Abalimi batshala imali kwimishini yokunisela ngenkasa, ikakhulukazi ukuchelela nge-subsurface drip (SDI), ukwandisa isivuno, ukunciphisa okokufaka kanye nokwandisa inzuzo epulazini jikelele. Kepha ukugcinwa kwesistimu yedriphu kuvame ukunganakwa, ngokwengxenye ngoba ifayela le- ukuvuza ngenkasa uhlelo ingaphansi komhlaba futhi ayibonakali.
Ukutshala imali ekutshalweni kwakho
UDon Anthony waseLexington, NE ukholelwa ukuthi ama-drip systems adinga ukunakekelwa kahle ngoba awabonwa. “Uma iphivothi liwela phansi, ngiyakwazi okufanele ngikwenze. Kodwa njengoba i-drip ingabonakali, kufanele ifakwe ohlelweni lokulungisa. ” Kokuhlangenwe nakho kuka-Anthony, ukugcinwa kohlelo lokudonsa okuqhubekayo kusiza ukwelula impilo yetape drip futhi kuthuthukise ukusebenza kwayo - futhi kusiza ukukhulisa inzuzo epulazini.
Ubuchwepheshe obusha be-Ag bunikeza abalimi izinketho eziningi zokulondolozwa kohlelo lokudonsa okuqhubekayo
Imikhuba yesondlo iguquka ngokushesha njengobuchwepheshe bokunisela ngenkasa uqobo. Esikhathini esedlule, imigqa yayihlanjululwa nge-N-phuric acid futhi kwasetshenziswa ukubheka okubonakalayo ukukhomba izindawo ezishisayo. Namuhla, kusetshenziswa izindiza ezinamaphiko, iziphuphutheki, nama-drones anamakhamera obuchwepheshe obuphezulu ukuhlola ama-acreage amakhulu ngokushesha nangendlela efanele ukudalula izinkinga ngesikhathi sangempela nge-ND code enombala (inkomba evamile yemifino yedijithali) kanye nezithombe ezishisayo ze-ADVI (ezishintshwe inkomba yemifino yedijithali). Imiphumela ayimangalisa neze.
Izithombe zasemoyeni njengohlelo lokudonsa lwangaphambi kokuxwayisa
Izithombe ezisemoyeni ziveze umbala omhlophe kumahektare angama-15 kabhontshisi ka-Anthony ekugcineni kwebhokisi elinisele elingunxande elingamahektare angama-80. Esithombeni se-ADVI esishisayo, umhlophe ukhombisa ukucindezelwa kwezitshalo, kanti okuluhlaza kukhombisa impilo ejwayelekile yezitshalo.
Ephethe izixhumanisi ze-GPS nedivayisi yakhe yethebhulethi, u-Anthony nabasebenzi bakhe badabula indawo ekhonjiswe ngomhlophe ukuze baxazulule inkinga, kepha abakwazanga ukubona inkinga ngokubonakalayo.
Ngakho baqala ukumba. Kuthe lapho befika emadripini angcwatshiwe, kwacaca ukuthi babevalekile futhi bengakhiphi amanzi. Kamuva bathola ukuthi ukuvalwa kwakuwumphumela wamagciwane amasha asanda kutholwa kumasampula wamanzi emithombo.
Ithimba lika-Anthony lisebenzise ngokushesha umthetho olandelwayo wokulungisa.
Okokuqala, bacindezele ibhlokhi engama-acre angama-80. Ngemuva kwalokho bajova amakhemikhali ohlelweni oluzokwehlisa i-pH iye ku-2.0 endaweni yomjovo kuhlanzwe nolayini.
Ngokulandelayo, baya ekugcineni kwensimu, bavula imigqa yokugudluza ukusheshisa ukunyakaza kwamakhemikhali kuze kube sekupheleni kwebhulokhi, futhi balinganisa kaningi i-pH water flush ngephepha le-litmus.
Lapho i-pH isifinyelele ku-2 emanzini ashaywayo, bavale ama-valve, bese bebuyela esiteshini sepompo bacisha uhlelo. Bese bevumela ikhemikhali ukuthi lihlale emigqeni engacindezelwanga ubusuku bonke ngaphambi kokuphinda bacindezele uhlelo ekuseni ngakusasa. Olayini bafuthwe imizuzu engama-30 kuya kwengama-60 ngaphambi kokunisela kabusha.
