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
Farmmee, an app that connect farmers with farmers when they need help the most, is now available.
By Rick Purnell
Published May 24
Des Moines, IA, May 24, 2020 – Every farmer knows what it’s like to see a storm on the horizon with acres of crop to harvest before it hits... Farmmee (https://www. farmmee. com), solves dilemmas like this and more by quickly connecting farmers with farmers to solve immediate challenges. The app provides a robust collaboration network that lets farmers seek services by other farmers and also lets farmers offer their services to other farmers...
Categories: Agribusiness, Apps, Farm Management
Business Title: LLC
Job Title: Farmer
Interests:
Organic Row Crops, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Irrigation, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Precision Agriculture, Telemetry, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Ag Policy, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Operating a Farm, Succession Planning, Taxes, Projects, Purchasing, Tools, Cover Crops, Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Vegetables, 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
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
Job Title: Landowner, Farmer
Interests:
Canola, Corn, Rice, Wheat, Crop Protection, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Repair, Tools, Cover Crops
Fear the Same Summit attendees dive deep into soil health at Bottens Family Farm.
Published Aug 25
Monte said, “The ASN team looks at the bigger picture which leads to stronger recommendations for farming with a soil first approach yet keeps profitability at the forefront... We have to look at the whole system; current tillage practices, erosion control, labor availability, water management, water resources, microbiology of the soil... ”“Our team always starts with understanding a farm’s goals,” Monte said... A half-baked plan isn’t going to get you where you want to go, and if that’s what you’re getting from your dealer, your crop advisor, or your farm partner now - then it might be time to consider a new one. ” Ready to challenge your own status quo? Let’s farm better, do better, be better — together...
Categories: Cover Crops, Farm Management, Soil Health
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: LLC
Job Title: Farmer
Interests:
Organic Row Crops, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Irrigation, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Precision Agriculture, Telemetry, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Ag Policy, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Operating a Farm, Succession Planning, Taxes, Projects, Purchasing, Tools, Cover Crops, Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Vegetables, Homesteading
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
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: Buy Yo Dirt
Job Title: Other Ag Professional, Land Real Estate Professional
About: My name is Corey Tyner, a land/farm buyer and investor from Phoenix, Arizona.
Interests:
Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Operating a Farm, Fishing, Homesteading, Horses, Hunting, Timber, Tobacco
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: SetterFarm
Job Title: Farmer, Landowner, Ag Investor, Farm Manager or Employee
About: Soldier, turned journalist, turned farmer.
Interests:
Organic Row Crops, Poultry, Specialty Livestock, Crop Protection, Sustainable Agriculture, Precision Agriculture, Apps, Telemetry, Marketing, News, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Farm Management, Human Resources, Taxes, Agribusiness, Ag Policy, Projects, Purchasing, Tools, Conservation Easements, Cover Crops, Conservation Plans, NRCS, Hemp, Organic Specialty Crops, Vegetables, Orchard Crops, Homesteading, Horses
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: Vuon Hat Company
Job Title: Ag Retail Professional, Ag Investor
Interests:
Marketing, Farm Management, Purchasing
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
Job Title: Farmer, Landowner, Other Ag Professional, Ag Banker
Interests:
Corn, Organic Row Crops, Soybeans, Wheat, Crop Protection, Fertility, Soil Health, Apps, Precision Agriculture, Ag Commentary, Marketing, News, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Ag Policy, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Operating a Farm, Succession Planning, Projects, Purchasing, Shops, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, Cover Crops, NRCS, Fishing, Hunting, Timber
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
A starting point to assist young and upcoming farmers with financial know how
Interest:
Agribusiness, Farm Management, Succession Planning
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
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
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
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
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
Here is a group for hemp farmers to connect while sharing tips and asking questions.
Interest:
Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps
Public
A group for dairy farmers.
Interest:
Dairy
Public
A group for poultry farmers to discuss all aspects of raising chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese, etc.
Interest:
Poultry
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
Farmmee, an app that connect farmers with farmers when they need help the most, is now available.
By Rick Purnell
Published May 24
Des Moines, IA, May 24, 2020 – Every farmer knows what it’s like to see a storm on the horizon with acres of crop to harvest before it hits... Farmmee (https://www. farmmee. com), solves dilemmas like this and more by quickly connecting farmers with farmers to solve immediate challenges. The app provides a robust collaboration network that lets farmers seek services by other farmers and also lets farmers offer their services to other farmers...
Categories: Agribusiness, Apps, Farm Management
Fear the Same Summit attendees dive deep into soil health at Bottens Family Farm.
Published Aug 25
Monte said, “The ASN team looks at the bigger picture which leads to stronger recommendations for farming with a soil first approach yet keeps profitability at the forefront... We have to look at the whole system; current tillage practices, erosion control, labor availability, water management, water resources, microbiology of the soil... ”“Our team always starts with understanding a farm’s goals,” Monte said... A half-baked plan isn’t going to get you where you want to go, and if that’s what you’re getting from your dealer, your crop advisor, or your farm partner now - then it might be time to consider a new one. ” Ready to challenge your own status quo? Let’s farm better, do better, be better — together...
Categories: Cover Crops, Farm Management, Soil Health
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
Published Aug 7
AgAnswers is a helpful tool that allows AgFuse members to ask questions and receive answers from the community. Do you have a question about cover crops? How about manure sampling, planter maintenance, or bookkeeping? You can use AgAnswers to publish a question and to request an answer from top experts in related fields. Here’s a quick look at how to get started. Ask a QuestionTo ask a question about any topic related to agriculture, simply locate the Quick Post panel and click “Question. ”In the Question field, you can enter the question that you want to be answered...
Categories: Agribusiness, Farm Management, Operating a Farm
By Darren Chan
Updated May 31
1-MCP is one of the most prominent ethylene inhibitors discovered by scientific research in recent years. It is non-toxic, harmless, no residue, and environmentally free. It is widely used in the preservation of fruits, vegetables, and flowers. Active ingredient: 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) can irreversibly act on ethylene receptors in plants, thereby blocking the normal binding with ethylene and inhibiting the induced fruit ripening related A series of physiological and biochemical reactions. Extend the shelf life of fruits, vegetables, and flowers by more than 50~200%...
Categories: Agribusiness, Farm Management, Vegetables
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. 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
By Anonymous Member
Published Dec 1, 2020
Categories: Apps, Marketing, Farm Management
By Anonymous Member
Published Feb 25
If you had to decide between a forklift or a skid steer for on-farm use, what would you choose and why?
Categories: Operating a Farm, Purchasing, Tools
By Jerry Smith
Published Mar 20
If you create your own on-farm trials, what kinds of trials? How long have you been doing that and what has your overall experience been like?
Categories: Corn, Fertility, Operating a Farm
By Zubair Ahmad
Published Mar 18, 2020
My question is related to farming please help me by answering my question. Thank you.
Categories: Wheat, Dairy, Irrigation
By Anonymous Member
Published Mar 25
Looking for recommendations: What farm analytics services have you used? What do you like and don't like about them?
Categories: Crop Scouting, Precision Agriculture
Published Aug 15
Chia seeds are not Listed on the platform,for this super food we are currently doing conventional,but looking for partnership to go organic for tailored markets. for more jetstreamagencies@gmail.com cell/WhatsApp:+256782691445
By Anonymous Member
Published Feb 25
Categories: Soybeans
Published Jun 22
Between weeding and herbicides application.
Categories: Corn
By Anonymous Member
Published Apr 10, 2020
If you are a farmer, are you planning on applying for the Payroll Protection Program through the SBA? Why or why not?
Categories: Agribusiness
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