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Date:2014/07/02
Farmers in holiday array carry scriptures while attending an Ongkor Festival prayer ceremony in Bomtoi Village, Dagze County, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 1, 2014. By walking around farmlands, villagers of the Tibetan ethnic...
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Date:2014/07/02
Jiading will hold an opening ceremony for the 14th Shanghai Malu Grape Festival on July 5, according to a report in the local news press.
The festival, themed, “Taste Malu grape, visit beautiful country,” will run for nearly three mont...
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Date:2014/07/02
BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) -- At 39, Xujiahe Village Party chief Xu Biwei has found himself in a job that does not pay. He's a loan facilitator.
But apparently he is good at what he does. In 2013 the village secured more than 4.6 million yuan (a...
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Date:2014/07/02
BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) -- More effort will be made to speed up China's agricultural modernization, ensure the nation's food security and increase farmers' incomes, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang said on Tuesday.
China will modernize i...
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Date:2014/07/02
HANGZHOU, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Live poultry trading has been banned in urban areas of east China's Zhejiang Province for good from Tuesday to control the spread of bird flu.
Zhejiang recorded a higher number of human cases of bird flu infections...
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Date:2014/07/01
Employees of China-Africa Cotton Development Ltd at a goods yard in Mozambique. [Photo/China Daily]
Agricultural company makes big splash with unique business model
The days of foreigners managing vast plantations, highlighted in&nb...
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Date:2014/07/01
A farmer of Tibetan ethnic group drives yaks on the mountainous area of Amne Machin peak in Maqen County of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 26, 2014. The entire Amne Machin range is about 28 kilometers lo...
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Date:2014/07/01
BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- China's quarantine watchdog has returned 1.25 million tonnes of corn shipments from the United States in recent months over genetic modification concerns, an official said on Monday.
Since October, Chinese authorit...
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Date:2014/07/02
Rainy weather and high relative humidity promotes Botrytis gray mold in strawberries and raspberries. A range of effective fungicides are available to help manage the disease. Alternative fungicide classes to avoid development of fungicide resistance...
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Date:2014/07/02
Black rot and Phomopsis are active in grapes. Aim to protect clusters from infection as soon as possible and rely on systemic fungicides for post-infection activity, particularly during rainy periods.
Posted on July 1, 2014 by Annemiek Schilder,...
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Date:2014/07/02
Frequent rains and high relative humidity are favoring downy mildew in grapes. Choose an effective fungicide to protect clusters and leaves on susceptible cultivars.
Posted on July 1, 2014 by Annemiek Schilder, Michigan State University Extensio...
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Date:2014/07/02
European red mites are the predominant mite pest species of Michigan apples, and without biological control, miticides are often needed to prevent economic injury.
Posted on July 1, 2014 by John Wise, Michigan State University Extension, Departm...
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Date:2014/07/02
Using fungicides to protect from American brown rot will be critical if weather conditions favor disease. SDHI fungicides represent the most effective current class of fungicides for protecting ripening fruit from brown rot.
Posted on July 1, 20...
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Date:2014/07/02
Second generation grape berry moth egglaying is predicted to begin this week in Southwest Michigan. Berry touch is a good time to protect clusters from this pest.
Posted on July 1, 2014 by Keith Mason, Michigan State University Extension, Depar...
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Date:2014/07/02
Strawberry harvest is coming to end, but will proceed another week in the region’s northern counties. Spotted wing Drosophila continues showing up in traps in southwest and Ottawa County strawberries, but no damage has been observed.
Posted on ...
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Date:2014/07/02
Sweet and tart cherry orchards are looking clean despite weather conditions conducive for disease; strawberry harvest is underway throughout Northwest Michigan.
Posted on July 1, 2014 by Emily Pochubay, Nikki Rothwell, and Duke Elsner, Michigan ...
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Date:2014/07/02
Sweet cherry harvest is peaking, raspberry harvest has begun, and Japanese beetles have appeared.
Posted on July 1, 2014 by Mark Longstroth, Bill Shane and Brad Baughman, Michigan State University Extension
Ripe Montmorency tart cherry fru...
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Date:2014/07/02
Farmers in the Great Lakes region may be concerned about white mold in soybeans in 2014 and how to properly manage this disease.
Posted on July 1, 2014 by Martin Chilvers, Michigan State University Extension, Department of Plant, Soil and Microb...
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Date:2014/07/01
On 20 May, 2014, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) released the Notice No. 1026 [2014] on Printing the Execution Plan of the Minimum Purchase Prices of Wheat and Early Indica Rice in 2014, stating the minimum prices of wheat and e...
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Date:2014/07/01
According to the Announcement No. 1745, jointly released by the Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China (MOA), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of People's Republic of China (MIIT), and the General Adminis...