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It’s early autumn, the ideal time for the next growing season. Farmers are preparing for the sowing of winter crops, like cereals, clovers, winter rapeseed, and others. While sowing of cereals has not yet begun, sowing of rapeseed is almost finished. If you didn’t sow it yet, there isn’t much time left for doing this.Read more

Plants require water, air, light, suitable temperature, and 16 nutrients to grow. Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen plants absorb from air and water. The other 14 nutrients come from the growing medium/soil. Soil nutrients are divided into two groups according to their demanded quantity by the plants. The macronutrients are those that are demanded in relativelyRead more

To ensure the quality of farming and preservation of your land, the right pressure in tires is crucial. Over-inflated pressure in tires results in yield loss, lower quality results, and excess operating costs. Root development of the crops planted is adversely affected, development of microbial life is limited and stagnation of water is encouraged. Also,Read more

In a previous blog post, we wrote about the storage of fresh fruits and vegetables. But fruits and vegetables can be also stored in many other forms, such as canned, frozen, dried, or juiced. Modern lifestyle and diet, which prompted the human to adequately storage a variety of fruits and other plant organs, influenced theRead more

Storage of fruits and vegetables is the final stage of post-harvest. It seeks to solve problems related to maturation, and satisfy the requirements for the seasonal nature of consumption. The need for preservation of fruits and vegetables in an artificially created conditions imposed for few reasons: Limited capacity of devices and equipment for preservation andRead more

This year the rain is giving headache to many of us. Not only because of failed plans for working outdoors, but also because of damages it inflicts on crops. Extremely changing weather, as frequent rains and short hot periods, favors the emergence of some diseases on farm crops. Under the current weather conditions diseases areRead more

After the harvest of cereals or other major crops many farmers just leave the soil empty until the next sowing in the fall or even spring. Thus soils stay empty 3-5 months and that is not economical. With second crop cultivation, farmers can get second harvest and get higher revenue per ha, which means higherRead more

Summer is harvesting time for winter and spring crops. The amount and quality of yield are the result of agro-technical and agro-climatic characteristics of the production period. We can’t influence the climate conditions, but soil management is an area in which farmer can show all his knowledge and skills. Although harvesting activities are important, weRead more

Liming is a traditional procedure in preparing soil for planting. It is the application of calcium- and magnesium-rich materials to soil in various forms, including marl, chalk, limestone, or hydrated lime. Lime used on farm land is also called agricultural lime. The primary reason to apply agricultural lime is to correct the high levels of acidity inRead more

Women play a vital role in advancing agricultural development and food security. They participate in many aspects of rural life – in paid employment, trade and marketing, as well as many unpaid activities, such as tending to crops and animals, collecting water and wood for fuel, and caring for family members. Women also manage householdRead more