Updated Aug 7, 2020
The high-value returns from cotton as well as the higher costs of production should be ample incentives for adopting precision farming... Need for Precision Farming While irrigation and pesticide treatments are necessary, it is important to also prioritize efficiency by reducing costs to increase farm revenue... Cotton growers, who have been using broad recommendations can use precision farming to finetune their irrigation to avoid higher water inputs and costs... More data is, therefore, necessary and precision farming can provide it. Precision farming also makes economic sense for cotton farms because they are usually large...
Categories: Cotton, Irrigation, Precision Agriculture
Updated Sep 10, 2020
Precision management solutions can reduce chemical use in several ways... Precision Farming Methods can Reduce Reliance on ChemicalsResearch to find new herbicides, which can control the resistant weeds, would take years to develop and these new treatments will also ultimately result in resistance... One of the solutions is the wider use of precision farming methods based on site-specific control... To use precision farming methods, we need Weed scouting systemsWeed management modelsPrecision weed control implementationThere are numerous methods and approaches used... (Source: Precision farming for weed management: techniques)Instead of walking in your fields, use precise and rapid technology...
Categories: Precision Agriculture, Soybeans
By Jenny Hoo
Published Sep 30, 2019
Kedah is a state in northern Malaysia and is well known for its agriculture industry, especially in paddy planting. In Malaysia, according to 2016 statistics, about 700,000 hectare land is provided for paddy planting and average annual growth is projected at 0. 03 percent[1]. Compared to other south east Asian countries, Malaysia is positioned as the net rice importer and least rice production compared to Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Malaysia imported 33 percent of their rice from Thailand, Vietnam and Pakistan while producing 67 percent of them locally, primarily in Kedah, Northern Perak and Selangor...
Categories: Agribusiness, Precision Agriculture
By Jenny Hoo
Published Sep 21, 2019
Blockchain in agriculture industrySince we have discussed at length blockchain model and system, what about its application in the agriculture industry? What role can blockchain play to resolve the challenges faced by not just the farmers, but also companies, consumers and the government? The concept of blockchain in agriculture industry started to gain attention in recent years... With blockchain technology, market participants, authorities, and consumers will be able to obtain the information of the agriculture of food produce, from the farm that it was planted, the factory it was processed and/or produced, to the market’s shelf where the consumer will do their purchases... With its DSTE chain, it will improve the condition in 3 major areas in the agriculture industry, namely food supply chain, food safety and financial services... In a nutshell, there is no doubt that blockchain has altered the way things work in the agriculture industry... Let’s anticipate a time of digital and IoT in the near future for agriculture industry where all farmers will hold digital device to monitor, sell, trade and conduct agriculture activities, all from one device...
Categories: Agribusiness, Precision Agriculture
Updated Aug 9, 2020
Artificial Intelligence or AI is perhaps one of the most popular topics in the 21st century. To simply state, AI is the process wherein the computers perform complex tasks instead of humans to save time, energy, and labor. AI has had a profound impact on all walks of life, making everyday life less demanding. Agriculture is one such industry that has been continuously benefited by AI... These countries practice agriculture on huge stretches of land and if not for the AI, it would be extremely difficult to manage and tackle the problems occurring in the different aspects of crop production...
Categories: Precision Agriculture, Soybeans
Updated May 12, 2020
51 “Over several thousand acres, the savings are substantial and help pay for precision agriculture upgrades,” the authors say... ” As the USDA points out in its Economic Research Service report “Farm Profits and Adoption of Precision Agriculture,” the average farm operating profits for precision ag adopters was $66 per acre higher than nonadopters, but added that this average came from across different farm sizes and adopters had farms averaging 480 acres larger than nonadopters... However, adoption of variable-rate, which was the costliest precision ag technology the report looked at, was lower than the other technologies examined on all farm sizes... Unlike other precision ag systems, the profitability of variable-rate technology does not change after including the farm size scale effect. Chart from Farm Profits and Adoption of Precision Agriculture...
Categories: 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... Their father, Jay, was not a farmer, so he got involved with Louisiana State University’s (LSU) Ag Center to learn about agriculture, which eventually led to them conducting on-farm research projects together... Four years ago they went to a PrecisionPlanting planter, which has all electric-drive and high-speed mechanics. The Hardwicks' PrecisionPlanting planter... “The precision that comes along with those planters really allows to perform those checkerboard plots,” Mead says...
