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The Financial Status and Local Credit Market Conditions of U.S. Farms Engaged in Multiple Borrowing

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agricultural producers often borrow from multiple lenders, raising concerns about credit risk and monitoring. We construct detailed farm‐level measures of how debt is distributed across lenders and examine how farm financial status and the physical presence of local lenders are linked to this practice.
Sylvanus Gaku, Jennifer Ifft, Brady Brewer, Luke Byers   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cooling phase organic fertilizer applied in saline soil increase the content of soil macro-aggregates and aggregate-associated carbon. [PDF]

PLoS One
Bai H, Chen S, Li Y, Bao W, Liu M, Suo Q.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Spectrally Engineered Greenhouse Cool Cover for Energy and Water Efficiency in Diverse Climates

Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
A spectrally selective multilayer cool cover reflects NIR and transmits photosynthetically active radiation to reduce cooling demand while maintaining crop productivity. Designed for hot climates, it enhances energy and water efficiency in greenhouses.
Amrit Kumar Thakur, T. M. Abir Ahsan, M. Saif Islam, Md Shamim Ahamed   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional and taxonomic profiles of soil microbial communities of tropical legume soils from smallholder farmers' fields in Tzaneen, Limpopo province, South Africa. [PDF]

BMC Microbiol
Mpai T, Diale MO, Shargie N, Gerrano AS, Mtsweni PN, Bopape FL, Bairu M, Hassen AI.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Review of the Challenges and Prospects in Agrivoltaics

Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This articles reviews the recent prospects of agri‐photovoltaics (agri‐PV) across continents. The existing standards and pilot projects to standardize new codes and regulations are discussed. The state‐of‐the‐art agri‐PV scheme's benefits and lackings are presented. Community acceptance and policy barriers are also discussed where prospective solutions
Tanvir M. Mahim, M. Mosaddequr Rahman, A. S. Nazmul Huda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agricultural practices can threaten soil resilience through changing feedback loops. [PDF]

NPJ Sustain Agric
Carswell AM, Willcock S, Blackwell MSA, Upadhayay HR, Harris P, McAuliffe G, Neal AL, Rivero MJ, Cardenas LM, Haefele SM, Whitmore AP, Dearing JA, Zhang F, Farrell M, Bauters M, Boeckx P, Silva YJABD, Frimpong KA, Collins AL.   +18 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Who is willing to pay a premium for leafy greens produced by indoor agriculture? A comparative choice experiment with US consumers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Indoor agriculture (IA) presents a pathway to producing leafy greens more sustainably by strictly controlling the growing environment, increasing the efficiency of water and land resources use, reducing pesticide application, and enhancing quality characteristics.
Joseph Seong, Simone Valle De Souza, April Athnos, H. Christopher Peterson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Light grazing enhances microbial-mediated nitrogen transformation in desert steppe soils. [PDF]

BMC Plant Biol
Zhu A, Wu Q, Han G.
europepmc   +1 more source

The effects of agricultural machinery services and land fragmentation on farmers' straw returning behavior

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Straw returning is important for rural ecological management and sustainable agricultural development. Using farm survey data for Anhui Province, China, in 2020, we applied the double‐hurdle model to investigate the impact of agricultural machinery services and land fragmentation on farmers' straw‐returning behavior, and to explore the ...
Xin Wang, Yanping Song, Wei Huang
wiley   +1 more source

Microplastic and trace element contamination in coastal agricultural soils of southern India: a comparative risk assessment of mulched and unmulched fields. [PDF]

Environ Geochem Health
Ashwathi C, Warrier AK, Murmu M, Priyadarsini U, Prabhu S.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source