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Crop Monitoring Articles & Analysis: This-Year
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Farming can often include high-risk, low-profit margins and lots of debt. Researchers are experimenting with high-throughput automated plant phenotyping, a technology that reduces risks and increases the profits of farming. Part of that technology is ToughSonic® ultrasonic distance sensors from ...
While low rainfall has helped to keep septoria disease pressure low, 2025 also saw changes in the yellow rust population, with AHDB reporting unusual early observations on several winter wheat varieties in Recommended Lists (RL) trials. This has presented significant challenges in managing winter wheat crops, says ADAS Senior Research Scientist Chloe Francis. The 2024-25 growing ...
Agriculture in Sri Lanka is undergoing a transformative journey amidst numerous challenges, including the impacts of COVID-19, a controversial fertilizer ban, the struggles faced by smallholder farmers and increasing climate extremes such as floods and droughts. In response to these pressing issues, Sri Lanka’s Department of Agrarian Development (DAD), in collaboration with the ...
From the legendary Hanging Gardens of Babylon, built in the 6th century BCE during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (circa 605-562 BCE), to contemporary vertical farming, humanity has always sought creative solutions to cultivate greenery in limited spaces. The Hanging Gardens, a symbol of visionary engineering and an early intuition of harmony between humans and nature, celebrated beauty and ...