A short presentation detailing the efforts of Scenic Valley Farms to create a blackberry industry in the Upper Midwest by providing winter protection in high tunnels.
Integrated, Organic High Tunnel Bramble and Vegetable Productioncegundacker
This document provides an overview of integrated organic bramble and vegetable production in high tunnels. It discusses Scenic Valley Farms' experience constructing and managing various high tunnel designs for growing blackberries, tomatoes, peppers and other crops. Details are given on soil preparation, irrigation, trellising, production yields, season extension, economics, and opportunities for intercropping and renewable energy integration. The goal is to demonstrate a sustainable model for local food production and clean energy generation.
This document discusses different housing systems for poultry in tropical climates. It describes free range, semi-intensive, deep litter, slatted floor, cage, and environmentally controlled housing systems. For each system, it provides details on stocking density, management approach, advantages, and disadvantages. The document emphasizes that the ideal housing design considers a bird's physiological needs and allows for scientific management to optimize health, welfare and production performance.
This document discusses poultry housing, including different types of houses for different stages of production. It covers brooder houses for young chicks, grower houses for older chicks, layer houses for egg production, and broiler houses for meat birds. The optimal design considers orientation, size, foundations, floors, walls, roofs, ventilation and environmental controls. Well-designed housing is important for bird health and performance.
polyhouse,hot bed and humidifier in horticulture under protected cultivationEzhilmathi S
1. A hot bed is a method for raising vegetable seedlings in cold weather by providing extra heat to the soil from decomposing manure or other organic matter covered by plastic sheeting. This allows seedlings to be started well before the last frost date.
2. The document provides instructions for constructing a hot bed including digging a trench, layering it with straw, manure, more straw and soil before covering with plastic to trap heat and protect seedlings from frost.
3. A polytunnel is a similar structure made of polyethylene sheeting over a frame that stays warmer than outside air, allowing off-season crop growth through solar heating and retention of heat inside the plastic covering.
This document summarizes different poultry housing systems and construction details. It discusses the free range, semi-intensive, and intensive systems. The intensive system includes cage rearing (flat deck cages, battery cages, reverse cages) and deep litter systems. Construction details provided include location, orientation, foundation, plinth, side walls, and floor of poultry houses. Basic principles for poultry layout are also outlined.
Blue print and specifications for a broiler poultry shedDeepak Nelagonda
This document provides specifications for constructing a broiler poultry shed for 2500 birds. It outlines dimensions for the length, width, and height of the shed. It recommends an east-west orientation to prevent direct sunlight. Foundations should be concrete below and above ground. Doors should open outside and be 6x2.5 feet. Side walls should be 2-2.5 feet. The roof can be thatched, tiled, or concrete and should have overhang of at least 3.5 feet. Lighting and drinkers should be provided appropriately for the birds. Foot baths with disinfectants are recommended at entrances.
This document provides guidelines for housing layer chickens. It defines different types of flooring like litter, slotted, and slot-litter floors. It also describes cage and pen housing systems. Requirements for space, structures, equipment and facilities are specified. Nesting boxes, feeders, and watering systems are also addressed. The document concludes with classifications and grading of eggs based on shell color and weight.
Integrated, Organic High Tunnel Bramble and Vegetable Productioncegundacker
This document provides an overview of integrated organic bramble and vegetable production in high tunnels. It discusses Scenic Valley Farms' experience constructing and managing various high tunnel designs for growing blackberries, tomatoes, peppers and other crops. Details are given on soil preparation, irrigation, trellising, production yields, season extension, economics, and opportunities for intercropping and renewable energy integration. The goal is to demonstrate a sustainable model for local food production and clean energy generation.
This document discusses different housing systems for poultry in tropical climates. It describes free range, semi-intensive, deep litter, slatted floor, cage, and environmentally controlled housing systems. For each system, it provides details on stocking density, management approach, advantages, and disadvantages. The document emphasizes that the ideal housing design considers a bird's physiological needs and allows for scientific management to optimize health, welfare and production performance.
This document discusses poultry housing, including different types of houses for different stages of production. It covers brooder houses for young chicks, grower houses for older chicks, layer houses for egg production, and broiler houses for meat birds. The optimal design considers orientation, size, foundations, floors, walls, roofs, ventilation and environmental controls. Well-designed housing is important for bird health and performance.
polyhouse,hot bed and humidifier in horticulture under protected cultivationEzhilmathi S
1. A hot bed is a method for raising vegetable seedlings in cold weather by providing extra heat to the soil from decomposing manure or other organic matter covered by plastic sheeting. This allows seedlings to be started well before the last frost date.
2. The document provides instructions for constructing a hot bed including digging a trench, layering it with straw, manure, more straw and soil before covering with plastic to trap heat and protect seedlings from frost.
3. A polytunnel is a similar structure made of polyethylene sheeting over a frame that stays warmer than outside air, allowing off-season crop growth through solar heating and retention of heat inside the plastic covering.
This document summarizes different poultry housing systems and construction details. It discusses the free range, semi-intensive, and intensive systems. The intensive system includes cage rearing (flat deck cages, battery cages, reverse cages) and deep litter systems. Construction details provided include location, orientation, foundation, plinth, side walls, and floor of poultry houses. Basic principles for poultry layout are also outlined.
