Norwood-area farmers John and Eadie Steele have been using electronic identification to identify and manage the data for their 2,000-ewe flock for 15 years. However, many other sheep farms, often smaller, are not yet using technology to reduce labour, and increase and improve their management information. That’s why the Large Flock Operators group featured a […] Read more
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Data management solutions abound for sheep
Farmers can mix and match data readers, sorters and software for labour saving and management decisions
Putting a value on on-farm big data
Farmers aren’t finding enough value in sharing data, because there is a lack of independent ways to share it
If a technology improves efficiency and saves money, most business people would likely adopt that technology should its benefits be made clear. In the case of agricultural big data, however, some experts see the inability of developers to articulate value — specifically net savings and return on investment numbers — as one of the major […] Read more
Crop scouting with your smartphone
Smartphone app uses machine learning to automatically identify crop diseases
An app that identifies weeds, insect damage and diseases could change the way crop scouting works. “The reality in field crop scouting for pests today is that looking for disease, weeds and insects is done often with textbooks and apps that make use of manual menus and you compare pictures,” said Warren Bills, business development […] Read more
Off-the-shelf controller tech modifies fertilizer spreader
Chuck Baresich was frustrated with his dry fertilizer spreader. It was good quality, had some potential, but it never delivered on the width of spread and the lack of control of the spread speed or distance meant wasted fertilizer. He also had been watching how well some other, more expensive spreaders, were accomplishing those goals. […] Read more
Simple, cheap sensors remaking farm data measurement
Farmers no longer need to turn to expensive technology companies for automation solutions. Open source technology and software mean that they can do it themselves. The bottom line: Sensor technology continues to drop in price, meaning for a reasonable investment, there are now solutions to farm issues that weren’t there before. The sensors are giving […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
