Displaying 21 - 33 of 33 videos.

Show 5 | 10 | 20 results per page.
Which crop this video pertains to.
Video Title/Summary Crops Institution
Revitalizing Our Food, Farms, and Soil: The Farmers Speak

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is going to make agricultural policy a top priority to turn the nation's farms around.

How will he do that? He'll start by learning from some of America's most innovative farmers — and you can join him in this learning.

Awesome Nopal Cactus Harvesting
Awesome Nopal Cactus Harvesting
Awesome Nopal Cactus Harvesting

The nopal cactus grows extensively throughout Mexico, being especially abundant in the central Mexican arid and semi arid regions. In Mexico there are over 3,000,000 hectares (7,400,000 acres) of land used to cultivate nopal.

HUGE Prickly Pear Cow's Tongue Cactus
HUGE Prickly Pear Cow's Tongue Cactus
HUGE Prickly Pear Cow's Tongue Cactus

This is a HUGE Prickly Pear Cow's Tongue Cactus... Cow's Tongue Prickly Pear Cactus Opuntia engelmannii var. linguiformis, Cactus Family ( Cactaceae ), Cow's Tongue Prickly Pear Cactus. Also called Cow Tongue Prickly Pear or Lengua de vaca. Our favorite name sometimes used is "Lawyers Tongue!"

Why Tiny Cactus Bugs In Red Food Dye Are A $35 Billion Industry | Big Business | Insider Business
Why Tiny Cactus Bugs In Red Food Dye Are A $35 Billion Industry | Big Business | Insider Business
Why Tiny Cactus Bugs In Red Food Dye Are A $35 Billion Industry | Big Business | Insider Business

Cochineals are tiny bugs that live on prickly pear cactuses. The acid in their guts makes a red dye used in textiles, cosmetics, and foods like M&Ms and Yoplait yogurt. Indigenous people across Latin America traded it for thousands of years. It can be found on the walls of archeological sites, in priceless paintings, and in the robes of kings. But today, Peru dominates the market, and Mexico’s cochineal farms are disappearing. We met a few of the country’s last farmers trying to keep the ancient tradition alive....

The Best Way to Take Care of a Peruvian Apple Cactus
The Best Way to Take Care of a Peruvian Apple Cactus
The Best Way to Take Care of a Peruvian Apple Cactus

In this video I'm going to show you the best way to take care of your Peruvian Apple Cactus. A lot of people don't know how to properly take care of these plants and as a result they die prematurely. But with the right information, you can keep your cactus healthy and thriving for years to come. So stay tuned and I'll show you everything you need to know.

 Peruvian Apple Cactus Fruit
Peruvian Apple Cactus Fruit
Peruvian Apple Cactus Fruit

Two years ago, we showed you how to take a cutting from a mature cactus. Today we are excited to finally be tasting our first fruit off of one of those cuttings! The Peruvian Apple cactus is a columnar type of cactus from the Cereus cactus family that produces a thornless, tasty edible fruit! After blooming a big, beautiful white flower overnight, if pollination occurs, then two months later the fruit is ready to be enjoyed! With a flavor and texture similar to dragonfruit, we love this easy-to-grow cactus fruit and think that every desert yard needs to grow...

Mexico's countryside may hold the key to the nation's energy future
Mexico's countryside may hold the key to the nation's energy future
Mexico's countryside may hold the key to the nation's energy future

Mexico is the seventh-largest producer of oil in the world but it's committed to increasing the developing of alternative bio-fuels.

By 2024 the country wants to produce 35 percent of its energy from renewable sources. This is part of its commitment to the Paris climate change accord. Consequently, bio-fuel projects are now booming in the countryside.

Other large Latin American economies like Brazil and Argentina have been successful in providing incentive for renewable energy projects. But according to a report issued by the Atlantic Council, some...

Farmers push cactus as answer to world hunger
Farmers push cactus as answer to world hunger
Farmers push cactus as answer to world hunger

(English) Dr.Tully Friedgut, Senior Economist, Orly Cactus Farm: "The - Opuntia, the Prickly pear is really a miraculous plant, and it can use relatively little water, certainly relatively to citrus, relative to mangos, relative to the kinds of plants that grow in subtropical climates such as Israel's is and we in our company, our dream is to harness science and the sun and with those two help create a world that is free of hunger of sickness and of poverty."

11 Impressive Benefits Of Nopales - Nopal Cactus Health Benefits
11 Impressive Benefits Of Nopales - Nopal Cactus Health Benefits
11 Impressive Benefits Of Nopales - Nopal Cactus Health Benefits

Nopales are spectacularly healthy type of cacti with a wide range of health benefits including their ability to aid in weight loss, prevent cancer, improve skin health, protect heart health, regulate and improve digestion, boost the immune system, optimize metabolic activity, build strong bones, cure insomnia, and reduce inflammation throughout the body.

Cactus Pear - Green Gold
Cactus Pear - Green Gold
Cactus Pear - Green Gold

ICARDA has released part one of a three-video series on cactus pear production, aimed at farmers in dry regions. The series promotes best-agronomic practices to improve productivity and enhance the quality of the crop at low cost.

Nopal, Mexico’s Native Superfood
Nopal, Mexico’s Native Superfood
Nopal, Mexico’s Native Superfood

Nopal, or Opuntia cacti, is a cactus eaten all throughout Mexico, known for its flavor and its nutritional value. But do we value its industry, production, and future? Through a trip from the farm to the table, we learn, revalue, and savor different dishes that this ancestral ingredient offers.

Nopal Cactus Cultivation - Cactus Farming and Harvest
Nopal Cactus Cultivation - Cactus Farming and Harvest
Nopal Cactus Cultivation - Cactus Farming and Harvest

The nopal cactus grows extensively throughout Mexico, being especially abundant in the central Mexican arid and semi arid regions. In Mexico there are over 3,000,000 hectares (7,400,000 acres) of land used to cultivate nopal.

Cactus Fruit Harvesting - Prickly Pear Farm and Harvesting - Desert Agriculture Technology
Cactus Fruit Harvesting - Prickly Pear Farm and Harvesting - Desert Agriculture Technology
Prickly Pear Farm and Harvesting

The cactus fruit is indeed full of valuable substances for our body and exceptionally sweet and tasty. The plant that produces it, is a prolific one that produces many fruits from every single shovel: the Opuntia ficus-indica.

Despite its name, the Opuntia ficus-indica is not from India but from South America, like all other cacti, especially from central Mexico. It has spread very quickly, though, in Asia as well as in some areas of Africa and Europe (in Europe has been acclimatized particularly well in South Italy and the Canary Islands) and maybe his name is the...

Pages