Precision Farming Dealer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week:

Husker Harvest Days Launches Ag Tech Pavilion

The new Ag Tech Pavilion at Husker Harvest Days will help farmers engage with new ag tech startups, ask questions about new technology and share their own challenges with innovators in the marketplace, according to this Farm Progress report. The pavilion will also feature several panel discussions on retrofit technology, AI, autonomy and more. The action gets underway Sept. 15 at Husker Harvest Days.

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Source:Curt Arens

How AutoPath is Changing Application Accuracy

Riesterer & Schnell technology specialist Wyatt Davidson checks in from central Wisconsin with a look at how John Deere AutoPath is helping farmers improve accuracy, efficiency and crop protection.

Free Satellite Imagery, Drones Highlight Precision Ag Opportunities

During an Arkansas field day, Ana Morales-Ona Smith shared her initial research on a project that revolves around using free satellite data to improve nutrient management decisions. “You don’t need a drone to begin using aerial imagery,” Smith said. “Free historical satellite imagery can help you identify consistent patterns of crop variability across your fields. Combined with soil and tissue sampling, satellite imagery can help target nutrient applications where they are needed most.”

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Source: UADA

AI-Powered Weed Control Reducing Costs for Farmers

Curtis Garner, co-founder of Verdant Robotics, sits down for a 1-on-1 interview about his company’s SharpShooter. The AI-powered machine uses computers and cameras to identify and treat plants in real time. “The machine’s tracking over a thousand different objects in any given second and making real-time decisions on what to do,” Garner says.

The Farmer Who Killed His Crop on a Bad AI Recommendation

Here’s an interesting post we came across on LinkedIn. Pratik Desai, founder, KissanAI, shared a screen shot of a farmer who reportedly killed nearly 25 acres of his own crop after listening to a bad recommendation from his AI app. “This is why domain-specific AI and Agent Harness matter,” Desai says. “In ag, a wrong answer is not a bad user experience. It is someone’s livelihood. A wrong chemical, a wrong dose, a wrong crop stage, and a whole season is gone. General-purpose models are built to answer everything. Farming needs AI built to be right.”

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