Author: Krystalanne Curwood
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Enhancing Hydroponics: The Role of Reverse Osmosis
In horticulture and controlled environment agriculture (CEA), ensuring high-quality water is vital for optimal plant growth. Reverse osmosis hydroponics plays a crucial role in this by removing contaminants and providing clean, nutrient-rich water. By ensuring the purity of water used in irrigation and hydroponic systems, reverse osmosis (RO) plays a crucial role in promoting robust plant…
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How to Prevent Flare-Ups From Eczema and Swimming Pool Chlorine (For Good)
Meet the Healthy & Preventative Way to Make Swimming With Eczema Enjoyable & Irritation-Free Imagine diving into your clear, fresh pool without the itchy, red aftermath of eczema. For many, a chlorine-infused summer swim leads to days or weeks of red, flaky and swollen rashes. Additionally, visible symptoms come with painfully intense itching, burning and…
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Preventative vs. Corrective: The Power of Proactive Livestock & Poultry Care
Preventative Care Isn’t Just an Option – It’s a Game-Changer for Livestock & Poultry Health & Production Ever wondered why some livestock and poultry farms thrive while others struggle to keep their animals healthy? Truth is, it’s easy to avoid biosecurity crises and productivity loss. The secret often lies in the proactive or corrective care…
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Cultivator Empowerment: CEA AOP Systems Working to Ease Your Maintenance
Commercial controlled environment agriculture (CEA) facilities, such as greenhouses and indoor farming, stand as a transformative response to the vulnerabilities posed by unpredictable weather patterns, pest infestations, and other external threats that can compromise crop yields. These controlled environments provide a controlled, sheltered space where cultivators can manipulate various factors like temperature, humidity, and light…
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Luxury Pool Designs & Features 2024: How to Make Your Eco-Chic Pool Paradise
As summer 2024 approaches, we’re seeing the rise of luxury pool designs that blend aesthetics and functionality to craft retreat-like experiences. Homeowners and real estate developers alike are investing in pools that enhance property aesthetics and provide a tranquil escape from everyday life. If you’re always juggling work and family obligations, a backyard retreat is…
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Resource-Saving Tools For Sustainable Livestock & Poultry Drinking Water
Livestock and poultry farming has been a crucial component of human civilization for thousands of years, providing a steady source of food, clothing and other essential resources. As the global population continues to rise, the demand for animal protein products has surged, leading to advancements in agricultural practices to ensure efficiency, sustainability and responsible resource…
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Prevent & Protect: A Guide to Poultry Water Sampling & Treatment
Do you know what’s in your poultry drinking water? Despite its foundational role in poultry health, poultry water sampling and quality are often overlooked. On many poultry farms, it’s alarmingly common to find water supplies contaminated with pathogens, bacteria, metals and microorganisms. Substandard poultry water quality can significantly impair poultry performance, affecting everything from growth…
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The Future of Vertical Farming: A Comprehensive Guide
There is no doubt that the world’s population is growing faster than our ability to feed it. When we look forward 30 years from now, we will need to feed over 10 billion people with less water and less arable land. Agriculture, one of the oldest and most adaptable industries, has continuously evolved from the…
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Protect Your Profits: Is Your Livestock Winter-Ready?
In the world of livestock food production, winter threatens your animals’ well-being and profits. As the cold temperatures set in, so do risks of lower feed intake, compromised growth rates, dehydration and overall weakened immune systems. But, within livestock winter challenges lie opportunities to prepare for year-round success. Winter preparation for livestock is more than…
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Livestock Biosecurity 101: The Ultimate Guide to Thriving Animal Health
Are you always looking to maximize your livestock production profits, but feel like you’re missing a crucial piece of the puzzle? You’re not alone. The world of livestock food production presents unique challenges, where the well-being of each animal impacts your hard-earned revenue. In turn, overlooking biosecurity is like leaving the farm gate wide open…