farming water Articles
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Aquasend Beacon® at Global Organic Farm, Inc.
Real-Time Data, Real-Time Control Deploying an Aquasend Beacon® is a great first step toward taking control of the water quality in aquafarm ponds and, by extension, the health of the fish. In order to have a successful farm you have to protect your most important asset: your water quality. Designed for outdoor aquafarm pond use, the Beacon measures dissolved oxygen (DO) and temperature (T), the ...
By Aquasend
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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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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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Iot smart agriculture
What is smart farming? Smart farming is the application of Internet of Things technology to traditional agriculture, using sensors and software to control agricultural production through mobile or computer platforms, making traditional agriculture more “smart”. In addition to precise perception, control, and decision-making management, in a broad sense, smart farming also includes ...
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What Are Benefits Of Fish Farming Business?
Fish farming is basically the commercial raising of fish in tanks and ponds for food production. Commercial fish farming has established profitable commercial opportunities worldwide. It is well known that fish is an important source of food and protein, so the demand and price of fish and fish-related products have increased rapidly along with population growth. Pellet making machine can make ...
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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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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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Modifications of macrobenthos assemblages on land–based fish farm phytotreatment basins in the Orbetello lagoon
In the Orbetello lagoon basin there are some intensive land–based fish–farming facilities which contribute to cause a significant cyclic development of the opportunistic chorophycea Ulva laetevirens, and consequent serious decay events in spring and summer. To minimise the nutrients' impact, fish farming was supplied with phytotreatment system. The purpose of this study was to ...
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Agroecology Taps a Wellspring of Farming Knowledge
Agroecology shares family farmers' evolving knowledge — and should go mainstream, says Fernando R. Funes-Monzote. Over recent decades, formal research and extension, led by governments and big enterprises, have led to novel answers for emerging problems in agriculture. However, these have generally failed small-scale farmers — one fifth of the world's population. Every day, ...
By SciDev.Net
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Winery: packaged air to air system
J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines grows grapes on 2900 acres in California. From this they produce a variety of wines with bold, concentrated flavors. J. Lohr takes great care to preserve the environment which involves sustainable farming, safe management of pests, water conservation, and energy conservation. With a view to reduce the energy consumption at one winery, J. Lohr engaged Power Knot to ...
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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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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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