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U.S. fertilizer imports helping fund Russian war effort, CF Industries says
03 May 2024 17:24 GMT
… . agriculture companies have been brisk importers of Russian fertilizer since the 2022 Ukraine … from farmers, use those relationships to sell growers inputs such as fertilizer … sell fertilizer to separate retail companies that sell it directly to farmers …
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What is Chloropicrin, a banned chemical gas Russia is accused of using in Ukraine? How harmful it can be?
03 May 2024 15:21 GMT
… Ukraine conflict gets uglier, the United States accused Russia of using chemical … a “choking agent” against Ukrainian troops.
Chloropicrin was once … as an herbicide, insecticide and nematicide in agriculture to … of chloropicrin as a pesticide. But, because of …
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Lithuanian startup HeavyFinance signs up 300,000 hectares in Ukraine for regenerative farming push
03 May 2024 14:39 GMT
… Damage in Ukraine fields by … farming programme, a shift to regenerative agriculture.
HeavyFinance is partnering with Ukrainian agricultural … farming practices include low-disturbance soil management, crop rotation, fuel and fertiliser … of Lithuanian-founded …
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What's in a Ukrainian Easter basket? The answer isn't chocolate
03 May 2024 14:48 GMT
… prepared in every color chemically possible.
Many households begin … internationally recognized version of Ukrainian Easter eggs. Raw … festival of Ukrainian Easter Egg, which Ukraine submitted for inclusion … made from soft, fresh farmer’s cheese, butter, egg …
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Russia-Ukraine war: US accuses Russia of using chemical weapons; know legacy and conventions regarding use
03 May 2024 11:44 GMT
… chemical reportedly used by Russia, continues to be used as an agricultural pesticide … under the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Russia and Ukraine have both … accused Russia of using chemical weapons against Ukraine. They claim Russia used …
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EIT Food Accelerator: Fava bean ‘chocolate’, encapsulated sweetness, designer fats and oils and an AI farming companion poised to disrupt the food industry
03 May 2024 10:28 GMT
… powered agricultural robot designed as an all-around farming companion … tackle labor shortages.
NOOVI (Slovakia) offers a globally unique … .
P-Agro Minerals (Latvia) has developed an environmentally … also be used as a fertilizer.
Fungit Biosolutions (Israel) …
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World Bank-supported project boosts agricultural production with tractors, boreholes in Abuja, Nigeria
03 May 2024 08:47 GMT
… Geidam, Mandate Secretary, Agricultural and Rural Development … fertilizers, and pesticides, would soon be distributed to the farmers … resources management, good agricultural practices, and climate … FCTA partners Hungary on security, agriculture
Agene, who …
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Clarkson’s Farm review – Jeremy’s heartbreak at Diddly Squat will make you weep
03 May 2024 04:10 GMT
… it’s the war in Ukraine. It doesn’t rain for … silliness, though, Clarkson’s Farm stealthily asks big and sometimes … it. When it comes to chemical fertilisers, does long-term thinking need … turn up to explain regenerative farming and offer practical solutions …
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Fertiliser costs and demand are down
03 May 2024 01:29 GMT
… costs for farmers, especially for fertilisers, are returning to pre-Ukraine war levels … investing in their farms.
“Despite these headwinds, the fertiliser sector is showing …
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Ukraine 'pleads for gas masks' as Russia accused of using banned chemical agents
02 May 2024 18:07 GMT
… UK and Nato CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear … used in the Ukraine conflict.
The Ukrainian military has claimed … for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which implements the … for industrial and agricultural purposes as a pesticide, its use …