crop fertilization News
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SMART Fertilizer Management solution showcased at AgroFuturo 2018 - Aug 22-24, 2018
With a strong customerbase in Latin America, SMART Fertilizer Management was excited to return to AgroFuturo. Demonstrating real impact on farmer's bottom line, SMART's solution received much attention. SMART Fertilizer software helps farmers to consistently increase crop yields, cut back fertilizer costs and be more efficient by applying just the right amount of fertilizer according to the ...
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Register now for Argus FMB Africa Fertilizer 2016 and save $200 before 11 December – secure your discount here.
Are you looking to grow your business in the African fertilizer market? If so, this is your chance to meet representatives from 55+ countries with 20 of these from Africa, including Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. You can spend 3 days networking with 400+ attendees from across the fertilizer supply chain. View the 2015 delegate list here ...
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Improve crop yield by removing manure solids
Manure has long been used as a crop fertilizer, but the challenge of finding an efficient use of the nutrients found in manure is ever present. The ratio of nitrogen to phosphorus in manure is low in relation to the nutrient needs of most crops. Therefore, crops tend to be overloaded with manure to meet the nitrogen requirement of agricultural crops, but the excess phosphorus from the process can ...
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Pivot Bio Appoints Operations and Information Executives
Pivot Bio, the leading microbial nitrogen innovator delivering sustainable, self-fertilizing grain crops, announced today that Lisa Nunez Safarian joins as Chief Operating Officer and John Walls joins as Chief Information Officer. “John and Lisa are joining Pivot Bio at a critical time in our growth trajectory,” said Karsten Temme, Pivot Bio co-founder and CEO. “Their insights ...
By Pivot Bio
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Exhibiton: Meet SMART at AgriTech 2018, Tel Aviv - May 8-10, 2018
Looking for true innovation that has real impact on your farming business? Don't miss out on meeting our experts and agronomists at AgriTech 2018 in Tel Aviv! Find out why farmers all over the world are using SMART Fertilizer software to boost their profitability. Whether you are a farmer, agronomist, consultant or researcher, or are looking for business development and partnerships, visit us at ...
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Alfa Chemistry Testing Lab: Fertilizer Testing Service for Agricultural Products & Crops Industry
There are many factors that will influence the production of agricultural products & crops. Among them, fertilizer will largely determine the production output of crops. Fully aware of what underlying problems may exist with fertilizer, Alfa Chemistry Testing Lab, a US-based third-party testing company, announces to provide one-stop fertilizer analysis testing solutions for manufacturers, ...
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Application-based solutions: safe production of fertilizers with leser safety relief valves
In order to harvest the maximum amount possible from the limited available crop land, fertilizer is needed. Producing fertilizers is a complex process, where air, hydrocarbons and water are processed to create ammonia and then further to urea – the core product of fertilizer plants. Read further for the special requirements of this industry for safety relief valves and the application-based ...
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Corn colour can tell farmers how much fertilizer to apply
Nitrogen fertilizer is a key ingredient for growing a good corn crop. It is not unusual for a well-fertilized crop to yield more than twice as much as an unfertilized crop. But how much nitrogen should corn producers apply to their crop? Researchers at the University of Missouri help answer this question in a study of how much light is reflected from corn plants reported in the May–June issue of ...
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Expectations of Higher Return-on-investment Boosts Biofertilizer Adoption in North America, Finds Frost & Sullivan
An increasing number of farmers in North America are replacing chemical fertilizers with biofertilizers, which are less expensive and more environmentally-friendly. In addition, the region's focus on mass production, high crop productivity, large farms and cooperatives, and advanced farming technologies have further spurred demand for biofertilizers, broadening the scope of the market in North ...
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EPA sued for scrapping livestock data collection
Environmental and animal welfare groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyon Wednesday, alleging the federal agency unlawfully scrapped a rule that would have authorized it to collect information from large-scale livestock confinement farms. The Center for Food Safety, Environmental Integrity Project, Food & Water Watch, The Humane Society and Iowa Citizens for Community ...
