Hi #riceFam, rice farming systems and processes seem outdated and needs changing. Eg. Irrigation > planting > managing > harvesting and prep. This process takes 3-5months depending on climate you're in. And very labour intensive.

Does anyone know of a hydroponics or more efficient way to farm rice? Curious to hear ideas.

I'm interested in better understanding global markets, trade policies, research and development policy (and which locations are favorable for biotech in terms of regulations+incentives), and emerging markets or novel product introduction.

Where would you find good resources for a beginner

Headlines like this are appearing more frequently, but don't expect any acre loss in next year's campaign. Is there any support that costs are really this high? Below is a summary from a Canal Rural article.

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Brazil: Nearly 90% of Soybean Producers Can’t Break Even in Mato Grosso.

A survey conducted by the Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural Economics found that 87.2% of the state’s soybean growers could not cover production costs in the 2023-24 harvest season. The survey had 1,187 respondents who cultivate 2.5 million hectares of land, 80% of whom have already completed the oilseed harvest.

Only 153 of the survey participants reported having productivity above the total cost, or 65 bags per hectare. Meanwhile, 87.2% or 1,034 soybean producers had 51.82 bags per hectare productivity, which was 20.25% lower than the previous cropping season.

Aside from the West, the other regions in Brazil reported a productivity decline. The average productivity was 51.75 bags per hectare in the south and 52.70 in the east. The most productive was the north, with an average of 52.49 bags per hectare.

The survey also found that 9% of soybean producers reported fallen plants, and 16.5% abandoned their farms due to low productivity.
Mato Gross farmers also reduced their corn area this year, with an average reduction of 8.44%, or around 6.94 million hectares.

Russian Government Seized AgroTerra’s Assets, More to Come?

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree authorizing the government to seize the assets and companies of AgroTerra, an agricultural firm backed by Dutch investment firms.

The authorities placed the seized assets under the temporary management of Rosimushchestvo, the state property management agency. The government decree listed Netherlands-based AgroTerra Holdings B.V. and AgroTerra Investments B.V. as part owners of some of the assets seized.

According to AgroTerra management, they have not received details about the transfer of shares within AgroTerra Group’s authorized capital. The company claimed it was operating as usual, focusing on the sowing season.

The asset seizures follow a similar move by the Russian government involving Western companies, including Uniper, Fortum, and Carlsberg. It was a retaliation against actions taken against Russian firms in the West.
AgroTerra is one of the biggest agricultural landholders in Russia, cultivating an area of around 265,000 hectares. It supplies top food processors with mass commodity crops and specialty, value-added crops.

The problem is farmer in agriculture has less income sometimes they can't get the fair price

The cultivation products why can't export throughout the other countries for fair price

The agricultural products has transport to other areas the farmer will sell less price with cost of transport and the commission person and sales person took the cost and sales to other more rate

Most of the areas can't get every products in that areas why can't focus and sell to them

Shortage of the vegetables and fruits or other agricultural products why can't get from other farmers or state

Can't we stop this what will be the solution to these

Share your thoughts in comments 🤔💬

I think there is a more bio-sustainable/respectful way to tend to the issue.

Hi, I am going back to college at 21. I did a year of college after high school and most of them were gen ed classes. I’m interested in agriculture plant science or computer science. Which would be the better option considering job security, pay, etc.?

research on pesticides

We've created this website about it. What do you think could be improved and what instead is fine as it is?

Hello guys. Do you have a way to make fertilizer more milder for potato plants? Because everytime I add it they died from burning.

Good day,

We are a team of undergraduate students taking the program of Bachelor of Science In Civil Engineering at the Technological Institute of the Philippines - Manila who were designing A Close-loop Gravity Fed Drip Irrigation System with Remote Sensing Technology in a farm located at Pililla, Rizal. The development of the irrigation system includes a systematic evaluation of the parts to be integrated into the whole system. As such, we are looking for competitive professionals under the BS in Civil Engineering field specializing on Water Resources Engineering to take part in the project’s design option ranking.

All participants will answer a short survey questionnaire that scrutinizes the irrigation system’s design constraints regarding economical , technical, sustainability, environmental, and resources efficiency weights of importance in the design option’s ranking.

Should you have questions, feel free to write down your interest under this thread.

Thank you very much for your support in this project. We are looking forward for your response.

*Attached below is the synthesis of the study

Synthesis

Hey, i am doing a project with apple leaf diseases which i will put on edge device for real time predictions. But i was wondering, how useful is this? Would people benefit from knowing if their apples trees on farm are diseased. Would it help to prevent?Or to stop further spreading? etc...

What are peoples thoughts on the key to getting this right?

What's the best size of land for cash crop farming? Is 1 hectare good?

Hey you probably saw me here yesterday asking a pretty broad and unhelpful question. After reading the responses I wanted to change the question.

Appreciate any help!

Hello! I am a student Stockton University majoring in Environmental Science. I am deploying an educational survey for my Wildlife Management class on how farmers feel about wildlife conservation on agricultural land. It is only a few minutes of your times :)! Thank you!

https://forms.gle/msSjqPMGrhG8EyWC9

Hey I’m an Econ student doing some research on the agriculture industry and curious about which brands are favored by people in the industry.

Appreciate any help!