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High-Quality Compost Production In Patumbak - Indonesia

The activities of workers at PT Nousindo Nusatara Agri's compost processing plant are visible during the final process of material filtration in Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on October 30, 2025. This deployment of heavy equipment is crucial for achieving the high production volume required to efficiently convert local livestock waste into thousands of tons of ready-to-use organic fertiliser, ensuring the industry can meet the substantial demand from local farming communities. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration French Farming - France

Cornfield surrounded by stakes with electric wires to prevent wild boars from entering (equipment provided by the French Hunting Federation). . Occitanie, France on August 2025. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space 2024 - Rennes

Since 1938, Big Dutchman has been inventing and developing feeding systems and equipment for modern pig and poultry farming. illustrative image of SPACE 2024, the international agricultural exhibition on September 18, 2024 at the Rennes St-Jacques exhibition center. Picture by Billioux Yannick/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-BAOTOU-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240521) -- BAOTOU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows workers working at a wind power equipment manufacturer in Baotou, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Located in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and along the Yellow River, Baotou City has a long history and rich cultural resources. At the junction of nomadic civilization and farming civilization, you can taste a mix of culture here. Baogang Group, one of China's earliest steel production bases, has made the city been known as a "steel city on grasslands." As an old industrial city, Baotou is now vigorously developing new industries in the fields of rare earth and new energy such as photovoltaics and wind power in a bid to create a new image of the city. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-BAOTOU-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240521) -- BAOTOU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows wind turbine blades at a wind power equipment manufacturer in Baotou, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Located in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and along the Yellow River, Baotou City has a long history and rich cultural resources. At the junction of nomadic civilization and farming civilization, you can taste a mix of culture here. Baogang Group, one of China's earliest steel production bases, has made the city been known as a "steel city on grasslands." As an old industrial city, Baotou is now vigorously developing new industries in the fields of rare earth and new energy such as photovoltaics and wind power in a bid to create a new image of the city. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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Dedicated farmers power Xinjiang's cotton harvest

STORY: Dedicated farmers power Xinjiang's cotton harvest SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: May 15, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: SHAWAN, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the farmland 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HE HONGTAO, Director of Shawan Shuangquan Agricultural Machinery Specialized Cooperative 3. various of the farmland 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HAN BO, Chairman of Xinjiang Hongji Intelligent Agricultural Machinery Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 5. various of the farmland STORYLINE: The cotton fields in Shawan City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, are vast. Local farmers have turned to cooperative mode to increase farming yield. He Hongtao, director of Shawan Shuangquan Agricultural Machinery Specialized Cooperative, says the transition towards scale farming brings benefits to local people. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HE HONGTAO, Director of Shawan Shuangquan Agricultural Machinery Specialized Cooperative "All profits from our land are distributed according

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CHINA-XINJIANG-AGRICULTURE-SPRING-FARMING (CN)

(240322) -- AKSU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer checks the drip irrigation equipment in Ruifeng Village of Liuyuan Township, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 21, 2024. Farmers in Aksu have recently been busy with spring ploughing, sowing and other agricultural activities. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-AGRICULTURE-SPRING-FARMING (CN)

(240322) -- AKSU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer checks the drip irrigation equipment in Ruifeng Village of Liuyuan Township, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 21, 2024. Farmers in Aksu have recently been busy with spring ploughing, sowing and other agricultural activities. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-AGRICULTURE-SPRING-FARMING (CN)

(240322) -- AKSU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer checks the drip irrigation equipment in Ruifeng Village of Liuyuan Township, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 21, 2024. Farmers in Aksu have recently been busy with spring ploughing, sowing and other agricultural activities. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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Sowing in Odesa region

ODESA REGION, UKRAINE - MARCH 1, 2024 - A piece of equipment is seen in the field during the sowing campaign which has begun despite the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Odesa region, southern Ukraine.

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Sowing in Odesa region

ODESA REGION, UKRAINE - MARCH 1, 2024 - A piece of equipment is seen in the field during the sowing campaign which has begun despite the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Odesa region, southern Ukraine.

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Sowing in Odesa region

ODESA REGION, UKRAINE - MARCH 1, 2024 - A piece of equipment is seen in the field during the sowing campaign which has begun despite the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Odesa region, southern Ukraine.

