⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE
Farmers and agricultural aviators may be able to reduce herbicide drift by making simple adjustments, according to a recently published study.
The study, published in Nature’s “Scientific Reports” journal late...
⋅ BY DAVID MITCHELL ⋅
Crop and livestock farms throughout Georgia are in a perpetual exchange of ideas and innovations to solve challenges that have tangible impacts on the state’s—and the country’s—food supply.
But these concerns aren’t relegated to the southeast...
The world of drones is growing more each day. Contributing to this growth, Steve Li, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System weed scientist, is holding a virtual drone end-user conference March 18-19 via Zoom.
Li said there are many farmers who are...
This program will help the South Carolina agricultural community develop barrier-free farming.
– Dale Layfield, Clemson associate professor of agricultural education
Aging and ailments limit some South Carolina farmers, but faculty and researchers at Clemson and South Carolina State universities are...
Water is often the limiting factor for corn production. The lack of water during key growth stages or an overabundance in stages when the plant doesn’t require as much, or both, can be problematic.
The best idea is to employ...
Clemson Fertilizer Blend Calculator
Released in 2022, this web app calculator was developed to help evaluate different fertilizer blends for meeting nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium requirements in a cost effective and accurate manner.
Calculator outputs depend on user-indicated nutrient application rates...
Precision Planting LLC has introduced two seed placement optimization technologies that provide growers with greater seed placement precision, improved crop emergence and stand uniformity, and increased yield potential —all from the comfort of their tractor cab.
The new SmartDepth technology...
John Deere has added two models of X Series combines to its 2021 harvesting lineup to help large-scale farmers thresh, separate and clean more bushels per hour or harvest more acres per day without risking grain loss or quality....
Kinze Manufacturing plans to add a 16-row 4905 True Speed planter model to its offerings for 2021. This follows a previous announcement that the company planned to introduce a 24-row 4905 planter for 2021.
“The 16-row configuration was originally planned...
The Tassel Count analytics product will be available to all Sentera FieldAgent customers in March 2020.
Instead of forecasting yield with a few spot samples, Sentera Tassel Count analytics tool allows users to more precisely calculate yields using tassel population...
A small, handheld device may soon have a big impact in farming. The device is a Raman spectrometer. Raman spectroscopy measures how molecules scatter harmless laser light and has been found by Texas A&M AgriLife research scientists as a...
Stored grains can be heavily damaged by insects if they are not properly conditioned and protected. Small grains, including wheat, are harvested in spring and stored through the hottest and most humid months of the year.
Reducing the likelihood of...
Editor’s Note: Reports in this month’s Corn South Market Outlook are from Mark Welch, Texas AgriLife Extension economist, with Regional agronomist, Brandon A. Dillard, of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, offering four points to help producers increase efficiency and...
I read a quote that describes the business of farming: “It’s funny how day by day, nothing changes. But when you look back, everything is different.” Year by year, you seem to do pretty much the same thing –...
Last year, in some cases, corn that was harvested in Mississippi was what could generally be considered high-moisture corn. Some farmers received a premium by harvesting high-moisture corn and taking it straight to the elevator.
However, managing high-moisture corn...
