Tim Laatsch recommends having "boots on the ground" during on-farm research. A trusted partner on site can help with taking measurements, laying out treatments, and marking plot corners, so you can stay in the cab and execute the trial properly and accurately. Photo by Koch Agronomic Services.
Updated Mar 1
A great way to achieve this? On-farm research. An Illinois-based farmer, Laatsch knows first-hand the importance of on-farm research... Illinois farmer and Director of Agronomy, North America for Koch Agronomic Services, Tim Laatsch... Here he shares the steps to follow for conducting on-farm research and the best strategies for ensuring it’s a successful endeavor... Frame Your Research QuestionThe first step to getting started with on-farm research is to ask yourself why you’re doing it, Laatsch says...
Categories: Farm Management, Operating a Farm, Precision Agriculture
Updated Mar 1
With last year’s season completed and this year’s yet to begin, now is a natural time to reflect on your farm’s performance and how you can improve in the future. One way to make your decision-making process even better is by conducting your own on-farm research... Universities Propel Start of On-Farm ResearchLocated in Tensas Parish, La. , Mead and Marshall Hardwick have followed in their father’s footsteps with on-farm research for their 8,000-acre operation on their family’s 20,000-acre, Somerset Plantation. It started when their parents returned to their mother’s family farm in the 1980s...
Categories: Farm Management, Operating a Farm, Precision Agriculture
Job Title: Landowner, Farmer
Interests:
Canola, Corn, Rice, Wheat, Crop Protection, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Repair, Tools, Cover Crops
Business Title: AGROPHILY FARMS
Job Title: Farmer, Rancher, Landowner, Ag Retail Professional, Ag Investor, Farm Manager or Employee
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Organic Row Crops, Peanuts, Rice, Sorghum, Soybeans, Wheat, Beef, Feed, Grass-Fed Livestock, Poultry, Specialty Livestock, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Irrigation, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Precision Agriculture, Ag Commentary, Marketing, News, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Operating a Farm, Succession Planning, Projects, Purchasing, Shops, Tools, Conservation Plans, Cover Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Tree Nuts, Vegetables, Fishing, Homesteading
Public
Here’s a group to discuss all aspects of ag equipment and machinery including making purchases, performing repairs, using tools, carrying out projects, and showing off your shops. Additionally, companies and reps are also welcome to promote their latest products so we know what’s available.
Interest:
Apps, Precision Agriculture, Telemetry, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Operating a Farm, Projects, Purchasing, Repair, Shops, Tools
By Mary Herring
Updated Mar 10
Every spring and fall, farmers fill roads with tractors, combines, and other farm equipment. Some farm equipment can take up the whole road. That’s why both farmers and other drivers need to pay extra attention this time of year. It’s legal to drive farm machinery on public roads and it’s often the only way farmers can get from field to field. The combination of slow moving farm equipment and faster cars, however, can be deadly as the time before the two vehicles meet takes only seconds...
Categories: Agribusiness, Farm Management, News
By Mary Herring
Published Feb 25
In the 1900s, tractors revolutionized the agriculture industry, eventually freeing farmers from using oxen, horses and manpower. Today, no farm is complete without a tractor. “The farm tractor is one of the most important and easily recognizable technological components of modern agriculture in the United States. Its development in the first half of the twentieth century fundamentally changed the nature of farm work, significantly altered the structure of rural America, and freed up millions of workers to be absorbed into the rapidly growing manufacturing and service sectors of the country... From Hay-Powered Horses to Gas-Powered Tractors | Iron Solutions In the 1900s, tractors revolutionized the agriculture industry, eventually freeing farmers...
Categories: Agribusiness, Dairy, Farm Management
Business Title: ON SIGHT 247
Job Title: Other Ag Professional, Farm Security Services
About: On Sight 24/7 is your leader in Farm Security and Livestock Barn Surveillance. We are a Midwest based company dedicated to providing the utmost protection with the technical support to maintain it!
Interests:
Ag Commentary, Marketing, News, Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Beef, Dairy, Grass-Fed Livestock, Poultry, Specialty Livestock, Swine, Crop Protection, Apps, Farm Management, Operating a Farm, Projects, Shops, Tools, Fishing, Horses, Hunting
Business Title: Farm Flight
Job Title: Other Ag Professional, CEO
About: Hi! I am a partner at Farm Flight LLC. Our goal as a company is to make high-resolution and consistent imagery available to anyone who wants it. With the use of drones, we are able to highlight and quantify important data points at affordable and consistent rates, saving you time and money.
