Ag Technology Stories
The Iowa Soybean Association On-Farm Network® uses aerial imagery to detect differences between specific areas within fields, such as determining areas of nitrogen sufficiency and deficiency in corn, or between one treatment and another in...
Apple created a lot of excitement when it released the first tablet computer, dubbed the iPad, early last year. Since then, there have been numerous competitors to follow suit. Available at price points ranging from $199 to $999,...
Don Sandell takes to the sky to get bird’s eye view of his crops at Fort Dodge. Flying a Six Chuter Legend Powered Parachute, Sandell has used his love of flying to see the big picture (and small details) of his soybean operation since 2005.1....
Tricked Out is a new feature that highlights creative ways farmers have made their farming operations more productive.When Mark and Pam Lage of Sheffield moved in 1999 to the farm where Mark’s grandparents had most recently lived, they remodeled the...
Farmers are mobile and so are their offices, most of the time. Smart phones, laptops, iPads and other technology make it possible for farmers to do business on the go. But the importance of the home office is still as relevant today as...
Tricked Out is a new feature that highlights creative ways farmers have made their farming operations more productive.Ron Heck recently completed a two-year upgrade of the grain handling system on his farm near Perry. The goal was to enable one...
Getting more information online . . . fast. That’s the point of a QR (Quick Response) code. With an easy scan using your smartphone, you can immediately access contact information, coupons, direct websites, photos and other information, depending on...
Even though this technology hasn’t yet hit Iowa farms, we thought you’d be interested in seeing some new harvest equipment that was unveiled at a John Deere media event in August 2011. This equipment will be available for the 2012 harvest season.1...
Chris Gaesser farms with his family near Corning, Iowa. His John Deere 825i Gator is a workhorse that gets him into places inaccessible by larger equipment.
“I can buzz through the fields without causing much compaction,” says Gaesser, “...
As of 2010, there were over 45 million smartphones being used in the United States. Growing at nearly 40 percent year, they are the best selling phones in the United States.
But what is a smartphone? It’s a high-end phone that combines...
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