Considering the vast diversity of soil organisms and their complex interactions, it is unsurprising that there is limited knowledge about how farming practices precisely impact on soil biological health, and how biological health can be achieved. The former Sugar Yield Decline Joint Venture (SYDJV) ...
Soil biological health is a topic of great interest to sugarcane growers, although there is confusion as to what constitutes soil health. Many growers and consultants are unaware that beneficial organisms, rather than pathogens and pests, dominate the biological community in a healthy soil. Considerin...
This collaborative approach is already paying dividends. In a previous project using a different sensor, some farmers made dramatic changes. “During past seasons I used to get 4–5 bags of maize per acre using improved varieties of seeds and intensive use of fertilisers,” one reported. After ...
but not sandy soil. Sunflowers have very long tap roots and reach deeply into the soil. The best soils are loams with a moderate pH range of 6.5 to 7.5, determined by soil testing. Poor soil pH can be improved with lime.
We used a Dutch dairy-farm as case-study to demonstrate how this framework can be used to assess associated ecosystem services and explore alternative farm configurations. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Combining SN with FD indicated what ecosystem services could be improved in a local context. Together ...
For instance, AI can be used to interpret images of crops, such as strawberries, to help determine when food should be harvested; the harvesting, in addition, can be done with autonomous robots. This might reduce food waste in the field, and it could enable more accurate yield forecasting ...
Noticeable needle loss or discoloration in pine trees could be a sign of a diseased tree. But what disease, and how can you treat your pine tree to restore it to health? So, if you’re asking yourself why your pine trees are turning brown, in this article, we’ll detail 10 common ...
Depending on the size of your lawn and the type of soil you’re working with, there’s a variety of different tools that can be used to aerate it. Here are the most common lawn aeration tools: Garden fork A garden fork is one of the simplest tools for aerating your lawn, and the ...
Trees can survive without humans, but we can't live without trees. Even if human-caused climate change devastates our planet, the trees will return – as they do, always and everywhere, even after ice ages, catastrophic fires, destructive storms, and deforestation. It would just be nice if...
Asbestos is a natural mineral and carcinogen that causes mesothelioma. Learn about how to identify it, cancers caused by asbestos and asbestos litigation.