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Understanding pH Part One:

UnderstandingAg

Farming and ranching involve the fields of biology, ecology, chemistry, botany, physics, geology, meteorology, politics, economics, psychology and mechanics, just to name a few. Acid rain falling downwind of industrial processes acidifies soils much quicker, as was observed during the 19 th and 20 th centuries.

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Mycorrhizae: Boosting Yields Naturally

Cropaia

Enhancing Phosphorus Uptake Phosphorus is a critical nutrient for plants, integral to various biological processes including energy transfer, photosynthesis, and cell signaling. This direct transfer mechanism bypasses the soil solution, which can be inefficient due to the binding of phosphate to soil particles.

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AI and Agriculture: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Farming and Finance

Trimble Agriculture

How AI in Agriculture Has Already Changed Us Even before self-driving cars hit the consumer market, farmers were plowing fields with GPS-guided tractors. In the mid-1990s, John Deere began using GPS technology for precision agriculture, combining GPS location data with sensor readings to determine crop yield.

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Soil organisms – promoting soil health

Cropaia

They play a critical role in the process of decomposition of organic matter, by breaking it down into simpler organic and inorganic compounds that can be used as plant nutrients. Organisms like bacteria, fungi, and earthworms can help to stabilize soil aggregates through various mechanisms.

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Unraveling the Mystery of Woolly Aphids

Kavya Organic Farm

The covering serves as both a protective layer against predators and adverse weather conditions, as well as a defense mechanism against some insecticides. This process allows them to rapidly multiply in favorable conditions without the need for mating. As they mature, the nymphs undergo several molts before reaching adulthood.

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These Manure Digesters Incorporate Food Scraps. Does That Make Them Better?

Civil Eats

Cabot not only recycles its processing waste at the farm, but it also purchases the bulk of the energy the co-digester produces through renewable energy credits, buying enough electricity to power its entire butter-processing operation. and we see increased crop yields. It’s a “big savings for us.

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Why Should You Invest in Farm Management Software? Part One – 4 Powerful ROI Arguments

AGRIVI

Making a right decision is crucial in securing high yields and maximize farms profitability. Data-driven Farm Management Platform provides you a control mechanism to get immediate, real-time and transparent insights into: profitability by crops, varieties and fields; average yield by crops; planned budget vs actual budget per crop.

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