Army worm, aphid attack: experts warn cotton growers
Army worm, aphid attack: experts warn cotton growers Punjab Agriculture Department has warned the growers on Thursday that chances of attack of army worm and aphid on cotton…
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Category: agribusiness
Punjab govt, Canadian firm ink MoU for biogas project
Punjab govt, Canadian firm ink MoU for biogas project LAHORE: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Punjab government and a renowned Canadian Company High Mark Bio-Gas…
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The Politics of Food Labeling
The Politics of Food Labeling Then there’s TMI’s close cousin: utterly useless information. And that’s what DeCroce unfortunately supports in New Jersey. She backs a bill that would…
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China Seen Ramping Up Wheat Imports After Rain Hurts Crop
China Seen Ramping Up Wheat Imports After Rain Hurts Crop China may boost wheat purchases from Australia by 67 percent this year, according to grain handler Emerald Group…
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Global Farmer Roundtable
Global Farmer Roundtable How do you feed a growing world population that is expected to increase by 2.6 billion people by 2050? And you must accomplish this by…
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Importing bumblebees for farming and gardening is spreading disease
Importing bumblebees for farming and gardening is spreading disease Bumblebees imported from abroad to pollinate fruit crops and garden flowers are spreading disease among native insects and may…
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Textile industry facing 10-hour loadshedding
Textile industry facing 10-hour loadshedding The textile industry is running from pillar to post in search of uninterrupted energy supply since the new government is in place to…
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High input costs to adversely impact wheat output
High input costs to adversely impact wheat output October 25, 2012: The domestic wheat production is expected to decline during Rabi Crop Season 2012-13 on the back of…
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Minimum purchase price of sugarcane fixed at Rs 170 per 40kg
Minimum purchase price of sugarcane fixed at Rs 170 per 40kg October 31, 2012: The Punjab government has fixed minimum purchase price of sugarcane for the season 2012-13…
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Soil and Water Conservation Services
Soil and Water Conservation Services A dry, barren, often sand covered area of land is waterless and without vegetation cover. The common features of such land are; low…
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Water Resources Development Services
Water Resources Development Services Timely and adequate availability of water is extremely important and pre-requisite to increase agricultural production. The horizontal expansion in cultivated area and increased cropping…
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Activities & Services
Activities & Services Land Resources Development Services A culturable waste land of approximately 3.924 million acres is available for development in Punjab which is 12.80% of cultivated area. For…
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Agricultural Field
Agricultural Field The historical background of farm mechanization in Pakistan has been tracked back to the report of the Royal Commission on Agriculture (1928) in which the commission…
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Effect of Salt Reduction on Growth of Listeria monocytogenes in Meat and Poultry Systems
Effect of Salt Reduction on Growth of Listeria monocytogenes in Meat and Poultry Systems Reducing sodium in pre-blends and emulsified meat and poultry products would have no effect…
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Influence of Feed Form and Source of Soybean Meal on Growth Performance of Broilers
Influence of Feed Form and Source of Soybean Meal on Growth Performance of Broilers A new study from Spain shows that pelleting improves the performance of broilers up…
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Reducing Food-borne Illness: Gut Health
Reducing Food-borne Illness: Gut Health Genes and genetic pathways involved in the intestinal health of chickens and pigs are described and genome-wide prediction tools for intestinal health are…
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Risk to food security from environmental degradation
Risk to food security from environmental degradation THE World Commission on Environment and Development has warned that unless we change our lifestyle, the world will continue to face…
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SPECIFICATIONS DEVELOPMENT & THEIR IMPORTANCE
SPECIFICATIONS DEVELOPMENT & THEIR IMPORTANCE While working in any organization whether manufacturing or services one will encounter the specifications and standards in any case. But QA people has…
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Plant Based Nutrients vs Animal Based Nutrients
Plant Based Nutrients vs Animal Based Nutrients Many people think that eating solely plant based food is not healthy and are still convinced that meat, dairy, fish and…
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Fruit Leather
Fruit Leather Fruit Leathers are a traditional method of preserving a fruit harvest. I recently got a great, brief question from a reader, Kyan: “Would you be willing…
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