Citrus producers plagued by citrus greening disease, also called Huanglongbing or HBL, could get some relief from the labor-intensive process of detecting the disease that poses no threat to people but devastates trees. At the International Conference on Precision Agriculture, Chuck caught up with Dr. Wonsuk Lee from the University of Florida, who moderated a session on “Machine Vision and … Read More
Nod to Trailblazers Helping Up and Coming Precision Ag Companies
New players in the game of precision agriculture owe a lot of thanks to some of the bigger companies that went before them. Some of those giving credit for their success of helping farmers use precision agriculture to get the most out of their fields are the folks at Solum. At the recent International Conference on Precision Agriculture, Chuck caught … Read More
Precision Ag Conference Gives Int’l Attendees a Lot to Take Home
Attendees from 45 different countries were able to walk away from the recent International Conference on Precision Agriculture with a lot of information that many hope to apply to their operations back home. “We’re trying to promote farmers to work as scientists to help themselves,” said Rachel Nwakwasi, a poster presenter from the Federal University of Technology Owerri in Nigeria. … Read More
Precision Ag Moving Beyond Tools and Technology to a “Mindset”
Precision agriculture is branching out with the introduction of conservation and horticulture into its realm. “This is an indication that precision agriculture goes beyond just tools and technology. It’s really a mindset,” said Steve Phillips with the International Plant Nutrition Institute and moderator of a session entitled, Precision A to Z for Practitioners III, at the recent International Conference on … Read More
MapShots to Offer MAPP… Mobile App… for Its Software
One of the issues about some of the data collection methods for precision agriculture is the fact that many times the data still has to be manually transferred from data device, such as a USB, to office software. The folks at MapShots hope to change that. At the International Conference on Precision Agriculture in Indianapolis, IN, Chuck talked to the … Read More
Finding Common Ground Through AgGateway
Attendees of the recent International Conference on Precision Agriculture in Indianapolis, IN got the chance to see different groups and companies, even some competitors, work together for the common good of the agriculture industry through an organization known as AgGateway. “AgGateway is an organization focused on enabling eCommerce in the agricultural industry, and it goes across trading partners broad and … Read More
Hello? It’s For You… Your Tractor is Calling
Just when you thought you had everyone’s picture ID in your smart phone, you find out you’ll need to add one of your favorite tractor. During the International Conference on Precision Agriculture, Chuck talked with Aaron Bartholomay with John Deere’s Intelligent Solutions Group, about how technologies are making it possible for connectivity between farmers and their equipment through MyJohnDeere.com. “We … Read More
2012 PrecisonAg Awards of Excellence Winners
The recipients of the 2012 PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence were honored during the International Conference on Precision Agriculture. Thanks to Paul Schrimpf, group editor of the CropLife Media Group, for the photo since I could not stay for the luncheon at which the awards were presented. Pictured are the award winners with Elliott Nowels (l), Director of the PrecisionAg Institute, … Read More
FarmSight on International Stage
Attendees at the International Conference on Precision Agriculture got the full overview of the John Deere FarmSight strategy from Mark Stelford who does Solutions Marketing in the Intelligent Solutions Group. I visited with Mark afterward. Mark says that when you look at some of the megatrends in agriculture and outside the industry like demand for food, fiber and fuel between … Read More
Nutrient Management Options Growing
Keynote speaker Dr. Newell Kitchen, USDA-ARS, had a unique title to his presentation, “From Poking Holes to Precision Sensing: Options Growing for Nutrient Management.” He wanted to be clear that the options available to farmers today for managing nutrients are growing. He started out with a historical perspective on what has taken place in this area in recent years. One … Read More