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Vegetables, Rice, Canola, Sorghum, Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Marketing, Agribusiness, Apps, Telemetry, Ag Commentary, News, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Human Resources, Operating a Farm, Succession Planning, Taxes, Projects, Purchasing, Repair, Shops, Tools, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, NRCS, Hemp, Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Tree Nuts, Fishing, Homesteading, Horses, Hunting, Timber, Tobacco
Public
At ON SIGHT 24/7 we are dedicated to protecting the livelihood of the American Farmer! Within this group we will share our products, what they do, how we can customize a surveillance system locally and nationally and the benefits of having a full service Technical Support team available to you!
Interest:
Canola, Corn, Cotton, Organic Row Crops, Peanuts, Rice, Sorghum, Soybeans, Wheat, Beef, Dairy, Feed, Grass-Fed Livestock, Poultry, Specialty Livestock, Swine, Crop Protection, Farm Management, Shops, Tools, Hemp, Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Vegetables, Horses, Hunting, Tobacco
Job Title: Landowner, Farmer
Interests:
Canola, Corn, Rice, Wheat, Crop Protection, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Repair, Tools, Cover Crops
Business Title: AGROPHILY FARMS
Job Title: Farmer, Rancher, Landowner, Ag Retail Professional, Ag Investor, Farm Manager or Employee
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Organic Row Crops, Peanuts, Rice, Sorghum, Soybeans, Wheat, Beef, Feed, Grass-Fed Livestock, Poultry, Specialty Livestock, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Irrigation, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Precision Agriculture, Ag Commentary, Marketing, News, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Operating a Farm, Succession Planning, Projects, Purchasing, Shops, Tools, Conservation Plans, Cover Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Tree Nuts, Vegetables, Fishing, Homesteading
Business Title: ON SIGHT 247
Job Title: Other Ag Professional, Farm Security Services
About: On Sight 24/7 is your leader in Farm Security and Livestock Barn Surveillance. We are a Midwest based company dedicated to providing the utmost protection with the technical support to maintain it!
Interests:
Ag Commentary, Marketing, News, Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Beef, Dairy, Grass-Fed Livestock, Poultry, Specialty Livestock, Swine, Crop Protection, Apps, Farm Management, Operating a Farm, Projects, Shops, Tools, Fishing, Horses, Hunting
Business Title: Farm Flight
Job Title: Other Ag Professional, CEO
About: Hi! I am a partner at Farm Flight LLC. Our goal as a company is to make high-resolution and consistent imagery available to anyone who wants it. With the use of drones, we are able to highlight and quantify important data points at affordable and consistent rates, saving you time and money.
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Vegetables, Rice, Canola, Sorghum, Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Marketing, Agribusiness, Apps, Telemetry, Ag Commentary, News, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Human Resources, Operating a Farm, Succession Planning, Taxes, Projects, Purchasing, Repair, Shops, Tools, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, NRCS, Hemp, Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Tree Nuts, Fishing, Homesteading, Horses, Hunting, Timber, Tobacco
Business Title: DirigoAg, LLC
Job Title: Farmer, Other Ag Professional, Agricultural Historian
Interests:
Vegetables, Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Timber, Marketing, Agribusiness, Wheat, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Ag Commentary, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Operating a Farm, Taxes, Farm Management, Conservation Plans, Hemp, Organic Specialty Crops, Orchard Crops, Tree Nuts, Hunting, Homesteading, Soil Water
Business Title: Butenhoff Land Management
Job Title: Landowner, Ag Investor, Other Ag Professional, Farmland Manager
Interests:
Wheat, Corn, Soybeans, Canola, Sorghum, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Irrigation, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, News, Organic Row Crops, Beef, Dairy, Ag Policy, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Operating a Farm, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, Cover Crops, NRCS
Job Title: Landowner, Farm Manager or Employee
Interests:
Beef, Poultry, Swine, Crop Protection, Fertility, Irrigation, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Ag Commentary, Marketing, News, Ag Policy, Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Operating a Farm, Projects, Repair, Tools, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, Cover Crops, NRCS, Orchard Crops, Vegetables, Fishing, Homesteading, Hunting, Timber
Business Title: MinyaFarms
Job Title: Farmer
Interests:
Organic Row Crops, Grass-Fed Livestock, Irrigation, Sustainable Agriculture, Soil Health, Precision Agriculture, Apps, Telemetry, Farm Management, Cover Crops
Job Title: Farmer's Spouse or Family Member
Interests:
Apps, Ag Commentary, Marketing, News, Ag Policy, Taxes, Farm Management, Agribusiness, Purchasing, Conservation Easements, Cover Crops, Conservation Plans, NRCS, Organic Specialty Crops, Homesteading, Timber
Business Title: Hydro Hose
Job Title: Ag Retail Professional, Other Ag Professional, Manufacture and Supplier
Interests:
Crop Protection, Irrigation, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Precision Agriculture, Ag Commentary, Marketing, News, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Operating a Farm, Projects, Purchasing, Repair, Shops, Tools, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, Cover Crops, Organic Specialty Crops
Public
Here’s a group to discuss all aspects of ag equipment and machinery including making purchases, performing repairs, using tools, carrying out projects, and showing off your shops. Additionally, companies and reps are also welcome to promote their latest products so we know what’s available.
