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GRAIN is an international non-governmental organisation which promotes the sustainable management and use of agricultural biodiversity based on people's control over genetic resources and local knowledge.
GRAIN invited a group of people around the world to reflect on their concepts of rights and how they affect people’s lives and welfare.
GRAIN has just published a special issue of Seedling which focuses on biofuels, or as we like to call them, agrofuels - over 30,000 words of indepth analysis from around the world.
www.grain.org   (636 words)

  
 Grainnet - News & Information for the Grain, Milling, Feed & Seed Industries
This Week's Grain Industry News Summary: New Agriculture Secretary; Explosion in Illinois; Soy Plant Closure/Conversion
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  Low Grain and Carbohydrate Diets Treat Hypoglycemia, Heart Disease, Diabetes Cancer and Nearly ALL Chronic Illness
Although present diet dogma portrays grain as the quintessential food source, (it is at the base of the food pyramid after all), many nutritional scientist have called this assertion into question.
On one hand man is utterly dependent upon grain as a primary caloric source and yet grain may be at the core of many of our common maladies.
In spite of the impressive nutrient profiles of grain, the vitamins and minerals often occur in forms that have low bioavaildality to the human digestive tract.
www.mercola.com /article/carbohydrates/scientific_evidence_low_grains.htm   (3464 words)

  
  Grain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In agriculture, a grain is the seed of a grass, a simple dry fruit technically called a caryopsis.
In units of measurement, the grain is a unit of mass, originally based on the weight of one grain of barley.
Grain may refer to the place Isle of Grain in Kent, England, on which lies the village of Grain, Kent.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grain   (384 words)

  
 GRAIN - Definition   (Site not responding. Last check: )
{Grain moth} (Zo["o]l.), one of several small moths, of the family {Tineid[ae]} (as {Tinea granella} and {Butalis cerealella}), whose larv[ae] devour grain in storehouses.
{Grain worm} (Zo["o]l.), the larva of the grain moth.
{To dye in grain}, to dye of a fast color by means of the coccus or kermes grain [see {Grain}, n., 5]; hence, to dye firmly; also, to dye in the wool, or in the raw material.
www.hyperdictionary.com /dictionary/grain   (896 words)

  
 Grain Drying
Grain in the field dries naturally as the crop matures, giving up moisture to the air until the grain moisture is in equilibrium with the moisture in the air (equilibrium moisture content).
Grain with damaged kernels or with significant amounts of foreign material needs to be stored at a 1 to 2 percentage points lower moisture content than sound, clean grain.
As air moves through a deep grain mass, the air temperature is gradually lowered and relative humidity increased until the air approaches equilibrium with the grain.
www.ext.nodak.edu /extpubs/plantsci/smgrains/ae701-1.htm   (855 words)

  
 Grain Sorghum (Milo)
Grain sorghum acreage is somewhat greater than acreages for oats and barley, but considerably less than the land area planted to corn, wheat, and soybeans.
Grain sorghum may also be used as whole-plant silage, however another sorghum, sweet sorghum, was developed as a silage crop.
The grain is free-threshing, as the lemma and palea are removed during combining.
www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/afcm/sorghum.html   (2804 words)

  
 Temporary Grain Storage
Grain depths used should be adjusted based on the bending stress of the wood.
The maximum grain pile depth for various size poles in a building built before 1991 is shown in Table 3.
To keep grain from falling between the grain wall and the building wall, add a baffle from the top of the grain wall to a wall girt.
www.ext.nodak.edu /extpubs/ageng/grainsto/ae84-1.htm   (1389 words)

  
 Grain sorghum
Grain sorghum was grown on 13,902,000 acres in the United States (average for 1966-67), mainly in the Central and Southern Plains States.
The grain consists of about 6 percent bran, the pericarp or surface layers; 10 percent germ; and 84 percent endosperm, which is largely starch.
For food use, the grain may be roughly ground and made into breadlike preparations, used after grinding and stewing as a mush or porridge, or made into flour for mixing with wheat flour for breads.
www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/Crops/Grain_sorghum.html   (980 words)

  
 NCH-61
One of the expenses involved in mechanically drying grain is the "cost" of the weight loss that occurs during the drying process.
Grain buyers use a number of different procedures to calculate how much grain they will actually have after the grain they buy is dried.
The grain was dried from 25% to 15.5%--a moisture reduction of 9.5 percentage points with an 11.24% loss of the original weight.
www.agcom.purdue.edu /AgCom/Pubs/NCH/NCH-61.html   (2157 words)

