The Baltimore container ship accident will likely put a dent in the flow of new farm equipment, supplies, and parts for ag machinery, as well as for the auto market into the U.S., but the extent of the loss is unknown.
Patty Judge, former Iowa lieutenant governor, is the founder of Focus on Rural America, and supports efforts to make sure the funding for broadband is not being sent to urban areas. Instead, Judge wants the focus to be on rural communities.
North Dakota State University (NDSU), leader of the FARMS (Food systems Adapted for Resiliency and Maximized Security) project, and its many partners, was named as an award winner for the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines program.
Broadband is on its way to every corner of the country, especially to rural areas where internet service can be shaky. With broadband, high-speed internet is provided via different technologies, fiber optics, satellites, Digital Subscriber Loop (DSL) and wireless.
DECATUR, Ill. — Millions of gigabytes of thought go into designing revolutionary autonomous equipment, and experts say some of that early thought needs to be directed toward safety.
GOODRICH, N.D. – Dairy farm owners have been building hoop barns for their dairy cows for years, but it is something new that Kirby and Heidi Steichen and their family, who farm and ranch near Goodrich, have been utilizing for backgrounding and finishing beef cattle.
Before the combine hits the fields, farmers in the Upper Midwest begin cleaning out bins and preparing them for the new crop. Once the grain is augered into the bins, they will manually turn on aeration fans at night to cool down the crop and spend a lot of time walking up and down ladders o…
What is the federal government’s involvement in carbon smart agriculture? Dave Ripplinger, NDSU Extension bioproducts/bioenergy economist, said he has been asked a lot of questions about the role of the government in carbon markets.
If you get the opportunity to visit Research Triangle Park, N.C., take time to visit the BASF Center for Sustainable Agriculture.
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are being developed in many areas of agriculture and are key for grain production in Ukraine this year.
Wireless LoRa (long range) devices from Semtech Corporation use the non-licensed Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) with the cloud to help producers monitor cattle health, as well as fertility and water conditions in the soil.
Precision ag is largely driven by data, according to David Kramar, NDSU Extension precision ag specialist, who joined NDSU in July, bringing some 20 years of experience in the geospatial industry.
Many producers wonder if there is more information they can get about their crops from a less expensive unmanned aerial system (UAS).
The year 2041 may sound futuristic, but it’s only 20 years away.
DICKINSON, N.D. – The Dickinson Renewable Diesel facility, which is producing renewable diesel from soybean and corn oils, is ramping up operations this spring.
BONDURANT, Iowa – For farms that need bigger, better and faster operations, John Deere has released their Model Year (MY) 2022 equipment series to meet those needs.
Montana State University doctoral student, Erik Killian, is combining his interest in remote sensing with his passion for plant sciences by using drones to map barley emergence.
The evolution of agriculture may be best demonstrated when it comes to harvesting hay. For time immemorial, agriculturalists have perfected harvesting grass and other forage crops during the summer months so they can be used to feed animals during the winter months. Hay has been put up loose…
Hesston by Massy Ferguson, an industry-leading haying equipment brand from AGCO, recently introduced the Bale Link app, a revolutionary new virtual application, which allows producers to track large square bales from the field to the stack and beyond.
New technologies that have found a way to fractionate and use pulses in unusual ways mushroomed in 2016 after the International Year of Pulses.
Bushel, a software company that connects grain elevators with their growers, and Granular, a digital agronomics platform, have announced a collaboration that will work to streamline farmer’s digital information, minimizing data entry.
Imagine adding fungi to your soybean seed treatment. As the soybean seed germinates and elongates, fungi enter the living plant and multiply. The soybean hypocotyl pushes through the soil, the cotyledon emerges and the leaves begin to develop. The fungi grow throughout the plant.
By the 2020 haying season, producers will be able to incorporate moisture management into their haying operation with the recently introduced New Holland Specialty Crop Plus round baler. This is a build up of the Roll-Belt 560 round baler and has several add-on features that will allow produ…
MINNEAPOLIS – AGI SureTrack, a company out of Archie, Mo., pairs hardware and software tools that help growers and processors succeed.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Every season, corn growers try to predict their yield. In the past, they were forced to rely on outdated and imprecise methods of counting and estimating. However, with new Tassel Count Analytics from Sentera, yield estimates in the 2020 season can be more accurate and r…
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