technology | Morning Ag Clips

June 18, 2018

TECH USE ...

Effectiveness of drones in mapping seacoast forests

UNH researchers recently analyzed the effectiveness of Unmanned Aerial Systems

June 14, 2018

data, binary

DATA ...

In-season and predictive crop data coming soon

Company uses machine learning, satellite imagery and predictive analytics to provide data

June 11, 2018

Guan, a Blue Waters professor at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at Illinois, teamed up with professor Jian Peng and graduate student Yunan Luo of the Department of Computer Science at Illinois to develop an algorithm that fuses satellite images from multiple sources into continuous, daily high-resolution images. The researchers describe their methodology and findings in the journal Remote Sensing of Environment. (Courtesy of University of Illinois)

TECH ...

Fusing quality and quantity in satellite imagery

Algorithm is generic enough for use in virtually any application

June 8, 2018

The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) launched a component of its popular Cropping Systems Calculator that provides insights into how decisions made on an individual farm will influence water-caused soil loss in the immediate and long-term future. (Courtesy of Land Stewardship Project)

TECHNOLOGY ...

Calculate the cost of soil erosion

Online tool available for calculating potential soil erosion impact of various crop rotations

June 7, 2018

AG INNOVATION ...

PVAMU leading the way in agriculture technology

International Goat Research Center at PVAMU develops mobile goat app known as VetLink

June 6, 2018

(Executive Office Health and Human Services, Flickr/Creative Commons)

AWARD PRESENTED ...

BIO Governor of the Year Award presented

Governor Baker earned award in conjunction with 2018 BIO International Convention

June 3, 2018

Go to the Nutrient Pest Management website here at University of Wisconsin or simply search “Sporecaster” in either the Google Play Store of the iPhone app store to get the app. (Photo courtesy of UW-Madison CALS)

TECHNOLOGY ...

Using technology to manage white mold in soybean

App uses GPS and weather data to predict risk for field

May 30, 2018

The Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC) recently reformatted its popular field guide as an app for smartphones and tablets. (Courtesy of University of Missouri Extension)

COVER CROP GUIDE ...

Cover crop field guide available as mobile app

MCCC reformats popular field guide as an app for smartphones and tablets

May 22, 2018

To use the Sporecaster app, download it onto your phone from the Apple Store or Google Play. The app allows the user to locate and setup multiple fields and run the apothecial risk prediction model using weather data from a third-party provider (Dark Sky API). (Courtesy of MSU Extension)

SPORECASTER ...

White mold risk prediction app now live

Sporecaster developed to predict when the white mold apothecia are present in soybean field

May 22, 2018

TOOLS ...

New app tool for growers

A new mobile app converts between dates and production week number