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Chhattisgarh launches Rs 10000/Acre direct cash scheme for Farmers
A new scheme for direct transfer of cash to farmers was launched in Chhattisgarh today.
- Each farmer household will receive Rs 10000 per acre in direct cash.
- Given a coverage of 19 lakh farmers, it is likely that bulk of the farmers may own 2 acres or lesser area of land
- This is over and above Rs 6000 each household will receive from the Central Government
This could end up being higher than the cash payouts (Rs 5000 per acre per season per farmer) by Telangana Government which started this in the first place. This may end up being higher than the one announced by the Jagan Government in Andhra (Rs 13500 per annum)
Can the Chhattisgarh Government afford it?
Overall revenue growth until February 2020 was just 0.5%, an average performance. With COVID coming into play, it is likely to have gotten worse. However due to the new Finance commission devolution, Chhattisgarh will get a larger share of Central allocations this year. Further, the state has also cut expenditure on water supply, sanitation, housing etc to fund this new program. All of this will work only if the economy recovers this year, else, it will find it difficult to fund this programme without damaging other services


Work has begun on London's 'pocket parks' across the city.
The aim of the scheme is to transform small-sized underused urban spaces across the capital.
One of the first will be behind a bus stop in Stockwell and will grow vegetables, herbs and fruit.
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The foreign ministers of Ukraine and Pakistan called Thursday for the restoration of the Black Sea grain initiative to ensure global food security, days after Russia halted the wartime deal that had allowed grain to flow from Ukraine.
The two sides made the demand at a news conference after Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari after arriving on his first visit to the Islamic nation.
Kuleba also met with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, according to a government statement. It quoted Sharif saying that the conflict in Ukraine has had a significant global impact that has hurt the economies of many countries.
Kuleba briefed Sharif on the current situation in Ukraine, recalling that their countries had always enjoyed long-standing and cordial relations grounded in cooperation and friendship with the common objective to contribute towards global peace and regional stability.
Pakistan has been a regular importer of wheat from Kyiv in recent years — as much as 1 million tons in 2021 by Kuleba’s estimate. The grain deal, negotiated in July 2022 among Turkey, the United Nations, and Russia, had allowed grain to flow to countries in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty.
Russia announced Monday it was pulling out of the deal, and on Wednesday, Russian strikes on Ukraine’s southern port areas destroyed some of its critical grain export infrastructure as well as 60,000 tons of grain that was designated for China.
Kuleba said at the news conference that the Russian strikes mean “60,000 tons of grain will never make it to the people who want to buy bread at a reasonable price and as prices go up.”
Kuleba said his country has made some progress in improving land corridors for exporting its grain but that the best way remains by sea. He said Russia wanted to replace Ukrainian grain on the global market, and that “Russia is increasing its exports of grain, making more money for its war machine.”
Kuleba thanked Pakistan for providing his country with humanitarian aid when it was most needed and at a time when Pakistan itself was struggling economically. “But this is what friends do, they help each other in times of the greatest need,” Kuleba said.
Both foreign ministers underlined their countries’ desire to continue the Black Sea grain deal. Bhutto Zardari said he would contact representatives of the U.N., Turkey, and Russia to discuss the matter.
“We believe that prolonged conflict brings immense hardship and suffering to civilian populations. We hope, therefore, that peace will prevail so that the people of Ukraine and Russia can enjoy peace dividends,” the Pakistani foreign minister said.
Bhutto Zardari said Pakistan is ready to support peace initiatives.
“The Ukraine conflict has also brought difficulties for developing countries and the Global South, particularly in terms of fuel, food and fertilizer shortages. Pakistan is no exception. We, therefore, have a vested interest in promoting peace and reconciliation,” Bhutto Zardari said.


My broccoli I planted 4 months ago has no heads, just lots of leaves about knee high. Can I eat them? Also, will I get any heads?
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36 day old Northern Lights first grow. First week with flowering and real lights. Look ok?
Will these have a chance at a ok yield for a first timer? Thanks
They look huge fir 36 days old. I think you will have a good harvest providing all keeps going well. Either way, ask questions when you need.
Thanks, I think they are a bit to big to me. But I am a newbie. I had crappy LED light the first 4+weeks. I just added the CMH315 last Saturday.
Ditching the fox farms Nutes. Going to recharge the soil and switch to these then overdrive the last 3weeks. Hopefully decent results.
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I would say they look great. I just put mine in my 32/32/63" Tent after 9 days in Jiffy Pelltets they were 4" Tall & leaning bad. Someone on the Forum said they were starved for Sunlight. They all 5 spouted within 3 days after I put my Pellet Dome on Cable Box. Anyway someone said to put them in Tent after transplanted to my 3 gallon fabric grow pots. He said to put them in tent and turn light on for 48 hours. I went full light for about 21 hours then changed them to 18/6. I hope I didn’t Shock them to death. Today they are 11 days old, and just have the 4 leafs on them. I used FFOF Soil & added extra Perlite. This is my first time indoor grow or first grow period. Wish me Luck.Ranman.
I have a question if you mind. I have been running 18/6 the whole time so far. I am 2 weeks into flower and since about 3weeks ago they droop 2-1/2 hours before lights out. Then perk right up when Lights come back on. Does cutting them to 12/12 hurt the yield in anyway from 18/6 . Was wondering if more recharge time is better now to produce buds? Thanks for your input in advance.
That’s kinda a tough question for me as I never run 12/12 for autos unless I’m flowering photos in the same tent (I run 18/6). I will tell you there is an amazing auto grower on here @HornHead who runs his autos first couple weeks 24, then 18/6 till flower, and 12/12 to finish. He Gets amazing yields with this schedule. I think it all comes down to if you have a good enough light to give them what they need when it’s on.
Also, your plant gets droopy before lights out as it becomes familiar with its sleep schedule (preparing for its rest). Nothing to worry about, perfectly normal.
Can’t wait to see how they turnout.
nice hortculture there


Ramps season has begun! They've been all the rage in the press for the past five or ten years, so if you don't know what ramps are, you must have a powerful immunity to the food media hype machine. The green onion look-alike made its debut at Mountain Sweet Berry Farm's stand in Union Square Greenmarket today. Chris Field, who has worked at Mountain Sweet Berry Farm for two years helping to forage for ramps (they are most definitely "foraged," not "farmed," and don't dare suggest otherwise), told us: "[Ramps] really signify spring. It's the first thing you grow outside that you can eat."
The plant resemble scallions and both look and smell like green onions with a garlicky hint. You can eat everything but the roots, though the green leaves become less tender over the course of the season. Field suggested to a customer new to ramps that a simple way to prepare them would be: "clean them, butter, sautee, pasta, whatever." So it's not exactly Julia Child, but his quick recipe does make ramps sound a whole lot less dauntingly different. (Check out Gothamist's ramps recipes.)
And oh man does the growing season for ramps go fast—by mid-to-late May all the ramps will be gone. Come early in the morning Wednesday or Saturday to snag a few bunches from one of the produce tables.


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Humanity is facing unprecedented challenges. Rapid urbanization and depletion of natural resources, combined with the impacts of climate change, are forcing us to rethink our current patterns of living and to develop much more sustainable practices, including intentional, green communities. Worldwide, societies urgently need to promote and advance viable examples of ecovillage agricommunities. Our Society for Ecological Education and Development (SEED) was created in 2010 to promote sustainable living models in Costa Rica.
The SEED International Community for Sustainable Living is an ecovillage agricommunity celebrating our international membership. Community members’ own residential lots within a private partnership that's developing sustainability prototypes in ecological education and development. SEED is currently creating several model projects simultaneously, including the International Community for Sustainable Living. Located just inland from Cahuita National Park, we’re in the tropical southern Caribbean’s rural foothills, not far from the resort beach town of Cahuita.
The half-hectare (1.25 acre) SEED Ecovillage housing sites are near the seven-hectare Agroecology Demonstration Center, which is the nucleus of this SEED project. The Center features organic gardens, food forestry, orchards, agricultural buildings and biodigesters. The farm’s closed loop nutrient cycle attains self-sufficiency with careful monitoring. Here sustainable agriculture is achieved by cultivating animals, plants and fungi for food; fostering wild medicinal plants; and harvesting biofuel.
Although the Agroecology Demonstration Center, with riding horses, dairy cows, hogs, laying hens and other fowl, is the centerpiece of SEED, other important features that members enjoy are the rainforest hiking trails, a wonderful nearby waterfall and the two beautiful rivers for swimming and fishing. Along with the ecovillage and sustainable farm, additional SEED projects underway are forest and wildlife preservation, reforestation, and agricultural education outreach in the local community.
Our growing ecocommunity is seeking like-minded individuals, couples and families interested in actively living sustainably using permaculture principles. You’re invited to consider joining our International Community for Sustainable Living project. We hope that our website provides you with enough information to decide if our ecovillage agricommunity may be what you’ve been searching for.


