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Hemp Cultivation and Crop Diversification: Implications for Ecosystem Services in Kentucky

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the ecosystem benefits of expanding hemp cultivation by assessing its impact on crop diversity. Using scenario‐based simulations and fixed‐effect panel regressions with county‐level data in Kentucky, we find that increased hemp acreage tends to enhance crop diversity, improving water quality and bird diversity.
Yunsun Park, Seong D. Yun, Brandy E. Phipps, Tyler Mark, Craig Schluttenhofer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Dryland maize yields and water use efficiency in response to tillage and nutrient management practices in China

, 2009
Rainfed crop production in northern China is constrained by low and variable rainfall. This study explored the effects of tillage and nutrient management practices on maize (Zea mays L.) yield and water use efficiency (WUE), at Shouyang Dryland Farming ...
Zhao, Q., Hoogmoed, W.B., Oenema, O., Dai, K., Wang, X.B., Cai, D.X.   +5 more
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Analyzing individual rent price ratios in eastern German agricultural land markets: A GAMLSS approach

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels, Cord‐Friedrich von Hobe, Miryam Sarah Merk, Thomas Kneib, Oliver Musshoff   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design and evaluation of a no-tillage seeder for small scale vegetable production using a two-wheeled tractor in Coahuila, Mexico

, 2009
Currently used conventional tillage systems for small-scale vegetable production in the region of Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico require a considerable amount of hand labor, energy and materials for all activities.
Hoogmoed, W.B., de Vries, J., Cadena Zapata, M., Vries, J., de   +3 more
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Residual effects of fallows on selected soil hydraulic properties in a kaolinitic soil subjected to conventional tillage (CT) and no tillage (NT)

, 2008
Improved fallows have been used to reduce time required for soil fertility regeneration after cropping in low input agricultural systems. In semi-arid areas of Southern Africa, Acacia angustissima and Sesbania sesban are among some of the more widely ...
K. Giller, Chikowo, R., R. Chikowo, Nyamadzawo, G., G. Nyamadzawo, P. Nyamugafata, Nyamugafata, P., Giller, K.E.   +7 more
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Soil physical quality associated with tillage practices during sugarcane planting in south-central Brazil

, 2020
Soil tillage operations had been carried out during the sugarcane planting to improve soil's physical quality, thus providing proper conditions for sugarcane growth.
Junqueira Franco, Henrique Coutinho, Bordonal, Ricardo Oliveira, Nunes Carvalho, Joao Luis, Ferreira Castioni, Guilherme Adalberto, Barbosa, Leandro Carneiro, Graziano Magalhaes, Paulo Sergio, Cherubin, Mauricio Roberto, Tenelli, Sarah   +7 more
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Growing-season soil microbial respiration response to long-term no tillage and spring ridge tillage [PDF]

, 2020
No tillage (NT) and spring ridge tillage (SRT) are two common applications of conservation tillage. Although conservation tillage is known to exert major control over soil microbial respiration (SMR), the growing-season SMR response to these two ...
Zhu, Yingcan, Jia, Honglei, Bennett, John McL., Zhuang, Jian, Wang, Gang, Glatzel, Stephan   +5 more
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Farmers' Participation in Messenger‐Based Social Groups And Its Effects on Performance in Irrigated Areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov, Abdusame Tadjiev, Nodir Djanibekov, Ajit Govind, Akmal Akramkhanov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The weed species composition in a reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) plantation for energy purposes depending on its age

Acta Agrobotanica, 2014
The present experiment, carried out in nine production fields of reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) grown for energy purposes, evaluated the effect of plantation age on the occurrence and species composition of weeds.
Tomasz R. Sekutowski, Bartłomiej Karamon, Józef Rola, Henryka Rola   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source