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Crop diversification growing pains
06 Feb 2025 22:06 GMT
… is another success story. Grain yield is between 1, … protein plant creating a new market for pea growers. Pea … Association who negotiates farmgate prices. The crop has the support … Manitoba, rice diversification was a complete failure. Seed was planted in late …
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Jebba Dam Flood Destroys Rice Farms In Kwara, Over 1,000 Farmers Lose Billions; Three Die From Shock
06 Feb 2025 15:21 GMT
… The farmers lamented that they only cultivate rice during … harvesting their crops. One farmer collapsed upon seeing his farm … rice farmers had already prepared for the dry-season rice farming … season that rice farmers start their farming. Many farmers took …
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NTT targets paddy cultivation on 188,000 ha for food security
06 Feb 2025 19:49 GMT
… Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province to cultivate paddy on 188 thousand hectares … agricultural sector. With this potential, rice production in the region can … will pursue the target of cultivating around 188 thousand hectares of …
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Deputy Senate president unveils N2.79bn loan for North-West farmers
06 Feb 2025 16:40 GMT
… 79 billion loan scheme to farmers across the 186 Local … aims at raising 558 young farmer millionaires across the seven … initiative of empowering 558 young farmers in the North-West … would be guided in cultivating maize and rice crops. This would essentially …
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States take up oilseeds as summer crops
06 Feb 2025 15:46 GMT
… oilseeds production as summer grown crops (February-June), ten states … MH of rice fallow where the land remains unused after harvesting for … breeder seed production in the 65 seed hubs, the official said. Farmers in … imports and encourage local cultivation.
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Four States Ag Expo offers growers, producers latest research-based information
06 Feb 2025 13:26 GMT
… February 13, bringing together growers and producers from Arkansas, … about livestock and forages, row crops, horticulture, commercial horticulture, … paid to Arkansas State Plant Board to obtain a … Use of Pesticides Around the Farm – Bob Scott, extension …
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Shining a light on sustainability: UV-treated grass seeds may curb methane in livestock
06 Feb 2025 13:24 GMT
… corn—the kind farmers grow for grain. But last year … seeds are then sold to farmers. We hypothesized that treating the parent plants … improvements in crop performance.”
BioLumic seed treatment of … forage systems.”
Soil based rice cultivation
About a year ago …
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Collaboration formed to curb methane emission in rice farming
06 Feb 2025 02:18 GMT
… to reduce methane emissions in cultivating rice.
“Methane is a … statement.
In farming, methane can slash crop output and affect … irrigation water consumption in rice fields without decreasing the … offer technical support to farmers.
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Citing Financial Struggles, Rice Farmer Asks, 'Is Farming Really Worth It?'
06 Feb 2025 00:20 GMT
Larew highlighted cotton farmers who are struggling to get operating loans after three years of drought and low prices. "They are now facing really tough decisions, and the bank doesn't know whether or not they are going to be able to extend that …
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Deputy Senate President launches ₦2.79 billion initiative for North West farmers
06 Feb 2025 11:55 GMT
… million loan to invest in farming this season.
“The … initiative to empower young farmers and boost agricultural productivity.” … will focus on cultivating maize and rice, the Deputy President … gap by empowering young farmers with financial support and …