Food Tank

MARCH 1, 2024

Especially in recent years, spending time with my hands in the soil—tending to seeds and seedlings—can feel beautiful and almost spiritual. To read more about Indigenous cultivation, check out Iwigara: American Indian Ethnobotanical Traditions and Science by Enrique Salmón. Where do you source seeds?

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The Organic Seed Alliance has unveiled the theme for the 2025 Organic Seed Growers Conference , set for February 26 – March 1 in Corvallis, Oregon. The conference artwork centers on the basket, representing biodiversity, food sovereignty, and abundance.

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Food Tank

AUGUST 26, 2024

Seeds for Resilience , a project of Crop Trust , is working to strengthen gene banks across sub-Saharan Africa. Our aim is to try and safeguard as much diversity as possible,” Matthew Heaton, Project Manager of Seeds for Resilience, tells Food Tank. Another goal of the Seeds for Resilience is supporting gene bank infrastructure.

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Agric4profits

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Cereal crops are a type of grass cultivated for their edible seeds, known as grains. These crops play a vital role in global agriculture, providing food for bot

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Food Tank

JULY 12, 2024

Unfortunately, he says, many crops, particularly Indigenous crops, have been lost over time and are no longer cultivated. The process of rematriating seeds is critical, Johnson says. These seeds are looked at as having life, almost like a human being,” he tells Food Tank. They’re a backbone of our community.

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Agric4profits

JULY 23, 2024

Millet seeds are small, round grains that have been cultivated for thousands of years. Originating in Africa and Asia, they are now grown in many parts of the w

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Cropaia

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Seed tubers should be planted 10–15 cm deep, with in-row spacing of 20–30 cm and row spacing of 75–90 cm. Black scurf (Rhizoctonia solani) is another soil-borne pathogen that can affect tuber quality and plant vigor; certified seed, crop rotation, and proper soil conditions can help minimize its impact. managing soil pH below 5.5

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Agric4profits

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

These crops are characterized by their unique seed pods, which contain ed Legume crops are plants that belong to the family Fabaceae, commonly known as legumes.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In this episode of Voices from the Field , NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Gabriella Soto-Velez talks with Bonnetta Adeeb, founder of Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance, a nonprofit collective of BIPOC growers, farmers, and gardeners who cultivate and distribute heirloom seeds and grow culturally meaningful crops.

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Agric4profits

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Sugarcane seeds are a fundamental element in the propagation and cultivation of sugarcane, one of the world's most important crops. Despite sugarcane being prim

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ATTRA

AUGUST 2, 2023

The Nevada Department of Agriculture’s Foundation Seed Program is accepting applications for free native seed for cultivation. The Foundation Seed Program aims to provide free native seed to producers so they may increase Nevada’s available seed stock to support restoration efforts.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

Recently, these unassuming spaces are cultivating a new trend in home-grown businesses. The 800-square-foot basement and garage provide ample space for germination, cultivation and packaging, he says, with the vertical shelf configuration leaving plenty of room to grow. “I Photography submitted by Don DiLillo, Finest Foods.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 4, 2023

As their farm community gains new members, new seeds from their native countries, such as Korea and Italy, are added to the vast collection now cultivated at Norwich Meadows Farm. The post Meet the Flavor-Focused Farmers Cultivating More Than a Thousand Crops appeared first on Modern Farmer.

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Agric4profits

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Cassava seeds are the reproductive units of the cassava plant (Manihot esculenta), a tropical root crop widely cultivated for its starchy tuberous roots.

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Global Agtech Initiative

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Groundbreaking tech supports shift to reduced water use, lowered emissions in India’s rice cultivation. The post BioLumic to Unlock Sustainable Global Rice Production with Light Treatments for Seed appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Caff

MAY 16, 2024

With each hoofprint in the soil and each seed planted, she’s sowing the seeds of change, one harvest at a time. The post Rizpah Bellard: Cultivating Change Through Agriculture and Advocacy appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.

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Agric4profits

JULY 16, 2024

Cashew (Anacardium occidentale), evergreen shrub or tree of the sumac family (Anacardiaceae), cultivated for its characteristically curved edible seeds, which

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Farmers Weekly We have struggled to terminate fertility leys with shallow cultivations before establishing our first wheats this year, due to a wetter autumn. It has taken four to five passes to get a seed-bed.

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Agric4profits

JULY 23, 2024

Millet spikelets are a fundamental component of the millet plant, which is a group of small-seeded grasses widely cultivated as cereal crops. These spikelets ar

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 23, 2023

Farmers Weekly Cereal growers are being urged to reduce the risk of aphid-borne barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) by controlling volunteer cereals through desiccation or cultivation well before drilling their next cereal crop.

