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Oct 27, 2020 · Have you noticed a bumper crop of acorns this year? You’re not alone – it seems that across the UK, oak trees are having what’s known as a mast year. The bountiful harvest is a clever strategy to ensure the future generation of oak trees and it’s welcome food for wildlife too.
In agriculture, a bumper crop is a crop that has yielded an unusually productive harvest. The word "bumper" in this context comes from a usage that means "something unusually large", [ 1 ] which is where this term comes from.
May 16, 2024 · Bumper crops can happen for a number of reasons. Most typically, especially favorable environmental conditions encourage crops to produce in large amounts. Temperate weather, lots of rain at the right time, and ample sunshine when plants are developing can all lead to bumper crops.
Jul 30, 2016 · By binding nutrients and inhibiting biological processes in the soil, hard water undermines the plants’ ability to reach higher stages of health. This results in less-resilient crops and...
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Mar 24, 2015 · Case study exploring the benefits of sympathetic management of farmland hedgerows for bumper crops of wildlife, specifically brown hairstreak.
Oct 24, 2016 · A bumper crop leads to piles of grain on the ground, but regulations limit to emergency storage to three months. (DTN file photo by Nick Scalise) Farmers have many marketing options...
Feb 17, 2013 · The group is now getting data from agronomists in South America, South Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. At the meeting, Cassman described initial results. The team has found that it can predict yields for 80% of the acres planted with corn in the United States by knowing just five climatic zones.
