Sociologia Ruralis, Volume 66, Issue 4, October 2026.ABSTRACT Generational renewal is increasingly recognised as a crucial challenge for the future of agriculture. Recent literature has placed growing emphasis on the importance of farmer identity as a key dimension shaping young people's interest in agriculture, their approach to farm management and their long‐term commitment.
Federica Consentino +3 more
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Who Defines Good Welfare? Identity, Legitimacy and Discourse in Positive Animal Welfare
Sociologia Ruralis, Volume 66, Issue 4, October 2026.ABSTRACT Positive animal welfare has gained prominence in discussions across animal welfare science, policy and industry. Yet debates surrounding the concept are often interpreted as disagreements about the concept itself. Drawing on insights from previous empirical research, this paper contends that the central tension concerns who gets to define ...
Mukhtar Muhammad +4 more
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A dataset of soil-sweep tool interaction measurements on an agricultural field including cone penetration resistance, draft force, and surface profiles under varying soil moisture conditions. [PDF]
Data BriefNagy D, Tamás K.
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Advanced Materials Technologies, Volume 11, Issue 17, 3 September 2026.In this study, we propose a biodegradable wireless soil urea sensor for precision agriculture. The sensor's electromagnetic response varies depending on the urea concentration, allowing the measurement of relative soil urea concentrations by analyzing the time‐transient electromagnetic response.
Yu Tanaami +5 more
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Integrating portable X-Ray fluorescence and personal air sampling into ethnographic field research during agrichemical fumigation in an avocado orchard: field challenges encountered and lessons learned. [PDF]
BMC Res NotesSánchez SIA +3 more
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Advanced Sustainable Systems, Volume 10, Issue 9, September 2026.This study advances sustainable pest management by characterizing novel insect‐specific pheromone compounds with a linear release profile. Release rate constants are derived from accelerated high‐temperature tests, enabling broadly applicable comparisons of pheromone‐polymer compounds.
Franziska Schmitz +6 more
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Volume 48, Issue 4, Page 834-851, September 2026.ABSTRACT Rice is the main staple food for more than half of the world's population and the income from rice is an essential source for livelihoods of millions of households. We examine whether direct seed in rice production is an adaptation of rice farmers to rainfall changes and farm labor scarcity.
Manh Hung Do
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A Review of Fault Diagnosis and Intelligent Operations and Maintenance for Agricultural Machinery: Fault Mechanisms, Key Technologies, and Practical Recommendations. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Zhang Y +5 more
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Agrosystems, Geosciences &Environment, Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2026.Abstract Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is a significant oil crop that can be cultivated in various regions worldwide. Multi‐environmental yield trials can be used to identify superior genotypes across different locations. Thus, the objectives of the study are to identify superior sunflower genotypes that are stable, highly productive, and disease ...
Feyera Takele, Alemayehu Dabessa
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Autonomous driving system for single hydrostatic transmission crawler tractor based on multi-modal steering control. [PDF]
Front Plant SciWang L +9 more
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