Precision agriculture means more than just the use of equipment and technology to save time and money, it also means the “application of technologies and agronomic principles to manage spatial and temporal variability associated with all aspects of agricultural production for the purpose of improving crop performance and environmental quality.” At the recent GROWMARK FS Green Plan Solutions “In Pursuit … Read More
Last Survey Winner Announced
The final ZimmComm publication survey winner has been drawn and the lucky one is Rita Ruud, a nutritionist with North Dakota State University and Animal.AgWired.com reader. She will be receiving a check in the mail for $250 for taking just about two minutes of her time to fill out our survey and help us do a better job of serving … Read More
GROWMARK FS Helping Farmers Pursue Maximum Yields
“The pursuit of maximum yields will take you to the next level.” That’s what GROWMARK Agronomy Services Manager Dr. Howard Brown told over 300 farmers and farm consultants meeting in Peoria on Friday for a FS Green Plan Solutions conference focused on pursuing maximum yields for corn and soybeans. “We came up with this concept of pursuit of maximum yield … Read More
Maximizing Yields for the Global Market
FS Green Plan Solutions, part of the Growmark company, sponsored a great conference in Peoria today for about 300 farmers and consultants around Illinois and surrounding states all focused on the pursuit of maximum yields for corn and soybeans. The event started off with a dynamic presentation by Purdue University economist Dr. Mike Boehlji, who discussed the good news of … Read More
FS Green Plan Solutions is in Pursuit of Maximum Yields
The most influential people in the world are not politicians, financial advisors, or corporate executives… They are American farmers. FS Green Plan Solutions is holding an informational conference this week in Peoria designed to help farmers pursue the maximum yields possible on their operations to continue to provide food, fiber and fuels for a growing world population. Among the presentations, … Read More
Need Extra Green for Planting Season?
Planting season is just around the corner now and that means laying out cash for seed, inputs, equipment updates, etc. Filling out a simple survey could get you an extra $250 to help pay for spring planting. Really, it’s that simple. Just take a few minutes to tell us what you think about Precision.AgWired.com and you are automatically entered to … Read More
Farm Bureau Picks Top Farmer Ideas
There were lots of innovative ideas on display at the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Farmer Idea Exchange this year, but only one could be the winner, and that was John McDowell Jr., of Texas and his “Sprayer Nurse Trailer.” McDowell’s unique shop-built trailer can refill a self-propelled sprayer three times. It carries a 265-gallon shuttle that gravity-feeds chemicals into … Read More
Deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) recently extended the ranking period cut-off date for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) to tomorrow, January 21. Producers interested in CSP should submit applications to their local NRCS Office by the deadline so that their applications can be considered during the first ranking period of 2011. CSP is offered in all 50 states, and … Read More
USDA Launches CropScape Data Service
To provide easier access to geospatial satellite products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has just launched CropScape, a new cropland exploring service. CropScape provides data users access to a variety of new resources and information, including the 2010 cropland data layer (CDL) just released in conjunction with CropScape. The new service offers advanced tools such … Read More
On-Farm Research Session at AG CONNECT
Precision agriculture is the focus of many educational sessions at the 2011 AG CONNECT Expo in Atlanta this weekend. One of the very first sessions that was held on the Friday special preview day was “Implementing an On-Farm Research Program” presented by precision agriculture advocate Harold Reetz of Reetz Agronomics. “Every farmer ought to have an area set aside that … Read More