Agroforestry: growing trees and crops on one plot
agroforestry project is taking shape in a field of 15 hectares
Tag: crop rotation
Deceiving potato pests with trap crops
Through the Innovative Farmers programme, four farmers located in Shropshire and Lancashire are looking at an alternative control method that ...
Drought: irrigation is only worthwhile if prices are high
Even if irrigation appears to be necessary for plant cultivation, it is only economical if prices are high. Economic success ...
Marigolds – good nematodes would be able to displace the evil ones
Good nematodes can suppress plant parasitic nematodes. It's worth stimulating the good nematodes instead of just paying attention to the bad ...
Ukrainian agtech start-up helps farmers increase margins
Digital Field helps farmers reduce production costs through the use of precise planting tools. Researchers are designing comprehensive production approaches ...
Break up the routine to win the weeds war
BREAKING old cycles and farming in a more unpredictable way is necessary to upset the evolutionary response of weeds, according ...
Let go of the weeding robot in the field. No problem”
The three-row Dino weeding robot from Naïo Technologies has no problem hoeing between the arugula plants on a test field ...
Tips for rolling catch crops
Rolling catch crops can be an alternative to flail. This is cheaper, but greening requirements must be met. We have tips for ...
Controlled traffic farming to increase root growth of crops
Research from the Department of Food Science at Aarhus University shows that the implementation of controlled traffic farming can benefit ...
Amy Geddes- 4th generation farmer
A 4th generation farmer at Wester Braikie Farms, Arbroath, Angus. Farm of about 320 hectares, 40 hectares typically dedicated to potatoes, ...
Areas with high salinity.
The white areas in this North Dakota field are not snow — they are areas with high salinity, which can ...
Trace elements: do they or do they not trace in a fertilization plan?
With last year's harvest just off the field, it is also time to look at the coming growing season. An important ...
Nematodes and soil fungi caught in the database of Best4Soil
A database has been developed for nematode and fungus control within the European Best4soil network, of which WUR is also ...
Stimulate and control soil life as a grower
Growers can lend a helping hand to soil life in favor of the crop. With the combination of crop plan, green ...
Managing Nematodes in Potatoes
There are a variety of nematodes that damage Florida potatoes. These plant-parasitic nematodes are small, microscopic roundworms that feed on ...
Wildflowers could control aphid-borne viruses in potatoes
Sowing wildflowers into potato crops could reduce aphid-carried viruses and offer an alternative to declining access to insecticides for growers. ...
For quality and maximum yields in potato farming, use of machines key
Lucrative as it is, potato industry is yet to achieve its full potential. At present, the average potato yield in ...
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