Crop Management News
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MAJOR presents own retrofit slurry applicators at Ploughing 2019
Major Equipment (Intl) Ltd returns to the 2019 National Ploughing Championships with its biggest lineup of machinery renowned for strength, stamina and value. Taking centre stage will be its own dedicated low-emission slurry application system. The new MAJOR Dribble Bar and Trailing Shoe applicators feature a universal adaptor with adjustable height system for maximum flexibility and improved ...
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The benefits of agriculture drone
While drones have been used in private industries for decades, their commercial applications continue to expand as quickly as innovators can come up with new ideas. As drones become more prevalent in our society, much of this growth is attributed not only to declining costs of technology but also to the adjustment of government restrictions on drone use. The agriculture industry, which continues ...
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ScoutPro Partners with Farmers Edge to Boost Crop Monitoring Capabilities with Daily Satellite Imagery
ScoutPro Inc. has partnered with Farmers Edge, a global leader in digital agriculture, to deliver the best-in-class imagery solution available for crop monitoring to their customers. Daily satellite imagery, state-of-the-art processing technology, and unique map layers are now integrated into the ScoutPro scouting app. Highly rated among retailers and other agricultural service providers, ...
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VCC Cropbox at Louisiana Food Bank
Ms. Martha Marak, Executive Director of the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana in her new Cropbox from Vertical Crop Consultants. ...
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4R Research Fund Awards Nearly $3 Million to Study Impact of 4R Practices in the Field
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2019 – The Fertilizer Institute announced today the Foundation for Agronomic Research, which administers projects for the 4R Research Fund, has awarded nearly $2.7 million in grants to universities to conduct field research and demonstration projects that evaluate and promote the economic, social, and environmental outcomes of 4R Nutrient Stewardship. The 4R Nutrient ...
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Tracking Global Price Indicators: Adifo Software Aids Feed Producers
Control your costs, reach your goals Producers of feed and food do not have an easy job. Whether you are involved in growing and processing raw materials or producing food stuff, cost control is a vital concern. Even the slightest variations can have dramatic effect on a company's bottom line. Myriad ongoing efforts exist to stabilize costs for farmers, growers and feed producers. Adifo had ...
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Urban and Agriculture Leaders to Kick Off Soil and Water Conservation Society 2019 International Annual Conference
The Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) 74th International Annual Conference, to be held July 28-31, 2019, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will feature conservation leaders whose work emphasizes the importance of engaging both urban and rural communities in efforts to protect natural resources. Registration is open through July 17, 2019. The theme of this year’s conference is ...
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3rd Agriculture and Climate Change Conference
From March 24 to 26, the 3rd Agriculture and Climate Change Conference will take place in Budapest, Hungary. International researchers will present their works focusing on the impact of climate change on crop production and propose solutions to maintain and increase crop productivity in this new context. Various topics will be discussed, like effects of CO2 on plant growth, abiotic stress, ...
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Will Industrial Hemp and CBD Soon Be Legal?
The hemp industry has been waiting months for Congress to take action on a new Farm Bill, one that could make legal barriers for hemp production disappear. With the Thanksgiving holiday behind us, Congress has returned to session. Lawmakers in the Nation’s capital are putting more focus on the new Farm Bill, which not only includes the legalization of industrial hemp, but also the funding ...
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OSU Online Course: Blueberry Physiology, Production Systems & Management
Check out OSU's online 6-week, self-paced course (Blueberry Physiology, Production Systems & Management) that will be offered starting on January 25, 2019. Blueberry Physiology, Production Systems & Management Online course for industry led by Dr. Bernadine Strik Oregon State University Online blueberry course offered through Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) at OSU. The ...
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A day in the entomology lab: Beetles
Did you know that the average American eats 124 lbs of potatoes a year, that the potato was the first vegetable to be grown in space, and Vincent van Gogh painted four still-life canvases devoted entirely to the potato!? It’s true and protecting potatoes, which are grown in all 50 states in the U.S., is one thing AgBiome is striving to do. Part of AgBiome’s vision is to have the ...
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Iden Biotechnology develops new lines of corn tolerant to low temperature stress
In response to the growing global demand for agricultural products, the seed market uses modern and conventional technologies to develop new varieties with higher yield, resistant to stress and sustainable crop cultivation management. The challenge of the agri-food sector is to improve agricultural productivity through a combination of genetic and conventional improvement, to create crop ...
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Sumitomo Chemical Begins Operations at New Chemistry Research Centre
Sumitomo Chemical has announced that, starting June 1, it will begin the operations of its Chemistry Research Centre (“CRC”), a synthesis research building newly built on the premises of its Health & Crop Sciences Research Laboratory in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The CRC is intended to serve as Sumitomo Chemical's new global R&D base principally for discovery and ...
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Global Market Insights Report that Micro Irrigation System Market to hit $12bn by 2024
The Micro Irrigation System Market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $5 billion to over $12 billion by 2024; as reported in the latest study by Global Market Insights, Inc. Rising concern for depleting water resources will drive micro irrigation system market. As per United Nations report, water availability is projected to decrease in various regions with global ...
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Greenbelt Resources Signs Non-Disclosure Agreement with Duckweed DAYS
Greenbelt Resources Corporation (OTC: GRCO) (Greenbelt), the developer of a sustainable ECOsystem model that transforms waste into revenue generating bioproducts, today announced that it has signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with Georgia-based Duckweed DAYS, LLC. Duckweed DAYS is a new entity formed by entrepreneurs to commercialize and further the research carried out by the Andrew J. ...
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Underlying motives fuel pesticide bills
It’s that time of year again in the Legislature. In the session that’s just a couple of weeks old, 29 pesticide-related bills have been introduced, but many use stealth techniques to attack the cultivation of genetically engineered crops in addition to further restricting pesticide. That’s one less than during the last session, though it’s not really progress. Some of ...
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Early Spring Pasture Management
Having a blue moon is a rare sight that we were blessed with in January this year, but now as we creep slowly into spring, day length will lengthen, grass will start to take on a greener colour and temperatures will rise. This is a good time to prepare pastures for the year ahead. Grass that was closed off early last autumn should be the most advanced on farms at this stage. Pasture ...
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New Report Shows Agriculture Productivity Consistently Up
Ohio farmers have been producing more and, on average, earning slightly more too. Improved technology, rising crop yields, farmer ingenuity and lower prices for farm inputs have led to higher agricultural productivity, specifically annual increases of 1.6 percent since the 1950s, according to a report produced by a team of agricultural economists from the College of Food, Agricultural, and ...
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Easing the soil’s temperature
Soil characteristics like organic matter content and moisture play a vital role in helping plants flourish. It turns out that soil temperature is just as important. Every plant needs a certain soil temperature to thrive. If the temperature changes too quickly, plants won’t do well. Their seeds won’t germinate or their roots will die. “Most plants are sensitive to extreme ...
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Not just for bugs
The use of biological control has been steadily increasing in both ornamental and vegetable greenhouse crops. Since many disease-management programs rely on the use of preventative measures, the use of microbial biocontrol agents should be a natural fit. Why aren’t more growers using them? At Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, we’ve been putting biological products to the test. ...
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