Interests: Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Marketing
Interests: Rice, Canola, Dairy, Poultry, Cover Crops, Organic Row Crops, Marketing, Agribusiness
Interests: Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Timber, Marketing, Agribusiness
Business Title: OSG
Interests:
Corn, Peanuts, Wheat, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation
Job Title: Agricultural Engineer
About: Agricultural Engineer
Interests:
Corn, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Vegetables, Rice, Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Cover Crops, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Marketing, Cotton, Canola, Timber
Interests: Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Marketing
Interests: Rice, Canola, Dairy, Poultry, Cover Crops, Organic Row Crops, Marketing, Agribusiness
Interests: Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Timber, Marketing, Agribusiness
Business Title: OSG
Interests:
Corn, Peanuts, Wheat, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation
Job Title: Agricultural Engineer
About: Agricultural Engineer
Interests:
Corn, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Vegetables, Rice, Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Cover Crops, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Marketing, Cotton, Canola, Timber
Public
Direct Driller is a magazine from the UK, designed by farmers for farmers to educate and inform the industry about systems of reduced cultivation and soil health. Sign up to receive your copy.
Interest:
Wheat, Vegetables, Cover Crops
Published Mar 9
A grazing system, when done correctly, can assist rangeland managers in achieving management objectives... Whether intended or not if you have animals grazing in a pasture then you already have a grazing system in place... What is a grazing system?A grazing system is defined as a way of managing the interaction between plants, soil, and livestock... In order to make a grazing system work you will need to approach it with a scientific mind... Well using the grazing system that works best for your particular situation will go a long way to helping you to be sustainable...
Categories: Beef
Published Apr 4, 2018
The rampant deforestation of the Amazon began in the 1970s when the government of Brazil determined they needed to build over 9,000 miles of roads help integrate the rainforest with the populated bordering areas... Farmers, loggers and cattle ranchers cleared forest to create grazing land as well as to grow highly profitable crops like soy... Widespread contamination of Brazil’s soil and water, the marked decrease of oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere and the extinction of countless plants and animals made scientists extremely concerned about the planet’s future... At its worst, Brazilian deforestation claimed over 11,000 square miles a year. With education, advocacy, and widespread support of the Brazilian government, the destruction of the vital forests dropped 84% to 1,700 square miles in 2012...
Published Jan 19, 2019
Direct Driller Magazine Issue 4 Direct Driller Issue 4 is out now! You can read the digital version here: Direct Driller - Issue 4 - January 2019 The first 3 issues have had a great reception and we hope that Issue 4 keeps the standard high... Here are some of the articles in the Winter edition: Soil Calcium and Soil Heath – the connection? Getting the best out of a 750A Field Pea Demonstration Trial Options to improve water-use efficiency Featured Farmer: Mark Lea Pushing Performance with Biostimulants Companion Cropping Boosts No-Till Profits Farmer Focus: Steve Lear Grazing Cropped Land Lifting Whole Farm Profits at Howick Using Temporary Electric Fencing Soil and Water Creating a Smarter Water Catchment What's most important in your soil Plowman's Folly: Part 2 Farmer Focus: Clive Bailye AHDB: Why Does Healthy Soil Matter AHDB: Aphids and BYDV management AHDB: Assessing Machinery Policy 3000ha per Year with a 3m Drill Comparison of “standard row“ and “wide row“ ADAS - How to do an on Farm Trial Project Xaver Overbury Estate Open Day Calcium Conference Highlights NOCC 2018 Visit to Victors Disc Verses Tine Lessons from STAR and NFS We want this to be a magazine that you actually want to read, content heavy and something that challenges you, a magazine you keep on your shelf and refer back to at a later date... PDF Version We have also had some requests from our overseas readers to be able to download a PDF version of the magazine so they can print it out for themselves. So here is the link to the PDF: PDF Version of Direct Driller Issue 4 Register for the MagazineIf you would like the magazine delivered to your door or to your inbox then please register using the link below... The Ethos As a new farming magazine, Direct Driller has been designed by farmers for farmers to educate and inform ourselves and the industry about soil health and systems of reduced tillage...
