cultivator Articles
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Recent mechanical cultivation of lawns enhances lime application efficacy
While the relationship between soil acidity and thatch accumulation in maintained lawns has been reported, interacting effects of cultivation and surface lime applications on soil acidity have not. The experimental objective was to determine how antecedent mechanical cultivation of mature turfgrasses interacts with surface application of liming agents to neutralize soil acidity within the upper ...
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Build Your Facility For Scalability
Those of us in the industry have run into a lot of this. Cultivators have experience on a much smaller scale and aren’t always thinking in terms of enterprise solutions that set up your cultivation business for success. To build your facility and your business it’s important to think about scalability and creating efficiencies. Here are some things to keep in mind when building your ...
By Dominion-AG
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Use of nuclear techniques in the study of the behaviour of rare earth elements on the use of phosphogypsum in Cerrado agriculture
Phosphogypsum (PG) is a by-product of phosphoric acid industry. In Brazil, this material has been used as a conditioner for soils with high levels of aluminium. Taking into account the presence of radionuclides and Rare Earth Elements (REEs) in this material, a research project has been conducted in order to investigate the impact of using PG in crops cultivated in Cerrado soils. For this purpose ...
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Look Behind You – Sumo is only cultivation & drill manufacturer to contribute to Look Behind You Guide
Here at Sumo Farm Machinery we understand the importance of road safety and it is expressed everyday with our continued commitment to our type approvals and quality in everything we build. We are proud to be the only cultivation & drill manufacturer supporting the Look Behind you Campaign and its comprehensive guide. The guide is aimed at farmers, tractor drivers, mechanics and technicians ...
By Sumo UK Ltd
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LCA and tomato production in Mediterranean greenhouses
LCA is used to analyse and evaluate the environmental impact associated with the process of greenhouse cultivation of a tomato crop. Tomato production in kg is selected as a functional unit. Three different tomato production processes were compared: soil cultivation and open and closed hydroponic systems. Three different waste management scenarios were also analysed. The most significant negative ...
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How to grow blueberries: Blueberry growing system in hydroponic greenhouse
In recent years, the demand for berries, and more specifically blueberries, has increased. This has led to an increase in surface area and cultivation techniques. Soil is no longer a problem thanks to the existence of optimal substrates for growing blueberries. Of all the berries, blueberries require the most consideration for greenhouse cultivation. We are going to see some of them, as well as ...
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Influence of marketing mix elements on the intention of sugarcane farmers in Thailand to use commercial tailor–made fertiliser
Tailor–made fertiliser (TMF) is a new practice in Thailand that aims to achieve a more efficient use of a fertiliser on cultivated soil. This study attempts to determine farmers' attitudes toward a marketing mix of TMF and to investigate factors influencing the farmers' intention to use TMF in accordance with the marketing mix strategy. A survey was conducted among 387 sugar cane farmers who were ...
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Best hydroponic system for strawberries: from cultivation at soil to elevated cultivation
The world production in the cultivation of strawberries has multiplied exponentially in the last decade, Being Europe the continent that has found the most expansion in production worldwide(47,7% of the world’s production). Followed by northern and central America (29,40%) this huge development is due to the strong increase in its demand, as it is considered a fruit with a ...
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Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species in soils of cultivated soybean fields
Mycorrhizae are presumably important contributors to plant growth in most ecosystems. Our objective in this study was to evaluate the population diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in Clarion (well drained) and Webster (poorly drained) soils of four Iowa soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] fields. These soils normally occur together on the landscape, with Clarion in the upland and Webster ...
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Fertilization management of paddy fields in Piedmont (NW Italy) and its effects on the soil and water quality
The fertilization management of the rice crop in Piedmont was analyzed at a regional scale, and the agronomic and environmental sustainability of the actual fertilization strategy of rice was evaluated through the analysis of its effect on the soils and waters quality. On average, a total amount of 127 kg ha − 1 of N, 67 kg ha − 1 of P 2 O 5 and 161 kg ha − 1 of K 2 O were ...
