Horticulture Articles
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A Guide to Compost Sheep Manure for Organic Fertilizer
Sheep manure contains protein, organic acid, cellulose, aliphatics and so on, and its organic matter content is higher other livestock manure. Without fermentation, sheep manure has various harmful bacteria that cannot be directly used on plants growing, or there would bring germs and parasite spreading. What’s worse, without proper disposal, sheep manure would generate heat to consume oxygen in ...
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PureVine: A Digital Representation of your Vines
This year VineView released an exciting new product called PureVine, that collects and represents data on a vine-by-vine basis. Not only does this provide the opportunity to look at individual vine performance, it also allows a statistical representation of a block expressed in number of vines. In addition, it gives growers information about non-productive vines by analyzing gaps in the canopy. ...
By VineView
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From Farm to Fork Step 1: Agricultural Sensors in Food Production
In this series of articles, we bring you the journey of your food, from farm to fork, highlighting the agricultural sensors used along the way. Edinburgh Sensors products can be used in virtually every step of the food chain in order to ensure the quality and safety of the final food product. This article focuses on the first step of the journey, food production. The origin of the majority of ...
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Grower Reflections on the 2017/2018 Indigo Wheat Season
U.S. winter wheat was hit hard with challenging growing conditions this past season. The USDA expects a nationwide harvest of 1.2 billion bushels, which would be the lowest since 2002. Dry months after planting paired with freezes in April and then extremely hot temperatures during grain fill were a perfect storm for wheat growers. In Texas and Oklahoma, many fields were abandoned for the year, ...
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Tips for Using Beneficial Nematodes in the Summer
Now that summer is underway and temperatures are steadily rising, we are getting a lot of questions about how to effectively order, store and apply beneficial nematodes in the heat. Beneficial nematodes are a great, natural and effective option for controlling a wide variety of pest insects this time of year. The ideal time to apply nematodes can depend on the type of pest(s) you are targeting. ...
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Top 10 Tips To Improve Plant Quality
1) Venting – it’s crucial to keep air movement and temperatures at the optimum levels. 2) Watering at the right times – and just importantly in the correct fashion! Make sure plants are grown nearby those with similar needs so plants with a need for a lot of water will be apart from those with dryer needs. 3) Keep roots strong – as fertilizers are applied and plants grow, ...
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Ethylene removal by chemisorption. Postharvest technology for kiwi
Abstract Iran ranks seventh in the world for kiwi production, with over 3200 MT produced in 2012. Kiwifruit can be stored for over 6 months under appropriate conditions, but fruit softening and fruit rots (Botrytis cinerea) can cause severe losses during cold storage, transit, distribution and retail. Kiwifruit is a climacteric fruit very sensitive even at very low concentrations of ethylene ...
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Application of Pile Hammer in "PV + Agriculture"
"PV + agriculture" is a new project developed with the PV poverty alleviation project, referring to the organic combination of PV industry and agriculture. This is a very effective combination, the ideal scenario is ideal, PV agricultural facilities above the use of photovoltaic power generation can generate revenue, the following engaged in planting or breeding, driving the region more ...
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Yield Data Errors Today, Yield Costs Tomorrow
Regardless of whether your yield data comes from your combine, grain cart, or from truck scales, each source has shortcomings that will not only influence your farm decisions but may also have a negative financial impact. This harvest growers will spend significant time and money chasing down accurate yield data from combine yield monitors, grain carts and/or truck scale tickets. Each of these ...
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Premier Plant Producers
Premier Plant Producers has been using Passfield since 2004 and traceability has been one of the key benefits. The batch numbers (which are allocated at the point an order is placed) can be traced throughout the processes on the nursery as well as the transport and invoicing systems in the office. Premier Plant Producers’ customers can quote these batch numbers from delivery notes, order ...
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Majestic Trees
Majestic Trees is a multi award winning wholesaler of semi-mature containerized trees and has been using Passfield since 2004. Passfield handles their entire transaction process, from purchasing to selling, including automated back-to-back ordering and customised pricing. “This means we’re able to work as a team and communicate with each other clearly throughout the process” ...
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An area of topsoil equivalent to 2,700 football pitches would be lost in just 90 mins!
At a 2014 forum held in Rome and organised by the UN Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Maria — Helena Semedo gave a stark warning to all those attending that it takes 1,000 years to generate 3 centimetres of top soil and approximately one-third has been lost. If the present rate of soil degradation continued, all the World’s topsoil would be gone within 60 years. She went to ...
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How precision feeding promotes sustainable livestock production
With Earth's population rapidly building towards eight billion within the next decade, every resource we produce is being stretched thin. Sustainability is becoming more than a simple buzzword of the environmental movement, it's now the prime focus of progress in our world. Though precision agriculture is a concept that has been around for decades, precision feeding is a newer concept. ...
By BESTMIX
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Peach pits found in Japan date back to the time of Queen Himiko
Peach pits found by archaeologists at Makimuku have been proven to to date back to the time of Queen Himiko. Queen Himiko reigned over the people of what was then called the 'Yamataikoku Kingdom' (now part of Japan, exact location unknown) during the first half of the 3rd centrury, A.D. Her reign was peaceful and prosperous, she was known to have a large army and was respected as a leader with ...
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The Ultimate Guide to Soil Moisture
Introduction You need to get the right amount of water to crops at the right time. Water and nutrients are used most efficiently when your crops have access to the amount of water the crop needs and the soil can hold. This article describes how to use the data provided by soil moisture probes to more effectively manage your farm. Observing and understanding the consequences of soil moisture ...
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Led grow light bar
1. Urban Vertical Agriculture - Horticulture LED Production Module grow 2. High PPFD, One Bar equivalent to 3 T8 Tube, Build your plant farm with fewer lights! 3. Different LED chips in one lens, Spectral radiation uniform, Lens + Reflector cup, Concentrating radiation, Energy saving 50%,Beam angle 60 ° 4. Ultra-thin 21mm,multi-shelf lighting plant growth lights 5. Silicone potting waterproof ...
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Desert Fish Farming & Waste Management
When you think about desert farming, desert fish farming probably isn’t an activity that springs to mind. Desert farming conjures ideas of livestock grazing across dry, arid landscapes, or rows and rows of hardy, sun-worshipping crops. And yet, desert fishing is becoming increasingly popular in North Africa and the Middle East, particularly in countries like Algeria, where overfishing ...
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Desert Fish Farming & Waste Management
Fish Waste Disposal In Desert Farming When you think about desert farming, desert fish farming probably isn’t an activity that springs to mind. Desert farming conjures ideas of livestock grazing across dry, arid landscapes, or rows and rows of hardy, sun-worshipping crops. And yet, desert fishing is becoming increasingly popular in North Africa and the Middle East, particularly in countries ...
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Disc and Drum Mower Blades: Blade Safety Case Study
When in the process of operating most types of agricultural harvesting equipment, the safety of the operator, as well as bystanders, must be of utmost importance. This is especially true for disc and drum agricultural mowing equipment. Disc and drum mowers cut the crop in preparation for harvest utilizing the “blade impact” method—similar to how a lawn mower blade cuts the grass ...
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Indigo Research Partners: Building the World`s Largest Agricultural Lab
At Indigo, we believe the best lab for testing innovative agricultural techniques is the farm itself. Through collaborations with farmers around the US, we are building the world’s largest agricultural lab Indigo Research Partners with the goal of accelerating innovations that increase yields, improve environmental sustainability, and/or reduce risks for ...
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