Mechanization and Technology

Rainwater almost everywhere on Earth has unsafe levels of ‘forever chemicals’, according to new research. Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large family of human-made chemicals that don’t occur in nature. They are known as ‘forever chemicals’ because they don’t break down in the environment. They have non-stick or …

Russia’s agriculture ministry has proposed that the government limits seed imports by setting up quotas, aiming to stimulate domestic production, the Interfax news agency quoted it as saying on Friday. Russia, the world’s largest wheat exporter, has long aimed to become less dependent on imported seeds for a number of …

Poor rainfall in major rice-growing regions of India has triggered fears of export restrictions on rice, too, after wheat and sugar. Looking to control domestic prices, India had in May banned wheat and sugar exports amid a scorching summer and a global supply shortage. Being the world’s largest exporter of …

Press release… By Chris McCullough PAYING more attention to feed efficiency indexes when selecting sires for dairy herds will help compensate the escalating costs of feed being witnessed today. Across the world feed, fertiliser and energy costs have reached record high levels that are decimating profits on dairy farms. Even …

Press release… TürkTraktör, the first manufacturer of the Turkish automotive industry and the leading brand of agricultural mechanization, announced its half-year financial results covering the first six months of 2022. The company broke the all-time record in the first six months with 8,254 units in exports. TürkTraktör General Manager Aykut …

Agriculture is one of the few industries that fully utilizes all four components of production — land, labour, capital, and organization/management – while also consuming the most scarce resource, water. Several constraints hamper agriculture’s future. The land is lacking, and residents and people in business have competing demands. Water and …

Press release… The fight against the Mediterranean Fruit Fly continues to prevent yield loss. Within the scope of the Good Agricultural Practices Project carried out by the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (EYMSİB) together with the İzmir Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry, 2,500 Mediterranean Fruit Fly control …

The construction of the project to bring water to Lake Marmara in the western province of Manisa as it dried up in the last two years with the drought and water resources cut has been completed and is ready for implementation, officials have announced. Birol Çınar “The project, which has been completed, will provide …

Sustainability is the word that will define this decade – unless the pandemic lasts longer than expected and claims the top spot – so it is a worrying day when the world has to mark how unsustainable it really, with humanity passing an unnerving milestone on July 28 after consuming …

Zhang Jinpeng decided to return to his hometown in rural Shandong province to be nearer his family. Sensing an opportunity in agricultural e-commerce, he started an online store on Pinduoduo, China’s largest agriculture platform, to sell garlic. Zhang’s hometown, Jinxiang County in southwestern Shandong province, is famous for its garlic. A …