RMARD, Concerned stakeholders advocate oil seed repositioning

 Lt-Rt-Engr Henry Olatunjoye, Dr. Hassan Agungun, FACAN President,  Dr. Victor Iyama, RMRDC Dr. Ogunwusi & Mr. Chris Mamadu.

The Raw Material Research And Development (RMRDC) and the concerned stakeholders at the oil seed value chains including farmers, processors and marketers in Nigeria have had a brainstorming session on the need to holistically reposition the sub-sector into a more viable business ventures in order to create wealth and job for the people especially the youths and women in the country.

Genetically modified plants and human health

GMO

Genetically modified (or GM) plants have attracted a large amount of media attention in recent years and continue to do so.

An Open Letter to Our Farmer-Customers: Continuing to Prepare for the 2018 Season

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The days are growing longer – which means soybean planting for the 2018 growing season is only a few weeks away in parts of the United States.

CONTROLLING PESTS IN THE ORGANIC GARDEN

PESTS IN THE ORGANIC GARDEN

You don’t need chemicals to get rid of pesky garden pests: Companion planting, natural remedies, and attracting predators to your garden can save you money and also save your plants.

Farmer Data Cirlce For Consumers For Consumers

The data revolution is helping us all make better decisions and farmers are no exception.

GROWING PEAS

PEAS

Peas are one of the first crops we plant. Plant as soon as the ground can be worked—even if snow falls after you plant them!  Here’s our guide on how to plant, grow, and harvest peas.

BEETLEMANIA

BEETLEMANIA

When gardeners aren't talking about the weather they are talking about bugs. This year in my garden there seems not to be so much damage from slugs and cutworms as there is from beetles.

Mosaic- PLANT DISEASE

Mosaic, plant disease 

Mosaic, plant disease caused by various strains of several hundred viruses. A number of economically important  variety of crops, horticultural and vegetable crops are susceptible to mosaic infections, such as  roses, beans, tobacco, tomatoes, potatoes,cassava, beet, alfalfa, cucumbers and peppers including tobacco,

US farmers 'nervous,' as China threat of 25 percent tariffs on soybeans could cause pain

Farmer John Duffy (L) and Roger Murphy load soybeans from a grain bin onto a truck before taking them to a grain elevator on June 13, 2018 in Dwight, Illinois. U.S. soybean futures plunged with renewed fears that China could hit U.S. soybeans with retaliatory tariffs if the Trump administration follows through with threatened tariffs on Chinese goods.

• American farmers expressed uneasiness ahead of the White House's expected decision Friday to impose tariffs on Chinese products.
• Beijing's threat to impose a 25 percent tariff on American soybeans could be an economic blow to the U.S. heartland.
• The U.S. exports about $14 billion worth of soybeans to China, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Beijing's threat to impose a 25 percent tariff on American soybeans is causing uneasiness in the farm belt ahead of the White House's expected decision Friday to announce new duties on hundreds of Chinese products.

A little known importance — Why GMOs have a positive impact

GMOs 

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) have been a popular topic of debate in many different discussions over the last ten years. According to Google’s search history, the word GMO has doubled in the last ten years.