farm water saving Articles
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Opportunities for saving and reallocating agricultural water to alleviate water scarcity
As water scarcity worsens globally, there is growing interest in finding ways to reduce water consumption, and for reallocating water savings to other uses including environmental restoration. Because irrigated agriculture is responsible for more than 90% of all consumptive water use in water-scarce regions, much attention is being focused on opportunities to save water on irrigated farms. At ...
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Re-evaluating the rationale for irrigation technology adoption through an integrated trade-off analysis: case study of a cotton farming system in Australia
While the prevailing rationale for new irrigation technology adoption is improved water use efficiency, this study evaluated trade-offs between water savings, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and economic gain associated with the conversion of a furrow irrigation system to a sprinkler irrigation (lateral-move) system on a cotton farm in eastern Australia. Trade-offs were evident when conversion ...
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Pistachios: Annual Water Savings - Case Study
Acres: 600 Goals: Minimize pumping costs Minimize water usage Increase yields Equipment Installed: Pressure Sensors Soil Sensors Dendrometers 1 Weather Station Information Provided: Our satellite imagery allowed this grower to identify trees with less vigor in particular areas. They discovered that these areas had been under-watered since planting because the irrigation was not ...
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Marine cultivation technology opening the door to the rich sources of clean energy in our oceans
Despite the growing demand and supply of renewable energy sources, we still rely on fossil fuels for much of our global energy. But deep below the ocean, there is a source of clean carbon energy waiting to be harvested, which will go a long way to reducing our dependence on oil, gas and coal – seaweed. A recent study in Nature Geoscience estimated that seaweed floating down to the depths ...
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Optimizing Irrigation Efficiency with Smart Soil Sensor Systems
In the face of growing water scarcity and the pressing need for sustainable agricultural practices, optimizing irrigation efficiency has become a paramount concern for farmers worldwide. Traditionally, irrigation scheduling has relied on estimates and fixed schedules, often leading to overwatering or underwatering, resulting in wasted water, nutrient leaching, and reduced crop yields. The advent ...
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Puffed Floating Fish Feed Pellets Advantages
In order to improve the fish feed utilization of digestion and absorption, reduce the impact of feed pellets on the water environment, and improve the efficiency of aquaculture. Fusmar Machinery has obtained better economic and social benefits by improving the quality of fish feed machinery and processing technology. It is an important achievement to make fish feed pellets by the puffing process. ...
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Aquasend Beacon® at Global Organic Farm, Inc.
Real-Time Data, Real-Time Control Deploying an Aquasend Beacon® is a great first step toward taking control of the water quality in aquafarm ponds and, by extension, the health of the fish. In order to have a successful farm you have to protect your most important asset: your water quality. Designed for outdoor aquafarm pond use, the Beacon measures dissolved oxygen (DO) and temperature (T), the ...
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Magnetic particle treatment for irrigation water greener, better, cheaper, faster
The wells of central California are the main water source to sustain agriculture in the region, but the brackish water contains high concentrations of total dissolved solids (TDS) in general, and geologically occurring recalcitrant elements - like boron - in particular. Boron is hard to remove using membrane technology such as Reverse Osmosis, and Ion Exchange is quite burdensome in cost, ...
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Shrimp Farming Guide For Beginners
Shrimp is a common food on the table. There are many varieties of shrimp. Each type of shrimp has its own characteristics. The freshwater shrimp and sea shrimp are rich in nutrients and taste slightly different. Nowadays, the scale and quantity of farmed shrimps are rising, and the technology of raising shrimps is also very mature. However, for some beginners, there is still much knowledge to ...
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Why do farmers pick poultry feed pellet making device?
As increasingly more farmers make use of chicken feed pellet making equipments, several farmers that have been breeding for more than 10 years start to have several troubles. As an example: why would certainly you make use of a poultry feed pellet making machine? Our town basically types meat rabbits, as well as the outcome is not particularly big, however nearly every family ...
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Can We Prevent A Food Breakdown?
By Lester R. Brown As food supplies have tightened, a new geopolitics of food has emerged—a world in which the global competition for land and water is intensifying and each country is fending for itself. We cannot claim that we are unaware of the trends that are undermining our food supply and thus our civilization. We know what we need to do. There was a time when if we got into trouble ...
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The use effect of poultry feed production machines
Poultry feed production machines directly make use of crushed materials such as corn, soybean dish, straw, yard, and rice husks to push pellets. The advantages of fowl feed manufacturing: high solidity, smooth surface area and inner maturity, which can enhance the food digestion and also absorption of nutrients. The granulation procedure can denature pancreatic enzyme resistance ...
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