Agriculture Management Articles

Controlled Environment Agriculture - The future of growing

Food security, nutrition and the future of farming are challenges that face us all, but with innovation and research, there are solutions at hand. Commercial indoor growing is a fast-paced and ever-evolving industry. And rightly so, if we have any hope of feeding growing populations with high quality, nutrient-dense food then we need to be looking beyond conventional farming and start embracing ...

Oct. 20, 2021

By Grow Sensors LTD

Are Humans as Wise as the Venus Flytrap?

Humanity must embrace a food cycle in which food that is not eaten is no longer considered waste; instead, it is considered a replenishable natural resource to be composted. Recently, a headline from a science news reporting source caught my attention. It read, “Venus flytraps don’t eat the insects that pollinate them.” Upon reading the article, I learned that researchers at ...

Oct. 16, 2021

By FOR Solutions, LLC

COVID-19 & Food for Thought

The on-going COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated many aspects of modern society that are simply not sustainable. One of them is the current food system. Yet to be accurately determined amounts of food have been unable to be distributed and, therefore, have been wasted either intentionally or unintentionally. Part of the reason for the waste is the distance that so much food must be ...

Oct. 16, 2021

By FOR Solutions, LLC

5 reasons commercial farming needs to embrace technology

Stepping forward with technological advancements Agriculture is one of the oldest industries known to man, and many traditional methods and commercial farming practices are still unrivalled. However, technological advancements are continuing at a rapid pace, and rather than shun these, commercial farmers can utilise them to improve their operations. Technology will probably never completely ...

Oct. 14, 2021

By Grow Sensors LTD

5 Fish Ponds in the Philippines

What is the most modern farming scene now? It is a waterproof pond built with a hdpe liner. Today I’d like to share one of our client’s cases. The fish pond located in the Philippines takes 2 months from the preparation to the final usage. The total geomembrane quantity is 5000 sqm, which includes 5 ponds, built on a farm. He started this idea in 2019, when he begins the purchasing in ...

Oct. 14, 2021

By Earth Shield Environmental Co., Ltd.

How crop registration boosts quality, quantity & consistency

Crop registration - an essential piece of the puzzle No matter how well controlled a growing environment is, environmental conditions are bound to vary from time to time. This can be due to the weather conditions in your natural climate, interactions between different plant species or even changes in your operational practices. It’s essential to gain knowledge and understanding of all of ...

Oct. 13, 2021

By Grow Sensors LTD

Improve indoor farming potential & profit with accurate data

Did you know that with the right greenhouse technology you can save time, money and improve profits? The commercial growing industry is rooted in meeting the consumer demand for fresh, local and seasonal produce. Whilst growing top quality produce, commercial farmers and growers also have a responsibility to respect the natural environment. In turn, they can reap the rewards of improved profits, ...

Oct. 12, 2021

By Grow Sensors LTD

Storytelling is the challenge, but it can also be the solution

America loves farmers, and the data proves it. The Industry of Farming & Agriculture has the highest favorability ratings of all U.S. industries, and farming is regularly ranked one of the most trustworthy professions… so why is there still a major disconnect between food producers and the end consumer? There’s a feeling of “us vs. them” on both sides, and it ...

Oct. 11, 2021

By DP Techlink

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Due to the need for higher temperature, it is necessary to sprinkle some warm water on the leaves regularly. Plants placed in a dry environment can put a layer of wet small gravel in the flower pot to promote the growth of plants. Seedlings are planted from March to April in spring, or preferably from September to October in winter. Sowing before the frost season. In winter, please manage ...

Oct. 10, 2021

By Wilson Garden Co.,Ltd

Project - Scaling Positive Agriculture

Our ambitious Scaling Positive Agriculture project aims to transform global food systems by maximizing the potential of agriculture as a solution for climate, nature and farmers. The project focuses on three priority pathways where business can provide real solutions: 1) climate positive - shifting agriculture from a net source to a net sink of GHG emissions; 2) nature positive - shifting ...

