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  • Ensuring beehive success this spring 2014

    Date:2014/05/03

    The long, hard winter weeded out weak colonies with few exceptions. Proper spring management will aid overwintered hives and new colonies alike. Posted on May 1, 2014 by Ben Phillips, Michigan State University Extension, and Walt Pett, Michigan ...

  • East Central Michigan field crop regional report – May 1, 2014

    Date:2014/05/03

    The cold and damp weather continues to plague East Central Michigan. Farmers anxiously wait for opportunities to get into the fields. Posted on May 1, 2014 by Dan Rossman, Michigan State University Extension Wheat showing improvement after a...

  • Be ready for European brown rot in tart cherries in 2014

    Date:2014/05/03

    The potential for European brown rot infection is high this season in orchards with carryover shoot strikes from last year. Applications of Indar will be required for effective control if we experience cold, wet weather. Posted on May 1, 2014 by...

  • Three new traditional farming systems in China designated as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems by FAO

    Date:2014/05/04

    Three new sites featuring unique farming systems in China were officially designated as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) sites at GIAHS Scientific and Steering Committee Meeting held during April 28-29, 2014.   Chinese d...

  • Changing Qinghai: More children to attend school

    Date:2014/05/04

    Updated: 2014-05-04 07:54  By Erik Nilsson (China Daily)   Increased government and nonprofit investment is transforming the lives of nomadic yak herders i...

  • Pioneering success in rural nursing homes

    Date:2014/05/04

    Updated: 2014-05-02 11:14 By Zheng Jinran in Handan, Hebei ( China Daily)   Seniors cook at an elderly care center in Feixiang county in Handan, Hebei province.  [Photo by Hao Qunying / For China Daily]   On a sunny afternoon, Guo Jiuj...

  • The limits of flower power

    Date:2014/05/04

    Updated: 2014-05-02 07:50 By Hu Yongqi ( China Daily Africa)   Yunnan is one of the three best places in the world to grow flowers, based on climate that keeps costs low and ensures year-round yields. Photos by Hu yongqi / China Daily   Yun...

  • Inside a field of wheat in E China

    Date:2014/05/04

    A farmer checks the quality of wheat crops at his field in Yanqiao Village, Linyi, east China's Shandong Province, May 3, 2014. (Xinhua/Zhang Chunlei)    A farmer checks the quality of wheat crops at his field in Yanqiao Village, Linyi, e...

  • Xinjiang increases subsidies for poor

    Date:2014/05/04

    URUMQI, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Regional government subsides for poor families in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region increased 6.6 percent to reach 4.16 billion yuan (676 million U.S. dollars) in 2014.   As a key program to improve peo...

  • President Xi Jinping makes inspection tour in Xinjiang

    Date:2014/05/04

      Chinese President Xi Jinping (C front) visits a mosque in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 30, 2014. Xi made an inspection tour in Xinjiang from April 27 to 30. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)     ...

  • Amazing scenery of paddy fields in China's Guangxi

    Date:2014/05/04

      Photo taken on May 1, 2014 shows an overhead view of paddy fields in Lingui County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Cuirong) (wf)   Photo taken on May 1, 2014 shows an overhead view of paddy fields in Lingui...

  • Farmers face woes after losing their land

    Date:2014/05/05

    Higher living costs in cities, lack of skills major obstacles: survey   Experts have urged the government to pay more attention to the livelihoods of farmers who have lost their land.   The call comes as a research report released on Frida...

  • Guangdong seeks rural students for top universities

    Date:2014/05/05

    Guangdong's education authorities will create a detailed plan to recruit high school graduates from impoverished rural areas across the country into key universities in the province.   The move is part of an expanded program under the Ministry ...

  • Hukeng village welcomes visitors

    Date:2014/05/05

    Hukeng village is home to the Hakka Tulou building and boasts many intangible cultural relics such as some ancient villages and ancient buildings. The village was also recognized as a national historical village by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-R...

  • 表一:2014年第一季度主要在建涂料生产线的统计

    Date:2014/05/04

    Enterprises Projects Proceeding XiaJinzhou Dongfang Yuhong Building Materials Co., Ltd. Production base with polyurethane (50,000 t/a), polyurea coating (50,...

  • Saccharin and its salts in the list of Permitted Sweeteners in Canada

    Date:2014/05/04

    Additive Permitted in or Upon Maximum use level Saccharin Breath freshener products 0.15% Unstandardized canned fruit 0.01% Chewing gum 0.25% Unstandardized frozen des...

  • Sales condition of Xiwang Foodstuffs's corn oil, 2013

    Date:2014/04/30

    Product Sales volume, tonne Average sales price, USD/t 2013  YoY change 2013  YoY change Small-packaged corn oil 117,500 -4.70% 2,07...

  • 46th Session of Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues opens in Nanjing

    Date:2014/05/06

      The 46th Session of Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR)opened in Nanjing on May 5, 2014.   There are a total of 15 agenda items, including over 600 draft Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for diquat and other 42 pesticides in foods ...

  • Eating less beef could dramatically cut farming emissions

    Date:2014/05/06

    Global carbon emissions from agriculture can be reduced by 50 to 90 percent by 2030 using strategies including eating less beef, reducing food waste and managing soil nutrients better, according to a report released Friday by Climate Focus and Califo...

  • Farming opportunities sprout at the Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center

    Date:2014/05/07

    New grant funding supports launch of an incubator farm in the food insecure region of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Posted on May 5, 2014 by Ashley McFarland, Michigan State University Extension Demand for local food has grown throughout th...