Categories: Cover Crops
Published Oct 21, 2018
Direct Driller Issue 3 Issue 3 Of Direct Driller magazine. The conservation agriculture magazine created by farmers for farmers... com/register/ All the magazines have been sent out to the farmers on the distribution list... 47 Grazing Cropped Land... A PDF of the Magazine is also available to download here:...
Categories: Cover Crops
By Darren Chan
Published Sep 3, 2019
Importance of healthy rootsFirst, they anchor the plant in place, resisting the forces of wind and running water or mudflow. Secondly, the root system takes in oxygen, water and nutrients from the soil, to move them up through the plant to the stems, leaves, and blooms. where they can interact with sunlight to produce sugars and energy for the plant. Last but not least, scientists have recently discovered that roots actually secrete compounds that affect the microorganisms in the soil, which can help protect the plants from disease and encourage it to absorb nutrients from the soil. Top 4 ways to promote root growth1...
Categories: Agribusiness, Dairy, Organic Row Crops
Published Jan 29, 2019
If you’re a farmer, at some point you’ll likely experience a late harvest, whether it’s due to Mother Nature or an equipment problem. And if you plan on seeding your cover crops after your crops are off, you have the added challenge of trying to get them seeded in a timely manner. Depending on how late it gets, you may wonder whether it’s even worth seeding them at all... ”Grazed T-Raptor (brassica) and wheat cover crop mixture in Belle Mina, Ala... If the goal is to have enough growth for grazing, then they’ll need to back the date up a little bit to make it economically feasible...
Categories: Cover Crops
By Jenny Hoo
Published Sep 13, 2019
Pineapple pineapple cultivation Of late, the talk of the town seems to be revolving around the planting of MD2 pineapple. The questions is, why is this MD2 pineapple so popular?Pineapple is known to contain highest amount of vitamin C among all various types of fruits. It also contains a fair amount of magnesium, calcium, potassium and iron and develops a bromelin, of which is a type of enzyme... Currently, the main producers for pineapples are Thailand, the Phillipines, Brazil, China and Mexico. Meanwhile, for MD2 variety, the major producer is Costa Rica and Brazil for fresh pineapple, while Philippines carries both fresh fruit and canned fruit for export and Thailand and Indonesia produces MD2 pineapple in can for export as well[5]...
Categories: Agribusiness, Organic Row Crops, Vegetables
Published Jun 4, 2018
Traditional agricultural skills that made civilization possible are still alive and in use today. At the same time, hundreds of farm technician job listings across the US, and the rise of precision agriculture and software, clearly evidence the need for technologically-savvy farm technicians in the 21st century agricultural industry. It’s no surprise that tech-friendly millennials interested in farming are encouraged by these developments, which may make farming less labor intensive than in generations past. Technology may even be the antidote to a number of ills plaguing modern agriculture, which have led to a drastic decrease in the number of farms across the United States. Satellite technology provides a broader view of agricultureTo assess the current state of affairs across the globe, I solicited the expert advice from one of the preeminent farmers in the United States, Joel Salatin, co-owner of Polyface Farm, and John Fargher, co-founder and COO of Australia-based cutting-edge farm management software, AgriWebb...
By Angie Setzer
Published Nov 30, 2018
· The moment we have all been waiting for is just a day away as the G20 summit kicks off and the world awaits the dinner meeting between President Xi and President Trump scheduled for Saturday. Traders seem to bouncing between excitement and pessimism at a break neck pace. At the time of this writing however beans are at the high end of their recent range as we work towards the close. · While the G20 meeting is garnering the most attention there are several other developments being monitored across the broad spectrum of trade... A resolution would obviously be positive, however will we see a buy the rumor sell the fact type trade situation develop with the soy market trading at multi-month highs ahead of the meeting with what appears to be a relatively large Brazil crop weeks away from harvest? Having target orders in place to take advantage of any volatility is probably going to be a great approach in the short-term...
Categories: Agribusiness
By John Moody
Published May 21, 2018
It is that time of year again, at least in my parts. As things go from the tunnel to the field, all our friendly little four legged foes start to to make dinner plans… and breakfast plans. Some are making midnight snack plans as well. Raccoons, rabbits, and the worst of all in our area - deer... A pack of deer can graze down a tenth of an acre of sweet potatoes in just a night or two (Don’t ask me how I know…)...
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