Essays about: "farm machinery"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 54 essays containing the words farm machinery.

  1. 1. Being a farmer’s child : the silent making of a farmer

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Adjani Isabelle; [2023]
    Keywords : generational shift; socialization; gender; machinery; work-love balance; inheritor; farming; family;

    Abstract : As many farms in the European Union and within Sweden are family farms, farm inheritance becomes a relevant topic. Many children of farmers grow up in the agrarian world and stand to one day be farmers themselves. READ MORE

  3. 2. Effekter av upprepad belastning på jorddeformation och stress : fältförsök med upprepad körning i kombination med olika hjullaster på en mellanlera utanför Uppsala

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Albin Hidén; [2022]
    Keywords : Markfysik; markpackning; tonkm;

    Abstract : Den strukturrationalisering som pågår inom lantbruket har lett till att maskinerna som används blir större och tyngre. Samtidigt medför högre avkastningskrav att fler åtgärder i vissa fall görs och att de görs under mindre gynnsamma förhållanden. READ MORE

  4. 3. Microbial Carbonisation and its potential for on-farm composting : exploring reductive composting as an approach for regenerative agriculture

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Ludwig Peter Stephan; [2022]
    Keywords : on-farm composting; reductive composting; regenerative agriculture; microbial carbonisation; mikrobielle carbonisierung; greenhouse gas emissions;

    Abstract : The search for agronomic solutions to the decline of soil health, open-ended nutrient cycles and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture, against the background of impending climate change, were motivations for this thesis. A composting trial on a Swedish farm was designed to find answers to the overarching research question of how feasible and climate-friendly on-farm composting using Microbial Carbonisation (MC) is, compared to conventional windrow composting (CC). READ MORE

  5. 4. Assessment of the Agroecological Potential of Biostimulatory Effects : originating from Effective Microorganisms (EM) in terms of Environmental and Socioeconomic Aspects

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Tania Schwarzer; [2022]
    Keywords : effective microorganisms; agroecology; biostimulants; beneficial microorganisms; lactic acid bacteria; bokashi; semi-structured interviews; interpretative phenomenological approach;

    Abstract : Environmental pollution, resource depletion and climate change are related to imbalances in the farming system. Effective microorganisms are seen as a possible solution to these problems. READ MORE

  6. 5. Managing farm-centric risks in production at the flood-prone locations of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Arifullah Arifullah; [2020]
    Keywords : agriculture; risk attitude; management strategies; risk perception; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa;

    Abstract : The monsoon floods of 2010, 2011, and 2014 in Pakistan caused severe damage to crops, fisheries, forestry, livestock, and primary infrastructures, such as water channels, tube wells, houses, people, seed stocks, animal shelters, fertilizers and agricultural equipment/machinery. Floods are a major source of risk to agriculture in Pakistan and other countries in South Asia. READ MORE