The pencil cactus plant (Euphorbia tirucalli) also known as the firestick plant, Indian tree spurge, naked lady, pencil tree, aveloz or milk bush is a low maintenance tall succulent plant that can grow up to 8 feet tall in pots and is native to Africa ( semi-arid tropical climates). In the wild, this plant can grow up … Read more
American farming game based on the Iowa landscape and developed by SquadBuilt Inc. has been released on 24 November, 2023 for Android and iOS. To experience a realistic agricultural landscape, hog barns, feedlots, farrowing pens, and pastures you can install this game from the Play Store on Android and the App Store app on the Apple … Read more
Hosted by the Maharashtra Nurserymen’s Association in partnership with the Association of Environmental Horticulture and Vasu Events and Hospitality, HortiProIndia 2023, an international exhibition and conference for floriculture and horticulture in Pune, India, started from November 23 to 26 at the Agriculture College Ground in Sinchan Nagar. It is open to the public from 10 … Read more
The climatic requirement to raise turkey birds varies among different breeds of turkey. In general, turkey can survive well at 40 to 75° F. They are large, densely feathered birds due to which they can survive extreme winters when fed well and kept in a shelter. However, under starvation or without food they can barely … Read more
In general, turkey takes about 14 to 20 weeks from hatching to harvesting for meat purposes. However, some heritage breeds of Turkey can even take 25 to 30 weeks from hatching to harvesting. They are popular to raise for Thanksgiving dinner and a great addition to the barnyard. Domesticated turkeys (Meleagaris galloparo) can live up to … Read more
Only in the United States, around 55% of households have a backyard or a terrace garden. However, it is among the top 3 gardening countries in the world, but the love and craze of gardening is also increasing in developing nations such as India, Phillippines, Vietnam, etc. Actually people can’t resist the charm of plants or … Read more
The method of cross-breeding is commonly used for improving cattle breeds because it increases fertility, longevity, feed efficiency and disease resistance in cattle. Frieswal, developed by ICAR, Meerut is a classic example of cross-bred cattle. It is a cross between native cattle Sahiwal and exotic cattle Holstein Friesian. Crossbreeding is the process of mating two … Read more
The rice crop (Oryza sativa) also known as paddy is a kharif crop that requires a hot and humid climate. It is a water-intensive crop and hence needs an average annual rainfall between 175 to 300 centimeters. Temperature ranges from 21 to 37º Celsius and sandy loam to clay loam soils with pH around 5.5 … Read more
The agriculture of Darjeeling Hill has now taken a new turn. Now the cultivation of the world’s most valuable spice, Saffron, has started here and it has been made successful by the Centre for Floriculture and Agri-Business Management (COFAM) department of North Bengal University in Siliguri. The first success in this farming has been achieved … Read more
Truck farming is the practice of cultivating fruits and vegetables crop on a large scale to transport them to distant markets. The historic records of truck farming can be seen in Egypt and Greece. With time as human civilizations evolved, people invented new agricultural techniques and transportation methods that helped to reduce post-harvest losses. Due … Read more
