Farm Monitoring News
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Bayer to distribute pheromone-based biological crop protection solutions from M2i Group
Biological pheromones present a non-toxic, innovative opportunity for biological crop protection while safeguarding biodiversity and beneficial pollinators M2i’s patented bio-sourced micro-encapsulation technology means long-lasting pheromone controls with no residues and no plastic waste First products to provide 90 days minimum of protection in high-value fruit and vegetable crops ...
By Bayer AG
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Avirtech collaborates with Astrocast & advances Satellite IoT connectivity to boost the Southeast Asia AgriTech system
Avirtech is a precision AgriTech leader in Southeast Asia, and Astrocast, a leading global nanosatellite IoT network operator, collaborates to advance Satellite IoT connectivity (SatIoT) for Avirlink BIOTA. BIOTA is a remote sensing and crop monitoring product that offers insights into plantation health. Using advanced sensor and analysis tools, BIOTA helps reduce crop failure and increase ...
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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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Why is LED Dimmer Controller Vital to Agricultural Lighting?
Why is LED Dimmer Controller Vital to Agricultural Lighting? The continuous development of science and technology has witnessed farmers lean more towards the advanced technology of LED poultry lighting systems to make the most of their money and efforts, thereby getting more outputs. And among alt the innovative lighting products, the LED dimmer controller is clearly distinguished from all the ...
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2022 New Arrival: the Cost-Effective Poultry Lighting System you can`t Miss!
According to a report, the global LED lighting market in the poultry farming sector is predicted to reach a spike by hitting an enormous target of over $505.0 million by the end of 2025. These figures showcase that modern people and businessmen prefer professional tools and systems to boost the production of animal husbandry. With the rising awareness of LED lighting in poultry, the poultry ...
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Bayer fuels leading market positions in Crop Science through delivery of unmatched innovation
Division continues to successfully commercialize its product pipeline in key markets, including XtendFlex soybeans and SmartStax PRO corn in North America, and Intacta 2 Xtend soybeans in South America Successful launches demonstrate progress towards mid-term growth targets in Crop Science and strength of the division’s innovation, digital transformation and sustainability capabilities ...
By Bayer AG
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How to Find the Best Fish Feed Mills for Your Aqua Farm
Fish Feed Mills An important part of aqua farming is choosing a fish feed manufacturer, or manufacturers, to supply the food for your stock. If you’re an established farmer, you most likely already have fish feed mills that you partner with for your fish feed needs. Even if you do have regular feed suppliers, it is still a good idea to take a step back and evaluate the quality, ...
By Aquasend
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SpaceBakery project wins first place at GLEX 2021
The Global Space Exploration Conference (GLEX) took place in St. Petersburg from 14th to 18th June 2021. The conference brought together several players in the international science and space exploration community. Urban Crop Solutions and partners were selected to present two projects of the 250 that were presented during the conference. The SpaceBakery project was awarded the first-place prize. ...
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Sustainable Farming of Pacific Bluefin Tuna
Pacific Bluefin Tuna has been listed as overfished since 2013 but in 2017 NOAA Fisheries released that there was no longer a risk of extinction. Since then, measures have been taken to increase Pacific Bluefin Tuna stock by cracking down on illegal fishing practices and implementing more sustainable aqua farming practices. Traditional Farming Practices In the past, farming of Pacific Bluefin ...
By Aquasend
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New Study Highlights Need to Broaden Environmental Monitoring at Fish Farms
As humans we don’t often think about how much oxygen is contained in the air because there is always more than enough for us to breathe. Underwater things are a little different. Oxygen concentrations are constantly changing due to changes in temperature, salinity, wind and currents. Fish take up oxygen over their gills and have minimum oxygen requirements that must be met for them to ...
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Desk Study for Strawberries in Glasshouse Systems
Following a broader interest in controlled environment farming systems, Beeswax Dyson Farms enabled the Cool Farm Alliance to advance relevant research by funding a preliminary desk study for glasshouse grown strawberries. Dr. Alicia Ledo carried out this study with the goal to Understand the carbon fluxes associated with glasshouse growing of strawberries Ascertain an approximate GHG ...
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Chile Mandates Real-time Environmental Monitoring at Salmon Farms
Ocean-based fish farms in Chile have been ordered by Chilean officials to start monitoring environmental conditions in and around their pens in real time and immediately transmit the data to government environmental agencies. According to the August regulation from the Superintendencia de Medioambiente (SMA), ocean-based aquaculture sites will need to monitor water conditions for dissolved ...
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We save 75% energy
PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia, one of Southeast Asia’s leading and most progressive integrators, decided to invest in MagFan for their new PS breeder farm in Central Java, Indonesia. The testing The Danes told us a lot about the energy efficiency of these fans but we told them we wanted to test for ourselves before putting our name on a statement. We recorded the consumption over a 24 week ...
By DACS A/S
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Prevent heat stress among your animals with excellent climate control!
Summer approaching Whether you keep pigs, poultry or cattle, you enjoy maximum returns from your animals when the living climate in your barns is as close to perfect as possible. With summer approaching, outdoor temperatures are also rising. This means it is now even more important for you, as a livestock farmer, to have your ventilation and cooling functioning optimally. Prevent ...
By Hotraco Agri
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Irrigation Association offers portion of Faculty Academy events virtually
Due to the COVID-19 health crisis, the Irrigation Association will be canceling the in-person Faculty Academy events in an effort to protect the health and safety of our attendees, instructors and community. In place of the in-person events, the IA will host a series of free live webinars ranging from one to two hours in length. Although it is unfortunate that we are unable to hold the faculty ...
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C3 Farms and Poultry, LLC, Recognized for Environmental Excellence by Us Poultry
TUCKER, Ga. –Feb. 26, 2020–C3 Farms and Poultry, LLC,ofCaldwell, Texas,was one of sixfarms across the United States to receive U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’sFamily Farm Environmental Excellence Award during the 2020International Production & Processing Expoin Atlanta. U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) sponsors the annual awards in recognition of exemplary ...
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Midwest Soil Health Summit to Explore ‘Farm as Reflection of Farmer’ & Includes Bonus Silvopasture Focus
Stay on the leading edge of regenerative agriculture by attending the Sustainable Farming Association’s annual Midwest Soil Health Summit, set for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thurs., March 5, at Oliver Kelley Farm, 15788 Kelley Farm Rd NW, Elk River. The seventh version of this dynamic event, titled “Farm as Reflection of Farmer,” features a bevy of expert farmer speakers, including ...
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Supply Chain Series: Marketing
Every step of the cotton supply chain builds upon the other. Producers also can add value to their crop through ownership in the final step of the chain – the marketing cooperative. Co-op Advantage®️ regional co-sponsor Plains Cotton Cooperative Association works throughout the year for grower-owners to invest in their future. “PCCA was born out of the necessity of ...
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New general licence for controlling carrion crows comes into force
Natural England has published the first of the new general licences for controlling birds. The licence starts to replace the previous general licences for controlling carrion crows, a priority species for farmers looking to protect against damage to livestock. Further licences are scheduled to be introduced at pace over the coming days and weeks. The new licence is part of Natural ...
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Varied conditions across SA dairy
“We need to be real about how tough it is,” Mr O’Connor said. “One positive thing is that the milk price is heading in the right direction and it could be worse if that wasn’t happening.” He noted there was also an increased demand for milk with multiple processors looking for supply. On the other hand, high input costs were making it tough to ...
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