Does Corn have an expiry date?

Many of us would not drink milk past the expiry date, maybe on a dare but even then many of you are probably a little uneasy with just the thought of this. As corn harvest is slowed down due to weather or full elevators I get that same uneasy feeling I get thinking of drinking spoiled milk. In 2010 we planted our corn early and had great heat and rains throughout the summer in much of the corn producing areas of Ontario and Quebec and yet we are somewhat surprised that the standability is starting to weaken. Could it be that we have went past the expiry date on corn stalks and roots?I would s

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Harvest Tips for Mouldy Corn

Some area’s in Ontario are seeing a higher levels of ear mould this year. I have included the harvest tips used in previous years. First using the inserted picture determine if you are at risk. A quick method of determining if you are at risk includes scouting 100 plants from the field (5 areas of 20 ears each). Fields with 25 % of the ears having mould growth should be harvested sooner ratherthan later.A) Prioritize your corn harvest and storage. If producers have 2009 crop corn still left on the farm it is important to not mix it with potentially mouldy corn from this harvest. Livestock pro

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Budidaya Tanaman Tomat/ Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum)

The tomato is a savory, typically red, edible fruit, as well as the plant (Solanum lycopersicum) which bears it. Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas, and its many varieties are now widely grown, often in greenhouses in cooler climates.The tomato fruit is consumed in diverse ways, including raw, as an ingredient in many dishes and sauces, and in drinks. While it is botanically a fruit, it is considered a vegetable for culinary purposes (as well as by the United States Supreme Court, see Nix v. Hedden), which ha

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Budidaya Tanaman Jahe/ Ginger Plant (Zingiber officinale)

Ginger is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale, consumed whole as a delicacy, medicine, or spice. It lends its name to its genus and family (Zingiberaceae). Other notable members of this plant family are turmeric, cardamom, and galangal.Ginger cultivation began in South Asia and has since spread to East Africa and the Caribbean. It is sometimes called root ginger to distinguish it from other things that share the name ginger.The characteristic odor and flavor of ginger is caused by a mixture of zingerone, shogaols and gingerols, volatile oils that compose one to three percent of the w

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First Documented Case Of Pest Resistance To Biotech Cotton

A pest insect known as bollworm is the first to evolve resistance in the field to plants modified to produce an insecticide called Bt, according to a new research report.Bt-resistant populations of bollworm, Helicoverpa zea, were found in more than a dozen crop fields in Mississippi and Arkansas between 2003 and 2006. "What we're seeing is evolution in action," said lead researcher Bruce Tabashnik. "This is the first documented case of field-evolved resistance to a Bt crop." Bt crops are so named because they have been genetically altered to produce Bt toxins, which kill some insects. The tox

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Technology Protects Cotton from Caterpillar's Appetite

The furry-looking insects start their development smaller than the head of a pin, but the caterpillars soon develop an appetite for cotton as big as the crop.To demonstrate the insects' destructive power, Clemson University entomologist Jeremy Greene planted two cotton varieties -- one genetically modified to provide protection from caterpillars, one not -- in a demonstration field at the Edisto Research and Education Center.The non-protected cotton was planted in a pattern that spelled the word "Tigers." Aerial photographs taken near harvest show that while the genetically modified crop surv

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