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-RURAL REVITALIZATION-YOUTH (CN)

(231222) -- BEIJING, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wu Jiahuan (front) operates a drone to spray pesticides in rice fields at Yangji Village, Kuainan Township, Wuhe County, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 1, 2023. Wu Jiahuan, a post-95s youth, returned to his hometown after graduation and now runs a family farm with his father. During years of construction, various agricultural machinery and equipment were added, and a 300-square-meter grain storage warehouse was built, so their business moves on the right track. As China moved to advance rural revitalization, more and more young people have returned from cities to the countryside which now brims with possibilities. As the new-generation farmers or young entrepreneurs, they often brought back funds, modern farming concepts and e-commerce business models to help transform the farming landscape. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-RURAL REVITALIZATION-YOUTH (CN)

(231222) -- BEIJING, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yahui (R) and Wang Yingfan inspect the irrigation system at a high standard farmland demonstration area in Xiping County of Zhumadian City, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 28, 2023. After graduating from universities, Liu and his colleague Wang Yingfan work on the management and operation of 12,000 mu (800 hectares) of high standard farmlands in Xiping using advanced agricultural technologies. With the farmland command and dispatch platform, water quality, soil moisture, seedling conditions and insect conditions are controlled on the screens, and the Internet of Things controls more than 250 automatic sprinkler irrigation equipment and intelligent terminals. As China moved to advance rural revitalization, more and more young people have returned from cities to the countryside which now brims with possibilities. As the new-generation farmers or young entrepreneurs, they often brought back funds, modern farming concepts and e-commerce business models to he

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The 6th CIIE Held in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 5, 2023 - Visitors learn about vertical farming equipment at the 6th CIIE in Shanghai, China, Nov 5, 2023.

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CHINA-HUNAN-NIGERIAN STUDENT-ECOLOGY (CN)

(230702) -- CHANGSHA, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu arranges Nigerian specialties at the China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Promotion Innovation Demonstration Park (Hunan Gaoqiao Grand Market) as a volunteer in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 1, 2023. Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu, 25, is a Nigerian doctoral student at Hunan Agricultural University. Inspired by his family's involvement in agriculture-related business and their importation of farming equipment and supplies from China, Dominic made up his mind to come to China to acquire modern agricultural knowledge. Currently, Dominic's research primarily focuses on the control and remediation of pollution in arable land. His intends to return to his hometown after completing his studies to grapple with heavy metal pollution and water contamination there. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-NIGERIAN STUDENT-ECOLOGY (CN)

(230702) -- CHANGSHA, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu (R) plays soccer at the playground in Hunan Agricultural University in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 26, 2023. Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu, 25, is a Nigerian doctoral student at Hunan Agricultural University. Inspired by his family's involvement in agriculture-related business and their importation of farming equipment and supplies from China, Dominic made up his mind to come to China to acquire modern agricultural knowledge. Currently, Dominic's research primarily focuses on the control and remediation of pollution in arable land. His intends to return to his hometown after completing his studies to grapple with heavy metal pollution and water contamination there. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-NIGERIAN STUDENT-ECOLOGY (CN)

(230702) -- CHANGSHA, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu (2nd R) views experiment result under the guidance of supervisor Zhou Yaoyu (2nd L) at a laboratory in Hunan Agricultural University in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 26, 2023. Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu, 25, is a Nigerian doctoral student at Hunan Agricultural University. Inspired by his family's involvement in agriculture-related business and their importation of farming equipment and supplies from China, Dominic made up his mind to come to China to acquire modern agricultural knowledge. Currently, Dominic's research primarily focuses on the control and remediation of pollution in arable land. His intends to return to his hometown after completing his studies to grapple with heavy metal pollution and water contamination there. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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CHINA-HUNAN-NIGERIAN STUDENT-ECOLOGY (CN)

(230702) -- CHANGSHA, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu (C) conducts experiment with schoolmates at a laboratory in Hunan Agricultural University in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 26, 2023. Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu, 25, is a Nigerian doctoral student at Hunan Agricultural University. Inspired by his family's involvement in agriculture-related business and their importation of farming equipment and supplies from China, Dominic made up his mind to come to China to acquire modern agricultural knowledge. Currently, Dominic's research primarily focuses on the control and remediation of pollution in arable land. His intends to return to his hometown after completing his studies to grapple with heavy metal pollution and water contamination there. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-NIGERIAN STUDENT-ECOLOGY (CN)

