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Precision Ag News 3/12

Agwired

Nutrien Ag Solutions is excited to announce the 2024 winners of its Sustainable Success Champion program and acknowledge Dyna-Gro Seed customers who placed in national and company-based high-yield contests. SweetWater Technologies is proud to announce a powerful new addition to its crop input arsenal, DRONEZONE RECHARGED.

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Ag Efficiency: Focus on the 20%

ATTRA

Let’s suppose that a farmer wants to know why he is experiencing low crop yields, and after brainstorming he has determined that five areas are likely causes (Labor, Tools, Materials, Management, and Methodology). Let’s create a table of processes that are found underneath those categories to keep track of errors that occur.

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Mexico’s Agricultural Landscape: Overcoming Climate Challenges for a Sustainable Future

Food Tank

Víctor Manuel Villalobos Arámbula, Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development for Mexico, shared insight into the current landscape of agriculture in Mexico. Mexico’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has already made significant strides in this direction through initiatives like its Fertilizer Program.

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The Case for Tractor Farming

ATTRA

And the world of precision farming methods, like GPS and sensors, save water, use fewer chemicals, and enhance crop yields with less environmental harm. No-till drills and roller crimpers make cover cropping easier. Barriers Unlike seed packets and wheel hoes, financing tractors costs more than a pretty penny. Another barrier is knowledge.

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Montana Partnership Reduces Food Waste and Supports Sustainable Gardening and Food Production Through Biochar

ATTRA

These materials support plants in homes and gardens to improve overall plant growth, yield, resilience, and nutrient-holding abilities while improving soil moisture retention. Soil Cycle blends its particular biochar mix with worm castings, Montana volcanic minerals, Azomite, kelp meal, raw sugar, and sand. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Understanding the COMET-Planner Tool

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For example, if you want to know how much CO2 equivalent will be sequestered for cover cropping one acre in Travis County, Texas, entering 1 acre in the model will yield zero. We have been able to enter whole numbers like 100 to find scalable indexes for the small-scale operations. tonnes per year, not zero. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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When in Drought, Plan It Out: Rain Harvesting

ATTRA

A rain harvester rule of thumb is that 1 inch of rain on 1 square foot yields 0.6 Even after nearly a year, I’m still out there for nearly every rainfall, happily watching the tanks fill and clearing any debris blocking the water flow. gallons of potential water capture. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.