🐛✔️ It's out! Updated and refreshed for 2024 - the IPM checklist!
Thanks to Cesar Australia and partners for pulling it all together to provide grain growers with steps to support sustainable pest management in their crops. The checklist gives an overview of IPM (integrated pest management) practices and highlights which activities to focus on during different stages of the grain-growing season.
IPM comprises a range of management methods designed to suppress pest populations while reducing reliance on insecticides. The IPM checklist is designed as a reminder of best practice, a guide to respond to pests, and an educational tool.
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The application of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in our plantation, has an important role in tackling caterpillar pests that interfere with oil palm plantations and reducing pesticide use in oil palm plantations. This is a discussion between Trainer Officers of the Asian Agri Learning Institute (AALI) when accompanying trainees from the Plantation Center of Excellence (PCOE) program.
Turnera Subulata is part of the Integrated Pest Management and will be home to the Sycanus, a natural predator of caterpillar pests. This material was conveyed in the outdoor learning provided by Asian Agri to the PCOE program trainees. By directly observing the implementation of IPM, the trainees can understand practically the importance of integrated and sustainable pest management in oil palm plantations.
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Agricultural activities are growing from field production to marketing sector bringing about revolution for both farmers and traders. But we tend to neglect where production starts THE SOIL. Knowing and maintaining your soil health is the stepping stone toward successful and sustainable production.
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Finding new solutions to the challenges farmers face season after season is a mission we don’t take lightly. That’s why our team of chemists, agronomists, dealers and farmer-partners are always at work, trialing new products and working to mitigate the impacts of those challenges.
This growing season we are trialing a new product: Raytheon. And the results are nothing short of incredible. With the gamut of growing season challenges, Raytheon is proving its value in trials across the U.S.
“(Raytheon) is an especially important product in a low sea environment and on river bottom ground. It keeps the nutrients in the soil profile where they need to be—available to the plant. We should be able to use less fertilizer, which is added efficiency and sustainability.” – Kelly Garrett, Iowa farmer and XtremeAg.farm member.
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Agriculture plays an important role in Morocco's economy and the demand for Plant Protection Products (PPPs) is on the rise. This #whitepaper explores the PPP registration process and how Battelle Crop Protection Solutions experts can help you navigate it.
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Reducing slipping at CQLX Saleyards – a case study showcasing practical solutions in the agricultural sector. Learn how a focused approach can lead to significant safety improvements. Read more here: https://hubs.ly/Q02dsb0_0
🌾🪲 Demonstration On Control Of Stored Grain Pests 🦗
1) Red Flour Beetle (Tribolium castaneum)
2) Warehouse Beetle (Trogoderma variable)
During our RAWE demonstration, we delved into the realm of stored grain pest management and made some fascinating discoveries! 🐞
🔍 We identified two prevalent pests:
1️⃣ Red Flour Beetle (Tribolium castaneum) in Rice/Paddy
2️⃣ Warehouse Beetle (Trogoderma variable) in Tur
But fear not, as we didn't just identify the problem, we also devised an effective solution! 💡
↔️ We Use Boric Acid for pest management. Did you know? Just 100 grams of Boric Acid can effectively safeguard 25 kg of grains! 🌟
By leveraging this simple yet powerful method, we're not only protecting our grains but also ensuring quality and safety for consumers. 🌾
Let's continue to explore innovative solutions and make strides towards sustainable agriculture together! 💼 #StoredGrainPests#RAWEExperience#PestManagement#SustainableAgriculture
Inspection is a phytosanitary measure that should be fair, technically justified, and consistently applied for similar situations and risk levels. Inspection designs should adhere to relevant international standards (ISPMs 23 and 31). In November and December, COLEAD organized a workshop on “Sampling and methods for detecting harmful organisms associated with the export of fresh fruits and vegetables’’. The aim of the workshop was to enhance the capacity of National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs) to develop and implement Sampling Approaches that are Risk-Based In accordance with the principles of the IPPC, and the WTO-SPS Agreement. There were two sessions in English that attracted 50 phytosanitary inspectors drawn from 15 countries from across #Africa, #Caribbean and the #Pacific.
The objective of the workshop was to strengthen the capacity of National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs) to select appropriate sampling methodologies for the inspection or analysis of consignments to verify compliance with defined phytosanitary requirements. Specifically, they were able to set up a risk-based sampling plan in their organizations for a selected commodity that could be applicable to all cases of harmful organisms in the fruits and vegetable value chains.
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Every year in January the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets delivers a report to the legislature highlighting the efforts to improve water quality in the past state fiscal year. Here are some highlights from State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023, which covers July 1st, 2022, to June 30, 2023.
Written by yours truly!
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