By Darren Chan
Published Dec 17, 2019
What's Organic FertilizerNowadays, as the level of modernization of agriculture is getting higher and higher, sustainable agriculture is an important global issue. Organic food is receiving more and more attention. According to the trend, organic fertilizers are becoming the first choice for many people. Widely used for vegetables (tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber), fruits (strawberries, grapes, citrus), Cash crops (grass, flowers, cannabis)Organic Fertilizer DefinitionOrganic fertilizer is also called “farm manure. ” The definition of organic fertilizer is simple...
Categories: Agribusiness, Organic Row Crops, Wheat
Published Sep 9, 2020
What is Subsurface Drip Irrigation?Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) is a way of irrigating crops through plastic tubes placed under the soil surface. The tubes have droplet emitters with even spacings, similar to the drip system located on the soil surface. There are different pipe arrangement variations, but the pipes are usually placed at a distance of 38 to 84 and at a depth of 6 to 10 below the soil surface. In the United States, SDI is widely used to irrigate annual crops; elsewhere, the irrigation system is popularly used for orchards and other perennials... (1987), using high-frequency SDI and precise application of fertilizers, significantly increased tomatoes' yield...
Categories: Corn, Irrigation, Precision Agriculture
By Darren Chan
Published Oct 15, 2019
Beauveria Bassiana fungus is a fungus that grows naturally in soils around the world. Acting as a parasite on various arthropod species, causing white muscardine disease; It widely used as a sprayed biological insecticide to control a great many pests such as bed bugs, termites, thrips, whiteflies, aphids, and different beetles. Once Beauveria Bassiana infects the host insects, the fungus grows fast inside of the insect’s body. Feeding on the nutrients present in the host’s body and producing toxins continuously... It is currently used in the production of wheat, corn, peanuts, soybeans, potatoes, sweet potatoes, green Chinese onions, garlic, leeks, eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, watermelons, cucumbers, etc...
Categories: Corn, Organic Row Crops, Peanuts
Updated Aug 20, 2020
Soilless cultivation is an innovative process that was introduced in recent years for protected crops. This practice has been established for the large-scale production of fresh vegetables and ornamental plants, especially in the countries of Northern Europe, with the main purposes of:- Increasing production- Optimizing acreage - Reducing working times- Reducing the need for water and fertilizers - Optimizing climatic conditionsThe continuous climate changes, the increasing interest in environmental impacts, and the availability of cheap facilities and simple technologies all lead to an increased use of soilless cultivation in commercial applications. When talking about soilless crops, we’re referring to two types of systems:- Real hydroponics, without substrate: the root system of a plant is directly in contact with the water and the nutrient solution (floating system, nutrient film technique, aeroponics)- Hydroponics with substrate: the plant grows on inert, organic materials, or a mixture between them (cultivation bags, slabs, pots or bins)In these systems, fertigation feeds the plants and involves the use of water-soluble fertilizers. In the most sophisticated and technological systems, the nutrient solution is recycled continuously, thus ensuring maximum efficiency of the water resources used (closed cycle). In the simplest systems, however, especially in those based on the use of the substrate, the drained nutrient solution is dispersed (open cycle)...
Categories: Irrigation, Precision Agriculture, Vegetables
Published May 17, 2018
In 1995, Pennsylvania farmer Steve Groff was speaking at an event when he asked the audience the question: Do cover crops pay off?His thinking at the time was that he had been no-tilling since 1982, and maybe if he no-tilled long enough, he wouldn’t need them. Ray Weil, a soil ecologist with the University of Maryland, happened to hear his question and approached Groff about doing a cover crop study on his farm. It turned into a 12-year project, from 1995 to 2007. It was in 1999, four years into it, Groff got the answer to his question... ”That goes in hand with preventing erosion, especially for those growing low-residue crops like tomatoes, corn silage or seed corn...
Categories: Cover Crops
By Darren Chan
Updated Jun 17
1-MCP is a product widely used in apples around the world to improve eating quality and storability. Ripening of the fruit is initiated by ethylene, and in some cases this is also true. To a certain extent, the ripening process's speed is regulated by its concentration in the fruit. Fruits generally soften, and apples soften more rapidly when the ethylene content is high, but ethylene is also volatile in the fruit needed to stimulate the formation of flavor-producing substances... Vegetables: tomatoes, lettuce, celery, kale, potatoes, carrots, daylily, onions, toon, beans, broad beans, peas, broccoli, asparagus, coriander, cucumber, onions, leeks, garlic sprouts, (green, red) peppers, North Korea Thistle, cowpea, sweet corn, enoki mushroom, etc...
