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Ramazan Yıldırım Agricultural Consultant · Senior Agricultural Engineer

Agricultural Guides

Field-tested content with concrete figures.

Berries

Raspberry and Blackberry Variety Selection by Climate

Choosing the right raspberry or blackberry variety starts with your region's chilling hours, harvest window, and market channel. A practical field guide.

Berries

Raspberry and Blackberry Planting: Timing and Spacing

A field guide to planting raspberries and blackberries: when to plant bare-root or potted canes, how deep to set them, and row and in-row spacing by variety.

Berries

Raspberry and Blackberry Irrigation Schedule

Raspberry and blackberry irrigation schedule: crop-stage water needs, frequency by soil type, soil moisture monitoring, and harvest-period adjustments.

Berries

Raspberry and Blackberry Winter Protection

Winter care for raspberries and blackberries: remove fruited canes, mulch the crowns, and water deeply before freeze. Timing varies by region and variety.

Berries

Berry Soil Sampling: Timing and Method

When and how to take soil samples from a raspberry or blackberry orchard: correct timing, sampling depth, core count, and lab preparation.

Biological Control

Whitefly Biological Control: Parasitoids, Timing, Monitoring

How to suppress greenhouse whitefly with parasitoids, release timing, sticky trap monitoring and cultural support for residue-free production.

Industrial Hemp

Hemp Irrigation Management and Water Requirements

Industrial hemp irrigation: water needs by growth stage, drip vs overhead method selection, and how water stress affects yield and quality.

Berries

Blueberry Pruning Timing and Techniques

When and how to prune blueberries: winter dormancy window, spring cleanup, renewal of old canes, and common pruning mistakes to avoid in a commercial orchard.

Berries

Blueberry Soil Preparation: Acidic Soil and pH Management

How to bring soil pH to the 4.5–5.5 range for blueberries: elemental sulphur, peat, sawdust and organic mulch for long-term acidic conditions.

Berries

Drip Irrigation Maintenance: Clog Prevention and Winter Care

Why drip emitters clog, how to clean filters and laterals, acid flushing for mineral deposits and step-by-step winterization for berry orchards.

Berries

Drip Irrigation Setup for Berry Orchards

Plan and install drip irrigation for raspberry, blackberry and blueberry: mainline, lateral, filter and emitter selection with layout principles.

Berries

Raspberry and Blackberry Disease Prevention

Cultural practices that cut disease pressure in raspberry and blackberry: pruning timing, tool disinfection, and autumn cleanup, field-tested.

Biological Control

Spider Mite Biological Control in Greenhouses

Biological control of spider mite in greenhouses: predatory mites, release timing and monitoring methods from field experience.

Industrial Hemp

Hemp Cultivation Permit in Turkey

How to obtain an industrial hemp cultivation permit in Turkey: application process, required documents, approved varieties and compliance obligations.

Industrial Hemp

Hemp Harvest and Drying Management

Industrial hemp harvest timing by end use, cutting methods and drying management: quality and loss control for fibre, seed and flower production.

Industrial Hemp

Hemp Pest and Disease Management

Industrial hemp pests, fungal diseases and root problems: identification and management using IPM, biological controls and targeted chemical options.

Soil Analysis & Fertilization

Building a Fertilization Programme

How to build a crop-specific fertilization programme: reading the soil test, calculating NPK demand, choosing fertilizer sources and scheduling applications.

Soil Analysis & Fertilization

Fertigation: What It Is and How It Works

What is fertigation, which crops benefit, how EC and pH are managed in the drip line, and why drain monitoring is essential: a practical guide to fertigation.

Soil Analysis & Fertilization

Interpreting a Leaf Tissue Analysis

What leaf tissue analysis measures, how it differs from a soil test, correct sampling and how to use results to calibrate your fertilization programme.

Soil Analysis & Fertilization

How to Read a Soil Test Report

Understanding pH, EC, organic matter, NPK and micronutrient values in a soil test report: what each number means, when it matters and what to do about it.

