farm performance Articles
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Facing complexity on agro-ecosystems: a new approach to farming system analysis
Sustainability requires the redefinition of the terms of reference for agricultural activities, which must be based on the recognition of multi-functional land use and the complex role that agriculture plays in society. The ability to renegotiate new terms of reference for agriculture, in turn, requires new analytical tools for agriculture analysis to be able to embrace the 'complexity ...
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Ruminants: The importance of feed analysis
Why is it important to have a high-quality feed? The quality of ruminant feed is directly linked with milk production, animal health, as well as farm performance. As feed costs represent a significant number of the total production costs, it is crucial to ensure feed nutritional values and quality throughout the whole year. Therefore, the intake of superior quality TMR and silages can help to ...
By SOILCARES
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On-farm assessment of the amount and timing of nitrogen fertilizer on ammonia volatilization
Ammonia (NH3) volatilization is one of the main pathways through which applied N enters the environment undesirably. A seven site-year on-farm field experiment was performed for 3 yr at Ottawa, ON, and 2 yr at Guelph, ON, and Saint-Valentin, QC, Canada. Our objectives were to (i) quantify the flux and the amount of NH3 volatilization as affected by the rate and time of N fertilizer; (ii) assess ...
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Managing fertilizer’s salt effect in drought
During drought or dry conditions, salinity and pH levels can change quickly in the soil. While the forecast shouldn’t entirely dictate how you manage your farm, understanding and performing the best farming practices when adding seed-placed nutrients can help save your yields when the rain fails to ...
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Benefits of having multiple years of information when crop planning You operate in an age of data-driven farming. The question is: how do you manage all of your information? While schools of thought differ, one fact remains: you can benefit immensely by documenting multiple years’ worth of information, especially as you begin to plan for next season. The more information you have, the ...
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5 Ways to Increase Your Poultry Farm Productivity Using a Poultry Software
As one of the fastest growing segments in the agriculture sector, poultry farming has been the talk of the town for quite some time now. With the tremendous growth comes quite a few challenges. And one of the major challenges is the fact that the poultry farms need to be productive. This is where a poultry software comes into the picture. But how does a poultry software ensure that the ...
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The Role of Soil Sensors in Sustainable Farming
Revolutionizing Agriculture with Data-Driven Insights In the dynamic landscape of agriculture, sustainability has emerged as a critical pillar, driving the pursuit of practices that minimize environmental impact while maximizing productivity. Amidst this evolving paradigm, soil sensors have emerged as a transformative force, unlocking a wealth of insights into soil health and enabling farmers to ...
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Importance of Sustainable Sourcing and How Technology Helps to Achieve This
Today, sustainable agriculture entails boosting agricultural crop production while maintaining the ecological resources in which they flourish. Gardeners and farmers have debated the clash between sustainable agriculture and energy crop cultivation technologies that allow bioenergy and biomass crops to be grown on agricultural land. The consequences of rising oil prices and the environmental ...
By Farmsio Ltd.
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Price of drifting fish feed making device
In recent years, the fish farming market has excellent leads as well as has actually become a good way for farmers to get rich. In fish farming, it is not only required to understand its prices and profits, however also to grasp clinical farming and drifting fish feed making maker method. Not just concentrating on whether the fish grows quick, whether the nourishment of the fish ...
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Indigo Research Partners: Building the World`s Largest Agricultural Lab
At Indigo, we believe the best lab for testing innovative agricultural techniques is the farm itself. Through collaborations with farmers around the US, we are building the world’s largest agricultural lab Indigo Research Partners with the goal of accelerating innovations that increase yields, improve environmental sustainability, and/or reduce risks for ...
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Bitwise Agronomy Brings a Data-Driven Solution to Vineyard Owners: GreenView
Who is Bitwise Agronomy, and what do they do? Bitwise Agronomy, an emerging agritech company based in Tasmania, has just launched GreenView: a smart imaging and data-collection application that helps vineyard owners assess their vines' conditions and make crop management decisions at a touch of a button. By capturing imagery through a roving camera, GreenView turns a vineyard entire plot into ...
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Insight is better than 20-20!
Farm management software takes collaboration between your on-farm team and trusted advisors to the next level They say two heads are better than one. For today’s progressive farmer, this sentiment couldn’t be more true. With land values, input costs, machinery pricing and an increasingly competitive global market, maintaining an edge has never been so important to your operation. ...
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Goat Farming - Impacting Livelihoods
Goat Farming – Impacting LivelihoodsGoat farmers could earn 250-300% higher incomes from goat rearing only by adopting scientific norms of goat management and potentially higher by improving herd size and engaging in goat rearing as an enterprise by rural households.Continued innovation is needed for better technology acceptance by all stakeholders. ...
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Flock Uniformity and why is it Important?
It is a common notion that a uniform flock is considered as a healthy flock. However, how many of us really know if the broiler flocks with poor uniformity have poor performance? Is there a way to measure flock uniformity and take actions to maintain the same? These are some of the points discussed when we talk about Flock Uniformity. Poor uniformity definitely affects the overall flock ...
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