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- Growing White Sonora Wheat
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A question came into Ask Gardenerd last week: “What don’t gophers, squirrels, and rabbits like, as I have no veggie luck. Renee” Oh, Renee, I wish I could say there is a food in the garden that these creatures don’t … Continue reading
Everyone else’s winter is California’s spring. Check out these California natives in bloom. And not a California native, but certainly a trademark of California: More to come!


Stellenbosch University, HORTGRO and the ISHS are proud to announce that the XIV International Pear Symposium will take place from 22-26 January 2023 in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
The XIV International Pear Symposium will offer a great opportunity to exchange the latest research and technology on pear.
Scientists, researchers, students, technical staff, consultants, nurserymen, growers, and other interested delegates will be able to share their experience and knowledge on the production of pears in challenging climatic and marketing environments but in exciting times where many new technologies and information exists.
The main events will take place in the beautiful town of Stellenbosch in the Cape Winelands and home to the world-renowned AgriScience Faculty at Stellenbosch University. Stellenbosch is the gateway to the major deciduous fruit-growing regions of South Africa. The rugged mountainous topography surrounding Stellenbosch is the setting for a scenic technical tour exploring the rich history of pear production in South Africa and showcasing the latest trends and technologies in pear cultivation and post-harvest handling.


Good Evening All.
We have been refused a local allotment is Wells (Wookey Hole).
We are keen to find a plot somewhere that we can use to grow food etc. Happy for it to be a share etc.
Can anyone help pointing us in the right direction?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Ray and Darren
Hi Ray and Darren
We live in Wookey Hole and have a big garden which needs some cultivating. We want to start growing veg myself but there is room for more in my half acre. Currently a wildlife reserve!
We're on 01749 93859, give us a call and we can fix up a visit so we can see if it might do for you.
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We have such a wonderful community supporting the work we do with at-risk and disadvantaged young people. With their help, we were recently able to purchase a fabulous new Case tractor and some implements, including the 4 in 1 bucket and Aerator shown attached to the tractor.
This was made possible by utilizing a grant from Fiona Phillips and the Federal Government plus donations from our generous local community. We would also like to thank Ron and Daniel Arthur and the team from Nowra Truck and Tractor for providing a fantastic deal through Case IH with some extras included too. Our thanks go to Case IH too and also Jerry for his work in securing the grant.
The tractor is a definite upgrade on our present one and has a quick release system making it easier to change implements. The staff also now has an opportunity to improve the pastures with the aerator. Making the farm more productive, keeps it going so that young people can attend to be mentored in life skills as well as in farming practices. We appreciate everyone sharing the load in helping to fund A Taste of Paradise so that mentoring to our vulnerable young people can occur. Our thanks to all.


