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Grape orders plummet by 70 percent, small farmers call for bulk group purchases by companies and communities
Grapes hang heavy on the vines, yet farmers in Dacun, Changhua pick them with great anxiety. After the domestic pandemic alert was raised to Level 3, people's consumption shifted from physical stores to online, causing orders from restaurants and fruit shops to drop; when "Upstream and Downstream" actually asked farmers' associations and farmers in the production areas, it found that grapes in the Dacun area are mostly sold directly by farmers, with a small portion sold on their behalf by the farmers' association. With school closures, staggered work shifts and unstable logistics and delivery conditions, orders have fallen sharply for both the farmers' association and the farmers, with farmers' orders down by more than 70 percent. Last year's warm winter also caused grapes in Nantou to mature early, so the grapes from both areas clashed head-on, which is quite unfavorable for sales.
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Pink and pretty red girl radish cake: A symbiotic kitchen connects small farmers, restaurants and the community
Pink and pretty red girl radish cake, a delicious treat born of cooperation! A symbiotic kitchen brings together small farmers, restaurants and the community in new connections
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Changhua onions: chaotic climate, small bulbs, falling prices, tender and sweet, yet farmers weep - please enjoy them while fresh
Small-bulb onions are tender, juicy and sweet, yet they make farmers weep! Chaotic climate leaves Changhua onions small and prices falling - please enjoy them while fresh
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Meinong papayas go on sale, Chunghwa Post iPostmall invites you to support small farmers
To help local small farmers with marketing, Chunghwa Post Company has launched a seasonal "Caring Agricultural Products Marketing Zone" on iPostmall, offering high-quality agricultural specialty products in season. This year, for the first time, it is partnering with small papaya farmers in Meinong. From now until March 23, 2021, on iPostmall...
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How can small-scale pig farmers correctly and effectively prevent diseases?
At present, the pig farming model in rural areas has undergone considerable changes. The production speed of fattening pigs has accelerated, the fattening period has been greatly shortened, and the annual slaughter rate of meat pigs has risen substantially. The overall operation is gradually transitioning from decentralized, extensive management to various degrees of intensive, large-scale management. However, due to
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How can small-scale backyard pig farmers do a good job of disinfection?
How can backyard farmers properly disinfect the farm site and pig pens? (1) After culling diseased pigs and pigs in the same group, the site must be cleaned and disinfected. (2) Before cleaning and disinfecting, protective clothing must be put on. (3) The manure in the pig pens should be completely removed, and pig manure scattered in the yard should be collected and treated by sealed pile fermentation or incineration. (4) When clearing piled poultry manure, water should be sprinkled on it, and manure dust must not be raised. (5) Thoroughly disinfect the site and poultry houses with disinfectants, and used personal protective items such as gloves, plastic bags and masks should be centrally destroyed. (6) Reusable items must be washed twice with detergent to ensure they are clean. (7) Soak the clothes worn during culling in hot water above 70°C for more than 10 minutes, then wash them with soapy water and dry them in the sun. (8) After handling contaminated materials, wash hands and take a shower. The highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus has poor survival ability in the external environment. As long as disinfection measures are appropriate, commonly used disinfectants in pig production practice, such as aldehydes, chlorine-containing disinfectants, phenols, oxidants, alkalis, etc., can all kill the virus in the environment. Using the following disinfectants for the farm and housing environment gives relatively good disinfection results: (1) Aldehyde disinfectants: including formaldehyde, paraformaldehyde, etc., among which fumigation disinfection with formaldehyde is the most commonly used. For enclosed pens, fumigation disinfection can be carried out by adding 7-21 grams of potassium permanganate per cubic meter and 14-42 milliliters of formalin. During fumigation disinfection, the room temperature generally should not be lower than 15°C, and the relative humidity should be 60%-80%. Potassium permanganate can first be added to the container, then formalin added. Close doors and windows for more than 7 hours to achieve the disinfection purpose, then open doors and windows for ventilation to eliminate residual odor. (2) Chlorine-containing disinfectants: including inorganic chlorine-containing disinfectants and organic chlorine-containing disinfectants. The disinfection effect depends on the content of available chlorine; the higher the content, the stronger the disinfection ability. A 5% bleaching powder solution can be used to spray animal pens, cages, feed troughs and vehicles for disinfection. (3) Alkaline preparations: mainly sodium hydroxide and quicklime, etc. Most sodium hydroxide preparations used for disinfection are crude alkali liquor containing 94% sodium hydroxide. When used, they are often heated and prepared into a 1%-2% aqueous solution, used for disinfection of poultry house floors, walls, exercise yards and contaminated materials polluted by the virus, and also used for disinfection of floors in slaughterhouses, food factories and transport vehicles and vessels. After spraying for 6-12 hours, rinse clean with clear water.
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Fixing Your Own Farm Machinery Becomes a Trend: Small Farm Machinery Classes Help Farmers Take Back Control of Farming
"Black-Handed Farmers" Are Catching On! Fix Your Own Farm Machinery, Small Farm Machinery Classes Set Off a Trend, Take Back Control of Farming
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Mold may be small, but its harm is great, and millions of pig farmers suffer because of it
Mold may be small, but it leaves millions of pig farmers in tears!
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Hualien County Partners with Carrefour to Create a New Stage for Local Smallholder Farmers
Hualien enjoys exceptional natural resources, and its pure water and fertile soil produce agricultural specialties acclaimed nationwide. To make Hualien's high-quality agricultural products more widely known, the Hualien County Agriculture Department has partnered with Carrefour. Yesterday (the 14th), at...
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Yuxi Farmers' Association Supermarket's Thoughtful Direct Sales of Small Farmers' Produce, Combined with a Retail Chain, Turns Things Around in Seven Years
Yuxi Farmers' Association Supermarket is so thoughtful: small farmers' produce is sold directly on the shelves, and a partnership with FamilyMart expands sales, turning things around in seven years
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