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Autonomy in Specialty Crops News Reporter It’s time for your Farm of the Future Report. I’m Tim Hammerich. Automation in row crop farming is difficult enough, but the problems get even more complex in speciality crops. Charlie Andersen and his team at Burro are helping farmers take the first step to bringing robots onto the farm. Andersen… “You know, you think, if youre in the Midwest and youre a big tractor, youre high up, theres nothing above you. You can use high precisi...

While more and more agtech hits the market, there is still no substitute for time spent out in the field.

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...

HotSpot Ag helps track, control, and schedule the optimal amount of irrigation in an easy way.

BPS agriculture’s Augere is a fertilizer enhancing adjuvant for improving the uptake of nutrients and reducing leaching.

Weather Stations Arent Always Close Enough Monday May 3rd, 2021 News Reporter It’s time for your Farm of the Future Report. I’m Tim Hammerich. Many agricultural technologies want to use weather station data to make decisions about what’s happening on the farm. But that’s not accurate enough, says Arable CEO Jim Ethington. He recalls an experience from years ago when he learned about this variability from some Kansas farmers. Ethington… “It had been dry. The crop didnt d...

Technology is changing the expectations many farmers have for the advisors and salespeople they work with. <p>

Instantaneous Tassel Counts News Reporter It’s time for your Farm of the Future Report. I’m Tim Hammerich. For technology to be useful in agriculture, it must be timely. Agronomist Matt Larson says he has had issues in the past with some technologies giving him information when it’s too late to take the necessary action. Larson… “Weve relied on outside sources or somebody else flying an airplane. They might, you know, they fly it every couple of weeks. We get a data dump,...

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...