A digital platform is being tested on the experimental farm site with the aim of operating a digital network on a farm scale. The communication protocol between the sensors is based on the LoRaWAN (Long Range Radio Wide Area Network) protocol, which is a radio technology used to create networks of connected objects. The network is made up of sensors placed at key points, enabling important information (temperature, humidity, fence tension, liquid level, heat, calving, etc.) to be sent back via concentrators (receiving antennae) using LoRa radio technology. The aim of this experimental system is to : create and connect sensors specific to agriculture over fairly long distances (10km), using a single antenna and the same communication method. test innovative sensors and digital tools for managing crop and livestock production on the farm. analyse and process the data collected so as to be able to create decision-making tools that take into account the overall approach to farms.
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Experimental digital platform LoRa in agriculture
Experimental digital platform LoRa in agriculture
Agricultural run-off and subsurface drainage tiles transport a significant amount of nitrogen and phosphorus leached after fertilization. alchemia-nova GmbH in collaboration with University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna developed two multi-layer vertical filter systems to address the agricultural run-off issue, which has been installed on the slope of an agricultural field in Mistelbach, Austria. While another multi-layer addressing subsurface drainage water is implemented in Gleisdorf, Austria. The goal is to develop a drainage filter system to retain water and nutrients. Both multi-layer filter systems contain biochar and other substrates with adsorption properties of nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus). The filter system can be of practical use if an excess of nutrients being washed out is of concern in the fields of the practitioner by keeping the surrounding waters clean. This approach may result in economic value by re-using the saturated biochar as fertilizer and improving the soil structure, thus increasing long-term soil fertility. Link: https://wateragri.eu/a-bio-inspired-multilayer-drainage-system/
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under Grant Agreement No 858735This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under Grant Agreement No 858735. FACTSHEET NANOCELLULOSE MEMBRANES FOR NUTRIENT RECOVERY Key information Functionalized nanocellulose membranes can take up nitrate and phosphate. These membranes can be put in a water treatment unit. As the membranes are biobased, degradable materials, they can after use be added to the soil, thus returning the leached nutrients back for their original purpose providing fertilizers (nutrient recycling).
Because variables such as temperature and humidity have a profound effect on the activity of crop pests, diseases and natural enemies, the ability to monitor environmental conditions within a crop has always been important for crop protection.