World Agri-Tech

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Bloomfield’s FLASH Camera in blueberry field Bloomfield’s ground-breaking service includes an advanced camera, on-farm data processing systems, and a grower dashboard providing real-time plant-level assessments. Bloomfield will continue to be based in Pittsburgh, PA, and service customers around the world.

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World Agri-Tech

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Bloomfield’s FLASH Camera in blueberry field Bloomfield’s ground-breaking service includes an advanced camera, on-farm data processing systems, and a grower dashboard providing real-time plant-level assessments. Bloomfield will continue to be based in Pittsburgh, PA, and service customers around the world.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The grapes, grains, and other crops that become alcoholic beverages—and the production process itself—all have environmental footprints that can’t be ignored. In Japan, Rise & Win Brewing is committed to zero-waste by using microbes to decompose solid waste from their brewing process. In the U.S.,

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Beverage Food Grain Processing 119

Caff

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

She designed an innovative solution for their small farm which has dramatically improved their process for harvesting and drying crops such as onions and garlic. Large farms have other means of curing onions, but there was a gap for the small farm on how to harvest and dry onions with fewer steps while using minimal storage space.

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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. We had 200-plus acres of stockpile from the previous year to graze throughout the green up process.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

From planting to harvest, farm machinery such as tractors and combines burn diesel fuel to churn out the raw materials for our food system. The freight trucks, locomotives, and inland barges that transport bulk harvested commodity crops and livestock significantly add to agriculture’s CO2 emissions.

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Pesticide Fertilizer Industrial Agriculture Food 143

ATTRA

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

By Hakeem Holmes, NCAT Agriculture Specialist Lean is a business process improvement concept that focuses on the elimination of non-value-added activities from processes, which are defined as waste. Producing more than is needed or producing faster than the next stage of value-added processing can lead to overproduction.

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Agwired

AUGUST 2, 2024

If the data review justifies any changes, NASS will publish updated planted and harvested acreage estimates in the Aug. As harvest season approaches, the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) is encouraging farmers to prepare by filling propane tanks early. 12, 2024, report.

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Caff

AUGUST 15, 2024

Common electric farm equipment includes electric tractors, irrigation pumps, forklifts, refrigeration units, and more. California CORE offers financial incentives for specific Solectrac and Monarch electric tractors. Eligible equipment includes irrigation pumps, electric tractors, utility vehicles, harvest equipment, and more.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 5, 2024

For instance, ExxonMobil promises that plastic sheets , like those used by Emmert, will “protect and preserve harvests in even the most demanding weather conditions.” For instance, relying less on tractors and heavy machinery would create “less opportunity for rubber tires to degrade and get into the soil,” he said.

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ATTRA

JULY 18, 2023

However, he didn’t want to see acres of wild blueberries destroyed in the process of constructing a solar array. It isn’t until the following year that the plants enter a cropping cycle, the berries are harvested, and the cycles start over again. The plants produced almost no berries in the harvest year of 2022.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 15, 2024

He plans to harvest some grasses as hay for animal bedding and weed control. Without regular rainfall, salt from natural processes and irrigation water sticks around and builds up, threatening plant growth. That’s because farmers in dry, Western states have long had to contend with salt in their soil.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 21, 2023

More than 20 people showed up to help build chicken tractors, put up fencing, flip beds and even sift worm castings. When we processed our first ducks, we shared the meal with queer and trans friends who were there to help with preparing the farm for spring. A few weeks ago, we processed the first litter of meat rabbits.

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Agwired

JANUARY 19, 2024

Scientists at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) use innovative technology to study the lifecycle of potatoes (including development, production, and postharvest storage), ensuring a high-quality supply year-round for snack food processing facilities, restaurants, and grocery stores.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 18, 2024

But the couple has recently hit a milestone: During their busiest harvest days, they’ve had to hire people to help with their celery crop. One of ALBA’s farmer partners driving a tractor. Now, the couple are in the process of expanding to 5 acres. We are really so grateful to ALBA, and all the people there.”

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ATTRA

JANUARY 23, 2024

Farms, no matter the reason they begin, have all the elements of a complex organization, including people, processes, culture, technology, strategy, structure, and systems. Think of processes on your farm as steps designed to produce products or services. An important element of any process is a metric that determines its success.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 7, 2024

For example, if they sell tickets to a farm dinner and prepare guests food made from the produce harvested on the farm, this can’t exceed 25 percent of their “farm stand” income. But it is OK to call it a “harvest festival featuring a live music performance.” Photography by Topaz Farm) Other issues emerged.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The products, which are tested in multi-year, multi-harvest plots prior to release, are poised to fit the specific forage needs of farmers and ranchers. After an intensive review process, these standout finalists have emerged from a competitive pool of applicants, each showcasing innovative ideas and exceptional entrepreneurial spirit.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Organic farming is a practice that emphasizes natural processes, ecological balance and the conserving of resources. But the process to become certified as an organic farming operation is a lengthy one. Then, once farms have been certified, there’s a yearly testing process, which dives deep into the farm’s yield and audits its books.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 25, 2024

Elderberries are a hardy perennial crop that has been harvested by humans for centuries. Many tree crops are best sold as value-added products, which entails additional processing costs but can open up additional marketing opportunities. Photo: Shutterstock) Q: What equipment do you use to dig holes to plant trees?