Categories: Farm Management, Operating a Farm, Precision Agriculture
By Sam Baker
Published Apr 25, 2020
Ag-Analytics® (https://analytics. 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. The cost starts as low as $210 for a 60-acre field or $2... The Ag-Analytics On-Demand UAV Service captures high precision data from fields using gigapixel imagery... ag/uav or view this promotional video: About Ag-AnalyticsAg-Analytics specializes in the analysis of precision agriculture data...
Categories: Agribusiness, Irrigation, Precision Agriculture
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
By Jenny Hoo
Published Sep 6, 2019
Smart Farming, or known as Smart Agriculture is mainly associated with the term Third Green Revolution due to its sustainability and circular economy features that emphasises on the application of ICT solution in the agriculture industry... Adding to the pollution is urban development and farming as well as plantation, of which contributed quite a substantial amount to GHG emissions where agriculture sector alone emits about 17-30 percent of GHG globally... Precision Agriculture or FarmingAs rightly pointed out by Sciforce[3], there are two technology fields in smart farming, namely precision agriculture and agricultural automation and robotics... While precision agriculture, also known as precision farming tends to be one of the most popular applications of IoT in the agricultural sector and numerous organizations are leveraging on this technique around the world, it is a farming practice or method that enables the crops growing and livestock raising to be more controlled and accurate... Some companies have started to mobilise precision farming management into their farms and one good example of this is DSTE Capital Limited who through technology such as virtual optimizer PRO combines various technologies for water management into one central, cloud-based and powerful location designed for consultants and growers to take advantage of the benefits of precision irrigation via a simplified interface...
Categories: Agribusiness, Precision Agriculture
Business Title: RDO Equipment Co.
Job Title: Agronomist
About: I am an Agronomist for RDO Equipment Co. based in Moorhead, MN and cover a territory of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. I have a Master of Agribusiness from Kansas State University and consult with growers on Precision Agriculture adoption.
Interests:
Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Sorghum, Beef, Dairy, Swine, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Marketing, Agribusiness
Business Title: Johnson & Taylor / Big O Farms
Job Title: Attorney
About: I grew up on a corn, soybean and hog farm in Vermilion County (near Danville), Illinois. I currently raise corn and soybeans with my husband near Pontiac, Illinois. I also am a partner at the law firm of Johnson & Taylor, in Pontiac, with my practice emphasizing on agricultural law, estate planning, real estate, tax and municipalities. I love that I am able to combine my love of agriculture and farming with my law practice and it is a great benefit to me and my clients that I have extensive personal experience with farming and agricultural transactions.
Interests:
Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Vegetables, Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Swine, Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Marketing, Agribusiness, Agricultural Law
Business Title: AgFuse LLC
Job Title: Other Ag Professional, Administrator
About: AgFuse is a social media network created specifically to connect farmers and agriculture professionals throughout the world.
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Vegetables, Rice, Canola, Sorghum, Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Swine, Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Timber, Marketing, Agribusiness
Business Title: Better Your Workforce Better Your Company
Job Title: Other Ag Professional, Ag Search Professional
About: AG HeadHunters is a consulting firm focused on recruiting and training services for agriculture. We understand the complexities of finding, landing, and keeping talented employees; it is the greatest challenge and highest on-going cost of every company. Our mission is to assist our clients in effectively hiring critical employees that stay and remain engaged. Learn more at www.agheadhunters.com
Interests:
Canola, Corn, Cotton, Organic Row Crops, Peanuts, Rice, Sorghum, Soybeans, Wheat, Beef, Dairy, Feed, Grass-Fed Livestock, Poultry, Specialty Livestock, Swine, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Irrigation, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Precision Agriculture, Telemetry, Ag Commentary, Marketing, News, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Ag Policy, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Human Resources, Operating a Farm, Succession Planning, Taxes, Projects, Tools, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, Cover Crops, NRCS, Hemp, Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Tree Nuts, Vegetables, Fishing, Homesteading, Horses, Hunting, Timber, Tobacco
Business Title: Agri-Valley Irrigation
Job Title: Other Ag Professional, Ag Irrigation
About: Mike Wandzell is an Emmy-Award winning News Producer who left the TV industry to get back into Agriculture.
He worked in Agriculture in the cotton and almond business growing up.
Mike went to Fresno State, receiving a degree in Mass Communication.
After winning the Emmy in 2016 in Television, Mike got back into agriculture.
He now works in Irrigation California's Central Valley at Agri-Valley.
