farm management Articles
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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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Clock House Farm: optimising growing conditions and irrigation efficiency in high volume soft fruit production - Case Study
Clock House farm nestles in the rolling hills of Kent a few miles south of Maidstone in the UK. The expansive 250 acre farm grows a variety of fruit, including strawberries, raspberries and blackberries. Notable innovators in horticulture, Clock House Farm were one of the first commercial growers to adopt table-top production of strawberries in the late 1990s. Since 2008 they have been using ...
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Validating the FAO aquaCrop model for irrigated and water deficient field maize
Accurate crop development models are important tools in evaluating the effects of water deficits on crop yield or productivity. The FAO AquaCrop model predicts crop productivity, water requirement, and water use efficiency (WUE) under water-limiting conditions. A set of conservative parameters [calibrated and validated for maize (Zea mays L.) in a prior study and considered applicable to a wide ...
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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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Assessing the cost, effectiveness and acceptability of best management farming practices: a pluri-disciplinary approach
The AgriBMPWater project has been imagined and built in a pluri-disciplinary approach and framework, with the study of the object 'BMPs' using several disciplines at the same time (hydrology, economy, sociology, geography and agronomy). The knowledge of the object in each discipline is deepened by a fertile multi-field contribution: borders of disciplines have been broken down, allowing ...
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Wholesale arable change leads to tight slug control
"Eight years into implementing a zero-till policy across the farm, we’re seeing improved yields of 10 tonnes per hectare for our first year wheat, and five tonnes per hectare on winter beans. We’ve also noticed that we continue to see year-on-year improvements to soil structure and crop yields. “The winter beans have been extremely valuable in the rotation to ensure nitrogen ...
By Certis UK
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Clock House Farm, Kent - WET Sensor - Case Study
Using the WET Sensor to optimise growing conditions and irrigation efficiency in high volume strawberry and raspberry production Clock House farm nestles in the rolling hills of Kent, a few miles south of Maidstone in the UK. The expansive 250 acre farm grows a variety of fruit, including strawberries, raspberries and blackberries. Notable innovators in horticulture, Clock House Farm were one ...
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JM Farm Pond Water Case Study
JM Farms, located in Kentucky, had been experiencing significant buildup of biofilm and slime in the water system. The biofilm and slime buildup led to water with a poor taste and odor, decreased water and feed consumption, longer flock cycles and fewer-than-expected head sold, which resulted lower revenue for the farm. Understanding the impact that better treated water can have on the key ...
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Drip Irrigation for Corn
Corn Farming Made Easy with Drip Irrigation for Corn: Water Management Ultimate Solution Corn farming, with its golden ears swaying in the breeze, has long been a symbol of abundance and sustenance. However, the road to a thriving corn harvest is not without its challenges. Traditional irrigation methods, such as flood irrigation, can waste a significant amount of water and lead to environmental ...
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What nutrients are left in your soil?
Knowing, not estimating , means better soil health and profitability Farming in Western Canada means working in a climate of extremes–hot or cold, wet or dry. It’s a conundrum that drives agriculture innovation, new technologies and precision agronomy practices on behalf of Prairie farmers that’s appreciated around the world. Last year, many farmers worked to deal with extreme ...
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