The H2020-project OPTIMA concept of smart sprayer relies on several functionalities, including variable nozzle spacing for bed-grown carrots, based an air-assisted boom sprayer. A prototype was designed and evaluated though canopy deposition, ground losses, spray drift potential. Four bed configurations, various types, angles, sizes (XR8004, combination AIUB8504/AI11004, AI8004, XR8002) at the ...

FarmAll Technology Pvt. Ltd. has been a series of trials/evaluations since 2009, first on irrigated rice following System of Rice Intensification (SRI) principles with almost full mechanization, to reduce labor requirements and economize on water and other inputs. After successful adaptation of SRI principles and practices for rice grown on permanent raised beds, FarmAll has further adapted the...

Samples of produce (tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, and lettuce) from the area surrounding the New Bedford Harbor Superfund site were analyzed for the concentration and distribution of 47 polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners. Samples of produce from out of state also were analyzed for comparison purposes. New Bedford Harbor sediments are highly contaminated with PCBs, which may partition into ...