Cropaia

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Crop rotation is a common agronomic practice that involves the systematic sequencing of different crops in a specific field over several seasons. This technique aims to enhance soil fertility, control pests and diseases, and optimize crop yield.

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DTN

JANUARY 31, 2025

As we begin 2025, grain buyers are preparing for the crop year as they normally do, by looking at a long list of variables that will impact their grain buying efforts. As we begin 2025, grain buyers are preparing for the crop year as they normally do, by looking at a long list of variables that will impact their grain buying efforts.

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Hartwood Farm

JANUARY 29, 2020

Those numbers don’t count all the other farms that aren’t certified organic but doing the good work of integrating greater sustainability into their operations, like using reduced tillage or intensive grazing or cover crops to improve soil health, all practices which also help soil better hold carbon out of the atmosphere.

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Food Tank

AUGUST 1, 2023

Environmental stressors to crops—decreased and erratic rainfall, pests, and blights—are worsening with climate change. Generational wisdom dictates that certain crops are better suited for certain regions. For West Africa, millets are an essential staple crop suited to West African growing conditions.

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Grow Link

JUNE 23, 2023

AI and IoT in greenhouse operations improves efficiency, boosts crop yields, reduces waste, and revolutionizes farming. Embrace AI as a tool, not a threat.

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DTN

JULY 24, 2023

Measuring a farm’s carbon footprint is not as simple as saying, “Cover crops were used, so that grain’s sustainably grown.” Two neighbors, Farmer A and Farmer B: both farm 1,000 acres and use the same crop rotation schedule. Farmer A tills 30% of their fields, uses cover crops on 20%, and applies anhydrous ammonia.

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Tillable

AUGUST 13, 2024

Why Agribusinesses Need to Market and Sell Smarter using Ag-Specific Data Agriculture has long embraced data-driven tools to optimize crop yields, manage resources, and enhance farm efficiency. Let’s cultivate success together. What type of market data would be most valuable for your business?

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AGRIVI

MARCH 12, 2024

The main goal of every farmer is productive crop production. This includes achieving optimal yield, as well as quality and nutritious crops. and prepare their crops on time. 2023 was officially claimed as the hottest year on record. What makes this battle even harder today is climate change.

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DTN

JULY 9, 2024

Traders with a greater understanding of agronomic factors are better equipped to anticipate how crop conditions, weather patterns, and other variables are likely to impact supply and/or demand. Embracing Technology “…embrace innovation, cultivate expertise, and maintain a commitment to informed decision-making.”

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 19, 2024

The soil quality may not support crops or the land may not have appropriate water drainage. The cost of trying to create viable conditions for growing can be enormous and may not be worth the expense or the crop it might produce. Obviously, farming crops and rangelands are not compatible,” she says.

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Agritecture Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

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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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Pre-cultivation, the region owed the healthy pH of its soils to the lucky coincidence of sitting atop a volcanic bed. Farmers needed years’ worth of tillage and cover crop records to be eligible. It’s not as reductionist as in places like California, where you see vast landscapes dominated by one crop.”

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World Agri-Tech

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The investment aims to help expand the reach and benefits of gene editing to a wide variety of staple and specialty crops. Pairwise is a leader in using gene editing to make differentiated crops.

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ATTRA

JULY 18, 2023

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. It isn’t until the following year that the plants enter a cropping cycle, the berries are harvested, and the cycles start over again.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

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. Mustard yields are way down The global mustard market is worth about $6.87

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AGRIVI

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

As a farm manager, his responsibility of managing the careful cultivation of a variety of berries comes with its own set of difficulties. With the usual demands of farming, it was thus challenging to maintain efficiency and productivity across the entire crop production. Are you struggling with similar challenges?

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Caff

JULY 28, 2024

Enhanced Crop Yields: In nutrient-poor soils, biochar application can increase crop yields. Multi-benefit and holistic land management strategies like biochar production from fuels management projects can sequester carbon, improve soil health, and enhance crop productivity all at the same time.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 19, 2023

Credit: Henry Gordon Smith Written by: Niko Simos and Henry Gordon-Smith April 19, 2023 Desert regions are known for their extreme temperatures, lack of water, and arid soils, making it almost impossible to grow crops. It is a promising, sustainable production option for several crops, including vegetables, vines, and fruits.

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Agritecture Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

Written by: Niko Simos June 7, 2023 In the ever-evolving landscape of Oceania, characterized by rapid urbanization , a new wave of innovation is poised to revolutionize the way we cultivate and access fresh produce. This research and development initiative is crucial, as climatic events have severely impacted crop yields across New Zealand.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

EarthOptics and Pattern Ag have merged, creating a category leader in soil digitization to power advanced crop management and climate sustainability. Kirby Green of Daviess County, Kentucky, veteran agribusiness professional, has joined Mutiny Crop Performance as National Sales Manager.

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World Agri-Tech

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Courtesy of Groundwork BioAg Rootella Carbon Program Ushers in a New Asset Class Enables Adoption by Conventional and Regenerative Farmers: Rootella Carbon provides growers the additionality, or practice change, needed for carbon credit eligibility, regardless of current cultivation practices.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

CONTENT SOURCED FROM ENERGY NEWS NETWORK Written by: Kari Lydersen Maine’s wild blueberries are a unique crop that can’t be planted from seed, explains lifelong blueberry farmer Paul Sweetland. He hopes that a new “crop” growing in tandem with berries could help boost the local industry and preserve farmland.

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Agritecture Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Since these factors determine the quality of a crop yield, choosing the right automation technology for your farm is no easy task. Avisomo’s software also comes with “digital plant recipes,” which allow for automated cultivation, and they are fully customizable to meet any farmer’s specific needs.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

The initiative aims to triple the productivity of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa in 20 years by promoting green manure and cover crops that restore soil health, combat drought, and enhance farm resilience. Abdou Tenkouano, former Executive Director of CORAF, tells Food Tank. Every seed is important. Every seed is important.

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The Equation

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Here are some of the key takeaways I gleaned from my review of Chapter 11 of NCA 5 : “Weather whiplash” is already hurting US agriculture Extreme weather events like floods, droughts, and heat waves, along with altered precipitation patterns, have affected agriculture by negatively impacting productivity, and made crop yields much less predictable.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 29, 2025

The Potawatomi shared their hunts, helped us build our first homes (dugouts), taught us how to plant crops, and gave us seeds to grow. My ancestors knew they couldn’t grow tobacco, so they learned how to cultivate crops like corn, wheat , and sorghum (milo), all without irrigation. They had to use horses to break the land.

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The Equation

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The main ingredients of synthetic fertilizers Nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassiumthe holy trinity popularly known as NPK by private industryare deemed essential for cultivating crops. Because of this, these nutrients are often overapplied to crop fields in the form of synthetic fertilizers.

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The Equation

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The main ingredients of synthetic fertilizers Nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassiumthe holy trinity popularly known as NPK by private industryare deemed essential for cultivating crops. Because of this, these nutrients are often overapplied to crop fields in the form of synthetic fertilizers.

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