corn farming Articles
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Drip Irrigation for Corn
Corn Farming Made Easy with Drip Irrigation for Corn: Water Management Ultimate Solution Corn farming, with its golden ears swaying in the breeze, has long been a symbol of abundance and sustenance. However, the road to a thriving corn harvest is not without its challenges. Traditional irrigation methods, such as flood irrigation, can waste a significant amount of water and lead to environmental ...
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Credit constraints and smallholder maize production in Ghana
The study examined constraints influencing farmers’ access to credit and the effect that credit has on maize productivity, using the endogenous switching regression approach with survey data collected from 595 maize farmers in the Ashanti and BrongAhafo Regions of Ghana. The study revealed that credit constraint has a dampening effect on input use and farm productivity. The results showed that ...
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(App)etite for Technology on the Farm: Meet Greg Deim, New Cab App Senior Product Manager
Today, most of our lives rely on apps. Whether we need to wake up in the morning, order a cup of coffee or navigate to avoid traffic—all while listening to our favorite podcast—apps have made everything just a click away. FieldView™ continues to lead the industry with the most compatible real-time data cab monitoring app, reshaping agriculture for present and future ...
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How to Choose a Corn Combine Harvester
A corn combine harvester is a machine used for the corn harvest which both improves the harvest efficient and saves labor cost. Currently there are a variety of corn harvesters in the market, then how to choose a suitable corn combine harvester becomes an important question. In the following, we will give you some suggestions: 1. You should take the the regional applicability into ...
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A GM subsistence crop in Africa: the case of Bt white maize in South Africa
The Republic of South Africa (RSA) is the first developing country to plant genetically modified staple food – Bt white maize. The following paper describes the development and spread of Bt maize in RSA that started in 1998. After that, based on surveys of 33 large commercial Bt maize farmers and 368 smallholders in 2001/2, it shows that Bt maize gives higher yields for both groups and reduces ...
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Zimbabwe`s New Farmers Fail to Deliver
HARARE, Zimbabwe, (ENS) - Six years after President Robert Mugabe sanctioned violent invasions of Zimbabwe's commercial farmland - mostly but not entirely white owned - by landless peasants, the facts show that the so-called new farmers have failed dramatically to produce crops to feed their countrymen. The poor peasants who led the invasions, at the behest of Mugabe, have since been driven ...
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Irrigating Corn
Irrigating Corn for Sustainable Agriculture: A Path to Profitability With modern agriculture practices rapidly depleting resources and damaging ecosystems, there is a growing need to adopt sustainable methods of farming to ensure long-term profitability in the industry. One such method that has caught the attention of farmers worldwide is irrigating corn. This ancient technique has proven to be ...
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Farmers fine-tune research, spread their own innovations
Smallholder farmers can aid the uptake of research fruits and drive grassroots innovations. Joel Winston reports. The 1960s' Green Revolution demonstrated how technological innovations can transform agriculture. High-yielding crop strains, irrigation, fertilisers and pesticides were brought into developing countries, including India and the Philippines, increasing yields by more than 250 per ...
By SciDev.Net
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Corn Irrigation System
From Seed to Harvest: The Role of Corn Irrigation System Today we’re going to dive deep into the world of agriculture, focusing specifically on corn irrigation system. From the moment a corn seed is planted to the time it’s ready for harvest, irrigation plays a vital role. This process ensures that the crops get the right amount of water at the right time, which can significantly ...
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Corn Irrigation
Cultivating Success: The Secrets of Effective Corn Irrigation In the sprawling tapestry of agriculture, where every field tells a story of growth, one crucial chapter is written beneath the emerald leaves of corn stalks. Join us as we embark on a journey into the heart of cultivation, exploring the secrets that transform ordinary cornfields into flourishing landscapes. This is not just about ...
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Assessing the relationship between alternative production practices and energy and other input use in US agriculture
An important issue with regard to the overall effectiveness of conservation tillage practices in reducing the impact of agricultural production on the environment concerns what happens to energy, pesticide and fertiliser use as these practices are more extensively adopted. To gain some insight into this, the conservation tillage adoption decision is modelled. Starting with the assumption that the ...
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19 Things the AP Got Wrong
The Associated Press recently published an article on “the secret environmental cost of U.S. ethanol policy.” There is much in this article that is too misleading, poor or deficient analysis, over-simplistic, or poorly drawn conclusions to comment on, but here are 19 big things the AP got wrong. The article seems to put the blame on Obama the candidate and the Obama administration. ...
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Managing Moisture: Navigating Drydown Decisions
This season has been, without a doubt, one of the wettest since 2009. In many states, the excessive rain led to flooding and late planting. On my family farm in North Central Iowa, like on many farms throughout the Corn Belt, it was so wet that we couldn’t get into the field to plant on schedule. And the continued wet weather means that now high and variable grain moisture levels are ...
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Watertronics Dee river ranch case study
The Future of Irrigated Agriculture Lindsay’s complete solution from pump to pivot Summary The 10,000-acre Dee River Ranch near Aliceville, Alabama, is an example of the future of farming on display today. Owned by Annie Dee, her brother Mike Dee, and their 10 brothers and sisters, Dee River Ranch is located near the Mississippi-Alabama state line. The business is made up of a successful ...
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