Irrigation Articles
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Guide to Vertical Farming
Vertical farming, also known as indoor farming, has gained a lot of recognition in recent years as a solid method of sustainability. Vertical farming has been conceived out of the challenges affecting the present, more specifically issues such as overpopulation, resource depletion, and food shortage.Vertical farming is the process of production of food that takes the form of vertically inclined ...
By UbiBot
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UbiBot SP1 For Greenhouse Light Regulation
To grow plant plants in greenhouses, you need light. The amount of light a plant receives determines the length of time a plan remains active and its rate of growth. The most basic metabolic process of the plant is photosynthesis, and photosynthesis requires light energy. Three Aspects of Light Effect There are three aspects of light that should be considered when determining the effect that ...
By UbiBot
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Best Prices On Galvanized Corrugated Roofing Sheets
If you will use metal roofing materials on your next project, galvanized corrugated roofing sheets would be the best choice. Since they are galvanized, they can resist the potential of rust developing as a result of living in inclement regions. This material is also very easy to use. You can obtain it in several different styles. If you are looking for the best resource for this material, Wanzhi ...
By Wanzhi Steel
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Kenya Fish Pond Dam Liner
Now aquaculture ponds are more and more popular, fish ponds, shrimp ponds, and so on. The ponds can have a clean water quality, and stable ponds construction, to ensure the fish or shrimp life. In 2021year, our company received an inquiry from a Kenya client, he wanted to build fish ponds, but he did not know what material should use, the quantity, the property, and the construction process are ...
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Differences Between Woven Vs Welded Wire Mesh
When you are focusing on different projects within the construction industry, you will likely use woven or welded wire mesh. These are made from similar materials, but they will have a different appearance. The characteristics of each of these sorts of wire mesh are believed for every single different sort of project. This is the characteristics of woven materials, in opposition to people who are ...
By Wanzhi Steel
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Differences Between Woven Vs Welded Wire Mesh
When you are focusing on different projects within the construction industry, you will likely use woven or welded wire mesh. These are made from similar materials, but they will have a different appearance. The characteristics of each of these sorts of wire mesh are believed for every single different sort of project. These are the characteristics of woven materials, in opposition to people who ...
By Wanzhi Steel
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Project - Nicaforest, Nicaragua
Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation Across Forest AS Gold Standard Registry Why We Love This Project Located in Nicaragua’s deforested south-east region, Nicaforest aims to regenerate 490 ha of forest for timber production, carbon capture, and conservation work. The project works closely with landowners in a Shared Benefit Scheme to plant teak and endangered native species ...
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Dunea successfully remove mussel seed via Huberts micro-filters
Drinking water company Dunea produces and supplies drinking water to approximately 1.3 million customers in the western part of South Holland. One of the water treatment plants, is low pressure pumping station Brakel. Here, surface water is collected to be purified into drinking water. The surface water of the Afgedamde Maas contains large quantities of mussel seed. This is causing problems in ...
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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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5 Things to Do for a Healthy Fish Pond
Aquaculture farmers know that after several years of use in fish ponds after excavation and pond lining, collapse, bottom silt deposits, and clogging of water inlets and outlets will occur. The environment of fish ponds will deteriorate after stocking for a period of time. This is caused by the residues of feed residues, fish excrement, and drugs used. These pollutants are deposited in the sludge ...
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What is an Artesian Growing System?
The Artesian Growing System is a gravity-fed wicking system which supplies water to the base of a container from where it is wicked up to the plant. At the heart of the system is our Artesian Water Control Valve. This special float valve won’t release water until the water from its previous release has been taken up by the plant. In this way the plant is always assured of fresh oxygen-rich ...
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How I arrived at developing Artesian Systems
Personally, I have had too many gardens. I always overdo it and they end up being more work than pleasure, and instead of being pleasing to look at they become an eyesore. Not so with a patio garden. A patio garden has a lot of advantages. For one thing every time you look out the window or go out the door there it is. You get to know your plants and their attendant bugs and birds on a more ...
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Aviro D16 Drone: The way to respond to agricultural losses due to pests
Agriculture is the backbone of the critical industry, especially in Southeast Asia regions, and helps sustain food security worldwide. Notably, they produce prominent productions like rice and palm oil. Each region's most scenic coastline is subjected to the country's broadest range of geographical hazards. The sector currently faces some challenges, including a shortage of human ability, ...
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Continuous Data Delivers Added Protection for Singapore Fish Farmers
Overview Continuous water quality monitoring in the Strait of Johor supports an early warning system that helps fish farmers in Singapore protect their aquaculture operations from harmful algal blooms. Challenge Aquaculture has become an industry of special interest in Singapore. Yet, much of the country’s farmed fish comes from coastal operations vulnerable to sudden and dramatic ...
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Top 3 common misconceptions about the agribusiness industry
Agribusiness, also called agribiz or agricorps, is the business of agricultural production. Agribusiness is responsible for many economic aspects of food production, including seed and fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides, livestock feed, processing plants, and machinery used to harvest grain crops. Agribusiness can be considered a subset of the "business industry" that deals with food and ...
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Subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) on turfgrass: A university experience
ABSTRACT The practice of placing tubing and drip emitters beneath the soil surface to irrigate crops continues to gain acceptance in agriculture, particularly in the production of annual crops. However, the use of the subsurface drip method to irrigate turfgrass has only begun to be explored. This paper focuses on the experiences gained at California State University, Fresno (CSUF) in adopting ...
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Subsurface Drip Irrigation of Omaha Golf Course Fairways with Treated Effluent
ABSTRACT In 1999, in addition to the existing 825 lots developed in the 1970’s, a new 600-lot subdivision was commenced at Omaha Beach. Omaha Beach is a popular recreation beach community north of Auckland. In conjunction with the new residential development the existing 9-hole golf course was expanded to a full 18-hole course. The existing wastewater treatment and disposal infrastructure ...
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Improving alfalfa irrigation in The west
Alfalfa grown for forage is a major crop in many areas of the western United States. In the arid and semi–arid west, irrigation is required to obtain economic alfalfa yields. Because alfalfa is a perennial crop with a potentially long growing season, it can use a substantial amount of water. Alfalfa production in Imperial County, CA, has been valued at more than $170 million dollars for ...
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Subsurface drip irrigation; the future of Irrigation is Underground
Placing water beneath the soil surface via buried lines is slowly becoming the "preferred choice" of many vineyard irrigators. The reasons are many, including the absence of surface evaporation, as well as reduced weed growth, herbicide washout, maintenance, injury, and vandalism found with using conventional water application systems. The advantages of subsurface drip add to reduced cost for ...
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Realizing the Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture & Its Impact on Cost Adaptations
Climate change is a vast and abstract concept that has been having alarming effects on most sectors of society, be it industrial, agricultural, healthcare, and more. Usually, when people think of environmental threats like deforestation, global warming, water pollution, etc., people directly associate them with human health and conditions. However, it is important to understand that environmental ...
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