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From ancient times, agriculture is the art and science of cultivating the soil, growing and harvesting crops and raising of animals for food and other human needs. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the development of civilization. Since agriculture hadRead more

The soil pH is among the most important soil characteristics for crop production. It affects the soil’s physical, chemical and biological properties and processes, as well as plant growth. The nutrition, growth and yields of most crops decrease where pH is low and increase as pH rises to an optimum level. Therefore, to manage soilRead more

Making up 78 percent of the air, nitrogen is an essential element to life on Earth. It’s a component of all proteins and can be found in all living systems. Nitrogen compounds are also present in organic materials, foods, fertilizers, explosives and even poisons.As in the air, nitrogen occurs naturally in organic form in theRead more

Within a few years of planting fruit trees, most farmers find themselves with scraggly overgrown bushes and trees, rather than the Garden of Eden they had envisioned. The key to keeping fruit trees attractive and productive is annual pruning. Pruning is crucial for the management of plant’s life and health. It helps with the growthRead more

The main goal of every farmer, whether he has a small family farm or big cooperation, is to have a productive farm. Aiming to be productive, farmers are faced with many factors limiting farm’s productivity, such as available land, agricultural commodities, weather conditions, crops, market access, farmer’s knowledge, lack of new technologies and other. FarmRead more

With the appearance of first spring flowers, it’s time to start planning activities on farms, from soil preparation to sowing. Spring is an excellent time for sowing of clover-grass mixtures because spring gives the most rain necessary for their growth. Moisture facilitates soil tillage and allows to obtain a fine crumble soil structures which willRead more

Silicon is the seventh most abundant element in the universe and the second most abundant element on the planet, after oxygen, making about 25 percent of the Earth’s crust. Silicon is one of the most useful elements to mankind. It’s used to make dynamo, engine blocks, machine tools, silicons, as crucial components in microelectronics andRead more

Agriculture employs 1.3 billion people, what makes it the second greatest source of employment worldwide, after services, and it accounts 28% of global employment. All those workers have something in common – work hours spent on farms and related work cost. Whether someone is employed as s family member on his family farm, as aRead more

Grown for over 7000 years, cotton is one of the most important crops for fiber production. It’s a soft, fluffy staple fiber (pure cellulose) grown in a boll. The plant is a shrub, native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, Africa, and India. Aiming to suppress numerous pests, cotton isRead more

We have already written about growing food and nutrition demands. Top priority is a food security, due to increasing population growth and the fact that 1 billion people still go to bed hungry each day.Climate of the croplands has a great impact on farming. These conditions can’t be changed, but farmers can adjust on itRead more