Farm Planning Articles & Analysis
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Introduction to Fuel Management Fuel is a critical component in farm operations, essential for powering the vast array of machinery required in modern agriculture, from tractors and combines to pumps and generators. Advanced cloud-based fuel management systems serve as an integral tool for farmers by providing real-time data on fuel usage / levels, which helps in making ...
Sustainability and efficiency are Curtis Kornelson’s goals for his farming operation as he hopes to one day hand the farm down to his son. ...
Benefits of having multiple years of information when crop planning You operate in an age of data-driven farming. The question is: how do you manage all of your information? ...
Take a giant step ahead by using farm management software for your crop planning As the influx of agtech sweeps across fields today, the old adage that best-laid plans often go awry no longer applies to your farm. Crop plans may be as old as farming, but the latest in farm ...
Up your defenses against unpredictable Mother Nature with an on-farm weather station’s accurate weather monitoring, forecasting and historical data There’s a long-enduring sentiment in Canadian agriculture that when farmers gather, they’re usually talking about the weather. ...
Cloud-based poultry ERP systems can help you achieve higher performance and profitability. 6. Multi-Farm Operations An ERP software should help you manage multi-farm operations. ...
However, GPS technology has gotten increasingly sophisticated since then. Almost any piece of on-farm machinery may now link digitally to multiple apps. With GPS apps, farm planning, field mapping, soil sample, crop analysis, variable rate applications, and yield mapping are now made. 2. Mobile technology puts the farm in your ...
Understanding cashflow & profitability when using farm management software The cost of farming has doubled over the past decade. The days of sifting through multiple files and places in search of field data, crop and marketing plans and financial statements is simply no longer a viable or time efficient option for today’s farmer. ...
Challenges such as the lack of real-time data access, crop loss, and inconsistent health monitoring are reduced when you build drones into the farm management plan. How? We’ve highlighted four ways that drone technology is revolutionizing farm management. ...
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Treating your data the same way you would any of the rest of your farm equipment can help you develop an effective data management strategy that can deliver real value to your farm. ...
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Location: Jefferson, Oregon, USA Application context: Blueberry farm (Vineyard & Orchard) Problem definition: Crop loss due to bird damage in the blueberry farm Pest bird species: Starlings (Sturnidae), Blackbirds (Turdidae), Robins (Turdidae), Swallows (Hirundinidae) Time during the year of bird presence: June – October Time during the day of bird presence: From dusk to dawn ...
Hak-Sang Chung, president of Harim Group subsidiary Farmsco. Achieving target While the farm was in the planning phase, Mr Cho left nothing to chance. A practical and thorough man, he visited farms and equipment suppliers all over the world. ...
Staying on top of your crew’s work is a constant task, so you probably have a good idea for how to best plan your crew’s work. But if you want to grow or scale your farm in the most efficient manner, equipping your crew for high performance is key. ...
Following large storms such as Hurricane Sandy and the blizzards of this past winter, says Viraj Puri, cofounder of New York City–based Gotham Greens (which produces more than 300 tons [272 metric tons] of herbs and microgreens per year in two rooftop hydroponic operations and has another farm planned for Chicago), “our produce was the only produce on ...
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The farm-based biogas plant operated by the Wienken family in Augustenfeld (near Löningen) is the first plant of its size built by bwe. Originally, the farm's operator had planned to install a straw heating element. However, since the input materials are available on the farm itself in their entirety, the decision to ...
This paper presents a mathematical programming model for farm planning in agricultural areas that are sensitive to nitrates. A bilevel linear programming (BLP) model is developed, that can achieve the optimal farm production plan assuming two conflicting goals: the maximisation of farm gross margin and the ...
A government announcement is expected this week on the fate of the feed-in-tariff (FIT) scheme, with a review of the policy, originally planned for 2012. This has been brought forward in response to an increasing number of solar farms being granted planning permission. ...
This paper argues that under the precautionary principle, evaluation of stewardship programs should be aimed at identifying risks mitigated, as opposed to actual changes in environmental conditions. The Ontario Environmental Farm Plan Program is presented as a case study. A pathways model is developed and applied to the case. It demonstrates the types of risks ...
Core elements of the measure are the introduction and voluntary application of Farm Management Systems (FMS) and the accompanying advisory services. ...