Variable Rate Technology
The company says Hawkeye 2 gives coverage up to 2.5 times more accurate than comparable systems on the market.
The technology detects a growing plant and selectively sprays a targeted application at 12 mph.
Yield monitors on combines. Module-building cotton pickers. Automatic row shut off on planters. Now for sprayers, will selective smart spraying systems be the next must-have productivity enablers?
With a newly created role at Salford Group, David Webster joined the company after years at AGCO and will execute a strategic vision for continued growth in commercial application.
The company branches out to provide crop consultants with a suite of tools: soil testing software, in-field automation and on-site soil analysis
“This year, the conference will focus on solving those challenges through precision agriculture, sustainability, and products innovation,” says Corey Rosenbusch, TFI President and CEO.
“I think we’re going to see another wave for precision ag adoption,” says Blaine Groth.
With a territory the spans Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland, Erin Hardin covers a diverse geography, and she says the reception to new technology tools varies.
The program is open for corn, cotton and wheat growers, and outlines a specific parameter for participation: a 5% reduction in nitrogen rates.
Ethan Noll shares the future of digital ag is about scaling down with sensors and autonomy. Such as an irrigation tech saving $29/acre on crop nutrition inputs.
Machinery drives input efficiency
Multiple products (which currently spans insecticides, fungicides, nematicides, and micronutrients) can be applied simultaneously.
By sharing his agronomic practices with fellow farmers, Swartz helps them identify practical, cost-effective ways they can enhance conservation stewardship on their respective operations.
“This marks day one of the beginning for how we can measure how these practices are being used,” TFI CEO Corey Rosenbusch says.
The Smart Carbon program is just one example of how data will unlock new opportunities for farmers.
As higher commodity prices could entice more farmers to make technology investments, Ken Ferrie expects the use of variable rate technology to grow over the next five to 10 years.
“Today’s acquisition is a testament to our commitment to make the farm more efficient and increase productivity while dramatically improving sustainability,” said Valmont President and CEO Stephen G. Kaniewski.
The past five years have been transformational for AMVAC, says Scott Hendrix, Senior Vice President, U.S. and Canada Crop Sales and Application Technology.
A farmer just won the lottery—what do they buy first? In February, the Farm Journal Pulse Poll asked that question specifically about technology purchases.
As is the case with Luckey Farmers, Inc., nutrient management mandates are both an opportunity and a challenge for farmers and a strong, comprehensive data backbone is needed.
Mike Manning with Precision Crop Systems shares the biggest opportunities to increase profitability.
Participating retailers included: Asmus Farm Supply, Harvest Land Co-op, Helena Agri-Enterprises, Nutrien Ag Solutions, and Simplot Grower Solutions.
AgWorks, LLC and FieldReveal, LLC have announced a partnership to jointly deliver zone-based variable rate and decision support software to agricultural retailers throughout North America.
Zone Economics, from Conservis, provides cost-based farm activity analysis down to the square yard.
This joins together Yara’s digital farming capabilities, agronomic know-how and team of more than 800 agronomists with IBM’s Watson Studio, IBM PAIRS technology, The Weather Company and more.
While the current ag economy is resulting in challenging times, Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie says it is an exciting time as well—because there is a flood of new technology from planting to harvest.
Variable rate dry fertilizer acres have increased from 4,000 in 2015 to 45,000 acres in 2021.