Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Where I live in North Carolina, growers with large cucumber and squash farms rent honey bees at a cost of $100 or more per hive and require 1-2 hives per acre during each season. Is there an alternative to the expense or time investment in honey bee pollination for a farmer growing pollinator-dependent crops?

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 20, 2024

A fourth-generation small Midwestern farmer, Hemmes works more than 900 acres entirely on her own year in and year out. The conditions impacted crop yields, livestock, the transportation of goods, and the larger supply chain. Its also an area that has been battered by human-caused climate change. Photography via Shutterstock.

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Farmbrite

APRIL 25, 2023

Introduction to crop irrigation systems Irrigation systems are an important part of growing crops, and they can be crucial when it comes to crop yields. Without proper irrigation, many crops would not be able to grow at all. 5 acre) of water spread across several acres worth of crops!

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

He hopes that a new “crop” growing in tandem with berries could help boost the local industry and preserve farmland. That would be solar panels that have been installed across 11 acres of the land where Sweetland farms blueberries in Rockport, Maine. The University of Maine is studying this example of dual-use agrivoltaics.

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