precision ag

For the first time, the USDA will collect data on farmers growing hemp and using precision technology in the 2022 Census of Agriculture.  The agency began regulating hemp production in 2021, and this will be the first census to publish data on those producers, who grow the crop for fabric, food products, and CBD.  ...

America’s farmers and ranchers will soon have the opportunity to be represented in the nation's only comprehensive and impartial agriculture data for every state, county and territory.  The Department of Agriculture will mail the 2022 Census of Agriculture to millions of agriculture producers across the 50 states and Puerto Rico this fall.  The 2022 Cens...

A recent USDA study looked at the impact of precision agriculture on a farmer’s bottom line.   Economist David Schimmelpfennig said there were some positive results.   “GPS, soil and yield mapping have the highest positive impact on profits, almost two percent. Guidance has a 1.5 p...

The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to stop Deere & Company from buying Monsanto’s Precision Planting farm equipment business.  According to Reuters, the Justice Department said the proposed deal would mean higher prices for farmers who want to buy equipment for high-speed precision planting.   In a ...