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The message that technology of precision farming allows greater efficiency was heard loud and clear from presenters at the ninth annual Nebraska Agricultural Technologies Association conference, recently held in Grand Island. As reported in the Grand Island Independent, Program coordinator and University of Nebraska Extension educator Dave Varner, says Nebraska farmers are on the cutting edge. “Our Nebraska farmers are … Read More

Before your thoughts shift gears into full-time planting preparation, take a gander at the various precision learning online classes from John Deere University this winter. Customers can get precision farming training at their fingertips. As a customer, you have multiple avenues to access training. Your local John Deere dealer can be a terrific source of information, whether through one-on-one assistance from an employee, … Read More

Yes, investment spending isn’t easy. The “pay now save later” approach was easier to swallow in 2007 than right now, but even stubborn bankers and lenders should be able to grasp saving money every year on expensive inputs! Auburn University biosystems engineer John Fulton says their preliminary research on GPS-based spray boom control technology shows a savings of between 5 … Read More

Imagine visiting a website to check your crop canopy measurement, which would tell you exactly how much water the plants need. It’s being worked on right now. With water becoming a more valuable resource when growing crops, especially high-value vegetables like this pepper field, researchers are exploring futuristic methods to measure crop canopy from satellites to save water and satisfy … Read More

Growers looking to upgrade their harvest performance for 2009 should take a hard look at the new John Deere 70 Series Combines–and get special pricing before the February 2 deadline. Contact your John Deere dealer to check out these prices and equip a combine that best fits the way you farm. One of the best options on the market for … Read More

Half the world’s population could face severe food shortages by the end of the century as rising temperatures are predicted to rob yields of rice and maize by 20 to 40% in tropical regions–so says a study in the journal Science. “The stress on global food production from temperatures alone is going to be huge, and that doesn’t take into … Read More

As you and I both know, educating the town and city folks about agriculture is no simple task–from describing the simple nature of where food comes from to the technical side of defending how we care for the land and for animals. Precision agriculture, and its GPS tools, offers a way to showcase how we employ technology to precisely apply … Read More

Even with broadband speed, finding the best precision agriculture info can be a daunting task (even with our help). But a group of university precision ag specialists plan to simplify that task–and we’ll help bring it to you here on the pages of Precision.AgWired.com. A new web-based resource for precision agriculture is in the works, driven by the mission to … Read More

GPS can mean more than Global Positioning System for women farmers, according to agricultural marketing specialist Jane Eckert. “The G stands for setting goals,” Eckert told a meeting for women who are principal farm operators in Wisconsin recently. “If we don’t have a goal set, then any old road will do and that’s not good enough for business anymore.” “The … Read More

Once upon a time, education was based on the three “R’s” – Reading, wRiting and aRithmetic. According to Colorado State University soil and crop science associate professor Raj Khosla, precision farming is based on five “R’s” – which really are R’s! Khosla points out that precision farming is not a new branch or way of farming but “with increased globalization … Read More