Published Mar 30, 2018
Every successful growing season begins (and often ends) with crop scouting. Accurately aggregating data on crop conditions, weed risks, pest threats and a range of other mission-critical details does far more than offer farmers an up-close look into year-over-year trends; effectively interpreting field and insect intelligence in virtual real-time gives growers the insight needed to implement fast and agile intervention measures to prevent crop loss and ultimately protect profits... Whether you’re a farm manager or a consultant, the right crop scouting apps make a huge difference to a successful growing season. When consistently and correctly used, crop scouting technology offers:Centralized Data CollectionCapturing relevant intelligence in one place ensures that every level of your operation has access to what they need, whenever or wherever they need it... Enhanced Customer ServiceReal-time, accurate crop intelligence eliminates communication gaps between growers and customers while improving service excellence for an enhanced overall client experience...
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Here is a group for growers of specialty crops to come together.
Interest:
Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Tree Nuts, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Precision Agriculture, Ag Commentary, Marketing, News, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Ag Policy, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Human Resources, Operating a Farm, Succession Planning, Taxes
Business Title: Sandhilldairy
Job Title: Farmer
Interests:
Wheat, Corn, Dairy, Beef, Soybeans, Soil Health, Fertility, Crop Protection, Irrigation, Crop Scouting, Apps, Taxes, Ag Policy, Farm Management, Succession Planning, Agribusiness, Shops, Tools, Repair, Projects, Cover Crops, Vegetables
Job Title: Farmer
Interests:
Corn, Soybeans, Beef, Crop Protection, Fertility, Crop Scouting, Soil Health, Precision Agriculture, Apps, Marketing, News, Ag Commentary, Farmland and Real Estate, Taxes, Operating a Farm, Projects, Repair, Tools, Purchasing, Shops, Conservation Plans
Business Title: Buchholzfarms
Job Title: Farmer
Interests:
Canola, Wheat, Sorghum, Soybeans, Corn, Organic Row Crops, Beef, Poultry, Feed, Swine, Dairy, Grass-Fed Livestock, Specialty Livestock, Crop Protection, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Crop Scouting, Apps, Telemetry, Precision Agriculture, Ag Commentary, News, Marketing, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Agribusiness, Farmland and Real Estate, Operating a Farm, Taxes, Ag Policy, Farm Management, Human Resources, Succession Planning, Projects, Repair, Tools, Purchasing, Shops, Cover Crops, Conservation Easements, NRCS, Conservation Plans, Homesteading
Job Title: Farmer
Interests:
Corn, Soybeans, Crop Protection, Fertility, Soil Health, Crop Scouting, Irrigation, Precision Agriculture, Apps, Ag Commentary, Marketing, News, Agribusiness, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Ag Policy, Farm Management, Operating a Farm, Purchasing, Shops, Projects, Repair, Tools
Job Title: Farmer
Interests:
Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Beef, Grass-Fed Livestock, Crop Scouting, Crop Protection, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Precision Agriculture, Marketing, News, Ag Commentary, Ag Policy, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Operating a Farm, Succession Planning, Taxes, Purchasing, Shops, Tools, Repair, Projects, Cover Crops, NRCS, Timber, Hunting
Job Title: Farmer
Interests:
Corn, Soybeans, Sorghum, Crop Protection, Fertility, Soil Health, Crop Scouting, Irrigation, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Precision Agriculture, Marketing, Ag Commentary, News, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Agribusiness, Farmland and Real Estate, Operating a Farm, Taxes, Ag Policy, Farm Management, Human Resources, Succession Planning, Purchasing, Shops, Projects, Repair, Tools, Cover Crops, Vegetables, Fishing, Timber, Homesteading, Hunting, Tobacco
Business Title: American Ag Network
Job Title: Other Ag Professional, Farm Broadcaster - newsradio
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Wheat, Vegetables, Rice, Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Swine, Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Irrigation, Marketing, Agribusiness, Canola, Peanuts, Sorghum, Soybeans, Organic Row Crops, Feed, Grass-Fed Livestock, Specialty Livestock, Crop Protection, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Crop Scouting, Apps, Telemetry, Precision Agriculture, Ag Commentary, News, NRCS, Conservation Plans, Conservation Easements, Hemp, Organic Specialty Crops, Orchard Crops, Tree Nuts, Homesteading
Job Title: Ag Retail Professional
Interests:
Soybeans, Organic Row Crops, Corn, Apps, Precision Agriculture, Telemetry, Crop Protection, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Irrigation, Crop Scouting, Sorghum, News, Succession Planning, Human Resources, Farm Management, Agribusiness, Taxes, Tools, Purchasing, Cover Crops
Business Title: Sandhilldairy
Job Title: Farmer
Interests:
Wheat, Corn, Dairy, Beef, Soybeans, Soil Health, Fertility, Crop Protection, Irrigation, Crop Scouting, Apps, Taxes, Ag Policy, Farm Management, Succession Planning, Agribusiness, Shops, Tools, Repair, Projects, Cover Crops, Vegetables
Job Title: Farmer
Interests:
