• • • ‘With support, most are enthusiastic about farming for nature’ A new initiative, Farming for Nature, has been launched to source, share and celebrate stories of farmers across Ireland who are considered to be managing their land and livestock in a way that benefits nature. The idea came…
• • • Biological features and cultivation of Maral root on the Perm Territory The research conducted in 2010–2016 in Perm Agricultural Research Institute determined Maral root to have high winter hardiness and longevity. It grows early and fast in the beginning of its growing season. Flowering starts in the…
• • • It’s Costing More To Farm, USDA Study Shows The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released its data from 2017 on U.S. farm expenses. It’s no surprise, but it’s costing more and more to be a U.S. farmer, according to USDA statistics. For U.S. farmers, 2017 expenses were…
• • • Effect of inoculation on alfalfa and red clover productivity Alfalfa varieties “Pastbishchnaya 88” and “Sonata” happened to be the most responsive to inoculation. On the average for 2 years their productivity, influenced by inoculation, increased by 32.5 and 11.2 %, respectively. In total for 2 years inoculation…
• • • Croplands RoGator 1300 self-propelled boomsprayer AGWEST Machinery’s Geraldton branch is poised to start a major demonstration program throughout the northern and central Wheatbelt with the new Croplands RoGator 1300 self-propelled boomsprayer. The unit will also carry a 48 metre Pommier aluminium boom, with Norac auto boom height…
• • • A bleak future for agricultural innovation in the EU The EU Court of Justice ruling on the regulatory status of plants resulting from some of the latest plant breeding methods is widely seen as decisive for their practical take-up by European researchers, breeders and farmers. It is…
• • • Environment-forming potential of alas natural grassland phytocenosis in the Central Yakutia Paper deals with environment-forming potential of natural grassland phytocenoses on alas in the Central Yakutia. For the first time phytocenosis environment-forming potential was evaluated on the base of gross energy flow, accumulation and consumption, determining the…
• • • Farmers ride fourth industrial revolution Current and future issues in agriculture and the technology affecting the value and production of agriculture in WA were highlighted at The University of WA’s (UWA) industry forum. A total of 220 industry professionals attended the forum, including CSIRO Digiscape Future Science…
• • • Hulless barley productivity under foliar application of micronutrients in the forest-steppe of Middle Volga region Hulless barley (Hordeum sativum var. nudum (L.) Hook.f.) is a promising food and feed crop. In 2014–2016, field researches were carried out on the productivity of the hulless barley variety ‘Omskiy golozerny…
• • • Precision Planting Hosts First Events at New Farm Precision Planting began hosting farmers at the company’s new Precision Technology Institute near Pontiac, Illinois last month. Small groups of farmers have been invited to attend field shows at the farm throughout the remainder of the growing season. The…
