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Grain carts are an effective way to reduce equipment wear and field compaction. Why waste expensive combine hours stopping to unload onto trucks at the end of the field? Or worse, exposing your operation to yield loss by compacting the ground with trucks in the field? Both these practices waste precious harvest time and put unnecessary wear on your equipment. Grain carts stay on the field, ...
The test site (vineyard) had a history of virus infections that showed symptomology late in the season when under stress. The study was designed to monitor sour rot and crop yields with four applications during the growing season (March to September). ...
Precision agriculture is a revolutionary approach that leverages technology to optimize farming practices. Precision agriculture systems offer a modern solution to these age-old problems, enabling farms to enhance productivity, reduce waste, and improve sustainability. ...
Kamala Farms is a leading name in hydroponic farming in India, and faced its own set of challenges in scaling operations and managing its network of client’s farms. By adopting KhetiBuddy’s farm management solution, Kamala Farms transformed its business process and consulting practices, optimizing its processes and driving significant improvements. Kamala Farms initially struggled ...
SOUL LYF is a pioneering farmer extension firm. It is at the forefront of this revolution, guiding and servicing over 50,000 farmers in Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. By embracing digital solutions, SOUL LYF is redefining conventional farming methodologies, enhancing productivity, and promoting bio-dynamic farming practices. SOUL LYF is a private entity with a strong commitment to biodynamic ...
By leveraging data analytics, GPS, IoT, and various sensors, precision agriculture enables agronomists to make informed decisions, thereby enhancing crop yield and resource efficiency. This modern approach contrasts with traditional farming methods by emphasizing precision in monitoring, managing, and responding to field ...
One of India’s leading crop protection companies has harnessed the power of remote sensing technology to enhance its interactions with farmers. By offering valuable insights into crop management, covering aspects such as nutrition, irrigation, and pest and disease control. The company has improved the efficacy of crop protection strategies and strengthened its relationships with the farming ...
The concept of crop rotation dates back thousands of years, with ancient civilizations such as the Mesopotamians and Egyptians employing rudimentary forms of rotation to sustain their agricultural endeavors. The basic principle behind crop rotation is alternating the types of crops grown in a particular field over time to improve soil fertility, control pests, and maximize yields. In traditional ...
Central to climate-smart agriculture is the use of weather stations, which provide valuable data on weather patterns, soil conditions, and crop health. This article explores the critical role of weather stations as a key tool for advancing climate-smart agriculture practices. ...
ByJXCT
Identify and correct crop nutrient deficiencies in your soil to increase yield and profit Achieving prosperity in Canadian agriculture is a balancing act. While new technologies increasingly grow your potential to overcome limiting factors and boost yields, oftentimes revisiting the basics will further support your efforts to reach an optimum balance in soil nutrients. A great place to start is ...
Here are some of the ways that portable soil EC detectors can help agricultural management: Monitoring Soil Fertility: Soil fertility is a crucial factor in crop growth and yield. ...
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Brad McDougald jokes that farmers can always find something to complain about. “Doesn’t matter whether it’s too warm, too dry, too cold,” McDougald says with a chuckle. This year was a dry season in Drumheller, Alta., where his 2,500-acre farm produced about 40 per cent of its regular yield of wheat, canola, peas, lentils and barley. But for all the elements outside a ...
INS systems can eliminate this problem by guiding equipment along predetermined paths with remarkable accuracy, minimizing overlap and resource waste. Improved Crop Health Monitoring the health of crops is essential for maximizing yield. ...
Manna Irrigation offers a customized cloud-based, sensor-free software solution that helps growers and corporations optimize irrigation and monitor crop growth. Why Choose Manna Irrigation? Optimized Irrigation Maximize irrigation efficiency to enhance production processes and improve yield quantity and quality. ...
Some of the most common applications for evaporation sensors include: Agriculture: Evaporation sensors are used in agriculture to monitor evaporation rates in crops, soils and irrigation systems. By measuring evaporation rates, farmers can determine the optimal amount of water to use for irrigation, which helps conserve water and increase crop ...
Scouting reports hold incredible value if done correctly. Growers, crop advisors and their teams can share relevant information, keep track of important occurrences and make better decisions based on facts. In this blog post, we will discuss how to create the best and most efficient scouting reports. One of the first and oldest field data collection methods is scouting. Farmers would ...
How to use and interpret your farm information Every pass of your field in-season provides a critical commodity: information. As farming becomes progressively larger, busier and more high-tech, the regular use and interpretation of farm information is even more important. This information is mandatory to successfully farm in 2023 and beyond – but what’s the best way to leverage it ...
Monitors for appropriate spray windows to control pests and diseases. Identifies harvest timing based on crop ripeness, quality and waiting periods after input applications.2) More Efficient Input Use Rather than just chasing yields, profitable farmers work hard to utilize their inputs efficiently.Often the most expensive line item in a farm’s operating ...
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INTRODUCTION: CROP AREA ESTIMATION The two components of agricultural production estimation are crop area and yield estimation. ...
Everytime a user visits, the system creates a detailed report which helps the farm owner to monitor all activities going on in his/her farm. The reports are generated with the help of satellite images which helps to determine the crop health and weather conditions of the farm. The crop health can easily be estimated through image colors: ...