Essays about: "grain farmers"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 116 essays containing the words grain farmers.

  1. 11. Farmers management of fluctuating market prices for wheat and oilseeds : a case study of Swedish grain farmers

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Caroline Beck-Friis; Vilhelm Linde; [2021]
    Keywords : agriculture; business administration; forward contract; futures contract; grain farmers; grain marketing; grain marketing strategy; handelsbanken; hedging;

    Abstract : Since joining the European Union in 1995, food policy in Sweden has gradually undergone significant changes. Before that, the policy was thoroughly guided by ensuring and prioritizing domestic production, which was done through a system of price controls. READ MORE

  3. 12. I vilken omfattning sker spannmålskonservering med propionsyra? : en intervjustudie med lantbrukare i Västerbottens län

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

    Author : Frida Dahlberg; [2020]
    Keywords : spannmålslagring; krossensilering; propionsyra; spannmål; lagerskador; Västerbotten; Norrland;

    Abstract : Spannmål kan konserveras genom att sänka vattenhalten, sänka temperaturen, hindra syretillförsel eller att tillsätta konserveringsmedel. I dag är att sänka vattenhalten, det vill säga torkning den vanligaste metoden men ska spannmålen användas till djurfoder är torkning inget krav utan då finns det olika metoder till att lagra den fuktig. READ MORE

  4. 13. Process design for utilizing spent grain as a potential energy source for craft breweries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)

    Author : Henric Nordholm; [2020]
    Keywords : Chemical engineering; Kemiteknik; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Craft breweries in Sweden are steadily increasing and they face a major challenge with the byproduct that is generated in the brewing process. The by-product is called wet spent grain (WSG) and the biggest challenge lays in its’ high moisture content which will make it spoil within a few days. READ MORE

  5. 14. An agroecological perspective for improving drought tolerance of wheat cultivars for Sweden

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

    Author : Marwan Mohammed Ismael Alamrani; [2020]
    Keywords : wheat production; drought stress; phenotyping and new technologies;

    Abstract : Drought stress is one of the major abiotic stresses that cause losses in cereal production around the world. Drought stress causes several morphological, physiological, biochemical and molecular transformations in plants. READ MORE

  6. 15. Utvärdering av varierad mängd utsäde och gödning i maltkorn : är det lönsamt?

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

    Author : Sofia Ramgren; [2020]
    Keywords : precisionsodling; maltkorn; varierad giva; försöksodling; Alnarps Egendom; lerhalt; markkartering; proteinhalt;

    Abstract : Teknikutvecklingen inom lantbruket går fort och det kan vara svårt att veta vilken teknik som man ska investera i. Framförallt är det svårt att veta om den är lönsam. Precisionsodling är en del i denna utveckling och används hos vissa lantbrukare. READ MORE