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The 60th Farm Science Review to showcase the newest technology in agriculture
With 10,000 people expected to be in attendance, Ohio State will host its 60th Farm Science Review Tuesday. Credit: Katie Good | Asst. Photo Editor Ohio State will host its 60th Farm Science Review Tuesday through Thursday at Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio, to educate attendees with new agriculture technology and learn from …
Farmers can get interest rate cuts if they protect the environment
Tom Lee/Stuff If farmers met their environmental and social performance targets across the term of their loan, they would pay less to borrow the money. Bank of New Zealand has launched the country’s first sustainability linked loan that will reward even small-scale farmers for meeting environmental and social goals. Dana Muir, BNZ’s head of natural …
UK government secretly grants use of bee-killing pesticides, breaking international laws
Bees and other pollinators play an essential role in ensuring biodiversity and a healthy ecosystem. They are essential in the reproduction, and therefore survival, of many plants which, in turn, serve as food and shelter for a variety of animals. They are also critical to our food security, providing vital human nutrition. In the past …
McKenzie Farmers’ Market Opening Has Record-Breaking Attendance
By Nancy Holland Farmers’ Market Manager The McKenzie Farmers’ Market had a record-breaking attendance for opening day, Saturday, June 5. Over 300 people browsed the 15 vendors who were selling everything from pies and cakes to bee traps, hand-woven baskets, beef, tomatoes, lettuce, and squash. The produce went fast and we encourage customers looking for …
Farmers struggle to break into booming carbon-credit market
By Karl Plume April 28 (Reuters) – When Microsoft Corp made a massive purchase of carbon credits in January, it turned to a relatively new source: farmers who plant crops meant to trap carbon in the soil. The credits are financial instruments generated by projects that reduce or avoid the release of greenhouse gases, such …
Farming and technology: How the rise of lab-grown proteins could impact NZ farmers
Last year authorities in Singapore gave the green light for “no-kill, lab-grown” chicken meat to be sold in the country. Approval of the cultured meat, which is produced in bioreactors without the slaughter of any animals, was hailed as a landmark moment for the industry, with some suggesting it could open the door to a …
Farmers told to adopt drone technology to minimise input cost
Research on developing new technology for testing moisture per cent in paddy is in progress: ANGRAU Research Director Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) Director of Research N. Trimurthulu on Saturday appealed to farmers to adopt drone technology to minimise the input cost on agriculture workers apart from effective practices of seed sowing and spraying …
Greta Thunberg reiterates support for India farmers’ protest despite “threats”
New Delhi — Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg said Thursday that “hate” and “threats” wouldn’t stop her speaking out in support of thousands of Indian farmers locked in a standoff with their government. Thunberg fired back online as police in India launched an investigation mentioning her tweets, which have drawn a vitriolic reaction online. “I still …
Patrick Reed wins Farmers Insurance Open by 5 shots a day after rules controversy
SAN DIEGO — Patrick Reed was so unaffected by a rules controversy a day earlier that he won the Farmers Insurance Open by five shots, the biggest margin in his nine career PGA Tour victories. Reed closed with a 4-under 68 at Torrey Pines, making an eagle on the par-5 sixth and finishing off his …