Corn, Soybeans, Beef, Crop Protection, Fertility, Crop Scouting, Soil Health, Precision Agriculture, Apps, Marketing, News, Ag Commentary, Farmland and Real Estate, Taxes, Operating a Farm, Projects, Repair, Tools, Purchasing, Shops, Conservation Plans
Business Title: Buchholzfarms
Job Title: Farmer
Interests:
Canola, Wheat, Sorghum, Soybeans, Corn, Organic Row Crops, Beef, Poultry, Feed, Swine, Dairy, Grass-Fed Livestock, Specialty Livestock, Crop Protection, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Crop Scouting, Apps, Telemetry, Precision Agriculture, Ag Commentary, News, Marketing, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Agribusiness, Farmland and Real Estate, Operating a Farm, Taxes, Ag Policy, Farm Management, Human Resources, Succession Planning, Projects, Repair, Tools, Purchasing, Shops, Cover Crops, Conservation Easements, NRCS, Conservation Plans, Homesteading
Job Title: Farmer
Interests:
Corn, Soybeans, Crop Protection, Fertility, Soil Health, Crop Scouting, Irrigation, Precision Agriculture, Apps, Ag Commentary, Marketing, News, Agribusiness, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Ag Policy, Farm Management, Operating a Farm, Purchasing, Shops, Projects, Repair, Tools
Job Title: Farmer
Interests:
Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Beef, Grass-Fed Livestock, Crop Scouting, Crop Protection, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Precision Agriculture, Marketing, News, Ag Commentary, Ag Policy, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Operating a Farm, Succession Planning, Taxes, Purchasing, Shops, Tools, Repair, Projects, Cover Crops, NRCS, Timber, Hunting
Job Title: Farmer
Interests:
Corn, Soybeans, Sorghum, Crop Protection, Fertility, Soil Health, Crop Scouting, Irrigation, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Precision Agriculture, Marketing, Ag Commentary, News, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Agribusiness, Farmland and Real Estate, Operating a Farm, Taxes, Ag Policy, Farm Management, Human Resources, Succession Planning, Purchasing, Shops, Projects, Repair, Tools, Cover Crops, Vegetables, Fishing, Timber, Homesteading, Hunting, Tobacco
Business Title: American Ag Network
Job Title: Other Ag Professional, Farm Broadcaster - newsradio
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Wheat, Vegetables, Rice, Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Swine, Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Irrigation, Marketing, Agribusiness, Canola, Peanuts, Sorghum, Soybeans, Organic Row Crops, Feed, Grass-Fed Livestock, Specialty Livestock, Crop Protection, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Crop Scouting, Apps, Telemetry, Precision Agriculture, Ag Commentary, News, NRCS, Conservation Plans, Conservation Easements, Hemp, Organic Specialty Crops, Orchard Crops, Tree Nuts, Homesteading
Job Title: Ag Retail Professional
Interests:
Soybeans, Organic Row Crops, Corn, Apps, Precision Agriculture, Telemetry, Crop Protection, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Irrigation, Crop Scouting, Sorghum, News, Succession Planning, Human Resources, Farm Management, Agribusiness, Taxes, Tools, Purchasing, Cover Crops
Business Title: SuccessfulFarming
Job Title: Editor
Interests:
Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Beef, Swine, Crop Protection, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Irrigation, Crop Scouting, Precision Agriculture, Apps, Marketing, Ag Commentary, News, Agribusiness, Farmland and Real Estate, Ag Policy, Farm Management, Succession Planning, Repair, Tools, Purchasing, Conservation Plans, Cover Crops
Job Title: Other Ag Professional, Research Scientist
Interests:
Corn, Organic Row Crops, Soybeans, Wheat, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Sustainable Agriculture, Ag Policy, Hemp, Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Vegetables
Public
Here is a group for growers of specialty crops to come together.
Interest:
Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Tree Nuts, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Precision Agriculture, Ag Commentary, Marketing, News, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Ag Policy, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Human Resources, Operating a Farm, Succession Planning, Taxes
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Here\'s a place for ag professionals who are interested in organic food production.
Interest:
Organic Row Crops, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Precision Agriculture, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, Cover Crops, NRCS, Organic Specialty Crops
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A group where farmers in Marlboro County, SC can provide crop scouting updates to each other.
Interest:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Cover Crops
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A group dedicated to spreading the knowledge of cover crops
Interest:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Sorghum, Cover Crops, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Farm Management, Operating a Farm, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, NRCS, Vegetables
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A group for growers around the Pee Dee region of South Carolina to share scouting tips and observations of their farm operations.