Blue print and specifications for a broiler poultry shedDeepak Nelagonda
This document provides specifications for constructing a broiler poultry shed for 2500 birds. It outlines dimensions for the length, width, and height of the shed. It recommends an east-west orientation to prevent direct sunlight. Foundations should be concrete below and above ground. Doors should open outside and be 6x2.5 feet. Side walls should be 2-2.5 feet. The roof can be thatched, tiled, or concrete and should have overhang of at least 3.5 feet. Lighting and drinkers should be provided appropriately for the birds. Foot baths with disinfectants are recommended at entrances.
This document provides guidelines for housing layer chickens. It defines different types of flooring like litter, slotted, and slot-litter floors. It also describes cage and pen housing systems. Requirements for space, structures, equipment and facilities are specified. Nesting boxes, feeders, and watering systems are also addressed. The document concludes with classifications and grading of eggs based on shell color and weight.
Demonstration of housing and layout plans for poultry [autosaved]Usama Usama
It's for businessmen as well as for poultry manager. Very simple and brief informations about housing. If you want to learn more You can connect by email Id
m.musama191@yahoo.com.
This document discusses protective structures used for vegetable production. It defines protective structures as facilities that provide protection from biotic and abiotic stresses. The main types discussed are greenhouses, plastic houses, and screen houses. Greenhouses allow control of environmental conditions while plastic houses are simpler structures made of frames and plastic covering. The document outlines the global use of protective structures, components, construction considerations like orientation, cooling systems, and microclimate factors. It concludes with problems like high costs and the need for adapted structures and technologies in different climates.
Housing is the most important component in poultry production, constituting 85% of capital investments. A good poultry house protects birds from extreme weather, predators, and theft while enabling better management of feeding, disease control, and breeding. Key characteristics include comfort, sufficient space, temperature regulation, and protection from rain, sun, and wind. Proper site selection and design/construction materials along with practices like all-in/all-out flock housing systems and adequate distance between houses prevent disease spread. Ventilation, insulation, roof/floor design, and rat proofing are also important housing considerations.
This presentation was delivered by Dr. A at the 2011 Annual Conference of the Southern Region American Society for Horticulture Science at Corpus Christi, TX.
This document discusses housing and equipment needs for animal herds and flocks. Shelters provide comfort and promote health, protecting animals from environmental factors. This increases profits through higher production of eggs, milk and meat, and lower disease risks. Building shelters requires time, effort and money. For poultry housing, a well-drained sloped location with trees is ideal, providing shade and wind protection near a water source and market. Basic equipment like perches, dropping boards, nests and waterers are also important to support the birds' needs and support productive farming.
This document discusses different types of protected cultivation structures used in agriculture including polyhouses, plastic tunnels, shade net houses, walk-in tunnels, and mist chambers. Polyhouses are framed structures covered with plastic film that allow partial environmental control. Shade net houses are covered with polyethylene thread in varying densities to control light intensity. Walk-in tunnels are covered with UV film and can withstand strong winds. Plastic tunnels and mist chambers are used to propagate nursery plants by maintaining humidity. These protected structures offer benefits like improved crop quality, higher yields, and protection from pests and weather.
This document discusses brooding management for raising baby chicks. It covers the objectives of brooding, types of brooders, preparing the brooding area, and the importance of environment control. Natural brooding involves using broody hens, while artificial brooding uses equipment like heat sources, reflectors, and guards. Different heating sources and brooder types are described. Optimal brooding temperatures and the importance of ventilation and humidity control are also outlined. Feeding, vaccination, and general chick care procedures during the brooding period are provided.
This document provides information on housing requirements for poultry, specifically laying hens. It discusses site selection, environmental needs, and various housing systems including deep litter, slatted floors, and cages. Key considerations for housing include adequate ventilation, protection from weather and predators, and appropriate temperatures for different stages of the birds' lives. The document also describes brooding arrangements for young chicks and equipment needed like feeders, nests, and perches.
This document provides information on grower and layer management. It discusses the growing period from brooding to sexual maturity (9-18 weeks) and the laying period from sexual maturity to the end of the laying cycle (18-72 weeks). Key points covered include proper housing, feeding, lighting, and vaccination recommendations for growers and layers. Optimal production is achieved through uniform growth, restricted feeding of growers, and providing the proper diet, housing, and lighting for layers to maximize egg production over their lifespan.
Greenhouse cultivation involves growing plants in a structured covered with transparent material to control the environment. It allows controlling factors like temperature, precipitation, and pests to produce crops year-round and at higher yields than outdoor farming. Greenhouse technology creates optimal conditions for plant growth. Globally, thousands of hectares of greenhouses in Spain produce crops 30km outside of Almeria. In India, the government subsidizes polyhouse construction, and about 20,000 hectares have been set up growing vegetables, fruits, and flowers like tomatoes, cucumbers, strawberries, gerbera, and carnations. Auxin Crop Consultants provides solutions for greenhouse construction, operations, and marketing.
This document discusses various types of protected cultivation techniques in horticulture, including greenhouses and high tunnels. It provides an overview of greenhouse production in the US and China, focusing on high-tech greenhouses, plastic greenhouses, solar greenhouses, and closed plant production systems like vertical farming and plant factories. Protected cultivation techniques provide benefits such as protection from weather extremes and pests, but come with challenges such as high costs. Emerging trends include improving energy efficiency, adding environmental controls, developing design standards, and conducting research to optimize growing conditions.
