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Get JD 8235R for Higher Performance: Make the Right Choice

Founded in 1837, John Deere has grown to become one of the world’s leading businesses in the farming and agriculture sector. Based on the values of quality, integrity and innovation this company strives to help their customers grow too. With a thorough understanding of your requirement, we bring to you the best in class of used John Deere tractors for maximized comfort and efficiency for all your farming needs. The JD 8235R – an Introduction The JD 8235R is specially designed [...]

December 8, 2014 ARTICLES JD 8235R, John Deere tractors, used John Deere tractors Comments OffRead more...

Kenya: Climate Knowledge By Farmers Boosts Harvests – Report

With weather extremes caused by climate change now widely seen as a major threat to food production in Africa and South Asia, a new report finds that many countries including Kenya are now providing millions of farmers with innovative climate information services that allow them to anticipate and adapt to rapidly changing conditions. The study, 'Scaling up climate services for farmers: Mission Possible', calls for the mobilisation of community radio stations, meteorological services, agriculture extension agents, schools and farmers to [...]

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Women farmers are critical to developing the full potential of Africa’s agriculture

In 1964, The Republic of Zambia became an independent nation. On Oct. 24, 2014, the country will commemorate 50 years of freedom with a myriad of festivities, parades and music. Today, female farmers in this beautiful country have another cause for celebration – their growing success at increasing crop yields and productivity at significant rates. Women farmers represent nearly half of Africa’s agricultural workers, and are critically important to developing the full potential of African agriculture and global food security. However, [...]

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Kubota introduces new utility tractor model

Kubota has announced its latest model in the MX-Series utility ag tractor line with the MX5800, a four-wheel-drive HST model delivering 61.4 gross horsepower. The MX5800 meets Tier 4 Final emissions standards and has increased engine power, and ergonomic features for operator comfort. More power The Kubota diesel engine in the new MX5800 provides a smooth transfer of power, low noise and quick starts. A Common Rail System (CRS) and Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) deliver cleaner emissions that comply with EPA [...]

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Western Kenyan farmers eye increased yields with training

Over 40,000 smallholder farmers from western Kenya are set to train on new age farming, in a move meant to spur more yields and incomes at a time when the climate change and poor soils have taken a toll on the area’s production capacity. The training initiative is being fostered by One acre Fund, a not for profit organization that has positively changed farmers livelihoods since its inception in the area. The new initiative has been made possible with the [...]

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Horticultural farmers double yields with crop energizer

A new crop energizer and yield booster is proving popular among horticultural farmers who are recording more than doubling of their yields with the supplement being hailed for its ability to assist crops take in as much nutrients from the soil as possible. When 27 years old John Wamweru Wambugu from Kiamikuyu village in Mwea Division of Kirinyaga County decided to use Boom flower a new generation plant energizer and yield booster on one acre of his six acre farm [...]

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Solar energy for the farm?

High up-front costs have steered many farmers away from investing in their own solar or wind energy plant. But that scenario is changing with the rise in energy prices and a concurrent drop in material costs for installing a solar or wind plant. “In the last four or five years, the cost of solar systems has actually been cut in half,” says Mark Olinyk, president of Harvest Energy Solutions, a Midwest energy distributor specializing in the farm market. “The technology [...]

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Producing renewable energy for the farm and for sale

Pork and Plants. It’s an interesting name for a company. In fact, Pork and Plants is interesting in a lot of ways — from selling half and whole hogs to being a connoisseur of Red Wattle pork to raising poinsettias to burning biomass pellets for heating its 50,000 square feet of greenhouse space. Pork and Plants is among a small, but growing number of farms producing renewable energy. According to the 2012 Census of Agriculture, the number of farms producing [...]

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Profiles on climate-smart agriculture presented to standing-room-only World Bank audience

by Nathan Russell Building on prior experience to confront new challenges is a basic precept of ancient folk wisdom, which has informed actions in every sphere of human endeavor throughout history. Now, it also serves, logically, as the guiding principle for a novel effort aimed at getting a grip on climate change in the agriculture of Latin America and the Caribbean. With support from the World Bank, climate experts at CIAT and the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) [...]

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The First Ever Farmers Conservation Agriculture Communities of Practice Launched at Laikipia, Kenya

Launched in Nanyuki, Laikipia County, over one hundred and fifty farmers, county and ward officials, service providers and other private sector stakeholders from seven wards participated in this land mark event in the drive for the promotion of Conservation agriculture as a Climate Smart agricultural strategy. With the County government of Laikipia committing 1.6 million Kenya shillings of its budget to Conservation agriculture. Mr Arthur Maathai Representative of the County Chief Officer, Agriculture reiterated the County’s commitment to the [...]

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