On a calm April morning, Flex-Ro ambled through a corn plot at about 2 miles per hour. While researchers stood by to help clear obstacles from its path, the robot moved and planted on its own.
The USDA’s Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities program represents an investment of over $3.1 billion into U.S. agriculture. The statistics for the program huge: USDA selected 141 proposals from corporations, nonprofits and universities to study ways to increase climate-smart production practices for U.S. farmers and livestock producers.
The blend of traditional “rocks and clods” agronomics and the digital transformation of everything from machine control to biotechnology research to advance sensing capabilities makes working in today’s agriculture a fascinating opportunity for a guy who was born when Fords still had fat fenders and round clutch pedals.
Did you know that pesticides are one of the most regulated industries in world? And that the U.S. has one of the most thorough and science-based review processes globally?
Using real-time data from soil moisture probes, this no-tiller reduced fertilizer application by 30% in corn & eliminated the need for 250 million gallons of applied water annually.
AGCO Corporation and Bosch BASF Smart Farming will integrate and commercialize Smart Spraying technology on Fendt Rogator sprayers and jointly develop additional, new features.
Getting rid of herbicides and marketing produce with that goal in mind is the two-pronged business model of GreenField, Inc., a south-central Kansas startup that will be fielding 20 robotic mechanical weeders in broadacre row crops this year.
When the planters come out, like baseball, anticipation builds in those first few weeks. The pace of a game or planting season is determined in the first few minutes as you start to assess the strategy implemented by the other team.
Consisting of short stature corn hybrids, tailored agronomic recommendations and FieldView digital insights, the innovative Preceon Smart Corn System will help farmers protect and optimize yield potential.
Consisting of short stature corn hybrids, tailored agronomic recommendations and FieldView digital insights, Bayer's Preceon Smart Corn System aims to help farmers protect and optimize yield potential.
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Jill Clapperton, the world-renowned soil biologist gives us a taste of what to expect during her presentations at the upcoming 2025 National No-Tillage Conference. Head to NoTillConference.com or more information and to reserve your spot!
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