The technology of precision agriculture has long outpaced the agronomics needed to prove its investment value, but we’re a lot closer today than we were 10 years ago. I read a recent piece by DTN agronomist Dan Davidson, written during the recent International Conference on Precision Ag in Denver, Colo. He stated, “But what is interesting is how the use … Read More
Nebraska Extension Launches Precision Ag Course
Are you navigating your precision agriculture technologies and using data to their fullest extent? A new three-day program offered by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, Precision Agriculture Practicum, is designed to help participants gain practical experience using their own field data in hands-on exercises. And you’ll have the opportunity to network with each other while collaborating on team projects. Who should … Read More
Judging Your Crops from the Combine Seat
After a season spent trying to protect yield, we all know the view from the combine seat is judgment day for hybrids, varieties and assorted management decisions. Watching that yield monitor as you open up fields gets more focused viewership than the alma mater versus the big rival on a football Saturday. Like flat screen TVs, precision ag monitors keep … Read More
North Dakota Precision Ag Expo Videos Worth Watching
Special coverage of two recent Precision Ag Expo days, in Casselton and Dickenson, N. Dak., has been documented by Farm & Ranch Guide–and the webpage includes educational videos of numerous presentations. Both field days were hosted by North Dakota State University Extension Service. You can learn about site specific hardware, history of GPS, GPS system choices, accuracy of GPS, LIDAR … Read More
SMS Software Now For Mobile PC Devices
Ag Leader expands on its mobile SMS software platform to make it work on larger-screen portable PC devices for field data capture. SMS Mobile PC is the latest way to utilize SMS Mobile software. This newest SMS software product enables the support of SMS Mobile for portable PC devices, including netbooks, tablets and laptop computers; the product can be utilized … Read More
Watch Hybrid and Variety Harvest Results in Real Time
Long known as the pioneer of the yield monitor, Ag Leader continues to gives farmers greater features as they roll out new hybrid/variety maps for its INTEGRA display. Now farmers can see hybrid and variety results in real time during harvest. “For a long time growers have used our yield monitor to compare varieties at harvest. However, the field had … Read More
Quick Boom Shut-Off Cuts Costs
Given the cost of inputs, the drip, drip, drip of nozzles after you shut them off can be costly. Just ask Arkansas custom applicator Bill French. “When I used to shut the boom off, the nozzles didn’t shut off immediately,” French said, who custom sprays about 50,000 acres of rice and soybeans in northeast Arkansas. “There was still product coming … Read More
Better Steering Guidance in Odd-Shaped and Contoured Fields
For farmers who deal with the planting and spraying challenges of farming on contours, terraces and hills, there’s a new guidance pattern from Ag Leader Technology that offers help. Called SmartPath, this new ‘drive and guide’ pattern is designed for fields beyond the straight and flat, and it doesn’t require the traditional set-up using beginning and end points. “If you … Read More
Southern States Expanding Precision Ag Capabilities
“Right time, right place, right rate are the key elements of precision agriculture,” said Phil Howard, Southern States manager of precision agriculture, in it’s third quarter 2010 newsletter. Precision agriculture allows farmers to make better informed management decisions and improve input allocation, thus improving efficiency, lowering production costs and increasing profits. Over 580,000 acres are in the Southern States precision … Read More
Alabama Precision Ag Topics at International Conference
The Alabama Precision Agriculture Team is sponsoring and participating in the International Conference on Precision Agriculture to be held July 18-21, 2010 in Denver Colorado. Team members will present on various topics including Profitability of RTK and Its Influence on Peanut Production, Adoption and Use of Precision Agriculture Technologies and Proper Implementation of Precision Agricultural Technologies for Conducting On-farm Research. … Read More