farming control Articles
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Decreasing degasser aeration to increase buffer capacity
Fish and bacteria produce CO2 into the production water of RAS farms. If 100 kg of CO2 is produced in a single day, 100 kg of CO2 should be removed. Otherwise CO2 will accumulate in the system. If pH is low the accumulation of CO2 in the system is seen as elevated levels of free CO2. If the pH is higher, the free CO2 will bind in the water as bicarbonate. Accumulation of CO2 can have detrimental ...
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Fischmagazin - Self-Generated Oxygen as a Factor for Success in Fish Farming
The Sigl Fish Farm Uses an Oxygen Generator from Inmatec Forellenhof Sigl has been active in controlled fish farming since 1975. However, the rising temperatures in summer are making it increasingly difficult to keep fish in natural ponds due to the reduced oxygen uptake of the water. Only through the introduction of pure oxygen is it possible to ensure the desired stocking density and sufficient ...
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Running an Efficiency Audit on your Feed Center
If you are like most producers, at one point or another you toy with the idea of re-designing your feed center. Today there are lots of good examples of indoor feed centers and it yields the question, do I need a fancy feed center? If I take the plunge what will it do for me? Before jumping to a re-design, perhaps an efficiency audit is in order... What is a feed center for? The main purpose ...
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Pistachios: Increased Staff Efficiency - Case Study
Acres: 200 Goals: Find out what is causing canopy issues Decide if investing in improvements is worthwhile Increase yields Equipment Installed: Pressure Sensors Soil Sensors Dendrometers 1 Weather Station Information Provided: Our data exposed problems with their irrigation system which helped motivate them to upgrade the entire 200 acres. Once the new system was being monitored ...
By Farm(x)
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Saving money with the new LED technology for poultry houses - Case Study
For the broilers on Dirk Bockhorst's farm, the morning starts leisurely. As if the sun were rising, the lights are slowly turned on in the houses located in Emstek, Lower Saxony, Germany. Happy clucking can be heard all around. Until warm light illuminates the houses half an hour later. This light does not come from standard 40 watt light bulbs but is provided by high-quality LED lamps. A ...
By Big Dutchman
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Testimonial Japfa Indonesia: saves 75% energy with MagFan
PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia, one of Southeast Asia’s leading and most progressive integrators, decided to invest in MagFan for their new PS breeder farm in Central Java, Indonesia. The testing –The Danes told us a lot about the energy efficiency of these fans but we told them we wanted to test for ourselves before putting our name on a statement. We recorded the consumption over a 24 ...
By DACS A/S
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Singer`s algorithm controls farm irrigation - Case Study
Their Challenge On the San Xavier Reservation near Tucson, Arizona, the Tohono O’odom Nation grows organic alfalfa for racing horses plus fruits and vegetables. Thanks to Singer Valve, San Xavier is home to a sophisticated flood irrigation system that consists of one 16” (400 mm) globe style and eight 16” angle style valves and five storage tanks each with its own control ...
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How were the my yield seed treaters built? and why?
From the ground up. And for the farmer. As farmers ourselves, we knew farmers needed to take control of their seed treatment process. We also knew they didn’t have adequate tools to do so. The seed treaters that existed were designed for the big retailer. They were large,complex and very expensive. So we went to the drawing board to design a seed treater specifically for the grower. In ...
By My Yield
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Don`t Miss Out On Row-By-Row Summer Savings
Have you been waiting for the “right time” to upgrade your tech? With the summer savings going on now, there couldn’t be a better time to invest in precision farming technology! Amp up your operation’s accuracy and efficiency with these farming solutions. ...
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Seed Treaters - Case study
The Problem Having control over your operation is fundamental to running an efficient and profitable farm. This is true in all critical applications like planting, combining and marketing. And this is especially true when it comes to your seed treatment process – the growing season’s first opportunity to unlock maximum yield or suffer irreversible loss. We ...
By My Yield
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Who is the My Yield Grower?
The My Yield Grower is today’s independent, progressive and innovative farmer who is taking control of his operation. The My Yield Grower doesn’t waste time waiting in line for treated seed. He doesn’t defer to others on what seed treatment to use on his farm. And he doesn’t get stuck with treated seed he can’t plant, return or sell. The My Yield Grower is ...
By My Yield
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Climate Control for Poultry or Pig Houses
A good farmer knows that climate control is important for the health of the animals he raises, whether he has poultry or pig houses. If you are searching for a good equipment for your house, AgroLogic LTD has the solutions for you. From 1988 and until today, the company improves the systems, including computers, automatic temperature curves, pressure control, etc. The Beauty of Climate Control ...
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Transferring irrigation management to farmer's associations: Evidence from the Philippines
Irrigation management transfer (IMT) is an important strategy among donors and governments that aims to strengthen farmer control over water and irrigation infrastructure. In this study, we use data from a survey of 68 irrigator associations (IAs) and 1020 farm households in the Philippines to examine the impact of IMT on irrigation association performance and on rice yields. We find that the ...
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Large scale dairy farmers in need of a solution - Case Study
Alsafi Danone is one of the largest integrated dairy farms in the world. Controlling fallen stock and bio-security is critical to the upkeep of a healthy productive herd. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Client overview Alsafi Danone, are the largest integrated dairy farm in the world. They first opened in 1979 and have has since expanded to a herd of over 37,000 cows who produce 700, 000 litres of milk ...
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Insecticidal Proteins: A Promising Solution for Pest Control
Pests, such as insects, pose a significant threat to agriculture and public health. Traditional methods of pest control, such as chemical pesticides, have raised concerns about their impact on the environment and human health. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the development of alternative pest control strategies, and one promising approach is the use of insecticidal ...
By Lifeasible
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Connect Sniper Pull-Type Sprayer
You thought your farm needed an all in one sprayer, until you needed two. The fall of 2020 brings exciting news with the release of the newest Connect Sprayer. The Sniper is in a class of its own for Pull-Types with the latest technology integrated into the spraying system. This implement will become the go-to applicator on your farm for fertilizer top dressing and herbicide application. With ...
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Could traditional plants hold the secret to saving crops from pests?
Researchers build on age-old practices to reduce food loss in Africa Without any effort at all, Hawa Saidi Ibura crushes dried beans, one at a time, between her fingers outside her home in Endagaw, a village in northern Tanzania. She’s holding a basket of a type of red bean eaten all over East Africa, but these beans are skeletons of what they once were. She harvested them from her farm ...
By Ensia
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Iceland: New poultry house for broiler production - Case Study
There is a good reason why Iceland’s agriculture is dominated by animal husbandry: the island country in Northern Europe has a very unique nature, which is, however, also characterised by lava fields and a harsh climate. Only 1 % of the country’s area is suitable for cultivation, another 19.5 % can be used as pasture. Poultry production is one branch of Iceland’s livestock ...
By Big Dutchman
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How `open source` seed producers from the U.S. to India are changing global food production
Around the world, plant breeders are resisting what they see as corporate control of the food supply by making seeds available for other breeders to use. Frank Morton has been breeding lettuce since the 1980s. His company offers 114 varieties, among them Outredgeous, which last year became the first plant that NASA astronauts grew and ate in space. For nearly 20 years, Morton’s work was ...
By Ensia
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Intelligent irrigation controller, the key to agricultural modernization
Background:With the increasing demand for efficient and sustainable agricultural practices, intelligent irrigation controllers have become a key component of modern agricultural management. These systems provide a platform for precision agriculture, enabling farmers to optimize water use, increase crop yields and reduce environmental impact. In this article, we will explore the role of ...
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