Mycotoxins appear in the food chain resulting from fungal infections of crops before and after harvest. Mycotoxins-producing fungi grow on a variety of crops and numerous food products including cereals, nuts, spices, coffee, cocoa, beans, and lentils. They thrive in warm and humid conditions and can penetrate deep into the seeds. When crops are not dried properly and st...
Geometer International is actively working towards the introduction of high-precision positioning technologies and, in particular, on the availability of RTK solutions for a broad group of users. It was practically impossible to achieve absolute positioning accuracy in a three-dimensional environment with a portable device before. All existing RTK kits are designed prima...
In 2020, Covid 19 has pushed ecological awareness. The absence of residues has become an obligation demanded by consumers. The activation of carbon nutrition throughout the vegetative cycle proposed by the Ecobios® protocol makes it possible to achieve this objective through two major axes: - Cleaning up the organic matter (OM) that harbours the disease. The Ecobios® p...
More and more crops, such as vines, are suffering from drought. Irrigation problems in some regions accentuate this phenomenon. Ecobios by Sofrapar, with more than 25 years of research focused on plant photosynthesis, has obtained highly significant results in the face of water stress (CNRS, AgroXP...) At the CNRS, Ecobios® treatments applied to plants sensitive t...
BASF and Adifo Software will launch a new digital solution for the animal agriculture value chain by integrating sustainability analytics powered by BASF’s AgBalance® Livestock project into Adifo’s BESTMIX® feed formulation software. BASF’s sustainability analytics enable the industry to dynamically assess the life cycle environmental impacts to make animal protein produ...
How to avoid aflatoxin contamination in crops? Aflatoxins are one of the most potent and dangerous groups of mycotoxins, produced by certain moulds such as Aspergillus Flavus and Aspergillus Parasiticus. These moulds grow in agricultural commodities such as tree nuts, peanuts, rice, corn, sorghum, wheat, millet, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, cotton seeds, chili peppe...
The app is easy to customize, easy to use, and is available on any device with an internet connection. It can also be downloaded to an iPad for future use even when there is no Wi-Fi on site. Contractors simply add their company logo, photo, and details for a customized, co-branded presentation and this app becomes their next best sales tool. SiteRec App features includ...
Today, many central-fill planters operate in Ohio with some carrying fertilizer tanks mounted at the center portion. This equates to a lot of weight being carried at the center of the planter and possibly by the tractor. Wet soil conditions at planting increase the risk of side-wall and pinch-row compaction. It is important as corn and soybeans emerge, to not only scout ...
What is possible in crop yield per unit of land and water? What is possible in increasing crop nutritional value and reducing crop wastes? What can help with agriculture’s growing dependence on fertilizers and pesticides? What is possible in slowing desertification of agricultural lands? These are challenging questions to be sure. However, we are finding some compelling ...
Some of these fields have severe stripe rust developing (Figure 1). However, since it has been dry with warm temperatures growers are wondering if a fungicide is still necessary. Strip Rust Development: Weather Impact Stripe rust development, like any other fungal disease, is driven by weather. The favorable weather conditions for stripe rust are cooler temperatures (...
Now as the soil dries and warms up, infected plants may wilt and collapse rapidly due to damaged root systems. Problems with seedling disease have been reported from several areas, and more will likely be noted as plants continue to emerge. Given that seedling diseases have developed in some of the well-drained soil at Rosemount, MN, these problems are not restricted t...
The bioeconomy is taking up a growing space in rural America, but chemicals and plastics made of crop feedstocks are largely flying under the radar. Whether it is spoons, Coke bottles or carpets made out of corn, livestock enzymes for pharmaceuticals, or John Deere tractors using soy oil for plastic, supporters of a growing bioeconomy are trying to highlight that ren...
Once a month, Heidi Selken steps in front of a video camera and talks to a few hundred fourth-grade students about dairy farming ... as well as anyone else who might choose to tune in on the South Dakota Adopt-A-Farmer YouTube channel. Selken is herd manager at Boadwine Farms Inc., near Baltic, in the southeast part of the state, "about 16 miles from the closest Walmart,...
Crowdfunding sites grant access to a world of potential investors willing to fork over capital in hopes of future rewards, such as bottles of honey, discounted CSA shares, or behind-the-scenes farm tours. While launching a campaign is free, most sites take 4 to 9 percent of the total amount raised (and charge credit card processing fees). Find the right platform. Kick...
A panel hosted by the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City expressed the importance of trade to agriculture, especially when it pertains to NAFTA. “Agriculture is critically dependent on trade,” says Bob Young, chief economist for American Farm Bureau Federation. Export value the past few years has accounted for roughly 30% of the value of agriculture commo...
AcreValue will now feature Peoples Company listings. The AcreValue site is used by tens of thousands of farmland owners, buyers and renters across the U.S. to understand the current value of their land and evaluate prospective land for purchase or rent. AcreValue analyzes terabytes of data about soils, climate, crop rotations, taxes, interest rates, and corn prices to ca...
