Essays about: "The Farmer"
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21. Soil health on organic farms : linking organic farmer practices to soil health and yield
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and EnvironmentAbstract : Soil health is a part of the sustainable agriculture which the EU is trying to develop. Organic farming can be one way of working towards more healthy soils. The term soil health can be divided into biological, chemical, and physical aspects of the soil that are necessary to sustain the plants grown. READ MORE
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22. ”Slåttermarken var troligtvis stängslad, och korna fick bo i skogen” : en jämförande studie av skogsbeten i Örebro och Västerbottens län
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : En studie som jämfört skillnader i skogsbeten i två delar av Sverige, Örebro län och Västerbottens län. Genom interjuver med lantbrukare och tjänstemän har denna studie samlat in data gällande deras drivkraft till att bevara traditionen bakom skogsbeten. READ MORE
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23. Exploratory development of a monitoring system for embankment pumps in agriculture : Utforskande utveckling av ett övervakningssystem för invallningspumpar inom lantbruk
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskapAbstract : Embankment pumps are used to pump superfluous water from fields to mitigate the risk of damaging the crops. These are manually, in person, overseen to make sure they function properly. A monitoring system that lets the farmer oversee the pumps on, for example, their phone, is a potential solution to ease the management of the pumps. READ MORE
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24. Svenska lantbrukares tillämpning av arrendelagstiftningen : en undersökande studie om hur arrendelagstiftningen praktiseras i dagens lantbruk
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : Jordbruksarrende spelar idag en betydande roll för det svenska lantbruket genom att skapa en alternativ möjlighet att bruka mark och tillhörande byggnader. Den höga medelåldern hos lantbrukare idag ger en indikation på att det inom en snar framtid kommer ske ett större skifte av ägarstrukturen inom branschen. READ MORE
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25. Weather you like it or not : pre-season yield forecasting of malting barley with climate markers.
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production EcologyAbstract : Different means of yield forecasting have been investigated in many publications, although very few with a focus on pre-season forecasting. Climate change and the increasing risk of extreme weather events is a threat to food production, and early yield predictions could therefore be beneficial for farmer’s planning and management as a way towards more resilient food production. READ MORE