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8 Post-planting Maintenance and Services of a Tree Crop Orchard

Agric4profits

You will realize that post-planting maintenance and services of a tree crop orchard or plantation is an all–year–round activity. It embraces various operati

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Preparation and Management of Nursery Plants

Agric4profits

The performance of the orchard or the plantation depends on the quality of prep The foundation of tree crop production is the nursery practices and management.

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Preparation and Management of Tree Crop Nursery

Agric4profits

Performance of the orchard or the plantation depends on the quality of nursery preparation, technique and management. The foundation of Tree crop production is actually the Nursery practices and management. This article will take you through nursery techniques and practices of the nursery husbandry in Tree crop cultivation.

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Black Earth: A Family’s Journey from Enslavement to Reclamation

Civil Eats

Patrick Brown, who was named North Carolinas Small Farmer of the Year by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University this year, grows almost 200 acres of industrial hemp for both oil and fiber, and 11 acres and several greenhouses of vegetablesbeets, kale, radishes, peppers, okra, and bok choy.

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Meet the Taro Farmer Restoring an Ecosystem Through Native Hawaiian Practices

Modern Farmer

Before the prevalence of large-scale, Western agriculture, “every valley that had a stream had a kalo plantation,” says Derek Kekaulike Mar, as he helps peel piles of raw taro tagged for a batch of kulolo. So the health of the kalo is an indicator of health for the whole ecosystem,” Mar explains. Loʻi kalo at Kakoʻo ʻOʻiwi.

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CHICKENS UNDER COFFEE TREES

The Lunatic Farmer

This is such a basic symbiotic relationship, but it is not even part of the conversation in industrial agricultural orthodoxy. There is not an orchard, citrus grove, coffee plantation, almond farm, or pecan forest that wouldn’t benefit from poultry especially and other livestock generally. anywhere in the world.

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As the Salton Sea Shrinks, Agriculture’s Legacy Turns to Dust

Civil Eats

Date palm plantations and orchards cover the eastern Coachella Valley to the north. Agricultural runoff from both valleys is the primary input into the Salton Sea, and with that runoff comes pesticides and nutrients such as phosphorous and nitrogen. emissions come from agricultural lands, pasturelands, and unpaved roads.