors.
Zambia’s Agricultural and Commercial Show is held in Lusaka on Farmers’ Day weekend
I desperately want to access ZNBC TV live stream from here in Namibia. What password should I use? Is there subscription required?
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Napa Valley, Coombsville
East of the town of Napa, Coombsville Vineyard is cooled by the fog and breezes blowing off San Pablo Bay. The 65-acre site is planted to Bordeaux varietals on gently sloping terrain. The cooler climate allows for a nice long growing season and produces a fleshy, more opulent interpretation of the grape. Planted to clones 4 and 337 on 110R rootstock, the clusters here are smaller due to slightly distressed soils and lower precipitation totals in this section of Napa.
Napa Valley, Howell Mountain
East of Calistoga, Ink Grade stands atop the Vaca Range on the eastern side of Howell Mountain. The high elevation causes daytime temperatures to be cooler and evening temperatures to be slightly warmer than the Napa floor. Planted in 1990, Ink Grade stretches across 200 acres of terraced mountainous terrain. The site, planted to a quad trellis, ekes out between 2 and 2.5 tons per acre. The iron rich red clay and decomposed volcanic ash, are poor in nutrients and have difficulty retaining water. This combination stresses the vines to produce small berries with deeply structured spicy notes and robust tannins. This is one of the more technologically advanced sites, using “stress modules” to determine ripening and enables us to do multiple picks for optimal ripeness.
Lone Oak Vineyard
Santa Lucia Highlands, Monterey
This 146-acre vineyard is planted on an east-facing slope near the center of the Santa Lucia Highlands. The Chardonnay is a mix of Dijon clones and was planted nearly 20 years ago. Spacing is 6’ x 6’ and the vines are planted on 5C and 101-14 rootstocks in Chualar Loam soils with a bit of clay that helps retain warmth during the brisk mornings and chilly evening winds off Monterey Bay. Chardonnays created from Lone Oak emphasize racy acidity, clean pear and apple flavors and a depth found only with older vines like these.


Big, well-balanced flavors of cherry, spices and summer savory lead to a lengthy finish with silky tannins.
Our Syrah is grown at our Five Sisters Estate Vineyard located just to the west of the winery, perched on a small, 18-acre hillside that offers commanding views of the Carneros wetlands. It is ideally situated for growing world-class cool climate Syrah. The grapes receive cooling benefits from morning fog and afternoon breezes from the nearby Pacific Ocean and San Pablo Bay. During the mid-day, temperatures warm up providing the grapes with excellent exposure. This unique terroir creates a very long growing season. The rugged hillside is meticulously tended by hand (and sheep) and yields spectacular fruit year after year.
Our Los Carneros Syrah grapes were handpicked, destemmed without being crushed, and pumped to our fermentors. The must began to ferment with natural yeast within 48 hours of crushing. The wine was pumped-over three times a day to maximize fruit and color extraction. Fermentation was kept at moderately warm temperature and the must was pressed shortly after the wine had gone dry to achieve the desired amount of tannin and extract. The wine was racked once and then moved on to French oak with a medium-dark toast level for aging.


Now we all know that the egg came before the chicken. The first chicken came from an egg that was laid by a chicken like creature. That is how evolution works, with small changes in genetic material leading to enhancements brought about by natural selection through the reproductive process. We can put that one to bed, but which came first, the apple or the pig?
I’ve often wondered why apples are so big and heavy. If there role is, as is the same with any fruiting body, to spread their seed then, by themselves, apples don’t seem to be a very good model. They are large and cumbersome and fall from the tree to the ground below. Any seedling would struggle to grow as it would be disadvantaged by the lack of light caused by the shadow of its parent tree. Unless the apple tree is on the top of a hill and the fruit can roll away then this wouldn’t work.
All living things have the same problem. How do you get your progeny to be far enough away from you so that they have a good chance in life and don’t rely upon the same resources that the parent does? Plants have come up with many solutions such as windborne seeds or burrs that stick to fur. Animals have it much easier as once they are up and running they can up and run to somewhere where competition is a little less fierce. But the heavy thump of an apple falling to the ground just doesn’t fit within this model.
Their solution of course is animal based. Apples are nice to eat. They attract animals that eat them, swallow the seeds inside which then pass through them and then have the chance of being deposited at some random location some distance from where they started. I’m not an expert in sylvanian ways but I’m thinking that this is a role that pigs or wild boars would have played. Other animals are available but I’m thinking that pigs have a big enough mouth to take on the challenge. Whether I’m right or wrong is neither here nor there it is the point that is important.
You see, there is a trade-off. The apple tree gets its seed spread far and wide while the pig grows fat on its plunder. But which came first? Surely the tree didn’t grow bigger and bigger fruit in the hope that it would attract some kindly creature. There is no way that the pig groped in the undergrowth in the hope that one day it would find something juicy to eat. Neither could have survived in advance of the other. Without a successful seed distribution method the apple tree would not prosper. Without adequate food supplies the pig could not flourish.
So which came first, the apple or the pig? The answer is of course neither. Both tree and animal came together. Their evolution is inextricably linked. They were co-created. As Stephen Covey says, it is a win win situation.
There’s a moral in there somewhere.