Interest:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Canola, Sorghum, Poultry, Swine, Cover Crops, Precision Agriculture, Irrigation, Timber
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Cover cropping in Western Canada
Interest:
Cover Crops
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Looking to discuss farming in Wisconsin. Love to talk about food plots and crops. No livestock.
Interest:
Corn, Soybeans
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A group dedicated to providing information on crop fertility and soil qualities.
Interest:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Cover Crops, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, NRCS
Public
Soil and everything in it is the focus here. Crop Nutritionists and CCAs know that growing a crop is more than planting, watering and applying fertilizer. It requires testing, planning, monitoring and adjusting the plan as needed.
Interest:
Corn, Wheat, Vegetables, Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Agribusiness
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We are innovators, real estate specialists, and hands on problem solvers, serving buyers & sellers of country real estate, timber, and commercial real estate in the Carolinas.
Interest:
Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Timber, Marketing, Agribusiness
Published Mar 30, 2018
Every successful growing season begins (and often ends) with crop scouting. Accurately aggregating data on crop conditions, weed risks, pest threats and a range of other mission-critical details does far more than offer farmers an up-close look into year-over-year trends; effectively interpreting field and insect intelligence in virtual real-time gives growers the insight needed to implement fast and agile intervention measures to prevent crop loss and ultimately protect profits... Whether you’re a farm manager or a consultant, the right crop scouting apps make a huge difference to a successful growing season. When consistently and correctly used, crop scouting technology offers:Centralized Data CollectionCapturing relevant intelligence in one place ensures that every level of your operation has access to what they need, whenever or wherever they need it... Enhanced Customer ServiceReal-time, accurate crop intelligence eliminates communication gaps between growers and customers while improving service excellence for an enhanced overall client experience...
Published Feb 21, 2019
Where Do Drones Fit in The Agriculture Sector?Find more and get free sample: http://bit. ly/2E44ujhThanks to new agriculture drones, farmers are using high-precision methods for geo-tagging aerial images. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones can help farmers keep a track of their fields and livestock, which can prevent diseases. Drones provide information regarding soil, fruits, crops, and weeds. These devices aid in crop scouting and alert users in making the right decisions about pesticides & fertilizers...
Categories: Agribusiness, Marketing, Precision Agriculture
Some growers may have had no option but to plant green — as shown above — into their cover crops this year because of poor weather conditions. In this photo by Ted Kornecki, USDA Agricultural Research Service, the farmer is terminating his cereal rye with a roller at the same time he is planting his cotton.
Published Jul 1, 2019
”For those with cover crops, these wet conditions likely affected their termination plans, causing some to debate whether they should terminate before or after planting... , planting into living cover crops, commonly known as planting green, because they were forced to. In fact, some found planting green was better because the cover crops helped keep their fields drier, making it easier for them to drive on their fields and plant than if they would’ve killed the cover crop sooner. But there are many factors in determining whether you should terminate your cover crops before or after planting. In the next section are several questions you should ask yourself in when deciding on the timing of your cover crop termination...
Categories: Cover Crops
Published Aug 21, 2018
It’s been over two decades since the first Roundup Ready crops were planted in commercial fields... As new herbicide and seed products, including dicamba and 2,4-D tolerant crops, are introduced, we can take learnings from the Roundup Ready era and develop smarter weed management programs. What went wrong?There’s no doubt that glyphosate and Roundup Ready crops revolutionized modern agriculture... We can use this research to focus on what can be done to limit herbicide resistance as farmers look to the next generation of weed control using dicamba and 2,4-D tolerant crops... Get back to basicsRoundup Ready crops changed the way farmers managed weeds...
Published Jul 7
How Damaging Are Corn Foliar Diseases?According to the Crop Protection Network (CPN), disease caused more than 10% of total estimated bushels lost in four of the five most recent data years (2014 through 2018), with foliar disease being the top culprit for yield loss... ”Your crop rotation and tillage practices also play a role in disease development... “A big factor that gets missed a lot in the fungicide conversation is that farmers can make an in-season decision based on scouting and reports of disease severity in the area, if they’re on the fence of whether or not to spray,” Wise says... ”Best Practices in Scouting for Foliar DiseaseIn fields where it makes sense to scout for disease first, Wise says you’ll want to be in the field looking for foliar diseases when corn is in the late vegetative stages, when tasseling is just beginning, as this is the best time to make a decision on fungicide application to prevent yield loss from most foliar fungal diseases... But for most foliar diseases, Wise says there aren’t set thresholds, so growers need to consider their risks in addition to their scouting report to decide whether a fungicide application will likely pay off...