Retractable roof greenhouse production systemRajender Thakur
Introduction of Cravo's Retractable Roof Greenhouse Technology
For over 30 years, Cravo has led the world in the design and supply of automated retractable roof greenhouses, tunnels and orchard covers helping farmers to optimize growing conditions while protecting hectares of crops in minutes from extreme heat, cold, wind, hail, snow and insects. Our specialization and experience has helped us to create a wide range of structures, roof coverings and drive systems to meet your crop requirements, weather conditions and budget. Our retractable roof houses are operational on 5 continents in hot, mild and cold climates and have withstood the extremes of hail, snow and wind including dust storms and nine hurricanes.
To help our customers maximize their profitability, we have developed the “The Retractable Roof Production System” (RRPS)™ which integrates your climate, crop, plant physiology and market conditions to create a production strategy that uses the retractable roofs to grow in ways not possible if your crops are growing outside without protection or are constantly protected inside a conventional greenhouse, tunnel or shadehouse structure. The implementation of the RRPS™ typically can result in a 50%-100% increase in profit per kg and 2-5 year return on investment and can be used on high value vegetables, berries, stone fruit, flowers, trees and shrubs . There are 36 strategies in the RRPS™ which help growers produce more crops per hectare, produce larger fruit with a longer shelf life, over a longer harvest season while using less water, electricity and virtually eliminating chemicals. The RRPS™ has proven to be effective in helping to grow crops sustainably particularly in warm and hot climates where conventional greenhouses and tunnels are typically not effective.
With Sales offices in Canada, Mexico, Spain and Turkey and representatives in Australia, Chile, The Netherlands and India, Cravo is well positioned to help growers worldwide produce crops more profitably and sustainably while coping with the erratic changes in global weather patterns.
Contact for details
Rajender Kumar
Technical Manager
Cravo Equipment Ltd
Mobile:+919816080580;Email:rajendert@cravo.com;
Website:www.cravo.com
Latest Techniques with High Tunnels; Gardening Guidebook for Pennsylvania ~ Pennsylvania State University, New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference ~ For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
`
Huerto Ecológico, Tecnologías Sostenibles, Agricultura Organica
http://scribd.com/doc/239850233
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
The document discusses housing designs for outdoor poultry production. It describes daily-move pens, which are floorless pens that are dragged by hand to new patches of grass once or twice a day, leaving manure behind to fertilize the grass and presenting chickens with fresh forage. Daily-move pens are best suited for raising broilers and allow for dramatic plant growth effects from the daily fertilization while avoiding overgrazing. The system provides consistency for broilers who do not need to learn new behaviors as they grow. However, daily-move pens leave chickens vulnerable to chilling without litter or perches.
Greenhouse Vegetable Production Background[1]guest73bbac2
This document provides information on greenhouse bell pepper production in Leamington, Ontario presented by Drs. Ozair Chaudhry and Muhammed Saeed. It discusses the greenhouse structure, operation, bell pepper production process including planting, harvesting, and packing, as well as the economics of greenhouse bell pepper production. Specifically, it outlines the phases of study, typical gutter-connected greenhouse design, environmental control systems, seedling planting procedures, factors that influence growth and development, harvesting seasons and yields, packing and storage processes, and the costs and revenues associated with greenhouse bell pepper production.
A talk I did for Beginning Farmers of New Hampshire. We did a bubble washer and barrel washer workshop for them that day as well. Check out more info http://michael-kilpatrick.com/
This document discusses polyhouse farming and its advantages over traditional open field cultivation. Some key points:
1) Polyhouses allow for precise control of environmental factors like temperature, light, and humidity, enabling optimal growth conditions for crops.
2) They provide protected environments that allow plants to reach their full potential, improving yields.
3) Polyhouse farming has lower costs than traditional methods and higher returns due to increased production volumes.
Garden Under Cover: Winter Vegetable Production in Low TunnelsCathy Rehmeyer
As presented at the 2016 Ohio Ecological Food and Farming Association (OEFFA) conference (audio available for download via OEFFA at http://bit.ly/1QhdFzA). Cathy Rehmeyer (www.motherofahubbard.com) shares her experience offering a winter CSA in the eastern Kentucky mountains, successfully growing through some of the coldest winters on record. You’ll learn about low tunnel construction and management, planting calendars and formulas, and the most cold-tolerant (and tasty!) vegetable varieties for winter harvest. If you’re a market gardener wishing to extend your growing season, or a home gardener wishing to live more sustainably, you’ll come away with the knowledge and resources you need to get started growing next winter.
The document summarizes the results of heating the soil in a high tunnel using an underground heating system. Key points:
1) Heating the soil allowed the high tunnel to remain 10-20 degrees warmer than an unheated tunnel, allowing crops to be grown 8 weeks earlier.
2) Tomatoes and cucumbers grown in the heated tunnel were of higher quality and yielded more than those grown outside or in an unheated tunnel.
3) A potassium deficiency caused hard centers in tomatoes late in the season, but was addressed with foliar potassium applications.
GlassHouse Technologies interview questions and answersnydesti930
This document provides interview preparation materials for GlassHouse Technologies interviews. It includes sample interview questions, tips for answering common questions like "Why should we hire you?" and "What can you do for this company?", as well as tips for researching the company, asking your own questions, negotiating salary, and following up after the interview. Suggested questions to ask include about the company's induction and development programs in order to demonstrate early contributions. Overall, the document aims to help candidates successfully prepare for and participate in all stages of the GlassHouse Technologies interview process.
