Using High Tech to Make Farm Decisions

Using High Tech to Make Farm Decisions

Raj Khosla, professor of precision agriculture at Colorado State University, challenged farmers to think about how far the technology of agriculture has come in the past 40 years to gauge what farming will look like in 2057. He showed a picture of a Global Positioning...
How Big Data Can Mean Better Profit-Focused Decisions

How Big Data Can Mean Better Profit-Focused Decisions

Farmers make a minimum of 50 key decisions per cropping season. The question is: what information are they using to make those decisions, and is that information reliable? Because today’s reality is that farming is as much a science as it is an art, and good science...
Finding The Value In Your Data

Finding The Value In Your Data

       By Laurie Bedord Your data has value. You keep hearing that statement, as companies offer up software solutions to help you realize its usefulness. Yet, reaping benefits from the information being collected is still an elusive proposition for...
Manure Application Considerations for this Fall

Manure Application Considerations for this Fall

Livestock manure has been considered an asset to crop production since the beginning of organized agriculture. Because these manures contain several essential plant nutrients, they contribute to increased crop yields when properly applied to soils. Thus, manure...
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