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MeshTek Labs- Horticulture Solutions
MeshTek Labs delivers cutting-edge IoT-based horticulture solutions designed to optimize growth conditions, enhance crop yields, and improve resource efficiency. Discover the future of smart farming with MeshTek's innovative technology.
ASCFG Dave Dowling Scholarship
The ASCFG is dedicated to advancing the domestic cut flower industry by encouraging young people to consider cut flower production as a career. To foster this goal, every year the ASCFG will award $1,000 each to two students interested in becoming cut flower growers. Successful applicants will receive one-year ASCFG memberships and accompanying benefits.
The program is open to students working toward a two- or four-year degree, or a graduate degree, in horticulture or floriculture. Applicants m
Farming for Nature Ambassadors Lisa Fingleton and Rena Blake at The Barna Way
Rena Blake and LIsa Fingleton are new Farming for Nature Ambassadors.
They are based just outside Ballybunion, North Kerry where they run a 8 hectare (20 ac) organic farm called The Barna Way. They focus mainly on organic horticulture, growing tomatoes, potatoes, salad leaves, apples and other fruit, in the orchard, polytunnel and gardens. They also keep bees and manage the farm’s native meadows for wildlife and as habitats for ground nesting birds and other creatures.
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Ask HN: Resources for Learning Horticulture And/or Viticulture?
Can anyone recommend good resources for learning about horticulture and viticulture?<p>I am looking for online courses and/or books.<p>Thank you!
Horticulture farming for economic emporwerment
This campaign seeks to raise funds to help rural farmers better their lives through farming of horticulture produce at the same time being a source of healthy foods for communities abroad.
Organic Farming India
Best bio Fertilizers in India Aastha Organics🌟National Milk Day – Celebrating the white revolution that transformed lives across the nation!At Aastha Organics, we honor the invaluable contribution of dairy farmers who work tirelessly to bring nutrition to every home. Milk, a symbol of strength and health, has been an essential part of building strong communities and a healthier nation. As we celebrate this day, let’s acknowledge the efforts of progressive farmers who make this possible.Our commi
Is Organic Farming in Kenya What It’s Claimed to Be?
Is Organic Farming in Kenya What It’s Claimed to Be?Organic farming is often heralded as a sustainable solution to climate change, soil degradation, and health concerns. Globally, it’s seen as a transformative approach to food production, offering a path to healthier ecosystems and improved human well-being. But how does this narrative hold up in Kenya’s agricultural landscape?Photo: CourtesyAs Peter Mwangi, CEO of PEMU Agrifood Academy, shares…Is Organic Farming in Kenya What It’s Claimed to Be
The Future of Food: How Organic Farming is Changing the World
The Future of Food: How Organic Farming is Changing the WorldThe future of food production is undergoing a transformative shift towards sustainability, with organic farming leading the charge. At Bharatvarsh Nature Farms, we are proud to be at the forefront of this movement, demonstrating how organic farming can positively impact our health, environment, and food security. In this blog, we delve into the benefits of organic farming, its role in sustainable agriculture, and how innovations in thi
Highland Community College to host Northwest Illinois Agronomy Summit on Jan. 29
Highland Community College in Freeport will host the Northwest Illinois Agronomy Summit Conference on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The Northwest Illinois Agronomy Summit is an annual event that brings together ...
Mangroves save $855 billion in flood protection globally, new study shows
Mangroves have been shown to provide $855 billion in flood protection services worldwide, according to a new study.
From one gene switch, many possible outcomes
Scientists have uncovered surprising ways transcription factors, the genetic switches for genes, regulate plant development. Their findings reveal how subtle changes in a lipid-binding region called the START domain can dramatically alter gene regulation, paving the way for advancements in crop engineering, synthetic biology, and precision gene therapies.
That's no straw: Hummingbirds evolved surprisingly flexible bills to help them drink nectar
Hummingbird bills -- their long, thin beaks -- look a little like drinking straws. But new research shows just how little water, or nectar, that comparison holds. Scientists have discovered that the hummingbird bill is surprisingly flexible. While drinking, a hummingbird rapidly opens and shuts different parts of its bill simultaneously, engaging in an intricate and highly coordinated dance with its tongue to draw up nectar at lightning speeds.
Climate change threatens global food supply: Scientists call for urgent action
As climate change accelerates, scientists are sounding the alarm about its potentially devastating impact on the world's food supply. Researchers warn that without rapid changes to how we develop climate-resilient crops, we could face widespread food shortages leading to famine, mass migration, and global instability.
Book review – The Man Who Organized Nature: The Life of Linnaeus
11-minute readkeywords: biography, history of science, taxonomy
Sometimes, topics forcefully suggest themselves to me for review. With the publication in 2023 of Mark Ragan’s Kingdoms, Empires, & Domains and then, earlier this year, Jason Roberts’s Every Living Thing, the history of taxonomy put itself on my to-do list. What better book to start this three-part review with than a biography of the legend himself? Though Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) is best remembered for the system o
DNA of 1,000 year-old maize sheds light on origins of globally important food crop
Researchers have tested ancient DNA from corn found at archaeological sites in Arkansas, shedding new light on the dispersal of one of the world's most important food crops.
Cleaning surfaces every two hours cuts norovirus infections by 83 percent in airports, study finds
At airports, frequently disinfecting surfaces, mask-wearing and antimicrobial surface coatings can all help prevent the spread of norovirus, according to a new study.
A Single Atom Can Change the Color of a Bird
Across the animal kingdom, birds are some of the most colorful creatures of all. But how did all the amazingly colored different bird species arise?
Nearly all birds with bright red, orange, and yellow feathers or bills use a group of pigments called carotenoids to produce their colors. However, these animals can’t make carotenoids directly. They must acquire them through their diets from the plants they eat. Parrots are the exception to this rule, having evolved an entirely new way to make colo
Horticulture With Advance Jivamrut Explained!
Horticulture With Advance Jivamrut Explained!
Eating high-processed foods impacts muscle quality, study finds
A diet high in ultra-processed foods is associated with higher amounts of fat stored inside thigh muscles, regardless of the amount of calories consumed or level of physical activity, according to a new study. Higher amounts of intramuscular fat in the thigh could also increase the risk for knee osteoarthritis.
Mammoth as key food source for ancient Americans
Scientists have uncovered the first direct evidence that ancient Americans relied primarily on mammoth and other large animals for food. Their research sheds new light on both the rapid expansion of humans throughout the Americas and the extinction of large ice age mammals.