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Unpredictable Weather, Unprepared Farmers: Kashmir Fruit Growers Hit Hard
A short month ago, the blooming trees in Ghulam Rasool Ganaie’s apple orchard in South Kashmir’s Kulgam were a sight to behold, with their vibrant hues of white filling his heart with anticipation for a good yield this year.
Farm Scientist Recommends Incorporating Agriculture in School Curriculum to Promote Interest in the Field
Patil believes that the perception of agriculture as unprofitable needs to change, and introducing it as a subject early on will instill a scientific approach among students and encourage them to consider farming as a viable career option.
Co-op commits to lowering chicken stocking density
One of the UK’s leading supermarkets has committed to moving its birds to lower stocking density rates. At its annual meeting on 20 May, the Co-op announced that all fresh Co-op chicken would be reared with a reduced maximum stocking density of 30kg/sqm.
Beat the heat with microencapsulated thermal-stable enzymes
Microencapsulation can be used to deliver everything from improved nutrition to extended shelf life. It has been shown that it can improve the thermal stability of probiotics.
Farmland values set to stabilise in year ahead: NAB report
REGIONAL property markets have returned to growth in recent months and have eased significantly less than capital cities during the past 12 months, while farmland value are set to stabilise in the year ahead.
El Nino may hammer Asian farms with dry weather, but shower American growers
Early signs of hot, dry weather caused by El Nino are threatening food producers across Asia, while American growers are counting on heavier summer rains from the weather phenomenon to alleviate the impact of severe drought.
Spanish strawberry growers slam campaign for German supermarket boycott
Spanish strawberry growers on Wednesday criticised a German consumer campaign calling for supermarkets to boycott berries grown near Spain's Donana wetland, which is under threat from climate change and illegal irrigation.
Indonesia, Malaysia freeze trade talks with EU over palm oil, Financial Times reports
Indonesia and Malaysia will delay trade talks with the European Union (EU) while they seek fairer treatment for small palm oil producers, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
Granary of China' braces for more wheat-damaging rain
China's largest wheat-growing province of Henan is expected to be hit by more rain in coming days, state forecasters said on Thursday, complicating efforts to harvest grain already damaged by wetter than normal weather in late May.
Higher welfare poultry production systems: a long-term outlook
Higher welfare poultry production systems: a long-term outlook.