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AGRIVI system helps farmers manage their farm production with its powerful features. In order to enhance farmer’s experience of using it, the system is constantly improved with new ones, such as field analytic. It enables farmers to track everything they spend on their fields, with field economy and productivity. In last blog post about fieldRead more

Hazelnut tree (Corylus avellana L.) is a genus of deciduous trees and large shrubs native to Europe and Asia Minor, preferring regions with mild, moist winters and cool summers. For this reason, most production is located near large bodies of water at mid latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere (along the Black Sea in Turkey, theRead more

Although the harvest is finished, there are still plenty of work in orchard. Autumn is perfect time to manage the orchard by preparing trees for winter and start thinking about next year’s bloom. It’s also the time to look after the health of the tree.Regular fall management ranges from monitoring for disease or pests toRead more

Phytoplasmas are known causal agents of hundreds of diseases in various plants. They are microscopic plant pathogens, which live in the vascular system of plants and are spread by sap-feeding insects, including leafhoppers and planthoppers. There are several diseases of grapevine caused by phytoplasmas: Flavescence dorée Bois noir (black wood, vergilbungskrankheit) Grapevine yellows. All Vitis vinifera varietiesRead more

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) is the most commonly used salad vegetable, occurring in or under most salads. There are many types, varying in size, form, leaf shape, color and taste. All of these types may have evolved from a weedy form that was used in ancient Egypt as a source of cooking oil from pressedRead more

The olive tree, Olea europaea, is an evergreen tree or shrub native to the Mediterranean, Asia and Africa. It’s known for over 7000 years and has a symbolic connotations in cultures around the world.The olive branch was often a symbol of abundance, glory and peace. The leafy branches of the olive tree were ritually offeredRead more

Climate change and agriculture are interrelated processes, both of which take place on a global scale. Climate change affects farming in a number of ways, including through changes in average temperatures, rainfall, and climate extremes (e.g. heat waves), changes in pests and diseases, changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide and ground-level ozone concentrations, changes in theRead more

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, which are the seeds of berries from the Coffea plant. Coffee plants are cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in the equatorial regions of the Americas, Southeast Asia, India and Africa. Top ten coffee producing countries The two most commonly grown are the highly regardedRead more

You have probably heard that hummus is an important part of your soil, but few people know what it is and why it is important. The best way to understand humus is to understand how it is formed. Dead plant and animal material consist of organic matter (a wide range of molecules including starches, proteins,Read more

The soil preparation is the first step to ensure that the field is ready for growing a crop. A well-prepared field controls weeds, recycles plant nutrients, and provides a soft soil mass for transplanting and a suitable soil surface for direct seeding. Land preparation involves plowing to “till” or dig-up, mix, and overturn the soil,Read more