Recent generations of ag technology have seen new features undercut by rising reliability problems, says Clay Mitchell, co-founder and managing director of Silicon Valley-based Fall Line Capital, a farmland and venture investment firm. Mitchell says the shift to autonomy will accelerate reliability problems beyond anything we’ve seen before.
One big project within the company is Earth-2. The technology provides high-resolution climate and weather simulations to help farmers and others predict weather conditions and act based on what they learn.
At a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing this week in Washington, D.C., senators and a panel of precision ag experts discussed how to address common barriers to the adoption of precision farming technology, including financing, connectivity and internet access.
In a new study, a South Dakota State University research team investigated farmers' viewpoints on the most influential factor behind adopting new technologies and practices: profitability.
“If you’re not growing, you’re dying,” says Skip Klinefelter, owner of the fast-growing independent group, Linco-Precision LLC. “However, don’t grow just for growth’s sake.”
AEM's study, "The Environmental Benefits of Precision Agriculture," examines the impact of various technologies on the production of row crops, broad acre crops, roots and tubers, as well as forage. The data overwhelmingly shows that precision agriculture can have a positive environmental impact in all of these areas.
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.
Keith Wendte manages data and analysis for his family’s 7,000-acre operation from an office more than 200 miles away in the Chicago area. He was an early adopter of precision farming technology nearly 30 years ago.
The 8th Annual Precision Farming Dealer Summit, held at the Hyatt Regency at The Arch in St. Louis, Mo., on Jan. 9-10, 2023, drew a record crowd of 201 attendees.
At the 2026 Farm Progress Show, Franklin Peitz, Digital Product Marketing Lead with John Deere Operations Center reassures growers that they have the right to their own data.
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