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Controlled traffic farming (CTF) is a management tool which is used to reduce the damage to soils caused by heavy or repeated agricultural machinery passes on the land. This damage and its negative consequences have been well documented and include increased fuel use , poor seedbeds , [ 1 ] reduced crop yields and poor soil function in terms of ...
Controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) -- which includes indoor agriculture (IA) and vertical farming—is a technology-based approach toward food production. The aim of CEA is to provide protection from the outdoor elements and maintain optimal growing conditions throughout the development of the crop.
Agricultural wastewater treatment is a farm management agenda for controlling pollution from confined animal operations and from surface runoff that may be contaminated by chemicals in fertilizer, pesticides, animal slurry, crop residues or irrigation water. Agricultural wastewater treatment is required for continuous confined animal operations ...
Wide span vehicle is a special type of farming vehicle that is much wider than a typical vehicle.Wide span vehicles can measure up to 10-metre (33 ft) wide or wider. The impetus behind wide span vehicles in farming is to reduce the amount of soil that becomes damaged (e.g., from compaction) from farm vehicles.
Pages in category "Agricultural technology" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. ... Controlled traffic farming; D. Digital agriculture;
Out of that request, $150 million is related to agriculture, Stein said. “A lot of the farms are in the lowlands, the valleys,” the governor said. “That’s where it all got washed out.
Chicks free of bird flu await purchase in a Houston feed and farm supply store February 24, 2004 while the state's farmers and the U.S. Agriculture Department contend with the discovery of a Texas ...
Dryland farming caused a large dust storm in parts of Eastern Washington on October 4, 2009. Courtesy: NASA/GSFC, MODIS Rapid Response [1]. Dryland farming has evolved as a set of techniques and management practices to adapt to limited availability of water, as in the Western US and other regions affected by climate change for crops such as tomato and maize.