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Tapping into the Power of Methane – Greenholm Farms
An article in The Western Producer on CBA member Greenholm Farms features the farm’s sustainability and digesters. The reuse of material is a key tenet of sustainability in agriculture, and Greenholm Farms, in Embro, Ont., just northwest of Woodstock, has taken that to heart. The owners, Gord and Laura Green, along with their son and business partner, Dave, have discovered that producing ...
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US Environmentalist And Organic Crop Farm Groups Want Overhaul Of Federal Biotechnology Strategy
On August 3, 2016, 24 farmer and public interest organizations wrote to the Obama Administration expressing their disappointment with the direction that the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has taken with the proposed modernization of the Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology (Coordinated Framework). The letter argues that an overly permissive regulatory ...
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Mixed crop-livestock farming could help adaptation in Africa
According to new research, African farms with both crops and livestock could be more resilient to climate change than farms that only grow crops. The research suggests that policy makers should support farmers in making the switch to integrated farming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has indicated that agriculture in tropical under-developed countries is the most vulnerable ...
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Bosch Farming Robot Monitors Fertiliser and Water Usage
We have spoken many times about technological advancements in farming, from The Internet of Things, to satellite crop imaging, farming drones, to GPS automation. However, reported by Farming Life this week, Bosch is bringing us one step closer to an automated farm with their Deepfield Robotics wing. The company’s Bonirob farming robot will make plant breeding more efficient and reduce the ...
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Carbon Robotics Disrupts Farming Industry with Autonomous Weeders
Carbon Robotics, an autonomous robotics company, today unveiled its third-generation autonomous weed elimination robots. The Autonomous Weeder leverages robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and laser technology to safely and effectively drive through crop fields to identify, target and eliminate weeds. Unlike other weeding technologies, the robots utilize high-power lasers to eradicate weeds ...
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LeeAgra 2017 Product Catalog
With your crop on the line you need durable farm equipment. At LeeAgra we pride ourselves on building the most durable products on the market today. In recent years growers have struggled with resistant weeds that can’t be controlled by spraying over the top of the crop. Farmers want a small spot sprayer similar to the ones we built in the 1990s. With 15in. tires and wheels, durable ...
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Free Irrigation Assessment Now Available from WaterBit
How Efficient Are Your Irrigation Practices? Find Out With Our Free Irrigation Assessment We’ve developed an Irrigation Assessment that takes into consideration the crops you grow, your farm’s terrain and soil types, your current water and energy usage, and your growing practices to develop a detailed Irrigation Assessment report. You’ll learn: How much time irrigation ...
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John Deere Announces Allied Agreement with Dawn Equipment Company
John Deere announced today an alliance with Dawn Equipment Company, Inc., a manufacturer specializing in ground engaging tools and active control systems for planters. The alliance allows John Deere to sell and support Dawn hydraulic-controlled down-force systems, row cleaners, and closing wheels for planters. "With this agreement, we will be able to collaborate with Dawn to distribute ...
By John Deere
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Cocoa farmers may boost yields by intercropping
Growing cocoa with other crops on the same plot boosts the productivity of cocoa farms, compared with growing cocoa alone, a study has found. The researchers, from the University of Queensland, Australia, say their study is one of the first to quantitatively examine the effects of crop diversity on the efficiency of cocoa farms. They surveyed more than 300 farmers from three of the six ...
By SciDev.Net
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Cover Crop Workshops Featured at the Iowa Power Farming Show
All you ever wanted to know about cover crops will be in one place next week. Whether you use cover crops or are still evaluating them, save time and money by attending the Cover Crop Workshops at this year’s Iowa Power Farming Show, January 28-30, in Des Moines, Iowa. The Workshops will feature grain and livestock farmers with on-farm cover crop experience, as well as other experts. ...
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China launches rural pollution study
The Chinese government has pledged funds to carry out the country's first survey of pollution sources in rural areas, according to state media. Zhang Fengtong, a senior official in the Ministry of Agriculture, told a press conference that the central government has allocated 230m yuan (US$31m) to the survey, which is set to get underway next year. The research will focus on animal, crop and ...
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Fall 2019 OSU Online Course: Blueberry Physiology, Production Systems & Management
OSU's online 6-week, self-paced course will be offered again (Blueberry Physiology, Production Systems & Management). It will be offered starting on September 27, 2019. Blueberry Physiology, Production Systems & Management Online course for industry led by Dr. Bernadine Strik Oregon State University Online blueberry course offered through Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) at ...
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OSU Online Course: Blueberry Physiology, Production Systems & Management
Check out OSU's online 6-week, self-paced course (Blueberry Physiology, Production Systems & Management) that will be offered starting on January 25, 2019. Blueberry Physiology, Production Systems & Management Online course for industry led by Dr. Bernadine Strik Oregon State University Online blueberry course offered through Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) at OSU. The ...
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Carbon accounting framework for perennial crops cultivation systems
We are thrilled to announce the official kick-off of the Perennials project which aims to fill the gap in carbon accounting methods by developing an operational framework to accurately model GHG emissions and sequestration potential in perennial cropping systems in the Cool Farm ...
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Lessons from the Critical Years of Agricultural Development in the Lower Mekong Basin
Jeffrey A. MCNEELY, Chief Scientist of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), and Willem VAN LIERE launch a new book: Agriculture in the Lower Mekong Basin –Experience from the Critical Decade of 1965-1975 Bangkok, Thailand, 31 October 2005 (IUCN) – A new IUCN book describes agricultural development and natural resource management in the Lower Mekong Basin in the early days of the region’s ...
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Potager Farm and IGS to build Germany’s first retail park-based vertical farm
Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) has secured a partnership with Potager Farm, a subsidiary of grocery-anchored real estate firm Greenman Group, to build the first retail park-based vertical farm in Germany. Potager Farm will operate and run the farm in Berlin, supplying fresh produce to Greenman’s retail centres. IGS will install two nine-metre-high growth towers in the retail park, ...
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Launch of research programme ‘Towards Precision Farming 2.0’
The launch date for the research programme 'Op naar Precisielandbouw 2.0' (Towards Precision Farming 2.0) is the 19th of June 2015. The aim of this public-private partnership within the Agri & Food top sector strategy is to conduct research together with more than 20 partners on strategic themes within precision farming. Over the next four years, the idea is to accelerate the implementation ...
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DGA Update: Cows on Lush Pasture Mean Farm Walks Upcoming
The grass has finally started growing and crops have been planted. Things are starting to get green and grow! Most of the grazing dairies I have spoken with recently have their cows out on pasture. This is such a great time of the year as we see our cows on pasture enjoying the lush grasses! This also leads into the time of year that we have our pasture walks on different dairies. DGA ...
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IKEA launches vertical farming pilot at Malmö store
In collaboration with Urban Crop Solutions, IKEA is growing a variety of greens inside the container farm. The container farm is a product of UCS, enabling to grow a wide variety of greens in a CEA space. The pilot takes place at IKEA’s Malmö store in Sweden. Read more ...
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Nitrous Fertiliser Prices Remain High Despite Falling Fuel Prices – Liquid Fertilizer Tanks Enable Bulk Buying Savings
Falling fuel prices. International gas prices falling by about 27 per cent compared to last year’s prices. Yet nitrogenous fertilizers continue to remain high, according to Herald Scotland. With gas accounting for around 60 per cent of ammonia’s production costs, AN (ammonium nitrate) and urea values seem to be remaining pretty much the same. Spot crop and milk-farm gate-process ...
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