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Cranfield collaboration with business recognised at Knowledge Transfer Partnership awards
Cranfield has been shortlisted in three categories for two of its business projects at this year’s prestigious Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) Awards, which celebrate the achievements of outstanding individuals and organisations. The University’s work with Produce World, one of the UK’s largest vegetable growers and suppliers, has been nominated for the RCUK Research Base ...
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Yara appoints new Head of Upstream segment
Oslo (2012-10-31): Gerd Löbbert is appointed head of Yara Upstream, effective 1 December 2012.Dr. Löbbert, a German national with a PhD in Chemistry, brings extensive experience from leading positions at BASF and Borealis."It is a great pleasure to welcome Gerd Löbbert to Yara as the new Head of the Upstream segment. I also take the opportunity to thank Jan Duerloo for his ...
By Yara UK Ltd.
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Preventing rangeland erosion: Developing better management practices in Iran
The rangelands of Iran have one of the world’s longest history of agriculture development, with a deep tradition of technological developments and knowledge of the soil that has produced centuries of fertile crops. Currently, however, new pressures to feed an increasing population of humans and livestock in the region has taken its toll on the land, as evidence now suggests that the soil is ...
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150th Harvest from World`s Longest-Running Continuous Rice Experiment
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is marking the 150th harvest of its Long-Term Continuous Cropping Experiment (LTCCE), the world's longest-running rice research project. This living field laboratory offers humanity a firsthand glimpse into the wonders of how rice production can be sustained in a changing climate without adversely affecting the soil and the productivity of a rice ...
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Satellites help keep Chesapeake Bay clean
Space-age technologies to help Maryland implement and monitor an expanded winter cover crop program that is vital to the Chesapeake Bay's health are being developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Beltsville, Md. Soil scientist Gregory McCarty and colleagues Dean Hively, Ali Sadeghi and Megan Lang with the ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory in Beltsville are ...
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Fertilizer placement affects nutrient leaching patterns
Controlled-release fertilizers (CRFs) are a widely used method of delivering nutrients to nursery container crops. The fertilizers contain encapsulated solid mineral nutrients that dissolve slowly in water, and are then released into substrates over an extended period of time. Although the use of CRFs is an accepted practice, growers and researchers are always looking for ways to decrease ...
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SBI Presents Seal of Sustainability to BAE Systems and Kleinpeter Farms Dairy
SBI Presents Seal of Sustainability to BAE Systems and Kleinpeter Farms DairyCeremony at US Capitol Underscores Commitment of Congress & Private Industry to Sustainability WASHINGTON, DC — April 20, 2010 — The Sustainable Business Institute (SBI) announced today the recipients of its 2010 Seal of Sustainability™. At a ceremony at the US Capitol Building, members of Congress ...
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Population has bigger effect than climate change on crop yields, study suggests
Population pressure will be as significant a factor as climate change in reducing crop yields — and thus increasing food insecurity — in West Africa, according to a modelling study. The authors inserted different climate change, land use, and demographic change scenarios, into an internationally validated model to estimate maize yields in Benin from 2021–2050. They found that, ...
By SciDev.Net
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Preserve, promote, and utilise rich soil life
Healthy soil life can contribute to sustainable agriculture which, in addition to ensuring a good yield, keeps diseases under control and generates carbon and nitrogen retention. That is what Prof. Gerlinde De Deyn, Professor holding a personal chair in Soil Ecology, asserted in her inaugural address at Wageningen University & Research on 18 May. Life underground is richer in species than ...
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Bayer sees more than doubling of accessible markets and potential to shape regenerative agriculture on more than 400 million acres
Expectation to tap into more than 100 billion euros of value in accessible and ag-adjacent markets Unparalleled pipeline with estimated peak sales potential of more than 30 billion euros to promote regenerative agricultural practices and enable farmers to support both global food security and mitigation of climate change Includes transformative technologies like the Preceon Smart Corn System, ...
By Bayer AG
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