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
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
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
Iowa Power Farming Show Ready for 56th Year
The fourth largest indoor farm show in the country is prepping for it’s 56th annual show in Des Moines, Ia., on February 1-3. It continues to break attendance records now for seven years in a row, with around 19,000 attendees spread out among six floors in the three buildings that comprise the Iowa Events Center (Hy-Vee Exhibit Hall, Wells Fargo … Read More
Nebraska Ag Tech Conference Gears Up
Don’t miss the upcoming February 9-10 NeATA conference in Grand Island, Neb., as it promises a technology extravaganza, along with other valuable topics such as precision Nitrogen management, social media, building consumer trust and much more. The Nebraska Agricultural Technologies Association (NeATA), founded in 2001 by innovative Nebraska farmers, ranchers, agribusiness representatives and the University of Nebraska Extension, has compiled … Read More
Wireless Irrigation Sensor Workshops
If you irrigate and have not considered wireless sensors, the time is now to save money and improve yields. The University of Missouri will sponsor three free breakfast workshops on wireless soil-moisture monitoring for timing irrigation. The workshops will feature representatives from six leading manufacturers of wireless sensors. The workshops will take place Jan. 18 in Kennett, Jan. 19 in … Read More
Smart Phone Farming
An Indiana-based mobile technology company has developed a farming and industrial smart Phone application that will be spotlighted during AG CONNECT Expo 2011 in Atlanta. LoadOut Technologies CEO Neil Mylet will be presenting the company’s technology during an AG CONNECT breakout session from 9:30-10:30 Saturday morning. Mylet will discuss various applications and different types of Smartphone features that can help … Read More
Dealer Goes Mobile With Precision Farming Education
Educating growers on efficient use of precision agriculture technology was the idea behind a mobile classroom that is hitting the road for Hoober farm equipment dealership, according to a recent story in Lancaster Farming. Hoober Inc., a farm equipment dealer with stores in Pennsylvania and Delaware, recently completed work on a precision ag training center that will go on the … Read More
Mizzou Computers on the Farm Event Grows
The 15th annual Computers on the Farm conference sponsored by the University of Missouri is coming up January 7-8 in Osage Beach, MO. The program is markedly different and vastly expanded from the first one held in 1997. The first program started out with “How to access the Internet” and breakouts included “Getting Started with Windows 95,” “Using your spreadsheet … Read More
Mark Your Calendars For InfoAg 2011
As you start preparing your 2011 calendar for precision farming events not to miss, mark your calendars for the next edition of the popular Information Agriculture Conference, set for July 12-14, 2011, at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield, Illinois. This is the same location as InfoAg 2009 and previous conferences. InfoAg 2011 is organized by the International Plant Nutrition Institute … Read More