Managing the family farm just got a little bit easier for Mike and Annie Dee. An article in the Opelika-Auburn News reports that John Deere precision agriculture technology is enabling the brother-sister team to farm like never before: it’s enabling them to farm at night. But, even more alluring, is the cost the Dees are reportedly saving. Reporter Amy Weaver … Read More
Kansas Students Get Their Hands on Precision Ag Sprayers
The ease of precision agriculture has given a couple agriculture instructors the opportunity to offer their students some hands-on education. Well, an article in the Emporia Gazette said both precision ag and access to the Deer Trail Implement complex located just west of Emporia made the hands-on lesson a reality. Thirty-five K-State students trekked form Manhattan, KS to Emporia, KS … Read More
Precision Agriculture in the News
Precision farming equipment has changed the way that Mike and Annie Dee Rivers (brother and sister) farm in Aliceville, AL according to a story in the Opelika-Auburn News. For example they can farm at night now. The guidance technology “sees” for the farmer when they can’t see for themselves, like at night or when the wind creates a dust bowl. … Read More
Precision Agriculture in the News
We think of precision farming equipment as something to help with productivity but according to a recent story on California Farm Bureau’s Ag Alert publication it can mean a lot more. In fact, if it wasn’t for some GPS equipment on a John Deere tractor one farmer would be out his tractor. On Sept. 17 the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department … Read More
Precision Agriculture in the News
If you’d like to find out how precision farming is developing in other countries then take the UK as an example. A story on FarmingUK is titled “Cornwall “on brink of precision farming revolution.” Advisors at the Objective One project, which has already stimulated UK-leading takeup of broadband on the county’s farms, are now reporting a surge of interest in … Read More
Precision Agriculture in the News
Precision farming is once again in the news. This time it’s the activities at Sunbelt Ag Expo getting some headlines. Take this article in the Florida Times Union. Today’s farmers rely on technology for better crops and more efficient production. The Farmer’s Almanac has been replaced by a computer. “Most farmers have a laptop on the truck seat next to … Read More
Precision Agriculture in the News
Bill Stanczykiewicz, president and CEO of the Indiana Youth Institute, recently published an Op-Ed in the IndyStar online. Below are some excerpts from his article: According to the Indiana Department of Agriculture, farming is a $25 billion industry, the fourth largest industry in our state’s economy. Agriculture employs nearly 600,000 people. That’s 15 percent of Indiana’s work force. However, the … Read More
Precision Agriculture in the News
We continue to see more about precision farming in the news. Michelle Koetters, Pantagraph, writes about a recent Japanese visit to the U.S. where they saw precision farming in action: A group of Japanese agribusiness professionals took turns in the passenger seat of a tractor as the farm machinery virtually drove itself in a straight line. The miracle was the … Read More
Precision Agriculture in the News
We’re going to publish a regular post called, “Precision Agriculture in the News” to point you to stories we find. That’s part of what will make Precision.AgWired.com a good aggregator of information for you. Since we took a look last week at some precision ag progress in Japan we’ll turn to another country this week, Australia. From a story on … Read More