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In mid-July, CNH Industrial announced its acquisition of Specialty Enterprises, the provider of Case IH’s aluminum spray booms since 2020.

The technology and machine marriage mean one or more driverless machines can operate in the field without an operator present in the cab.

BASF and Bosch are developing new technology for weed management. Their system photographs weeds, signals nozzles to spray and records the data in milliseconds. Farmers then get a map printout for easy reference.

“The more tech we can develop to allow farmers to get productivity out of their land without having to spend so much money on fertilizer and inputs, the better off everybody is,” says John Deere’s Julian Sanchez.

Reducing herbicide usage by 97% in pre-emergence and 88% in post-emergence spraying, Greeneye Technology might be the ‘next-big-thing’ in sprayer technology.

This seems like a simple thing, but look at how many times we are guilty of not reading and following label directions.

“I can see a day where we may be able to process the data on the fly, but for this season, you’ll find me out in the field looking at the crops from an ATV.”

Six members of the National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants give a crop update from seven states

Waters of the U.S. is back in review.

Being certified by a state or local certification program is becoming crucial to practicing as a professional agronomist in the U.S.