Agribusiness In agriculture, agribusiness is the business of agricultural production. It includes agrichemicals, breeding, crop production (farming and contract farming), distribution,farm machinery, processing, and seed supply, as well as marketing and retail sales. Within the agriculture industry, "agribusiness" is used simply as a portmanteau of agriculture and business, referring to the range of activities and disciplines encompassed by modern food production. There are academic degrees in and departments of agribusiness, agribusiness trade associations, agribusiness publications, and so forth, worldwide. In the context of agribusiness management in academia, each individual element of agriculture production and distribution may be described as agribusinesses. Among critics of large-scale, industrialized, vertically integrated food production, the term agribusiness is used negatively, synonymous with corporate farming. Examples[edit] Studies and reports[edit] See also[edit] Further reading[edit]
List of USDA Accredited Certifying Agents Looking for an agent to certify your farm or business to the USDA organic standards? Eighty two certifying agents are currently USDA-accredited and authorized to certify operations to the USDA organic standards. Of these, 49 are based in the U.S. and 33 are based in foreign countries. Most certifying agents are directly accredited by the USDA National Organic Program (NOP). Twenty additional certifying agents are authorized through recognition agreements between the U.S. and foreign governments. Each of these certifying agents is authorized to issue an organic certificate to operations that comply with the USDA organic regulations. Fee structure. To help you find a certifying agent, we have provided the list of certified operations by name, by U.S. state, and by country. Already know who you want to certify your operation? Want to see who’s operating near you? Most NOP-accredited certifying agents may certify farms and businesses anywhere in the world. Additional Resources
Claas Home The 800 Series offers four new models: JAGUAR 880 (626 hp), JAGUAR 860 (516 hp), JAGUAR 850 (462 hp), and the JAGUAR 840 (408 hp). Mercedes inline 6 engines deliver Tier 4f power to the entire line. The top-end 880 offers a power curve comparable to the JAGUAR 960, while the JAGUAR 840 – the least powerful offering in the new JAGUAR 800 series – fits a niche for those who don’t require quite as much power as the base JAGUAR 930. The same DYNAMIC POWER option offered on the 900 Series – a system that modifies engine output and fuel consumption based on operating conditions – is also an available option on the JAGUAR 880 and 860. According to CLAAS of America Product Coordinator, Matt Jaynes, “Those who are familiar with the JAGUAR line of forage harvesters will remember the ‘Green Eye’ series, which was sold here in North America just a few years ago. The 800 Series, while mechanically straightforward, still delivers the advanced features you’ve come to expect from the JAGAUR line.
List of agricultural machinery Agricultural equipment is any kind of machinery used on a farm to help with farming. The best-known example of this kind is the tractor. Traction and power[edit] Soil cultivation[edit] Planting[edit] A plough in action in South Africa. Fertilizing & Pest Control[edit] Irrigation[edit] Produce sorter[edit] Weight sorterColor sorterBlemish sorterDiameter sorterShape sorterDensity SorterInternal/taste sorter Harvesting / post-harvest[edit] Case IH Module Express 625 picks cotton and simultaneously builds cotton modules. CTM Johnson Tomato Harvester Hay making[edit] Round baler in action Loading[edit] A "backhoe loader" A restored JCB 3C MkII, showing the conventional arrangement of front loader and backhoe Milking[edit] Other[edit] TOL Tree Trimmer Obsolete farm machinery[edit] Steam-powered: External links[edit] Media related to Agricultural machines at Wikimedia Commons
Agriculture Equipment ConAgra Foods — making the food you love Food Processing Industry Food Processing Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies Food Processing's annual list of the top 100 food and beverage companies in the United States and Canada is the only list of its kind. Nowhere else can you sort manufacturers by sales, rank or income all in one place. Our 38th annual Top 100© list ranks food and beverage processors based on their sales of value-added, consumer-ready goods that were processed in U.S. and Canadian facilities. You won't find a comparable list anywhere else; you won't find many of these figures anywhere else, either. Read the analysis for the 2013 list by visiting Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies for 2013: Starting Over. Be sure to visit the current list Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies for 2014 Click on the table headers to sort each column; All figures in millions, U.S. dollars
Agriculture Agriculture, also called farming or husbandry, is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi, and other life forms for food, fiber, biofuel, medicinals and other products used to sustain and enhance human life.[1] Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the development of civilization. The study of agriculture is known as agricultural science. The history of agriculture dates back thousands of years, and its development has been driven and defined by greatly different climates, cultures, and technologies. Until the Industrial Revolution, the vast majority of the human population labored in agriculture. Modern agronomy, plant breeding, agrochemicals such as pesticides and fertilizers, and technological improvements have sharply increased yields from cultivation, but at the same time have caused widespread ecological damage and negative human health effects. History[edit]
Biochar Biochar created through the pyrolysis process. History[edit] Left - a nutrient-poor oxisol; right - an oxisol transformed into fertile terra preta using biochar Pre-Columbian Amazonians are believed to have used biochar to enhance soil productivity. The term “biochar” was coined by Peter Read to describe charcoal used as a soil improvement.[9] Production[edit] Pyrolysis produces biochar, liquids, and gases from biomass by heating the biomass in a low/no oxygen environment. The Amazonian pit/trench method[6] harvests neither bio-oil nor syngas, and releases a large amount of CO2, black carbon, and other greenhouse gases (GHG)s (and potentially, toxins) into the air. Centralized, decentralized, and mobile systems[edit] In a centralized system, all biomass in a region is brought to a central plant for processing. Pyrolysis technologies for processing loose and leafy biomass produce both biochar and syngas.[15] Thermo-catalytic depolymerization[edit] Uses[edit] Carbon sink[edit] Soil amendment[edit]