Agritech NZ

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Multi-use, modular platform Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) automates tree and vine crop tasks, starting with intelligent spraying FRESNO, Calif., Our multi-purpose vehicle replaces tractors and other tools. Spray rates and airspeed is controlled in zones and responds as the sprayer moves along orchard or vineyard rows.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Studies show the most common means of adapting to rising temperatures in most crop-growing regions has been to start working when its still dark out, or even to shift to a fully overnight schedule. The conditions impacted crop yields, livestock, the transportation of goods, and the larger supply chain. Photography via Shutterstock.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In the summer months, Flor Sanchez and the members of her harvest crew rise before dawn and arrive at a cherry orchard in Washington state’s Yakima Valley when there is only the slightest hint of daylight. “We We use headlamps,” she says, to carry ladders to the trees. Headlamps cast shadows that can make it difficult to see the fruit.

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Daily Yonder

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In the summer months, Flor Sanchez and the members of her harvest crew rise before dawn and arrive at a cherry orchard in Washington state’s Yakima Valley when there is only the slightest hint of daylight. “We This story was originally published by Nexus Media News and Civil Eats. We use headlamps,” she says, to carry ladders to the trees.

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RR2CS

MARCH 8, 2022

Occasionally, we will work with a small tractor, but we use only very light equipment. Then, we planted green manures and cover crops to help build up the topsoil again, which had been pretty depleted over the years. It’s important that we use organic varieties, as we’re hoping to grow organic certified crops.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 25, 2024

Q: If you want to plant an orchard with a guild but are limited on resources, which plants should be prioritized? Elderberries are a hardy perennial crop that has been harvested by humans for centuries. How can those of us on more poorly drained soil grow the highest-value tree crop? A spade and rocky ground is hard-going.

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Modern Farmer

JUNE 6, 2024

Without pollinators to fertilize berry crops, orchards or field crops such as squash, all of us eaters are also endangered. Migrating herds of deer or elk, for example, can, through their grazing and trampling of the ground, break down organic matter into the soil, releasing nutrients that benefit crop production.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Unit sales of 4-wheel-drive agriculture tractors grew slightly in the U.S. January data shows 4-wheel-drive tractors increased year-over-year 1.4 In Canada, 4-wheel-drive tractor sales remained unchanged at 49 units in January compared to 2023. Syngenta Crop Protection and Lavie Bio Ltd. , In the U.S.,

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Far Eastern Agriculture

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Smart Take-Off (STO): A plug connector that can be easily attached and provides power and data transfer between the tractor and tool implement attachments, replacing the industry-standard purely mechanical power take-off (PTO). SIS can either be placed directly on existing implements or on the tractor itself.

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Agwired

MARCH 14, 2024

Unit sales of 100+ horsepower ag tractors increased slightly in February 2024 in the U.S., Year-to-date data, however, reflects sales are below 2023 in total units of ag tractors and combines. Ag tractor sales dipped 14.2 according to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. The month recorded an increase of 2.8

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Investors usually amass agricultural parcels for planting large-scale, high-value commodity crops, or develop them for residential and urban uses. Nathanial Brown owns Brown Sugar Farms in Citrus Heights, where he grows unusual crops such as Caribbean red, striped, and fish peppers, stinging nettles, and flowers.

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