By Julia Gerlach posted on April 30, 2020 For aerial imaging to be worthwhile it has to lead to changes in farm management that improve profits and efficiency, says AirScout co-founder Dan Sutton. Pictured Above: TRUE POTENTIAL. AirScout uses...
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Hi Everyone, It is not very often that I allow myself to celebrate my own accomplishments, but this time I feel it is appropriate to share. Although my name is on US Patent No 10,234,439, this one truly belongs to all of you. From the very...
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I know most people look at harvest as the end of the season, but I also like to look at it as the beginning of the next one. Often, what you do in the Fall sets the stage for the future. Mudding through fields with a combine and auger cart – or...
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It’s that time of year when all the mistakes and discrepancies of our fields stare at us blatantly in the face, so if you’re a little squeamish, you might want to look away from this one. Ideally, your entire field would now be running out of...
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It seems like you can’t pick up a farm magazine anymore without seeing something about cover crops. It’s definitely a wave coming your way if it hasn’t reached you already. For me, it’s been fascinating to watch and learn about this new way of...
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“Pay your money, place your bets.” That’s a phrase generally associated with betting on a horse race, but in this case, it’s time for us farmers, using our hindsight nitrogen program, to bet on this year’s crop. As much as I hate to...
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As farmers, we know how fast the weather can swing from being too dry to too wet, and vice versa. This year is shaping up to be no different. That being said, it’s still our job to manage this to the best of our abilities. With the heavy rains...
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Before you join in with my wife and tell me I need to work on my political-correctness skills, please understand that I LOVE my “Fat Kids.” You see, my fat kids are what I refer to as my healthiest, biggest, and most robust plants in my fields...
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