Published in Journal of agromedicine
The purpose of the present study was to characterize the incidence, injury characteristics, and outcomes of patients presented to a Level I adult trauma center in Fargo, North Dakota, with farm machinery injuries (FMI). We performed a retrospective review of the trauma registry of Sanford Medical Center Fargo (SMCF) between January 2010 and Decembe...
Published in Annals of work exposures and health
The purpose of the study was to describe the nature, magnitude, causes, and economic impact, and also to evaluate risk estimates of agricultural incidents occurring during 2012-2013 in Madhya Pradesh, India. The study was carried out in 360 villages in 9 districts of Madhya Pradesh namely Datia, Shivpuri, Balaghat, Barwani, Indore, Jhabua, Narshigp...
I denna rapport presenteras ett av tre områden för att effektivisera jordbrukets logistik som undersökts i projektet ”Energieffektivisering av Jordbrukets logistik - fördjupning och utveckling” som har arbetat vidare på resultat från ett tidigare pilotprojekt om energieffektivisering av jordbrukets transporter. De tre områdena är, (1) skiftning av ...
Published in OCL
The agro-ecological transition is an ambitious challenge. It can be met by implementing the fundamentals of agroecology (use of biodiversity, integration of agriculture in landscapes, closure of flow loops) in the context of a broad and renewed offer of technologies: agro-equipment, biotechnology, digital technologies… This article explores the rol...
Agriculture in the lowlands of south Brazil is of strategic importance at the national level, since it supplies around 80% of the rice consumed by the Brazilian population. In Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state in Brazil, three million hectares of lowlands are ready for grain-based agriculture. Of this area, about half is fallow, partly used...
Metering mechanism is a key component of planters that directly affect crop development and yield based on the performance of the particular design. Vertical plate metering device is intended to minimize seed damage during planting while improving metering efficiency and field capacity. A vertical plate maize seed planter which is adapted for garde...
Het aantal agrarische bedrijven dat zonnestroom (PV) produceert is de afgelopen jaren snel toegenomen. De huidige salderingsregeling (voor kleine PV systemen) of de Stimuleringsregeling Duurzame Energieproductie (SDE; voor grote PV systemen) en fiscale regelingen maakten het voor veel agrarische ondernemers aantrekkelijk om te investeren in zonnepa...
Plusieurs auteurs suggèrent que les Pampas n’étaient pas suffisamment mécanisées, comme d’autres régions céréalières, durant la première moitié du xxe siècle. Ce retard supposé est attribué, entre autres, aux limites du marché intérieur des machines agricoles en Argentine, qui auraient été un obstacle à son industrie manufacturière. Cependant, des ...
This chapter review aims at developing a clear understanding of the impacts and benefits of conservation agriculture (CA) with respect to climate change, and examining if there are any misleading findings at present in the scientific literature. Most of the world’s agricultural soils have been depleted of organic matter and soil health over the yea...
