Spring planting is well ahead of recent years and spring barley continues to be planted across the country this week.

FARMERS in Morogoro Region have hailed the execution of the potentials for agroecological practices in East Africa with a ...

Conclusion Pests are just one of the problems faced by Ugandan coffee farmer John Kagwa Tujjunge. Spraying pesticides on them is not only costly but also ...

A group in Dololo Dokatu, Marsabit County, has embraced technology that allows it to use as little water as possible in this drought-prone area to get bumper harvests.Using sunken beds, a ...

The new project in Kikube and Kagadi will follow a similar approach, focusing on drought-tolerant crops such as maize, beans ... intercropping, mulching, and reduced tillage of the land.

Delahunty grows maize for his own use but also on a contract basis for dairy and livestock farmers. He follows a simple rule of thumb; crops planted in April are established under plastic mulch. It’s ...

In contrast, 75% of commercial maize crops grown in Ireland are planted out under plastic mulch. DAFM highlights this very issue in its explanatory booklet within which the recently published ...

The increased yield under PBB + R treatment might be attributed to favorable mulching effects of crop residues. Kulagowski et al. (2021) studied the effects of conservation agriculture maize-based ...

The government also aims to reduce paddy cultivation by promoting maize (corn) cultivation for ethanol production ... Moisture content is likely to be within the prescribed limits, and even stubble ...

Drone seeding applications are also under investigation, with trials planned for cover crops in maize, green manure in winter wheat, and living mulch in tulips. Additionally, crimp rollers and strip ...