Source: Carlos J. Harris, USDA's Science Tuesday Blog
American farmers have a long history of overcoming obstacles. In 1938, they helped the country emerge from the Dust Bowl by switching to contour plowing and eradicated the boll weevil forty years later by employing integrated pest management techniques.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a grant to TekWear, LLC, Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia to evaluate the effectiveness of innovative wireless, web-connected technologies for monitoring and growing specialty crops such as pecans.
Swiss mini drone producer senseFly has joined AgGateway, becoming the first UAV manufacturer to join this non-profit consortium of businesses that serve the agriculture industry.
Nick Viney is a veteran user of precision farming technology on his 1,400 acre corn, soybean, rye and alfalfa operation near Evansville, Wis. But his experiences haven’t always been without hassle.
Members and leaders of the AgGateway organization have launched an affiliate non-profit organization, AgGateway Global Network (AGN), that seeks to promote and establish global collaboration and coordinated use of global agricultural eBusiness standards, guidelines and implementation processes.
Bingham Equipment’s Blaine Bingham (president/CEO) and son Brant (general operations assistant) will speak at the 2015 Dealership Minds Summit in a “Dealer-to-Dealer” panel session that will cover key considerations for transitions within family-owned equipment dealerships.
The North Iowa Area Community College Foundation has received a $2,000 Working Here Fund grant to help cover the cost of faculty earning advanced credentialing in precision agriculture.
Tom Rosztoczy, Stotz Equipment (2013 Large Multi-Store Dealership of the Year) will speak at the 2015 Dealership Minds Summit in a Dealer-to-Dealer panel on “Structures & Programs for Leadership Development.”
NH Industrial N.V. announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of precision spraying equipment manufacturer Miller-St. Nazianz Inc.
From technician to service manager to now chief technology officer, Layne Richins has pretty much seen it all in his 20-plus year career with Stotz Equipment. And now he’s at the forefront of implementing AI at the 24-store John Deere dealership.
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