Categories: Agribusiness, Crop Protection, Sustainable Agriculture
By John Moody
Published Jun 20, 2018
Sick days. Most occupations come with a set of them. Call in to get the day off. Get caught up later... Or getting trellising set up in your high tunnel before your tomatoes go into the ground...
By Nicole Otte
Published Jul 12
Nutritional Benefits of Kale and the Effects of Indoor and Traditional Farming MethodsWhen you are talking about growing food it isn’t as simple as planting a seed and watering it in hopes that it grows to abundance. Plants are more complicated than we think and require more attention than that. One of my favorite plants is kale. Not only because it tastes good in everything but because it is one of the most nutrient dense leafy greens on the market... Aphids love to feast on lots of plants but their favorites are tomatoes and kale...
Categories: Vegetables
Published May 5
What is the Importing Business?Imports are the goods and services imported from other countries. International trade is carried out through these transactions, including exports and imports. Importing is important for the economy of a country because it provides its people with goods and services that may be scarce, high cost, or low quality in their own country. Moreover, foreign companies usually choose to export their products so they can earn a stable profit margin and also increase sales of their goods and services... The top fruits and vegetables that are imported all over the world are Bananas, Tomatoes, Pineapples, Peppers, Cucumbers, Melons, and more...
Categories: Agribusiness
By John Moody
Published May 14, 2018
Are CSAs still a viable business model for small farms? In the early 2000s, we hit a heyday for local farm and foods. Works by numerous authors created a resurgence in interest among consumers for “food with a face” - locally grown, seasonal, direct from the farm. What had been a mostly niche movement starting the 1980s that had limited appeal into the 90s took off in the 2000s. Farmer’s markets exploded http://cleantechies... CSAs used to operate on a pre-boxed model - you got what you got, regardless of how much you liked tomatoes or if your medication and cabbage didn’t cooperate...
By Darren Chan
Published Dec 17, 2019
What's Organic FertilizerNowadays, as the level of modernization of agriculture is getting higher and higher, sustainable agriculture is an important global issue. Organic food is receiving more and more attention. According to the trend, organic fertilizers are becoming the first choice for many people. Widely used for vegetables (tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber), fruits (strawberries, grapes, citrus), Cash crops (grass, flowers, cannabis)Organic Fertilizer DefinitionOrganic fertilizer is also called “farm manure. ” The definition of organic fertilizer is simple...
Categories: Agribusiness, Organic Row Crops, Wheat
Published Sep 9, 2020
What is Subsurface Drip Irrigation?Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) is a way of irrigating crops through plastic tubes placed under the soil surface. The tubes have droplet emitters with even spacings, similar to the drip system located on the soil surface. There are different pipe arrangement variations, but the pipes are usually placed at a distance of 38 to 84 and at a depth of 6 to 10 below the soil surface. In the United States, SDI is widely used to irrigate annual crops; elsewhere, the irrigation system is popularly used for orchards and other perennials... (1987), using high-frequency SDI and precise application of fertilizers, significantly increased tomatoes' yield...
Categories: Corn, Irrigation, Precision Agriculture
By Darren Chan
Published Oct 15, 2019
Beauveria Bassiana fungus is a fungus that grows naturally in soils around the world. Acting as a parasite on various arthropod species, causing white muscardine disease; It widely used as a sprayed biological insecticide to control a great many pests such as bed bugs, termites, thrips, whiteflies, aphids, and different beetles. Once Beauveria Bassiana infects the host insects, the fungus grows fast inside of the insect’s body. Feeding on the nutrients present in the host’s body and producing toxins continuously... It is currently used in the production of wheat, corn, peanuts, soybeans, potatoes, sweet potatoes, green Chinese onions, garlic, leeks, eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, watermelons, cucumbers, etc...