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Agric4profits

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Oil crops are plants cultivated primarily for the extraction of oil from their seeds, fruits, or nuts. These crops play a crucial role in global agriculture and

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

While it is true that much of the equipment that field farmers use on a daily basis is petroleum based and produces carbon dioxide in the neighborhood of 22 lbs of CO2 per gallon of fuel burned, it must be considered that this equipment is often serving hundreds, if not thousands, of cultivation acres. of the American Farmland Trust.

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Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 18, 2023

Have you ever planted tomato seeds and found yourself waiting anxiously for them to germinate? If you’re wondering how to germinate tomato seeds faster, you’re in the right place. In this article, we will provide you with a step-by-step guide on speeding up the germination process for tomato seeds.

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Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 23, 2023

Adenium Obesum seeds, from which exquisite Desert Roses bloom with captivating beauty. If you’ve ever wanted to grow these stunning plants from seeds, you’re in for a rewarding journey. This article will walk you through the entire process of cultivating Adenium Obesum seeds, also known as Desert Rose, from seeds.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

When it comes to precision farming, implement drift is one factor that can play havoc with field operations, such as planting and strip tillage, and the precise placement of seed and fertilizer and other inputs. Read More

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Agricultural Biodiversity

MARCH 3, 2024

Evaluating responses by ChatGPT to farmers’ questions on irrigated lowland rice cultivation in Nigeria. Simulating pollen flow and field sampling constraints helps revise seed sampling recommendations for conserving genetic diversity. Fancy software can be better than extension workers.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 22, 2024

Arizona has been at the forefront of conservation efforts, protecting CWRs on public lands like the WCBA, at botanical gardens like at the Desert Museum, and at seed banks. Farmers plant seeds deep in the soil, use passive rainwater harvesting, and rely on hardy desert-adapted seeds. Our seeds are very resilient,” said Johnson.

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Agric4profits

AUGUST 24, 2023

Soybean pods are the reproductive structures of the soybean plant (Glycine max), which is a leguminous crop widely cultivated for its edible seeds, commonly

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Agric4profits

AUGUST 24, 2023

Chickpea plants (Cicer arietinum) belong to the legume family and are cultivated for their edible seeds, which are commonly known as chickpeas or garbanzo

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Cropin Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Use of Agtech to address challenges in pre-sowing, simplify processes with digitization and drive the cultivation of high-quality seed

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Agricultural Biodiversity

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Seeds of knowledge: paving the way to integrated historical and conservation science research. Co-conserving Indigenous and local knowledge systems with seeds. Conserving the genetic diversity of domesticated species needs to combine traditional knowledge and seeds. Yes, definitely archaeology is needed too.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The Canadian NC1 ripens early, with fewer smooth black seeds than other varieties. Indigenous people first cultivated it in woodlands, using the tree’s fibrous inner bark to make ropes and string and its leaves and stems as medicine. The Allegheny’s yellow flesh brings a pop of citrus flavor. A pawpaw tree in winter.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Intellectual property rights and heirloom seed savers are doing their best to keep things just the way they are, but is that a good thing? They are around, of course, but Chris Smith, writing in The Guardian, thinks seedsavers should stop obsessing over heirloom seeds and let plants change. He definitely has a point.

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NASDA

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Working in an industry that covers all Oklahomans means Arthur collaborates with division directors on a wide range of issues from wildfire management to seed and fertilizer regulation to policy issues. We always like to remind our consumers, no matter where they live – in an urban area or a rural area – agriculture is very important to them.”

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Agricultural Biodiversity

JUNE 18, 2024

Cultivating prosperity in Rwanda: the impact of high-yield biofortified bean seeds on farmers’ yield and income. Supporting NUS is going to need the knowledge of farmers… African indigenous vegetables, gender, and the political economy of commercialization in Kenya. …especially women farmers. Up to a point.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 21, 2023

On this episode of The Sharp Edge, Jantzi and Maizex Seeds agronomist Henry Prinzen dig into the farm’s weed control strategy, which is designed to deliver high-yielding organic. Weed control in organic soybeans can be challenging but new technology is helping Brandon Jantzi and his family keep it clean at Janlan Farms near Baden, Ont.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

An Evolutionary Approach to the History of Barley ( Hordeum vulgare ) Cultivation in the Canary Islands. Farmer fidelity in the Canary Islands revealed by ancient DNA from prehistoric seeds. Demographic history of Canary Islands male gene-pool: replacement of native lineages by European. 2nd–15th centuries CE).

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