INTEGRATED CROP-LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS: LESSONS FROM NEW YORK, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND THE SOUTH-EASTERN UNITED STATES by Alan FRANZLUEBBERS, Derek HUNT, Gary TELFORD, Shabtai BITTMAN, Quirine KETTERINGS

“…Examples show that effective solutions should recognize (1) manure has value and is not just a cost, (2) farmers, farm advisors, extension educators, nutrient management planners, crop advisors, nutritionists, state agency personnel, regulators, and university researchers need to be active participants in development of solutions, and (3) change to a sustainable future requires a combination of government regulation and outcome-based incentives.…”
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Evaluating the Reaction of different Species of Beans to Macrophomina phaseolina, Rhizoctonia solani and Fusarium solani In Vitro by S. Mohammadi, M. Atashpanje

“…Macrophomina phaseolina is a plant-borne pathogen that has a wide range of hosts and causes extensive damage to farmers around the world each year. This fungus is a polyphage and causes disease in more than 500 different plant species such as soybeans, peas, pines, kiwis, cotton and sesame, peanuts, cotton, sunflower, melon. …”
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Farm Household Typology Based on Soil Quality and Influenced by Socio-Economic Characteristics and Fertility Management Practices in Eastern Kenya by Amos Wawire, Ádám Csorba, Mohammed Zein, Brian Rotich, Justine Phenson, Tamás Szegi, Eszter Tormáné Kovács, Erika Michéli

“…While fertilizer is one of the most critical inputs for enhancing agricultural production, it is a major contributor to nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture and can have negative environmental effects on soil biota and water sources. Farmers’ knowledge on the use of fertilizer is thus necessary in developing strategies (such as integrated approach) to promote its efficient use and minimize its detrimental impacts.…”
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Investigating the Potassium Fertilization Effect on Morphological and Agrophysiological Indicators of Durum Wheat under Mediterranean Rain-Fed Conditions by Amina Messaoudi, Fatiha Labdelli, Nazih Y. Rebouh, Malika Djerbaoui, Dmitry E. Kucher, Salah Hadjout, Walid Ouaret, Olga A. Zakharova, Mourad Latati

“…Therefore, the main objective of this study is to provide crucial information on this important type of durum wheat mineral nutrition for farmers and researchers working in similar areas. …”
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Changes in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy at different times among residents in Guangzhou, China by Lu Chen, Zhi Li, Xiaoxiao Lu, Yibin Deng, Katie Lu, Tiegang Li, Ling Lu, Zhiwei Wang, Jiachun Lu

“…Their lower education level was associated with higher vaccine hesitancy. Workers and farmers are more likely to have vaccine hesitancy than people with other occupations. …”
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Roadmap for the European Joint Program SOIL: Towards Climate-Smart Sustainable Management of Agricultural Soils by Visser Saskia, Keesstra Saskia, Ní Choncubhair Órlaith, Mulder Titia, Costantini Edoardo, Sousanna Jean Francois, Chenu Claire, Kuikman Peter, Barron Jennie, Halberg Niels, Nils Borchard

“…Within the knowledge sharing and transfer compartment, the capacity of scientists, advisors, policy makers, farmers and other stakeholders will be strengthened. …”
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Estudo da influência de diferentes alimentos sobre características quantitativas e qualitativas da gordura em porcos de raça alentejana Study of the influence of different foodstuf... by Rute Santos, Maria da Graça Ribeiro, Noémia Farinha, Ana Barradas, José Alberto Neves, Pedro Bento

“…These characteristics, combined with the ease of production of this feedstuff at the farm, can make triticale an interesting option for organic pig farmers, as long as the amounts fed are restricted, in order not to diminish the commercial worth of carcasses because of excess of fat.…”
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Agroecological Analysis of Sugar Beet Ecosystem (Beta vulgaris L.) in Torbat-e Heydarieh by F Moallem Banhangi, P Rezvani Moghaddam, S Khorramdel, M Nasiri mahalati

“…Data was acquired from the Ministry of Agriculture and other related organizations and direct interviews with the farmers. In addition, data on climatic parameters (including daily minimum and maximum temperatures, precipitation, and sunny hours) were collected from the Torbat-e Heydariyeh meteorological station. …”
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Green Manure Return Strategies to Improve Soil Properties and Spring Maize Productivity under Nitrogen Reduction in the North China Plain by Gang Su, Rui Zhao, Yizhen Wang, Yong’an Yang, Xidong Wu, Jinlong Wang, Junzhu Ge

“…In summary, due to the GM return into fields, increased soil nutrients were available, which were positively affected by soil enzyme activity and fungal communities, and reduced nutrient requirements, and so the farmers could obtain a spring maize grain yield higher than 14,000 kg ha⁻¹ with a reduced 11.2% N application rate from 268 kg ha⁻¹ to 238 kg ha⁻¹ by sowing winter green manure for a long time period in the North China Plain.…”
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Respuestas de crecimiento, contenido de clorofila y rendimiento a la aplicación de lixiviado de vermicompost de estiércol bovino en el pimiento (Capsicum annuum L. híbrido Quetzal)... by Cristhian Josue Cedeño Solorzano, Antonio Torres García, Eduardo Fidel Héctor Ardisana

