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How a Strip-Tiller Can Save $116,000 Annually with Precision Technology

Conservative assumptions show a first-year 95% ROI on full farm adoption of precision ag tools. Sticker shock may apply, but you can bank returns in year two, says Iowa farmer & dealer.
By Dan Crummett posted on March 18, 2025 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture, Seeding & Planting, Strip-Till Farming

Corn and soybean farmer Adam Gittins cautions strip-tillers to control their natural reaction to “sticker shock” when shopping for precision agriculture technology, and to realize the rapid ROI such tools can provide.


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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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Think, Believe, Know: Informed Decisions are the Backbone of Walker Farms

Data gathering & long-term testing help Bob & Bill Walker narrow in on efficient no-till crop production
By Martha Mintz posted on March 17, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Precision Agriculture, Seeding & Planting
We continually refine our farming system. While my brother, Bill, and I know we’ll never get to specific end goals with many practices like efficient fertilizer use, we’re always chasing and narrowing the gap.
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New Tech Measures Cover Crop Biomass, Weed Fighting Potential

Collaborative study of “structure from motion” has shown accurate assessments of cereal rye cover crop stands can be made using inexpensive GoPro cameras and sophisticated computer analysis
By Dan Crummett posted on February 18, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture
Research into accurately estimating total biomass of standing cover crops from a moving tractor may eventually spawn new ways for no-tillers to save money on planting rates and herbicide use in row crops.
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