(230702) -- CHANGSHA, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu studies at Hunan Agricultural University in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 26, 2023. Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu, 25, is a Nigerian doctoral student at Hunan Agricultural University. Inspired by his family's involvement in agriculture-related business and their importation of farming equipment and supplies from China, Dominic made up his mind to come to China to acquire modern agricultural knowledge. Currently, Dominic's research primarily focuses on the control and remediation of pollution in arable land. His intends to return to his hometown after completing his studies to grapple with heavy metal pollution and water contamination there. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-NIGERIAN STUDENT-ECOLOGY (CN)

(230702) -- CHANGSHA, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu is pictured at a greenhouse in Hunan Agricultural University in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 26, 2023. Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu, 25, is a Nigerian doctoral student at Hunan Agricultural University. Inspired by his family's involvement in agriculture-related business and their importation of farming equipment and supplies from China, Dominic made up his mind to come to China to acquire modern agricultural knowledge. Currently, Dominic's research primarily focuses on the control and remediation of pollution in arable land. His intends to return to his hometown after completing his studies to grapple with heavy metal pollution and water contamination there. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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CHINA-HUNAN-NIGERIAN STUDENT-ECOLOGY (CN)

(230702) -- CHANGSHA, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu (C) goes to play soccer in Hunan Agricultural University in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 26, 2023. Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu, 25, is a Nigerian doctoral student at Hunan Agricultural University. Inspired by his family's involvement in agriculture-related business and their importation of farming equipment and supplies from China, Dominic made up his mind to come to China to acquire modern agricultural knowledge. Currently, Dominic's research primarily focuses on the control and remediation of pollution in arable land. His intends to return to his hometown after completing his studies to grapple with heavy metal pollution and water contamination there. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-NIGERIAN STUDENT-ECOLOGY (CN)

(230702) -- CHANGSHA, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu (C) conducts experiment under the guidance of supervisor Zhou Yaoyu (R) at a laboratory in Hunan Agricultural University in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 26, 2023. Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu, 25, is a Nigerian doctoral student at Hunan Agricultural University. Inspired by his family's involvement in agriculture-related business and their importation of farming equipment and supplies from China, Dominic made up his mind to come to China to acquire modern agricultural knowledge. Currently, Dominic's research primarily focuses on the control and remediation of pollution in arable land. His intends to return to his hometown after completing his studies to grapple with heavy metal pollution and water contamination there. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-NIGERIAN STUDENT-ECOLOGY (CN)

(230702) -- CHANGSHA, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu (R) checks the growth of rice at a greenhouse in Hunan Agricultural University in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 26, 2023. Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu, 25, is a Nigerian doctoral student at Hunan Agricultural University. Inspired by his family's involvement in agriculture-related business and their importation of farming equipment and supplies from China, Dominic made up his mind to come to China to acquire modern agricultural knowledge. Currently, Dominic's research primarily focuses on the control and remediation of pollution in arable land. His intends to return to his hometown after completing his studies to grapple with heavy metal pollution and water contamination there. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-NIGERIAN STUDENT-ECOLOGY (CN)

(230702) -- CHANGSHA, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu (L) checks the growth of rice at a greenhouse in Hunan Agricultural University in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 26, 2023. Aguwa Dominic Ugochukwu, 25, is a Nigerian doctoral student at Hunan Agricultural University. Inspired by his family's involvement in agriculture-related business and their importation of farming equipment and supplies from China, Dominic made up his mind to come to China to acquire modern agricultural knowledge. Currently, Dominic's research primarily focuses on the control and remediation of pollution in arable land. His intends to return to his hometown after completing his studies to grapple with heavy metal pollution and water contamination there. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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German company sees China as promising market

STORY: German company sees China as promising market DATELINE: June 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the manufacturing factory of Big Dutchman 2. SOUNDBITE (English): WALTER BENZ, President of Big Dutchman China 3. various of the manufacturing factory of Big Dutchman 4. various of the Chinese economy 5. various of the manufacturing factory of Big Dutchman STORYLINE: A 12,000-square-meter manufacturing factory of German company Big Dutchman in north China's Tianjin Municipality is in full swing. Poultry farming equipment rolled off automated production lines, with a few workers operating the intelligent system. Established in 1938, Big Dutchman is one of the world's largest suppliers of feeding systems and housing equipment for modern pig and poultry production. As the company's only production factory and logistics center in China, the Tianjin base, founded in 1997, has businesses involving marketing, production, services, procurement, a