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Organic Row Crops, Crop Protection, Irrigation, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Precision Agriculture, Telemetry, Marketing, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Tools, Cover Crops, NRCS, Hemp, Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Tree Nuts, Vegetables
Business Title: Fitochem
Job Title: Precision Agriculture Specialist
About: Fulvic acid for agriculture is the most valuable input in biological agriculture. Fitochem provides certified OMRI products to boost up plants' quality and enhance soil quality to help in the growth of plants. For more details, click here- https://en.fitochem.com/2019/06/10/benefits-effects-of-fulvic-acids-for-agriculture-mexico/
Interests:
Precision Agriculture, Farm Management
Business Title: Farm
Job Title: Manager
About: M.Sc. Agriculture post-graduate course in the scientific process of agriculture and agricultural studies.
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Vegetables, Rice, Canola, Sorghum, Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Swine, Cover Crops, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Timber, Marketing, Agribusiness
Business Title: Mattie Hill Farms
Job Title: Agricultural Engineer
About: An Agricultural Engineer, Consultant, Realtor and Investor who's interest is to contribute positively in Agriculture by improving technologies to boost food production and ensure food safety. Hit me up for further details
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Vegetables, Rice, Canola, Sorghum, Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Swine, Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Timber, Marketing, Agribusiness
Business Title: Bustle Box Marketing
Job Title: Agri-preneur
About: I am a mother who wants to help make a positive impact on the perception of agriculture to future generations.
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Vegetables, Rice, Canola, Sorghum, Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Swine, Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Timber, Marketing, Agribusiness, Hemp
Business Title: Sparenberg Services
Job Title: Owner
About: Retired but still active with instructional design projects.
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Vegetables, Rice, Canola, Sorghum, Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Swine, Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Marketing, Agribusiness
Public
California and Arizona real farm radio, providing current, relevant, and interesting agriculture news. We are proud to serve the agriculture community. AgNet West is based in California.
Interest:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Vegetables, Rice, Canola, Sorghum, Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Swine, Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Timber, Marketing, Agribusiness, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture
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
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
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
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 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
Public
Go Unmanned sells drones, drone training, and drone services across the East Coast. Drones already have been used in Precision Agriculture, forestry,horticulture,greenhouses, vineyards,and livestock.
Interest:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Rice, Canola, Sorghum, Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Swine, Cover Crops, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Timber, Marketing, Agribusiness
Public
Connected Business enterprises, SMEs, Social Enterprises, Nonprofit Organizations and Start-ups to Funding, Grants and Business opportunities in Agriculture, Livestock, Agrifood, AgriTech and FoodTech
Interest:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Vegetables, Rice, Canola, Sorghum, Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Swine, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Agribusiness
Public
Connect and discuss Washington State agriculture.
Interest:
Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Vegetables, Canola, Sorghum, Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Swine, Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Timber, Marketing, Agribusiness
Updated Aug 7, 2020
The high-value returns from cotton as well as the higher costs of production should be ample incentives for adopting precision farming... Need for Precision Farming While irrigation and pesticide treatments are necessary, it is important to also prioritize efficiency by reducing costs to increase farm revenue... Cotton growers, who have been using broad recommendations can use precision farming to finetune their irrigation to avoid higher water inputs and costs... More data is, therefore, necessary and precision farming can provide it. Precision farming also makes economic sense for cotton farms because they are usually large...
Categories: Cotton, Irrigation, Precision Agriculture
Updated Sep 10, 2020
Precision management solutions can reduce chemical use in several ways... Precision Farming Methods can Reduce Reliance on ChemicalsResearch to find new herbicides, which can control the resistant weeds, would take years to develop and these new treatments will also ultimately result in resistance... One of the solutions is the wider use of precision farming methods based on site-specific control... To use precision farming methods, we need Weed scouting systemsWeed management modelsPrecision weed control implementationThere are numerous methods and approaches used... (Source: Precision farming for weed management: techniques)Instead of walking in your fields, use precise and rapid technology...
Categories: Precision Agriculture, Soybeans
By Jenny Hoo
Published Sep 30, 2019
Kedah is a state in northern Malaysia and is well known for its agriculture industry, especially in paddy planting. In Malaysia, according to 2016 statistics, about 700,000 hectare land is provided for paddy planting and average annual growth is projected at 0. 03 percent[1]. Compared to other south east Asian countries, Malaysia is positioned as the net rice importer and least rice production compared to Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Malaysia imported 33 percent of their rice from Thailand, Vietnam and Pakistan while producing 67 percent of them locally, primarily in Kedah, Northern Perak and Selangor...