The presentation describes a move from brand opacity (obscuring knowledge, to build brand premiums) through translucency (offering sneak peeks to support brand story telling), to fully-fledged transparency (a free and open information exchange with stakeholders).
For more, see:
http://glasshousepartnership.com/viewpoint/blog/whats-your-brand-assurance-programme-look-like/
Demonstration of housing and layout plans for poultry [autosaved]Usama Usama
It's for businessmen as well as for poultry manager. Very simple and brief informations about housing. If you want to learn more You can connect by email Id
m.musama191@yahoo.com.
This document discusses protective structures used for vegetable production. It defines protective structures as facilities that provide protection from biotic and abiotic stresses. The main types discussed are greenhouses, plastic houses, and screen houses. Greenhouses allow control of environmental conditions while plastic houses are simpler structures made of frames and plastic covering. The document outlines the global use of protective structures, components, construction considerations like orientation, cooling systems, and microclimate factors. It concludes with problems like high costs and the need for adapted structures and technologies in different climates.
Housing is the most important component in poultry production, constituting 85% of capital investments. A good poultry house protects birds from extreme weather, predators, and theft while enabling better management of feeding, disease control, and breeding. Key characteristics include comfort, sufficient space, temperature regulation, and protection from rain, sun, and wind. Proper site selection and design/construction materials along with practices like all-in/all-out flock housing systems and adequate distance between houses prevent disease spread. Ventilation, insulation, roof/floor design, and rat proofing are also important housing considerations.
This presentation was delivered by Dr. A at the 2011 Annual Conference of the Southern Region American Society for Horticulture Science at Corpus Christi, TX.
This document discusses housing and equipment needs for animal herds and flocks. Shelters provide comfort and promote health, protecting animals from environmental factors. This increases profits through higher production of eggs, milk and meat, and lower disease risks. Building shelters requires time, effort and money. For poultry housing, a well-drained sloped location with trees is ideal, providing shade and wind protection near a water source and market. Basic equipment like perches, dropping boards, nests and waterers are also important to support the birds' needs and support productive farming.
This document discusses different types of protected cultivation structures used in agriculture including polyhouses, plastic tunnels, shade net houses, walk-in tunnels, and mist chambers. Polyhouses are framed structures covered with plastic film that allow partial environmental control. Shade net houses are covered with polyethylene thread in varying densities to control light intensity. Walk-in tunnels are covered with UV film and can withstand strong winds. Plastic tunnels and mist chambers are used to propagate nursery plants by maintaining humidity. These protected structures offer benefits like improved crop quality, higher yields, and protection from pests and weather.
This document discusses brooding management for raising baby chicks. It covers the objectives of brooding, types of brooders, preparing the brooding area, and the importance of environment control. Natural brooding involves using broody hens, while artificial brooding uses equipment like heat sources, reflectors, and guards. Different heating sources and brooder types are described. Optimal brooding temperatures and the importance of ventilation and humidity control are also outlined. Feeding, vaccination, and general chick care procedures during the brooding period are provided.
This document provides information on housing requirements for poultry, specifically laying hens. It discusses site selection, environmental needs, and various housing systems including deep litter, slatted floors, and cages. Key considerations for housing include adequate ventilation, protection from weather and predators, and appropriate temperatures for different stages of the birds' lives. The document also describes brooding arrangements for young chicks and equipment needed like feeders, nests, and perches.
This document provides information on grower and layer management. It discusses the growing period from brooding to sexual maturity (9-18 weeks) and the laying period from sexual maturity to the end of the laying cycle (18-72 weeks). Key points covered include proper housing, feeding, lighting, and vaccination recommendations for growers and layers. Optimal production is achieved through uniform growth, restricted feeding of growers, and providing the proper diet, housing, and lighting for layers to maximize egg production over their lifespan.
Greenhouse cultivation involves growing plants in a structured covered with transparent material to control the environment. It allows controlling factors like temperature, precipitation, and pests to produce crops year-round and at higher yields than outdoor farming. Greenhouse technology creates optimal conditions for plant growth. Globally, thousands of hectares of greenhouses in Spain produce crops 30km outside of Almeria. In India, the government subsidizes polyhouse construction, and about 20,000 hectares have been set up growing vegetables, fruits, and flowers like tomatoes, cucumbers, strawberries, gerbera, and carnations. Auxin Crop Consultants provides solutions for greenhouse construction, operations, and marketing.
This document discusses various types of protected cultivation techniques in horticulture, including greenhouses and high tunnels. It provides an overview of greenhouse production in the US and China, focusing on high-tech greenhouses, plastic greenhouses, solar greenhouses, and closed plant production systems like vertical farming and plant factories. Protected cultivation techniques provide benefits such as protection from weather extremes and pests, but come with challenges such as high costs. Emerging trends include improving energy efficiency, adding environmental controls, developing design standards, and conducting research to optimize growing conditions.