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Smart farming in Beijing's agricultural demonstration parks

STORY: Smart farming in Beijing's agricultural demonstration parks DATELINE: March 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:47 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of agricultural demonstration parks 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU CHUNFANG, Beijing Shiweixian Agricultural Park 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG HAI, Beijing Jiehai Agricultural Technology Company STORYLINE: Two agricultural demonstration parks in Beijing use high-tech including 5G and big data to realize smart farming. Environmental data, including temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide concentration, can be collected and sent back to the central control management platform through 5G. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU CHUNFANG, Beijing Shiweixian Agricultural Park "We started to build the smart farm in 2016, combining 5G technology, modern equipment and a central control management platform. Thanks to digital farming and visual management, we've greatly improved work efficiency and reduced labor costs." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG HAI, Beijing Jie

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Chinese farmers prepare for spring plowing with technologies

STORY: Chinese farmers prepare for spring plowing with technologies DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a farm in Liaocheng City, Shandong Province 2. various of farmers checking farm equipment and machinery 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG QING, Qingyuan Family Farm in Dong'e County, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province 4. various of farmers checking farm equipment and machinery 5. various of agricultural technicians and farmers 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG LIHUA, Head of a chili farming cooperative in Xiangyang, Hubei Province 7. various of a chili farm 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG JIE, Deputy director, Institute of Vegetables, Xiangyang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hubei Province 9. various of agricultural technicians giving on-site guidance 10. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): CHENG BANG, Director of Plantation Development Center, Fengjie County, Chongqing 11. various of digging STORYLINE: As the weather gradually turns warmer in some part

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-BELARUS-AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY

(230201) -- HARARE, Feb. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man speaks on the phone besides farming equipment during a launch ceremony in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Jan. 31, 2023. TO GO WITH "Zimbabwe to receive more agricultural machinery from Belarus " (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua)

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Kubota to enter farming "assist suit" market in 2016

OSAKA, Japan - A woman wearing a prototype "assist suit" developed by Japanese agriculture equipment maker Kubota Corp. easily lifts a 20-kilogram container filled with apples during a presentation in Kyoto on Jan. 16, 2015. The suit can reduce the burden on a wearer when loading or unloading articles, by making use of motors.

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CHINA-SHANDONG-SELF-BRED DEEP-SEA ATLANTIC SALMONS-HARVEST (CN)

(220618) -- QINGDAO, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 7, 2022 shows a salmon processing vessel approaching "Deep Blue No. 1" to harvest Atlantic salmons at a fish farming experimental area of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. "Deep Blue No. 1," located at about 130 nautical miles from the coast of the Yellow Sea of China, is the first fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment built by China. About 15,000 Atlantic salmons in the net cage of the fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment were fished during the period from May 22 to June 9, which marks China's first successful harvest of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China harvests first batch of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons" (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-SELF-BRED DEEP-SEA ATLANTIC SALMONS-HARVEST (CN)

(220618) -- QINGDAO, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members process harvested Atlantic salmons on a salmon processing vessel at a fish farming experimental area of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 8, 2022. "Deep Blue No. 1," located at about 130 nautical miles from the coast of the Yellow Sea of China, is the first fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment built by China. About 15,000 Atlantic salmons in the net cage of the fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment were fished during the period from May 22 to June 9, which marks China's first successful harvest of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China harvests first batch of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons" (Photo by Yu Fangping/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-SELF-BRED DEEP-SEA ATLANTIC SALMONS-HARVEST (CN)

(220618) -- QINGDAO, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A fishing vessel (front) helps to harvest Atlantic salmons at a fish farming experimental area of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 7, 2022. "Deep Blue No. 1," located at about 130 nautical miles from the coast of the Yellow Sea of China, is the first fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment built by China. About 15,000 Atlantic salmons in the net cage of the fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment were fished during the period from May 22 to June 9, which marks China's first successful harvest of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China harvests first batch of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons" (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-SELF-BRED DEEP-SEA ATLANTIC SALMONS-HARVEST (CN)