11/11/11 -- Soybeans: Nov 11 Soybeans closed at USD11.66, up 8 cents; Jan 12 Soybeans closed at USD11.75 1/2, up 8 cents; Dec 11 Soybean Meal closed at USD299.50, up USD1.60; Dec 11 Soybean Oil closed at 50.98, up 46 points. Beans were the strongest of the grains on the day, but have been the weakest overall this week finishing 46 1/2 cents lower than last Friday's close. Meal is down USD15.90 and oil down 89 points on the week. This was meal's first close below USD300 on the weekly chart in more than a year. As ever, unconfirmed rumours of Chinese buying on this latest dip emerged. Informa Economics switched 900,000 acres out of soybeans and into corn for 2012 US plantings coming up with a figure of 76.1 million acres for beans.
Corn: Dec 11 Corn closed at USD6.38 1/2, down 7 cents; Mar 12 Corn closed at USD6.47 3/4, down 7 cents. On the week overall Dec was down 17 1/4 cents. Informa upped their projected 2012 US corn planting estimate to 94 million acres, suggesting a crop of 359 MMT, a 15% increase on this season. Reports of foreign feed wheat being shipped to the US to replace corn in feed rations is bearish as are suggestions that similar things are happening in Asia. Ukraine's corn harvest is winding down and now that they have their export duty removed they are emerging as aggressive sellers. European debt worries took a backseat today, but the problem certainly hasn't gone away even with a couple of new captains likely to be at the helm of the sinking Greek and Italian ships next week.
Wheat: Dec 11 CBOT Wheat closed at USD6.16 3/4, down 3 1/4 cents; Dec 11 KCBT Wheat closed at USD7.04, up 7 cents; Dec 11 MGEX Wheat closed at USD9.34 1/4, down 11 1/4 cents. Chicago wheat was down 20 cents on the week, with Kansas falling 14 cents and Minneapolis up 10 1/2 cents. Informa left their US all wheat area for the 2012 harvest unchanged at 57 million acres (up 2.7 million on 2011). A return to trendline yields would potentially give us a US wheat crop of 61.9 MMT next year, 14% up on the USDA's latest estimate for production in 2011. News of UK wheat being shipped into the US highlights the uncompetitive nature of domestic wheat and corn prices across the pond. Yesterday's weekly export data shows US shipments falling behind the level required to reach the USDA's 26 MMT target for the current season.
11/11/11 -- EU grains ended mixed but mostly a little lower with Nov 11 London wheat down GBP1.00/tonne to GBP148.75/tonne and new front month Jan 12 Paris wheat EUR1.50/tonne easier at EUR184.50/tonne.
On the week as a whole Nov 11 London wheat was GBP2.00/tonne lower with Jan 12 Paris wheat falling EUR2.50/tonne.
The reason for the erratic performance of the now expired Nov 11 Paris wheat contract on Wednesday when it posted a huge EUR29.00/tonne intra-day trading range was apparently a lack of available storage for shorts to make delivery against. Rouen, the sole delivery point for Paris wheat, has the full signs hung up.
Stock markets closed 2-3% higher around the globe as Greece swore in a new PM and Italy looks like having a fresh one of their own by Monday morning. Both new incumbents appear to have a more level-headed reputation than their predecessors.
Media reports confirm the sale of UK feed wheat to an un-named US compounder, highlighting the uncompetitive nature of US corn in the ration. A 45,000 MT vessel is expected to sail from Portbury for the US next week. Whether that will be the only such shipment remains unclear.
US analytical firm Informa Economics today released their latest estimates for US crop production in 2012. They estimate a US corn crop of 359 MMT next year, 15% up on this year. US all wheat production is forecast at 61.9 MMT, a 14% increase.
11/11/11 -- I used to work for a feed company where the boss's son was deployed as a rep out on the road. The guy had a heart of gold but wasn't the brightest biscuit in the barrel if you know what I mean.
He rang me in the office one day: "I need a price for 10 tonnes of sugar beet pellets."
"OK, where's the farmer?" I enquire, as I obviously need to know which county he's in to calculate a delivered price.
"He's right here next to me" the muppet replies.
"No, I mean where does he live?"
"In the farmhouse of course" comes the reply as if I must be some sort of idiot not to know that particular piece of information.
Some will think that I've made that up, but I haven't.
11/11/11 -- There seems to be a modest air of calm about the place this morning. The Italian senate is expected to vote through austerity measures paving the way for Berlusconi to resign.
Yields on Italian bonds are off their highs and yesterday's auction of one year bills saw healthy demand.
Greece has got a new PM, and reports that France's credit rating had been downgraded by Standard & Poor's have been put down to a "technical error" by the rating agency.
So all in all things are looking rosy. The overnight's see wheat and corn 4-5 cents firmer with beans up 9-10 cents. Even so, front month Nov beans are still around 45 cents lower on the week so far with corn down 5 cents and wheat 13 cents easier.
In amongst all the excitement of the week you may have missed news that Alabama's Jefferson County filed for bankruptcy protection in the largest municipal bankruptcy in US history.
Ukraine shared the honours with Russian wheat in yesterday's Egyptian tender, beating French wheat on price by around USD15/tonne when freight is factored in. Argentine wheat came in the cheapest of the lot at USD239/tonne FOB, but lost out due to freight differentials. Even so, the US should take note. US shipments are starting to lag behind the level needed to reach the USDA's target of 26 MMT of exports for 2011/12.
There are reports that feed wheat from Brazil is being shipped into the US, undercutting domestic corn prices there. US wheat and corn prices are clearly too high, tight ending stocks for the latter or not.
Jan12 London wheat is down a pound this morning in quiet early trade. Domestic demand from the feed sector is sluggish at best. That said, as mentioned earlier in the week, farmer interest in selling in the mid to low GBP140's is also restrained.
So we have an impasse, who is going to break first?
10/11/11 -- Soybeans: Nov 11 Soybeans closed at USD11.58, down 17 3/4 cents; Jan 12 Soybeans closed at USD11.67 1/2, down 18 cents; Dec 11 Soybean Meal closed at USD297.90, down USD5.20; Dec 11 Soybean Oil closed at 50.52, down 47 points. Beans equalled their lowest close of the year, a front month hasn't closed below USD11.58 since October 2010. Weekly export sales were slightly better than expected at a combined 606,800 MT. Even so European debt concerns continue to dominate the market. Spillover weakness from corn and wheat was also a negative factor along with a firm US dollar.
Corn: Dec 11 Corn closed at USD6.45 1/2, down 10 1/2 cents; Mar 12 Corn closed at USD6.54 3/4, down 10 1/4 cents. Funds sold an estimated 12,000 contracts on the day, weighed down with length and with a nervous eye on escalating European debt problems. Export sales were very poor at 251,900 MT, much lower than the 550-750,000 MT expected. That lends weight to the notion that US corn sales are missing out to significantly cheaper foreign feed wheat, of which the world has plentiful stocks. Even so despite the USDA raising US ending stocks for 2011/12 this week a stocks to use ratio of 6.7% is the second lowest in the past forty years.
Wheat: Dec 11 CBOT Wheat closed at USD6.20, down 23 cents; Dec 11 KCBT Wheat closed at USD6.97, down 16 cents; Dec 11 MGEX Wheat closed at USD9.45 1/2, down 6 1/4 cents. Wheat export sales were low at 298,400 MT versus trade expectations of 350-450,000 MT. With shipments currently standing at 12.335 MMT, the US needs to ship 471,200 MT of wheat a week for the remainder of the marketing year to hit the USDA's export target of 26 MMT. It's failed to do that in four of the last five weeks. Egypt bought 240,000 MT of Russian/Ukraine wheat in this week's tender, US wheat wasn't even offered.
10/11/11 -- EU grains ended mixed with Nov London wheat down GBP0.75/tonne to GBP149.50/tonne and Nov Paris wheat rising EUR1.00/tonne to EUR188.50/tonne. Nov Paris wheat had a quiet day to exit the board compared with yesterday's dramatic fireworks. Jan Paris wheat was EUR2.00/tonne lower at EUR186.00/tonne.
European debt concerns are growing, Reuters are reporting that French and German leaders have discussed the possibility of a kind of ring-fenced two-tier Eurozone, with stronger countries separated from the weaker ones. The question is who are the stronger ones?
The Italian Treasury auctioned off EUR5 billion one-year bills at a yield of 6.08 percent, a 14 year high. In a similar auction in Oct the yield was 3.57 percent, meaning that Italy's borrowing costs have risen 70% in a month. They will also attempt to sell EUR3 billion of five-year debt on Monday.
An escalation of Italy's difficulties would quickly engulf the rest of Europe. There are rumours of heavily indebted France going on a negative watch with a major rating agency.
Egypt bought 120,000 MT each of Russian and Ukraine wheat at levels around USD250-251.50/tonne FOB for February shipment. Those are similar prices to last week's wining bids from the same two protagonists.
The cheapest French offer was USD259/tonne. Argentine wheat was offered as low as USD239/tonne but has a significant freight disadvantage. US wheat wasn't even offered once again.
Brussels issued a respectable 502,000 MT of soft wheat export licences for the week to Nov 8th. Even so exports so far are only 5.54 MMT, 37% down on this time last year.
Russia says it has exported 13.3 MMT of grains so far this marketing year and expects shipments to reach 17 MMT by the end of 2011. That suggests that they will hit their self-imposed 24 MMT export ceiling around mid-March if they are able to maintain that pace across the worst of the winter. By that point they will probably have shipped around 21 MMT of wheat to foreign buyers, a whopping 425% increase on 2010/11.
There are plenty of other sellers who will be more than happy to fill their shoes in the spring if and when they do pull the plug on exports. Indeed Kazakhstan will be hoping that they do so sooner rather than later as they would dearly like to use major Russian ports like Novorossiysk, currently busy with exporting grain of it's own, as a gateway to markets in the west.
The corn harvest in Ukraine is 81% complete at 17.5 MMT, according to the Ministry there. That suggests a final crop of 21.6 MMT, almost 10 MMT up on last year. The USDA estimate that 12 MMT of that is looking for an export home this year, an increase of 140% on 2010/11.
The French corn harvest is seen at 15.0-15.2 MMT, around 9-10% higher than last year. The EU-27 corn crop is forecast almost 2 MMT, or 12.6%, higher than last season at 62.85 MMT according to the USDA.
10/11/11 -- Rumours sweeping Twitter that bloated ginger crooner Mick Hucknall is dead appear to have sadly been proven inaccurate, according to this report on Sky: Shame
The kid over the road is ginger. His Mum said to his Dad the other week "He may find it difficult settling in at big school, with his erm, you know, erm, slightly disadvantaged follicular discolouration. I think you should do something to help him prepare himself for what could be a difficult first few weeks."
So his Dad punched him in the mouth and stole his dinner money.
Harsh but fair I think you'll find.
10/11/11 -- The overnight grains were mostly a little steadier with wheat and beans up 1-2 cents and corn 2-4 cents firmer. Crude is up USD1.89 at USD97.63/barrel.
Weekly export sales from the USDA are reported as 251,900 MT for corn, much lower than the 550-750,000 MT expected. Wheat sales are also low at 298,400 MT versus trade expectations of 350-450,000 MT. Soybean sales were a bit better than anticipated at a combined 606,800 MT.
These are the correct numbers according to the USDA website. If you see any others getting bandied about it seems that Dow Jones are mistakenly reporting last week's export sales as this week's numbers!
Wheat is being supported by corn, maybe neither will be too popular this afternoon after those disappointing export figures.
US wheat is faced with a wall of export competition much of which wasn't there last season. Yesterday's export estimates for Russia and Australia were probably too low. The former will detract from US wheat sales and the latter may negatively impact upon US corn sales.
To highlight the point Egypt has again this afternoon bought 120,000 MT each of both Russian and Ukraine wheat.
With shipments currently standing at 12.335 MMT, the US needs to ship 471,200 MT of wheat a week for the remainder of the marketing year to hit the USDA's export target of 26 MMT. It's failed to do that in four of the last five weeks.
South American weather is seen as generally favourable.
Market direction from here may have more to do with outside influences, particularly from Europe.
The Italian Treasury has placed EUR5 billion one-year bills at a yield of 6.08 percent, a 14 year high. In a similar auction in October the yield was 3.57 percent.
EU growth forecasts have been slashed from 1.8 percent to just 0.5 percent.
China's export growth is also slowing as the EU debt crisis bites.
Early calls for this afternoon's CBOT session: corn 3-4 cents higher, beans up 2-3 cents and wheat 1-2 cents firmer. Early strength in corn and wheat may fade in the light of the disappointing export sales numbers.
10/11/11 -- Today I read with horror in the Washington Times that China is to "largely phase out" television programmes that are "overly entertaining."
Lenny Henry and Dawn French have both been on the blower to offer their services I gather.
The article says that programs dealing with marital troubles and matchmaking, talent shows, game shows, variety shows, talk shows and reality programming are all at risk from the chop.
Just think if they brought that in over here poor old Brucie would never work again.
We'd have to do away with I'm a big brother celebrity dancing on ice in the jungle I demand a blood test to see who Chantelle's real father is bring on the talentless singing binman Christmas panto cook off with baby James as well. What a horrendous thought. Graham Norton would be buggered too. Match of the Day and Corrie would be safe though.
Where do we sign?
10/11/11 -- Scrutinising yesterday's USDA WASDE report with regards to their world wheat trade gets me re-writing the 2011/12 league table a little.
As mentioned below their estimate of 19 MMT for Russia is probably too low and should be nearer the 21 MMT mark, I feel. I'd suggest that their Australian estimate may be a shade under too, and their US and EU predictions possibly a little high.
Regardless of which one is right, we both see the EU-27 sliiping from second place to fifth in the world export rankings for the current season. My projections see Russia getting within 4 MMT of matching the US at the head of the table.
Here's a comparison table between what the USDA are forecasting and my own slant on things:
|World Wheat Exports 2011/12 (MMT):|
10/11/11 -- Russia has exported 13.3 MMT of grains so far this marketing year (Jul11/Jun12) and expects shipments to reach 17 MMT by the end of 2011, according to the Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov.
That would suggest them reaching their self-imposed 24 MMT export ceiling around mid-March if they are able to maintain that pace across the worst of the winter (assuming we get one).
Kazakhstan and Ukraine will be only too happy to fill the void I'm sure.
Meanwhile yesterday's USDA numbers had Russia exporting 19 MMT of wheat, 0.6 MMT of corn and 1.6 MMT of barley in 2011/12. That only adds up to 21.2 MMT, suggesting that there is room yet for some upward revision on all three.
It looks like wheat exports of 21 MMT might be nearer the mark.
Meanwhile "Heavy planting rains in Russia winter wheat have been a blessing and a curse, preventing growers from getting all their wheat sown but promoting favourable development," say Martell Crop Projections.
"The United States attaché in Moscow claims higher fertilizer applications may boost yields in winter grains this season," they add.
10/11/11 -- The overnight Globex grains are mostly a little firmer and European grains mixed in early trade. Italy is centre stage as it attempts to auction off EUR5 billion of one year bonds this morning. I have an uneasy feeling that things are going to develop very rapidly and very badly from here for what is probably the most corrupt nation in Europe with the knock-on effects being felt all around the globe.
The chance of a UK defaulting on it's debt would jump from 9% to 22% in the event of an Italian default, according to the Telegraph.
Chinese export growth meanwhile has slowed rapidly from 24.5% in August to 15.9% in October as the debt crisis hits European demand.
Under the circumstances the grain market has looked pretty resilient up until now faced with the unfolding European debt debacle. How much longer it can manage to do that as we lurch towards what is shaping up like a double dip recession remains to be seen.
In the UK, having had a sniff of selling wheat at GBP200/tonne ex farm, current levels of GBP142-145/tonne aren't getting too many excited so growers are sitting on their hands. Those that also grew rapeseed this year can still generate cash if they need it by selling that for GBP355-360 ex farm before bonuses.
That said, consumers aren't exactly banging the door down either. What's looking like another mild month isn't helping demand much. Export interest is also slack in the face of plenty of wheat and corn in Europe and the FSU.
Talking of which, the corn harvest in Ukraine is 81% complete at 17.5 MMT, according to the Ministry there. That suggests a final crop of 21.6 MMT, almost 10 MMT up on last year.
