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Special Coverage: BASF expanding seed breeding, testing operations : Hawaii- 1

BASF Plant Science is expanding its breeding and testing operations with three new facilities, bringing the company's total to seven stations focused on developing new corn genetics...

The Hawaii facility, on the island of Kauai,

is used as a continuous nursery. Corn harvested in the Midwest will be shipped to this location for planting in November.


Century Farms Program: Iowa
Since the land of Iowa was opened up to settlers in 1833, agriculture has been the heart of Iowa. The family farm represents the traditions and heritage upon which our State was built. Today, those individuals and families, who followed in the foot steps of their ancestors, continue to produce crops and livestock on that same land. - 1

 What is aquaculture?

Aquaculture is growing plants or animals in salt, fresh or brackish water (a combination of salt and fresh water). The word "mariculture" is often used to describe the culture of plants or animals in brackish or salt water. Open ocean aquaculture is growing marine species in the ocean at now-sheltered sites exposed to ocean waves and currents. -2

Hawaii News:
Fish farming may well have been practiced by the first Polynesian settlers....

...hatching techniques for freshwater prawns (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) imported from Malaysia.
 
At the time of Captain Cook's arrival in 1776, there were estimated to be more than 400 coastal fishponds scattered throughout the Islands. By virtue of this heritage, Hawaii has the oldest tradition of aquaculture in the United States. -2

 

 

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