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Spot Checks on Key Seed Production Bases Fully Underway
On August 31, the second 2014 meeting of the National-Level Seed Base (Zhangye) Management and Coordination Leading Group was held in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, and the meeting made arrangements for the upcoming spot checks on key seed production bases. It is reported that since late August, the Seed Management Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture
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China's 11th consecutive year of grain increase combined with a bumper harvest in the US puts global grain prices under pressure
The harvest season is about to arrive, and China is expected to see an 11th consecutive year of bumper grain harvests. But according to an analysis by The Wall Street Journal, years of official purchasing policy have severely distorted grain prices, with corn prices even reaching 3 times the international price, and a bumper harvest actually creates more problems.
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Seed production bases to undergo special inspection by the Ministry of Agriculture
On August 18, the reporter learned from the Ministry of Agriculture that, in order to strengthen source-level governance of the seed market and severely crack down on illegal acts such as unlicensed production at seed production bases and variety counterfeit-label infringement, the Ministry of Agriculture is scheduled to launch a special inspection of hybrid corn and hybrid rice seed production bases in late August.
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How can the fertilizer industry accelerate its transformation and upgrading? Understanding the situation and finding the right position are key
The current macroeconomic situation is very severe. A considerable portion of China's industries suffer from overcapacity, and the growth rate of the national economy is slowing. The impact on the fertilizer industry has already become apparent: coal prices are falling, product prices are declining, and the market is sluggish. At present, the situation of Anhui's fertilizer industry is mixed,
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Who governs rural China under the current township administration and village governance structure?
Through the ages, people have always been happy to believe that the countryside is beautiful and farmers are simple and honest, and that when the upper classes' morals collapse, one can still go to the countryside and among the common people to seek a rich deposit of morality. However, in recent days, rural governance problems have occurred frequently, and in some
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China's Annual Grain Loss Reaches 70 Billion Jin; Hidden Waste Should Not Be Underestimated
Starting in 2011, Santai Flour Co., Ltd. in Taihe County, Anhui Province launched a "grain bank" business, providing farmers with grain storage and exchange services, solving the problem of high grain loss during farmers' grain storage. The photo shows the Gaomiao branch of the Santai Grain Bank. Xinhua News Agency
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Organic commitment: Healthy Times founder's 36 years of unwavering dedication
No one knows exactly when it started, but when people go out shopping these days, besides checking whether something is fresh, they also pay attention to whether it is organic. The reason is that modern people care more about health and pursue pure, natural, uncontaminated food. This is especially true for food given to babies, and mothers place even more importance on organic options.
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Macadamia nuts from seed to seedling: Wang Zhengguo, founder of Yunnan's macadamia industry
Wang Zhengguo, former director of the Yunnan Institute of Tropical Crops. Born in 1939 in Fengqing, Lincang, Yunnan, he graduated in 1962 with a degree in genetics from the Department of Biology at Yunnan University. He was later assigned to the Yunnan Institute of Tropical Crops in Xishuangbanna, where he worked on the breeding of new natural rubber varieties.
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Want to make your own organic fertilizer? First, understand what compost is and its benefits
Organic compost. Composting is an ancient technique that requires no precise calculations or advanced skills. With just a little effort, you can both solve the environmental problem of waste and improve soil fertility, making it well worth adopting. Let's take a look together below. Farm compost
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What does microbial composting do? Understanding microbially enhanced composting in one article
Microbial oil cake compost: Organic farming places special emphasis on cultivating the soil so that it can maintain the highest productive capacity, and one of the best ways to improve the soil is to apply organic fertilizers such as microbial oil cake fertilizer and oil cake liquid fertilizer. This not only significantly shortens the production time of organic fertilizer, but the method is also very simple, clean and hygienic, and crop yield and quality are markedly improved.
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