farm management Articles
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Application of nitrogen and phosphorus criteria for streams in agricultural landscapes
Efforts to control eutrophication of water resources in agriculturally dominated ecosystems have focused on managing on-farm activities to reduce nutrient loss; however, another management measure for improving water quality is adoption of environmental performance criteria (or ‘outcome-based standards’). Here, we review approaches for setting environmental quality criteria for nutrients, ...
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Importance of Sustainable Sourcing and How Technology Helps to Achieve This
Today, sustainable agriculture entails boosting agricultural crop production while maintaining the ecological resources in which they flourish. Gardeners and farmers have debated the clash between sustainable agriculture and energy crop cultivation technologies that allow bioenergy and biomass crops to be grown on agricultural land. The consequences of rising oil prices and the environmental ...
By Farmsio Ltd.
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Impact of Agri-environment measures
The application of agri-environment contracts concerning 1 farmer in every 7 and delivering environmental services over 20% of European farmland, marks a very significant step towards sustainability. The target set in the 5th Environmental Action Programme of 15% coverage by 2000 has thus already been exceeded. The requirement on Member States to apply the regulation throughout their territories ...
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How precision technologies are helping farmers increase profitability while also meeting growing demand for nutritious calories
From ox and plow to the advent of autonomous tractors, farmers have always sought new and more efficient ways to grow crops. The demand for high-quality, protein and nutrient-rich food increases annually as the global population is on pace to reach 9 billion by 2050. The explosive growth of plant-based protein food products is testament to the nearly insatiable demand for healthy calories. ...
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Precision Agriculture: How Inertial Navigation Systems are Revolutionizing Farming
In the ever-evolving landscape of agriculture, technology has become an indispensable tool in optimizing crop yields while minimizing resource waste. One of the most exciting innovations in this field is using Inertial Navigation Systems (INS). These advanced systems, developed by companies like Inertial Labs, transform how farmers manage their operations, offering unprecedented precision, ...
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Planting trees and managing soils to sequester carbon
As of 2007, the shrinking forests in the tropical regions were releasing 2.2 billion tons of carbon per year. Meanwhile, expanding forests in the temperate regions were absorbing 0.7 billion tons of carbon annually. On balance, a net of some 1.5 billion tons of carbon were being released into the atmosphere each year, contributing to global warming. The tropical deforestation in Asia is driven ...
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