hi everyone! I am interested in growing mushrooms on a professional level, i.e. creating a farm. is there anyone who could help me? also do you have a community here that specializes in what I'm asking? Thanks

I'm gonna graduate in bsc agri in May 2025. I'm planning on doing masters in any European countries as the situation in US is worst for indian immigrants. I want to study and settle there. So please suggest countries that are best for agri students

Hi! I’m in a conservation class and part of an assignment is gaining public opinion on different agriculture practices/methods. Here’s a link to the survey, it shouldn’t take more than a few minutes. Thanks!

https://forms.gle/HcAuNKgxp1ta4Q1C7

Many of us enjoy our vegitables, fruit and bread withou even thinking about the soil or where our food has emerged from. Scientists have warned that the soil condition has decayed beyond repair. In case that is true oit is a scary today, leading to a hungry tomorrow. Can this lead to food wars and human lynching human for food years from now? Do comment.

In case it can, we need to act fast! To rejuvenate soil, reduce carbon footprint. Cutting meat from diet is a sure way to reduce carbon footprint, amongst others..

Soil is not just about agriculture; it is about Life. The microorganisms in the Soil are the foundation of Life. If they do not thrive, there is no way we can thrive.

Sadhguru have u seen this title -'SaveSoil'?

Just wondering if anyone can explain what is going on here.
The study found that water exposed to orange light significantly stimulated root growth compared to untreated water.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3810624/

I'm in the UK, and an arable farmer and we have diversified into caravan storage and a secure dog field as well as a few business lets here and there. I would be really interested to know about everyone's other diversifications from the UK and around the world. It seems like an ever growing list of ideas, I imagine if I told my grandparents that people would have paid to walk their dog around our fields they would have laughed me out the room! What diversification would you laugh out the room now but could be the future?

This tree died after moving it out of a barrel, some people are telling me it died because the root was exposed during moving it outaide the barrel into the hole, any idea if we can resurrect it?

I am a high school science teacher assisting a student with an experiment. She plans to measure nitrogen uptake between grafted and nongrafted branches of fruit trees. We have access to a lab to measure samples, but we can't find a supplier of N15-enriched fertilizer. Does anyone have suggestions?

Unfortunately, during transport, I had a huge soylent leakage into my garden, I was wondering if crops like corn and tomatoes would still be able to survive, is it beneficial? Also is there an efficient way to kill squirrels trespassing in the garden, they are incredibly invasive and I want them gone

I am looking for some help

Hello guys, I am a graduate of the department of Agriculture (crop production). I am really interested in applying to the master's program in Plant Sciences at Wageningen University. I have some concerns on the selection of the specialisation, though.

During the undergraduate program, I was really interested in plant pathology (generally crop protection). I completed my thesis in the laboratory of phytopathology in which I learned many laboratory techniques and the development and survival of fungus.

After getting my degree I am trying to find out the job opportunities in the agricultural section and I think that a master could give me more opportunities in the future. The specialisations in this master are: •Crop Science •Greenhouse Horticulture •Natural Resource Management •Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources •Plant Pathology and Entomology

I am generally convinced that if i choose the specialisation of plant pathology and entomology, the job opportunities that i would have , they would be mostly in the public sector, research, education.

On the other hand, if i choose plant breeding (or Greenhouses Horticulture, Crop Science), I think that they will be more job opportunities both in public and private sector. So maybe it would be wiser for me to choose that path.

My worries are mostly about the range of the job opportunities. However I dont exclude the research, education that plant pathology and entomology offers mostly. I want to choose a path mostly based in logical factors. So if I could organise my questions, that would be like this: •What specialization do you consider offer the most job opportunities (private and public sector)? •Does plant pathology offer opportunities in the private sector? • What picture do you have of the labour market in the agri-food sector ? •From what you know of the graduates of the Master's degree which specialisation offers the most absorbing in the private sector?

I hope somebody who knows what's going on the agricultural section, can answer my questions.

I would like to better understand the most common soil-related problems UK farmers currently face and open up discussions about sustainable practices that IoT technology and data might be able to support. Is it a time thing or is it a cost worry? I look forward to hearing your story so that I can get a better understanding of the problems facing the UK farming community.

Has anyone purchased wooded property, sold the lumber then used the proceeds to help with initial costs? It seems like a good idea but I want to hear about people's experiences.

Title, really --

I was looking to get a feel for how insecticides work, exactly, and how much suffering / pain they cause to an individual insect -- as far as I understand, different insecticides have different modes of action and thus take shorter or longer to cause death, for example.

I'd be interested in any knowledgable people providing information; thanks in advance!

I believe Herbicides and Cotton are in the maturity stage because even with new products, they’re unlikely to attract new customers. On the other hand, Corn and Soybean Seeds, Fungicides, Insecticides, and Digital Agriculture seem poised for growth in the future. Does this reasoning make sense, or am I missing something?