- OrganoMagic Liquid Soil Booster mainly consists of Biogas slurry and a concoction of essential plant nutrients such as Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium.
- Due to its hydrous consistency, it contains both fast releasing and slow releasing nutrients. This allows for its application to be increased and/or reduced based on the current condition of the soil.
- The carbon content in the liquid soil booster provides nourishment for the micro-organisms in the soil that facilitate the conversion of nutrients in the form which is easily taken up by the plant.
- Helps build immunity of plants, making them less prone to diseases and pest attacks.
- In 2 weeks, healthier looking, lush and green leaves will be visible.
|Liquid Volume||5 Litres|
Nitrogen, Potassium, Phosphorous, Organic Carbon, pH and Micronutrients
|Manufacturer||GPS Renewables Pvt. Ltd.|
|Country of Origin||India|
|Item part number||OM500|
|Package Dimensions||31 x 21 x 17 cm; 5.6 Kilograms|


Sun, Sep 09 | Top Golf - Allen, TX
Hugs Top Golf Fundraiser
Grow Hugs Greenhouse!
Registration is Closed
Time & Location
Sep 09, 2018, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Top Golf - Allen, TX, 1500 Andrews Pkwy, Allen, TX 75002, USA
About the event
Help Grow Hugs Greenhouse! Enjoy 3 hours of Top Golf Play, lunch, drinks, silent auction and games! A great place for families, and in the shade to keep you cool! Kids 12 and under are free!
- Hugs Top Golf Fundraiser$75$750$0


Wow! What a weekend! We left for Seattle on Thursday. I was so utterly exhausted that I felt sick all day. But I slept like a log in the motel that night and was much more myself the next day. I was very grateful for that! The Seattle homeschool convention was great! Good attendance and a good turn-out for my workshop. I have one more homeschool convention in Billings, Montana this weekend and then I will be done for the year. I really enjoy doing them, but 8 is enough for one year!
My next project is to help get some great little readers I've discovered back in print. Right now they are only partially available in digital format. We hope to have them available in print by the end of the summer.
How does my garden grow? Well, my red petunias in the hanging pots are happily blooming away. I can't quite figure out why the purple and white ones aren't blooming yet. Hopefully they will soon. I've had a handful of sweet, ripe strawberries off my 3 strawberry plants that are growing in the wheelbarrow. The grape tomato plants aren't looking too great. Maybe they need some Miracle Grow. My prettiest flower right now is my Martha Washington geranium. I'll have to take some pictures soon.