  
 AE-82
Grain sorghum stalks are smaller and much wetter at harvest than corn stalks and are more likely to be chopped up and delivered into the grain tank.
However, "wet side" cleaning is difficult because the grain tends to be wet and sticky from the stem juices released during combining.
When the grain is below 22% moisture and not heating, run the fan whenever the outside air is 10°F cooler than the grain mass until the grain is cooled down to 40°-50°F. The increased air flow resistance of grain sorghum reduces aeration flow rates compared to corn.
www.ces.purdue.edu /extmedia/AE/AE-82-W.html   (2188 words)

  
 Post-Maturity Grain Drydown in the Field (Purdue Univ.)
Hybrid variability for the rate of grain moisture loss during post-maturity drydown and the resulting grain moisture content at harvest are of great interest to grower and seed industry alike.
Grain moisture loss in the field occurs at a nearly linear rate within a range of grain moisture content beginning at about 40 percent and ending at 15 to 20 percent, then tapers off to little or no additional moisture loss after that.
Average rates of grain moisture loss in the field relative to mean daily GDD accumulation during drydown for three corn hybrids planted in late April to early May, 1991-94, in westcentral Indiana.
www.agry.purdue.edu /ext/corn/news/articles.01/Grain_Drydown-0826.html   (959 words)

  
 AE-93
In fact, after the grain depth in the silo reaches roughly 2-1/2 times the diameter of the silo, the weight of additional grain is almost totally supported on the sidewalls, with no added pressure placed on the bin floor in the center of the stored mass.
With the large amount of fines present in the grain as it is blown upward and dropped onto the grain mass, it is impossible to aerate the grain.
Since grain is a good insulator, the temperature in the center of the mass will probably not change more than about 1°F. per month, as the grain around the outside wall of the silo cools down with declining winter temperatures.
www.agcom.purdue.edu /AgCom/Pubs/AE/AE-93.html   (4316 words)

  
 Grain Elevators -- History
Grain from the midwest was shipped on flatboards down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans where it was then loaded onto sailing vessels that carried it to its eventual destination in the East or in Europe.
Oftentimes the grain was carried by wagon on rough roads that passed through the rugged terrain of the Appalachian Mountain chain.
Grain dust was explosive and was suffocating to those men who were surrounded by it day in and day out.
www.buffalohistoryworks.com /grain/history/history.htm   (3083 words)

  
 Preparing Fabric for Use; G91-1028
Generally, the lengthwise grain runs from the base of the neck to the hem and on the sleeves from the shoulder to the cuff.
In many cases the grain may have been pulled out of shape as a permanent finish was applied, or it may have been imperfectly rolled on the bolt.
Washable fabrics may often be returned to grain by simply washing the piece of fabric and drying it in the dryer.
ianrpubs.unl.edu /Textiles/g1028.htm   (1578 words)

  
 Management of Stored Grain With Aeration
Spoilage in stored grain is caused by mold growth and insect activity, which is related to the moisture content and temperature of the stored grain.
Aeration greatly improves the "storability" of grain by maintaining a cool, uniform temperature throughout the storage to reduce mold development and insect activity and to prevent moisture migration.
Grain moisture content will be reduced about one-fourth percent for each 10° F reduction in temperature.
www.extension.umn.edu /distribution/cropsystems/DC1327.html   (766 words)

  
 Units: G
Grain gallons have tended to be larger than liquid gallons throughout the history of British units, apparently because they were based on heaped rather than "struck" (leveled) containers.
The grain, equal to 1/480 troy ounce (see also pound [2]), or exactly 64.798 91 milligrams, was the legal foundation of traditional English weight systems, with various pounds being defined as a specified number of grains: 5760 grains in a troy pound and 7000 grains in an avoirdupois pound, for example.
In the version used by apothecaries, there are 20 grains in a scruple, 3 scruples in a dram, and 8 drams in an ounce.
www.unc.edu /~rowlett/units/dictG.html   (4803 words)

  
 August 25, 1997
Grain handling is not as convenient in flat storage as it is in conventional round metal bins, and it can be a challenge to move grain in and out of the building.
Even though the grain is dry when moved into flat storage, a well-designed aeration system consisting of fans, supply tubes, and perforated ducts is imperative to control grain temperature and moisture migration.
As with grain stored in conventional bins, there are two primary aeration objectives: 1) maintaining the temperature of the grain mass within 10 to 15 F of the average outside air temperature; and 2) maintaining no more than a 10 F difference in temperature within the grain mass.
www.ianr.unl.edu /ianr/lanco/ag/crops/inservice/temporary-i98.html   (1145 words)

  
 Converting Tower Silos for Dry Grain Storage   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Grain can be stored through winter with silo walls that are in fair condition, but storage beyond spring requires walls that are completely weatherproof.
Believe it or not, getting grain into silos can be one of the biggest obstacles to their use for dry grain storage.
Even if grain is dry when moved into the silo, it should still be aerated so that you can control grain temperature to reduce mold and insect activity and to prevent moisture migration.
www.bae.umn.edu /extens/postharvest/towersilos.html   (1231 words)

