tech | Morning Ag Clips

December 2, 2019

TECHNOLOGY ...

Robots, drones becoming workhorses for ag

K-State engineers testing capability of small vehicles to help farmers

November 4, 2019

XAG's President Peng Bin at XAAC 2019 announcing new products. (Courtesy of XAG)

AG TECH CONFERENCE ...

XAG Annual Conference held in China

Thirteen hundred people attend conference themed "Empowering the Next-Gen Farmers"

October 9, 2019

Bison hunting-or, at least hunting for tasty bison, just got a lot easier with the introduction of the National Bison Association's new Buysome Bison mobile-app. (Courtesy of National Bison Association)

NEW APP ...

Hunting for bison just got easier

Buysome Bison helps consumers locate local meat, agritourism opportunities

October 1, 2019

These low-cost soil moisture sensors are part of a citizen science project funded by the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Farmers in developing countries will use the sensors to compile data that is analyzed and used for decision support. (Courtesy of MSU)

PRECISION AG ...

Deploying precision ag in developing countries

MSU researchers working with developing countries to bring innovative tech.

September 24, 2019

Mike Cerny is shown in a recently planted soybean field on his farm near Sharon, Wis., in early May 2019. (Photo by Michael P. King)

TECHNOLOGY ...

‘App’-riculture

CALS experts develop mobile apps to bring science to farmers anytime, anywhere

September 9, 2019

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TECH ACCELERATOR ...

First Black & Veatch Cleantech Accelerator cohort

Collaboration with LaunchKC focuses on high-tech solutions that enable a sustainable future

August 22, 2019

Join the German American Chamber of Commerce at the National Western Complex to discuss current technology in agriculture and learn about some of the innovators and investors supporting local farms and ranches. (Courtesy of Colorado Farm Bureau)

TECHNOLOGY ...

Agricultural Technology Symposium Sept. 19

Symposium will look at the importance of ag for the Colorado and German Economies

August 19, 2019

PLANTING PICTURES ...

A Powercat with precision

Farmer uses agricultural technology to plant image of popular K-State logo

August 8, 2019

Andy Chronister, agriculture technology coordinator in Southeast’s Economic and Business Engagement Center, operates the new hyperspectral camera and DJI Matrice 600 drone at Southeast’s David M. Barton Agriculture Research Center in Cape Girardeau. (Courtesy of Southeast Missouri State University)

TECH GRANT ...

Southeast awarded grant to infuse tech. into ag

Southeast has used the funding to purchase a hyperspectral camera and a drone

August 7, 2019

Landowners can help document monarch habitat by mapping their milkweed with the new, free mobile app, HabiTally, available on any iOS device.

NEW APP ...

Use new app to assist with monarch recovery

Habi-Tally app offers new, interactive opportunity to assist monarch recovery