With auto steering and RTK guidance correction, Mississippi farmer Chip Davis can plant and harvest 24/7 when he needs to, according to a recent story in Delta Farm Press. For farmers, says Chip Davis, “There are toys and there are tools. We all have our toys — but for something to be a tool, you have to make more from … Read More
PrecisionAg Award Nominations Needed
The PrecisionAg Award of Excellence program is still accepting nominations for “the most important people and programs that have helped agriculture realize the full benefits of technology to improve agronomy, efficiency, and stewardship in crop production.” The awards are given in the following categories: • Educator/Researcher Of The Year • Legacy Award • Crop Adviser/Entrepreneur Of The Year • Farmer … Read More
Calibrate For Variable-rate Precision Farming Success
Last week I talked about the importance of planter calibration when using variable-rate technology. This week, I spoke with Nick Ohrtman, Ag Leader’s Tech Support Supervisor about fertilizer spreader calibration. precision.agwired.com: How important is calibration of precision farming equipment when using it on a fertilizer spreader? Ohrtman: As I mentioned last week, Ag Leader products have a calibration wizard that … Read More
April 2 Cutoff For Alabama Precision Farming Incentives
Alabama State Conservationist Dr. William Puckett with USDA-NRCS announced tomorrow, April 2, 2010, as the cutoff date for signup for the Precision Farming Incentive under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Applying for EQIP is continuous; however, selecting applications for funding is completed periodically through batching periods with specific cutoff dates. The Precision Farming Incentive is designed to encourage the … Read More
Operations Suffer Without Precision Farming Tools
“Agriculture is an ever-changing industry, and if we don’t stay on top of the new technology and new equipment, our operations will suffer,” says John Chester, a Martin, Tenn., grower–and winner of National Farm Bureau Federation’s 2008 Excellence in Agriculture Award. Speaking at the Precision Farming Field Day at University of Tennessee-Martin, Chester urged a crowd of more than 200 … Read More
Opening of the 2010 Commodity Classic
The opening of the trade show is the real “official” start to the Commodity Classic. The exhibit hall is filled with the latest and the greatest technology and machinery for growers of corn, soybeans, wheat and sorghum. According to the official attendance figures, there are 4175 attendees at Classic this year, 1338 of them are growers. This is the 15th … Read More
New Vacuum Planter Electric Row Shutoff from Ag Leader
If you’re thinking about adding precision farming planter row shutoff technology, you should look into the SureVac electric shutoff that AgLeader now offers, designed for John Deere vacuum planters. Claimed to be easily installed, SureVac is designed for the Deere Pro-Series XP row units, but is compatible with any Deere vacuum seed meter made in the last 20 years. It … Read More
Raven Partners With Versatile Tractors & Sprayers
Raven precision agriculture products will now be offered on both the Versatile tractor line as well as its new self-propelled sprayer line, thanks to a strategic partnership between Raven Industries and Buhler Industries. The Versatile Precision Ag System, or VPAS, will include a combination of Raven’s SCS consoles, Cruizer guidance system, Envizio Pro and Viper Pro field computers, and SmarTrax … Read More
No-Till Precision Products of the Year
No-Till Farmer recently announced the top No-Till Products of 2009 according to a poll by readers, and the overall winner was Precision Plantings Keeton Seed Firmer. The Keeton Seed Firmer was voted the top no-till product in the Planter/Drill Attachments category and was among 11 finalists entered in the overall Product of the Year voting. Precision Planting, the manufacturers of … Read More
Ohio Tillage & Technology Conference Coming in February
Growers from Ohio and surrounding states should make plans now to attend the annual Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference, February 25-26 on the Ohio Northern University campus in Ada, Ohio. On Friday the 26, one of the concurrent sessions is all about planters and precision agriculture. Presentation topics include planter and drill adjustment, precision guidance systems for auto steer, introduction to … Read More