Precision Agriculture (PA) is a whole-farm management approach using information technology, satellite positioning (GNSS) data, remote sensing and proximal data gathering. These technologies have the […]
Soil physical characteristics and soil-tillage implement draft assessment for different variants of soil amendments
The article discusses the results of measurement of soil physical properties and implement draft that has been done within field trial established at Sloveč in […]
Freshwater sapropel (gyttja): its description, properties and opportunities of use in contemporary agriculture
Sapropel (gyttja or dy) is a type of fine-grained and loose sediments, rich in organic matter, deposited in freshwater bodies. Properties of sapropel and quite […]
Development of belt sorters smoothly adjustable belt drums
Belt sorters are used to sort different type of objects according by their size. Making belt sorter easily and quickly adjustable in desired range has […]
Small- and medium-scale biogas plants in Sri Lanka: Case study on flue gas analysis of biogas cookers
Biogas technology has received attention in Sri Lanka already from the initial days of the energy crisis in 1973. Biogas production by anaerobic fermentation is […]
Quality labels in Estonian food market. Do the labels matter?
The current study investigates the consumers’ perception of quality labels for Estonian food. Based on empirical findings from a representative population survey, this paper analyzes […]
Efficient use of arable land for energy: Comparison of cropping natural fibre plants and energy plants
With focus on renewable energy from agriculture governments can either support the growing production of energy crops or it can invest in technology or measures […]
Comparison of methods for fuel consumption measuring of vehicles
Essential task for companies in these days is to reduce operating costs and optimization of workflow processes of machines, in order to increase the competitiveness […]
Optimization of vehicles’ trajectories by means of interpolation and approximation methods
The need to optimize the trajectory of vehicles is still highly topical, regardless weather the means of transport are robots, forklifts or road vehicles. It […]
Intra-annual dynamics of height growth of Norway spruce in Latvia
Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) is a tree species with the highest economic importance in northern Europe. Therefore, it is important to improve knowledge […]