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Initially focused on pesticide formulation, ACM has evolved into a leading industry player in agrochemicals, farm machinery, and environmental health products. Renowned for its expertise as a formulator, ACM also delivers excellent after-sales services, including specialized training and consultation, ensuring clients achieve optimal results in crop protection and management. ...
A correctly selected irrigation system can provide water efficiency and yield for crops as well as farm productivity. Of the various irrigation systems available, sprinklers happen to be among the most often used irrigation methods. However, not all sprinkler systems are created equal—each type is designed to meet the ...
Due to climate change, regions across Asia and Africa are experiencing higher frequencies of floods and drought. Coupled with rising temperatures, traditional crop-growing patterns have been altered, delayed, and disrupted. A subsequent decline in crop quality and quantity has shown macro-scale impacts on agriculture, vegetable markets, and local community ...
While still in their industrial infancy, fields like hydroponics and aquaculture are posed to feed future generations in the face of ever-increasing resource scarcity. Hydroponic and aquaculture farming practices are solutions rooted in sustainability, but a different type of scarcity — i.e., financial constraints – may bar small-scale farms from ...
ByAquasend
When considering the global impact of farmed aquatic animals, whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei), stand out representing 7.2 percent of global farmed aquatic animal volumes. This makes the Aquasend Beacon® an ideal tool for analyzing the dissolved oxygen and temperature levels present in areas where whiteleg shrimp are farmed. Global Production on the Rise In 2023, more than 8 million ...
ByAquasend
Managing the animal feed industry comes with its own set of challenges. Effective planning, monitoring, and management of animal cycles and flocks are key to success. In this post, we’ll explore how an industry-specific ERP system can streamline these processes, ensuring that your operations run smoothly, customer satisfaction remains high, and your financial performance ...
ByBESTMIX
Context In the competitive field of row crop breeding, data reigns supreme. After more than 5 years of closely working in this industry, I have seen how R&D Ag leaders are constantly inundated with information from diverse sources – field trials, drone imagery, environmental sensors – creating a data management quagmire that hinders decision-making and ultimately, breeding ...
ByEiwa
Segra International is excited to announce the imminent availability of an exclusive collection of proven, award-winning, and unreleased cultivars from Grounded Genetics. These premium genetics will be accessible to Canadian and international markets in the fall/winter of 2024/25, offered in the form of tissue culture mother plants and tissue culture ...
Decisive Farming by TELUS Agriculture is excited to unveil a powerful new connection between ChrysaLabs’ innovative soil insights solution with our Farm At Hand platform. This connection allows farmers to receive real-time soil sampling results directly into their Farm At Hand accounts, providing them with precise, actionable insights within minutes of ...
Wheat drill is a new agricultural technology that has been promoted. The use of mechanical drill has strong advantages in many aspects. It can save costs, save time and increase efficiency, and reduce the labor intensity of farmers. The main technical points of wheat drill are: 1. Choose the appropriate wheat drill model. It is advisable to use a model that can be used for rotary tillage, sowing, ...
In the animal feed industry, customer retention involves different factors compared to standard B2B or B2C sectors. This business model, which we'll call B2F (Business to Farmer), requires a deep understanding of the key elements that impact customer loyalty in the feed ...
ByBESTMIX
CNH (NYSE: CNHI) and Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial communication networks, announced a collaboration that will be the first to provide farmers ubiquitous access to the internet via a ruggedized satellite communications (SATCOM) service. Based on a new memorandum of understanding, Intelsat will provide multi-orbit internet access to ...
Waiting an extra day or two for dry soil can lead to better rooting conditions and enable a crop to take full advantage of Maximum Farming System adoption. Trust, but verify technology. Farmers spend a lot of money on planter technology, but sometimes it performs differently in the field than in the shop. ...
Integrating academia and Terra Agri creates a robust platform for pioneering research and development in agricultural technology, focusing on drones and sustainable farming practices. Terra Agri's commitment to promoting precision agriculture and reducing the excessive use of pesticides and water in agribusiness aligns with the goals of this collaboration. ...
Years with lower corn prices lead to many farmers making soybeans a bigger part of their crop plan. The Maximum Farming System® can help make the most of such changes and provide optimal fertilizer management, which varies by crop. ...
Pivot Bio, a leading sustainable agriculture company, today announced that its sustainability program, N-OVATOR™, has paid over $6 million to growers for implementing better nitrogen management practices since its launch in 2022. N-OVATOR™ provides prompt, annual payments to growers and is the first insetting program to focus on nitrous oxide emissions. Repeatable by design and ...
Encouraging innovation and inclusivity in the agriculture sector was the focus of experts and other stakeholders during the “National Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on Digital Innovation and Inclusion” held in New Delhi. Organized as part of the CGIAR Initiative on Digital Innovation, it brought together research teams from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the ...
The irrigation system is one of the most important parts of agriculture, and it is the life support of agriculture because without purified nutritional water, you cannot get good crops, and without an irrigation system, you cannot distribute water. Irrigation can make a big difference to your farming business. Your initial investment in ...
Decisive Farming by TELUS Agriculture, an innovative technology and data solutions provider, and GrainFox announced a new partnership to bring more digital grain trade and sell options to Canadian farmers, providing technology-based solutions to support the ongoing transformation of Canada’s agriculture industry. Between crop contracts, ever-changing market conditions, and the advice ...
AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced today plans to build a state-of-the-art test farm in Casselton, North Dakota. This strategic initiative aims to develop innovative farming practices to create a truly sustainable farm, specifically focusing on precision agriculture ...