Agri-tech

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Epigenetic silencing, which involves the suppression of gene activity, is a fascinating and increasingly influential branch of biological sciences. It allows cells to remember and maintain specific gene expression patterns throughout development and respond to environmental cues such as winter cold in the case of vernalization in plants.

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Mechanics Science 124

Global Agtech Initiative

AUGUST 21, 2023

A local AgTech start-up is revolutionizing the South Australian agriculture industry by reducing the reliance on pesticides, reports […] The post Australian AgTech Start Up Flux Robotics Developing Precision Sprayer and Mechanical Weeder appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Agri-tech

JULY 6, 2023

A discovery first made in plants has inspired an important insight into the mechanism by which the malaria parasite can infect humans and animals. The research, a collaboration between Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagasaki University, and the John Innes Centre, offers a future target for malaria drug discovery.

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Western FarmPress

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Company demonstrated its new line in a romaine field at FIRA-USA ag robotics event.

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Mechanics 121

Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Farmers Weekly A consortium of German farmers and mechanical engineers has developed a novel low-disturbance mechanical weed killer as part of its 2019-launched 4Disc business. The ActiCut has three banks of sharp-edged and ultra-flat 350mm horizontal discs designed to work between 10mm and 120mm deep.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Farmers Weekly Creating an autonomous vehicle for farm fieldwork is a relatively straightforward task from a mechanical engineering perspective. Choose a powertrain suited to the vehicle’s intended applications, decide between tracks and wheels, and build a chassis to accommodate it all.

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Global Agtech Initiative

JUNE 27, 2024

The initiative empowers farmers to integrate microbial fertilizers, organic matter, biological pest control, mechanized harvesting, and efficient water use to enhance soil health. The post Biome Makers Partners in Groundbreaking Sugarcane Sustainability Initiative appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Agric4profits

JULY 7, 2023

Animals living in different ecologies of the world have for several decades and for every moment of the day developed means for coping with their environment as

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

See also: Video: Mechanical […] The post Natural bioherbicides show promise in tackling weeds appeared first on Farmers Weekly That’s what a US-based start-up company, Harpe Bioherbicide Solutions, is hoping as it develops natural bioherbicides based on plant extracts, primarily from the menthus or mint family.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 16, 2024

Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Deb Vanberkel with the Canadian Centre for Agricultural Wellbeing on healthy and unhealthy coping mechanisms; Tyler Smith, Humboldt Bronco crash survivor discusses his mental wellness journey and winning the Amazing Race Canada; A clip from The Agronomists with. Read More

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 29, 2023

But with costs for used equipment higher than ever, expectations for its appearance and mechanical condition are, rightly, far higher. Farmers Weekly When second-hand machinery comes with a bargainous price tag, one can overlook the odd ding, oil leak or patch of flaky paint.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Harvesting salad greens can be a slow and labor-intensive process. With recent innovations that include the Quick-Cut Greens Harvester and the Baby Greens Harvester (a scaled up option not shown in this video) by Terrateck, small farms can greatly increase the speed and efficiency of their harvest.

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Harvest Harvester Harvesting Mechanics 52

Global Agtech Initiative

JUNE 14, 2024

under the Joint Crediting Mechanism of Japan. Boomitra partners with the Mongolian Ministry of Environment and Tourism and Mitsubishi Corp. The post Boomitra and Mongolian Government Sign Agreement to Introduce Regenerative Agriculture and Carbon Finance in Mongolia appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Finance Mechanics Agriculture Agriculture 69

AgriLife Today

APRIL 10, 2024

New study details long-sought mechanisms and structures Bacterial infections pose significant challenges to agriculture and medicine, especially as cases of antibiotic-resistant bacteria continue to rise.

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Mechanics Agriculture Agriculture Science 130

Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Farmers Weekly A surge in demand for mechanical weeders sent all the major European cultivator makers scrambling to acquire ranges of their own. And joining the likes of Amazone, Kverneland, Pottinger and Kuhn is Dutch outfit Zocon, which has developed a new fully galvanised line-up headlined by a high-output 15m model.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 1, 2024

Golden Days: What do you recall from the early days of tractor mechanics and service dealerships?

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Tractor Mechanics 98

Agri-tech

JANUARY 29, 2024

If we can unravel the mechanisms underlying the shapes of leaves, petals, or the complex reproductive parts of plants, then it may be possible to fine tune this physiology to make our crops. Humans are attracted to symmetry: in our buildings, our gardens, in our potential partners.

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Mechanics Crop 131

AgWeb Farm Journal

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The flow of ag commodities around the world is changing demand for mechanization. The latest innovations to do more with less were on display in Hanover, Germany.

