Training for school kids in vegetable farming

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A joint venture of State Horticulture Mission(SHM), Agri Friends and Krishi Samskarika Vedi started a training programme for students in vegetable farming of 30 selected schools in the city� at Adhyapaka Bhavan on Saturday.

The training programme was inaugurated by Rugmini Devi, Joint Director, SHM. S Jayakumar, programme coordinator, led the classes. Students declared . . . → Read More: Training for school kids in vegetable farming

New TractorLife.com Blog is a Forum for Farmers to Share Information and Ideas About Farm Equipment Maintenance

CLEVELAND, July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — TractorLife.com, a website that helps farmers maintain and extend the operating lives of their tractors, added a blog to the site on July 11. The blog addresses an array of topics about tractors and farm equipment, including tractor maintenance, new products, implements, tier 4 engines, safety issues, and fuel . . . → Read More: New TractorLife.com Blog is a Forum for Farmers to Share Information and Ideas About Farm Equipment Maintenance

Living at Livestock Farms Can Lead You to Blood Cancer

Researchers and experts have found in the researches that the children who have grown up at the livestock farms have a three times higher risk of developing the blood cancer in their life. The children could develop other types of cancer too.

In the studies, it was found out that the adult farmers are at . . . → Read More: Living at Livestock Farms Can Lead You to Blood Cancer

ASSOCHAM advocates soil fertility index to secure agriculture sector Industry chamber

AHMEDABAD: Associated Chambers ofCommerce and Industry ofIndia (ASSOCHAM) on Friday called for evolving a soil fertility index for agro regions across the country to secure agriculture sector and avoid food grain supplies slipping into negative growth. The demand for such index has been made in the context of sharp deterioration in soil fertility due to . . . → Read More: ASSOCHAM advocates soil fertility index to secure agriculture sector Industry chamber

Bangalore-based biotechnology firm excels in test kits for detection

Unlike a majority of academicians, Shama Bhat’s approach to biological research has been extremely practical. This has enabled him to transform himself from a tenured professor at University of Pennsylvania into a financially successful biotechnology entrepreneur.

hama Bhat’s Bangalore-based firm Bhat Bio-tech India, builds diagnostic products for various tests, from detection of pregnancy to Human . . . → Read More: Bangalore-based biotechnology firm excels in test kits for detection

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