Retractable roof greenhouse production systemRajender Thakur
Introduction of Cravo's Retractable Roof Greenhouse Technology
For over 30 years, Cravo has led the world in the design and supply of automated retractable roof greenhouses, tunnels and orchard covers helping farmers to optimize growing conditions while protecting hectares of crops in minutes from extreme heat, cold, wind, hail, snow and insects. Our specialization and experience has helped us to create a wide range of structures, roof coverings and drive systems to meet your crop requirements, weather conditions and budget. Our retractable roof houses are operational on 5 continents in hot, mild and cold climates and have withstood the extremes of hail, snow and wind including dust storms and nine hurricanes.
To help our customers maximize their profitability, we have developed the “The Retractable Roof Production System” (RRPS)™ which integrates your climate, crop, plant physiology and market conditions to create a production strategy that uses the retractable roofs to grow in ways not possible if your crops are growing outside without protection or are constantly protected inside a conventional greenhouse, tunnel or shadehouse structure. The implementation of the RRPS™ typically can result in a 50%-100% increase in profit per kg and 2-5 year return on investment and can be used on high value vegetables, berries, stone fruit, flowers, trees and shrubs . There are 36 strategies in the RRPS™ which help growers produce more crops per hectare, produce larger fruit with a longer shelf life, over a longer harvest season while using less water, electricity and virtually eliminating chemicals. The RRPS™ has proven to be effective in helping to grow crops sustainably particularly in warm and hot climates where conventional greenhouses and tunnels are typically not effective.
With Sales offices in Canada, Mexico, Spain and Turkey and representatives in Australia, Chile, The Netherlands and India, Cravo is well positioned to help growers worldwide produce crops more profitably and sustainably while coping with the erratic changes in global weather patterns.
Contact for details
Rajender Kumar
Technical Manager
Cravo Equipment Ltd
Mobile:+919816080580;Email:rajendert@cravo.com;
Website:www.cravo.com
Latest Techniques with High Tunnels; Gardening Guidebook for Pennsylvania ~ Pennsylvania State University, New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference ~ For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
`
Huerto Ecológico, Tecnologías Sostenibles, Agricultura Organica
http://scribd.com/doc/239850233
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
The document discusses housing designs for outdoor poultry production. It describes daily-move pens, which are floorless pens that are dragged by hand to new patches of grass once or twice a day, leaving manure behind to fertilize the grass and presenting chickens with fresh forage. Daily-move pens are best suited for raising broilers and allow for dramatic plant growth effects from the daily fertilization while avoiding overgrazing. The system provides consistency for broilers who do not need to learn new behaviors as they grow. However, daily-move pens leave chickens vulnerable to chilling without litter or perches.
Greenhouse Vegetable Production Background[1]guest73bbac2
This document provides information on greenhouse bell pepper production in Leamington, Ontario presented by Drs. Ozair Chaudhry and Muhammed Saeed. It discusses the greenhouse structure, operation, bell pepper production process including planting, harvesting, and packing, as well as the economics of greenhouse bell pepper production. Specifically, it outlines the phases of study, typical gutter-connected greenhouse design, environmental control systems, seedling planting procedures, factors that influence growth and development, harvesting seasons and yields, packing and storage processes, and the costs and revenues associated with greenhouse bell pepper production.
A talk I did for Beginning Farmers of New Hampshire. We did a bubble washer and barrel washer workshop for them that day as well. Check out more info http://michael-kilpatrick.com/
This document discusses polyhouse farming and its advantages over traditional open field cultivation. Some key points:
1) Polyhouses allow for precise control of environmental factors like temperature, light, and humidity, enabling optimal growth conditions for crops.
2) They provide protected environments that allow plants to reach their full potential, improving yields.
3) Polyhouse farming has lower costs than traditional methods and higher returns due to increased production volumes.
Garden Under Cover: Winter Vegetable Production in Low TunnelsCathy Rehmeyer
As presented at the 2016 Ohio Ecological Food and Farming Association (OEFFA) conference (audio available for download via OEFFA at http://bit.ly/1QhdFzA). Cathy Rehmeyer (www.motherofahubbard.com) shares her experience offering a winter CSA in the eastern Kentucky mountains, successfully growing through some of the coldest winters on record. You’ll learn about low tunnel construction and management, planting calendars and formulas, and the most cold-tolerant (and tasty!) vegetable varieties for winter harvest. If you’re a market gardener wishing to extend your growing season, or a home gardener wishing to live more sustainably, you’ll come away with the knowledge and resources you need to get started growing next winter.
The document summarizes the results of heating the soil in a high tunnel using an underground heating system. Key points:
1) Heating the soil allowed the high tunnel to remain 10-20 degrees warmer than an unheated tunnel, allowing crops to be grown 8 weeks earlier.
2) Tomatoes and cucumbers grown in the heated tunnel were of higher quality and yielded more than those grown outside or in an unheated tunnel.
3) A potassium deficiency caused hard centers in tomatoes late in the season, but was addressed with foliar potassium applications.
GlassHouse Technologies interview questions and answersnydesti930
This document provides interview preparation materials for GlassHouse Technologies interviews. It includes sample interview questions, tips for answering common questions like "Why should we hire you?" and "What can you do for this company?", as well as tips for researching the company, asking your own questions, negotiating salary, and following up after the interview. Suggested questions to ask include about the company's induction and development programs in order to demonstrate early contributions. Overall, the document aims to help candidates successfully prepare for and participate in all stages of the GlassHouse Technologies interview process.
