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Revolutionizing crop scouting and field assessments with SWAT CAM, a digital multi-tool

Real Agriculture

Agronomy in high resolution is progressing as SWAT CAM continues to be implemented on hundreds of farms, so far across three countries. This automated imaging system is designed to capture, assess, and evaluate crop establishment and weed pressure. This has completely revolutionized the traditional approach to crop scouting and plant stand assessment by replacing labour.

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Brainfood: Software edition

Agricultural Biodiversity

NBPGR-PDS: A Precision Tool for Plant Germplasm Collecting. Fancy software can manage germplasm collecting info in the field. The role of genotypic and climatic variation at the range edge: A case study in winegrapes. Fancy software and analysis can predict how different grape varietals could expand in distribution under climate change. ClimMob: Software to support experimental citizen science in agriculture.

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Wildfire Battles Continue Over Weekend for Texas, Oklahoma

AgWeb Farm Journal

After burning for more than six days, the Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma was only 15% contained Sunday morning. Drifting sand now poses a threat to rural roads.

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Where dicamba fits in 2024 and beyond

Western FarmPress

Recent court action and U.S. EPA decisions affect dicamba herbicides for use in postemergence applications in dicamba-tolerant soybeans.

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French Tech Startups Showcased at World Agritech Innovation Summit

Global Agtech Initiative

The French Tech Mission is bringing AgTech and FoodTech startups to San Francisco March 19-22. The post French Tech Startups Showcased at World Agritech Innovation Summit appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Understand trends in crop insurance

Western FarmPress

Tough Decisions: Improving your understanding of risk exposure when using risk mitigation financial tools leads to better farm decisions.

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CoCoRaHS is recruiting new observers all March

Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

Every March, the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network (known as CoCoRaHS for short) hosts a competition between states to see which state can recruit the most new observers.

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Changes in climate are affecting the production of your favorite condiments

Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

Do you like mustard on your hot dog? Or is ketchup your jam? (I use both.) Are you a hot-sauce lover? You may be interested in this article from Modern Farmer discussing how extreme weather around the world has affected the production of several popular condiments, including all three of the above.

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A Mighty Oak Stands Tall

American Farmland

Shirley Johnson donated her farm to American Farmland Trust to ensure it will be protected for future generations.

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Hurricane Idalia shows nature may provide the best shoreline protection

Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

After every extreme weather event, scientists study the effects of the event to see what they can learn from the consequences of that event. One of the lessons learned after Hurricane Idalia shows how “living shoreline” projects provide more protection to ocean fronts than other methods of protection from high waves and storm surge.

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Turning the Challenge of a Cattle Cycle Into an Opportunity

AgWeb Farm Journal

We’re in a predictable period of a well-established supply and demand cycle. Yet there is a different, potential crisis looming for the beef cattle industry.

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Put Canada thistle in the crosshairs

Western FarmPress

Soybean Pest Beat: You won’t control this weed in one season.

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