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Precision Ag Reviews
- Dec 22, 2022
- 3 min
Ep. 56: Ag Tech Trends to Watch for in 2023 with Jeremy Wilson
Ep. 56: Ag Tech Trends to Watch for in 2023 with Jeremy Wilson Imagine tracing a harvested kernel of corn from inside an elevator grain bin back to its origin as a seed bought from your ag retailer. It’s a concept that, just a few years ago, some might have scoffed at. But for Jeremy Wilson, he made it happen on his farm; and for him, projects like this are all about making a grower’s life easier. As an Illinois grain farmer, self-proclaimed precision ag evangelist, and more
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Precision Ag Reviews
- Dec 16, 2022
- 5 min
8 Ag Tech Tips, Takeaways and Trends from 2022
Time flies when we don’t seem to have any, right? In another year that tested our ability and – perhaps our patience – to do more with less, take a moment to draw motivation from those who are excelling in the lemons-to-lemonade market. To do our part and help maximize your minutes, we’ve reviewed the volume of Precision Ag Reviews content posted throughout the year and picked 8 of the most valuable tips, takeaways and trends from our 2022 Industry Insights, Precision Profile
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Precision Ag Reviews
- Dec 14, 2022
- 3 min
Measure and Manage Equipment Uptime to Minimize Downtime
Efficiency metrics and telematic tools can extend the life of ag machinery in the field today and create future resale or rental value. Can farmers today afford to spend a third of their day idle? Of course not. And neither can their ag equipment – especially with uptime costing close to $300 per hour and inputs not expected to get any cheaper. Historically, the percentage of time machinery spends working, idle, or in transit has been evenly divided into thirds. But advanced
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Precision Ag Reviews
- Dec 8, 2022
- 3 min
Ep. 55: Using Spray Technology for Site-Specific Crop Management with Simer Virk, Ph.D.
Ep. 55: Using Spray Technology for Site-Specific Crop Management with Simer Virk, Ph.D. “Crops require site-specific management.” That’s how Simer Virk summarizes the “why” behind his agriculture technology research. As a precision ag specialist and assistant professor at the University of Georgia, Virk’s career revolves heavily around the systems and technology of planters, sprayers and other application equipment, like drones. But perhaps the most impressive testing he’s co
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Precision Ag Reviews
- Dec 7, 2022
- 4 min
3 Reasons to be More “Croptimistic” and Less Precision “Ag-gravated”
While chatting recently with a farmer in the midst of a harvest technology headache, he referenced one of the many quotable lines from the hit show ‘Ted Lasso’ to sum up the situation. “Taking on a challenge is a lot like riding a horse, isn’t it? If you’re comfortable while doing it, you’re probably doing it wrong.” The comment injected a little levity into an otherwise frustrating experience, but also underscored the growing pains that farmers are willing to work through wi
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