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03.02.2017

The last chance to reach the high soy yields

«Agrocultura Mostyska»- one of the largest agricultural companies in Lviv region. Its land fund – about 15,000 hectares. Today, the company successfully grows soybeans. However, there were preceded by several failed attempts. The сompany couldn’t manage to achieve the desired result of yield for a long time. The cost of production was high. In 2015, […]

03.02.2017

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(Українська) П`ять ідей для скорочення витрат

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12.01.2017

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Agri-business : efficiency through precision farming

Craige MacKenzie travelled recently to St Louis, Missouri, to receive the award of Precision Agriculture Farmer of the Year from the United States-based PrecisionAg Institute. New Zealand farmer Craige Mackenzie won the 2016 PrecisionAg Farmer of the Year Award. www.precisionag.com Precision agriculture involves the use of a range of techniques and technology to allow […]

12.12.2016

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Unmanned aircraft at the service of farmers

Using drones in agriculture is gaining steam more and more. Today, farmers can solve many problems by using drones. Previously, they had to spend a lot of time and effort for it. Modern drones – is an effective solution for field monitoring, crop protection and quality control of all production processes. A few years ago, […]

05.12.2016

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The world soil day

Today is the World soil day. This date is celebrated from 2002 on the initiative of the International Congress of soil scientists. The goal of World Soil Day is soils protection from depletion and degradation. Ukraine has more than 9% of world reserves of black soils Soils rightly are considered as one of the main natural resources of the state. Ukraine has […]

26.11.2016

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Southern States: 5 Tips for Variable-Rate Seeding Success

Success comes from taking advantage of every opportunity you can. One technique used in precision farming, called variable rate seeding, helps growers seize untapped opportunities in their own fields. Variable rate seeding, or VRS, is the practice of dynamically adjusting the amount of seeds planted in areas of fields based on location-specific information on fertility […]

18.11.2016

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Precision Nitrogen Application

Eric Odberg is a fourth generation farmer who practices no-till management and was an early adopter of variable rate nitrogen (VRN) application in the dryland production region of the Pacific Northwest. Throughout their years of farming, Odberg and his wife Malia have been motivated by the desire to pass along an environmentally and economically sustainable operation […]

26.10.2016

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Soil Chemistry

Ah, the “litmus test.” Do you remember that from your high school science days? You dip a piece of white litmus paper into a solution, and it turns red or blue1. If it’s red, your solution is acidic. If it’s blue, your solution is basic. Chemists assigned a number to the test called pH. The […]

13.09.2016

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PRECISION AGRICULTURE

Up – to – date technologies development and practical introduction of effective technologies into agricultural production of Ukraine continue to amaze. Today we are going to told about unique service – nitrogen diagnostics of crops vegetation with usage of multiple lab and DRON. How crop feeding diagnostics helps to increase yield on fields and optimize […]