Georgia beekeeper Paul Vonk has won the third annual Bayer CropScience Bee Care Community Leadership Award. Paul has worked to improve pollinator health by educating the beekeeping community using HiveTool™. His open source software provides a noninvasive way to analyze colony health. The system motors bees and allows keepers to manage hives with real time feedback on conditions. The data is also … Read More
FIGARO to Present at 2015 Agri-Water Workshop
The EU-funded FIGARO precision project has designed DDS, -Decision Supporting System to improve irrigation management. They have been invited to present the precision irrigation system at a special workshop on coping with climate change and water scarcity at the Expo Milano 2015. Dr. Adriano Battilani, senior researcher at the Canale Emiliano Romagnolo (CER) research institute in Bologna, Italy and a FIGARO … Read More
The Buzz About Pollinators
June 15-21 has been declared Pollinator Week by the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD). In conjunction with the USDA–NRCS, US Forest Service, the Pollinator Partnership, and others the group is celebrating what may seem like annoying insects. “Pollinators play a critical role in our everyday lives, and it’s important that we work to protect their habitat,” says NACD President Lee … Read More
Live Drone Demo at Alltech Crop Science Day
Attendees of the recent Alltech Crop Science open day in Ireland were treated to a live drone demostration as part of the seminar that focused on increasing efficiencies on-farm with precision technology. Also highlighted was the importance of research trials, and global crop production practices, as well as a walkout to examine trial fields. “The Alltech Crop Science research program … Read More
AgSense Software Update for Linear Irrigation
AgSense is announcing an important software update. The industry leader in remote-managed irrigation control has an update for growers using AgSense Field Commander hardware to monitor their irrigation units. “This significant update is the only one of its kind in the industry and features a comprehensive new section for control of linear irrigation units,” said AgSense software development engineer Aaron … Read More
New Mobile Website from Valley Irrigation
Companies seeking to meet the need of today’s growers are breaking into mobile tools for smartphones. As farm management depends more and more on technology Valley Irrigation, The Leader in Precision Irrigation, is providing a new mobile website. The new site, m.valleyirrigation.com or simply www.valleyirrigation.com, provides the same benefits of the full Valley Irrigation website, but now in a mobile-friendly … Read More
Farmers Edge Brings New Tech to the US
Growers in the US will now have access to the precision agriculture and independent data solutions offered by Farmers Edge. The global leader in precision ag has announced an American location in Shakopee, MN. Their services will be available to farmers in all major growing regions of the country. “Our technology is a unique, one-of-a-kind system, that integrates data sources, … Read More
Yield Benchmarking Offered by RDO and FarmLink
RDO Equipment Co. and FarmLink announced a new agreement that will bring together insights from yield benchmarking and the benefit of precision equipment. The partnership promises productivity and profitability for growers. “Through our long standing relationship with RDO Equipment Co., we share a strong commitment to improving the overall profitability of farm operations,” said Jeff Dema, President of Grower Services … Read More
NCGA Talks Sustainability at the White House
NCGA and more than a dozen other organizations met at the White House to discuss the role of the federal government in advancing sustainability in agriculture. Dr. Nick Goeser, a member of the Roundtable panel, highlighted NCGA’s participation in Field to Market, as well as the Soil Health Partnership programs. “Everyone across the ag supply chain has a role to … Read More
2,4-D and Dicamba Reports to Be Released
The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) will soon be releasing another report. An earlier report, released in March, categorized the herbicide glyhosate as “probably carcinogenic to humans,” a category shared by aloe vera and coffee. The upcoming report will be the results of their review of 2,4-D and dicamba. Farm organizations are concerned. National Corn … Read More