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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced Tuesday its decision to block the planned development of a nationwide wireless network by communications company LightSquared over concerns that it cannot be fixed to coexist with global positioning systems (GPS). The American Soybean Association (ASA) has been at the forefront of the discussion of this planned network’s significant and adverse effects on farmers. ASA President and Syracuse, NE-based soybean farmer Steve Wellman issues the following statement on the FCC’s decision....More

In the world of precision ag, two technologies are the next big thing, says Matt Darr, Iowa State University ag engineer. They aren’t newly developed technologies, but they are the next big wave in agriculture....More

How can we translate “farming smarter” and technology into an extra 40 bu.? Fasten your seatbelts for a tour of what may be the future of corn and bean farming....More

After recently attending a couple of big ag events I have a newfound respect for how difficult it is to stay on top of changing ag technology. It’s especially challenging to even know what some of the new technology acronyms stand for, like CORS, GLONASS, CDMA, SBAS, DGPS, WAAS… They almost sound like old Russian spy terms that only James Bond could decipher....More

A few years back, Lynn Lagerstedt had a mystery on his hands. The veteran crop consultant was seeing potassium (K) deficiency symptoms in southeastern Minnesota cornfields – even where sufficient potash had been applied. What was going on?...More

  The precision-ag technologies available today are so solid that their payback record speaks for itself. The question now has become: How can you afford not to use precision-ag products?...More

Many Northern Plains crop farmers are using section controls on field sprayers because of product savings and the...More

Higher demand for organically grown foods has farmers seeking new methods to increase crop yields and reduce weeds...More

David Burk, Amboy, MN, is sold on sidedressing and has been at it since 1986. “As soon as we can row the corn, we’ll...More

Larry Reid nearly “needed a pontoon” to check his corn in 2008. Bob Pfanner had to replant corn three times. But both...More