Technology - General
U.S. farmers have long been the envy of the world when it comes to their technological advancements. However, since 2000 other countries have surpassed the U.S. in agricultural research and development spending.
“Verification is no longer about binders full of documentation,” said Dane Braun, Vice President of Farm Strategy at Bushel.
Protivate is formulated with a proprietary blends of nutrients that can be applied directly to the seed for corn, soybean, cotton, wheat, canola, and alfalfa crops.
Widening the Funnel: Land O’Lakes Evolves Approach And, Removes Some Risk For Regenerative Practices
Land O’Lakes is aiming to straighten the path for more farmers to adopt more regenerative practices across their acres, and in doing so building a wider funnel of farmers who could enroll in carbon markets.
Broader than carbon alone, ForGround aims to encompass regenerative agricultural practices and technologies and then connect those in-field decisions to downstream companies and their sustainability goals.
When introducing Hydrovant, the team at Corbet Scientific says it aims to bring a whole new category of adjuvants to the market.
USDA scientists are testing new cloud seeding technology to help fight drought by unlocking more rain from clouds. The key ingredients are tap water and a small electrical charge.
Carl Kinghorn, who leads production for the ERP division of EFC Systems by EverAg, says it’s imperative for software to enable work to be done as it should be—not as it always has been.
The company branches out to provide crop consultants with a suite of tools: soil testing software, in-field automation and on-site soil analysis
Looking to the near future reveals a very different makeup of employees, as such Ceres Solutions is implementing technology to drive its business forward in customer experience, employee recruitment and retention.
Mindset is key for innovation. During a 30-minute webinar, which is now available on demand, Shane Thomas presents five mental models ag retailers can use to augment their innovation strategies.
Even though animal manure has been used as fertilizer as long as there have been animals, Phinite’s robotic drying system makes the product easier to store, transport, and eliminates any odor.
Monarch Tractor says it has the first fully electric, driver-optional, smart tractor, but the leading edge company has bumped against state regulations limiting its expansion.
Via 175 participating farmers, Indigo announces its Carbon by Indigo program has generated, verified and sold 20,000 credits to 17 buyers.
Vibhore Arora comes to Farmers Edge from Amazon Canada Fulfillment Services where he was president and involved in the past eight years in building that company’s fulfillment in Canada.
The latest Fendt Xaver is outfitted with Precision Planting components and plants seeds 24 hours a day, has sub-inch precision, and uses features a lightweight electric design producing zero emissions.
“I think we’re going to see another wave for precision ag adoption,” says Blaine Groth.
Brett Bruggeman says their business starts with the customer, and he’s a believer in segmentation as such identifying customers by appetite to growth, transparency with data, and willingness to advocate.
“You can take a $3 million salesman and make them a $5 million salesman,” Zach Worden says.
“I think customers and future employees are actually going to be judging us on our digital portfolio and our technology use to determine not if they want to come to work for us or if they do businesses with us.”
From the farmer perspective, e-commerce in agriculture shouldn’t just mean point, click, buy AgVend’s Pat Sullivan says.
Let’s bust through some outdated ways of thinking about farming today.
Harley Rensing, a customer success manager at CommoditAg, joins The Scoop podcast to talk about supply chain constraints and how focusing on the customer experience is growing e-commerce and ag retailers’ businesses.
Farmers and ag cooperative need to be on high alert this spring. That’s according to the FBI, which is predicting cyber criminals might attack the industry during planting and harvest.
Could LED light be used to kill weed seed inside a combine during harvest? The technology has already arrived, according to an inventor raised in the corn and soybean rows of Ohio farmland.
In hot-box style, five diverse farm technologies—Salin 247, Susterre, Phinite, BovIQ, and Holganix—took center stage at Top Producer Summit in Nashville, Tenn., on Feb. 15.
“As we think about what technical developments will propel agriculture forward (broadacre row crop), what will NOT change can be an interesting framework, instead of the latest buzzword or trend,” writes Rhishi Pethe.
“In ag retail we need to get comfortable with the fact that digital tools and infrastructure are not only here to stay, but an essential differentiator for your business indefinitely,” writes Shane Thomas.
“It is getting better, but also there isn’t just one answer either in how to work with data,” writes Nathan Faleide.
“Agriculture labor is one of those funny challenges that sounds almost boring at first but once you dive in, you realize it’s one of the most fascinating parts of our industry,” writes Tyler McGee.