The growing use of precision technology in the southeast, especially among peanut farmers, led AgLeader Technology to become a sponsor and exhibitor at the Southern Peanut Growers Conference (SPGC) this year for the first time. AgLeader’s Russ Morman (left) says being at the conference was good for two reasons. “Number one, it’s certainly helped to educate us as to where … Read More
Raven Talks Connectivity and Software Integration at InfoAg
It was obvious at the recent InfoAg Conference that developing industry standards, data sharing capability, connectivity and software integration are the hottest topics in precision ag technology right now. In this edition of the Precision.AgWired.com Podcast, sponsored by Ag Leader Technology, we hear from Kelby Kleinsasser, director of Ag Information for Raven Industries and chairman of the Precision Ag Council … Read More
Precision.AgWired.com for Georgia Peanut Grower
Kreg Freeman of Colquitt, Georgia is a double winner for his 2010 peanut crop that yielded a whopping 6626 pounds per acre. Kreg, pictured here with University of Georgia Extension Peanut Agronomist John Beasley accepting his award as the statewide winner in the Georgia Achievement Club this year for the 100-300 acre category, credits a good part of his increase … Read More
Precision Technology Could Provide Data for USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Acreage Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative Project (ACRSIP) may well be the “most important thing that USDA has ever done,” according to Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse. Scuse talked about the initiative as the keynote speaker at the opening of InfoAg 2011 in Springfield, Illinois on Tuesday. The concept is … Read More
FCC Group Finds GPS Interference With Plan
The Coalition to Save Our GPS is growing as new evidence mounts that a proposed communications network would interfere with GPS systems. A report was released last week by a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) technical working group on the potential for interference to GPS from the proposal by Virginia-based company LightSquared to set up 40,000 wireless broad-band stations across the … Read More
Technology Helps Beat the Weather
The new planted acreage report from USDA shows just how fast farmers can plant with the latest technology. According to USDA, corn planted area for this year is now estimated at 92.3 million acres, up 5 percent from last year, and the second highest planted acreage in the United States since 1944, behind only the 93.5 million acres planted in … Read More
GPS Interference Issue Continues
A company planning to provide a wireless broadband/satellite network claims to have solved a GPS interference issue, but a new study finds interfering with GPS signals could cost the economy. Officials with the Virginia-based company LightSquared, which wants to set up 40,000 wireless broad-band stations across the nation on a frequency that is right next to the one used by … Read More
New Survey Shows State of Precision Ag
The CropLife/Purdue Precision Agriculture survey is back after taking a year off and revealing the latest precision trends. The survey, conducted this year by marketing consultant Dr. Linda D. Whipker and Purdue’s Dr. Bruce Erickson, was first conducted 16 years ago, when precision technologies were just entering the market. “After 16 years, the biggest change that has occurred is that … Read More
Precision Ag Award Winners
The PrecisionAg Institute recently announced the recipients of the 2011 PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence. This is the fifth annual presentation of these awards, designed to celebrate the people and programs that have helped agriculture realize the full benefits of technology to improve agronomy, efficiency, and stewardship in crop production. This year’s winners are: Legacy Award – Dr. Nyle Wollenhaupt, Plant … Read More
Proposed Broadband Service Creates GPS Concerns
Initial reports indicate a proposed high-speed wireless broadband network would interfere with global positioning systems around the country, including those used for precision farming. Virginia-based company LightSquared wants to set up 40,000 wireless broad-band stations across the nation on a frequency that is right next to the one used by GPS. After concerns were voiced about possible interference, the Federal … Read More