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Mechanics 104

Agric4profits

OCTOBER 31, 2023

It refers to the cutting of shoots of pasture species using manual or mechanical methods so as to Defoliation is one of the pasture management practices.

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AgriLife Today

MARCH 18, 2024

Buser was recently appointed the Endowed Chair in Cotton Engineering, Ginning and Mechanization for the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering in the Texas A&M. Faculty position to bolster Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering engagement with industry Michael Buser, Ph.D.,

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Agric4profits

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

These refer to methods of mechanical removal or destruction of the pest and are usually unimportant in most countries owing to the high cost of labour.

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Mechanics 105

Western FarmPress

OCTOBER 19, 2023

A Buffalo Equipment cultivator and others were on display at the Midwest Mechanical Weed Control field day in Ohio.

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Cultivation Mechanics 105

USDA Blog

JANUARY 30, 2024

Jordyn Ash, a sophomore at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU) in Tallahassee, is a USDA 1890 National Scholar studying plant and soil sciences. Ash applied to the USDA 1890 National Scholars Program during her senior year of high school.

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USDA Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

When Lauren Hawkins graduated from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee, she had a job waiting for her. Thanks to her participation in the USDA 1890 National Scholars Program , she was hired right away as an agricultural engineer with USDA Natural Resources Conservation Science (NRCS).

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Mechanics Science Agriculture Agriculture 91

Western FarmPress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Todd Dumond uses his mechanical engineering prowess to grow the family farm.

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USDA Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Zakiah Goodlow, an Alabama native and sophomore at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (A & M), credits the USDA 1890 National Scholar Program and USDA liaisons with helping her balance her many responsibilities. They] encourage me to enjoy the program,” she said. They check in with me and make sure I’m doing okay.”

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USDA Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

Kevin Poole, a recent graduate of Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU), can remember the exact moment when he first learned about the USDA 1890 National Scholars Program. It was during the spring semester of his junior year of high school. “A

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The newly laid egg is then exposed to another set of risks: the conditions under which it cools down from the hen’s body temperature to the ambient conditions in the nest, the time this takes, mechanical factors, chemicals, infections and even disinfection are all hurdles to overcome.

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Food Politics

JUNE 19, 2024

coli] can survive in the air and that dust can act as a transfer mechanism for both pathogens and indicator organisms (e.g. For example, there is a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) with more than 80,000 head of cattle and an associated compost operation in proximity to some of the produce production areas studied. [ generic E.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Industrial agriculture refers to the large-scale, mechanized production of crops and livestock, employing modern technology and techniques to maximize efficiency.

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Industrial Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture Mechanics 59

AgriLife Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

Mechanic St. Conference features latest updates on rice research The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the annual Western Rice Belt Production Conference on Jan. 17 in El Campo. The free event will be held from 8 a.m.-3 at the El Campo Civic Center, 2350 N. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m.

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Food Politics

MAY 8, 2024

The nuts are removed from the tree using a mechanical shaker, a machine that grasps the trunk and shakes the whole tree. Whatever it did, the company should have been following a food safety plan mandated by the Food Safety Modernization Act, which requires prevention controls and testing to make sure things like this donn’t happen.

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AgriLife Today

AUGUST 25, 2023

spent the first 10 years of her career using live animal models to understand the mechanisms of the sperm epigenome and its role in human disease and development. Luense translates human disease and epigenetics expertise to livestock fertility Lacey Luense, Ph.D., But now, she is taking her epigenetics research program in a new direction.

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Livestock Mechanics Fertilizer Science 98

AgriLife Today

JULY 19, 2023

Texas A&M AgriLife Research study shows new areas for potential development of effective therapies New insights into the underlying mechanisms of Type 2 diabetes and novel potential therapeutic targets for the disease were revealed in a recent study by a team of Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists in the Department of Nutrition at Texas.

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Mechanics Science 93

Far Eastern Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

With the Thulit, LEMKEN presents its first weeder harrow and rounds off its range of mechanical weed control implements

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NASDA

APRIL 24, 2024

Recommitting to an aggressive trade agenda, holding parties accountable to commitments, and improving trade enforcement mechanisms are critical steps that need to be taken. agriculture depends on a rules-based system of trade, including enforcement mechanisms designed to protect U.S. Letter Dear Ambassador Tai, On behalf of the U.S.

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Food Politics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The identified intervention strategies cut across different food system domains: there were production strategies for improved dietary diversity, strategies for processing (which involved food package labelling or price mechanisms), strategies for changing the food environment and strategies to address consumer behaviour.

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