The presentation describes a move from brand opacity (obscuring knowledge, to build brand premiums) through translucency (offering sneak peeks to support brand story telling), to fully-fledged transparency (a free and open information exchange with stakeholders).
For more, see:
http://glasshousepartnership.com/viewpoint/blog/whats-your-brand-assurance-programme-look-like/
This document discusses various techniques for extending the growing season, including protecting plants from early and late frosts. Season extension allows for more crops to mature, different crop varieties to be grown, and moving toward year-round production. Techniques mentioned include using cold frames, low tunnels, shade cloth, mulches, hardy plant varieties, and protecting plants at risk of frost with fabrics or plastics. Microclimates around properties can also be exploited to find warmer or cooler spots suited to different planting times.
Integrating Renewable Energy into your Farm Plancegundacker
This document discusses integrating renewable energy technologies into sustainable farm operations. It describes Scenic Valley Farms' use of high tunnel agriculture combined with solar thermal heating and small wind turbines to produce organic vegetables year-round. Data shows solar thermal heating extends the growing season and increases yields compared to conventional high tunnels. An online marketplace sells the farm's produce. The hybrid system aims to boost profits while reducing environmental impacts through locally-grown food, less fossil fuel use, and clean energy generation.
Four Seasons Gardening Manual for New Jersey ~ Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey
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For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
`
Huerto Ecológico, Tecnologías Sostenibles, Agricultura Organica
http://scribd.com/doc/239850233
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
The document discusses various principles of greenhouse heating, including important heat units like Btu and boiler horsepower. It describes how heat is lost through conduction, infiltration and radiation. Different heating systems are outlined like unit heaters, central heat and radiant heat. Unit heaters are best for smaller greenhouses while central heating is more economical for larger operations. Factors that influence heat loss and common fuels are also summarized.
This document evaluates 11 cucumber cultivars grown within high tunnels at the University of Missouri. Key findings:
1) 'Dasher II' and 'Indy' produced the highest cucumber yields, with 'Dasher II' yielding over 12 pounds of fruit per plant.
2) Early maturing cultivars like 'Tasty Green' resulted in high yields due to their early production.
3) European cultivars like 'Camaro' and 'Milligon' did not perform as well, possibly due to lack of tolerance to powdery mildew and needing a longer, warmer growing season than provided in the unheated high tunnels.
The document discusses improving agricultural productivity and food security in the Arabian Peninsula through developing sustainable production systems using less water. It summarizes developing forage crops and rangeland rehabilitation, introducing protected agriculture techniques like greenhouses, and adopting integrated pest management. Case studies show these approaches increased farmers' incomes by 400%, water use efficiency, and crop yields per unit of land and water.
Learn tips about using a greenhouse for organic gardening.
Presentation by Brigitte Zettl. Website: http://crownvalleyorganics.com
These slides were part of a class by Brigitte Zettl. We are certainly pleased to share the slides, but we want to emphasize that the slides were only visual reminders for the in-depth verbal information given in the class.
Mechanization of horticulture in india specifications of required machinerySuresh Mandhar
This presentation is to help Indian farmers in mechanization of cultivation of horticultural crops ( Fruits and Vegetables ). The agricultural machinery manufacturers or dealers to import or manufacture these machines in India. For further help they can email to suresh.mandhar@gmail.com or phone to +919480637505 or +919886385295.
This document summarizes the benefits of greenhouse technology. Greenhouses create a controlled environment that protects crops from extreme temperatures, wind, pests and diseases. This allows for year-round cultivation and higher yields compared to outdoor growing. Common greenhouse structures discussed include even-span, quonset and lean-to designs. The document also discusses greenhouse cultivation in Ladakh, India, where greenhouses have led to increased food production and economic benefits for local farmers in that harsh climate.
Organic High Tunnel Bramble Production and Vegetable Interplantingcegundacker
This document provides an overview of organic high tunnel bramble and vegetable production. It discusses Scenic Valley Farms' high tunnel designs and crop management practices. Key points include their use of high tunnels for producing blackberries, raspberries, tomatoes, and other crops. Details are provided on soil preparation, irrigation, trellising, pruning, winterization, and intercropping strategies. Harvest yields, market potential, and estimated revenues from high tunnel crops are also summarized.
Use of Digital Mindfiles to Preserve Life Pending Revival Via Mindware, Cyber-Consciousness & Mindloading, Delivered at Transvision 07 Conference in Chicago
This document discusses best practices for organizing online courses in Blackboard and resolving conflicts between those practices. It provides tricks for using tabs, HTML, and iframe tags to reduce walls of text and clicks to content while maintaining logical organization. Analytics and rubrics are also discussed as tools to provide feedback and monitor student performance and risk. The document encourages sharing one's own best practices for powerfully designing Blackboard courses.
This document summarizes a start-up project proposal to develop technology for barothermal explosion of grains like corn, oats, and wheat to produce higher density animal feed and environmentally friendly cereal food for humans. The proposal seeks €200,370 in investment over 12 months. It outlines market needs, the technology, production plans and capacity, sales forecasts, financial projections, risks, and team. Production would start at 325 tons annually in year 1 and reach 1,000 tons by year 4, becoming profitable by 2018 and providing a 20% share of profits to investors after 4 years.