(220618) -- QINGDAO, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works for harvesting Atlantic salmons at a fish farming experimental area of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 7, 2022. "Deep Blue No. 1," located at about 130 nautical miles from the coast of the Yellow Sea of China, is the first fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment built by China. About 15,000 Atlantic salmons in the net cage of the fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment were fished during the period from May 22 to June 9, which marks China's first successful harvest of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China harvests first batch of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons" (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-SELF-BRED DEEP-SEA ATLANTIC SALMONS-HARVEST (CN)

(220618) -- QINGDAO, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A salmon processing vessel harvests Atlantic salmons near "Deep Blue No. 1" at a fish farming experimental area of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 7, 2022. "Deep Blue No. 1," located at about 130 nautical miles from the coast of the Yellow Sea of China, is the first fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment built by China. About 15,000 Atlantic salmons in the net cage of the fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment were fished during the period from May 22 to June 9, which marks China's first successful harvest of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China harvests first batch of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons" (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-SELF-BRED DEEP-SEA ATLANTIC SALMONS-HARVEST (CN)

(220618) -- QINGDAO, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member shows the image of Atlantic salmons in the net cage of "Deep Blue No. 1," June 7, 2022. "Deep Blue No. 1," located at about 130 nautical miles from the coast of the Yellow Sea of China, is the first fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment built by China. About 15,000 Atlantic salmons in the net cage of the fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment were fished during the period from May 22 to June 9, which marks China's first successful harvest of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China harvests first batch of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons" (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-SELF-BRED DEEP-SEA ATLANTIC SALMONS-HARVEST (CN)

(220618) -- QINGDAO, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members get on the "Deep Blue No. 1" to harvest Atlantic salmons at a fish farming experimental area of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 7, 2022. "Deep Blue No. 1," located at about 130 nautical miles from the coast of the Yellow Sea of China, is the first fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment built by China. About 15,000 Atlantic salmons in the net cage of the fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment were fished during the period from May 22 to June 9, which marks China's first successful harvest of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China harvests first batch of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons" (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-SELF-BRED DEEP-SEA ATLANTIC SALMONS-HARVEST (CN)

(220618) -- QINGDAO, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A salmon processing vessel harvests Atlantic salmons near the "Deep Blue No. 1" at a fish farming experimental area of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 7, 2022. "Deep Blue No. 1," located at about 130 nautical miles from the coast of the Yellow Sea of China, is the first fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment built by China. About 15,000 Atlantic salmons in the net cage of the fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment were fished during the period from May 22 to June 9, which marks China's first successful harvest of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China harvests first batch of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons" (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-SELF-BRED DEEP-SEA ATLANTIC SALMONS-HARVEST (CN)

(220618) -- QINGDAO, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members arrange the harvested Atlantic salmons on a salmon processing vessel at a fish farming experimental area of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 8, 2022. "Deep Blue No. 1," located at about 130 nautical miles from the coast of the Yellow Sea of China, is the first fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment built by China. About 15,000 Atlantic salmons in the net cage of the fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment were fished during the period from May 22 to June 9, which marks China's first successful harvest of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China harvests first batch of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons" (Photo by Yu Fangping/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-SELF-BRED DEEP-SEA ATLANTIC SALMONS-HARVEST (CN)

(220618) -- QINGDAO, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A salmon processing vessel harvests Atlantic salmons near "Deep Blue No. 1" at a fish farming experimental area of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 7, 2022. "Deep Blue No. 1," located at about 130 nautical miles from the coast of the Yellow Sea of China, is the first fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment built by China. About 15,000 Atlantic salmons in the net cage of the fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment were fished during the period from May 22 to June 9, which marks China's first successful harvest of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China harvests first batch of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons" (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-SELF-BRED DEEP-SEA ATLANTIC SALMONS-HARVEST (CN)

(220618) -- QINGDAO, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member shows a harvested Atlantic salmon on a salmon processing vessel at a fish farming experimental area of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 8, 2022. "Deep Blue No. 1," located at about 130 nautical miles from the coast of the Yellow Sea of China, is the first fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment built by China. About 15,000 Atlantic salmons in the net cage of the fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment were fished during the period from May 22 to June 9, which marks China's first successful harvest of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China harvests first batch of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons" (Photo by Yu Fangping/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-SELF-BRED DEEP-SEA ATLANTIC SALMONS-HARVEST (CN)

