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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 we're dealing with such large fields. We have fields that are up to 1200 acres in size. You can't keep track of every area in those fields wit...

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 sampling. I use it for scouting. I use it for it anytime I'm out in the field. It's just my way of cr...

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 present. One application of mating disruption is planned. “Treatments are weather depende...

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 a fairly successful first year in 1987, had a little quinoa. Then it really was get on the phone, st...

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