Precision Ag
Precision Thinking
| By Susan Winsor
Ken Greene doesn't like lazy assets. Having swapped out a few plows, a soil finisher and disks in favor of a Hiniker strip-till tool, he turned his attention... More
Precision Ag News
Custom Rates Increasing
Apr 8, 2008 11:43 AM | By Kent Thiesse
As would be expected with increasing fuel costs, average 2008 custom rates for farm work have also risen, compared to 2007 and 2006 custom rates... More
Operation Strip-Till Gets Rolling
Mar 31, 2008 5:26 PM | Source: Iowa State University
Two north-central Iowa men put their heads together and created an opportunity for farmers interested in trying strip-till on their farms... More
More Precision Ag Articles
Precision Ag Data Drives Decisions of Corn and Soybean Grower
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM | BY SUSAN WINSOR
Darle Elkin used to man Air Force nuclear weapon guidance systems, so it's probably not surprising that his tractor cab looks like Houston Mission Control.... More
Staying on Track Pays Off | Precision-ag Technologies Offer Payback for Farmers
Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Susan Winsor
You might call precision-ag technology your guidance counselor. By whatever name, precision guidance and auto-boom sprayer control are proving their value.... More
Precision-Ag Technology Equipment Increases Efficiency | Efficiently Excelling
Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup
A combination of precision technology tools, equipment to match the tasks at hand and tedious time management helped Darrin Stowell enhance production... More
Precision’s Predictive Power
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Liz Morrison
Mike Cerny has been mapping yields on his Wisconsin farm since 1994. Fourteen years later, he is just beginning to get a picture of where site-specific... More
Auto Guidance
Precision’s Predictive Power
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Liz Morrison
Mike Cerny has been mapping yields on his Wisconsin farm since 1994. Fourteen years later, he is just beginning to get a picture of where site-specific... More
On Autopilot
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup
Dan Huebner read and heard about the magic of GPS automatic steering systems for several years. But a $40,000-50,000 price tag was out of his and most... More
RTK
Compaction Squeezes Yields
Feb 15, 2009 12:00 PM | By Susan Winsor
Rush hour in a farm field is more like crush hour, with some equipment weighing 30 tons/axle. Heavy equipment, wet soils and impatience all contribute... More
Precision Thinking
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM | By Susan Winsor
Ken Greene doesn't like lazy assets. Having swapped out a few plows, a soil finisher and disks in favor of a Hiniker strip-till tool, he turned his attention... More
Variable Rate
Variable Rate Seeding Doesn’t Pay
Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM | BY ROGER ELMORE, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY CORN AGRONOMIST LORI ABENDROTH, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRONOM
As corn hybrids have developed, scientists' focus has been increasing the stress tolerance of individual corn plants. Corn yield potential per plant has... More
Variable Rate At A Discount
Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM | By Susan Winsor
Bill Butler, Sublette, IL, built his own variable-rate ammonia applicator for $6,611. Since we no-till our beans and do only minor tillage before planting... More
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