Agriculture Monitoring Articles

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

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

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

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

How to Get the City to Remove a Tree

Trees, whether they are located on public or private land, can be hazardous. They can also be a nuisance. The question is: what can you do to get your city to remove them? To get your city to remove a tree, you need to inform them of the potential danger, damage, or inconvenience that the tree is likely to cause to the public. Do so by writing to them, calling them, or contacting them via their ...

Oct. 5, 2021

By Go Tree Quotes

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

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

Spinder new knowledge partner of Dairy Academy Royal A-ware

On Wednesday, September 1st, Spinder and Dairy Academy, the knowledge platform of Royal A-ware, signed a five-year partnership. The Frisian company Spinder is known as an expert in barn design concepts. By sharing knowledge in the field of design and layout of barns, member dairy farmers are kept up to date on smart solutions that contribute to cow comfort and farmer comfort. Eleventh knowledge ...

Sep. 9, 2021

By Spinder

SOCIOEC - Project

SOCIOEC aims to develop management measures that will enable stakeholders to agree and comply with new and existing ...

Sep. 9, 2021

By AquaTT

Cow monitors help dairy boost production, health at Hardscrabble, United States

Background Jerry Volenec and his wife, Jennifer, farm 1,000 owned and rented acres and milk 350 Holstein cows in a limited liability company with his parents, Charles and Marilyn Volenec, near Montfort in Grant County, Wis. Jerry is the fifth generation of his family to farm at Hardscrabble Farms. In 2000, the Volenecs were milking 130 cows in a double- eight milking parlor. By 2010, they had ...

Sep. 9, 2021

By Allflex Livestock Intelligence - Merck & Co., Inc.,

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

Reduce the risk of mycotoxins in maize silage this season

“It’s not been a typical season for maize, with many crops going into the ground late. Quality and yield is looking variable, therefore it’s important farmers explore avenues which could help maximise quality and minimise dry matter losses between the field and feed-out, this will allow them to reduce purchased feed costs,” explains Lientjie Colahan, technical sales ...

Sep. 9, 2021

By MAGNIVA - a brand from Lallemand Animal Nutrition

Autumn Strawberry Update: the chances of botrytis and rots developing on the fruits have increased due to weather

Soft Fruit Agronomist, Dr Neil Holmes, gives an autumn strawberry update. As strawberry crops approach the autumn season, several challenges remain for late 60-day June bearer and ever bearer crops. Inclement weather over recent weeks has increased the chances of botrytis and rots developing on the fruits. By the time grey mould has developed on the fruit, there is little that can be done to ...

Sep. 1, 2021

By Omex Agriculture Ltd

How were the my yield seed treaters built? and why?

From the ground up. And for the farmer. As farmers ourselves, we knew farmers needed to take control of their seed treatment process. We also knew they didn’t have adequate tools to do so. The seed treaters that existed were designed for the big retailer. They were large,complex and very expensive. So we went to the drawing board to design a seed treater specifically for the grower. In ...

Aug. 24, 2021

By My Yield

Seed Treaters - Case study

The Problem Having control over your operation is fundamental to running an efficient and profitable farm. This is true in all critical applications like planting, combining and marketing. And this is especially true when it comes to your seed treatment process – the growing season’s first opportunity to unlock maximum yield or suffer irreversible loss. We ...

Aug. 24, 2021

By My Yield

Why three Seed Treaters?

As farmers ourselves, we know each farming operation is unique. One size doesn’t fit all. So we set out address the needs of each and every farmer. We built all of our seed treaters from the ground up for fast, easy and accurate seed treatment on the farm. Each seed treater delivers the same great quality in terms of accuracy, seed coverage and gentleness. But there are some key ...

Aug. 24, 2021

By My Yield

Who is the My Yield Grower?

The My Yield Grower is today’s independent, progressive and innovative farmer who is taking control of his operation. The My Yield Grower doesn’t waste time waiting in line for treated seed. He doesn’t defer to others on what seed treatment to use on his farm. And he doesn’t get stuck with treated seed he can’t plant, return or sell. The My Yield Grower is ...

Aug. 24, 2021

By My Yield