- Brazil Nuts Program
From Brazil nuts to community forestry projects, ACA seeks out and supports initiatives that serve the dual purpose of protecting biodiversity while providing an income to local people. Brazil nuts have a significant local and international market an ... http://www.amazonconservation.org/ourwork/livelihoods.html
| | - The Vines in Florida Citrus
Vines found in citrus groves are either annual or perennial. Annual vines complete their life cycle in one growing season or within 12 months, whereas perennial vines will live for two or more years. The vines can be further divided into either woody ... http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS318
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| | - The HCC Incorporated
Since 1883, HCC has been a major innovator in agricultural harvesting equipment and farm equipment products, with the invention of the first commercial grain weigher, the H.D. Hume pickup reel, and the floating cutter bar. Over the next century, the ... http://www.hccincorporated.com/
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- Wheat and Post Harvest Operations
A major proportion of the crop in Asia is harvested manually using sickles over 70 percentage in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh Figure 2 or with types of knives leaving 36 cm wheat straw above the ground level. Methods and timing of harvesting are i ... http://www.fao.org/inpho/content/compend/text/ch06-01.htm
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- The Geoduck Clams
Geoduck clams are found throughout coastal British Columbia in each of the management areas from the intertidal zone to depths of at least 110 metres. The clams begin to burrow into the substrate within 40 to 50 days of birth, and they can bury to a ... http://www.ats.agr.gc.ca/seafood/geoduck-e.htm
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