Farmbrite

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Implementing a crop rotation plan helps to prevent soil exhaustion and the build-up of pests and diseases Precision Farming Time to get tech-savvy with GPS-guided tractors and drones. Install drip irrigation systems and rainwater harvesting techniques to conserve water and ensure precise delivery to your crops.

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World Agri-Tech

JANUARY 23, 2024

The company, which already works with more than 20 of the leading permanent crop growers in the US, will use the funds to further scale its agricultural autonomous tractor and farming solutions, and expand into new markets worldwide based on its successful track record. The global market for autonomous tractors is due to reach $11.5B

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Renovo Seed will offer eight elite alfalfa varieties and three of their famous AlfaGrass mixes in their 2025 product lineup. 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.

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Daily Yonder

AUGUST 13, 2024

The team has found compacted soil around the solar panels, “but we are relieved to see that the seeds that we put into the ground are growing,” he said. The goal is to harvest the forage crops as efficiently as possible. So, after harvesting, sheep will go to work. “To Moser plans to work with other crops, too.

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Farming Farming Forage Acre 98

Caff

JANUARY 20, 2022

Yet despite its 48V electric 8HP motor, this nimble machine gives farmers an impressive array of functions, from prepping beds to harvest to lifting hay bales or even autonomous missions controlled remotely. a simple tool that helps farmers record (or simulate) livestock harvests.

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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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Civil Eats

JANUARY 15, 2024

He plans to harvest some grasses as hay for animal bedding and weed control. Over the years, the construction industry has used salt hay for insulation, livestock farmers use it for animal bedding, and berry growers mulch with it, since it is naturally free of weed seeds.

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Daily Yonder

APRIL 11, 2023

Despite incentives to establish more sustainable – even organic – farming practices, most farmers are caught in an industrial system of chemicals, hybrid seed, and genetically modified (GMO) seed. One way to reduce agricultural chemicals is planting cover crops in the Fall after the cash crop is harvested.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Isaiah White harvests kale at his familys fifth-generation farm in Warren County, where the U.S. Photo credit: Cornell Watson) Ideally, wed get this sweet corn in the ground today, he says, indicating a bag of organic seed and a nearby half-acre plot of loose brown soil. To fill up two barns, it would take us about nine hours, he says.

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Plantation Farming Farming Acre 113

ATTRA

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Planting, harvesting, breeding, raising livestock all require a period of waiting, but there are forms of waiting that can be minimized in farming operations, such as equipment repair, delayed harvest times due to unavailable labor, and delays of shipments of agricultural inputs.

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Agwired

MAY 16, 2024

ESMC’s Eco-Harvest program compensates farmers and ranchers for reduced greenhouse gases, increased soil carbon, improved water quality, and other ecosystem services benefits. The Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC) released its 2023 Annual Report. GROWMARK, Inc. has partnered with Optimus Technologies, Inc. ,

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Hartwood Farm

JANUARY 3, 2020

Our helpful farm dog Beulah likes to help with any hand planting and harvesting… potatoes are her favorite crop Husk cherries galore We’ve been working for years to develop systems that work for some of these crops and are loving reaping the rewards! Summer of the allergies. It really extends the season, but it’s icky. Fall squash time!

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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.

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Agwired

JULY 19, 2023

Total farm tractor unit sales in the U.S. turned positive for the first time in 2023, led by continued strength in large tractors and combines according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). For small grain and canola producers, consistency and efficiency are keys to a successful harvest.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Planting the Seeds of Justice This article is part of our ongoing series, Planting the Seeds of Justice , in which we focus on the connections between climate, health, soil health, and equity for farmers of color. Isaacs face lit up as she reminisced about their amazing first harvest of four varieties.

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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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Farmbrite

MAY 2, 2023

Digital agriculture uses data to make better decisions about how crops should be planted, when they should be harvested and how much water they need throughout the growing season. AgTech does this by automating manual labor tasks that are time consuming or difficult for people to do on their own.

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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. seeds, labor) or a long-term loan for investments (e.g., equipment, land).

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Hartwood Farm

JANUARY 16, 2020

How about when our tractor engine blew up? Here’s another fun contrast—this picture is our second season in Idaho (all our fields are named after states—if you hear us at market sounding like we are talking about fun vacations or trans-continental trips, it’s likely just us talking about farm chores and where to harvest things!).

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Farmbrite

MAY 9, 2023

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. Some fundamental decisions include the crop, seeding rate, and fertilizer levels. Loss-reducing technologies.

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Hartwood Farm

MARCH 24, 2022

Those commitments could include a particular set of tractors and implements, or certain field layouts or greenhouses or barns or market delivery systems and so on. We simply don’t have the equipment, storage and harvest capacity, labor, seed access, materials, and so on.

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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. And what do you value most in your food or farms?

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Daily Yonder

JULY 8, 2024

It’s where farmers buy seed and fertilizer for the summer’s crops, and where they seek tips to maximize their harvest of corn and soybeans. They try to solve their own problems, whether it’s a busted tractor or a debilitating bout of anxiety. Maybe the weather is perfect for planting or harvesting.

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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. In the U.S., percent, the only segment to show growth in the month.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 13, 2023

From 2014 to 2021, Minnesota farmer James Wolf raised organic soybeans, corn and wheat, selling the grains to farmers across the midwest, both for seed and animal feed. The state claims that the “organic” seed Wolf was selling was not, in fact, organic. How much seed did you purchase? How much did you harvest?

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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. To learn more, visit: seed-treatment-guide.com. while total farm tractor unit sales in the U.S.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 25, 2024

Elderberries are a hardy perennial crop that has been harvested by humans for centuries. For more nurseries in your area, check out the National Nursery and Seed Directory. Photo: Shutterstock) Q: What equipment do you use to dig holes to plant trees? A spade and rocky ground is hard-going. Q: Where/how can I sell my products?

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Food Politics

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Two charcoal filters, $400 apiece, protect operators in this John Deere tractor ( $67,000 in 2008), which takes $130 of diesel. Pumpkin Seeds: A Tiny Seed With Big Benefits : With Halloween just around the corner, pumpkins are everywhere! But it remains a significant cost, the Dykemans said, at $200 per acre.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 30, 2024

What Our Investigation Revealed Nearly all commodity corn farmers receive seed coated with neonics each season. Many cannot identify the chemical coating on their seeds and only opt for it because a seed salesperson recommends it. Evidence shows there are no significant yield losses from planting seeds without neonic coatings.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

But the myth has never been aimed at farmers, who aren’t particularly susceptible to it anyway: It doesn’t help them pay for seed and fertilizer, it doesn’t help them pay workers, it doesn’t help them heat curing barns, it doesn’t help them get a good price from the companies that have locked them into contracts. Photo by John West.

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