Environmental Effects on Pollination
When considering the pollination of their crops, Farmers constantly face a large number of risks and uncertainties, such as inadequate number of bees and other pollinators, or lack of sufficient chill hours or other weather caused pollination risks. The reason is simple. Pollination sets the upper limit of crop production. Faced with these risks, farmers…
Ag Telesis Cherries
Saving the Cherry Harvest Nestled in the heart of the California’s fertile Central Valley region, rows upon rows of almond and cherry trees line the country roads. Agriculture is the heart and soul of the region, and crop yields represent the financial stability of many families and communities in the area. The last few years…
Some Pollination Methods
Hired Help – The Honey Bee The status quo technology for pollinating plants is the honeybees. For bee pollination, timely beehive placement, strength of beehives, activity during cool weather, sufficient bloom and bloom overlap are all concerns for growers. For large farms with large monoculture crop fields, honeybee pollination involves renting bees which are trucked…
A Need, A Problem & A Solution
The Need Food is essential for life, and a desperate need to better secure the global food supply exists. “Some 795 million people in the world do not have enough food to lead a healthy active life”, about one in nine. “Poor nutrition causes nearly half (45%) of deaths in children under five—3.1 million children…