Ag Technology
Cyber-physical system to monitor crops, drive decisions, boost yields
AMES, Iowa — After decades of growing corn and soybean yields, per-acre yields in many areas are approaching their theoretical limits. But there’s still a need for more grain to feed people and livestock.Where can that grain come from? How can farmers...
Decision tools organize data into single, easy-access spot
Precision agriculture is a concept farmers have been exploring since the advent of personal computers but with the technology improving faster than ever, new tools constantly emerge on the farming scene. In recent years, the next level of decision...
Drones using infrared imaging for detailed reports
DAMASCUS, Md. — In the current fraught coronavirus environment, perhaps you’ve heard about the new calibrated infrared technology that’s being used at overseas airports to measure and screen passengers’ temperatures in real time. That technology has...
Doing more with less (Credit Corner)
(Editor’s note: Emily Snyder is an EXPRESS Relationship Manager with MidAtlantic Farm Credit.)Farmers are always doing more with less. On our farm, we make more milk with fewer cows. I’ve talked to a number of operators who gave up ground but are...
Ag technology attracts international soy buyers
Understanding ag technology’s significance in the sustainability of U.S. Soy may lead international customers to continue buying our products. On my southern Illinois farm, we use technology such as yield mapping, GPS, autosteer, variable rate...
Penn St. researchers using artificial intelligence to better predict weather
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — When forecasting weather, meteorologists use a number of models and data sources to track shapes and movements of clouds that could indicate severe storms. However, with increasingly expanding weather data sets and looming...
Cover crops, compost, carbon beneficial to farms
SALINAS, Calif. — Soil organic matter has long been known to benefit farmers. The carbon in this organic matter acts as a food source for soil microbes, which then provide other nutrients to the crops grown. Microbes, insects and small soil critters...
Plants’ biological clocks set time for crop spraying
SALINAS, Calif. — Plants can tell the time, and this affects their responses to certain herbicides used in agriculture according to new research. The University of Bristol study found that plant circadian rhythms regulate the sensitivity of plants to...
Gene-editing technology keeping eye on future
RICHMOND, Va. — The gene-editing technology known as CRISPR has the potential to accelerate development of higher producing crops with less inputs. It is also projected to revolutionize the health care and other industries. At the recent...
Engineers and plant scientists team up to optimize corn growth
NEWARK, Del. — Each new technological advancement in agriculture, from tractors to tillage techniques, has allowed farmers to plant and harvest more food in less time. Today’s era of agricultural innovation is precision agriculture —...
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