(220618) -- QINGDAO, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 7, 2022 shows a salmon processing vessel approaching "Deep Blue No. 1" at a fish farming experimental area of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. "Deep Blue No. 1," located at about 130 nautical miles from the coast of the Yellow Sea of China, is the first fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment built by China. About 15,000 Atlantic salmons in the net cage of the fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment were fished during the period from May 22 to June 9, which marks China's first successful harvest of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China harvests first batch of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons" (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-SELF-BRED DEEP-SEA ATLANTIC SALMONS-HARVEST (CN)

(220618) -- QINGDAO, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member arranges harvested Atlantic salmons on a salmon processing vessel at a fish farming experimental area of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 8, 2022. "Deep Blue No. 1," located at about 130 nautical miles from the coast of the Yellow Sea of China, is the first fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment built by China. About 15,000 Atlantic salmons in the net cage of the fully submersible deep-sea fish farming equipment were fished during the period from May 22 to June 9, which marks China's first successful harvest of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China harvests first batch of self-bred deep-sea Atlantic salmons" (Photo by Yu Fangping/Xinhua)

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I've never seen "forced labor": Uygur farmer

STORY: I've never seen "forced labor": Uygur farmer DATELINE: May 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mijit Sattar 2. various of his farmland 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MIJIT SATTAR, Farmer 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MIJIT SATTAR, Farmer 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MIJIT SATTAR, Farmer STORYLINE: Mijit Sattar, 53, is a Uygur farmer living in Xibeiwan Township, Qitai County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This year, he grows 1,180 mu (about 78.7 hectares) of farmland on his own, with the help of tractors, planters and other equipment. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MIJIT SATTAR, Farmer "The way of farming is so different from the past. Previously, one mu (0.07 hectare) of land could yield 500-600 kg of wheat, or 600-700 kg at most. Now, the number can reach 900-1,000 kg." Mechanized planting has gained more and more popularity in Xinjiang, as modern farm machinery is way more efficient than manual labor. Sattar only has to hire a handfu

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Xinhua Headlines: Unfazed by U.S. sanctions and smear campaign, Xinjiang farmers more enthusiastic about cotton farming

(220417) -- URUMQI, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 16, 2022 shows a navigational autopilot equipment in a cotton field in Daquan of Shawan City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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Eyeing food security, China strengthens domestic grain supply

STORY: Eyeing food security, China strengthens domestic grain supply DATELINE: April 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of spring farming 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MENG QINGSHAN, Director, Qixing Branch of Heilongjiang Beidahuang Agriculture Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO BAOZHONG, General Manager of Jingyang Biological Fertilizer Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU JIANJUN, Wheat expert 5. various of spring farming STORYLINE: As the weather turns warm, farmers across China are busy with spring farming. Strenuous efforts nationwide are being made to guarantee the country's grain security amid the global climbing up of grain prices. Modern farming machinery is widely used in spring farming. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MENG QINGSHAN, Director, Qixing Branch of Heilongjiang Beidahuang Agriculture Co., Ltd. "Smart agriculture technologies have changed the traditional way of farming. Our equipment is fitted with the Beidou satellite navigation system. O

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Farming school for women in northern Japan faces challenges

Photo taken Feb. 22, 2016 in Shintoku, Hokkaido, shows Hazuki Kikuchi attaching milking equipment to a cow at a livestock farm as part of training at the Ladies Farm School, a town-run institute training women in agriculture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kubota to enter farming "assist suit" market in 2016

OSAKA, Japan - A woman wearing a prototype "assist suit" developed by Japanese agriculture equipment maker Kubota Corp. easily lifts a 20-kilogram container filled with apples during a presentation in Kyoto on Jan. 16, 2015. The suit can reduce the burden on a wearer when loading or unloading articles, by making use of motors. (Kyodo)

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Kubota automated combine harvester

An official of Kubota Corp. shows off its new automated combine harvester in Kyoto on Jan. 24, 2018. The Japanese farming and construction equipment maker aims to put the machine, which would complete all harvesting procedures in rice paddies automatically, on the market in 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo