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Precision planter monitoring system based on mobile communication network
IET Networks, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Sowing is an important link in agricultural production and the basis for ensuring high yields and bumper harvests. Agriculture requires precision plows with good performance and stable work. However, the seeding process is in a completely closed state, and the operator relies mainly on experience to judge the operating state and performance of
Bing Li, Jiyun Li
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Increasing the strength of grey cast iron by introducing of dispersed additives into the melt
Литьë и металлургия, 2018 The basic mechanisms of increasing the strength of alloys, including methods through the introduction of the melt coherent and incoherent crystallizing structural components of the alloy dispersed particles were considered.
F. I. Rudnitsky +2 more
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"Efficient and Versatile Methodology for Solving Solid Transportation Problem Using Excel Solver: A Comparative Study with LINGO Code" [PDF]
MSA Engineering JournalThis research paper presents a novel and efficient methodology for solving the solid transportation problem (STP) using Excel Solver, a widely available and affordable software tool.
Mohamed H. Abdelati +3 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Furrow tillage resolves the conventional‐vs.‐no‐tillage trade‐off by simultaneously cutting CO2 efflux to 2.0–3.0 g C m−2 d−1 and unlocking high nutrient availability for the rice rhizosphere. This scalable agronomic solution strengthens soil health, enhances plant physiology, reshapes microbial metabolism, and shifts paddy systems toward a net ...
Arnab Majumdar +10 more
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How Video‐Based Information Affects Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Drone Services
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Professional service for digital technology like agricultural drones lowers transaction costs and scope thresholds for smallholders. Meanwhile, perceptual adoption barriers remain underexplored. We conduct a two‐stage choice experiment with a randomized video‐based information treatment among 384 Chinese crop farmers to measure its effect on ...
Hua Zhang +4 more
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Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Some rural counties remain dependent on agricultural or manufacturing jobs, but an increasing proportion have diversified economics. Rural counties also differ in their abilities to commute to an urban market characterized by higher wages and labor productivity.
Peter F. Orazem, Mary C. Ahearn
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan +3 more
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Farmers’ Protests in Germany: Media Coverage and Types of Bias
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The German farmers’ protests of 2024 sparked widespread media coverage and public debate. Yet, media coverage was not always positive, reflecting the media's attention‐seeking and selective focus. Occurrences of farmers blocking media outlets reflected distrust in how their concerns were portrayed.
Felix Schlichte, Doris Läpple
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Safe Tractor Operations: Foundations of Tractor Safety
EDISThe Safe Tractor Operations series contains six articles devoted to tractor safety. This publication aims to familiarize new and beginning farmers, Extension agents and specialists, and the public with safe tractor operations. It gives guidance about how everyone in an agricultural operation can work together to make using tractors safer.
Serap Gorucu +2 more
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Литьë и металлургия, 2001 During 1997—2001 the Minsk Tractor Plant and Unitary enterprise "Oktava'' ran a range of measures of creation and implementation of computer-aided systems of burdening electric furnaces and cupola in cast-steel works of the Minsk Tractor Plant.
E. G. Shvarts +6 more
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