Soilless Growing

Hydroponic System Types Compared

NFT, DWC, substrate and aeroponic systems compared: advantages, limitations and how to choose the right system for your crop, scale and capacity.

Soilless Growing

Preparing a Nutrient Solution

How to prepare a hydroponic nutrient solution: stock mixing rules, EC and pH targeting, adjusting for growth stage and why water quality matters most.

Soilless Growing

Managing Production in an NFT System

NFT system setup and management: channel slope, flow rate, crop selection, common failures and how to run continuous production without pump or pH incidents.

Soilless Growing

Soilless Vegetable Growing

Substrate production of tomato, pepper and cucumber: substrate choice, production management from transplant to harvest, EC-pH monitoring and troubleshooting.

International Agriculture

Kazakhstan Agricultural Input Market

Kazakhstan agricultural input market: demand in cereals, oilseeds and livestock, market structure and entry strategy for Turkish agri-input companies.

International Agriculture

Azerbaijan Agricultural Input Market

Azerbaijan agricultural input market: demand for fertilizer, certified seed and crop protection, distribution network setup and market entry strategy.

International Agriculture

Uzbekistan Agriculture and Input Market

Uzbekistan agricultural input market: demand in cereals and horticulture, market dynamics and technical consultancy opportunities for agri-input companies.

Industrial Hemp

Fertigation EC and pH Management in Hemp

Hemp fertigation EC and pH management: target ranges, monitoring methods, common mistakes and a practical field protocol for drip irrigation systems.

Biological Control

Integrated Pest Management Basics: How IPM Works

Integrated pest management (IPM) combines monitoring, prevention, biological control and carefully timed chemical intervention into one systematic framework.

Berries

Soil Test Interpretation for Berries

Soil test interpretation for raspberry and blackberry orchards: pH, macronutrients, organic matter and EC — what each reading means and how to act on it.

Biological Control

Greenhouse Humidity Management and Disease

Greenhouse humidity management sets disease and pest pressure. Field ways to cut risk with correct venting, irrigation timing and a night strategy.

Biological Control

Greenhouse Hygiene: Cutting Pest Pressure

Lowering pest pressure with greenhouse hygiene and cultural measures: crop debris management, entrance hygiene, tool disinfection and between-crop clean-down.

Industrial Hemp

Soil Preparation for Hemp: Tillage and Levelling

Soil preparation and levelling for a successful hemp crop: ploughing, drainage, pH correction and organic matter management, explained from field experience.

Berries

Trellis System for Raspberry and Blackberry

Trellis systems for raspberry and blackberry: post type, wire spacing and installation choices that improve cane management and harvest efficiency.

Berries

Spring Frost Protection in Berries

Spring frost protection in raspberry and blackberry: the risk window, overhead irrigation, wind machines, covers and site selection to protect the flower.

Biological Control

Sticky Traps in Greenhouses: Use and Monitoring

Yellow and blue sticky traps in greenhouses: which colour for which pest, where to hang them, how to read counts and how to link them to biological control.

Berries

Pruning Berries: Techniques for Cane Management

Pruning raspberry and blackberry: cane management in summer and autumn fruiting varieties, timing, thinning and renewal to raise yield and fruit quality.

Biological Control

Beneficial Insect Release Program and Calendar

Beneficial insect release program: picking predators and parasitoids for whitefly, thrips, spider mite and aphid, plus release timing and monitoring.

Biological Control

Bumblebee Pollination in Greenhouses

Bumblebee pollination in greenhouses: which crops need hives, when to introduce them, how to read bite marks and how to protect bee health during spraying.

Berries

Soilless Raspberry Growing in Substrate

Soilless raspberry growing: substrate choice, pot systems, nutrient solution (EC/pH) management and drainage to raise yield and fruit quality.

Berries

Fertilizing Berries: Nutrition Program

Fertilizing berries: soil and leaf analysis, fertigation and stage-based feeding in raspberry and blackberry to raise yield and fruit quality in the field.

Industrial Hemp

Hemp Fertilization and Plant Nutrition Program

Hemp fertilization program: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium balance from soil analysis, stage-based feeding and fertigation for fibre and seed yield.