FranceAgriMer now peg French corn output at just over 15 MMT, an increase of 8.7% on last year's 13.8 MMT. The USDA place it even higher at 15.2 MMT having increased their EU-27 corn production estimate by almost 2 MMT yesterday to 62.85 MMT, a 12.6% increase on last year.
09/11/11 -- Soybeans: Nov 11 Soybeans closed at USD11.75 3/4, down 19 1/2 cents; Jan 12 Soybeans closed at USD11.85 1/2, down 19 1/2 cents; Dec 11 Soybean Meal closed at USD303.10, down USD4.50; Dec 11 Soybean Oil closed at 50.99, down 86 points. The USDA report was a bit bearish overall for beans showing 2011/12 ending stocks rising 19% from last month to 195 million bushels. They also placed Brazil's crop up 1.5 MMT to 75 MMT and have them exporting more soybeans than America in 2011/12. Trade estimates for tomorrow's weekly export sales range from 400 to 600 thousand MT.
Corn: Dec 11 Corn closed at USD6.56, down 4 1/2 cents; Mar 12 Corn closed at USD6.65, down 6 cents. The USDA report was a bit more friendly to corn, pegging this season's US corn yield a bushel an acre lower than the trade expected at 146.7bpa and placing production at production at 12.310 billion bushels. Yields at that level are the lowest since 2003. Even so 2011/12 ending stocks were higher than trade estimates by 48 million bushels at 843 million. Trade estimates for Thursday's weekly export sales range from 550 to 750 thousand MT. European debt woes look like continuing to cap gains.
Wheat: Dec 11 CBOT Wheat closed at USD6.43, down 14 cents; Dec 11 KCBT Wheat closed at USD7.13, down 25 1/2 cents; Dec 11 MGEX Wheat closed at USD9.51 3/4, up 5 1/2 cents. Minneapolis continues to lead the way, further increasing it's premium over Chicago and Kansas wheat. The USDA placed 2011/12 ending stocks higher than expected at 828 million bushels and raised world carryout at a ten-year high 202.6 MMT. EU wheat production was raised more than 1 MMT and Kazakhstan's by 2 MMT. EU and Russian export potential was increased by 1 MMT for each, whilst US exports were left unchanged. Trade estimates for tomorrows weekly export sales report range from 350 to 450 thousand MT.
09/11/11 -- EU grains finished mixed with Nov 11 London wheat down GBP0.50/tonne to GBP150.25/tonne and Nov 11 Paris wheat crashing EUR15.25/tonne to EUR187.50/tonne. Jan 12 Paris wheat was up EUR0.50/tonne to EUR188.00/tonne.
Nearby Nov 11 Paris wheat, which goes off the board tomorrow, had a truly remarkable session with an intra-day trading range of EUR29.00/tonne! At one stage it was being priced at a more than EUR20.00/tonne premium to Jan 12 before ending the day at a discount of EUR0.50/tonne.
Yields on Italian bonds hit fresh euro-era highs above 7% making the need for a bailout ever more likely. The problem is that with a public debt of almost EUR2 trillion, where is the money going to come from?
Greece has already been consigned to a bit part role as the heavyweights take centre stage. There is a real concern now that what began as Greek Farce will descend into an Italian Massacre rather quickly.
France AgriMer pegs the soft wheat crop there at 33.7 MMT, down 2 MMT from last season. Non-EU exports this season are seen falling by a third to 8.6 MMT, whilst exports within the Union are expected to decrease by a more modest 3% to 6.5 MMT.
The French Ministry's statistical unit Agreste meanwhile increased their corn production estimate there this season to 15.2 MMT, pegging yields at a record 10.1 MT/ha.
The Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation says that corn yields there will be a record 6 MT/ha this year.
The long awaited USDA numbers were a mixed bag placing US corn and soybean yields and production a little lower than expected. US 2011/12 ending stocks were however higher than anticipated for corn, wheat and soybeans.
Elsewhere around the globe they estimated Argentine wheat production down by 0.5 MMT, which was more than made up for by increases for the EU-27 of 1.15 MMT and Kazakhstan by 2 MMT, taking world ending stocks to 202.6 MMT - the highest in a decade.
Within the EU-27, French all wheat production was raised 0.7 MMT from last month to 36.0 MMT and UK output was increased to 15.35 MMT, 3% up on last year.
Russia and EU-27 wheat exports were seen rising by 1 MMT each.
EU-27 barley output was raised by almost 0.5 MMT to 52.4 MMT, with exports increasing by a similar amount to 2.5 MMT.
09/11/11 -- I'd say neutral for corn and a bit bearish for soybeans and wheat. Aside from the US production numbers falling a bit more than expected for corn there wasn't too much bullish news here. US ending stocks were higher than expected for corn, wheat and beans: by 48m, 13m and 11m bushels respectively.
Around the globe we saw Argy wheat production reduced by 0.5 MMT, which was more than made up for by increases for the EU-27 of 1.15 MMT and Kazakhstan by 2 MMT taking ending stocks to 202.6 MMT - the highest in a decade.
Russia and EU-27 wheat exports were seen rising by 1 MMT each, although Kazakhstan's were left on hold - presumably due to logistics.
For corn, Chinese production was raised 2.5 MMT to 184.5 MMT, that of the EU-27 by almost 2 MMT and Argy output increased by 1.5 MMT to 29 MMT. Exports from the latter two were both increased by 0.5 MMT.
EU-27 barley output was also raised by almost 0.5 MMT to 52.4 MMT, with exports increasing by a similar amount to 2.5 MMT.
For soybeans the USDA pegged world production marginally higher with reduced output in the US and Argentina being offset by a 1.5 MMT increase for Brazil to 75 MMT. China's import requirement was left unchanged at 56.5 MMT. World ending stocks were increased by 0.5 MMT.
Overall it's looking like a bit of a non-event, and I'd expect the market this afternoon to quickly refocus on European debt problems, particularly now that Italy is starting to take centre stage from Greece. The firmer US dollar should see grains trading red this afternoon with early calls: beans and wheat 7-10 cents lower and corn down 1-3 cents.
09/11/11 -- The long awaited USDA numbers are out and US corn yields are pegged a bushel and acre lower than the average trade guess at 146.7bpa, with US production coming in fractionally lower than anticipated at 12.31 billion bushels.
For soybeans yields came in at 41.3bpa, 0.2bpa down on last month and 0.1bpa lower than what was expected. Production was a tad under the average trade guess at 3.046 billion bushels.
US ending stocks however were higher across the board compared with trade estimates, with corn coming in at 843 million, beans at 195 million and wheat at 828 million.
World corn ending stocks were a little lower than expected, with soybeans bang on the money and wheat 1 MMT up on trade forecasts at 202.6 MMT.
Here's the numbers in detail:
|US Production Estimates 2011/12 (Billion Buhels):|
|US Ending Stock Estimates 2011/12 (Billion Buhels): |
|World Ending Stock Estimates 2011/12 (MMT):|
09/11/11 -- Catching my eye this morning is news that yields on Italian 10-year bonds have risen above an unsustainable 7% today. It is surely only a matter of time before they're next up for a bailout whether Berlusconi steps down or not.
The problem there is where's the money for that going to come from? The recent pledge to hike the EU bailout fund to a trillion euros is no more than that, a pledge. It's not like there's actually a trillion euros, or what's left of it, sitting in the European Financial Stability Facility bank account right now is it? What's in there is actually an array of IOU's from the various member nations, including Italy, as far as I can tell.
The FTSE100 is down 1.5% and the German DAX and Paris CAC a little over 2% lower on the news. I'm surprised that they aren't down more than that personally, but the day is yet young.
Elsewhere I read that Chinese pork prices are down for seven weeks in a row rendering pig production there unprofitable with corn prices currently where they are. The fall in pork prices has at least helped Chinese inflation fall from 6.1% in September to 5.5% in October, according to China's Ministry of Commerce.
Nov 11 Paris wheat looks like it's in for another volatile day, it's currently up EUR2.00/tonne at EUR204.75/tonne, but has traded as high as EUR214.00/tonne this morning at one stage, having risen EUR6.75/tonne yesterday. It goes off the board tomorrow and is a massive premium to what will then become the new front month, Jan 12.
The UK has recorded its biggest ever trade deficit (GBP9.8 billion) since records began in September. That's knocked the pound vs the dollar, but we are up above 1.17 against a sick as a parrot euro.
All eyes are on the USDA this afternoon. Will they maintain their appetite for shock? I wouldn't be at all surprised.
09/11/11 -- Lorry drivers, you'd have thought that they might have learnt to be a bit more cautious after the weekend's terrible events wouldn't you, but many of them on the M42/M1/A1 yesterday were continuing to drive like drunken sailors.
You know that you are getting old when you don't like driving on motorways anymore surrounded by these reckless mass murderers. Whenever the police finally arrest someone for mass murder they're always lorry drivers aren't they? "Police say that (insert name of mass murderer here) was able to evade capture by living off bacon butties in lay-by on the A59 near Skipton for seventeen weeks."
I think I'll go by train next time, not with Branson's lot obviously. Having already ruled out British Unfairways as my preferred mode of transport it occurs to me that I'm starting to run out of options. Despite being an island nation getting around by boat isn't that easy these days is it?
Talking of driving, one of the speakers at Monday's conference was talking about the importance of putting the right feed into a chicken to get the right performance out of it. To illustrate his point he said "I mean, you wouldn't put petrol into a diesel car would you?"
As I pointed out to him, he clearly hadn't met MrsN#1 yet. Which is like saying "you wouldn't drive all round Devon for weeks with the dashboard flashing up warning lights like Blackpool illuminations and doing nothing whatsoever about it until the engine explodes would you?"
Or if you did "you wouldn't then say well there were always lights coming on I don't know what they mean do I?" to justify your actions.
Or "you wouldn't crush your husband's legs up against a crash barrier in a car park whilst he was trying to help you reverse into a space, ignoring his pleas to STOP! STOP! rendering him unable to move, would you?"
Or "I mean, nobody would crash their car into a bus in broad daylight whilst driving in a clearly marked bus lane that they shouldn't be in and then blame it on the bus driver, would they?"
08/11/11 -- Soybeans: Nov 11 Soybeans closed at USD11.95 1/4, up 3 cents; Jan 12 Soybeans closed at USD12.05, up 3 1/4 cents; Dec 11 Soybean Meal closed at USD307.60, down USD1.70; Dec 11 Soybean Oil closed at 51.85, up 65 points. It was a quiet session ahead of tomorrow's USDA reports which are expected to show increased carryout for soybeans on the back of lower exports. Ending stocks are seen up 20 million bushels to 180 million. US soybean production is estimated at 3.05 billion bushels. Brazilian output may also be increased as plantings there have gone into the ground in a timely manner.
Corn: Dec 11 Corn closed at USD6.60 1/2, up 7 1/4 cents; Mar 12 Corn closed at USD6.71, up 5 3/4 cents. Tomorrow's report is expected to show US corn yields and production falling slightly to 147.7bpa and 12.381 billion bushels respectively. 2011/12 ending stocks are seen down from 866 million bushels to 795 million, with global carryout also falling a little from 123.2 MMT to 122.4 MMT. Funds were said to have bought 11,000 contracts on the day with the USDA confirming the sale of 85,000 MT to South Korea.
Wheat: Dec 11 CBOT Wheat closed at USD6.57, up 18 1/4 cents; Dec 11 KCBT Wheat closed at USD7.38 1/2, up 14 cents; Dec 11 MGEX Wheat closed at USD9.46 1/4, up 18 cents. Tomorrow's report is expected to have less potential to throw up a surprise for wheat than corn or beans. US 2011/12 ending stocks are seen falling 20 million bushels to 817 million and global carryout is also forecast slightly lower from last month at 201.56 MMT - still a weighty number. The most likely world candidate to see an increase in production from last month's estimates is probably Kazakhstan.
08/11/11 -- EU grains ended mixed but mostly higher with Nov 11 London wheat up GBP0.75/tonne to GBP050.75/tonne and soon to expire Nov 11 Paris wheat EUR6.75/tonne firmer at EUR202.75/tonne.
Shorts on front month Nov 11 Paris wheat appear to be getting squeezed ahead of contract expiry on Thursday. Jan 12 was only EUR1.25/tonne higher at the close and is now a hefty EUR15.25/tonne discount to Nov 11, which makes little sense fundamentally.
Greece is already being regarded as old news as market attention now starts to focus on Italy where the yield on 10-year bonds today rose to another fresh euro-era high of 6.76%.
Despite his protestations to the contrary Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi may be forced to come cap in hand to the EU/IMF for a bailout rescue similar to that forced upon Greece, Ireland and Portugal when rates got this high. The main difference here though being that Italy's cap is far bigger than any of those were.
US winter wheat hasn't got off to a great start but "hard red winter wheat received beneficial heavy rainfall overnight in Kansas and Oklahoma, the number 1 and 2 top winter wheat states," say Martell Crop Projections.
"Hard red winter wheat ratings improved to 46% good-excellent, 39% fair and 15% poor-very poor...significantly better than last year on the same date which was 40% good-excellent, 41% fair and 19% poor-very poor," they add.
Tomorrow brings another raft of data from the USDA, although the numbers on wheat are less likely to be game changers than they could be for corn and soybeans.
08/11/11 -- Just back from speaking at EPIC (the egg and poultry industry conference) in Birmingham, or kiss my arse Birmingham as MrsN#3 fondly calls it due to a monumental traffic problem we had there a year or two back.
Met loads of people, drank lots of beer, listened to some very interesting speakers and gave out lots of business cards (once again the dog's business cards were far more in demand than my own, they appear to have reached cult status, it's only a matter of time before they start popping up on eBay). I might have to get him to "sign" a few if you get my drift.
I was given what they told me was the "graveyard shift" immediately after lunch, but did my best to rally the troops with my all-time favourite chicken joke, even so one or two in the audience still managed to doze off despite my riveting address. I think that next time I do one of these things I'm going to take a klaxon horn with me, so be warned.
One of the speakers was from a leading supermarket and he came out with some interesting info, including the fact that he has dedicated screens in his office constantly monitoring what Joe and Josephine (or is it Chantelle?) Public is saying about them on Twitter and Facebook.
In addition he said that the average family's disposable income to spend on the weekly shop is down by fifteen quid on a year ago (Sept 11 vs Sept 10) and in fact that it has now fallen for 22 months on the trot.
Other interesting trivia included the news that KFC are opening a new "restaurant" in China every 18 hours. I put the word restaurant in brackets as we all know they are no more a restaurant than Victoria Beckham is a singer are they?
I mean if you told the missus that you were taking her out to a restaurant and in fact turned up at a KFC then you could expect a bit of an earbashing couldn't you? Even if you did treat her to the works: a bargain bucket, two litres of coke, a vienetta and half a dozen lemon-scented wet wipes. "Put some of them in yer handbag love, its cheaper and more convenient than that expensive Jean Paul Gaultier muck you normally douse yourself in."
I'm surprised that the corn bulls haven't got hold of this particular piece of information. Corn ends limit up as KFC open new 100-seater restaurant in Tiananmen Square. I'm turning bullish on lemon-scented wet wipes and little bags of salt too.
07/11/11 -- EU grains ended mixed with Nov London wheat down GBP0.50/tonne to GBP150.00/tonne and Nov Paris wheat rising EUR0.50/tonne to EUR196.00/tonne.
The market was quiet ahead of Wednesday's upcoming crop reports from the USDA.
Nov Paris corn went off the board today and Nov Paris wheat expires on Thursday.
Rabobank increased their Australian wheat production estimate from 25.25 MMT to 25.6 MMT. Exports will reach a record "in excess of 21 MMT" they also said, at least 2 MMT more than the USDA's October estimate.
Record large carryover stocks from last season continue to weigh on the market there, they added, using the word "burdensome" - it's the first time we've heard that in a while. Indeed the FAO now peg world wheat output at a record 691 MMT, 6 MMT more than the last "burdensome" record crop in 2009 and 10 MMT higher than the USDA.
Russia's grain harvest now stands at 96.9 MMT in bunker weight off 96.7% of the planned area with yields up 21% on last year.
In Kazakhstan the harvest is over producing 29.7 MMT of grain in bunker weight with yields there more than doubling. That should produce a clean weight crop of around 26 MMT of which 22 MMT should be wheat, 3 MMT more than the USDA's latest missive.
The main problem that the landlocked latter now has is getting it's grain to market with Russia not too keen to co-operate at the risk of jeopardising it's own export ambitions.
Harvesting in Ukraine is 94% done producing 51.9 MMT of grain, with the corn harvest 77% complete at 16.4 MMT.


