The study on integrated farming system (IFS) was conducted during 2011鈥 2017 at Agricultural Research Station, Kovilpatti, to find out economic viability of IFS model by changing in crop(s) or cropping system and integrating different livestock enterprises. The IFS model consisted of five crops ...
The model postulates that farmers will begin diversification by expansion of cattle raising. This model was based on four orientations of farmers: conventional (rice / sugarcane), vegetable / fruit, livestock, and integrated farming. A second model for farmers with a vegetable / fruit orientation ...
. The fertigation system and the energy to passively operate the greenhouse indoor climate were considered operational flows that vary depending on the crop and were therefore excluded from the assessment. The system model that was used was cut off at the end of life, assuming that all impacts ...
Effective precision livestock farming requires the availability of reliable and up-to-date data characterizing the animals and environment of interest. This work presents the design, architecture, and implementation of a wireless acoustic sensor network for monitoring goat farms on a 24/7 basis. In ...
www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN An integrated soil-crop system model for water and nitrogen management in North China received: 21 December 2015 accepted: 22 April 2016 Published: 16 May 2016 Hao Liang1, Kelin Hu1, William D. Batchelor2, Zhiming Qi3 & Baoguo Li1 An ...
The economic potential of leguminous tree crops in zero-tillage cropping in Nigeria: a linear programming model An economic evaluation of zero-tillage farming system against the background of small-scale farmers in south west Nigeria was undertaken using the linear programming method to maximize yearl...
An integrated model has been developed for planning and managing multi-regional mixed-crop farming schemes across ecological zones. A net-present-value formula is also developed for calculating the inflation-adjusted net present value of profit per acre of each crop before using it (the adjusted ...
Moreover, the highly heritable microbes can increase energy-corrected milk (ECM) production by reducing the rumen acetate/propionate ratio, according to the structural equation model (SEM) analysis (CFI = 0.898). Furthermore, the highly heritable enzymes involved in the SCFA synthesis metabolic...
An integrated biophysical and socio-economic framework for analysis of climate change adaptation strategies: The case of a New Zealand dairy farming system Electra Kalaugher, Janet F. Bornman, Anthony Clark, Pierre Beukes Pages 176-187 select article Mixed-method integration and advances in fuzzy ...
Using groundwater level data, the model was calibrated (2008–2012) and validated (2013–2015). Estimated mean diffuse recharge (3.3 ± 2.5% of annual rainfall) compared well with estimates from the Precipitation Runoff Modelling System model. Recharge and groundwater storage showed ...