This document provides descriptions of various wines from the Bilton family's private collection and cellar. It includes details on vintages like Sir Percy from 2004, The Bilton, Viognier from 2008, Shiraz from 2006, Merlot from 2007, Cabernet Sauvignon from 2006, and the Matt Black line from 2008 and 2011. It also describes the Vintage D'Vine restaurant located at the Bilton Estate that serves traditional Cape cuisine and pairs foods with their wines.
The document discusses parallel structure and how to properly structure sentences using parallelism. It defines parallelism as using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. This can be done at the word, phrase, or clause level. The document provides examples of parallel structure using words, phrases and clauses. It also discusses how to correct sentences that lack parallel structure.
Row Covers - Protected Agriculture for Small-Scale Farmers ~ Ministry of Agriculture of Barbados ~ For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Huerto Ecológico, Tecnologías Sostenibles, Agricultura Organica
http://scribd.com/doc/239850233
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
by Steve Bogash, Horticulture Extension Educator/Researcher | Penn State University
Presented at the 2015 Minnesota Statewide High Tunnel Conference
Feb. 17-18, 2015
Successful direct market flower production for great plains vegetable growers...Mark Cain
This document outlines a crop plan and greenhouse records for a flower farm. The crop plan maps out planting locations and schedules for the 2010 growing season, including tulips, sunflowers, celosia, and statice. The greenhouse record details seeding and transplant dates from January to February for lettuce, spinach, broccoli, cabbage, onions, leeks, and tomatoes. Careful planning of crop rotations and succession plantings provides flowers and greens from spring through fall.
The document provides an overview of composting in Pennsylvania. It discusses what compost is, the benefits it provides to soil and plants, and ideal composting conditions. It also outlines various composting methods like windrow composting and aerated static pile composting. Examples are given of different farms and organizations in PA that operate composting facilities and programs. Regulations around composting permits from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection are also summarized.
This document discusses production of tomatoes within a high tunnel. Key points include:
1) High tunnels extend the growing season by increasing temperatures and protecting crops from weather. Tomatoes grow well in high tunnels since they can be trellised vertically.
2) Soil preparation includes raising beds, applying fertilizer and plastic mulch, and installing drip irrigation. Row covers further increase temperatures for seedling growth.
3) Proper variety selection, transplant production, staking, pruning, and temperature management are important for successful tomato production in high tunnels. Several recommended tomato varieties are listed.
High tunnels are unheated structures covered with plastic that extend the growing season for crops like tomatoes; they benefit from raised beds, plastic mulches, drip irrigation, and row covers to increase soil and air temperatures. Proper soil preparation, fertilization through drip lines, and managing irrigation are important for successful tomato production within high tunnels. High tunnels allow growers to harvest premium-priced tomatoes earlier in the season before field tomatoes are ready.
This document discusses production of tomatoes within a high tunnel. Key points include:
1) High tunnels extend the growing season by increasing temperatures and protecting crops from weather. Tomatoes grow well in high tunnels since they can be trellised vertically.
2) Soil preparation includes raising beds, applying fertilizer and plastic mulch, and installing drip irrigation. Row covers further increase temperatures for seedling growth.
3) Proper variety selection, transplant production, staking, pruning, and temperature management are important for successful tomato production in high tunnels. Several recommended tomato varieties are listed.
This document discusses production of tomatoes within a high tunnel. Key points include:
1) High tunnels extend the growing season by increasing temperatures and protecting crops from weather. Tomatoes grow well in high tunnels since they can be trellised vertically.
2) Soil preparation includes raising beds, applying fertilizer and plastic mulch, and installing drip irrigation. Row covers further increase temperatures for transplanting tomatoes.
3) Varieties suited for high tunnel production include 'BHN 543', 'Carolina Gold', 'Florida 47', and 'Florida 91' which mature in 72-75 days and have disease resistance. Proper pruning and staking improves air flow and early yields.
Soil testing ensures fertile soil without excess fertilizer by determining soil nutrient levels. One should divide fields into uniform areas and collect subsoil samples from each to test for nutrients like phosphorus, potassium, pH, and micronutrients. Season extension methods like cold frames, hoop houses, and row covers allow growing vegetables earlier and later by sheltering plants from cold and capturing solar heat. Planning techniques such as vertical gardening, succession planting, and intercropping maximize garden space.
The document discusses various techniques for cultivating food using permaculture principles, including raised beds, green roofs, intensive planting, keyhole gardens, herb spirals, biodynamic farming, orchards, trellising, espalliers, rotational grazing, silvopasture, and integrating livestock like chickens, rabbits, cows, goats and pigs. It emphasizes growing food everywhere through sustainable and ecologically-sound methods.
Innovative Tunnel Farming Practice in Pakistanusamaarrain
It is prepared by Muhammad Usama = 2013-UAM-33 (03087493862) Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics MNS-University of Agriculture Multan Pakistan
All the data contains real estimate and pure authentic 100% purely practical application
This document provides an overview of organic weed management strategies for farmers. It discusses using multiple prevention and elimination approaches, including cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical methods. Cultural strategies involve improving crop competitiveness through practices like crop rotation, cover cropping, mulching, and selecting competitive varieties. Mechanical methods include cultivation, mowing, and flaming. Biological controls utilize insects, diseases, and grazing animals. Organically-approved herbicides can also be used. The document emphasizes implementing many different strategies together for effective long-term weed management.
