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Will New Infrastructure Focus Help Wastewater Treatment Projects Gain Traction?
As the wastewater industry dissects the $1.75 trillion federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to understand how much will flow to us, it’s important to note that wastewater treatment projects at the local level continue to pass city approvals and find funding.
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Could Beer Hold The Key To Fighting Red Tide?
Few things will upset your vacation plans to the Gulf of Mexico quicker than news that a red tide is set to greet you at the shoreline. And that angst extends to restaurants, shops, and other businesses in the area, which take a beating when these harmful algal blooms, or HABs, drive away beachgoers.
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Bakers Are Benefitting From Sanitary Equipment Design
Throughout the food manufacturing industry, food safety is a top priority, and in order to enhance safety in their operations, baking companies are exploring sanitary equipment design solutions borrowed from the meat and poultry sectors.
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Aseptic Packaging Market Will Show Strong Growth Through 2020
With many driving factors, aseptic packaging is becoming an increasing popular packaging format, spurring growth and providing packaging manufacturers with numerous market opportunities.
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Electron Beam Packaging Sterilization Yields Huge Benefits
The process of sterilizing materials used in carton packaging has long been limited in efficiency by the use of hydrogen peroxide. However, a new filling machine that leverages electron beam technology may change that.
CURRENT HEADLINES
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High-Tunnel Organic Ginger: Response To Propagation Material, Fertilizer, And Prepropagation Rhizome3/12/2024
Ginger is one of the world’s leading spice crops, and is used for both its medicinal and flavor qualities. It grows well in tropical regions and its rhizomes mature in eight to nine months from planting.
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FMC Corporation Expands Biologicals Crop Protection Platform In Canada3/12/2024
FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), a leading global agricultural sciences company, announced a collaboration in Canada with Novonesis (formerly Novozymes A/S), a leader in plant biosolutions. The agreement is part of FMC's strategic plan to grow its biologicals platform in key markets.
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New, Natural Weed Control Effective Against Most Challenging Herbicide Resistant Weeds3/12/2024
More than 1,000 global field and green house trials show Harpe Bioherbicide Solutions, Inc., plant extract-based herbicides provide effective control against a broad spectrum of broadleaf and grass weeds and seeds including the most challenging resistant weeds farmers face.
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Leading A New Chapter In International Cooperation On Wild Rice3/11/2024
An international alliance has been set up to conserve wild rice, with University of Queensland Professor of Innovation in Agriculture, Professor Robert Henry, the Australian representative.
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Cold Plasma Could Be Hot Stuff For Grain Growers, Say Researchers3/11/2024
Using plasma — the stuff of outer space — University of Alberta researchers have found an effective way to decontaminate grain tainted by mould, and also boost seed germination.
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Muscaris Grapes: Molecular Secret Of Lychee Note Revealed3/11/2024
A team of researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich has succeeded for the first time in identifying the odorants responsible for the characteristic lychee note of Muscaris grapes.
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Unifrutti Group Acquires Bomarea And AvoAmerica Peru To Further Strengthen Its Global Multi-Fruit Platform3/9/2024
Unifrutti Group, a leading global producer and distributor of fresh fruit, announced the acquisition of 100% of Bomarea and the Peruvian operations of AvoAmerica (AvoAmerica Peru) from the US-based agribusiness investment firm Solum Partners and the US-based fresh fruit and vegetables company Alpine Fresh.
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The Scent Of Resistance3/7/2024
Tomato plants emit a scent to resist bacterial attacks. This aroma - or volatile compound - is hexenyl butanoate (HB). A team from the Research Institute for Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMCP), a joint centre of the Universitat Politècnica de Valencia (UPV) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), has discovered that its mode of action is novel, as it works independently of the classic hormone involved in the process of stomatal closure (abscisic acid).
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Source.ag Unveils Source Irrigation Control3/7/2024
Source.ag, the provider of AI solutions for fruit and vegetable growers, today launched Source Irrigation Control: an autonomous irrigation solution that intelligently adjusts irrigation strategy execution in response to changing weather conditions and plant data.
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University Of Kentucky Study Finds 11 Bushel Higher Corn Yield With Pivot Bio Microbial Nitrogen3/6/2024
The University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, a leading land-grant institution, recently found that replacing 40 pounds of synthetic nitrogen with Pivot Bio PROVEN® 40 can increase corn yields while reducing reliance on synthetic fertilizer.
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