Published Jun 21
The co-founder of the Emmy Award Winning show 'American Grown: My Job Depends on Ag' Erik Wilson, takes some time off the job today to talk with Chrissy Wozniak about the show, their hugely successful Facebook Page, and farming in California. Their vision, through a true grassroots effort, is to show how many people’s lives are related, connected and, most importantly, dependent on agriculture. The goal is to illustrate just how massive the fraternity of Ag really is, as well as educate and inform the public with articles, stories, images and more, directly from the farmers, ranchers and other agricultural support businesses, whose daily lives – and livelihoods – are affected every day by agriculture in this country. My Job Depends on Ag started with a Facebook group in May of 2016, which in the matter of just a few weeks grew to over 20,000 members, now having over 102,000 members! They began by sharing stories about how their own jobs depend on ag. By putting a face with entire agriculture industry chain, they hoped the impact of agriculture would be recognized by not just political leaders, but consumers as well...
Categories: Ag Commentary, Agribusiness, News
By Sophia Cheng
Published Jun 15
I'd like to introduce a new suprising product --Alga Amino PlusThe raw materials of #alga amino plus is #Ascophyllum Nodosum source. After processed by Physical pretreat,crushing, low temperature Enzymolysis Fermentation coupling technology,Extract most active water soluble fragment,average molecular 1500D concentrated to get the high activity powder biochemica extraction, absorption concentration, film drying, etc, the seaweed is finally made to flake or powder. The Alga amino plus has #special quality,1. 100% Instant water soluble2. Stable under strong acid and alkaline conditions3...
Categories: Ag Commentary, Agribusiness, Crop Protection
By Sophia Cheng
Updated Jun 8
Paclobutrazol is triazole plant growth regulator which can inhibit the synthsis of gibberellins. It can significantly reduce apica dominance and promote tillering, shorten the internodes, increase the content of chlorophyll,protrin and nucleicacid;paclobutrazol can control vigorous growth, prevent lodging, control shoots and promote flower. promote root development and increase the plant's resistance,increase yield significantly. THE EFFECTS OF PACLOBUTRAZOLOne method to manipulate flowering is to use the plant growth regulator, paclobutrazol. The post- harvest application of a small amount of paclobutrazol to the soil significantly promotes flowering and fruiting in the following year...
Categories: Ag Commentary, Agribusiness, Fertility
Published Jun 7
The 2022 growing season has seen a multitude of threats, including the rising cost of inputs and fuel, unpredictable weather events, the slow recovery of supply chains due to the COVID pandemic & the war in Ukraine causing an unstable global economic environment. On the other hand commodity prices are high, giving some hope of profitability to close out 2022. Farm Credit Canada's Jean-Phillippe Gervais weighs in on what he's seeing, and what producers can do to stay ahead of the dangers in order to come out the other side successfully. Jean-Phillippe Gervais is an agricultural economist with specialized knowledge of markets at all levels of the supply chain. He also has valuable experience in research organizations with a focus on helping businesses gain insights in the marketplace...
Categories: Ag Commentary, Agribusiness, News
By Sophia Cheng
Published Jun 1
24-epibrassinolide 0. 01% SP is a new kind of green plant growth regulator, which can promote the #growth of vegetables, melons, fruits and other crops, improve the quality, increase the yield, bright color, and thicker leaves. It can also make the leaf picking time of tea earlier, also can make melon and fruit contain more sugar, larger individual, higher yield, more resistant to storage. For fruit trees it can preserve flowers and fruits, significantly improve fruit set rate, fruit growth, fruit size, uniform, good color, sweet, early production of 25-40%, improve cold resistance Miao zhuang, disease resistance, resistance, flower growth and fruit protection, fruit uniform and bright, quality improved, early maturity, extended harvest period 15-30 days, yield increased 30-60%Characteristics:Efficient plant hormones, at very low concentrations, can significantly increase the growth of plant nutrients and promote fertilization. Applicable crops:Fruit trees: lychee longan orange apple pear grape peach loquat plum apricot strawberry banana,use period: the beginning of the flowering stage of the fruit expansion stage...
Categories: Ag Commentary, Agribusiness, Sustainable Agriculture
Published May 29
Cement plant project financing empowers the industry, allowing companies to implement capital-intensive projects without burdening their balance sheets with multimillion-dollar debts. Meanwhile, the history of PF goes back more than a hundred years. This method of financing originated in England at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. During 1970s and 1980s, a considerable part of projects implemented under this scheme were in the oil and gas sector. The impetus for the rapid development of project finance was the oil crisis of 1973, when many governments and private companies were actively searching for oil in different parts of the world (North Sea, South America), faced with rising prices...
Categories: Ag Commentary, Farmland and Real Estate, Marketing
By Sophia Cheng
Updated May 18
N-Butyl thiophosphoric triamide (#NBPT) is one of the most effective #urease #inhibitors in the world. Nitrogen #fertilizer is the most widely used and most important type of fertilizer in modern agriculture, of which urea accounts for more than 2/3 of the total nitrogen fertilizer. However, urea is quickly decomposed in the #soil by soil urease, which is ubiquitous in the #environment, resulting in the waste of a large amount of nitrogen fertilizer resources, thereby increasing the cost of crop production, and bringing about a series of problems such as soil compaction and #environmental pollution. Adding urease inhibitor to nitrogen fertilizer is a modern #agricultural #technology developed and promoted internationally in recent years. For example, adding NBPT to urea can make stable fertilizer...
