Trials with growers in Australia show that precision planting improved the uniformity of crop stands and often allowed reductions in plant density without loss of yield. This can lead to potential benefits that will be greatest in crops with high seed input costs.
Replenishing and protecting the world’s soil carbon stores could help to offset up to 5.5bn tonnes of greenhouse gases every year, a study finds.
From farming controllers and smart implements to fully autonomous farming systems, Robs4Crops (a new project) is helping farmers fill labour shortages — shaking up the farming landscape.
Welcoming a new agricultural machine raises many questions – its management, its adaptation to a specific environment, its profitability, its long-term efficiency…
Growing rice in the ocean sounds a little whacky, but ocean agriculture is an emerging form of food production that could have some real potential.
There are many good reasons for growers to use some form of soil moisture-sensing technology to monitor conditions and how the water is being used in irrigated crops.
