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Precision Ag News 9/4

Agwired

As harvest begins across the country, the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) reminds farmers about the importance of taking precautions to ensure treated seed does not enter the grain supply. This includes removing all treated seed left in containers and equipment used to handle harvested grain. AgriFoodTech innovation ecosystems.

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Climate Change Is Coming for Your Favorite Condiments

Modern Farmer

The hurricanes, floods, droughts and wildfires linked to human-caused rises in global temperatures and changing weather patterns are decimating harvests of essential food crops around the world, driving a crisis in global hunger never before seen in the modern era. They can all increase a plant’s likelihood of disease.

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Organics, Carbon Farming, and Cultivating Soil (and Values!)

Hartwood Farm

We race around all winter getting ready and then all spring planting, all summer harvesting, all fall cleaning up, cramming these tasks amid all the computer and outreach work, the deliveries and farmers markets and all the hundred tiny farm emergencies and dramas that pop up each day.

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Agritecture's Partner Network Expands to 20 Members; Seeks to Set a New Standard for Data Transparency

Agritecture Blog

Greener Crop , INNO-3B , LettUs Grow , Montel , New Growing System , Priva , Urban Crop Solutions , Tower Farms , FarmRaise , Harvest Returns , Mainvest , and Perl Street. Credit: Surna Cultivation Technologies. These companies join a number of existing members, which include: Ceres Greenhouse Solutions , CropKing, Inc.

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Maces Pond: Agrisolar Wild Blueberries

ATTRA

Solar panels have been installed over about 11 acres of wild blueberry plants in the first project in Maine to collocate solar electric production with wild blueberry cultivation. Commercially managed low bush or wild blueberries are harvested in July and August and then the farmer either burns off or mows the plants in the fall.

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When Not Farming is the Best Use of Land

Modern Farmer

A 2020-21 survey conducted by DFWT recorded greater use of the uncropped fields for habitat and hunting by raptors and the endangered Great Blue Pacific Heron, compared to cultivated fields. One farmer noted to me recently that the potato crop is grown after a GLSA always has a substantial increase in yield for his fields,” says Schmalz.

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5 Automation Companies to Look Out For

Agritecture Blog

By using robots to help with various aspects of farming, we can supplement the need for human labor to complete tasks such as seeding, transplanting, tray washing, harvesting, packaging, labeling, and fertigation. They also offer harvesting equipment to streamline processes for indoor farmers and farm operators. Credit: TTA.