Agriculture from Around the world

[PurvishDiwanji]

It's harvest time in India....anyone coming over this side ?

 

[RushesToo]

Fabulous fruit!

 

[Landyman]

It's harvest time in India....anyone coming over this side ?View attachment 120434

I wish

 

[jade35]

Had a visitor from US, Joneve Murphy - an organic farmer - who is traveling the world for last 9 months with us for a couple of days to learn about Indian AgricultureView attachment 120336

Thank you @PurvishDiwanji for putting up this picture. Had not heard about this lady before but it looks like she has an interesting blog that I must try to find time to read
http://www.farmerseekingroots.com/?author=1

 

[PurvishDiwanji]

What she's doing is bizarre, out of the world, envious and simple amazing

 

[PurvishDiwanji]

Thank you @PurvishDiwanji for putting up this picture. Had not heard about this lady before but it looks like she has an interesting blog that I must try to find time to read
http://www.farmerseekingroots.com/?author=1

She's pretty active on social media, check her out on instagram and fb

 

[PurvishDiwanji]

This is the Red Globe variety of Indian table grapes consumed mostly in India

 

[jade35]

This is the Red Globe variety of Indian table grapes consumed mostly in India
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The Red Globe grapes look delicious I see they have pips. In the UK the supermarkets and consumers seem to have decided that they prefer seedless grapes which is a shame as they quite often seem sweeter than the seedless types.
http://goodfruitguide.co.uk/fruits/grapes/red-globe

 

[PurvishDiwanji]

The Red Globe grapes look delicious I see they have pips. In the UK the supermarkets and consumers seem to have decided that they prefer seedless grapes which is a shame as they quite often seem sweeter than the seedless types.
http://goodfruitguide.co.uk/fruits/grapes/red-globe

You are right @jade35 we picked what we liked from vineyard and just couldn't stop eating.

Check this another Indian grown very popular seedless variety and exported variety called "Manik Chaman"

 

[Blaithin]

I feel like I'm losing out so much on only knowing grapes here as red, green and red seedless I'll have to pay more attention and see which ones I enjoy more!

 

[PurvishDiwanji]

And this variety is new this season called "RK" - very delicious, looks good and great taste.

 

[PurvishDiwanji]

Hey @Blaithin - just grab some today and u'll know

 

[PurvishDiwanji]

Mark the date

 

[Blaithin]

Hey @Blaithin - just grab some today and u'll know

I'd have to drive into one of the larger towns for them and I'm not off for an hour drive just for some grapes. But I'll try and remember for the next time I head in!

 

[Blaithin]

Things seem out of control for prices here at the moment. Those grande optimists of the buyer persuasion were predicting a drop in prices back in January before the markets kicked back in. They couldn't go higher could they? Personally figuring they wouldn't go down I was eternally hopeful they wouldn't go up. Sadly even the news of the BSE case last month fuelled my dream of a realistic cattle market by bringing the price down a little bit but even that doesn't seem to have effected much. The markets are about the same to be fair. Reports from auctions may even be down a bit in the bred cow department but while browsing the buy and sell website this morning I found ads the like of these...

150 cow/calf pairs for sale. Calves started dropping in January (sounds like they're most likely still calving or just finishing). $5,500 a pair.

First calf angus and sim cross heifers with 2 week to day old calves on the ground. Sired from a $5,500 performance bull (Whoppeedoo). $4,700 a pair.

2 week old Fleckvieh heifer calf $950.

Sad when the 2 week old calf is the best deal.... Sure wish I had a dozen cow calf pairs kicking around if this is what people are actually getting for them!

 

[PurvishDiwanji]

Got some interesting event going on in India. The 1st ever Indian farmer's selfie contest and its picking up.

Do check out on www.facebook.com/SatyajitChemicals

 

[PurvishDiwanji]

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[PurvishDiwanji]

Via Twitter....

 

[PurvishDiwanji]

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[PurvishDiwanji]

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