Categories: Corn
Updated Dec 30, 2019
Part 1: Know Your True Cost of Production Why Your TCOP Matters How to Calculate Your TCOP Part 2: Take the Emotions Out of Your Marketing Plan Why You Need a Plan How to Create a Marketing Matrix How to Determine Your Marketable Inventory How to Use a Marketing Matrix Why You Need an Accountability Partner Part 3: Replace Dead Assets What Are Dead Assets? What Are Productive Assets? Part 4: Manage Your Cash Flow Conversion Cycle What a Cash Flow Conversion Cycle Is How to Speed Up Incoming Flows How to Postpone Outgoing Flows How to Minimize Paying Interest Part 5: Start Using Cover Crops... And Get Paid To Do It Why Cover Crops Make Sense How to Obtain Funding Part 6: Take Your Own Soil Samples Why You Should Get Your Own Sampler Who Else You Can Get Consultations From How This Approach Helps You Save Part 7: Bid Out Inputs Why You Should Be In Contact With Multiple Dealers What the Ground Rules Are For Getting Multiple Bids Part 8: Manage Your Fields By Zone How to Create Productivity Zones How to Use Productivity Zones How the Management System Affects Profits Part 9: Focus on Efficiency Over Growth Why Efficiency Matters More Than Size How to Increase Revenue How to Reduce Costs How Increased Efficiency Can Lead to Scaling Part 10: Know Your Optimal Scale... And Accompanying Crop Rotations What Is Equipment Efficiency? What Scale-Related Questions Do You Need to Ask Yourself? When Does It Make Sense to Add Equipment? Part 1: Know Your True Cost of Production Want to make more money farming this year? Step one is to know your true cost of production (TCOP)... You’ll need to calculate per-acre crop budgets for the crops you grow. If you keep detailed financial records and can determine how much you spend on inputs for each crop you grow, then great! You will use these numbers to get your TCOP...
Categories: Agribusiness, Marketing, Cover Crops
Updated Oct 24
The crop needs rich soil and does well in black soils, but can be grown in sandy areas... Correct selection of varietiesManure and minerals for nutrient applicationCrop rotation IntercroppingIrrigationControlling biotic stressFigure 1: Timing of different operations and the growth cycle in organic cotton... In countries where GMO cotton seeds are allowed like the USA and India, contamination of seeds due to cross-pollination from neighboring fields growing GMO crops remains a challenge... Instead, the focus should be to build soil fertility and improve storage of nutrients through crop rotation, intercropping, mulching, and manures... The timings can be:A basal dosage of manure or farm compost during sowingOne-two head applications of oil cakes and poultry manure 2-3 weeks before the start of square bud formation, as this is the time needed for the release of nutrient from oil cakesBesides manure, crop residues, and compost, additional sources for P are rock phosphate and wood ashK are muriate of potash and wood ashN are nitrogen fixation from legume cover crops and vermicompostAccording to the Organic Cotton Crop Guide, biodynamic farms also need: 125 g/ha of BD 5005 g/ha of BD 501125 g/ha of CCPFarmers can further boost soil fertility by aiding natural soil processes...
Categories: Cotton, Organic Specialty Crops, Sustainable Agriculture
Updated Oct 24
It is more difficult to control weeds in soybeans because of their compact foliage, which takes longer than grain crops to produce an interlocking canopy that shades inter-row area... (Image credits Joel Gruver)Cultural Weed ControlCultural operations help in preventing weeds, and in improving crop ability to compete against weeds. The cultural methods that increase the competitiveness of soybeans are increasing crop cover, variety selection, planting time, and improving soil conditions. Prevent weeds from establishing in the fields through good sanitation, crop rotation, and cover crops... Weeds come from seed banks present in the soil or are transported as contaminants of crop seeds into a farm...
Categories: Crop Protection, Soybeans, Organic Row Crops
Published Oct 1
Most universities and the NRCS recommend taking soil samples in the off-season, after the last crop harvest, and before the next cash crop is planted... ”In short: The better your soil sampling program is, the more likely you are to see a return on investment from your soil and crop inputs while also producing healthier, higher-yielding crops... “Often a good crop scouter or agronomist can identify nutrient deficiencies based on scouting crops in the field,” Ackerson says, “but it’s good to have a soil sample there to double-check those symptoms are truly the result of a nutrient deficiency... “Something like phosphorus might be in precision quantities for the crop, but if the pH is wrong, it would be unavailable to the crop,” he says... If you have less than 50% of your crop residue incorporated, take samples up to 4 inches deep for pH and lime, then up to 8 inches for fertility...
Categories: Precision Agriculture, Soil Health
Published Apr 17, 2018
The U. S. agricultural industry finds itself at a precarious professional crossroads. Recent decades have resulted in a steady and significant decline in the number of working farmers in our country, for a variety of reasons... Evolving Business ModelThe past two decades have seen extensive expansion within agriculture, offering recent grads a host of new farming opportunities beyond traditional crop and animal products...
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