John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Water, Economics, Sustainability, Research,
Diverse landcover boosts yields for major U.S. crops, study finds
Monoculture is widely assumed to boost a farm’s production capacity, but a major study encompassing the mainland United States, however, suggests that the opposite is true. "Landscape diversification appears to be an important piece for boosting our resilience to climate change, both as a country and at the farm scale," says Emily Burchfield, assistant professor of environmental sciences.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Irrigation, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Water, Economics, Fermentation/Vineyard/Wine, Grapes, Weather,
Coastal Grape Growers Can Use Less Water During Drought
California grape growers in coastal areas can use less water during drought and cut irrigation levels without affecting crop yields or quality, according to UC Davis researchers.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Forestry, Agriculture Global, Economics, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag Australia/NZ,
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Forestry, Economics, Sustainability, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
Effects of harvest intensity on the marketable organ yield, growth and reproduction of non-timber forest products (NTFPs): implication for conservation and sustainable utilization of NTFPs - Forest Ecosystems
Background Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are an important part of forest biodiversity, and the subsistence and trade of local people, especially in less developed countries. Because of the high ecological and economic value, NTFPs have faced the problem of over-exploitation, and the key to solve this problem is to determine the feasible way of sustainable utilization of NTFPs. Harvest intensity is one of the most important and easily controlled utilization factors, which can greatly influence the plant individual survival, growth and reproductive performances, and even the population structure and dynamics. Therefore, we chose two common and important NTFPs species with different marketable parts (i.e., Acanthopanax senticosus with tender leaves and Aralia elata with tender buds) as our study objects. Aiming to determine the optimum harvest intensity for sustainably utilizing both NTFPs species, five levels of harvest intensity treatments (i.e., control, light, medium, high and severe) were designed to assess the effects of harvest intensity on their marketable organ yield, plant growth and reproductive performances. Results The biomass growth rates of marketable organ and plant growth of A. senticosus under light harvest intensity treatment were significantly higher than those under other harvest intensities. The plant height growth and 1000-seed weight of A. elata under severe harvest intensity treatment were significantly lower than those under control treatment. Conclusions The light harvest intensity with 25% leaf removal and the high harvest intensity with all terminal buds harvested are the optimum harvest intensity to maintain the sustainable utilization of A. senticosus and A. elata, respectively. These findings could provide managers with basic but practical guidance for making decisions about the sustainable harvest management plan for the cultivated NTFPs species, and further provide a theoretical basis for managers to establish the harvest regulations for wild NTFPs species. Consequently, the lo...
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Water, Economics, Ag Europe, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
Single floating offshore Windcatcher unit could power 80,000 European homes
The solution aims to cut land use by more than 80%, increase efficiency, and reduce operating costs.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Pesticides, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Hobby Farming, Economics, Pest Control, Gardening, Insects, Urban Farming,
Protecting gardens and crops from insects using 'smell of fear'
ATLANTA, Aug. 25, 2021 — For home gardeners and farmers, herbivorous insects present a major threat to their hard work and crop yields. The predator...
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, Economics, Sustainability, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind), Weather,
World’s largest floating offshore wind farm is now installed in Scotland
It can generate enough electricity to power approximately 55,000 Scottish households.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Africa, Weather,
Improving soil carbon measurements to empower African smallholders
The amount of carbon in farm soils is important to farmers. Soils with high carbon contents tend to provide better yields. They also tend to be more resilient to weather-related crop failure. But
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Water, Economics, Sustainability, Beef Cattle,
Tech Firm Promises 1500x More Cattle Feed Using 5% of The Water
The two-story cylinders at Grōv Technologies' "Olympus Farms" slowly but steadily rotate squares of wheat or barley grass through a rapid growth cycle that takes the crops from seed to feed in seven days.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics,
Discovery of mobile disease detectors in plants could boost crop resilience - My Droll
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study of how plants identify and react to invading pathogens using mobile disease detectors could help researchers breed disease-resistant crops. Many important crop plants can be devastated by pathogens including bacteria, fungi and viruses. Knowing exactly how some plants respond could give researchers the information to breed crops with the […]
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