Items Tagged with 'drones'

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Are Drones Effective Weed Management Tools?

April 29, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: GROW

Panelists led a discussion of the current state of drone scouting, mapping and herbicide applications for weed management, as well as the state of regulations, potential government restrictions and future drone applications and technology.

3 Ways Precision Spraying is Critical for Withstanding Drought

Drone crop spraying offers tools to better manage drought and input costs.

December 6, 2022 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Water Management

Source: Crop Producer

Drone crop spraying offers tools to better manage drought and input costs.

Toy-sized Tractor Drones Aim to Inspect Crops, Plant Covers

July 29, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment

Source: University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

A collaboration with the automation startup Earth Sense has tested a small drone used to autonomously phenotype crops, and another specifically designed to automate planting cover crops between rows of more developed cash crops.

[Podcast] Bespoke Fertility Recommendations With Parker Cohn

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Bio-Till Cover Crops, we're joined by Parker Cohn, the young soil services entrepreneur and operator of Performance Resources Management.

By Brian O'Connor posted on June 23, 2022 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

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5 No-Till ‘Tools’ to be Thankful For in 2020

November 25, 2020 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture, Soil Health

I saw something on Facebook the other day that actually didn’t make me clench my teeth or roll my eyes. It actually made me laugh.

Applications for Drones on the Ranch

November 8, 2018 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Source: South Dakota State University Extension

Here are some detailed examples from South Dakota State University Extension on how unmanned aerial systems or "drones" can help ranchers work more efficiently and effectively.

From the Desk of John Dobberstein

Use Drones to Flag Runaway Soil?

By John Dobberstein posted on April 12, 2018 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Soil Health, Water Management

A proposal to use drones in the United Kingdom to flag areas with serious erosion issues seems to be getting traction. Should this be done in the U.S.?

Drones Help Researchers Monitor High Plains Wheat

April 11, 2018 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Source: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

The Texas A&M AgriLife Research dryland wheat variety nursery near Bushland is being monitored weekly by drone flights, offering wheat breeders a chance to see changes on a more real-time basis.

'Send in the Drones' to Protect Soil

April 5, 2018 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Soil Health, Water Management

Squadrons of drones could be deployed to locate and penalize farmers who let soil run off their fields, a U.K-based report will say.

Wading Through the Economics of Drones

December 14, 2017 | Posted in Equipment

Source: North Dakota State University

Producers decide whether a drone really will benefit them before investing in one.

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Keys to Integrating Drone Technology Into Your Operation - Aaron Sheller - NNTC 2016 Presentation - MP3 Download

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Managing by the acre is essential in any farming system, but especially in no-till. As input prices continue to rise and margins diminish, no-tillers will have to stop hoping they’re making the correct decisions when applying products and start knowing that they are. A 7th-generation farmer in central Indiana, Aaron Sheller discusses how using drones is about becoming a more proactive grower. He also talks about how to pinpoint yield-limiting factors in the field and create solutions for those areas while the crop is still able to respond. Using a drone is about becoming a better, more profitable no-tiller.

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No-Till Planting Update: Potential Slug Problem?

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, Westville, Ind., no-tiller Jeff Herrold provides an update on how planting is going so far, and why a potential problem with slugs is causing some early-season anxiety. Herrold also explains why he prefers to plant soybeans before corn.

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