Nick Guetterman, a farmer from Bucyrus, Kan., who farms 16,000 acres, and John Fulton, a professor at Ohio State Univ. and president of the International Society of Precision Agriculture, discuss the opportunities & challenges farmers face with adopting autonomous technology.
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Lessiter Media, the publisher of Precision Farming Dealer and its sister publication No-Till Farmer magazine, has established the Conservation Ag Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing conservation-based ag practices.
This new research collaboration will center around observing, measuring, and responding to inter- and intra-field variability in crop production, a practice widely known as precision agriculture.
The Ohio State University Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering is looking for farmers, consultants and other individuals who work alongside farmers to participate in a survey aimed at identifying major barriers that row crop farmers, consultants and other personnel involved in crop production face when adopting precision agriculture technologies.
One of the critical drivers of widespread adoption of autonomous ag technology will be cost vs. value. Like any new technology, there will be a learning curve and fusion onto the farm will be gradual. Dr. Scott Shearer, ag engineering professor at Ohio State University, doesn’t foresee automation being a wholesale replacement to human oversight on the farm.
Much has been made of autonomous advancements in the ag industry during the last few years, as a possible pathway to increased field efficiencies and a solution to labor shortages.
Jack Zemlicka, managing editor of Precision Farming Dealer and technology editor of Farm Equipment, will deliver the opening presentation at the 2019 Precision Ag Symposium, discussing trends in precision agriculture.
Robots won't yet be doing all of the field work, but electric-powered equipment and smaller, self-propelled implements are making their way to a field near you.
Today we’re catching up with southern Iowa farmer Mark Dobson, who’s using the 360 RAIN autonomous irrigation and nutrient application system for the first time in his organic strip-till operation.
The college offers an associate degree in Applied Science in Agriculture (60 credit hours). Students enrolled in this program may specialize in precision farming technology by selecting up to 15 credit hours in this area and agriculture business, sales and agronomy.
The college offers an AAS in Precision Agriculture and customized precision ag- related training for agricultural producers, insurance underwriters, equipment dealer and agricultural cooperative employees and others.
Offering training on Ag Leader, Trimble, Reichhardt, Norac and Integris Systems in twice yearly customer training events (spring/fall). Also offering individual training opportunities on any HTS Ag products and SMS software, year round.