Tag: soil management

During certain stretches of the growing season, potato growers must monitor the nitrogen status of their crop on a regular ...

Arable farmers can use AgroVision's mineral planner to check their manure utilization space

With the high price and low availability of glyphosate this season, you might benefit from some fresh perspective on how ...

During the past several years, irrigation equipment manufacturers have been busy reinventing sprinkler systems to serve more as "hired hands" ...

Farmers can’t fix the situation with fertilizer availability and high input cost, but they can get a better grasp on ...

New advice for in-furrow application of Amistar during potato planting will achieve a more complete zone of protection around the ...

Irrigation is a really effective mitigation strategy during drought.

Polysulphate research from Dr. Carl Rosen shows an increase in total AND marketable yields when compared to grower standard practice ...

Silicon, the world’s second most abundant element, can increase yield, improve soil health, strength plants and improve disease response, suggests ...

Potatoes demand adequate sulfur levels for nitrogen uptake, chlorophyll production, tuber development, stress and pest resistance, carbohydrate generation, amino acid ...

According to current regulations, the cultivation of potatoes is possible according to a crop rotation of at least 1:3. In a ...

Soil dwelling nematodes are a serious threat to crop performance. They affect a range of crops including potatoes, carrots, cereals, ...

Last summer, the Maas flooded the entire company of the Van den Eertwegh partnership. A violent event, the wounds of which ...

Planting a potato cyst nematode (PCN) trap crop can naturally reduce nematode numbers by up to 75%. One group of ...

Arable farmer and contractor Willie Houbraken uses AgroExact's weather station and soil moisture sensor to irrigate and spray on time. Like ...

Using these fumigants to control soil-borne diseases had positive effects on the crop beyond disease control. Total and marketable yield ...

Over the last several years, agricultural producers have been pulled in multiple directions: improve water use efficiency, maintain profitability in ...

Potato pink eye is a disorder that often starts with pink, water-soaked areas around the eyes of the tuber — ...

“Blue LED light is going to be a normal tool for weed management and it’s going to happen much faster ...

Aerial imagery aids diagnosis for Nielson, an agronomist for Walters Produce in Newdale, Idaho, making his scouting more efficient.

Many practitioners consider using irrigation to protect their crops from drought. Getting started with irrigation is not worth it for every ...

Root lesion nematode is a tiny pest, about one millimetre in length. But it has an outsized ability to damage ...

In 2021, AgTech had significant growth. According to Finistere Ventures' 2020 AgriFood Tech Investment Review, developed in collaboration with PitchBook ...

Two advisors and a researcher recently discussed the most important issues about green manures in an online meeting during the ...

The results of the analysis of scientific data show that in the last decade a steady deficit of macro- and ...