Interest:
Apps, Precision Agriculture, Telemetry, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Operating a Farm, Projects, Purchasing, Repair, Shops, Tools
Public
At ON SIGHT 24/7 we are dedicated to protecting the livelihood of the American Farmer! Within this group we will share our products, what they do, how we can customize a surveillance system locally and nationally and the benefits of having a full service Technical Support team available to you!
Interest:
Canola, Corn, Cotton, Organic Row Crops, Peanuts, Rice, Sorghum, Soybeans, Wheat, Beef, Dairy, Feed, Grass-Fed Livestock, Poultry, Specialty Livestock, Swine, Crop Protection, Farm Management, Shops, Tools, Hemp, Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Vegetables, Horses, Hunting, Tobacco
Public
A starting point to assist young and upcoming farmers with financial know how
Interest:
Agribusiness, Farm Management, Succession Planning
Public
We are interested in gathering experiences, solutions and history of organic methods in citrus production. As well as record and document unique policy and market access hurdles organic citrus growers face in each different region of the world.
Interest:
Organic Row Crops, Crop Protection, Fertility, Irrigation, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Precision Agriculture, Telemetry, Ag Commentary, Marketing, News, Ag Policy, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Operating a Farm, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, Cover Crops, Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Homesteading
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
Public
Here’s a group to discuss all of the finance and management decisions that need to be made when operating a farm.
Interest:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Vegetables, Rice, Canola, Sorghum, Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Swine, Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Irrigation, Timber, Marketing, Agribusiness
Public
A group for beginning farmers to network and exchange tips for growing your farm from the ground up!
Interest:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Irrigation
Public
Here is a place to share your on-the-farm stories and photos: funny mishaps, cool projects, cute animals, etc.
Interest:
Canola, Cotton, Corn, Organic Row Crops, Peanuts, Rice, Sorghum, Soybeans, Wheat, Beef, Dairy, Feed, Grass-Fed Livestock, Poultry, Specialty Livestock, Swine, Hemp, Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Tree Nuts, Vegetables, Fishing, Homesteading, Horses, Hunting, Timber, Tobacco
Public
We are a family ran farm that believes in raising livestock in a caring and natural way, Our livestock is raised on pasture with many animals free ranging. We currently raise Scottish Highland Cattle, multiple species of hogs, goats, sheep, chickens, ducks, and turkeys.
Interest:
Beef, Grass-Fed Livestock, Poultry, Specialty Livestock, Swine
Public
A group uniting microgreen farmers, fans and people associating themselves with the industry and the business.
Interest:
Marketing, Organic Row Crops
Tim Laatsch recommends having "boots on the ground" during on-farm research. A trusted partner on site can help with taking measurements, laying out treatments, and marking plot corners, so you can stay in the cab and execute the trial properly and accurately. Photo by Koch Agronomic Services.
Updated Mar 1
A great way to achieve this? On-farm research. An Illinois-based farmer, Laatsch knows first-hand the importance of on-farm research... Illinois farmer and Director of Agronomy, North America for Koch Agronomic Services, Tim Laatsch... Here he shares the steps to follow for conducting on-farm research and the best strategies for ensuring it’s a successful endeavor... Frame Your Research QuestionThe first step to getting started with on-farm research is to ask yourself why you’re doing it, Laatsch says...
Categories: Farm Management, Operating a Farm, Precision Agriculture
Updated Mar 1
With last year’s season completed and this year’s yet to begin, now is a natural time to reflect on your farm’s performance and how you can improve in the future. One way to make your decision-making process even better is by conducting your own on-farm research... Universities Propel Start of On-Farm ResearchLocated in Tensas Parish, La. , Mead and Marshall Hardwick have followed in their father’s footsteps with on-farm research for their 8,000-acre operation on their family’s 20,000-acre, Somerset Plantation. It started when their parents returned to their mother’s family farm in the 1980s...
Categories: Farm Management, Operating a Farm, Precision Agriculture
By Mary Herring
Updated Mar 10
Every spring and fall, farmers fill roads with tractors, combines, and other farm equipment. Some farm equipment can take up the whole road. That’s why both farmers and other drivers need to pay extra attention this time of year. It’s legal to drive farm machinery on public roads and it’s often the only way farmers can get from field to field. The combination of slow moving farm equipment and faster cars, however, can be deadly as the time before the two vehicles meet takes only seconds...