Off season vegetables ,tunnel technology By Allah Dad KhanMr.Allah Dad Khan
Tunnel farming involves constructing greenhouse-like structures covered in plastic to protect crops from elements and trap heat. This allows growing summer vegetables like tomatoes, peppers, and strawberries during winter. Tunnels come in low, walk-in, and high styles. Low tunnels are cheapest but hardest for management. Walk-in tunnels provide higher yields than low tunnels at less cost than high tunnels. The idea is to shield crops and extend the growing season to increase production by controlling the atmosphere. Tunnel farming allows harvesting vegetables earlier for higher profits.
Protected cultivation of vegetable crops BY HARMANJEETStudent
This document provides an overview of protected cultivation of vegetable crops. It discusses the need for protected cultivation due to factors like globalization, climate change, and shrinking land. Protected cultivation ensures higher yields, quality, and profits. India has seen growth in protected cultivation, especially in states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Uttarakhand. The document outlines the potential crops well-suited for protected cultivation in Himachal Pradesh, including tomatoes, capsicum, cucumber, and french beans. It also discusses polyhouse design principles, types of polyhouses from low to high-cost, and considerations for site selection, orientation, and production systems. The key challenges of greenhouse cultivation include climate control and management of
This document provides information on greenhouse cultivation of capsicum. It discusses climate and soil requirements, recommended hybrid varieties, nursery preparation, growing beds, fertilizer application, drip irrigation, pruning, training, and other cultivation practices. The optimal temperature range for capsicum is 26-28°C during the day and 16-18°C at night. Recommended hybrid varieties include IIHR Bangalore, Mahabharat, Indra, and Flavio which have yields of 16-100 t/ha and maturity periods of 65-150 days.
Brad Bergefurd - Hoop House Specialty Crop ProductionJohn Blue
Hoop House Specialty Crop Production - Brad Bergefurd, Ohio State University South Centers, from the 2018 Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference, March 6 - 7, Ada, OH, USA.
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Forcing Techniques For Raising Summer Vegetables .pptxBaban Jeet
Forcing techniques involve growing vegetables in artificial structures like greenhouses to control the environment and grow crops out of their normal season. This allows vegetables to be grown when it is too hot, cold, or dry outside. Forcing techniques require additional costs, structures, technical knowledge, and specialized varieties of crops like tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers that are suitable for these conditions. Common forcing methods include the use of hotbeds, low tunnels, and different types of greenhouses that vary in their level of climate control. Forcing techniques can extend the growing season and allow year-round production of vegetables but also present challenges like higher production costs and managing pests and diseases in the controlled environment.
This study evaluated seven cantaloupe and specialty melon cultivars grown in three high tunnels at a university research center. Galia 152, Crescent Moon, and Passport produced the highest marketable yields, with Galia 152 showing excellent quality traits. High tunnels protected the melons from temperature extremes and pests while lengthening the growing season. Special attention to pollination was needed. Overall, the study found that high tunnels can successfully produce early season Galia melons and other cantaloupes for local markets.
Growing on Clay Soils; by Vegan Organic Network
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
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Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
1. Producing High Tunnel Blackberries in Zone 4 Erik Gundacker (563) 650-3654 gun@svgreenenergy.com www.scenicvalleyfarms.com www.svgreenenergy.com
2. Agenda Project Objectives High Tunnel Construction Bramble Spacing and Varieties Soil Preparation Irrigation and Fertigation Systems Trellis System Bramble Management Fruiting Period Growth Characteristics Winterization Market Potential Blackberry Economics SHARE Farm Solar Thermal Heated High Tunnel
15. Pound single corner stake into ground and use 3-4-5 ratio to square other corners 30’ and 96’ on center
16. Attach string line at desired top of ground post and another string line 6” beneath.
17. Pound remaining post approx 2’ in ground/1’ above groundTunnel construction Follow directions provided by manufacturer Helpful hints: Use string line and 1 ¼” tek screws set into stakes when sliding bows onto ground stakes Use tek screws to secure connectors to bows and end of purlins Duck tape all purlin connections at end of bows Use 1x6 pine boards for curtain and base boards and drill 1 ¼” tek screws to secure to bow Install u-channel and wiggle wire on side walls Install plastic on calm morning or evening (< 5 mph) Attach plastic to 5 -2x4 x12’ lengths of lumber and pull over side walls Allow at least three hours of calm wind to secure plastic
23. Fruits produce these compounds to protect themselves from UV damageThe good: Very low in saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium. Good source of Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol), Folate, Magnesium, Potassium and Copper, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Vitamin K and Manganese.The bad: A large portion of the calories comesfrom sugars. But they’re GOOD TASTING !!!!
24. Soil Preparation Composted ½ mushroom compost and ½ dairy manure Mixed one wheelbarrow per ten foot of row and tilled into soil Perform soil nutrient analysis Mulched around plants with mushroom compost or straw
46. developed more lateralsHigher blossom counts and yields on primocanes in west vs. east end of high tunnel due to two extra hours of direct sunlight Better growth on root stock vs. culture stock Inconsistent growth of same variety frequently observed
67. Scalable with additional high tunnelsProduction Processes Controlled heating cooling ventilation circulation irrigation fertigation security surveillance High Tunnel Sensors air temperature motion soil temperature video humidity water flow soil pH soil water content TDS/EC light intensity