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The thought of an Environment Agency (EA) inspection causes stress for many farmers. With broad inspection areas and various regulations to consider, it can be difficult to prepare. To help alleviate some of the uncertainty, we explore the eight most common reasons for inspection failures and things farmers should consider. According to the AIC, the Environment Agency ...
As combines roll and the growing season draws to a close, now is the ideal time for farmers to step back and assess whether their crop nutrition strategies worked or didn’t. In a recent NUTRI-CHECK NET webinar, ADAS crop physiologists Dr Sarah Kendall and Dr Tamara Fitters shared how grain analysis and post-harvest reviews can play a pivotal role in refining nutrient strategies for future ...
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 ...
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 ...
This year’s challenge takes place on the Yorkshire Wolds with each entrant being assigned a 48 m2 plot of winter wheat replicated 4 times. A separate control treatment will receive nutrition in line with RB209 field assessment recommendations and a second control treatment will be left untreated. Other than fertiliser and biostimulant choice and timings, all other crop applications will ...
When it comes to plant development and yield, imbalance is more likely to threaten soil health, production and your pocketbook. Instead, achieving nutrient balance is crucial to crop success. ...
Harp Renewables is proud to announce that our Infusion Fertiliser has been shortlisted for the Best Garden Product category at the prestigious Innovation Awards at the Hardware Show 2024. This recognition highlights the company’s commitment to developing innovative and eco-friendly products that contribute to a sustainable future. The innovation awards, held annually, celebrate the most ...
Unlike chemical fertilizers, organic fertilizers provide nutrients to soil organisms in addition to plants, helping to build healthy soil rather than destroy it. ...
After the organic fertilizer enters the soil, it is decomposed by microorganisms and transformed into various humic acids. It combines with clay and calcium ions in soil to form organic-inorganic complexes, which promote the synthesis, transportation and accumulation of substances in plants and enhance the activity of enzymes. ...
A new UN report examining how land resources such as water, soil and biodiversity are being managed around the world has found that human activity is damaging and degrading the earth in an unsustainable way. ...
REA responds to the Environment Agency’s publication of a Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) on the spreading of organic manures on agricultural land; Conditions of the RPS makes it possible to have a plan to apply organic manure to agricultural land that may exceed the needs of the soil or crop, as long as it does not cause pollution; REA welcomes the clarity ahead ...
Low Sulphur levels reduce Nitrogen metabolism, leaf expansion and plant development. The nutrient is very mobile in the soil meaning wet winters and early springs leave low reserves in the soil. ...
After a large increase in membership in the first months of this year which brought our membership to over 100 organisations (read our article on celebrating our 100th member), we welcome the diverse range of organisations that joined our community in April and May 2021. Read in the following post about their plans within the Cool Farm ...
Video 1: Do plants already have all the nutrients they need in the soil? Video 2: Do organic farms need fertilizers? Video 3: Is any source of calcium beneficial for soils? Video 4: Do ruminants need assistance to make the most out of their feed? ...
Biofeed Builds Better Soil! Biofeed Solutions, Inc. brings over 35 years of product research and development of non-toxic fertilizer products formulated to condition and build healthier soil, while they supply nutrients in a plant available form. This means that fewer nutrients are wasted with no harmful impact on our ...
Generate is a natural product that utilizes patented Microbial Catalyst® technology to liberate nutrients in the soil for greater uptake, healthier crops and improved soil and plant health in a wide range of crops. ...
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Hydroponic operations, or "hydroponics," describes methods of growing crops using water-based nutrient solutions without any soil. CFS's lawsuit cites the federal Organic Foods Production Act, which requires farms to build soil fertility in order to be certified organic. ...
Applicants were rated in several categories, including manure management, nutrient management planning, community involvement, wildlife enhancement techniques, innovative nutrient management techniques, and participation in education and outreach programs. ...
Acidic soil can bind nutrients so that plants can’t get them. It can hurt the microbes in soil, as well as plants. One odd “helpful” thing acid rain did, though, was to provide a few nutrients to the soil. The sulfur in the acid rain – in the form of sulfates – actually provided ...
The Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) and Truterra, LLC have been awarded $1.5 million in funding from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to accelerate the adoption of precision nutrient management and soil health practices in partnership with agricultural retailers in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska. ...