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Selecting and applying cesium-137 conversion models to estimate soil erosion rates in cultivated fields
Received for publication April 19, 2009. The fallout radionuclide cesium-137 (137Cs) has been successfully used in soil erosion studies worldwide. However, discrepancies often exist between the erosion rates estimated using various conversion models. As a result, there is often confusion in the use of the various models and in the interpretation of the data. Therefore, the objective of this study ...
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Effects of the herbicide topogard on soil respiration, and denitrification in potato-cultivated soils differing in pH
We investigated the effects of Topogard 50 WP (3 kg ha–1) on soil respiration, mineral N content, and number of denitrifying and total bacteria in four coarse-textured volcanic soils for 91 days. Topogard application decreased CO2 evolution in acid soils (Tepedibi and Karaçakl) whereas soil respiration was initially increased in neutral and alkaline soils (Kaba and Balar). The herbicide ...
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4 tips for successful potato establishment this spring
Alistair Neill, a Prime Agriculture potato agronomist based in Norfolk, shares his four essential tips on getting potato crops off to the best start possible, beginning with ensuring good crop establishment.1. Cut back on cultivations Soil compaction can jeopardise potato establishment and yield because it restricts root growth, consequently limiting water and nutrient uptake. Therefore, if it’s ...
By Crop4Sight
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Effect of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) with “Agragel (T-400)”Practices on Yield Attributes,Yield and Water Productivity of Rice (Oryza Sativa l.) - Case Study
Work History: The Shyamsundar Sister Nivedita Sangha, a dedicated NGO working with various programme to eleviate the socio-economic poverty of common marginal farmers and the people of BPL level families had already started their work on system of Rice Intensification(SRI) to aware the paddy farmers about proper use of water in cultivation as well as increseing trend of productivity. The Field ...
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High-Tech Greenhouses could be the Future of Agriculture
In a small town in Eastern Kentucky, the future of agriculture is growing. A 2.76 million-square-foot facility is being created on 60 acres of land which will utilize environmentally-friendly techniques to help feed a nation with an aging farmer population, declining farmland and a changing climate. The region which was previously known for its booming coal-mining industry that brought power to ...
By Brite Solar
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What is the difference between traditional and modern farming?
Agricultural systems in various parts of the world have evolved due to technological advances and increasing human knowledge. It develops from primitive agriculture, traditional agriculture to modern agriculture. At that time, hunting and gathering activities are familiar techniques for humans. Conventional agriculture started since humans began to settle and cultivate in one location. This ...
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The impact of COVID-19 on the food and agriculture industry
Agriculture has been a cornerstone of civilisation since time immemorial. As man’s nomadic habits developed into a sedentary lifestyle, it has facilitated the trade and prosperity links that have enabled us to evolve. With the passage of time, globalisation and international trade meant that communities with an excess yield could export their goods to others in which there were food ...
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On site at Northdown Orchard Organic Farm
On Saturday 15th of October we were on site with Mike and the team at Northdown Orchard, an existing customer who was kind enough to show us around the farm and let us snap some great photos at his site in exchange for a morning demonstrating our latest stone burier on his tractor. About Northdown Orchard The organic farm is a family run affair and sits on a site of 12 acres. Mike and his ever ...
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2 Series PTO Shaft - Replaces Bondioli & Pavesi PTO Shaft
The PTO shaft 2 Series is one of the types of power transmission devices that transfers energy from an agricultural tractor or another source to an engineered implement or attachment. It's an upgrade of the 1 Series PTO shaft, made for applications where greater power and torque are needed. It is the 2 Series PTO shaft comes with an increased diameter and higher torque capacity when compared to ...
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Drill decision proves right one for suffolk farmer
When Peter Norman of B E Norman & Sons, Hall Farm, Wisset, Nr Halesworth, ordered his new 4 metre DP400A Moore drill in May 2004, he had never even seen one in the flesh. “I liked the look of the coulter system” he said “and knew that because it was in effect, a similar principle of depth control to a sugar beet drill, but much more heavy duty, it would easily cope with our ...
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