Categories: Ag Commentary, Agribusiness, Soil Health
Published May 6
Maritime and Seaports Project Finance: Lending and Loans. Havelet Finance Limited are specialist in the business of project finance services for Maritime and seaports and long-term loans for the modernization of ports infrastructure. Commercial Maritime and ports around the world are currently seeking new financing opportunities, using advanced technology and financial models to improve their efficiency and competitiveness. Private companies and governments must work together to develop maritime trade in a globalized world. In recent years, the concept of financing a seaport has undergone profound changes, driven by the growing costs of building, maintaining ports and terminals against the backdrop of rapid progress and growing competition...
Categories: Ag Commentary, Human Resources, News
Published May 5
International bank loans — Ideal for Medium & Large Business!Havelet Finance Limited offers international bank loans to finance medium and large businesses in Europe, USA, East Asia and other regions of the world at affordable 2% interest rate. In recent decades, we have seen globalization trends that contribute to the internationalization of business and the entry of companies into world markets. The development of technologies, a powerful political impulse, concentration of capital, improvement of communications and transport require large players to develop new markets and use international bank loans for the development and implementation of capital-intensive projects, both at home and around the world. International financing of large business takes on a variety of forms, from lending to foreign trade operations to project financing for the construction of new facilities and long-term investment loans from international banks. In conditions of limited resources and increased risk, external financing becomes especially important for any business project in the energy, oil and gas sector, heavy industry, agriculture, tourism and other industries...
Categories: Ag Commentary, Ag Policy, Agribusiness
Published May 3
The big question today in Ag Economics is - Are we headed for recession or recovery? Damian Mason joins Chrissy Wozniak to discuss the current landscape of the agricultural economy. Damian is a well-known speaker who offers a wealth of information and insight into food security. He is frequently tapped to share his opinion on Newsmax, Cheddar & Fox Business. He’s an ag economist, speaker, the author of Food Fear, Do Business Better & Brutal Truth. He’s also the host of the podcasts Do Business Better & The Business of Agriculture...
Categories: Ag Commentary, Ag Policy, Agribusiness
Published May 3
Global occurrence of project financing shows that the use of public-private partnership (PPP) mechanisms creates the necessary conditions for attracting resources and developing capital-intensive projects in many sectors of strategic importance for the society. These mechanisms are most applicable in infrastructure, environmental, agricultural and other projects. The financing of PPP projects is a complex and lengthy process that requires a comprehensive analysis and assessment of a particular project, along with ensuring its effective management. The participation of governments and local authorities in the implementation of large projects contributes to the expansion of business opportunities, the growth of the competitiveness of strategic sectors and the satisfaction of the urgent needs of society. A Brief Concept of Public-private partnershipPublic Private Partnership as an integral parts of project financing tool allows companies to attract investments from various sources, in various combinations with different ratios of equity and debt capital (depending on the agreements reached between project owners, shareholders and capital providers)...
Categories: Ag Commentary, Projects, Taxes
Published May 3
Hotel project funding; An appraisal of Construction Loans. The choice of optimal instruments for Hotel project funding and obtaining construction loans play a key role in the development of the hospitality and tourism business. The basis for the recovery and prosperity of this industry is the project financing of hotels and affordable long-term loans for the construction of new facilities or the reconstruction of existing ones. Havelet Finance Limited, A Channel Island Finance, Loan and investment company with an international presence, is ready to offer your business long-term financing for the construction and modernization of hotels in Europe, the USA, Canada, Latin America, the Middle East and South and East Asia and Africa. We specialize in long-term loans, organization of project finance (PF) schemes, investment engineering, consulting and management of large projects...
Categories: Ag Commentary, Farmland and Real Estate, Marketing
By Sophia Cheng
Published Apr 20
Seaweed fertilizer is a biological fertilizer made of marine plant seaweed extract as the main raw material and scientifically processed. The main components of seaweed fertilizer are natural bioactive substances extracted from seaweed that are beneficial to plant growth and development and mineral nutrients absorbed by seaweed from the ocean and enriched in the body, rich in plant growth regulators, cytokinins, gibberellins Agrochemicals, phenolic polymer compounds, mannitol, betaine and other regulators and alginic acid, vitamins, oligosaccharides and other plant active factors, as well as mineral elements, chelated metal ions and marine biological active substances and trace amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium element. Seaweed extract is also rich in a large amount of non-nitrogenous organic matter, and the mineral elements and rich vitamins such as potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc and other minerals absorbed and enriched by seaweed that are unmatched by terrestrial plants can be quickly absorbed by plants. Absorption and utilization, stimulating or promoting the growth and development of plants helps vegetables to establish a strong root system and enhance their absorption and utilization of soil nutrients. The cytokinin contained in it can promote cell division, delay cell senescence, and then improve photosynthetic efficiency...
Categories: Ag Commentary, Agribusiness, Crop Protection
By Sophia Cheng
Published Apr 7
Lignin is a phenolic three-dimensional branched network structure polymer, with the same and better properties as humic substances. Lignin has a certain inhibitory effect on soil urease marine properties. The active functional groups in the lignin structural unit have strong adsorption, chelation and complexation capabilities for fertilizer active ions. The modification of chemical fertilizers with lignin as the main material can improve the performance of chemical fertilizers, reduce the water solubility of ordinary fertilizers, reduce environmental loss, and improve the utilization rate of fertilizers; Helps to improve soil performance, increase fertility, improve soil fertility and water retention performance, help plants develop root systems, and better absorb nutrients in soil. Ammonium lignin sulfonate is a multi-component high molecular polymer, which belongs to anionic surfactant, has good water solubility and surface activity, and its appearance is generally yellow (brown) or brown fine powder...
Categories: Ag Commentary, Agribusiness, Crop Protection