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The last project meeting of AgriSmart project was held on May 24, 2023, in Milan hosted by UNIMI, the Project Coordinator of AgriSmart. This meeting marked a significant milestone in our journey. It provided a platform for the consortium members to come together and share their progress, exchange valuable insights, and foster collaboration for the last weeks of our project. The meeting showcased the remarkable work that has been done over the course of the project, demonstrating our commitment to enhancing agricultural productivity, sustainability, and resilience. During the meeting, participants engaged in fruitful discussions, presentations, and workshops centered around the project’s results. We express our sincere gratitude to UNIMI for hosting this successful project meeting in Milan. Their support and dedication have been instrumental in the smooth progress of the AgriSmart project. We also extend our appreciation to all the consortium members, whose expertise and unwavering commitment have made this collaborative effort a resounding success.
Thank you for visiting our website and being a part of our journey towards a smarter and more sustainable agricultural future.


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How Does It Work ?Tools are designed for excellent comfort and durability to make garden digging, cultivating and transplanting a breeze. ?Each ergonomically-designed handle fits your hand naturally, encouraging a neutral wrist position, which in turn helps reduce hand stress and fatigue. ?The Cast Aluminum Heads will not rust and the handles include hang holes for convenient storage. ?The elegant garden hand tool set is made for a lifetime of use. ?The perfect gift for your favorite gardener. You may want to know the details like… ?deal for a variety of tasks including digging, weeding, loosening soil, aerating, transplanting and more ?Curved heads and forked tines make breaking up tough soil easy ?Cast-aluminum heads resist rust for lasting value ?The ergonomic handles are soft but sturdy, easy on the joints, and perfect for long sessions in the garden ?The 3 piece set includes a Trowel, Transplant Trowel and Cultivator Hand Rake ?The easy to open, plastic free packaging looks fantastic making this the perfect gift for the gardener in your life ?The tool set is built to last for a lifetime, its great for the hobbyist, Urban Gardener, or Guerrilla Gardener since it will be there when it is needed Specifications: – Material: TPR; Aluminum – Package Dimensions: 31*8.5*7CM – Shipping Weight:1.2 pounds What can you get? ? 1x Trowel ? 1x Cultivator ?1x Transplanter