Categories: Agribusiness, Precision Agriculture
By Jenny Hoo
Published Sep 21, 2019
Blockchain in agriculture industrySince we have discussed at length blockchain model and system, what about its application in the agriculture industry? What role can blockchain play to resolve the challenges faced by not just the farmers, but also companies, consumers and the government? The concept of blockchain in agriculture industry started to gain attention in recent years... With blockchain technology, market participants, authorities, and consumers will be able to obtain the information of the agriculture of food produce, from the farm that it was planted, the factory it was processed and/or produced, to the market’s shelf where the consumer will do their purchases... With its DSTE chain, it will improve the condition in 3 major areas in the agriculture industry, namely food supply chain, food safety and financial services... In a nutshell, there is no doubt that blockchain has altered the way things work in the agriculture industry... Let’s anticipate a time of digital and IoT in the near future for agriculture industry where all farmers will hold digital device to monitor, sell, trade and conduct agriculture activities, all from one device...
Categories: Agribusiness, Precision Agriculture
Updated Aug 9, 2020
Artificial Intelligence or AI is perhaps one of the most popular topics in the 21st century. To simply state, AI is the process wherein the computers perform complex tasks instead of humans to save time, energy, and labor. AI has had a profound impact on all walks of life, making everyday life less demanding. Agriculture is one such industry that has been continuously benefited by AI... These countries practice agriculture on huge stretches of land and if not for the AI, it would be extremely difficult to manage and tackle the problems occurring in the different aspects of crop production...
Categories: Precision Agriculture, Soybeans
Updated May 12, 2020
51 “Over several thousand acres, the savings are substantial and help pay for precision agriculture upgrades,” the authors say... ” As the USDA points out in its Economic Research Service report “Farm Profits and Adoption of Precision Agriculture,” the average farm operating profits for precision ag adopters was $66 per acre higher than nonadopters, but added that this average came from across different farm sizes and adopters had farms averaging 480 acres larger than nonadopters... However, adoption of variable-rate, which was the costliest precision ag technology the report looked at, was lower than the other technologies examined on all farm sizes... Unlike other precision ag systems, the profitability of variable-rate technology does not change after including the farm size scale effect. Chart from Farm Profits and Adoption of Precision Agriculture...
Categories: 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... Their father, Jay, was not a farmer, so he got involved with Louisiana State University’s (LSU) Ag Center to learn about agriculture, which eventually led to them conducting on-farm research projects together... Four years ago they went to a PrecisionPlanting planter, which has all electric-drive and high-speed mechanics. The Hardwicks' PrecisionPlanting planter... “The precision that comes along with those planters really allows to perform those checkerboard plots,” Mead says...
Categories: Farm Management, Operating a Farm, Precision Agriculture
By Sam Baker
Published Apr 25, 2020
Ag-Analytics® (https://analytics. 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. The cost starts as low as $210 for a 60-acre field or $2... The Ag-Analytics On-Demand UAV Service captures high precision data from fields using gigapixel imagery... ag/uav or view this promotional video: About Ag-AnalyticsAg-Analytics specializes in the analysis of precision agriculture data...
Categories: Agribusiness, Irrigation, Precision Agriculture
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
By Jenny Hoo
Published Sep 6, 2019
Smart Farming, or known as Smart Agriculture is mainly associated with the term Third Green Revolution due to its sustainability and circular economy features that emphasises on the application of ICT solution in the agriculture industry... Adding to the pollution is urban development and farming as well as plantation, of which contributed quite a substantial amount to GHG emissions where agriculture sector alone emits about 17-30 percent of GHG globally... Precision Agriculture or FarmingAs rightly pointed out by Sciforce[3], there are two technology fields in smart farming, namely precision agriculture and agricultural automation and robotics... While precision agriculture, also known as precision farming tends to be one of the most popular applications of IoT in the agricultural sector and numerous organizations are leveraging on this technique around the world, it is a farming practice or method that enables the crops growing and livestock raising to be more controlled and accurate... Some companies have started to mobilise precision farming management into their farms and one good example of this is DSTE Capital Limited who through technology such as virtual optimizer PRO combines various technologies for water management into one central, cloud-based and powerful location designed for consultants and growers to take advantage of the benefits of precision irrigation via a simplified interface...
Categories: Agribusiness, Precision Agriculture
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