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That's what Visser Agro in Wieringerwerf is all about. Arable farmer Sierd Visser grows his seed potatoes and onions in a nature-inclusive and energy-neutral manner. ...
Water is undoubtedly one of the most important resources on the planet. However, we often forget its central role in an activity we all depend on: agriculture. Despite 70% of available freshwater being dedicated to this sector, climate change, growing demand, and poor management have jeopardized the availability of this resource, directly affecting global food security. Agriculture cannot exist ...
Until recently, quality control at Vitelia Voeders was mainly performed manually. Although this method met all legal requirements, the efficiency and time-intensity could still be improved. Moreover, the overview was sometimes lost. Since the implementation of BESTMIX® Quality Control, quality control at Vitelia Voeders is now digital and streamlined. Thanks to the integration with ...
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With the global population soaring and arable land shrinking, the need for smart farming solutions has never been more critical. ...
Nowadays, nearly 8% of the world's arable land can no longer be used for crop cultivation due to salt pollution, and more than half of the world's countries are affected. ...
The sector currently faces some challenges, including a shortage of human ability, increased costs for inputs such as water and fertilizer, and a loss of arable land to urban development. Indeed, the overuse of chemical liquids like pesticides can lead to agricultural losses, cost production, and workforce health conditions. ...
A system of bag tank storage is putting a large-scale pig producer a step ahead of legislation that will require slurry stores to be covered by 2027. ...
For example, on every farm at least 3% of arable land will be dedicated to biodiversity and non-productive elements. ...
It is becoming increasingly difficult to spread manure in many countries due to new regulations and a shortened spreading season. The Smits family in the Netherlands was looking for a way to spread digestate more efficiently. We came up with a great solution for this; by pumping manure underground over long distances. This saves time and money and has less impact on the ...
Mike Abram presents in one of his newest Farmers Weekly articles an insightful overview of six companies offering carbon-based payments to arable farmers: Nori Indigo Ag Bayer Soil Capital Soil Heroes and Gentle Farming. ...
This is crucial, giving the fact that agriculture is a major driver of biodiversity loss, conversion of forests to arable lands and the sharp rise in the atmospheric concentration of nitrous oxide. ...
Kellogg’s, a Cool Farm Alliance member for many years, has used the Cool Farm Tool to simulate the effect of different changes in management practices and their potential to reduce carbon emissions from agricultural production. In a recent study, Kellogg’s has shown that introducing realistic changes to management practices on farm can make a significant contribution to meeting UK ...
The term “regenerative agriculture” is gaining prominence in climate-related conversations. It dates back to the 1980s when Robert Rodale coined the term, “regenerative organic agriculture” as way to express that organic should be more than simply avoiding chemical inputs. The term has been defined and re-defined by many different authors, sometimes describing very ...
Today, the agricultural cooperative Vitelia, created in the South-East Netherlands in 1921, has customers throughout the country: stock breeders, plant and tree growers, but also customers in the arable and horticultural sector. Vitelia Voeders, one of the cooperative’s companies, manufactures feeds for chickens, cows and pigs in two modern factories in the province of ...
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The problems of excessive use of fertilizers, inefficient, and arable land quality have decreased year by year. As the main goal, carry out the industrialization of new and efficient biological fertilizers. ...
The dribble bar system works well on both grassland and arable crop, while trailing shoe is often better suited for grassland. ...
Our world's population is growing more rapidly than ever before, causing strain on our ability to produce enough food for everyone, partially because of the increase in the number of people and partially because of the related loss of arable land from the same factor. At the same time, the push for a healthier diet has improved the outlook for aquaculture operations. ...
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Location: Gourmet Mokai Ltd, Taupo, New Zealand Application context: Greenhouse (Food production > Arable Farms) Problem definition: Fruit and crop damage caused by sparrows Pest bird species: Sparrows (Passeridae) Time of year bird presence: All year round Time of day bird presence: From sunrise to sunset No. of birds before installation: 50 to 70 birds in the area of ...
CS Arable Services, owned and operated by Chris Shepherd, started back in 1996 and was the result of a previous business partner retiring, allowing Chris to buy out the contracting part of that business. ...
From the results that we have seen on two recent trials labile carbon should be an essential monitoring tool when looking at arable soil cultivation. It should be remembered that this was not a replicated field research project but a farm trial attempting to illustrate some important soil management strategies and what data collection might be useful in assessing the ...