In Vegetable and Salad lines;
- Snow Peas are unavailable due to supply and quality issues.
- Tomatoes are nice but expensive.
- Most other vegetable and salad lines are good and prices are generally easing.
The best value vegetable and salad items are;
- Brushed (still dirty) Potatoes
- Qld Pumpkin
- Brussels Sprouts
- Green Capsicum
- Asian Vegetables
- Silverbeet Spinach
- Salad Mix
- Pink Lady, Gala, Red Delicious, Fuji and Granny Smith Apples are available and very good. Store apples covered in the fridge to keep them crisp.
- Packham Pears have started and are very good. Nashi Pears are also in season.
- Australian Navels Oranges have started and are excellent.
- New season Ruby Grapefruit are now available and are very good.
- Imperial Mandarins are in full swing.
- Lemons are cheaper and Limes are still good value.
- Bananas are good but prices are up.
- New Zealand Kiwifruit are in season and excellent.
- Strawberries and Blueberries are out-of-season and unavailable.
- Green Grapes have finished but Red Grapes are still nice.
- Pineapples are excellent and Papaya is still nice.
- All melons are good but prices are firm.
- Passionfruit are available and nice.
- Try our local Hornsby Heights Honey which again rated well at this year’s Easter show.
Order your home delivered fruit and vegetables before 8:30 pm on Monday for delivery to Asquith, Beecroft, Berowra, Berowra Heights, Hornsby, Hornsby Heights, Mount Colah, Mount Kuring-gai, Normanhurst, North Turramurra, North Wahroonga, Pennant Hills, Pymble (East side), South Turramurra, St Ives, St Ives Chase, Thornleigh, Turramurra, Wahroonga, Warrawee and Westleigh on Tuesday afternoon or evening.


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Whats Happen At Country Taste Farm
Sign up For The 2022 Country Taste Farm CSA Membership to Join Online http://www.countrytastefarm.com/ Buy Here Select from the list then read the info then select the buy now Button “This year it is important to Buy Early we have new members wanting to join some of the Groups have limits and fill up fast, and we have a total number of members we can supply”
It was a very successful 2021 Season Thank you, To all OF our Members
It was great to see many of you come to the farm and purchase the item which were still growing. There has been no frost yet this year most of the time we have a killing frost by know.
We will send CSA NEWS every week. Next CSA News October 18th
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Monsoon Garden Collection
A selection of heat adapted and drought tolerant crops that perform well during the Southwestern monsoon. 9 packets including a monsoon planting guide.
Selections include New Mexico Amaranth, Pinacate Tepary Bean, Ki:Kam Hu:n 60-day Flour Corn, Sonoran Yori Muni Cowpea, Beit Alpha Cucumber, Po'onomp Devil's Claw, Mr.s Burns' Famous Lemon Basil, Calabaza de las Aguas Squash, and San Juan Pueblo Watermelon.
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50 Litre Bag
Canna Coco gives unrivalled results on Canna’s coco substrate. This substrate combines the tolerant, organic nature of soil with the precision of rockwool. Due to the special characteristics of the substrate the nutrient doesn’t have a Vega and Flores variant, but there is one unique formulation for both growth and blooming phase. We can’t make things easier!
Canna Coco is the only Coco substrate that has RHP certification which has not been sterilized and so retains its natural sponge-like qualities as well as the natural, beneficial fungi. This is the reason why Canna Coco is so successful as far as root development, growth and re-use are concerned.
Canna Coco substrate is a 100% organic product having a fine, uniform structure, free from viruses, chemical additives and soil diseases. The fact that Canna Coco is not steamed is not the only thing that distinguishes it from other substrates; this is also achieved by the use of pure, first class source materials. Which come from India, where Canna’s production facilities use fresh water only to soak the coco. This to make sure no salts gets in contact with Canna Coco, ensuring a clean product.


This Week’s Festivals: July 22-28, 2018
July 22 to 25: Panagsogod Festival
Residents of Sogod town in Cebu province give thanks to the town patron St. James the Apostle for the yearly blessings.
Panagsogod, which means “the beginning” in Cebuano, also celebrates the town’s history and cultural heritage.
Events include a concert, concelebrated Mass, novena Mass, beauty pageant and street dancing.
July 22 to 27: Kaumahan Festival
The agricultural town of Barili in Cebu province celebrates the bountiful harvest of rice, corn, vegetables and root crops through street dancing. Activities include an agro-fair display, “balikbayan” night, best barangay delicacy demo and fiesta civic parade.
Compiled by Kathleen de Villa, Inquirer Research
Sources: Inquirer Archives, DOT, pangasinan.gov.ph, sogocebu.gov.ph, barili.gov.ph
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Taylor's Guide to Heirloom VegetablesBook - 1996
This Taylor's Guide sorts out the best heirloom vegetables and tells readers where to find them. These varieties, at least fifty years old, have usually been preserved by regional, ethnic, or family groups, although some, like Golden Bantam corn, are still widely popular today.
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1996.
Characteristics: 343 p. :,ill. (some col.), map ;,22 cm.


Free Aug. 15 workshop set on planting near streams, ponds
The workshop will start at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, in the pavilion at Rady Park in Warrenton.
A free workshop, “Planting the Right Trees, Shrubs and Perennials next to Streams and Ponds,” will take place Tuesday, Aug. 15, in Warrenton.
Horticulture Extension Agent Tim Ohwiler will conduct the workshop, starting at 6 p.m. in the Rady Park pavilion at 725 Fauquier Road.
Mr. Ohwiler will discuss plants well-suited for planting in wet areas and their benefits to wildlife and water quality. The workshop will explore examples of different management styles. Participants should dress for walking on uneven ground and being outside.
The presentation is part of the Fauquier/Rappahannock Master Gardeners’ Twilight Tuesdays program, a series of horticultural classes conducted from spring to fall each year. Horticultural experts and seasoned Master Gardeners lead the workshops that cover a range of topics.
Next Tuesday’s program will last 60 to 90 minutes and will take place rain or shine.


