The Chronicle Mashudu Netsianda, senior reporterLIKE the famous King Midas, remembered in Greek mythology for his ability to turn anything he touched into gold, Bulawayo farmer Mr. Tatenda Kunzekweguta (28) of Montgomery believes that whatever it touches turns green. The young farmer, with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture andRead More →
Dried mealworms provide protein for poultry, pigs and commercially farmed fish (all photos by D. Cahill) The mealworm was once known only as a pest that destroyed stored grain, but the modest mealworm is now in the spotlight as a sustainable high protein food source. Mealworms are not only fedRead More →
Image: Vanapere Farm Find out how Vanapere Farm is contributing to the EU’s transition to carbon neutrality in agriculture. Agriculture contributes to greenhouse gas emissions (10% of total emissions due to human activities). At the same time, however, it holds great potential for sequestering and storing carbon in plants, treesRead More →
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COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) – The planting season is alive and well in the Midlands this winter. According to Sal Sharpe, owner of Sal’s Ol ‘Timey Feed & Seed in Colombia, even when temperatures drop below freezing your garden is safe. Sharpe said one of the most common misconceptions is thatRead More →
Bijaya Jhankar grows nine traditional varieties of paddy that have a longer harvest time of 130-150 days Bijaya Jhankar’s eyes twinkle as he approaches his 1.2 hectare (ha) farm for harvesting rice. They are unlike any other variety grown in his village of Sanbaheli, located on the vast Sunabeda Plateau,Read More →
Hiddenfjord has been recognized by SEAL (which stands for Sustainability, Environmental Achievement, and Leadership) in the category Environmental initiatives for the spectacular reduction of CO linked to transport by the company2 emissions, which fell 94% when they switched from air freight to ocean freight last year. “Our core value isRead More →
Geils said learning how to create and download route plans into the tractor computer, use it and monitor it was not as difficult as expected, given the amount of technology already present in the tractor. agricultural equipment. He added that Sabanto’s software was not the problem, but the tractor quirks.Read More →
Hyderabad: State government efforts to motivate farmers to switch to alternative crops following the Centre’s decision not to purchase paddy appear to be yielding the desired results. Like many farmers, V Anand from Chapta village (K) in the Kangti mandal of Sangareddy district has grown garlic and peanuts respectively onRead More →
Karnataka farmer earns Rs. 25 Lakhs per year Krishnappa Dasappa Gowda, a rice farmer from Pannur village in Mysuru, had no idea about zero budget natural agriculture (ZBNF) fifteen years ago. Continuing the business of his ancestors, the farmer planted rice after season, employing chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Although theRead More →
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) organized a forum to share success stories in the use of information and communication technologies in small and medium-sized cooperatives of farmers in Spain, Argentina, Paraguay and Honduras San José, December 15, 2021 (IICA) – Cooperatives offer an ideal opportunity for smallRead More →
Through Express news service KURNOOL: A farmer in Dharmavaram village in Dhone Mandal burned down his banana plantation after failing to offset his expenses for the harvest. Mallikarjuna spent Rs 5 lakh to cultivate plantains in his 3 acres of farmland. However, he only got Rs 1,50,000 after selling theRead More →
BUCKSPORT – The Yauhannah Bridge crossing the Great Pee Dee River connects Georgetown and Horry counties northbound on US Highway 701. At the intersection of the freeway is Bucksport Road; drive another mile and you will come to Mishoe Road, named after the family which is synonymous with the townRead More →
Equally entertaining was Kellie Blair, the other part of the 2021 reporting duo. She wears a lot of hats – Iowa farmer, farm maid, mother, agronomist, Sunday school teacher, direct beef trader, environmentalist, and the like – and freely admits that juggling them all isn’t always pretty. . The honestyRead More →
First there was delayed shipments from abroad. Then, ships stranded in port and truck drivers unable to load deliveries. More recently, a more Thanksgiving turkey– if you were able to find one in the first place. Supply chain disruptions have steadily increased this year and with each new setback aRead More →
The final weekend of the 21st Anchorage International Film Festival takes place this weekend and among the favorites in the Made-in-Alaska category is a Vermont director’s first documentary effort starring a dairy farmer. from Vermont with a strange and romantic longing for The Last Frontier. ‘Underdog’ will be playing FridayRead More →
All credit to the young farmer movement for putting on a splendid finale to their Covid-19-stricken 2020s and 2021s with their five-star awards dinner in the new members’ pavilion of the Royal Highland Showground on the weekends. last end. What a testament to the lasting enthusiasm of the SAYFC organization,Read More →
Posted: 4:30 p.m. December 8, 2021 Update: 7:30 p.m. December 8, 2021 A farmer on the Shotley Peninsula has relived a farm machinery accident that left him seriously injured in the legs ahead of the Suffolk Young Farmer’s Tractor Run this weekend. Old and modern tractors will roll from MownessRead More →
Sathyanarayana Beleri, from Nettinege village in Kasaragod, grew up looking at the beautiful rice fields that flourished in her village. He was very fond of the culture, his fields and the paths around them where the reapers gathered the bunches of rice after the harvest. Unfortunately, his family has neverRead More →
Eevery year India product an average of 5,770,000 metric tonnes of cotton, making it the world’s largest producer. The first one evidence Cotton use has been found in India and Pakistan, and dates to around 6,000 BC. Scientists believe that cotton was first cultivated in the Indus Delta. One ofRead More →
LITTLE PEOPLE know that I have a (very) soft spot for science fiction. Not the typical alien type against humanity (unless we’re talking about Captain Kirk and the Tribbles of course!), But rather futuristic-type storylines, dystopian questions and what our environments and systems might look like an day. These storiesRead More →
Food banks in Marion County are supplied through generous donations from the community. The 10th annual “Bring the Harvest Home” food drive was held Friday at Ocala’s Downtown Square. Donations poured in from the community and the drive ended with the collection of nearly 21,000 pounds of food, baby itemsRead More →
Mulugu: A farmer, who consumed pesticides on Tuesday evening, died Wednesday at the MGM hospital in Warangal. The deceased was identified as Bethelli Kumar (42) from Shivapur village of Eturnagaram mandal in the district. Kumar had cultivated rice on eight acres. While he owned two acres, he leased six. HeRead More →