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Domestic Autonomous Aerial Applicator Comes to Midwest

Regional aerial service Heinen Brothers is part of the commercialization process of Pyka, a young California startup’s global reach into unmanned aerial application platforms
By Dan Crummett posted on March 18, 2025 | Posted in Crop Protection, Equipment, Precision Agriculture

Growers in the western Corn Belt and parts of the Southern Plains may notice a strange, slow, high-wing spray plane at work this summer over row-crop fields and some pastures – a sight that likely will become commonplace soon.


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More in the Bin: Shining a Light on Better Corn, Soybean Management

Beck’s annual Practical Farm Research Guide puts equipment, crop protection products & seed-and-planting practices to the test
By John Dobberstein posted on March 17, 2025 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting

Each year, Atlanta, Ind.-based Beck’s Hybrids puts out one of the most comprehensive books on ag research centered around the company’s Practical Farm Research (PFT) Program. 


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New Type of Herbicide Resistance Threatens ‘Mix the Mode’ Weed Control

Exposure to a single herbicide can trigger metabolic resistance across herbicide groups
By Dan Crummett posted on February 20, 2025 | Posted in Crop Protection
As no-tillers, researchers and chemical companies scramble to control increasingly tough herbicide-resistant weeds, University of Missouri extension weed specialist Kevin Bradley says the current science of weed control will likely soon need to be broadened.
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