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Date:2014/11/15
The coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong
province, holds the 6th International Exhibition on Green Industry in the
city’s International Convention Center, on Nov 14-16, including six parts
concerning environment protection planning and needs, air pol...
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Date:2014/11/16
Michigan chestnut growers should be scouting
for chestnut weevil, an important emerging pest of edible chestnuts.
Posted
on November 14, 2014 by Erin Lizotte, Michigan State University
Extension
Chestnut
weevil larvae emerging from shel...
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Date:2014/11/17
In 2013, the
Chinese feed industry showed a tendency of weak growth. According
to
CCM’s recent research, the total feed output in China in
2013 was 19.34 million tonnes, decreasing by 0.6% from 2012. Meanwhile,
the total
industrial output value...
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Date:2014/11/17
There are major concerns about how petro-based plastics fail to
decompose in the ocean and end up in the human food chain through fish
consumption. Comparatively, bio-based products, which are biocompatible
and eco-friendly, are capturin...
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Date:2014/11/17
ICAMA, EPA initiate evaluation for mutual-Acceptance of GLP
ICAMA and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jointly initiated the evaluation for mutual-Acceptance of GLP. The inception is marked by the visit of Ms. Franc...
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Date:2014/11/17
With the witness of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and President U Thein Sein of Myanmar, Mr. Han Changfu, Minister of Agriculture of China and Mr. Ohn Myint, Minister of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development of Myanmar, signed the Memorandum o...
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Date:2014/11/17
One of the biggest changes was expanded property rights for farmers. With China aiming to preserve 120 million hectares of arable land, it has pledged to grant farmers the right to possess, use and transfer their contracted land.
To ...
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Date:2014/11/17
Michigan chestnut growers should be scouting for chestnut weevil, an important emerging pest of edible chestnuts.
Posted on November 14, 2014 by Erin Lizotte, Michigan State University Extension
Chestnut weevil larvae emerging from shell. P...
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Date:2014/11/19
We are approaching the ideal time for
chestnut growers to scout for Asian chestnut gall wasp. Leaves often remain
attached to the galls during fall and winter, making them highly visible.
Posted on November 17, 2014 by Erin
Lizotte, Michigan S...
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Date:2014/11/19
MOA Chief Economist Qian Keming attended and addressed the Symposium on China-Africa Agricultural Cooperation in Wanning of Hainan Province on Nov. 14, 2014.
Qian noted that over recent years, the agricultural cooperation mechanism between C...
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Date:2014/11/19
The Fifth Roundtable Conference on China-Africa Cooperation was held in Wanning of Hainan Province on Nov. 13, 2014. The theme of the Conference was "Transform and upgrade for win-win cooperation". MOA Chief Economist Qian Keming attended the o...
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Date:2014/11/19
Minle county, in the city of Zhangye, Gansu province, develops its sightseeing agriculture in recent years, which refers to the combination of agriculture and tourism, in hopes of attracting tourists to spend more time and enjoy themselves in the rur...
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Date:2014/11/19
BEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's migrant population reached 245 million by the end of 2013, composing more than one sixth of the nation's total population, a government report said Tuesday.
The trend of people moving into big cities has ...
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Date:2014/11/18
President Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister
Tony Abbott walk from Australia's House of Representatives chamber at
Parliament House in Canberra on Monday. Agreement addresses China's rising demand for meat and
dai...
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Date:2014/11/18
Two visitors look at floral art works in
the floral design competitions in the 10th Pan Asia International Agriculture
Exhibition in Kunming on Nov 15. This year, the exhibition is themed around
strengthening the manor economy and promoting platea...
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Date:2014/11/18
Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli addresses
a teleconference on furthering the reform of the nation's household
registration system, in Beijing, capital of Chi...
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Date:2014/11/18
SYDNEY, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- A China-Australia free
trade agreement (FTA) - some ten years in the making - will produce a "
win-win" scenario for the entire global agricultural sector, as well as
equably reaping benefits for the farmers of both cou...
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Date:2014/11/20
Vine crop growers should follow these disease management tactics for next growing season. Growers can also learn more about managing gummy stem blight by attending the 2015 Great Lakes Expo educational sessions.
Gummy stem blight symptoms on...
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Date:2014/11/20
Getting out of the truck and walking across winter wheat stands can be helpful in assessing seeding rates, drill performance and prospect of a profitable crop.
Sixteen plants per foot of row may be adequate for mid-September planting, but as...
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Date:2014/11/20
Selecting earlier maturing soybean varieties can reduce the potential for harvest delays.
Snow cover on late-maturing soybeans in 2014.
For the past two years, 15 percent of the Michigan soybean crop was still in the field as of Nov. 9. Th...