Fodder seed firm Foragen Seeds ties up with Israeli genomics company
February 19, 2021
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NRGene, an Israeli genomics artificial intelligence company that provides solutions to leading breeding companies, has tied up with Foragen Seeds, a Hyderabad-based seed genetics start-up, to transfer technology to produce better varieties of maize, rice and chili-pepper.
“Under the agreement, we get licence to their germplasm. NRGene has selected as its Indian partner to advance the field breeding programme of seed development and product commercialisation,” Prabhakar Babu Gunturu, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Foragen Seeds, said.
AI in genomics
NRGene has deployed genomics artificial intelligence to map complex traits, segregating in the actual breeding population, and developing DNA markers for those traits.
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While straw supplies may be tight and represent a significant cost skimping on it could end up costing your system dearly in the longer term. \ David Ruffles
Weather challenges: Torrential rain in many parts of the country in recent days and waterlogged soils are creating challenges for many early lambing flocks and putting pressure on housing space. Where ewes are retained indoors for longer than originally planned it is important that nutritional requirements are met to ensure reaching peak milk yield is not compromised.
Recently lambed ewes suckling twin lambs and offered ad-lib access to moderate-quality silage of 68 to 70 DMD will require in the region of 1.2kg to 1.5kg concentrate supplementation daily. Where ewes are lacking flesh or silage quality is below this level then concentrate supplementation should be increased to 1.5kg to 1.7kg. Single-suckling ewes in good body condition will typically require 0.6kg to 0.8k
January 21, 2021 6:10 am
The key to improving utilisation of a forage crop is to choose the correct crop for your farm and farming system.
Different crop species have different sowing times, utilisation periods and dry matter (DM) yield, Eamonn Dempsey, a Teagasc advisor has said.
Talking about the different types of forage crops and how to best manage these crops when being grazed, Eamonn offered the following advice.
Finishing lambs on Typhon or Rape
For finishing lambs post-weaning, rapid growing crops such as tyfon or rape are most suitable as these can be sown in April so that the first grazing will coincide with weaning time in June/July.
T.J. Adkins
Forage may be stored for winter feeding when pasture production is limited, for use in confinement feeding systems, or for cash hay. Dry hay is the most popular storage method since it stores well for long periods and is better suited for cash sale and shipping than high moisture forages. However, silage may be more suitable in situations where hay curing is difficult.
Storing wet forage, as baleage, will allow more timely harvest and less leaf shatter loss, resulting in consistently higher quality. Baled silage retains initial protein and in vitro digestibility levels of the fresh forage better than the field-cured hay. Field-cured hay declines significantly in digestibility and has larger dry matter loss as compared to baled silage.
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
BurgerIM employee Jody Walker takes orders behind a safety screen at the Dixon restaurant on Friday, July 24, 2020. (Robinson Kuntz/Daily Republic file)
Solano’s economic efforts continued in 2020 despite pandemic
FAIRFIELD Solano County re-energized its Solano360 project with the selection of a new master developer for the redevelopment of the fairgrounds in Vallejo, and Vacaville formed a 300-acre California Biomanufacturing Center zone – both in the final quarter of 2020.
The final review of the Covid-19 pandemic on Solano County’s economy, however, will likely be on how many small businesses will have been lost.
A state stay-at-home order forced the closure of many businesses in the spring, and while many businesses ignored a second lockdown order in December, economists do expect many businesses not to survive.