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Manage farmland with LINE! Cloud-based agriculture app monitors your digital farm in real time
Traditional agricultural cultivation management mostly relies on manual labor. To ensure that yield and quality are not affected by pests, diseases and climate, it has gradually developed toward protected cultivation, and greenhouse environmental control equipment is used to adjust the cultivation environment. However, it still faces a shortage of agricultural labor and difficulty in passing on techniques.
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Revised guidelines for humane egg production: increased space in poultry houses, no forced molting for egg production
The Agriculture Committee of Taiwan, China recently revised and circulated the "Definition and Guidelines for Humane Egg Production Systems." The biggest differences before and after the revision are lowering the stocking density for free-range and floor-rearing, prohibiting forced molting, stipulating that low-yielding hens after culling must not enter non-humane production system farms for continued rearing, and raising the conditions for enriched cages to EU standards.
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crowds gather at the Hami melon producing area, and even the farmers' association staff are scared by what they see
June is right in the middle of the New Century Hami melon season in Zhuangwei, Yilan, and recently many people from northern Taiwan have driven directly to the producing area to buy them, but during the Level 3 COVID-19 alert and epidemic prevention period, consumers gathering together instead creates a risk of spreading the epidemic. Chen Yuhua, director-general of the Zhuangwei Township Farmers' Association, said, "
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Qilai Mountain tea farmer Xu Ruilin invests a million to upgrade cold storage for preserving fresh tea
2021 spring tea is coming onto the market one after another. This year, due to water shortages reducing output plus the impact of the epidemic, it is reported that some tea farmers have suffered no small blow! By contrast, tea farmer Xu Ruilin from Qilai Mountain has not been affected at all, because he had long ago prepared a secret weapon - "professional refrigeration equipment
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Organic tea gardens have more spiders in both number and species than conventional ones, with better biodiversity
Spiders are natural enemies of tea pests such as the tea mosquito bug (Helopeltis spp.), and tea gardens with abundant spider ecology help eliminate tea pests and are also an important indicator of tea garden biodiversity. Over the past two years, the Endemic Species Research Institute of the Council of Agriculture conducted field spider surveys in the tea areas of Yuchi Township, Nantou County, and
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Hand-picked Natural Farming Ruby Black Tea, Showcasing Classic Taiwan Fragrance
Sun Moon Lake Ruby Black Tea. Amber-bright red like jade. Unique Taiwan fragrance. Sun Moon Lake Ruby Black Tea (Taiwan Tea No. 18) is the star black tea of the tea district in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, and belongs to the large-leaf variety. Yuchi Township is surrounded by mountains with rolling gentle hills, the soil is slightly acidic red soil, the altitude is about 700
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Drought Hard to Relieve, Spring Tea Output Cut by 30 Percent, Tea Farmers Cry Out in Distress
With drought and little rain, Zhanghu District, Yunlin's most important tea-producing area, has suffered heavy losses. The local village chief said that now is when the tea plants need water most, and without rain, the tea plants either wither and die or simply fail to grow. This year's spring tea will not only be cut by about 30 percent, but may even affect
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Hsinchu City Farmers' Association organic vegetable boxes can be ordered online, delivered to your home without going to the market
During the pandemic, demand for people cooking at home surged greatly. The Hsinchu City Farmers' Association will launch organic vegetable boxes on the 2nd, offering advance orders to the public, and delivery to the home is available for orders of 10 boxes or more. Farmers' Association Director-General Chung Hsiang-ming pointed out that fruits and vegetables from local small farmers sell out as soon as they are stocked and cannot be combined into vegetable boxes. This time, the association is cooperating with the Longtan District Farmers' Association in Taoyuan to launch organic vegetable boxes at discounted prices, giving families in Hsinchu City a convenient choice.
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Savoring Organic Farming: Rooted in Tribal Culture, Creating a Brand-New Indigenous Farming Economy
[Savoring Organic]Rooted in Tribal Culture, Creating a Brand-New Indigenous Farming Economy To promote tribal organic agriculture, the "Tribal e-Go" platform was established, teaching tribal farmers to carry out season-limited agricultural marketing and supporting the operation of the sales platform. (Image provided by
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Taitung Organic Sugar Apple Marketing Success: Young Farmer Li Chun-yi's Eco-Friendly Grass Cultivation
Providence University alumnus Li Chun-yi once worked as a part-time worker and supervisor at a concert organizing company, then returned to his hometown in Taitung to grow sugar apples, transforming from an urban youth into a rural farmer, overcoming skeptical looks from those around him to prove that the eco-friendly "grass cultivation" method is correct
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