“…Palabras clave: pimiento; lixiviados; vermicompost; bioestimulantes   Abstract The pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is present in the diet of many people and has great economic value for farmers who are dedicated to the cultivation of this vegetable. …”
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Unexpected role of pig nostrils in the clonal and plasmidic dissemination of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli at farm level by Sandra Martínez-Álvarez, Pierre Châtre, Pauline François, Idris Nasir Abdullahi, Carmen Simón, Myriam Zarazaga, Jean-Yves Madec, Marisa Haenni, Carmen Torres

“…Here, we collected 25 E. coli recovered from nasal samples of 40 pigs/10 farmers of four farms. Nine ESBL-producing isolates belonging to ST48, ST117, ST847, ST5440, ST14914 and ST10 were retrieved from seven pigs. …”
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Effect of Climatic Conditions Caused by Seasons on Maize Yield, Kernel Filling and Weight in Central China by Junzhu Ge, Ying Xu, Ming Zhao, Ming Zhan, Cougui Cao, Chuanyong Chen, Baoyuan Zhou

“…In summary, because of the higher MT, KDD, and GDD during maize growth and kernel filling duration negatively affecting the maize kernel filling rate, the GY and KW for S<i>_P</i>M were the highest, and for S<i>_U</i>M, they were the lowest; therefore, farmers should plant S<i>_P</i>M first and then A<i>_U</i>M in Central China.…”
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Interactive Effects of Tillage Systems and Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates on the Performance of Mustard-<i>Boro</i>-<i>aman</i> Rice Cropping Systems under Conservation Agriculture Prac... by Nazmus Salahin, Md. Khairul Alam, Nirmal Chandra Shil, Abu Taher Mohammad Anwarul Islam Mondol, Md. Jahangir Alam, Mohamed I. Kobeasy, Ahmed Gaber, Sharif Ahmed

“…This study suggested that farmers should apply slightly higher N for the mustard-<i>boro</i>-<i>aman</i> rice systems for the first couple of years when commencing CA; however, after a few years of consistent CA practice, the N rate may be reduced.…”
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Caracterización nutricional de los carbohidratos y composición centesimal de raíces y tubérculos tropicales cocidos, cultivados en Costa Rica by Adriana Blanco-Metzler, Juscelino Tovar, Mireya Fernández-Piedra

“…TRT are produced by small farmers and have received only limited attention. …”
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Effect of different tillage and residue management practices on crop and water productivity and economics in maize (Zea mays) based rotations by M D PARIHAR, C M PARIHAR, R K NANWAL, A K SINGH, S L JAT, H S NAYAK, P C GHASAL, H R JEWLIA, M CHOUDHARY, M L JAT

“…In recent years, increasing water and labor scarcity & production cost, decreasing farm profitability and climatechange- induced variability are major challenges faced by the farmers of Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) in South Asia. …”
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EFFICIENCY FUNCTIONING OF THE CONTROLLER-MELIORATIVE ORGANIZATION OF THE TERRITORY IN UKRAINE AND THE USA by Butenko E., Kharytonenko R.

“…Since the 1970s, agricultural producers (farmers) have attracted erosion-hazardous areas to cultivate and have grown crops that are in high demand on the market. …”
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Multicriteria spatial analysis applied to identifying ecosystem services in mixed-use river catchment areas in south central Chile by Carlos Esse, Rodrigo Santander-Massa, Francisco Encina-Montoya, Patricio De los Ríos, David Fonseca, Pablo Saavedra

“…Neither foresters nor farmers recognise or accept the impacts of their activities on the various ecosystem services provided by the territories where they operate, even though they are leading actors for the development of local economies. …”
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Enxertia de progênies de maracujazeiro-roxo australiano em espécies nativas Grafting of australian purple passion fruit progenies in different native species by Márcio de Carvalho Pires, Osvaldo Kiyoshi Yamanishi, José Ricardo Peixoto, Nilton Tadeu Vilela Junqueira, Marcelo Alves de Figueiredo Sousa

“…<br>Purple passion fruit (Passiflora edulis), even though is unknown in Brazil, can be an alternative income for the farmers due to good price and acceptance by the European market. …”
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Effect of oodev and turmeric powder dietary supplementations on the reproductive performance of sunset platy fish Xiphophorus maculatus by Harton Arfah, Odang Carman, Muhamad Fathurrizki Darmawan, Fajar Maulana, Lina Mulyani

“…Plati fish is a freshwater ornamental fish with great demand  due to its beautiful body shape and color, besides the price is affordable.The main problem faced by plati fish farmers is that the production targets have not been achieved to meet the market needs. …”
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Modeling Climate Change Impacts on Rangeland Productivity and Livestock Population Dynamics in Nkayi District, Zimbabwe by Trinity S. Senda, Gregory A. Kiker, Patricia Masikati, Albert Chirima, Johan van Niekerk

“…Smallholder farmers in semi-arid areas depend on both cropping and livestock as the main sources of livelihoods. …”
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