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Crop Scouting With ScoutPro
Entrepreneurship is alive and well at Iowa State University. I visited with Michael Koenig at the Farm Progress Show about it. ScoutPro, a business started by 3 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences...
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Precision Pays Podcast: The next step in crop scouting
Crop scouting is a lost art. I hear so many farmers (my father included) that will say how good or how poor a field looks as they are driving by it. I’ll admit – I’m guilty of it, too. I slow down...
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In-Season Satellite Technology Now Available
The latest satellite images of specific fields—combined with pertinent agronomic data—are now available to farmers and their retail partners to optimize the in-season decisions they make. The images...
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Precision Pays Podcast: Using apps to forecast yield
What is your favorite app on your phone? How does it make your life easier? Advanced Ag Solutions, LLC is trying to make it easier for farmers with their recently launched Optimizer 2.0 app. It...
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Tips for Early-Season Scouting
Regular scouting and field evaluation is a wise practice this coming growing season, according to DuPont Pioneer researchers and agronomists. Mild winter temperatures may have aided the survival of...
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Precision Pays Podcast: The future of crop scouting
iPads are becoming a great tool for scouting fields. Purdue Extension has recently released their Corn and Soybean Field Guide in an interactive app format. Bob Nielsen, Purdue Extension corn...
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Landmark Services Cooperative Scouting Drones
Taking your iPad out in the field to fly a drone sounds like a lot of fun. This “fun” activity is becoming a business task more and more. The agronomists at Landmark Services Cooperative are getting in...
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Precision Pays Podcast: Ag Apps
Apps on our smartphones and tablets make our lives much simpler. Brian Arnall is the precision nutrient management extension specialist for Oklahoma State. Earlier this month he presented at the 2013...
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Precision Pays Podcast: A new driver for demand
For the first time in history – income will have a greater influence on food security than population. During the Taming Agricultural Risks meeting at the Chicago Federal Reserve, Purdue Extension...
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AgriImage Announces Ag-Scout Extreme
Crop scouting is getting more fun because of companies like AgriImage. I first learned about this company before this year’s National Farm Machinery Show. Finally, I caught up with company Vice...
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BASF: Knowing the Enemy is Key in Weed War
The first defense in the war against weeds is knowing the enemy, according to BASF Crop Protection. A recent BASF survey found that 76 percent of growers have made changes to their weed management...
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