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How to Do Your Own On-Farm Precision Ag Experiments

The Data Intensive Farm Management research team at the University of Illinois is working with farmers to conduct large-scale, on-farm research that will help them better manage their farms.
By Laura Barrera posted on October 12, 2022 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

University of Illinois Professor David Bullock leads the Data Intensive Farm Management (DIFM) research team. Funded by USDA grants, DIFM works with researchers and farmers to create large-scale, on-farm checkerboard-style field trials using precision ag technology. 


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[Video] Guardian Agriculture's Autonomous Electric Drone Sprayer

September 19, 2022 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture
Introducing the new Guardian SC1, an autonomous, unmanned aerial sprayer from Guardian Agriculture. This all electric machine can carry a 50 gallon payload while covering approximately 40 acres in a day, with minimal downtime due to its battery power. Employing a Swiss army knife approach to drone application, the SC1 can spray a variety of crop types across seasons without being limited like other ground based sprayers.
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Adjusting Equipment, Adding Crops Improves No-Till, Strip-Till Operation

Jordan and Katie Hancock have added variable-rate technology, cover crops, canola and strip-till to their no-till farm in southern Kentucky to control erosion, save inputs and increase profits.
By Laura Barrera posted on September 19, 2022 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Precision Agriculture
No-till and strip-till are natural solutions to stopping erosion and pumping up profits, but the Hancock family is looking to do better.
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Last-Minute Planter Prep for No-Tillers & Strip-Tillers

Last-Minute Planter Prep for No-Tillers & Strip-Tillers

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, precision specialist Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., helps a first-generation no-tiller with planter setup, and later encounters a couple problems with a strip-tiller’s new 24-row planter. Plus, veteran agronomist Brad Forkner checks in with a couple tips for farmers to keep in mind before they take the field.

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Kuhn Krause's focus, above all, is to continue to produce quality products to serve producers better; to strive to respond to their needs with new tools and new technology to meet their growing challenges. Agronomic practices are constantly changing, and at a faster pace now than ever.
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