•    Vineyard farm
•    Grapes collection
•    Wine storage (large capacity barrels)
•    Warehouse and office building

Niculitel is one of the most famous vineyards areas of Romania. Remember we are in Northern Dobrogea, very old land of mankind (Macin Mountains the oldest in the world). The landscape is beautiful and at every pace you meet nice people, old women dressed in popular costumes and tradition.

The varieties of grapes in this area are for white wines : Aligote, Riesling italian, Feteasca alba etc and for red wines: Feteasca neagra, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir etc.

Have a look at the large capacity barrels, they are in good condition and ready to be used.

THE production of wheat and barley varieties which can access and use nitrogen more efficiently could cut farmers’ fertiliser bills while reducing environmental damage from fertilisers leaching into the soil, especially in sandy areas.

A recently started five-year Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) funded project has been set up with the goal of developing more nitrogen efficient varieties through a process of assessing genetic variability in nitrogen use efficiency in Australian wheat and barley germplasm, including advanced breeding lines.

The project involves researchers from the University of Western Australia (UWA), the Department of Agriculture and Food WA (DAFWA) and the University of Sydney, with contributions from major Australian breeding companies.

UWA researcher Winthrop Professor Zed Rengel said high fertiliser prices were driving the development of new cultivars better able to acquire and use nitrogen.

“Modern grain production relies on relatively large amounts of synthetic fertilisers to satisfy crop demands,” he said.

“However, current fertiliser use efficiency is relatively poor – rarely better than 30 to 40 per cent – resulting in economic losses and potential environmental damage from leaching.”

Professor Rengel said a second stage of the GRDC funded project will identify molecular markers associated with nitrogen use efficiency.

“These molecular markers will be breeding tools for enhancing the level of nitrogen use efficiency in new cultivars of wheat and barley,” he said.

Professor Rengel said many wheat and barley genotypes will be screened for nitrogen use efficiency over several years at locations in WA, Victoria and New South Wales, covering a range of climate and soil conditions.

“Preliminary data from 2009 indicated genotypic differences in nitrogen use efficiency,” he said.

Source: http://fw.farmonline.com.au/news/state/grains-and-cropping/general/research-into-cutting-nitrogen-bills/1865304.aspx?src=enews

AgroGeneration company, headed by Charles Beigbeder - main shareholder, announced on Monday the purchase of 25,000 ha more in Ukraine. They now run a total of 45,000 ha in this country.

Via: http://farmlandgrab.org/13830

Companies have a “good opportunity to make money” building the infrastructure needed to feed a world population growing by some 100m people a year, a top executive at oilseeds giant Bunge has said.
While the need to raise crop production by 1.7bn tonnes in the first half of the century to feed the growing population had been appreciated, the problems of transporting and storing the extra had been largely ignored, Carl Hausmann said.
“The infrastructure needs of the world have been underinvested in over the last several year,” said Mr Hausmann, the former chief executive of Bunge in Europe and North America, now head of the agribusiness giant’s corporate affairs.
“But if farmers do not get more facilities to store, deliver crops, they cannot increase their production. Infrastructure is a linchpin of the entire agricultural system.”
Public vs private sectors
Developing the transport facilities and silos needed to meet this demand looked likely to come down to private companies, given the squeezes on public sector finances.
“Most will be done by the private sector,” he said. “Private companies will see this as an opportunity to invest and make money.”
Bunge was exploiting this opportunity through a $200m export facility it was building on the US west coast.
“Think how many more such projects we will need in the coming decade to cope with 1.7bn tonnes in [extra] production,” he added, saying that the world had “five-to-10 years” before the jump in volumes really hit home in terms of logistical needs.
Environmental battles
While infrastructure shortfalls were particularly acute in developing countries, with 70% of Africa’s farmers living more than a 30-minute walk from an all-weather road, they were common in Western countries too.
“Even in nations like the US, things are in bad shape,” Mr Hausmann said noting that Bunge’s new export silo is the country’s first for 25 years.
Companies would be “happy” to invest in new infrastructure “as long as the [government] policies are healthy”.
In many cases, this would mean finding ways to improve relations with lobbies, such as environmental groups, who were holding up the development of many facilties.
“Many investors are not ready to see [manager] in the crosshairs,” Mr Hausmann said.

Via: http://www.agrimoney.com/news/silos-and-transport-offer-good-scope-for-profits–1891.html