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Idrica develops new technologies to optimize agricultural irrigation
These solutions provide a smart system that supports decision-making, optimizes infrastructure control and field work monitoring, thanks to data integration and the use of advanced algorithms. Irrigated agriculture is the world’ s largest consumer of water, accounting for 70% of water withdrawals and 90% of total consumption according to the FAO. There is a pressing need to reduce this ...
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Carbon Robotics Unveils New Laserweeder with 30 Lasers to Autonomously Eradicate Weeds
Carbon Robotics, an agricultural robotics company, today unveiled its 2022 LaserWeeder implement, an autonomous, laserweeding pull-behind robot that seamlessly attaches to the back of tractors. The new LaserWeeder is a precise, organic, and cost-effective weed control solution for large-scale specialty row crops. In addition to an updated build, the 2022 LaserWeeder features 30 industrial CO2 ...
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Carbon Robotics Closes $27 Million in Series B Financing Round Led By Anthos Capital
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carbon Robotics, an agriculture robotics company, today announced it secured $27 million in Series B financing from Anthos Capital, Ignition Partners, Fuse Venture Capital, Voyager Capital, Bolt and Liquid2 Ventures to accelerate the company's growth. The funding will be used to scale production of the company’s products, grow its engineering team, establish ...
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Carbon Robotics Disrupts Farming Industry with Autonomous Weeders
Carbon Robotics, an autonomous robotics company, today unveiled its third-generation autonomous weed elimination robots. The Autonomous Weeder leverages robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and laser technology to safely and effectively drive through crop fields to identify, target and eliminate weeds. Unlike other weeding technologies, the robots utilize high-power lasers to eradicate weeds ...
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Effects of Lighting Technology on Pig Welfare and Performance
The current pig industry faces the challenge of improving pig welfare and performance. The role of lighting technology has been largely overlooked, although the light is known to affect pigs' daily rhythms and productivity strongly. For example, pigs need suitable light levels to recognize each other, communicate, and view feeders. Pigs prefer to sleep in dim lights, suggesting that bright lights ...
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6 Management Practices for Better Poultry Performance
Many factors can affect the poultry's health. For example, the disease outbreak, weather changes, and improper breeding methods may lead to a decline in egg production, threatening the life and health of poultry. Therefore, the market demand for efficient management strategies and high-quality equipment, including LED lights and programmable dimmers, is rising. This article will focus on six ...
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Know what you have to sell
Smart farm inventory management –and knowing exactly what you have to sell From seed and product selection to strategic marketing, the days of harvest are central to everything, and that includes your farm inventory management. It’s a lot to juggle off the top of your head. Farm management software helps you create a standardized system to easily collect, share and monitor all of ...
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Depackaging Grow Bags
“We were recently approached by a large fruit farm to design and supply a system to separate the soil from used grow bags. The bags were previously separated by hand on field but with labour shortages and increasing costs this was no longer possible. They had tried shredders and trommels but with little success so we’re amazed with the results when we put a pallet load of bags ...
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National Farm Safety and Health Week in Puerto Rico and Resources to Safeguard Farmers and Agricultural Workers
Puerto Rico has a rich history of farming, ranching and producing agricultural products. The productive soil, rainfall and year-round growing temperatures allow for the growth of many crops and livestock. While the number of farms in Puerto Rico have been on the decline over the past several decades, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that as recently as 2018, over 8,200 ...
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Veolia extends water reuse process for leading Qatari dairy producer Baladna, reducing their water consumption by more than 50%
Following the first stage completed in 2020, Qatar’s leading dairy producer Baladna renewed its trust in Veolia Water Technologies to extend the wastewater treatment capacity at its farm in Al Khor, north of Doha. Baladna is home to over 24,000 cows that are spread over 2.6 million square meters, and will now recycle 22,000 m3/day of wastewater. Committed to ecological transformation, ...
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Basic knowledge of organic fertilizer granulation equipment Disc granulator
In the field of agitator granulation equipment, the disc granulator machine (sometimes also called a pan granulator) is usually chosen because of its ability to produce refined products. It is used to process everything from chemical powders, fly ash and soil amendments to minerals and ores, fertilizers and more. More and more fertilizer machine manufacturers are competing to sell, and the ...
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National Farm Safety and Health Week Discussed in New Online Video
The IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video today. Their newest production discusses National Farm Safety and Health Week, which takes place during the third week of September. “Farm safety is an important topic as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports it is one of the more dangerous occupations,” said Paul ...
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Alfa Chemistry Launches Anti-Virus Testing for Quaternary Ammonium Salt Fungicides
Alfa Chemistry, a US-located chemical company reputed for supplying all kinds of quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs), recently launched its new anti-virus testing service, aiming to test and analyze the antiviral function of various quaternary ammonium salt fungicides. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the consumption of quaternary ammonium salt fungicides has risen dramatically. Meanwhile, QACs ...
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The Pulse Partnership with EcoPhi
THE PULSE Rwanda Ltd., a Rwanda based company that will manage a network of rural centers for business, services & leisure at the last mile (“THE PULSE Centers”), with the mission to connect and transform the micro-economies of rural Bottom-of-the-Pyramid (BoP) communities, announced today a partnership with EcoPhi, a Germany based company that focuses on remote ...
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Oenosans lime fertilizer was specially developed for use in viticulture
How Oenosan benefits to the prosperity of winegrowers Oenosan is taken from the Greek word ‘Oinos’, which means wine. Indeed, this ingenious lime fertilizer was specially developed for use in viticulture. Moreover, this substance is certified organic in Belgium by Certisys BE-BIO 001 and is also allowed in Dutch organic farming (see Skal website). In ...
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How to test the bio fertilizer Oenosan
Testing Experiment with Bio Fertilizer Oenosan: 4 Basil pots bought in a regular shop Basil is a warm-weather mediterranean plant. Basil grows well on warm soils but likes more places partly in shaded area. It is well know in Italian cuisine like the use of pesto and as an aromatic herb on fresh tomatoes. This is the fastest way to test Oenosan at home, at your ...
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Vipal Launches New Tread Made in Argentina Plant
Vipal Rubber has announced the launch of the new VT860 tread, which will be manufactured in Argentina and serve different regions of the international market. It is a new design option developed for off-the-road use in the heavy work of compact tractors, such as skid steer loaders. This type of vehicle is ideal for performing work on unpaved roads and is widely used in construction for loading ...
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Alfa Chemistry: Carboxyl-functionalized Pheromone Plays A Role in Pest Management
After launching alcohol-functionalized pheromones and aldehyde-functionalized pheromones in the previous months, the US-based chemical supplier Alfa Chemistry recently announced the release of carboxyl-functionalized pheromones for researchers worldwide. Over the past cascade, insect pheromones have exhibited intriguing potential in pest management and insect trace track. Serving as effective ...
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6 Major Benefits of Poultry LED Lighting
Light plays an important role in poultry production as it can affect poultry's immune function, growth rate, and reproductive hormones. As a result, market demand for stable and high-quality poultry lighting is rising. A study in the Journal of Applied Poultry Research claims that poultry raised with LED lighting systems can produce more eggs and mature faster. In addition, the poultry ...
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Verisk Volunteer Week
For one week of the year, usually in October, Verisk team members worldwide step away from their desks and into their communities to support local causes or charities that are important to them. This year was no different and the 8th ‘Verisk Volunteer Week’ again provided employees with the opportunity to take time out of their work week to help those in need. ...
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