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Soil organic matter: Compost use
www.fwi.co.uk | Feb 10, 2012
Compost trials by salad producer Vitacress have shown the potential to increase yields of spinach and rocket crops by about 10%, the firm’s farm agronomist, Shaun Clarkson, says.

VEGEPOLYS takes Fleuron d’Anjou’s Melkior to Fruit Logistica 2012 | PRLog
www.prlog.org | Feb 9, 2012
VEGEPOLYS takes Fleuron d’Anjou’s Melkior to Fruit Logistica 2012. VEGEPOLYS competitiveness cluster, the organisers of the SIVAL trade show, and fresh-produce magazine Réussir Fruits et Légumes of France have launched a major Europe-wide competition with the goal of encouraging varietal

Biobased Approaches Examined in Fight Against Zebra Chip / February 9, 2012 / News from the USDA
www.ars.usda.gov | Feb 9, 2012
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Manure Management Plan Due Dates Available Online | Environment content from National Hog Farmer
nationalhogfarmer.com | Feb 8, 2012
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) now offers the state’s livestock producers an opportunity to use an online database to double-check when annual updates and four-year manure management plans are due.

FMC Signs Exclusive Agreement for Access to New Patented Fungicide | Corn and Soybean Digest press
cornandsoybeandigest.com | Feb 8, 2012
PhiladelphiA, February 7, 2012 – FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) announced today it has signed an exclusive distribution and development agreement with Consumo em Verde (CEV), Biotecnologia das Plantas, S.A.

Corn Gene Helps Fight Multiple Leaf Diseases - Crop Biotech Update (2/3/2012) | ISAAA.org/KC
www.isaaa.org | Feb 3, 2012
Corn Gene Helps Fight Multiple Leaf Diseases: Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and partners discovered a single gene that could confer resistance to three important diseases...

Defra issues annual guidelines for pregnant women - Farming News - Farming - nebusiness.co.uk
www.nebusiness.co.uk | Jan 31, 2012
DEFRA has issued its annual guidelines for pregnant women to avoid close contact with farm animals during the lambing season.

Drip Irrigation Specialists Top Irrigation rebrand as Life Irrigation
www.pr9.net | Jan 26, 2012
North London and Hertfordshire based Drip Irrigation Company formerly known as Top Irrigation have launched rebranded their logo identity and website as Life Irrigation.

Students to Create Olympic Themed Garden | Otley College Suffolk
www.otleycollege.ac.uk | Jan 26, 2012
A group of horticultural students have been working hard on a project to create an Olympic themed garden at Otley College.

Reduced Feed Costs Could Boost Profitability
www.thepigsite.com | Jan 20, 2012
CANADA - The President of Westside Economics predicts reduced feed costs will translate into improved profitability for North American pork producers throughout 2012 and into 2013, according to Bruce Cochrane.