UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 29, 2023

For me, well, I was taking an introductory soil science class in a two-year horticulture degree program at Farmingdale State College on Long Island, NY. In that soil science class, I learned all about soil horizons, particle size ranges that comprise sand, loam, and clay, pH, N,P,K, and the fact soil compaction inhibits plant growth.

Soil Science 72

Soil Science Science Soil Compaction Pesticide 72

Agwired

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

This is the company’s largest single investment in its Crop Protection business in Germany since the founding of the Monheim campus in 1979. Its principal focus will be on developing the next generation of chemicals for a sustainable future and enhancing the environmental and human safety of Crop Protection.

Tractor 59

Tractor Seeding Soil Science Agriculture 59

Food Environment and Reporting Network

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Their app, called Plantix, could near-instantaneously diagnose a crop pest or disease simply by looking at a photo of the plant. A farmer uses the Plantix app to diagnose crop pests and disease. The Streys had studied geography and soil science at Leibniz University Hannover in Germany. Something potentially very big.

Pesticide 79

Pesticide Crop Agriculture Agriculture 79

World Agri-Tech

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Over 2023, we’ve been showing our data on our spectral probe to customers and we presented the data at the Soil Science Society of America’s annual meeting in St. We’ll soon publish in a leading soil science journal. We are also trying to raise a seed round in 6 months for further growth.”

Production 52

Production Science Acre Soil Science 52

Modern Farmer

MAY 23, 2024

Unlike wildlife scat , which spreads seeds and returns nature’s nutrients in a balanced way, most conventional pet diets yield large amounts of waste. Mingchu Zhang, professor of soil science and agronomy at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, cautions in an email about infectious organisms in dog poop that might survive composting.

Compost 116

Compost Manure Processing Fertilizer 116

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The guide is especially helpful in its specifics, literally down to the baseboards used to construct the family’s functional barnhouse and greenhouse, and it details how to get the most out of popular crops in micro spaces. Mixed greens, tomatoes, snap peas, hemp, and more—even for this black thumb, Hartman makes it seem doable. Jewell asks.

Food 133

Food Farming Farming Seeding 133

RR2CS

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Together, Harold and his brother, Chris, and his father, Gerald, work collaboratively as partners to manage 5000 acres of irrigated land producing potatoes — varieties of chippers, russets, and red Mozart potatoes — along with other field crops, including hard red spring wheat, winter wheat, barley, sunflowers, green peas, seed canola.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Crop Manure 52