Rkatsiteli, a white-grape variety, is grown mainly in the Kakheti region but it is also present in other regions of Georgia and elsewhere. In Kakheti, it reaches full ripening from mid-September and up to the beginning of October. For the production of top quality wines its yield per hectare should not exceed seven or eight tonnes. In Georgia, Rkatsiteli is used for making both classic (European) and typical Kakhetian, amphora (Kvevri) fermented Vins de Table, Vins de Pays and AOC’s. Rkatsiteli wine is often blended with Kakhetian Mtsvane. Rkatsiteli also produces a large range of white wines, from fortified to ice-wines. Principal micro-zones include Kardenakhi, Tibaani, Tsinandali, Gurjaani, Napareuli. We make a number of wines from the Rkatsiteli grape - among them are white Rkatsiteli, Tsinandali, Gurjaani, Vazisubani, Sachino, Alaznis Veli, and Tbilisi. Rkatsiteli is also used in red Alazani Veli, Sachino, Tbilisi, and Pirosmani.
Kakhetian Mtsvane (Kakhetian Green)
This is a Georgian white-grape variety from the Kakheti region which reaches full ripening from the second half of September. Average yield per hectare is 5-8 tons. Yields for Kakhetian Mtsvane must be limited in order to maintain quality. It is used for making both, classic (European) and typical Kakhetian, amphora (qvevri) fermented Vins de Table, Vins de Pays and AOC’s. Principal micro-zones: Manavi, Tsinandali, Akhmeta. Our AOC Tsinandali and Tsinandali Special Reserve are made from Kakhetian Mtsvane sort mixed with Rkatsiteli.
This is a Georgian red grape variety grown in Kakheti and other regions of Georgia, and it can also be found outside Georgia. Saperavi reaches full ripening started from the second half of September, with the harvest-time lasting up to the end of October. Saperavi’s average yield per hectare amounts to 8-10 tons. Wines produced from Saperavi (Vins de Tables as well as AOC’s) are suitable for extended aging and it is also used for producing naturally sweet wines and rosé. Principal micro-zones: Mukuzani, Akhasheni, Khashmi, Kindzmarauli, Napareuli, Khvareli, Kondoli. The Saperavi grape sort is used extensively by Tbilvino for such brands as Saperavi, Mukuzani, Napareuli, Kindzmarauli, Akhasheni, Alazani Valley, Sachino, Pirosmani and Tbilisi, plus the premium Saperavi and Mukuzani Special Reserves.
A Georgian aboriginal white-grape variety widely present in Imereti region. In terms of cultivation it comes second after the Rkatsiteli variety. Outside of Imereti, it can also be found in Racha-Lechkhumi, Guria, Mingrelia, Adjara, and Abkhazia. A late ripening variety, Tsolikouri reaches its full maturity by late October. Its average productivity per-hectare amounts to 7-9 tonnes and it is particularly well-suited for premium white dry, sparkling and naturally sweet wines. Principal micro-zones: Baghdati and Zestaphoni regions; village Tvishi. We harvest Tsolikouri only in Tvishi micro-zone and use it for white semi-sweet Tvishi brand.
A red grape variety mainly grown in the Racha region. Like all varieties in Racha it is a late ripener and reaches full maturity by late October. Its average productivity per-hectare amounts to 5-6 tons. Blended with the Mujuretuli grape variety wine material in Racha’s Khvanchkhara micro-zone, it contributes to naturally semi-sweet Khvanchkhara. We use Aleksandrouli only for making of premium Khvanchkara brand.
A Georgian red grape variety most widespread in Mingrelia. It reaches its best expression in Martvili and Senaki districts and can also be found in Lechkhumi. It is a late ripening variety and reaches full maturity in mid-November. Ojaleshi’s harvesting period often ends either in late November or early December. Its average productivity per-hectare amounts to 5-6 tons. Ojaleshi contributes to quality naturally sweet and dry red wines. We use Ojaleshi harvested in Lechkhumi for making the semi-sweet Ojaleshi.
A Georgian red grape variety grown mainly in the Racha-Lechkhumi region. It is a medium-late ripening variety and reaches full maturity by mid-October. Its average productivity per-hectare amounts to 6-8 tons. Blended with Aleksandrouli, Mujuretuli is mainly used for delicious Khvanchkhara brand.


Hopsteiner was first incorporated in 1845. Today, we are one of the largest hop growing, trading, breeding and processing firms in the world. We seek to continuously develop and improve the science and technology for growing, processing and distributing hops.
We are committed to staying ahead of industry trends in hop growing, hop processing and brewing in order to supply the right hops and products at all times. Our 170 years of expertise and tradition is the foundation that continues to propel us into the future as we pursue new frontiers in our industry and excellent service for our customers and farmers.


Summer is just around the corner and it’s time for delicious ice cream again! Which flavor do you like best? Strawberry, chocolate or vanilla? Let’s choose vanilla!
Madagascar is one of the largest producers of vanilla in the world and is known for its high-quality vanilla sticks. Bourbon vanilla, which is grown in Madagascar, is particularly sought after for its unique taste and aroma. Vanilla is mainly grown in the Sava region in the north-east of Madagascar, especially in the town of Antalaha, which is known as the Vanilla Capital.
Vanilla plantations are cultivated by family farms and are an important export article of the country. The curious thing is that vanilla is a type of orchid and there are over 110 species of it. The vanilla beans are obtained from the flowers of the vanilla orchids, which have to be pollinated by hand to produce fruit. Pollination is a difficult process that requires a lot of time and patience, contributing to vanilla being one of the most expensive spices in the world.
Unfortunately the plantations also have to be guarded, as the precious vanilla is often the target of thieves.


Smart Plant Irrigation & Monitoring
The challenge: Precision is essential for optimal results in agriculture. It is important to know the optimal time for irrigation, considering the environmental conditions. Our challenge was to collect data about the plant’s environment, and to broadcast the data to a smartphone application.
Our professional solution: We developed a parameter monitoring system of the plant, which is battery activated and charged by a small solar cell. The system reports different data, such as humidity, temperature, fertilization levels, salinity and light intensity according to wavelength. In this manner, we can ensure that the plant receives the necessary conditions for its growth and operate the irrigation mechanism at the right time and only for the needed amounts.
Technical specifications: The electronic design is based on the CC2640 MCU, which is a BLE integrated processor by TI. We constructed a PCB circuit with 4 layers, assembled the components and performed board bring-up and testing. We also wrote embedded software using TI RTOS, in a Code Composer Studio IDE environment.