Red Wing Lettuce Mix Salad Blend (1000 seeds)
The "All Red Formula Mix". At last a lettuce mix that contains a wide range of the best brilliant red (and red splashed) specialty types. Our growers love this beautiful mix and so do the chefs.
Baker Creek Heirloom seeds are non-hybrid, non-GMO, non-treated and non-patented.


The red variety comes from Italy, Synonyms include Brepon, Brepon Molinaro, Breppon, Breppon Molinaro, Molinara Ciara, Molinara Rada, Molinara Rossa, Molinaro, Mulinara, Rossanella, Rossara, Uva del Mulino, Uva Salà and Uva Salata. The name (mill) derives from the flour-dusted berries. She may not be named with the name Molinera be confused. The late-ripening vine is resistant to fungal diseases, It produces bright red, acidic red wines with relatively low levels alcohol content that almost exclusively serve as a blend. The variety is mainly in the region Veneto in the province of Verona, but also in the Lombardy grown. She is in the DOC wines Bardolino. Garda Colli Mantovani and Valpolicella authorized. In Italy, it occupies 595 hectares. There are more stocks in Brazil (0.1 ha) and Spain (122 ha). In 2010, a total of 717 hectares of vineyards were reported with a strong downward trend (Kym Anderson ).
Source: Wine Grapes / J. Robinson, J. Harding, J. Vouillamoz / Penguin Books Ltd. 2012
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Raleigh St. Augustine Sod is a popular choice for lawns in the Dallas Fort Worth area. It is a cold-hardy grass that is resistant to a variety of diseases and pests. Raleigh St. Augustine has a deep root system, which makes it drought-tolerant.
Key characteristics of Raleigh St. Augustine sod
- Lush Green Color. One of the standout features of Raleight Ste. Augustine is its vibrant emerald-green color, providing an attractive and inviting look to any landscape.
- Shade Tolerance. In comparison to other warm-season grasses, Raleigh St. Augustine exhibits good shade tolerance making it an excellent choice for lawns with partial sun or trees.
- Drought Tolerance. While Raleigh St. Augustine prefers moist conditions, it can tolerate short periods of drought without severe damage. Regular watering during dry spells will help maintain its vigor.
- Heat Tolerance. Raleigh St. Augustine excels in high-temperature environments, keeping its lush appearance even during scorching summers.
- Cold-Hardy. Raleigh St. Augustine can withstand temperatures as low as 15 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Dense Growth. Raleigh St. Augustine forms a dense, thick turn that is resistant to weeks.
- Easy to Care For. Raleigh St. Augustine is relatively easy to care for. It requires regular mowing, watering, and fertilizing.
- Versatility. Raleigh St. Augustine Sod can thrive in a wide range of soil types, from sandy to clay, making it a versatile choice for various landscapes.


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Vegetables Ravaya or the egg plant is one of the famous vegetables. Ravaya is a low calorie vegetable having unique taste and flavor. Fresh Ravaya is widely used in various Indian cuisines like achaar, curries, sambhar and chutney. Today, we are well reckoned as one of the predominant Organic Ravaya Exporters, based in India.


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Pathogen contamination that occurs within oilseed processing costs the oilseed crushing industry millions in reduced productivity and written-off or devalued oilseed meal. In fact, a single Salmonella-positive in finished oilseed meal in a facility producing 1000 metric tons per day can cost processors €400,000 in lost production and write-offs alone. Oilseed meals are high protein, contain digestible essential amino acids and serve as a critical component in feed markets where animal proteins are not used. Most European markets are regulated under the Food Law 178/2002 which dictates that feed cannot be sent to market or fed to livestock if it can have an adverse effect on food safety, feed safety or animal health.
Compared to other commonly used feed ingredients, oilseed meals present the highest Salmonella risk to a feed formulation if animal proteins are not used. The oil content of oilseeds is attractive to insects and vermin, making oilseeds susceptible to contamination pre-harvest and post-processing. In addition, residual oil cast off during oilseed processing serves as a protective measure for the bacteria residing within oilseed crushing facilities. Salmonella challenges the poultry industry from farm to fork, but there are five ways Salmonella specifically impacts oilseed processing.
Salmonella-positive oilseed meal limits the production capacity of oilseed crushing plants by restricting the release of the finished product.
Country and producer requirements for Salmonella-free oilseed meals result in the deployment of hold-test-release strategies in oilseed crushing plants, ultimately leading to loss of finished good storage capacity and oilseed processing productivity.
The movement of Salmonella-positive meal through oilseed crushing facilities can lead to contamination of oilseed crushing process.
Cast off oil can serve as a protective barrier for Salmonella within the facility and lead to recontamination of subsequent oilseed meals. Recontamination typically occurs post-heat and presents a challenge to many oilseed processing facilities. Reliance on facility maintenance and decontamination is expensive and leads to increased batch reprocessing, throughput constraints, discounting or discarding of finished meals, and contractual and reputational damage.
Regulations can reduce market access to countries and feed producers with strict regulations preventing the import or transport of Salmonella-positive materials.
The detection of Salmonella in finished oilseed meals can lead to limited access to domestic and export markets. Depending on the circumstance, Salmonella-positive meal may need to be reprocessed, discounted, devalued or destroyed.
High raw material costs and seasonality can make sourcing high-quality oilseed difficult.
Oilseed crop microbial load varies depending on growing season conditions and geography. Crops with high microbial load and Salmonella prevalence can increase the risk of contaminating facilities and, therefore, decontamination and maintenance costs, reduced ability to store incoming raw materials, reduced productivity and increased risk of customer complaints, write-offs and meal disposal.
Salmonella-positive oilseed meal negatively impacts oilseed processor profitability and reputation.
Repeated Salmonella contamination issues can reduce productivity and saleable product, shorter supply agreements, reduced product margins and damaged customer relations.
Good news? There are effective options for pathogen prevention in oilseed processing. Oilseed crushers can prevent Salmonella contamination during processing by flushing production lines with highly treated materials. The movement of treated material through the oilseed crushing facility ensures that surface contamination is counteracted within the system and helps to ensure that any dust accumulation within the system is exposed to treatment. Daily flushing reduces the presence of Salmonella colonies within oilseed processing systems and reduces or eliminates the risk of recontamination. Treating contaminated materials with a feed pathogen control solution manages Salmonella within finished goods and protects oilseed meals from recontamination. Anitox has multiple strategies for pathogen prevention in oilseed processing.
Are you concerned about Salmonella in feed?
Take our Feed Ingredient Risk Assessment to better understand how feed ingredients put your finished feed at risk for pathogen contamination. If you’re ready to act immediately, you can contact a feed biosecurity specialist here.


Barneys Farm Ayahuasca Purple Feminized Cannabis Seeds
Ayahuasca Purple Barney's Farm is an Indica predominantly feminized cannabis seed which will generate beautiful plant with purple,ruby or red hues, very powerful effects and delicious flavours. This outstanding hybrid is a result of the cross of Red River and Master Kush from Sensi Seeds. This beautiful lady was named after the ayahuasca, a drink noted for its hallucinogenic properties that Native Americans used as a medicine and to connect with the spirits. It has a large bud production with amazing power and very short flowering period. Beautiful plant that will delight every cultivator and cause envy among friends and acquaintances. Recommended for growing in SOG. High yielding variety reaching a height of 100-150 cm. This medium size and compact plant has sweet and fruity flavours and incredibly psychedelic effect. Ayahuasca Purple is a limited edition strain with a remarkable exotic aromas and colours.
Genetics : Red River Delta x Master Kush
Flowering Time : 55-65 Days
Sex : Feminized
Type : 100% Indica
Area : Indoor and Outdoor
Height Indoor : 90-100cm
Please Note: This content is for informational and educational use only. The Attitude Seed bank sells all seeds strictly for souvenir purposes or for
storage and preservation of genetics in case the laws may change. We do not condone or encourage the germination of cannabis seeds and we will refuse
a sale to anyone who leads us to believe they intend to use our products in an unlawful way.
WARNING: IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO GERMINATE CANNABIS SEEDS IN THE UK AND MANY OTHER COUNTRIES.
- Genetics: Red River Delta x Master Kush
- Sex: Feminized
- Flowering: Photoperiod
- Type: Indica
- Flowering Time: 55 - 65 days
- Height: Short
- Area: Indoor & Outdoor
- THC: 21.00%
- CBD: 1.40%