Categories: Corn, Organic Row Crops, Peanuts
Updated Aug 20, 2020
Soilless cultivation is an innovative process that was introduced in recent years for protected crops. This practice has been established for the large-scale production of fresh vegetables and ornamental plants, especially in the countries of Northern Europe, with the main purposes of:- Increasing production- Optimizing acreage - Reducing working times- Reducing the need for water and fertilizers - Optimizing climatic conditionsThe continuous climate changes, the increasing interest in environmental impacts, and the availability of cheap facilities and simple technologies all lead to an increased use of soilless cultivation in commercial applications. When talking about soilless crops, we’re referring to two types of systems:- Real hydroponics, without substrate: the root system of a plant is directly in contact with the water and the nutrient solution (floating system, nutrient film technique, aeroponics)- Hydroponics with substrate: the plant grows on inert, organic materials, or a mixture between them (cultivation bags, slabs, pots or bins)In these systems, fertigation feeds the plants and involves the use of water-soluble fertilizers. In the most sophisticated and technological systems, the nutrient solution is recycled continuously, thus ensuring maximum efficiency of the water resources used (closed cycle). In the simplest systems, however, especially in those based on the use of the substrate, the drained nutrient solution is dispersed (open cycle)...
Categories: Irrigation, Precision Agriculture, Vegetables
Published May 17, 2018
In 1995, Pennsylvania farmer Steve Groff was speaking at an event when he asked the audience the question: Do cover crops pay off?His thinking at the time was that he had been no-tilling since 1982, and maybe if he no-tilled long enough, he wouldn’t need them. Ray Weil, a soil ecologist with the University of Maryland, happened to hear his question and approached Groff about doing a cover crop study on his farm. It turned into a 12-year project, from 1995 to 2007. It was in 1999, four years into it, Groff got the answer to his question... ”That goes in hand with preventing erosion, especially for those growing low-residue crops like tomatoes, corn silage or seed corn...
Categories: Cover Crops
By Darren Chan
Updated Jun 17
1-MCP is a product widely used in apples around the world to improve eating quality and storability. Ripening of the fruit is initiated by ethylene, and in some cases this is also true. To a certain extent, the ripening process's speed is regulated by its concentration in the fruit. Fruits generally soften, and apples soften more rapidly when the ethylene content is high, but ethylene is also volatile in the fruit needed to stimulate the formation of flavor-producing substances... Vegetables: tomatoes, lettuce, celery, kale, potatoes, carrots, daylily, onions, toon, beans, broad beans, peas, broccoli, asparagus, coriander, cucumber, onions, leeks, garlic sprouts, (green, red) peppers, North Korea Thistle, cowpea, sweet corn, enoki mushroom, etc...
Categories: Agribusiness, Crop Protection, Sustainable Agriculture
By John Moody
Published Jun 20, 2018
Sick days. Most occupations come with a set of them. Call in to get the day off. Get caught up later... Or getting trellising set up in your high tunnel before your tomatoes go into the ground...
By Nicole Otte
Published Jul 12
Nutritional Benefits of Kale and the Effects of Indoor and Traditional Farming MethodsWhen you are talking about growing food it isn’t as simple as planting a seed and watering it in hopes that it grows to abundance. Plants are more complicated than we think and require more attention than that. One of my favorite plants is kale. Not only because it tastes good in everything but because it is one of the most nutrient dense leafy greens on the market... Aphids love to feast on lots of plants but their favorites are tomatoes and kale...
Categories: Vegetables
Published May 5
What is the Importing Business?Imports are the goods and services imported from other countries. International trade is carried out through these transactions, including exports and imports. Importing is important for the economy of a country because it provides its people with goods and services that may be scarce, high cost, or low quality in their own country. Moreover, foreign companies usually choose to export their products so they can earn a stable profit margin and also increase sales of their goods and services... The top fruits and vegetables that are imported all over the world are Bananas, Tomatoes, Pineapples, Peppers, Cucumbers, Melons, and more...
Categories: Agribusiness
By John Moody
Published May 14, 2018
Are CSAs still a viable business model for small farms? In the early 2000s, we hit a heyday for local farm and foods. Works by numerous authors created a resurgence in interest among consumers for “food with a face” - locally grown, seasonal, direct from the farm. What had been a mostly niche movement starting the 1980s that had limited appeal into the 90s took off in the 2000s. Farmer’s markets exploded http://cleantechies... CSAs used to operate on a pre-boxed model - you got what you got, regardless of how much you liked tomatoes or if your medication and cabbage didn’t cooperate...
AgFuse © 2021
Get access to a complimentary whitepaper "Top 10 Ways To Increase Your Farm's Profits This Year" when you sign up on AgFuse today.
