UnderstandingAg

JULY 16, 2023

Local practices included moldboard plowing to reseed perennial hay fields and as part of the plowing procedure, it is common to place drainage furrows with a plow on 30-60-feet centers. We do not yet have a no-till drill, so we use a conventional drill for overseeding pastures or seeding annual cover crops.

Plowing 96

Plowing Pasture Seeding Cattle 96

UnderstandingAg

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The stockpiled feed helps us be more profitable because we are not feeding as much hay, and it also provides more opportunities to keep animals out on the landscape gathering their own feed, instead of us supplying it with a tractor. Fall grazing stockpiled pasture.

Pasture 105

Pasture Forage Livestock Manure 105

Trimble Agriculture

JULY 19, 2023

For example, it can assist in monitoring crops, optimizing irrigation, and even predicting weather patterns to make farming more efficient and productive. This collaboration resulted in tractors that could guide themselves with accuracy down to a few inches. Artificial intelligence (AI) has already irreversibly changed agriculture.

Finance 94

Finance Agriculture Agriculture Farming 94

Hartwood Farm

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

But on a farm of our scale and crop mix, time is the main limiting factor! Last year we had something around 700 plantings total, of over 150 crop varieties, and each was handled slightly differently at each stage (seed starting, greenhouse water and heat, planting, cultivation, harvesting, and post-harvest).

Greenhouse 52

Greenhouse Plowing Harvester Harvesting 52

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Black polyethylene “mulch film” gets tucked snugly around crop rows, clear plastic sheeting covers hoop houses, and most farmers use plastic seed trays, irrigation tubes, and fertilizer bags. The field consumes 14 million tons of plastics every year, with crop and livestock production accounting for 80 percent.

Agriculture 145

Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain Production 145

Caff

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

While ag tech might conjure images of robots and satellite-driven tractors plowing vast acreages, some innovators are focusing their ingenuity on the needs of smaller-scale farmers. And in the DIY category, which recognizes simple Do-It-Yourself hacks, the award goes to Drying Rack designed by Greathouse Garden of Hillsboro, Missouri.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Plowing Technology 52

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.

Agriculture 71

Agriculture Agriculture Food Harvester 71