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Farmbrite

AUGUST 15, 2024

Equipment Loans These loans can be used to purchase new or used farm equipment, such as tractors, harvesters, and irrigation systems Farm Improvement Loans This type of farm loan is for improving or upgrading existing farm structures or systems. Since there are so many we have a few tips to help you in the process.

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Agwired

JUNE 12, 2024

Campbell Tractor Co. , With six locations across these states, Campbell Tractor continues its legacy of offering quality agricultural products and services by incorporating this cutting-edge technology into its lineup. Without as many reducing sugars, off-color browning and caramelization can be minimized in the Kal91.3

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Agwired

AUGUST 16, 2023

As harvest begins across the country, the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) reminds farmers about the importance of taking the appropriate precautions to ensure treated seed does not enter the grain supply. Narrow operating windows make maximizing productivity essential during planting and harvest, regardless of farm size.

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Caff

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This modular, low-cost machine enables small vegetable, fruit, and horticulture farmers to reduce hand labor with expandable intelligent electrical horsepower while also offering an alternative for many tasks that would otherwise require a full-sized tractor.

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Caff

JANUARY 27, 2021

As the fires still raged and firefighters prioritized urban centers, they took matters into their own hands, building fire breaks with their tractors and reassembling melted irrigation. Just when things were looking up, California’s worst ever wildfire season showed up at their farm’s door step.

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Food Farming Farming Ecology 52

Agwired

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This new feature simplifies the process of managing fields and field operations data, allowing platform users to automatically synchronize information such as field boundaries, fertilizer application, seeding, spraying, and harvesting directly from their John Deere Operations Center. sales of Ag tractors decreased 19.2

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Trimble Agriculture

MARCH 15, 2024

H-2A workers have become vital to farming, but the process of applying is a challenge for farm employers. H-2A workers account for approximately 10 percent of all agricultural labor used in crop production, but the constantly changing H-2A process and requirements discourage some operators from hiring the help they need.

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Trimble Agriculture

JUNE 21, 2023

The complete list of eligible farm equipment and infrastructure leasing options would be exhaustive, but the following are some of the most commonly leased items: Alternative energy assets Chemical applicators Combines Commodity storage Dairy automation Dairy parlors Drain tile Harvesters Irrigation equipment Livestock facilities Logging equipment (..)

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Farming Farming Finance Technology 52

Caff

JUNE 29, 2021

I’m going to fight to save what I can and harvest as much as possible before it all dies.” It’s usually too wet to get tractors on the fields until June.” The request is being debated in the current budget process. “I won’t have any money coming in then.” She is also worried about the crops currently growing on her farm. “If

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Hartwood Farm

JANUARY 29, 2020

We race around all winter getting ready and then all spring planting, all summer harvesting, all fall cleaning up, cramming these tasks amid all the computer and outreach work, the deliveries and farmers markets and all the hundred tiny farm emergencies and dramas that pop up each day.

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Farmbrite

MAY 9, 2023

Sources of farming losses Production losses Farming is a biological process that is affected by weather, pest, and diseases. If your tractor breakdown, it will affect your ability to harvest and increase production costs. Storage losses After harvesting, you'll need to store the yields before taking them to the market.

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Daily Yonder

JANUARY 16, 2025

And in addition to the virtual courses, the new AgTech Innovation Center will add a valuable in-person element for students, giving them the chance to practice with industry-leading meat, fruit, nut, and vegetable processing facilities all of which will fuel a commercial kitchen and retail market that could also help stock the colleges food pantry.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 30, 2024

One Iowa farmer, who asked not to be named, compared the process to a car wash. After harvest ended, he reported that all but one of his soybean fields yielded better than last year. One Iowa farmer compared soybean seed selection to a car wash. Instead of exterior, interior, and a wax, it’s neonicotinoid, fungicide, and a nematicide.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

MARCH 1, 2025

They provide feed for the livestock whose meat and dairy make fast-food chains and deli counters hum, and their derivatives provide a huge proportion of the fat, sweeteners, and other additives that make processed treats so hard to resist. Why all the love for just two crops? In the years after World War II, U.S.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

He delights in every tool and accoutrement of the cropping, curing, and baling process: every trailer, every sawed-off school bus that pulls those trailers, every conveyor belt, every one of his 200 small curing barns. In March 2003, a North Carolina tobacco farmer named Dwight Watson drove his tractor all the way north to Washington, D.C.,

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Farming Farming Acre Crop 89

Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The company has replaced its trucks and tractors with mules and water buffalo and has vowed not to expand its operations into standing forest. Oil palm fruits being processed at Ocho Sur’s mill in Ucayali. The process was so haphazard that some of the parcels Huamn approved were partway inside a lake.

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