tech | Morning Ag Clips

September 17, 2017

Purdy, Mo., dairy farmer Charles Fletcher, left, works with MU researcher Danny England, center, and MU Extension dairy specialist Stacey Hamilton, right to learn how to measure and manage forage through the Grazing Wedge. USDA recently awarded MU a grant to create an affordable mobile app to help farmers better manage their forage inventory. (Credit: Photo by Linda Geist)

PASTURE GRANT ...

Extension receives USDA tech grant for pastures

System uses sensors to help farmers allocate forage

September 13, 2017

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held September 12, 2017 at Kibler Dairy Farm to celebrate the panel installation. (Courtesy of DFA)

SOLAR TECH ...

DFA and Third Sun Solar unveil partnership

Partnership will help bring solar technology to more DFA farms

September 13, 2017

TerraSentia is a low-cost, autonomous robot that analyzes crops throughout the growing season to pinpoint traits for plant breeders and researchers. (Photo credit: Claire Benjamin/University of Illinois)

TECHNOLOGY ...

New robot autonomously measures crop traits

TerraSentia unveiled during Ag Innovation Showcase in St. Louis

September 7, 2017

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ROUNDTABLE ...

Smart farming the topic for international ag event

German experts join Nebraskans to discuss technology and trade

August 24, 2017

Phillip Williams (right) and Jonathan Fox, discuss precision agriculture technologies at the Edisto Research and Education Center. (Image Credit: Scott Miller / Clemson University)

TECH ...

New tech. from Clemson offers potential big savings

Test show savings of up to $54 an acre on cotton production

August 13, 2017

Ottawa County Farm Bureau member, Jeff VanderWerff, raises 14 varieties of apples and farms 2,000 acres of row crops near Sparta, in western Michigan’s “Fruit Belt.” He serves on the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Technology Advisory Committee. (Courtesy of Michigan Farm Bureau)

TECH ...

Mich. farmer talks benefits of technology

“Pure Michigan” apples are possible due to advances in drone technology

August 10, 2017

Ellen Crocker and Bradford Condon collect data from a tree using the TreeSnap app. (PHOTO: Carol Lea Spence, UK Agricultural Communications)

TREE APP ...

App builds partnerships between citizens, scientists

TreeSnap is designed to connect scientists with foresters, landowners and interested citizens

July 26, 2017

TECH ...

In the air and on the ground

Experts discuss the future of drones, robotics in agriculture

July 20, 2017

CNGA is pleased to announce the new LooseLeaf Magazine app.

APP ...

CNGA Looseleaf app

Colo. Nursery & Greenhouse Association magazine now available on mobile devices

July 19, 2017

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WORKSHOP SERIES ...

Ag Tech Workshop Series begins in August

Series to help agribusinesses and entrepreneurs gain insight into ag tech innovations