Category: Industry News

Brazilian farmers will likely produce a smaller amount of corn and soy in 2017-18 due to less favourable weather than the prior crop year, food supply and statistics agency Conab said on Tuesday. In its first forecast for the 2017-18 crop, Conab estimated Brazilian total grain production at between 224.1 million tonnes and 228.2 million… Continue reading Brazil’s 2017-18 grain output may drop due to weather

Keywords: GMO , Corn , Methionine US scientists have found a way to genetically engineer corn to produce an amino acid contained in meat. It boosted the nutritional value of one of the world’s most important crops. The process involved inserting a bacterial gene that causes corn to make methionine, a crucial nutrient for the health… Continue reading US scientists engineer corn to boost protein

Keywords: China , rice China has developed a new kind of rice free from cadmium pollution. The project led by Yuan Longping. He is known as China’s “Father of Hybrid Rice,”.  The project has passed examination and evaluation by a panel from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Ministry of Agriculture on Sept 29.… Continue reading China develops new rice strain to avoid heavy metal pollution

This year, the performance of commodity differentiation, industrial metal among the biggest gainers, while energy, agricultural products decline.   CITIC Securities Research Department macro group analyst Zhu Jianfang, Cui Rong that this reflects the rise of some commodities more from the dollar and China-related supply side of the reform, the demand does improve but not… Continue reading Agricultural products are expected to become the winter “winner”

Keywords: China , increasing demand , organic food , fresh food , safe food China’s government has set ambitious goals to improve the sustainability of its vast agricultural sector. But farmers won’t adopt sustainability practices unless new technologies also increase their profits. Meanwhile, important factors are intensifying the urgency of the problem in China: • There… Continue reading How China can support its increasing demand for organic, fresh, and safe food

Keywords: weather stations , soil-moisture sensors , nutrient-management technology Tests on new nutrient-management technology under development at Clemson University showed savings of up to $54 an acre on cotton production. Those savings could mount quickly; South Carolina plants more than 180,000 acres of cotton, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service. In another test, Clemson automated… Continue reading New technologies from Clemson University offer potential big savings for agriculture

Ministry of Agriculture Minister Han Changfu 29, at present China’s major crop independent breeding varieties accounted for 95% of the proportion of rice, wheat are independent breeding varieties, vegetable varieties “foreign seed” share has been five years ago, 20% To 13%. In the press conference held by the State Council Information Office, Han Changfu said… Continue reading Domestic seeds accounted for 95% of China’s major crop area

Keywords: India , agriculture , crop , monsoon , Kharif According to the latest update from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), cumulative monsoon from June 1–September 20, 2017 has been 5 percent lower than normal with unequal distribution across regions. Consequently, the first advance estimates for the Kharif crop, released by the Ministry of Agriculture, anticipates… Continue reading India: the not-so-encouraging end to monsoon: Who will feel the pinch?

Keywords: Zimbabwe , Prime Seed Company , Hybrid , Vegetable , Open pollinated varieties Farmers have been encouraged to grow hybrid seeds rather than open pollinated varieties (OPVs) in order to increase yields and market value for their crops. Speaking on the sidelines of a field day at UCF Farm in Bulawayo on Friday, Prime Seed… Continue reading Zimbabwe: Farmers encouraged to grow hybrid vegetable varieties

Quality and profitability are two important factors that drive our agricultural markets. We have fine-tuned our cultivation processes over centuries to obtain higher yields with lower inputs to protect both our environment and our bodies. The biocontrol market contains a diverse set of less-toxic alternatives to aid in the overall goal of environmental stewardship. One… Continue reading Silicon: A biocontrol agent that boosts plant immunity