The region’s most impressive showcase of high-tech agricultural innovation is just two weeks away! Register today for the Delta AgTech Symposium: Advancing UAVs in Agriculture, to be held July 7-8, 2014, at Agricenter International in Memphis. Entira, Inc., an agricultural marketing and management firm, with support from the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), is organizing the two-day conference … Read More
First Crop of Locally Sourced Canola to Create Biopolymer
Meredian, Inc., a privately held biopolymer manufacturer, harvested its first locally sourced canola crop in Decatur County, Ga. The harvesting of the 1,000 acres of canola fields planted last year began May 12 and continued through Memorial Day. Canola is a major component of Meredian’s process to produce biopolymers which are raw materials that can be used for manufacturing a … Read More
Crop Health Laboratories Puts Plants on a Diet
Available to U.S. growers for the first time, Crop Health Laboratories is providing diagnostics that reveal crop nutrition deficiencies 4-to-6 weeks sooner than conventional dry matter tests. This powerful predictive technology allows growers to adjust fertilization strategies quickly and precisely well before damage becomes visible. The revolutionary plant sap analysis – developed by Netherlands-based NovaCropControl and distributed exclusively in the … Read More
USDA Provides $8 Million for Honey Bees
The USDA, announced $8 million in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) incentives for Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin farmers and ranchers who establish new habitats for declining honey bee populations. More than half of the commercially managed honey bees are in these five states during the summer. The announcement comes in addition to $3 million USDA designated to … Read More
Advocates at World Conservation Congress for Ag
The World Conservation Congress for Agriculture is being held for the first time in North America this week in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The event started on Sunday with David Montgomery, author of Dirt, who sees no-till farming as “the hope for a new agricultural revolution that might help us avoid the fate of previous civilizations. Monday featured Howard G. Buffett, Central … Read More
Doctor App Provides Advice for Tomato Growers
Home gardeners needing some quick, expert advice about their tomato plants will find it right in their pockets with Purdue Extension’s Tomato Doctor mobile app. The app will help gardeners diagnose problems and offer solutions to get their plants back to a healthy condition, said Janna Beckerman, a Purdue Extension plant disease specialist and content specialist for the app. “Even … Read More
BRANDT Releases Tank Pro™ App
BRANDT, a leading manufacturer of agricultural specialty products, has launched its first app, BRANDT Tank Pro™, which is now available for download from the iTunes store. BRANDT Tank Pro was developed to help growers and agricultural applicators check product compatibility before making critical purchase and application decisions. It focuses specifically on the compatibility of post-emergent herbicides and BRANDT SMART SYSTEM® … Read More
Farmers Awarded for Natural Resource Conservation
Like most agricultural producers in Florida, farmers and ranchers help maintain the quality of life we all enjoy. Their daily work maintains freshwater recharge areas, wildlife habitat and greenspace even they produce food for consumers here and across the world. The families have earned top recognition under the County Alliance for Responsible Environmental Stewardship (CARES) program. Created by Florida Farm … Read More
Big Data, Drones & Next Decade’s Drivers of Ag Profit
As intense summer storms continue to trek across the state, Iowa farmers know that weather is one factor they can’t control, but emerging technology is helping today’s farmers scout fields, spot and fix rain-washed areas of their field and can even help them make more efficient use of fertilizer or pesticides. The upcoming 2014 Iowa Farm Bureau Economic Summit, ‘Finding … Read More
What Is Another Word For Simple?
The AgStudio line of agricultural software redefines the word “simple”. For well over 15 years, the MapShots vision of developing software for agricultural professionals so that it not only captures the data you need to make those key decisions, but it does it in a very simple manner. AgStudio PRO is a fifth generation agronomic data management software application designed … Read More