The Food and Agriculture Organization of USA defines pulses as annual crops yielding from 1~12 grains or seeds enclosed in a pod. Based on the definition, though the item “pulses” is not familiar around the world, the parts of pulses such as dry beans, chickpeas, broad bean, and lentil are all very common. And today let’s […]
Today is Sep. 7th, White Dew. It’s the 15th solar term and it’s also a signal for the decreasing temperature in the North of China. Many agricultural products such as mung bean, kidney bean, sunflower seed, pumpkin seed and so on step into the harvest period during White Dew. As we know, the yield of mung bean will increase without sudden […]
Today is 23rd Aug.. From now on, we will step into the second autumn solar term the Limit of Heat which also means entering the meteorological significance of autumn. During the Limit of Heat, the temperature will drop gradually in the north of the Yangtze River. Farmers will pay more attention to the temperature and rainfall […]
Today is Aug. 7th, the Beginning of Autumn, which is the 13th solar term in the whole year. And today, we will talk more about it and its relationship to planting. Though the Beginning of Autumn is coming, the weather is still very hot. All kinds of crops grow vigorously. Beans step into podding, cotton bolls, […]
Greater Heat is the last solar term in summer, and it is usually on around 23rd July. This year it’s on 22nd. Greater Heat is the hottest period in the whole year in China, furthermore during this period, crops also grow rapidly. Because of the frequent meteorological disasters like drought, floods and typhoon, at this time […]
Nowadays more and more people attach importance to their health, so they prefer to choose much more healthy food like organic food, and organic food has become a popular around people. Today let’s talk something about organic food production. Basic Requirements For Organic Food Production Did not use pesticides, fertilizers and other prohibited substances on production […]
Pulses 2017: The Future of Food Convention in Vancouver, Canada is underway now. The meeting is open from July 10 -13. It is the first time we Taijin Food take part in this distinguished meeting where growers, traders, processors and all the people who is in relationship with the development of global pulse industry will […]
Lesser Heat is the 11th solar term in the 24 Solar Terms. It’s usually on July 6, 7 or 8 each year. And today is Lesser Heat. Besides Lesser Heat indicates the beginning of hot weather and later the Canicular days will come. During Lesser Heat, farmers are devoted themselves to field management. Crops like mung […]
Summer Solstice is usually on Jun 21st or 22nd, and at this time the sun beats down the Tropic of Cancer and it is also the longest day of the year for north hemisphere. During Summer Solstice, the temperature in most parts of China will be very high, with abundant sunshine, crops usually grow well, physiological and ecological water demand […]
Planting different crops in different seasons or years in the same field regularly is usually called shifting agriculture. Shifting agriculture can save time and energy, reduce the cost, improve soil fertility and also increase yields. It also have an impact on sunflower seed planting. Because of its taller plant, sunflower seed need absorb more nutrition from […]