More reliability, efficiency and control are what Raven Industries promises growers can get with the new OmniSeed Advanced Air Seeder Control System, just introduced this week. “OmniSeed allows for variable rate technology, it’s a very scalable system with a lot of unique features on it that we think are going to be pretty popular in the air seeder market,” Raven’s … Read More
North Carolina to Build Ag Tech Center
Plans to build a $13.5 million, 50,000-square-foot agricultural research center with 18,000 square feet of world-class research greenhouse space near Research Triangle Park were recently announced by the governor of North Carolina. “As complex environmental issues – like the growing world population, limits to world food supply, shrinking natural resources, and the need to develop green technologies – become increasingly … Read More
Researchers Call for “Redesign” of US Agriculture
As work toward a new Farm Bill officially begins some are calling for a “whole-system redesign” of U.S. agriculture. A recent report from the National Research Council Committee on Twenty-First Century Systems Agriculture has proposed a new direction for farm policy that would “incorporate innovative agricultural systems such as organic farming, grass-fed and other alternative livestock production systems, mixed crop … Read More
Bertini to Recieve Borlaug CAST Communication Award
She received the World Food Prize in 2003 and this year at the same event Catherine Bertini will receive the prestigious 2011 Borlaug CAST Communication Award from the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology. Bertini is best known for her work as Executive Director of World Food Program for the United Nations. She used her 2003 World Food Prize proceeds … Read More
Drones Tested for Agriculture Use
Look up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s a Multi-Rotor Remote Sensing System! Somehow Multi-Rotor Remote Sensing System (MRRSS) just doesn’t have quite the same ring as Superman, but these tiny remote-controlled, camera-equipped drones could give some farmers super powers to see their crops from a bird’s eye view. University researchers from Arkansas, Florida and … Read More
Ag Innovation Showcase in St. Louis
The Danforth Plant Science Center will host an international conference focused on agricultural innovation this month in St. Louis. The third annual Ag Innovation Showcase will highlight “innovative ideas and opportunities for agriculture to help solve long-term issues in food production and security, environmental and energy concerns.” The two-day program will feature dialogue and discussion between participants and deal-making across … Read More
How Precision Ag Helps the Environment
The South Dakota Soybean Council has posted a video on YouTube of a TV segment by reporter Michelle Rook that aired recently on KELO-TV news. The spot briefly describes how farmers are using precision agriculture technology to be even better stewards of the environment. Great message for non-farmers to hear!
Volunteers Needed for Wisconsin Farm Tech Days
Volunteers are needed for the annual Wisconsin Farm Technology Days event this summer. The three-day outdoor event showcases the latest improvements in production agriculture, including many practical applications of recent research findings and technological developments. Each year, it is held in a different Wisconsin county – on a different host family farm. This year’s host is Seehafer’s Acres in Marathon … Read More
Insect Migration Forecast Adds New Features
Knowing where the bugs are going can help farmers beat them. The Insect Forecast website is ready to start pest tracking in May with new enhancements for the 2011 growing season to increase farmer awareness about above-ground pests that can threaten their fields. The new features include the tracking of western bean cutworm pressure in the Midwest, in addition to … Read More
More Exhibits Expected at Agritechnica 2011
Agritechnica 2011 is still over six months away, but already the world’s largest agricultural equipment and machinery show has ten percent more exhibitors than they had at this time for the last show in 2009. Organizer DLG (German Agricultural Society) says 1,900 exhibitors from 44 countries are booked for Agritechnica 2011, to be held in Hanover, Germany November 15-19. “We … Read More