Categories: Agribusiness, Farm Management, News
By Mary Herring
Published Feb 25
In the 1900s, tractors revolutionized the agriculture industry, eventually freeing farmers from using oxen, horses and manpower. Today, no farm is complete without a tractor. “The farm tractor is one of the most important and easily recognizable technological components of modern agriculture in the United States. Its development in the first half of the twentieth century fundamentally changed the nature of farm work, significantly altered the structure of rural America, and freed up millions of workers to be absorbed into the rapidly growing manufacturing and service sectors of the country... From Hay-Powered Horses to Gas-Powered Tractors | Iron Solutions In the 1900s, tractors revolutionized the agriculture industry, eventually freeing farmers...
Categories: Agribusiness, Dairy, Farm Management
By Darren Chan
Published Dec 7, 2020
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a rod-shaped, gram-positive bacterium that forms spores in the soil. Bt was isolated in 1901 and named in 1911. 1958 was the first time it was used as a commercial biopesticide in the United States. It was placed in IRAC group 11, microbial disruptors of insect mesenteric membranes. Bt is toxic to caterpillars, some fly larvae, and some beetle larvae, but is non-toxic to other organisms...
Categories: Agribusiness, Farm Management, Sustainable Agriculture
Updated Apr 14, 2020
There is no shortage of great apps to help farmers in 2020. As farming gets more digital, tech savvy farmers are craving tools that can help them do their jobs more efficiently and better... With continuing improvements and updates being rolled out regularly, John Deere has developed what is the clear flagship farm management tool... Tractor Zoom is a great tool for farmers to find equipment at auctions nationwide... Soil Web is a really nice tool that allows users to easily find soil type information for their farms and fields...
Categories: Agribusiness, Corn, Precision Agriculture
Published Jun 4, 2018
At the same time, hundreds of farm technician job listings across the US, and the rise of precision agriculture and software, clearly evidence the need for technologically-savvy farm technicians in the 21st century agricultural industry. It’s no surprise that tech-friendly millennials interested in farming are encouraged by these developments, which may make farming less labor intensive than in generations past. Technology may even be the antidote to a number of ills plaguing modern agriculture, which have led to a drastic decrease in the number of farms across the United States. Satellite technology provides a broader view of agricultureTo assess the current state of affairs across the globe, I solicited the expert advice from one of the preeminent farmers in the United States, Joel Salatin, co-owner of Polyface Farm, and John Fargher, co-founder and COO of Australia-based cutting-edge farm management software, AgriWebb. Ecological Farming: the Science Behind Farming Isn’t ChangingIn Joel’s mind, while an individual farmer’s understanding of agriculture may change, the science behind soil health and fertility hasn’t and won’t...
By Sam Baker
Published Apr 25, 2020
ag/uav) announced the launch of its long-awaited fully remote, on-demand UAV Service – a custom flight service to assist farmers by providing fast, cost-effective UAV flights and machine learning analysis... Farmers can easily place a no-obligation order in under 5 minutes with the fly-out occurring in 3-5 days... The Ag-Analytics On-Demand UAV Service allows farmers to easily order UAV flights and custom analytics without even leaving the office,” says Josh Woodard, CEO of Ag-Analytics. “Through our partner network with Farm Flight, we can send a pilot out and deliver fast, professional, and safe UAV services on-demand without the typical hassle and high cost... Farms in America today are looking to increase efficiency...
Categories: Agribusiness, Irrigation, Precision Agriculture
Published Jul 10, 2019
Taking inventory of your farm equipment Think about how long accumulating your farm equipment took... If a fire, flood, tornado or other covered disaster strikes your farm or ranch, will you be able to make a list of all of the damaged or destroyed equipment for your insurer?Be prepared if you have to file an insurance claimConduct an equipment inventory so you have a detailed record of each tool, including:Purchase date and purchase cost... Many farm management software packages include inventory tools that help make the job easier... Talk to your farm insurance agent to make sure all of your equipment is adequately covered. Farm and ranch products are not available in: Alaska, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Oklahoma...
Categories: Agribusiness
By Cierra Bray
Published Mar 28, 2018
In an effort to protect wetlands across Canada, EnviroDrone has launched their Environmental Awareness program which includes two sustainable management plans for crop and vineyard. The approach with allows farms to reduce their use of fertilizer and pesticide, which will are heavily impacting nearby streams, lakes, and wetlands. The EnviroDrone team of agrologist with and expertise in applying drone technology to solve some of the most challenging problems on the farm are committed to increasing yields while improving environmental impacts. An aerial prescription will identify removal of key areas that may contain phragmites within nearby ditches (ie... This is the beginning of a watershed-wide clean-up effort initiated by EnviroDrone to encourage sustainable farm management practices and protect the environment...
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