John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Lamb/Sheep, Sustainability, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
Connecticut solar developers enlist sheep to cut grass and ease tensions
Several projects before the state’s siting board propose integrating sheep grazing with photovoltaic installations.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Vegetables, Agriculture Global, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Ag India, Ag Innovation, Tomato,
Kochi firm develops yellow tomato
A group of scientists at AgriGenome Labs, Kochi, has successfully demonstrated the application of the CRISPR Cas9 technology in plants.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Sustainability, Ag Innovation,
Emerging Carbon Markets in Agriculture: Issues and Opportunities - Farm Foundation
Free on Mar. 16, 2021: experts discuss the issues and opportunities carbon markets present to agriculture operations.
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Randy Krotz
Topics: Cotton, Sustainability, AgriBusiness,
BASF rolls out support scheme for sustainable cotton farmers
BASF has launched the e3 Sustainable Cotton Grower Fund, an effort to provide additional economic support for cotton farmers in the e3 programme who commit to growing sustainable cotton.
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03/03/2021 SOURCE: www.mccourier.com
The report named Global GMO Crops and Seeds Market 2020 by Company, Regions, Type, and Application,
GMO Crops and Seeds Market set size record exponential growth size 2027 - The Courier
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Soybeans, Ag Innovation, AgriBusiness,
Funny this is questioned, but soyoil coated wire isn't more tasty to rodents!
Assessing Rodent Gnawing of Elastomers Containing Soybean Oil Derivatives
Replacing petroleum-based components with biobased materials makes products more sustainable, but anecdotal evidence has suggested that this might also make them more attractive to rodents for gnawing. This study was conducted to determine if the inclusion of soybean oil or its derivatives in natural rubber, styrene–butadiene rubber, ethylene–propylene diene monomer, or flexible polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plaque samples affects the extent of gnawing damage by mice. The components tested were epoxidized soybean oil, degummed soybean oil, high oleic soybean oil, and styrenated soybean oil. Twelve treatments were tested, each exposed individually to 10 mice for 14 days. At days 8 and 15, the plaques were assessed for gnawing damage, both subjectively and by weight loss. Extensive gnawing was noted only on plaques made of PVC (both PVC standard and PVC with 10 PHR epoxidized soybean oil), and the gnawing damage difference between these two PVC treatments was not statistically significant. The other 10 treatments all showed negligible gnawing. The inclusion of soybean oil or its derivatives in common elastomers did not affect rodent gnawing.
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Team AgWiki
Topics: Dairy, USDA,
Farm Hands on the Potomac: USDA names racial equality, markets advisers
Secretary Vilsack named key advisers for racial issues and market reform, and Pat Roberts has taken a new job with Capitol Counsel.
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Randy Krotz
Topics: Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Ag Russia & CIS,
ASF Russia: Over half a million pigs culled this winter
Around 560,000 pigs have been culled on various commercial swine farms in Russia.
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03/03/2021 SOURCE: www.lancasterfarming.com
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