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Associated British Foods: There's A New Cannabis Cultivator In Town

Edit Seeking Alpha 09 Nov 2016
British Sugar Announcement ... British Sugar just announced that they would convert certain horticultural assets into cannabis cultivation assets that grow for the pharmaceutical industry ... Deal with GW ... GW's Epidiolex development is initially concentrating on severe, orphan, early-onset, treatment-resistant epilepsy syndromes including Dravet syndrome, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and Infantile Spasms." ... 800 lb ... ....

Purple Is the New Orange: Stokes Purple® Sweet Potatoes Go Mainstream (Frieda's Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Nov 2016
Trending purple tubers add color break and draw attention to potato display ... Stokes Purple® sweet potatoes, exclusively available from Frieda's Specialty Produce, are the tubers they are looking for ... 'Shoppers, especially Millennials, are discovering these special tubers through social media like Instagram, where the vibrant purple hue makes for beautiful food photography, attracting more shoppers.'....

Three agro parks to be set up

Edit The Hindu 08 Nov 2016
In a move aimed at creating an ecosystem for the processing and value addition of food crops, the government is gearing up to set up a network of agro parks across the State. Agriculture Minister V.S ... Agro parks for rubber, spices, vegetables, fruits and tubers would be set up in the next phase ... Paddy cultivation ... Mr. Kumar said the government was set to revive paddy farming at Methran Kayal ... ....

FAO rep sees bright agricultural outlook for Jamaica

Edit Jamaica Observer 08 Nov 2016
Thomas, who for the last six years has been overseeing the operations of the United Nations-funded organisation in Jamaica, Belize and The Bahamas, explained that Jamaica has the potential to maximise agricultural inputs and move the sector forward. In terms of agro-processing efforts, Thomas stated that there are great prospects for crops such as coffee, sugar, citrus, certain root and tuber crops and ackee ... Observer ... ....

Truffalo 2016, nine-course truffle feast, set for next week

Edit The Buffalo News 07 Nov 2016
Chefs Mike Andrzejewski and Steven Gedra are presenting one of Buffalo’s most luxurious meals next week, a celebration of the truffle ... 15, the nine-course menu celebrates the powerfully aromatic tuber in classic and innovative dishes ... The event begins at 7 p.m ... 15). ... ....

Training in agri-business projects

Edit The Hindu 07 Nov 2016
The ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Sreekaryam, in association with the State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (SAMETI), conducted a training programme for agricultural officers on preparation of bankable agri-business project proposals recently ... Research and extension agencies at the Centre and in the State have a key role to play in realising this goal ... In his address, Mr ... A first ... ....

Gardening: When to separate bulbs and tubers for storage

Edit The Morning Call 04 Nov 2016
Q. Could you please tell me, do I separate the tuber clusters, when I put them away for the winter?. — Bob Kresh. A. While I suppose you could separate them before or after storage, it will depend greatly on what you are storing. Since dahlias require a tuber and a piece of the old stem, I generally... ....

A quiet revolution as fufuo goes ‘high-tech’!

Edit Graphic 04 Nov 2016
I’m sure that as in past years, at the observance in Kintampo, Brong-Ahafo, prize-winning farm produce will be on display, including plantain and the tubers. yam, cocoyam, and cassava – the ingredients for fufuo ... After all, much, if not most, of the plantain and tubers will end up as fufuo ... The attendant put the tuber chunks into a receptacle powered by a generator and slowly the dough-like mass came out ... plantain, cocoyam and yam ... ....

Farmers market report: Sweet potatoes are in season. We have recipes

Edit The Los Angeles Times 04 Nov 2016
the pale tuber and the darker-skinned, bright-orange-fleshed root vegetables often mistakenly called “yams.” (The true yam is from a totally different plant and is typically found only in Latin or African markets.) Though sweet ......

This spud's for you: Alberta start-up sends TaterGrams through the mail

Edit CBC 03 Nov 2016
When a simple greeting card just can’t convey your message, maybe tubers can do the trick ... ....

Plunging Prices and a Big Harvest Are Great News From Italy’s Truffle Season

Edit Bloomberg 03 Nov 2016
There's great news for lovers of the white truffle. Heavy rains this year in Italy's Tanaro river basin, home to prized Alba white truffles, has meant an early start to what looks like being a bumper harvest ... About five grams is needed per person. "The truffles are fantastic," said Francesco Mazzei, chef-patron at Sartoria restaurant in London ... There's a caveat ...   ... Photo ... "I am a black tuber melanosporum man," he said ... LEARN MORE. ....

Millions in funding from IDB for Red Stripe’s Project Grow

Edit Jamaica Observer 03 Nov 2016
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Red Stripe's local raw materials sourcing initiative Project Grow has received a major endorsement from the Inter-American Development (IDB) in the form of a US$814,417 grant funding ... This 40 per cent substitution requires a significant expansion in cassava production to 65,000 metric tons of tubers (roots) annually, well above the current national production level of 17,300 metric tons.   ... Balford Henry. ....

Soaking will have ups and downs (GRDC - Grains Research and Development Corporation)

Edit Public Technologies 03 Nov 2016
(Source. GRDC - Grains Research and Development Corporation). GRDC northern panellist Andrew McFayden says understanding water quality is important ... The other major issue is what weeds have been brought onto your property with the floodwater? Flooding is a common cause of new weed infestations, through the transport of seeds and vegetative propagules such as stolons, rhizomes and tubers ... For Interviews. Andrew McFayden. 0436 191 186....
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