Crop Nutrients Articles
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Water, why should I pay to fix it?
Water is the essential nutrient for greenhouses, plants, vegetables, fruit, flowers and all living things. However, it is always the last nutrient farmers want to spend money on to accomplish all its benefits. Simple things like bacteria, electrical conductivity, iron, manganese, sulphates, algae, and funguses must be monitored and addressed. If you are not fixing your water, you are leaving a ...
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Bio Films in Recirculating Aquaculture system
A biofilm is an assemblage of microbial cells that’s irreversibly related to a floor and enclosed in a matrix of normally polysaccharide material. It can also additionally shape on a extensive kind of surfaces, along with residing tissues, scientific devices, commercial or potable water device pipe or herbal aquatic systems. A well-assorted organism inclusive of algae, micro organism, ...
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Plan for success
Take a giant step ahead by using farm management software for your crop planning As the influx of agtech sweeps across fields today, the old adage that best-laid plans often go awry no longer applies to your farm. Crop plans may be as old as farming, but the latest in farm management software takes your farm’s success to a new level. “Crop plans may be as old as farming, but the ...
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How weather stations can help make more informed crop management decisions
Up your defenses against unpredictable Mother Nature with an on-farm weather station’s accurate weather monitoring, forecasting and historical data There’s a long-enduring sentiment in Canadian agriculture that when farmers gather, they’re usually talking about the weather. There’s a good reason for this. After all, there are many things you can control on the farm from ...
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Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria
Opinion piece: sustainability gets supercharged thanks to all-new formulation designed to drive yield As a farmer your job is as simple as it is intensely complex: sustainably produce food to feed the world. A key component of profitable agriculture is using the exact amount of inputs to drive yields. Fertilizer, your largest expense, must be critically timed to achieve the best results. ...
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Climate change, a storm in the coffee cup
Coffee is the third most consumed beverage in the world after water and tea. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) confirms ‘Coffee is the most widely traded tropical product, with up to 25 million farming households globally accounting for 80 per cent of worlds output’. In 2020, 87% of the global coffee production originated from the top 10 biggest coffee-producing nations, says ...
By Farmsio Ltd.
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The current situation and development direction of organic fertilizer equipment
Compared with chemical fertilizers, bio-organic fertilizers are high-tech products. People will have a cognitive process for the use of new products. The growth cycle of crops is long, and the change of farmers' ideas is slow. It needs a gradual process, but these obstacles are all It will be eliminated with the prominent use of the product. Therefore, the market and competition are only a matter ...
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The important role of organic fertilizer equipment turner in the fermentation process
According to the survey, the utilization rate of chemical fertilizers in my country is only 35% to 40%, and the rest is fixed by soil or leached by rainwater, causing environmental problems such as water pollution and eutrophication of lakes. Experts urgently call for reducing the use of chemical fertilizers, using more new biological fertilizers, and applying more organic fertilizers. The ...
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Farmonaut For Crop Area and Yield Estimation
INTRODUCTION: CROP AREA ESTIMATION The two components of agricultural production estimation are crop area and yield estimation. In order to estimate yield, Producers generally measure the amount of a particular crop harvested in a sample area to estimate crop yield. The harvested crop is then weighed, and the entire crop production of the area is approximated from the sample. A method for ...
By Farmonaut
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Advantages of heating mats in seed germination
Advantages of heating mats in seed germination Germinator and heated seedbed. Is seed germination uneven and inconstant? Every time you try to germinate seeds then the seedlings do not germinate or eventually dry up. You should know that not everyone has a green thumb or the right equipment. So what do you do? You give up, just like any inexperienced and hopeless gardener would. But it’s ...
By Cofilea srl
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How precision technologies are helping farmers increase profitability while also meeting growing demand for nutritious calories
From ox and plow to the advent of autonomous tractors, farmers have always sought new and more efficient ways to grow crops. The demand for high-quality, protein and nutrient-rich food increases annually as the global population is on pace to reach 9 billion by 2050. The explosive growth of plant-based protein food products is testament to the nearly insatiable demand for healthy calories. ...
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What nutrients are left in your soil?
Knowing, not estimating , means better soil health and profitability Farming in Western Canada means working in a climate of extremes–hot or cold, wet or dry. It’s a conundrum that drives agriculture innovation, new technologies and precision agronomy practices on behalf of Prairie farmers that’s appreciated around the world. Last year, many farmers worked to deal with extreme ...
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From the Farm View - Duthie Farms
Craig Bews adopted variable rate technology on his Eatonia, SK farm over a decade ago. Bews has always had a passion for farming. A third generation farmer, Bews and his son, Darren, farm 10,000 acres in west central Saskatchewan. After trying a variety of crops over the years, they now grow primarily durum, canola and red lentils. The name ‘Duthie Farms’ derives from Craig’s ...
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Compost, manure, Topsoil, and mulch, Understanding the difference
It’s essential to know how to use organic materials to get the most out of your plants while landscaping your yard or setting up a new garden. Organic waste can be efficiently mixed and composted with the help of the waste composting machine. Mulch, compost, and Topsoil are three of the most commonly used materials. It’s essential to consider the differences between ...
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Earth Innovations: Cover Cropping
Earth Innovations is a new series from Sound Agriculture that covers the up-and-coming techniques growers are deploying to keep their yields high and their land healthy for generations to come. In each blog post, we break down the benefits and challenges of incorporating new practices, using real growers’ experiences and the Sound Agronomy Team’s expertise. Cover crops are ...
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Importance of Sustainable Sourcing and How Technology Helps to Achieve This
Today, sustainable agriculture entails boosting agricultural crop production while maintaining the ecological resources in which they flourish. Gardeners and farmers have debated the clash between sustainable agriculture and energy crop cultivation technologies that allow bioenergy and biomass crops to be grown on agricultural land. The consequences of rising oil prices and the environmental ...
By Farmsio Ltd.
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Soil phosphorus
As I "dig" deeper into the soil microbial world I am amazed how much we understand but few utilize what we do know. The word is getting out that if we let the soil microbes thrive and multiply by feeding our soil degradable plant and organic material the microbes will give our plants and crops back the nutrients they need. We are now finding that by adding fertilizers directly in the inorganic ...
By NanoWorxs
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How IoT drives precision agriculture more efficiently
The struggle for water management predicts to increase due to population expansion, urbanization, and climate change, with a particular impact on agriculture. By 2050, the world's population will reach over 10 billion people. Whether urban or rural, this population will require food to fulfill its necessities. When combined with the increased consumption of calories and more complex foods that ...
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Composting in the Subarctic – Design
Our Ideal Design The Actium Batch Compost Drum has become an essential tool for Fort Albany First Nation’s community garden. This article details why Fort Albany First Nation needed a composter and why the design of the Actium Batch Compost Drum suited our needs. Why was a composter needed in a remote subarctic community? Fort Albany First Nation (also known as Peetabeck) is a remote and ...
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From the Farm View - V33 Farms - Keith Melnyk
Keith Melnyk of V33 Farms has been farming with his dad John, and brother Wayne, for approximately 30 years. Together, they run a 3,000 acre farm in Alberta’s Peace Country, east of Manning, where they grow canola, wheat, peas, oats and some forage grasses for ...
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