Trace Minerals: The key to Immunity for Farm Animals
Immune Function: The purpose of the immune system is to render harmless a foreign agent which may be a bacteria, protozoan, virus or non-infectious entity such as a chemical or toxin. […]
Recent Articles
Animal Feed-Nutrition
Animal Feed-Nutrition
Management of an intensive (Zero) Grazing System
In the face of reduced land resources, animals are increasingly being kept in smaller spaces referred to as Zero grazing and being provided with all their feed and water requirements. […]
Animal Feed-Nutrition
Livestock Feed selection – Evaluation of Feed Ingredients
The achievement of proper nutrition with the aid of animal by-products has, for centuries, enriched the human diet. It is, therefore, essential to perpetuate this critical role of animal by-products […]
Animal Feed-Nutrition
Protein Supplements in Animal Feed
A blood meal is dried blood from animal processing plants. Spray or ring-dried blood meal is superior to batch dried because less heat damage occurs. A blood meal is high […]
Animal Feed-Nutrition
Feeding Systems of Farm Animals
The different types of feed and their characteristics A successful dairy feeding system is defined as one that delivers the needed nutrients to each cow at the correct time (stage […]
Animal Feed-Nutrition
Farm Animal (Cattle) Nutrition
Energy Animal Nutrition begins with energy which is probably the best definite requirement of farm animals and is expensive. Animals derive most of the energy they need from breaking down […]
Sustainability
Social perception of Urban agriculture and integrated rooftop greenhouse projects
The reason to implement a garden or rooftop greenhouse in a city or building can be commercial, but, more often than not, the social aspects behind it play an essential […]
Alternative Proteins
Cellular Agriculture – Cultivated Meat
The food systems that feed the Global North depend on industrial agriculture, intensive livestock farming, and monocropping, and their global reach is growing. These methods alone will not be able […]
Vegetables
How to store tomatoes to minimize post-harvest losses
The tomato is one of the most famous and widely used fruit and vegetables globally. In order to protect and increase the final yield of their crop, growers (whether cultivating […]
Peach tree
Peach Pests and Diseases
What are the major pests and diseases in peach trees, and how to control them Unfortunately, peach trees suffer from various fungal and bacterial diseases and various pests. The farmer […]
Partners
Partnership between Wikifarmer and Fundación Empresa-Universidad Gallega (FEUGA)
Wikifarmer is always interested in building partnerships with organizations, universities, institutions, and projects worldwide. Our main goal is to democratize agriculture; we believe networking can help us achieve this. Wikifarmer […]
Peach tree
Peach yield per hectare, Harvesting methods, and Storage
Peach yields The peach and nectarine fruit yield highly depends on the variety, the training and pruning system applied, the planting distances, the environmental condition, and the agricultural practices (e.g., […]
Peach tree
Peach Tree Fertilizer Requirements
First of all, before establishing your peach orchard or applying any fertilization, it is essential to perform a soil analysis to have more information concerning the soil characteristics and nutrient […]
Peach tree
Irrigating Peach Trees – How much Water do Peach Trees need?
Peach Water Requirements Irrigation is one of the most critical operations and is essential to the success of a peach orchard (good vegetative growth, high yields, and quality fruits). In […]
Peach tree
How to Train and Prune Peach Trees
Peaches are very lively trees in general, meaning they have a considerable growth rate and produce a significant number of shoots even when still in the plant nursery. Thus, pruning […]
Peach tree
Propagation and Pollination of Peach trees
How to Propagate Peaches Peach trees can be propagated by seed, cuttings (use of hardwood cuttings), grafting, and budding. However, among these options, commercial farmers often use only the last […]
Peach tree
Peach Tree Soil Requirements, Soil Preparation, and Planting
Peach Tree Soil Requirements – Site selection for planting Peach Trees The peach tree prefers middle, well-drained sandy loam soils and around 4 feet (1.2 m) deep. Heavy soils are […]
Peach tree
Growing Peach Trees for Profit – Peach Farming Guide
Peach cultivation –if done rationally and on a scalable basis- can be a good source of income. First, growing trees, such as peach trees, requires many years of land exploitation. […]
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