Crop Cultivation News

NDVI and Your Farm: Understanding NDVI for Plant Health Understanding your crops’ health status isn’t the easiest thing to do. Sure, you can use the “eye test”, and a number of foliar contact and direct measurement techniques. But, what if there was an easy, fast and efficient way to see the health of plants and their status and progress over time? That’s ...

May 17, 2017

By Sentera, LLC

Today, Agribotix announced the wider beta availability of its first plant count product.  Designed for corn growers, the product uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify and count corn plants in drone-collected imagery while ignoring other items in the images.  By rapidly identifying areas where emergence is below expectations, growers can use the results to take actions which will ...

May 16, 2017

By Agribotix LLC

The working relationship between EnviroInsite and EarthSoft goes back a number of years.  Now with the acquisition of EI LLC's intellectual property (namely EnviroInsite) by EarthSoft, the powerful EQuIS database and the astounding graphics capabilities of EnviroInsite are under one roof.  This is an exciting move for EnviroInsite users, as the expanded user base will allow ...

May 15, 2017

By EarthSoft, Inc

Today, Sentera announced new additions to its small, lightweight High-Precision Single Sensor product family. The new High-Precision NDVI Single and High-Precision NDRE Single utilize patent-pending technology to improve spectral band separation and generate more accurate vegetation index measurements. The High-Precision Single sensor is available in two variants: normalized difference vegetation ...

May 11, 2017

By Sentera, LLC

The new PHANTOM 4 Pros are in and are modified for agriculture. Introducing the new Agrion P4P, which adds new features like 25% longer range with up to 100 acres per battery. DJI has also improved the drone's precision and collision avoidance and added a higher-resolution, 1" camera. Combine these with our award-winning FarmLens data processing platform to increase yields and ...

May 11, 2017

By Agribotix LLC

Fort Drum, a U.S. Army installation located in northern New York state and home to a 60-megawatt biomass power plant, is a leader in its support of the U.S. Department of Defense’s priorities to enhance energy security and the use of renewable energy. The ReEnergy Black River facility, operated by ReEnergy Holdings ...

May 8, 2017

By US Department of Energy

Following their recent aquisition of the seed treatment Latitude, Certis are looking forward to Cereals and the opportunity to discuss with visitors the issue of take-all and how to protect crops from this devastating disease from day one. “Take-all is an extremely significant and widespread fungal disease that occurs in wheat and barley, with half the UK wheat crops estimated to be ...

May 6, 2017

By Certis UK

Grassland and Muck, the triennial event organised by The Royal Agricultural Society of England, returns to Stoneleigh, Warwickshire on 24-25 May 2017. The two day, 190 acre event has something for every grassland farmer with a wide display of machinery, live demonstrations and grass plots, advice and technical ...

May 5, 2017

By Volac International Limited

Delta-T Devices Ltd (Delta-T) has partnered with Netafim UK Ltd – to provide a complete precision irrigation package (with cloud data management) for commercial growers in the UK. The package will be supplied by Netafim UK, the market leading provider of irrigation solutions in the country, through its main dealer network. It can automatically control irrigation and monitor growing ...

May 5, 2017

By Delta-T Devices Ltd.

As attention turns towards silage harvesting, an important step (and one often forgotten about) in the whole procedure is cutting. Decisions made prior to cutting, such as cutting date and time, can have a major impact on the quality of your silage. As part of Cut to Clamp, a new initiative from Volac, which aims to help farmers make consistently better silage, we take a look at the important ...

May 4, 2017

By Volac International Limited

The soil is the ground beneath our feet and the growth place for biomass. For a biobased & circular economy it is crucial to preserve this ‘pantry’ storage function of the soil. This is why Wageningen University & Research is performing dedicated research into various aspects of the soil, such as nutrients and organic material, smarter cultivation systems of a larger diversity ...

May 3, 2017

By Wageningen University and Research Centre

A destructive disease affecting many gardens and farms this year is blossom end rot. Causing great concern for vegetables such as squash, watermelon, eggplant, peppers, and tomato. This disease affects gardens year after year. By the time gardeners notice black spots on their fruit or vegetables the situation is severe. To prevent further damage, immediate action is required. What is Blossom End ...

May 2, 2017

By Vermitechnology Unlimited

Potato planting is well underway, however the weather continues to dominate the season, with some regions experiencing protracted planting as a result. Most recently, soil temperatures have dropped and periodic frost has meant that tubers are going into cooler soils, which can delay crop emergence. It’s important to remember actions now can have a knock-on effect with crop development as ...

May 2, 2017

By Certis UK

Varied establishment of oilseed rape (OSR) crops last Autumn, is likely to have resulted in a protracted flowering period in areas across the UK, leaving crops susceptible to Sclerotinia infection over the coming weeks. With AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds reporting that levels of Sclerotinia are medium to high in some locations, Chris Charnock, Certis’ arable product manager, warns of the risks ...

Apr. 24, 2017

By Certis UK

Nearly 400,000 plant species provide our planet with the nutritious food, fiber, fresh air, and medicine we need to survive, but it is estimated that roughly one-fifth of those are at risk of extinction due to environmental threats. On this 47th anniversary of Earth Day, CropLife Asia and the region's plant science industry have joined together to celebrate the agricultural innovations that have ...

Apr. 21, 2017

By CropLife Asia

The Cereals event, in June, provides a fantastic opportunity for farmers to speak to experts about undertaking a blackgrass review, ensuring that plans are firmly in place to hit the ground running in autumn. This year at Cereals, the Blackgrass Knowledge Trail will offer visitors easy access to the advice and information they require, explains Adrian Sisson, Certis technical manager. “The ...

Apr. 20, 2017

By Certis UK

For several decades, growers and processors demand a level playing field in plant protection so that their produce finds open markets. Their expenses for crop protection need to be recuperated after harvest.   Register today to attend  ...

Apr. 19, 2017

By Informa

A warmer than usual winter and wet spring are ushering in some crop diseases and weeds early in the season and could trigger a pestier summer. Ohio State University entomologists are keeping a close eye on insect species that survived the winter and may appear earlier and more abundantly. Particularly concerning are the pests that preyed on last year’s crops, including slugs, stink bugs and ...

Apr. 19, 2017

By Ohio State University

Irritec achieve Chilean market, with the foundation of a new branch that allow the growth of latin american business. The takeover of Chilean company Tecnoagro, well-know brand of irrigation sector, allows Irritec increase branches around the world, confirming the decisive wave of expansion that the company is going through for several years now. Grow up to four, after Mexico, USA and Brazil, ...

Apr. 17, 2017

By IRRITEC SpA

The new Mateng range of compact tractor mounting mowers will be launched at Farm Tech Supplies’ (FTS) popular Spring Demo Day this Good Friday 10am – 2pm at their estate near Petersfield. The Demo Day is a superb opportunity to take your time and see a full range of Mateng’s impressive compact tractor machinery working in open fields – including the new Flail and Finishing ...

Apr. 13, 2017

By Farm Tech Supplies Ltd.