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Farmer Profile - Canada - Chorney - A holistic approach to farming(21/01/2010)
Focus area: growing food,plant biotechnology,crop protection,benefits,productivity,crop protection benefits,sustainability,water,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture
Tags: biotech crops,crop production,crop protection product,crop,farmer,North America,Water
By using Biotech crops, Chorney can look at crop rotation on a holistic approach. He believes that stewardship of the land now is critical to ensure that crop production is going to be able to meet the production challenges of the future.
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Farmer Profile - Canada - Froebe - Farming in the bread basket of the world(21/01/2010)
Focus area: growing food,plant biotechnology,crop protection,benefits,productivity,crop protection benefits,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture
Tags: agricultural biotechnology,biotech crops,crop production,crop protection product,crop,farmer,North America
Biotech and glyphosate-tolerant crops have helped Froebe to avoid weed issues and expand his farm to about 3700 acres. He has seen yield increases and greater efficiencies, and says "it has also freed up time for us as a family to spend together."
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Farmer Profile - Canada - Timmings - Stewards of the soil(21/01/2010)
Focus area: growing food,plant biotechnology,benefits,productivity,crop protection benefits,sustainability,stewardship,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture
Tags: agricultural biotechnology,biotech crops,crop production,crop protection product,crop,farmer,North America,soil
Timmings has been farming for 30 years. He has adopted innovations such as plant biotechnology and crop protection products, and he combats the problem of light soil with stewardship practices such as no-till, windbreak planting and crop rotation.
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Farmer Profile - China - Zu Maotang - the first biotech farmer in China(13/05/2009)
Focus area: stewardship,plant biotech stewardship
Tags: Asia pacific,biotech crops,farmer,stewardship
Zu Maotang, a cotton farmer, was facing ruin because of boll worms, which were resistant to pesticides. Scientist Dr Gui Sandui was experimenting in Bt cotton. They formed a partnership in crop testing. Mr. Zu's yield has increased ten-fold.
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Farmer Profile - Philippines - Ellasus - biotech corn ambassadress of Asia(13/05/2009)
Focus area: stewardship,plant biotech stewardship
Tags: Asia pacific,biotech crops,farmer,stewardship
Rosalie Ellasus of the Philippines bought a corn and rice farm in 1995 when her husband died. Rosalie joined an Integrated Pest Management Farmers Schoo. Her crop yields increased, and she became active in international agricultural organizations.
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