Inkinga Ixazululiwe.
Kwezinye izimo, ama-drones asetshenziselwa ukuqoqa imininingwane eminingi ngemuva kokutholakala kwezinkinga ngezindiza ezinamaphiko ezingaguquki.
Izithombe zesathelayithi nazo ziyindlela, kepha u-Anthony uthola ukuthi kuthatha isikhathi eside kakhulu ngaphambi kokuba imiphumela itholwe. Futhi uma liguqubele? “Awekho amadayisi.” Futhi, izithombe ezinamaphiko ezihleliwe azidingi ukuhlanganiswa ndawonye, njengezithombe ze-drone.
Ingabe izithombe zasemoyeni zifanele izindleko?
Uma wenza izibalo, impendulo inguyebo ocacile!
"Ngichitha ama- $ 10- $ 12 / amahektare ngonyaka ekulondolozeni uhlelo lokudonsa, futhi cishe amanye ama- $ 8 / ac ngonyaka ngezimpiko ezihleliwe, izithombe zasemoyeni zombili ukuchelela nosizo lwezolimo," kusho u-Anthony.
“Leyo isamba semali ebalelwa ku- $ 20 / acre. Kulokhu, ukube angizange ngenze le misebenzi, bekungangibiza amahektare ayi-15 ama- $ 15 / bushel beans. Uma kubhekwa ukuthi ukuchelela kukhulisa isivuno sami esimaphakathi ngama-busheli angama-30-40 ngehektare ngalinye, kulelo bhulokhi kuphela bengizolahlekelwa imali engange- $ 9,000, noma i- $ 600 / acre.
U-Anthony uguqule ngokuhlelekile amahektare akhe ezikhukhula aba yi-drip kusukela ngo-2006, futhi namhlanje unamahektare angama-320 ngaphansi kokunisela ngenkcenkceshela. Wonke amahektare angama-12 asebenzisa iToro Iteyipu yokudonsa ye-Aqua-Traxx®. “Angibanga nankinga nge-Aqua-Traxx - yingakho ngiqhubeka nokuyisebenzisa. Uma ivalwa, i-Aqua-Traxx ingatholakala, ”kusho u-Anthony. "Ngiphinde ngathola insizakalo enhle evela kubathengisi bakwaToro nabathengisi endaweni."
Uyaphawula ukuthi i-drip inenzuzo enkulu ngaphansi komswakama ophansi, izimo zomoya ezinamandla njengalezo ezenzeka ngonyaka ka-2012. Isimo sezulu esomile sasentwasahlobo singaholela ezinkingeni zokuhluma, kepha i-low-till isizile ukuxazulula leyo nkinga. "Ngokuthokozisayo, amakhemikhali okulungisa umugqa asiza ukunqanda ama-gopher, squirrels nama-badger ekuhlafunweni kolayini."
Ubuchwepheshe bokuhlela ukunisela, njengamamitha omswakama kanye nama-anometers (amamitha wokuhwamuka), asiza u-Anthony ukuthi ahlele kahle indlela yakhe yamasheke yokuhlela ukunisela. Lokhu kufaka ukufaka esikhundleni salokho isilimo esisetshenzisile nsuku zonke noma masonto onke, kukhipha imvula. “Ngokufanelekile ukuchelela okuhleliwe okuhleliwe ingisiza ngonge ngenkasa yokuqala neyokugcina - kulapho ithuba lokonga likhona. ”
Ukuconsa kusizile futhi ukuthi u-Anthony ondle amanzi nomanyolo ngokuya ngokuhlukahluka kokuthungwa kwenhlabathi ngaphakathi kwamasimu. “Sibeka izindawo zokuconsa ukuze imidwebo ehlukene iphathwe ngendlela ehlukile. Isibonelo, inhlabathi yobumba esindayo ibamba amanzi amaningi futhi iniselwa kaningi kakhulu kunomhlabathi okhanyayo, onesihlabathi. ”