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Agtech for Agronomists News Reporter It’s time for your Farm of the Future Report. I’m Tim Hammerich. Agriculture continues to change and evolve, and technology has only accelerated the pace of these changes. In order to keep up with their farmer customers, trusted advisors like agronomists and consultants need technology of their own. Shannon Winny of GroWest Ag Ventures says pen and paper just no longer cuts it. Winny… “Right now were dealing with such large fields. We ha...

Crop Scouting App Saves Time Monday May 24th, 2021 News Reporter It’s time for your Farm of the Future Report. I’m Tim Hammerich. Some of the biggest needs for technology in agriculture may not be focused on farmers, but instead on their trusted advisors. Independent Crop Consultant Shannon Winny of GroWest Ag Ventures uses a tool called FarmQA to keep track of everything she’s seeing in the field and communicate that to her farmer customers. Winny… “So I use it for soil s...

RALEIGH -- The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is expected to start treatments June 3 for a gypsy moth infestation in a 2,080-acre block near the Lamsburg community in Surry County.   Bryant Road goes through the middle, with Interstate-77 running along the eastern edge of this block. There are 163 residences in the area. In 2019, a male moth was captured in this block. In 2020, 25 gypsy moths were captured, signifying that a reproducing population is p...

American Grown Quinoa News Reporter It’s time for your Farm of the Future Report. I’m Tim Hammerich. Trying a new crop comes with all sorts of agronomic challenges. Imagine trying a new crop that didn’t have an existing local market. That’s what Colorado farmer Paul New attempted decades ago when he decided to start growing quinoa. A researcher had experimented with the crop on Paul’s land, and he liked the opportunity for water savings and a new market. New… “We had ...

New processes developed in Australia measure the amount of rhizobia to determine if an inoculant is needed for pulse crops.

Technology for Crop Stand Counts Monday Apr 26th, 2021 News Reporter It’s time for your Farm of the Future Report. I’m Tim Hammerich. When we think about ag technology, we often think about tools that growers can use. But some of the most useful technologies are not built for the farmer, but for a local professional that farmers rely on for advice. Matt Larson is one of those advisors. He’s the Agronomy Sales Manager for CHS in Holdredge, Nebraska. He’s started using FieldAg...

The drug maker on Monday announced its foray into pheromone based mating disruption technology for integrated pest management solution to farmers in India.Natco through its crop health science (CHS) division is working with ATGC Biotech (ATGC) for the technology. ATGC is a science based innovative technology company concentrating on developing new biosafe molecules and tools to protect diverse crops from insect pests, in collaboration with US based agricultural biotech company ISCA Inc. During...

Focaccia is a traditional Italian bread, that is essentially a dough that has been banged down into a slab with the use of one’s fingers! It is a very enjoyable bread to make with the kids. If you do not have access to wild garlic, you can use fresh basil instead.

J. Frank McGill, affectionally known throughout the Georgia agricultural community as “Mr. Peanut,” passed away surrounded by family on March 3 at age 95 in Tifton, Georgia. He earned a bachelor’s degree in agronomy in 1951 and a master’s degree in agronomy in 1962 from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. He began his career with UGA as a county Extension agent in southwest Georgia and later became the state’s Extension peanut s...

Now is the Time to Consider the Potential of Non-GMO Soybeans in Northern Pennsylvania. Anna Busch, Union County agronomy educator, and Dave Hartman, Lycoming County livestock educator, are looking at the yield and potential market premium for non-GMO soybeans in north-central Pennsylvania. In 2020 they grew and evaluated sulfonylurea-tolerant soybeans. STS is a non-GMO genetic trait. STS soybeans can be safely sprayed with higher rates of sulfonylurea herbicides such as Synchrony. Soybean prod...