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Agriculture, Volume 13, Issue 12

December 2023 - 116 articles

Cover Story: Agricultural insurance loss is a mainstay for stabilizing food commodity systems in the United States. We examined wheat and apple insurance claims across the inland Pacific Northwest (iPNW) and their relationships with climatically driven damage causes from 2001 to 2022, which regionally generate over 70% of all farm production. Over time, we see losses correlating with climatic extremes (drought, heat, frost, freeze), with 2021 highlighted as the worst year by far. Using dimensionality reduction, we see the first two factor loadings account for over 90% of all wheat variance, with 60% for apples, suggesting that insurance loss analysis may serve as an effective barometer in gauging climatic influences. View this paper
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Articles (116)

  • Communication
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,733 Views
9 Pages

18 December 2023

Many climatic variables are projected to occur with more intense and frequent extreme events, possibly unpredictable patterns and negative feedback loops with other environmental processes. Agriculture has faced uncertainty regarding ground temperatu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,838 Views
20 Pages

18 December 2023

The regulation of pesticide operations still faces numerous challenges and issues. Conflicts of interest and power struggles among the government, pesticide operators, and farmers are crucial factors that impact the effectiveness of regulation. To en...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,457 Views
24 Pages

18 December 2023

Using neural networks on low-power mobile systems can aid in controlling pests while preserving beneficial species for crops. However, low-power devices require simplified neural networks, which may lead to reduced performance. This study was focused...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,751 Views
17 Pages

16 December 2023

The European grapevine moth, Lobesia botrana (Denis and Schiffermüller) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), is the most critical pest of vineyards. In the present study, pheromone-baited traps were applied in 2021 and 2022 to monitor the moth population...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,714 Views
16 Pages

Compression Strength and Critical Impact Speed of Typical Fertilizer Grains

  • Mingjin Xin,
  • Zhiwen Jiang,
  • Yuqiu Song,
  • Hongguang Cui,
  • Aiju Kong,
  • Bowen Chi and
  • Renbao Shan

16 December 2023

The application of fertilizer is necessary for the growth and yield of crops, especially for paddy rice. Precision application is important for the fertilizer utilization rate and sustainable development of agriculture. However, the crushing of ferti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,710 Views
21 Pages

16 December 2023

Recently, there has been a significant focus on the issue of pollution caused by livestock and poultry rearing, which is recognized as a prominent contributor to nonpoint source pollution in the agricultural sector. This study employed the life cycle...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,808 Views
13 Pages

Baseline Susceptibility to a Novel dsRNA-Based Insecticide across US Populations of Colorado Potato Beetle

  • Samuel Pallis,
  • Andrei Alyokhin,
  • Brian Manley,
  • Thais B. Rodrigues,
  • Ethann Barnes and
  • Kenneth Narva

16 December 2023

The Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is an insect defoliator of the potato, Solanum tuberosum L. This species thrives in agricultural environments because of its flexible and complex life history, as...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,938 Views
12 Pages

Growing Patterns of the Branca Chicken Breed—Concentrate vs. Maize-Based Diet

  • Laura Soares,
  • Fernando Mata,
  • Joaquim L. Cerqueira and
  • José Araújo

16 December 2023

Local chicken breeds are threatened with extinction. They must be preserved in order to maintain genetic diversity. The best strategy to preserve these breeds is to understand how they can be made interesting in production systems. With this strategy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,122 Views
22 Pages

15 December 2023

In the pursuit of establishing a more environmentally sustainable and low-carbon hog farming system, the accurate quantification of emissions of greenhouse gas emanating from these systems, especially within the context of China, becomes imperative....

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,533 Views
28 Pages

15 December 2023

The need to improve the sustainability of intensive livestock farming has led to an increasing adoption of Building Energy Simulation (BES) models for livestock houses. However, a consolidated body of knowledge specifically dedicated to these models...

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