Published Aug 16, 2019
In late 2018, a new farm bill was passed that legalized the production of hemp as an agricultural commodity while also removing it from the list of “controlled substances”. The Gold Rush of the modern farming era was on. The farming industry was buzzing with new information on how to grow and market this miracle plant. Hemp farming was going to not only save the modern row crop farmer but also make him wealthy in the process... Hemp production for fiber is actually set up well for row crop farmers because it can be grown and harvested with much of the same equipment we are already using, especially for tobacco farmers...
Categories: Agribusiness, Marketing, Specialty/Vegetable
By Darren Chan
Published May 28, 2019
Chitosan oligosaccharide is known as plant vaccines and they are the third type of vaccine after human and animal vaccines. It’s applied in a wide range of crops and application methods are also very flexible. Its important value has been gradually tapped and catch more and more attention. A wealth of compound products has emerged in and will open up a new path for crop nutrition and health... It’s widely used in the control of various crop diseases caused by fungi, bacteria and viruses especially viral diseases, blight, wilt on crops like watermelon, tomato, tobacco, cotton, fruit, pepper, vegetables, rice, etc...
Categories: Agribusiness, Corn, Organic
Published Aug 17, 2018
In 1611, William Aldred took his neighbor to court. Thomas Benton was being sued for “erecting a hogstye so near the house of the plaintiff that the air thereof was corrupted. ” In common language, the pigs stank, making it impossible for Aldred to enjoy his home which, in his words, had become “unbearable to live in. ” The courts sided with Aldred, saying the odor was “depriving him of his dignity” and therefore, a violation of his rights... Many of these farmers were formerly tobacco growers, and as demand dwindled for tobacco products, they found themselves out of work...
Categories: Hogs
By Darren Chan
Published Feb 4
Usually, Harpin Protein acted as a plant health promoter activates a plant’s immune system, which triggers growth and defence genes. When harpin protein contacts with plants’ receptors on their seeds, roots, and leaves, it will trigger an early warning system — “Systemic Acquired Resistance,” leading to increased plant yields and health. Target Crops: Economic crops such as cannabis, tobacco, Asparagus, avocado, mango, grape, citrus, blueberry, kiwi, apple, grape, plum, cherry, blueberry, avocado, nectarine etc. Mechanism of Harpin ProteinIt works by stimulating the plant to grow under the general effects of stress and one of those stresses is fungal attack. Harpin itself does not directly affect the pathogens, nor does it enter the plant, rather it binds to receptors on the plant leaf and thereby triggers physiological processes within the plant...
Categories: Agribusiness, Organic, Soybeans
Published Aug 16, 2019
In late 2018, a new farm bill was passed that legalized the production of hemp as an agricultural commodity while also removing it from the list of “controlled substances”. The Gold Rush of the modern farming era was on. The farming industry was buzzing with new information on how to grow and market this miracle plant. Hemp farming was going to not only save the modern row crop farmer but also make him wealthy in the process... Hemp production for fiber is actually set up well for row crop farmers because it can be grown and harvested with much of the same equipment we are already using, especially for tobacco farmers...
Categories: Agribusiness, Marketing, Specialty/Vegetable
By Darren Chan
Published May 28, 2019
Chitosan oligosaccharide is known as plant vaccines and they are the third type of vaccine after human and animal vaccines. It’s applied in a wide range of crops and application methods are also very flexible. Its important value has been gradually tapped and catch more and more attention. A wealth of compound products has emerged in and will open up a new path for crop nutrition and health... It’s widely used in the control of various crop diseases caused by fungi, bacteria and viruses especially viral diseases, blight, wilt on crops like watermelon, tomato, tobacco, cotton, fruit, pepper, vegetables, rice, etc...
Categories: Agribusiness, Corn, Organic
Published Aug 17, 2018
In 1611, William Aldred took his neighbor to court. Thomas Benton was being sued for “erecting a hogstye so near the house of the plaintiff that the air thereof was corrupted. ” In common language, the pigs stank, making it impossible for Aldred to enjoy his home which, in his words, had become “unbearable to live in. ” The courts sided with Aldred, saying the odor was “depriving him of his dignity” and therefore, a violation of his rights... Many of these farmers were formerly tobacco growers, and as demand dwindled for tobacco products, they found themselves out of work...
Categories: Hogs
By Darren Chan
Published Feb 4
Usually, Harpin Protein acted as a plant health promoter activates a plant’s immune system, which triggers growth and defence genes. When harpin protein contacts with plants’ receptors on their seeds, roots, and leaves, it will trigger an early warning system — “Systemic Acquired Resistance,” leading to increased plant yields and health. Target Crops: Economic crops such as cannabis, tobacco, Asparagus, avocado, mango, grape, citrus, blueberry, kiwi, apple, grape, plum, cherry, blueberry, avocado, nectarine etc. Mechanism of Harpin ProteinIt works by stimulating the plant to grow under the general effects of stress and one of those stresses is fungal attack. Harpin itself does not directly affect the pathogens, nor does it enter the plant, rather it binds to receptors on the plant leaf and thereby triggers physiological processes within the plant...
Categories: Agribusiness, Organic, Soybeans
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