Agriculture Policy Articles
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Garden Binding Wire
Binding ties with iron wire as core wire, wrapped with natural paper or plastic covering, used for garden and agriculture tying, exported for Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia and other countries. Plastic Binding Ties Binding tie wire with pvc covering Size: 2.6mm X 0.45mm iron wire inside Color: Dark green Wire Length and packing: 12cm X 1000 pcs/bundle 15cm X 1000 pcs/bundle 20cm X 1000 ...
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Minnick Farm Minnesota, USA - Case Study
From Leasing to Wind Farms to Owning His Own. Cosmos, Minnesota (USA), sits along the South Fork of the Crow River. Grain is the lifeblood of the small city, having been founded in 1867 by a pair of wheat farmers. ...
By Eocycle
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Farmonaut For Crop Area and Yield Estimation
INTRODUCTION: CROP AREA ESTIMATION The two components of agricultural production estimation are crop area and yield estimation. In order to estimate yield, Producers generally measure the amount of a particular crop harvested in a sample area to estimate crop yield. The harvested crop is then weighed, and the entire crop production of the area is approximated from the sample. A method for ...
By Farmonaut
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Simulating the Effect of Climate Change on Agriculture
Increased atmospheric CO2 levels and climate change are believed to contribute to extreme weather conditions, which is a major concern for many. And beyond extreme events, global warming is also predicted to affect agriculture.1,2While climate change is expected to affect agriculture and reduce crop yields, the complete effects of climate change on agriculture and the resultant human food ...
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Simulating Agricultural Climate Change Scenarios using Controlled Growth Chambers
Extreme weather, believed to result from climate change and increased atmospheric CO2 levels, is a concern for many. And beyond extreme events, global warming is also expected to impact agriculture.1,2 Although it is expected that climate change will significantly affect agriculture and cause decreases in crop yields, the full effects of climate change on agriculture and human food supplies are ...
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Earth Innovations: Everything You Need To Know About NRCS Programs for Growers
One of the most common ways for growers looking to increase their sustainability efforts is to access assistance, funding, and expertise through USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service. In this installment of Earth Innovations, we’re taking a look at what the NRCS offers growers and what to consider when deciding if an NRCS program is right for your farm. ...
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Aquasend Customers Review Real-Time Monitoring Benefits
Oxygen is one of the most important assets to each aqua farm. Protecting it is critical. These are quotes taken directly from farmers regarding oxygen. "Dissolved oxygen is the most critical water quality parameter in warmwater aquaculture. As we feed fish more and more, the dissolved oxygen will drop lower and lower in the early morning hours. The warmer the temperature, the faster it will drop. ...
By Aquasend
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Brazil Import Export Data: Who Does it Trade with?
Brazil Import Export Data: Brazil is one of the leading import-export countries, who does it trade with? Brazil is the largest country in South America with coverage of 852k square kilometers. It is also acknowledged as the Federative Republic of Brazil. In 2019, Brazil’s agricultural sector trend and a high-end import and export of agricultural products came into the spotlight. It was ...
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Ambitious green farming requirements can lead to higher environmental benefits, study shows
A new JRC study shows how the choices farmers make to adopt voluntary green practices are affected by how much they are already obliged to contribute to the environment. The behavioural science study finds that the more mandatory requirements placed on farmers, the less likely they are to make additional voluntary contributions. However, if the mandatory requirements are ambitious enough, the ...
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Got the spray-boom blues? Cheer up, grump!
Even when times are good, it’s still not easy being a farmer. Sure, we don’t have to hoe by hand or plow with horses. Modern farming has eliminated some of the actual sweat from the job. But being a farmer today means sweating the details. The success or failure of a modern farm depends on a multitude of factors that make up a complex, dynamic equation. There’s math, biology, ...
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All About Organic Sugarcane Alcohol (AKA, The BEST There Is)
All hand sanitizers are not equal, and the differences start with ingredients. Lemyn exclusively uses 100% USDA-certified organic sugarcane alcohol to make our Medical Grade Organic Hand Sanitizer Gel. It’s the highest grade of alcohol available, and Lemyn Organics exclusively sources our alcohol from South America where the sugarcane is grown without the use of pesticides, herbicides and ...
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Mineral Oxychloride to rescue citrus market in Florida
Since 2019 over 75% of the citrus crops (oranges 75% and grapefruit 85%) has been lost due to an infectious bacterium called huanglongbing (HLB) commonly known as “citrus greening”. Leaves of newly affected trees developed blotchy mottle appearance and the fruit is of no value-it has limited use in juicing operation. As of today, there has not being a commercially available solution ...
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Farmers warned to dispose of agricultural waste responsibly - or face legal action
Over 135,000 tonnes of waste plastic is generated by the UK agricultural sector each year – and farmers could face legal action if they’re found to be disposing of it improperly. The Environment Agency has warned that farming companies who fail to follow efficient, ethical refuse management guidelines will be fined: even if they’re relying on a third party to get rid of ...
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Growing Industrial Hemp - Risks and Rewards
In 2013, Colorado became the first state in the US to legalize industrial hemp. The 2014 Farm Bill granted US farmers the right to cultivate hemp in states where production is legal and established hemp pilot research programs nationwide. Industrial hemp is grown for food, feed, fuel, building materials, and more. Traditional hemp, grown for mass market products such as textiles and bioplastics, ...
By AquaSpy Inc.
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2020 Prior Converted Cropland
About a month ago the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a memorandum of understanding about issues relating to implementing section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Food Security Act (FSA). The concern is the fact the the USDA and the EPA/Corps define wetlands differently. In short, the ...
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Algae Crop Insurance
Managing Production Risk Through Crop Insurance Facilitator: Devinn Lambert, Bioenergy Technologies Office, DOE kicked off this Session Spotlight on algae farming of the Algae Biomass Summit. Devinn works in the Advanced Algal Systems Program and is Co-Chair on the inter-agency working group on algae. This is one of the driving forces how Devinn and the Algae Biomass Organization have come ...
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Fertilizer production line should be scaled and standardized
If we want to improve the operation level of fertilizer production, we need to speed up the improvement of the level of complete fertilizer production line plant. We need to cultivate a new type of fertilizer equipment operation and service main body, and support the development of complete fertilizer production equipment better. Then fertilizer processing enterprises should also make fertilizer ...
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How to use organic and inorganic fertilizer together
If we want to improve the operation level of fertilizer production, we need to speed up the improvement of the level of complete fertilizer production line plant. We need to cultivate a new type of fertilizer equipment operation and service main body, and support the development of complete fertilizer production equipment better. Then fertilizer processing enterprises should also make fertilizer ...
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Find and Monitor Tree Crops for Sustainability
We can monitor agricultural production around the globe using satellites. Recently, there has been an increase in the number of satellites and the frequency and resolution of images being captured. Such large amount of data on a daily and weekly basis can be used with AI to detect crops. Current Best Practices Supply chain companies use manual scouting and surveys up to three times a season ...
By Deep Planet
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Enhanced resistance to BCWD in Troutlodge strains
Joint research of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Troutlodge has shown that Genomic Selection can double the prediction accuracy for Bacterial Cold Water Disease (BCWD). Application of Genomic Selection for BCWD resistance to three generations of Troutlodge broodstock resulted in a challenge survival increasing from 33.5% in 2015 to 78.3% in 2019. This is a staggering ...
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