Oct. 8, 2021

By World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Project - Natural Climate Solutions

“Natural Climate Solutions” (NCS) help nature do what it’s been doing for millions of years: sequester and store carbon. New research shows that these solutions could deliver 37% of the emissions reductions needed to limit global warming to 2°C. However, despite their massive potential, they only make up 1% of the climate conversation. We’re changing that by ...

Oct. 8, 2021

By World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Rolling out a strong human rights policy across Godrej companies

This interview is part of a deep-dive series from WBCSD’s Global Agribusiness Action on Equitable Livelihoods Project (GAA-EL) featuring perspectives from human rights experts in the NGO sector, government, WBCSD member companies, and more. The series aims to raise awareness about the challenges, opportunities and lessons learned across the sector. The GAA-EL project works with its ...

Oct. 5, 2021

By World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Agriculture`s Quantum Change: Precision Farming

We’ve Come a Long Way, Precision Farming Will Take Us Even Further As I sit here looking out my back window and watch my neighbor gathering up the last of the round bales of the season, loading them onto a bale trailer, it makes me reminiscent of days gone past. I think about life as a teenager during the summer, my friends and I spending many days on the hay rack or in the mow stacking ...

Oct. 4, 2021

By DP Techlink

Millbrook First Nation Hatchery - Case Study

A FIRST FOR MANY Millbrook hatchery represents Octaform’s first endeavor into Aquaculture, after numerous successes in containment tanks since 1997. The aquaculture operation was the dream of Millbrook First Nation, a Mi’kmaq community that calls Nova Scotia ...

Oct. 1, 2021

By Octaform Systems Inc.

Improving Irrigation in Browns Valley, California

In Northern California, the Browns Valley Irrigation District supplies water to hundreds of farmers. As this water source needs to supply many farmers in Northern California, accurate measurement is key as it ensures that farms are able to properly function and sustain the plants and/or livestock they have. The specific source of water that irrigates the fields in the Browns Valley District ...

Sep. 30, 2021

By Pulsar Measurement

Improving Irrigation in Browns Valley, California

In Northern California, the Browns Valley Irrigation District supplies water to hundreds of farmers. As this water source needs to supply many farmers in Northern California, accurate measurement is key as it ensures that farms are able to properly function and sustain the plants and/or livestock they have. The specific source of water that irrigates the fields in the Browns Valley District ...

Sep. 30, 2021

By Pulsar Measurement

Heat Exchangers Help Find Chocolate’s Sweet Spot

Tempering, or the controlled heating and cooling, of chocolate is an essential step in the manufacturing of chocolate and has traditionally been carried out in batches and much of the industry is still very traditional, sometimes using technology that has changed little in hundreds of years. However, one forward-thinking UK chocolate supplier has introduced a new system for tempering its ...

Sep. 17, 2021

By HRS Heat Exchangers Ltd.

Evaporation Increases Capacity for Drying Cheese

A novel use of evaporation using heat exchanger technology from HRS Heat Exchangers has increased drying capacity for a major European processor of cheese products. ...

Sep. 17, 2021

By HRS Heat Exchangers Ltd.

What bones can the bone crusher break?

It is suitable for material processing in medicine, chemical, food, feed, and other industries. It is especially suitable for hard and difficult to crush materials in traditional Chinese medicine. Such as hard roots, bundles of grass, vines, large pieces, and various horns. Grasses (such as spatholobus), vines (such as pathology), rhizomes (such as Dalbergia odorifera, citron, Acanthopanax ...

Sep. 11, 2021

By Zhengzhou Taizy Machinery Co., LTD

Manage herd and farm

Improve health, raise productivity, save money – herd management with digital technology by GEA offers large and small dairy farms powerful functions for monitoring and managing cow health and operational procedures efficiently on a daily basis. With GEA’s Herd Management your farm is front and center GEA’s Herd Management system filters information to provide the ...

Sep. 9, 2021

By GEA Farm Technologies