precision agriculture

On Tuesday, Washington Representative Kim Schrier participated in a House Ag Committee hearing focused on rural broadband. Lawmakers focused not only on internet connectivity needs, but also opportunities that exist in rural America. Schrier said a lack of broadband access in rural Washington holds the farming community back in a variety of ways ...

Thanks to a recent gift from the CHS Foundation, the University of Idaho plants to promoted precision agriculture to the next generation of farmers. Nanci Lilja, President of the CHS Foundation says precision ag is going to be more important in tt he future as the farm sector focuses more and more on sustainability ...

As producers get ready to hit the fields for the 2021 growing season, many are looking for ways to improve accuracy and increase profit potential on their operation. Chris Ehman, Marketing Manager for Precision Solutions & Telematics at Case IH Aftermarket Solutions, says autoguidance is one way growers can drive efficiency in 2021. ...

A New Study shows that widely available precision agriculture technology improves environmental stewardship while providing a solid economic return for farmers. “We’re living in a new age of technology, and the equipment can have an enormous positive impact on farmers and the environment,” says Curt Blades, Senior Vice President of Agriculture at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. The St

Precision Agriculture has made some of its greatest improvements and strides in the row-crop realm. Yet there are advances notable in specialty crop farming as well; such as what is dubbed as an intelligent pesticide sprayer system. "We use a high-speed laser scanning sensor to see, plan, to measure plant size, shape, and leaf density ...

The CHS Foundation announced a $1.5 million grant to support the South Dakota State University precision agriculture program.  The funding will support the construction of the new Raven Precision Agriculture Center on campus.   A university spokesperson called the gift from the CHS Foundation “pivotal” in allowing the campus to make a “globally preeminent precision agriculture program a reality.” 

A new report shows industry consolidation, investments in precision agriculture, and new product introductions propelled a 5% growth in sales for the crop protection industry in 2017.  The Kline Group this week released its Crop Protection Manufacturers Report, which found the increase in planted crop acreage, particularly in soybeans and cotton, helped contribute to an increase in the sales of he

Ag secretary Sonny Perdue continues to focus on an issue that's been a priority during his short tenure, internet connectivity.   “One of our goals at USDA is to connect America through rural broadband allover, and that falls without our purview, to a large degree working with private sector, as well as electric and telephone coops all across the country.”   ...

WSU is asking apple producers to take part in a short survey that’s part of a USDA grant on the future of research when it comes to precision agriculture in the apple industry.   Karina Gallardo with WSU said the goal is to develop new science and tools that can help with production and other aspects of farming.   “...

The WSU Tri-Cities campus is hosting their next in the Ravenholt Lecture Series on Wednesday, November 9th with a presentation on using sensors and digital mapping to track vineyard health.   The speaker is Terry Bates from Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Lab and he is a leader in juice grape research and he will showcase the use of sensors in gathering measurements on soil, crop and cano