Agriculture Data Articles
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Greenhouse Tomatoes - Organic farms use smart data for optimum yield - Case Study
A greenhouse organic tomato and cucumber grower saved his crop during extreme drought with Sensoterra sensors, and improved yield with soil moisture data. With extreme droughts occuring more frequently, Danny Monté, Forecast and Quality Administration and Quality Control Manager at AC Hartman BV, relies on Sensoterra soil moisture sensors to support irrigation decisions for greenhouse ...
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Five benefits of agricultural smart irrigation
Population growth and an increase in irrigated agricultural land lead to a greater need for water and energy, at a time when global warming and rising greenhouse gas emissions are posing a real environmental challenge. In this context, the benefits of smart irrigation, i.e., using the exact amount of water needed for each crop, help to optimize this scarce resource. If we take a closer look at ...
By Idrica
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From the Farm View - Curtis Kornelson
Sustainability and efficiency are Curtis Kornelson’s goals for his farming operation as he hopes to one day hand the farm down to his son. That’s why he adopted variable rate technology on his farm more than ten years ago. Curtis Kornelson is a third generation farmer – he grows green lentils, canola, durum and barley on just over 8,000 acres northwest of Kindersley, ...
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How to create perfect scouting reports in three easy steps
Scouting reports hold incredible value if done correctly. Growers, crop advisors and their teams can share relevant information, keep track of important occurrences and make better decisions based on facts. In this blog post, we will discuss how to create the best and most efficient scouting reports. One of the first and oldest field data collection methods is scouting. Farmers would ...
By Farm21 BV
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Hello digital, goodbye analog
How to use and interpret your farm information Every pass of your field in-season provides a critical commodity: information. As farming becomes progressively larger, busier and more high-tech, the regular use and interpretation of farm information is even more important. This information is mandatory to successfully farm in 2023 and beyond – but what’s the best way to leverage it ...
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Illumination sensor in intelligent agriculture
Summary: With the development of intelligent agriculture in the Internet of things, many agricultural sensors appear in agricultural environmental monitoring, among which illumination sensor is a more important one.The sensor measures the intensity of light, which affects photosynthesis and, in turn, crop yields.In smart agricultural planting, the illumination sensor can detect the information of ...
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Aquasend Beacon® Alerts Crash in Dissolved Oxygen at Kent SeaTech
Case Study Description Located in southern California, Kent SeaTech, is a supplier of live fish for an extensive Asian Supermarket and restaurant industry. The company’s production facility is situated on a 160-acre agricultural valley and includes 96 circular concrete tanks, each with a 50,000-gallon capacity and a large circular raceway with a 500,000-gallon capacity. The aquafarm ...
By Aquasend
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Results from the ground up
Maintaining soil health and increasing bushels Soil health is the most important aspect of your farm fields. Without healthy soil, you face a tough challenge each year. When your soil profile is strong and not deficient in any nutrients or minerals, you increase your chance of a successful growing season. More than anything, healthy soil gives you the chance to increase your bushels. If your soil ...
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Crop rotation and soil health
They go together like salt and pepper – they’re better together When you have a strong and varied crop rotation, it produces a greater diversity in the soil microbiome, which improves activity both above and below the surface. One of the most critical parts about a healthy crop rotation is bacteria – both good and bad – because when you change crops, you change pathogens. ...
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More is more
Benefits of having multiple years of information when crop planning You operate in an age of data-driven farming. The question is: how do you manage all of your information? While schools of thought differ, one fact remains: you can benefit immensely by documenting multiple years’ worth of information, especially as you begin to plan for next season. The more information you have, the ...
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Why Modern Farm Management Is The Solution to Sustainability
With eight billion people currently existing on our planet and a population predicted to continue to grow into the future, we no longer have the luxury of unlimited, untapped natural resources. Therefore sustainability, or the idea of maintaining the resources we do have so we have them in the future, has become integral to the future survival of human beings. When it comes to sustainable ...
By AGRIVI
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Berry Gardens - Case Study
‘This project… has given us new insights into the amount and causes of food waste at harvest. As a result, we plan to do further investigations while tracking food waste with our growers at more points across the season.’ Read this case study from a joint delivered by Berry Gardens, their strawberry growers and WRAP to gather new data on farm food waste and upskill the Berry ...
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7 Key Benefits of Farm Management Software
Farmers have been growing food for generations without using farm management software. But in today’s fast-paced and highly competitive food production landscape, farm management software, or FMS, is critical to success.Why Use Farm Management Software? A farm management software program implemented in an agricultural operation leads to reduced expenses, increased yields, better yield quality, ...
By AGRIVI
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Aquasend Beacon® Monitors Water Quality at Mt. Lassen Trout Farm
Case Study Description Founded in 1949 at the base of Mt. Lassen in northern California, Mt. Lassen Trout Farm breed various species of trout and is a top trout supplier for recreational fishing areas around northern California. Mt. Lassen consists of several farm locations, each comprised of a series of raceways receiving water flow from local springs sustainably utilizing natural resources and ...
By Aquasend
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Voices from Below
Understanding the layers of inequality in agriculture Officially, Kavita Devi would not count as landless. Even though she belongs to a land-owning family, in practice, she is landless. These intra-household gender-generational granularities are not accounted for in official statistics of landless rural families in Bihar who make for over 60% of the state’s population, of which, over 92% ...
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Importance of Farm Records
A good record keeping system can assist a farmer to make informed business and movement decisions. Accurate financial and production data help a producer make necessary adjustments to operate more efficiently, plan for the future and pinpoint the weaknesses of a farm and allow the producer to act accordingly . Keep track of assets / inventory such as money (receivables, and payable), livestock, ...
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Plan for success
Take a giant step ahead by using farm management software for your crop planning As the influx of agtech sweeps across fields today, the old adage that best-laid plans often go awry no longer applies to your farm. Crop plans may be as old as farming, but the latest in farm management software takes your farm’s success to a new level. “Crop plans may be as old as farming, but the ...
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How weather stations can help make more informed crop management decisions
Up your defenses against unpredictable Mother Nature with an on-farm weather station’s accurate weather monitoring, forecasting and historical data There’s a long-enduring sentiment in Canadian agriculture that when farmers gather, they’re usually talking about the weather. There’s a good reason for this. After all, there are many things you can control on the farm from ...
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Project - PENFA
Date: Jun 2022 - Jun 2023 PENFA *Pesticide Environmental Fate Analysis* Project Pesticides played an irreplaceable role during agriculture production and the efforts to feed the ever-growing population. Their excessive use has been harmful to crop production, food safety, and human health. Globally, high attention has been given to pesticide residues and specific regulations have been regularly ...
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Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria
Opinion piece: sustainability gets supercharged thanks to all-new formulation designed to drive yield As a farmer your job is as simple as it is intensely complex: sustainably produce food to feed the world. A key component of profitable agriculture is using the exact amount of inputs to drive yields. Fertilizer, your largest expense, must be critically timed to achieve the best results. ...
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