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Precision of grain yield monitors for use in on-farm research strip trials
On-farm research (OFR) has become popular as a result of precision agriculture technology simplifying the process and farm software capabilities to...
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Benchmarking carbon sequestration potentials in arable soils by on-farm research on innovative pioneer farms
PurposeTackling the global carbon deficit through soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration in agricultural systems has been a focal point in recent...
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Did someone say “farmer-centric”? Digital tools for spatially distributed on-farm experimentation
On-farm experimentation (OFE) embeds the conduct of agronomic research within normal farm business operations such that experiments are driven by...
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On-farm experimentation practices and associated farmer-researcher relationships: a systematic literature review
The convergence among the rise of digital technologies, the attention paid to the localized issues of transitions in practices toward agroecology,...
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The tricot approach: an agile framework for decentralized on-farm testing supported by citizen science. A retrospective
Matching crop varieties to their target use context and user preferences is a challenge faced by many plant breeding programs serving smallholder...
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Status quo of fertilization strategies and nutrient farm gate budgets on stockless organic vegetable farms in Germany
Fertilizer management in stockless organic vegetable production is strongly affected by external nutrient purchases due to the high nitrogen (N) and...
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A yield comparison between small-plot and on-farm foliar fungicide trials in soybean and maize
Agronomic research provides management recommendations based on small-plot trials (SPTs) and on-farm trials (OFTs) with very different...
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Digital strategies for nitrogen management in grain production systems: lessons from multi-method assessment using on-farm experimentation
During the past few decades, a range of digital strategies for Nitrogen (N) management using various types of input data and recommendation...
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Toward an effective approach for on-farm experimentation: lessons learned from a case study of fertilizer application optimization in Japan
On-farm experimentation (OFE) is increasing worldwide. Appropriate OFE procedures may differ depending on the characteristics and circumstances...
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On-farm Production of Microbial Entomopathogens for use in Agriculture: Brazil as a Case Study
In Brazil, the production of beneficial microorganisms by growers exclusively for their own use is a practice known as “ on-farm production”....
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Optimal treatment placement for on-farm experiments: pseudo-Bayesian optimal designs with a linear response plateau model
On-farm experiments are increasingly being used as their costs have decreased with technological advances in collecting, storing, and processing...
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Combining genetic markers, on-farm information and infrared data for the in-line prediction of blood biomarkers of metabolic disorders in Holstein cattle
BackgroundVarious blood metabolites are known to be useful indicators of health status in dairy cattle, but their routine assessment is...
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Smart Farm Teaching Aids Based on STEM Concepts
In view of the above-mentioned problems, this paper is based on STEM education and constructs teaching aids for smart farms, allowing students to...
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Drivers and constraints of on-farm diversity. A review
Enhancing and maintaining on-farm diversity is a potential strategy to improve farming systems’ sustainability and resilience. However,...
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On-farm assessment of an innovative dynamic fertilization method to improve nitrogen recovery in winter wheat
Worldwide, wheat Nitrogen (N) fertilization is often over-estimated, and rarely takes into account the actual dynamics of N nutrition during the...
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On-farm use of recycled liquid ammonium sulphate in Southwest Germany using a participatory approach
For political and environmental reasons, there is an urgent need for alternatives to energy-intensive synthetic fertilizers. One solution is the...
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On-Farm Organic Inputs Generation for Quality Vegetable Production
Imbalanced use of agrochemicals has resulted in manifesting adverse effects on the environment, polluting natural resources. Soil fertility,...
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Economic losses caused by mastitis and the influence of climate variation on the occurrence of the disease in a dairy cattle farm in southern Brazil
This study evaluated the economic impacts caused by mastitis in a small dairy farm with similar characteristics and production to most dairy farms in...
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Inclusion levels of tree and herbaceous legumes on nutritive quality of grass silage: results from on-farm trials
The escalating prices of protein concentrate supplements and increasing demand for dairy products in Ethiopia call for preservation of surplus forage...
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Agronomic management strategies to increase soil organic carbon in the short-term: evidence from on-farm experimentation in the Veneto region
Background and aimsOrganic fertilizers and cover crops (CC) are considered crucial strategies to pursue the objective of increasing soil organic...