  
 DMC Grain Flow with Calc-U-Dri   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Dry Grain Control measures air temperature 12 to 18 inches off the bin floor to determine when the grain is ready to be discharged.
The DMC Grain Flow with Calc-U-Dri is operated from a control box located on the outside of the bin.
The DMC Grain Flow is guaranteed for one drying season, to be free of defects in material or workmanship, when properly installed and operating in accordance with the instruction in the owner's manual.
www.dmc-davidmanufacturing.com /english/grnflow.html   (778 words)

  
 Ohio Agronomy Guide, Small Grain Production
Most grain drills are available with an optional 10-inch row spacing that aids in residue movement through the drill when seeding no-till-making the effect of 10-inch row spacings on wheat yields of interest to producers.
If the grain is known to be free of the smuts (based on field inspection during production), then a seed treatment effective against the seed- and soil-borne diseases may be sufficient.
Grain drills should be adjusted to penetrate crop residue and place the seed one-inch deep and in good contact with the soil.
ohioline.osu.edu /b472/grain.html   (4399 words)

  
 Using Starter Fertilizers for Corn, Grain Sorghum, and Soybeans;
Grain yield increases from starter nutrients are most likely on low phosphorus soils and some sandy soils.
Grain yield increase from starter fertilizer containing phosphorus is most likely on soils low in phosphorus (15 ppm P or less).
Grain yield increase on sandy soil is commonly due to nitrogen and/or sulfur in the starter fertilizer.
www.ianr.unl.edu /pubs/FieldCrops/g361.htm   (1330 words)

  
 Grain Harvesting
The advantage of the cradle was that by a turn to the left the operator could throw the grain into a swath, ready to be raked and bound into sheaves.
Its automatic rake swept cut grain off the platform, depositing the grain in neat gavels on the ground, ready to be bound into bundles by the hand binders.
After the grain cures on the stubble it is picked up by an attachment on the platform and threshed.
www.vaes.vt.edu /steeles/mccormick/harvest.html   (982 words)

  
 NASD: Handle Your Grain Harvest With Care
Flowing grain is like a fluid; objects on the surface sink, and heavy objects sink faster than light ones.
The force required to remove someone buried in grain can easily exceed 2,000 pounds, which is about the same as lifting a small car.
Bury the disk in the grain at the bottom of the container, leaving the end of the rope above the grain surface.
www.cdc.gov /nasd/docs/d000001-d000100/d000030/d000030.html   (1256 words)

  
 IS1225 Grain Sorghum Fertilization and Pest Control
Grain sorghum is intolerant of acid soils and prefers a soil pH above 5.6.
Harvesting at 20 to 25 percent grain moisture and drying also reduces bird losses because grain does not stay in the field as long.
The larger the field, the less grain lost to birds, because the majority of bird damage is along fence rows, power lines, and edges of wooded areas.
msucares.com /pubs/infosheets/is1225.htm   (1011 words)

  
 Implements Used on the Farm: Grain Header (Northern Great Plains)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A grain header was another implement that a farmer had the option of using when harvesting grain.
Essentially, grain headers functioned in the same way as grain binders except that they lacked a knotter mechanism to tie the grain stalks into bundles, and they were usually pushed instead of pulled by a team of horses.
Precisely like a grain binder, as the horses pushed the grain header forward, the driving wheel was rotated, which powered the sickle and the reel.
memory.loc.gov /ammem/award97/ndfahtml/ngp_farm_header.html   (197 words)

  
 Grain   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Up to the minute market information, coupled with a variety of grain marketing alternatives, can mean more money in your pocket.
You may price the grain anytime at the posted bid.
As grain and livestock marketing has changed, we have earned a reputation for quality service in assisting producers with their futures and options strategies.
www.coopcountry.com /contents.asp?id=576   (456 words)

  
 Alloy, Metal Terminology (G)
Average diameter of grains in the metal under consideration, or alternatively, the number of grains per unit area.
Since increase in grain size is paralleled by lower ductility and impact resistance, the question of general grain size is of great significance.
The addition of certain metals affects grain size, for example vanadium and aluminum tend to give steel a fine grain.
www.metal-mart.com /Dictionary/dictletg.htm   (550 words)

  
 GRAIN | "Against the grain" | 2004 | Iraq's new patent law: a decla
[8] GRAIN, PVP in the South: caving in to UPOV, http://www.grain.org/ rights/?id=64
Against the grain is a series of short opinion pieces on recent trends and developments in the areas of biodiversity management and control.
This particular Against the GRAIN was produced in collaboration with Focus on the Global South (www.focusweb.org; email: admin(at)focusweb.org).
www.grain.org /articles/?id=6   (2154 words)

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