After last year’s okra adventures, when they all got completely smothered by the tomatillo plants, I had another go at it. This time, planting them in front.
I know I didn’t give last year’s okra (your standard Clemson Spineless) a fair shake, but I decided to try a new variety this year. Preferably in a different color, since I like my food to be pretty. After poring through a mountain of seed catalogs with dozens of potentials, I decided on Bowling Red okra.
Okra isn’t something we eat a lot of, and it’s really a plant that’s more suited to the South. Right, so why do I grow it? Well, I like variety on my plate, and an occasional gumbo is certainly well-liked. And it doesn’t take up much space since I only do a few plants – I suppose it’s more of a novelty than a hardcore production vegetable.
But even my novelties need to produce, and this Bowling Red okra did a decent job. Again, I have absolutely nothing to compare it to, and this summer was on the cool side of normal, so maybe it would do even better if we hit 90 a few more times. But we ended up with enough to eat fresh on several occasions, and I came up with a few bags’ worth to freeze too, so all in all, not too bad. The pods were long and slim and stayed tender for longer than I would expect, although with the last picking, some of them ended up pretty tough and woody (over 6-8″ long).
It really is a striking plant in the garden too – tall (mine ended up 4-5′), with large leaves accented by deep-red stems and veins, and beautiful, if short-lived, cream-yellow flowers with the same deep-red throats (okra is a relative of the hibiscus, which is readily apparent to anyone who has grown both).
I’ll probably continue to throw a few okra seeds in the ground, at least until I come up with something better to plant in that space. And I’ll probably continue to try new varieties, because that’s just what I do. Anyone have any good recommendations for a more Northern-suited okra?


FORT DODGE, Iowa – Lawn Doctor, one of the nation’s largest providers of lawn-care services, is now part of the Fort Dodge marketplace.
Todd and Holly Narber, based here, have acquired the franchise to bring the company’s high-tech approach to keeping lawns healthy and beautiful to a large part of central and north central Iowa. In December, they launched Lawn Doctor of Ames-Fort Dodge and Urbandale-West Des Moines. This business is headquartered in Fort Dodge.
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Silo Capacity: 250 tons x 4 silos (totally 1000 tons)
Application: wheat storage for 160 TPD Wheat Flour Plant
Project location: North Island, New Zealand
Inside System: Ventilation and temperature measurement system, PLC system.
Transmission Flow of the wheat silo project: Raw Wheat → Elevator 1 → Pre-Clean Machine → Elevator 2 → Corridor on Silo Top → Conveyor 1→ Silo → Conveyor 2 → Milling Section.
Every wheat silo is аssembled by mаny gаlvаnized рlаtes, jointed together by bolts, there’re аlso strengthen steel sрine inside to mаke sure silo stаble. Besides bolts, we use sрeciаl glue to connect eаch gаlvаnized рlаtes, this ensure no one droр rаin cаn get inside. Wheаt cаn store for longer time. You are welcome to contact us for detailed information about this wheat storage silo project! We are always ready to servce you!
Buyer is аn exрerienced Mаchinery Engineer, аfter comраrison he chose our machine insteаd of Buhler, Euroрeаn аnd Other Chinese suррliers. He sрeаks highly of our silo quаlity аnd рrofessionаl instаllаtion teаm. (You maybe also interested in: 15000T Grain Silo at Ndola Zambia)
Wheat production processWheat is stored in facilities called silos and only removed in the right amounts needed by the company that wants to grind it for flour production. This process is done various cylindrical containers. The unwanted matter is removed and water vapor introduced into it then grinding, sieving with plain sieves and separation of the different components (outer layer (flour), inner layer (bran) and the germ) is done. The flour is then supplemented with other nutrients and stored as soon as possible in silage and remains there for about 7 to 10 days, approximately a week, and once sale orders are made it is packed into bags.
Facts about wheat silo
A wheat silo is a storage facility for agricultural products for home use or use in projects. Some of the products are rice, sorghum, peas, beans, beet seeds, rye seeds, rape seeds, flour just to mention a few of the granular crops. The facility can be made of steel, timber, plastic or cement. Of the four steel, the spiral storage facility is most used due to its unique favorable storage characteristics.
The most significant activity of the storage process is choosing an appropriate wheat silo. Of the types of the fryer, steel model is the most suitable since it is adequately protective against rodents like rats, insects and water leakages into it. In this, pesticide application is also enhanced since it is airtight. All over the agricultural markets in the world ABC Machinery is well known to offer a variety of electroplated steel grain storage containers and the equipment set up solutions. This food storage industry has been functioning over many years and with this has had the best manufacturing and storage designs and maintains the quality of the products of the commercial users without interfering with the functionality of the stored product. Our storage facilities of different capacities have been presented below in the form of size tables, for reference purpose. We can also design specifics according to owner's needs. Feel free to contact us through the following inquiry form!
- I am looking to add a "silo " addition to our home. Kit bolted looks promising. About 15-20 diameter and 40--60 high. A DIY project.
What's the unit of the 15~20 diameter and 40~60 high, is it feet, pls clarify.
Besides, wha raw material are you going to storage in the silo? Could you fill in the form in the attachment, so we could design and quote for you accordignly.
- Good Morning.I am interested in your Lipp equipment, is it possible to get some more information on the equipment. We want to build tanks with a diameter of 12.4m and a height of 12m from 3mm glavabond G300. Does your system create an air tight seal? Is it possible to get a quote for equipment that will satisfy the stated specifications providing lead time for delivery to Australia and price. If more information is required please do not hesitate to contact me.
Hi, Thanks for your enquiry to our products. As for your request, could you explain what's "3mm glavabond G300" mean? As for our products, it's 2.5mm galvanized steel sheet, with 275g/m2 galvanization rate. However, we could design for you specially if this standard is a must. It's no problem about the air tightness, you could even do the fumigation in the silo.
Meanwhile, could you kindly confirm the below questions:
i) What's the storage material in the silo, and what's the density(kgs/m3)?
ii) How many silo do you need?
iii) Do you need auxiliary equipments? if yes, what's the input and output capacity of the silo(ton/hr)?
iV) Do you have dimension or drawings of site?


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Maxibright CFLs are the best on the market, giving you excellent quality and guaranteed reliability. All lamps in the Maxibright range are energy efficient with low heat output and come complete with integrated electronic ballast. Making them ideal for seedling, cuttings and enclosed areas. Maxibright CFLs are available in two colour temperatures to suit each plant stage: red 2700K and blue 6400K.


Mast Assembly up to 3.6m wide complete with standard mount for fork truck. LESS RAILS.
Tray Forks significantly reduce the labour required to move plant trays around a greenhouse or nursery. When used in combination with production and/or shipping Buffer Belt Systems, Tray Forks can dramatically reduce a grower’s total labour used for material handling. Tray Forks are engineered to fit on traditional forklifts. Rugged mast will handle lifts over 900kg. Forks tines are adjustable to the width of your trays. The inverted “T” shaped tine allows for picking up low profile trays.


HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Dry and hot conditions are forecast throughout central China in the week ahead, exacerbating drought conditions said to be the worst along the Yangtze River in half a century, according to local news reports. Official forecasts say temperatures should hit highs of 36 degrees Celsius (99 degrees Fahrenheit) in some central areas, while little rain is expected for 10 days, report said. Much of the region has seen rainfall 30% to 80% below normal in recent months, with the dry conditions raising concerns some farmers may abandon the summer planting season as they cannot afford extra fees associated with purchasing water for irrigation.
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Feed market update - 19 November 2014
UK May-15 feed wheat futures gained strongly through last week, closing on Tuesday at £131.25/t.
UK May-15 feed wheat futures gained strongly through last week, closing on Tuesday at £131.25/t. Paris Mar-15 maize futures climbed only €1.25 to €153.75/t over the same time. Weaker sterling against the euro over the period was a key driver of the greater gains in UK feed wheat values. A number of weather issues re-emerged in global grain markets over the past week, notably in the US and Russia/Ukraine, adding upward pressure to prices. Results from the Early Bird Survey of planting intentions for 2015 suggest a 5% reduction in the UK wheat area. Winter and spring barley, pulse and fallow areas are estimated to be higher on the year, potentially showing the impact of the 3-crop rule on planting decisions.
Hi-Pro soyameal prices (Ex-store East Coast, November delivery) were up £2 on the week last Friday at £350/t. Rapemeal prices (Ex-mill Erith, November delivery) followed these gains, up £2 to £170/t. GB soyameal prices are currently at a 5 month high, with strong soyameal demand in the US driving prices. While gaining some strength from soyameal markets, spot GB rapemeal values now equate to 49% of soyameal values, compared to 61% in mid-June. According to the Early Bird Survey, the UK oilseed rape area is seen down 4%.
To read more about the latest developments in the feed market click here.