Tools and Tech

Drones in agriculture (Photo: K-State Research and Extension)
Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Tech

New push to ban Chinese drones

Bill to ban Chinese-made drones that could be sold in the United States stalls, as pressure to limit them remains, David Murray writes. Read More

Screenshot of the Soil Sample Planning Organizer Tool’s web-based application.
Ag News, Soil Health, Tools and Tech

UNL, USDA collaborate to create web-based app to optimize soil sampling

(Journal photo by Lacey Vilhauer.)
Ag News, Central Region, Equipment, Farm Equipment, Grain Sorghum, Kansas, Lacey Vilhauer, Machinery, Sorghum, Sunflowers, Tools and Tech

On-farm innovation solves sorghum harvest struggles 



StockSmart - Calculate stocking rates

A new tool for calculating stocking rates: StockSmart

Drone flying (Photo: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach)

Donald Trump Jr. joins drone-maker’s board

K-State researchers are beginning a project to develop sensors that that can more accurately measure soil properties. Pictured, l to r, are Garrett Peterson (electrical engineering), Jaebeom Suh (marketing), Ganga Hettiarachchi (agronomy), Bala Natarajan (electrical and computer engineering), Raj Khosla (agronomy), Jeongdae Im (civil engineering), Suprem Das (industrial and manufacturing systems engineering).(Photo: K-State Research and Extension news service)

K-State researchers aim to develop soil sensors that will measure farm fields at the nanoscale

Scientists use AI to reduce ag costs and labor

MU Extension state natural resources specialists are using a drone to map vegetation and land cover at the Prairie Fork Conservation Area near Williamsburg. (Photo courtesy of Michael Sunde)

MU takes to the skies to stamp out weeds

Courtesy photo.

Kubota acquires Bloomfield Robotics

Merck's SENSEHUB Dairy Youngstock ear tag. (Courtesy photo.)

Merck Animal Health introduces SENSEHUB Dairy Youngstock

Pictured is a Steiger series tractor.

Case IH announces new solutions