Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today the GreenSeeker handheld crop sensor, an easy-to-use measurement device designed to assess the health of a crop. Readings taken with the GreenSeeker handheld can be used to make objective decisions regarding the amount of fertilizer to be applied to a crop, resulting in a more efficient use of inputs.
Intelligent Agricultural Solutions (IAS), a joint venture formed in 2011 by Barry Batcheller of Appareo Systems and Howard Dahl of Amity Technology, recently introduced the Wireless Blockage Monitor for detecting blockages at any location within air seeding implements.
For years the sprayer industry has had a one-tracked agenda, reducing spray drift. But sprayer research and technology is set to diverge from that track, bringing smarter, more precise application options to the table, says Ken Giles, Univ. of California-Davis professor of agricultural engineering.
As corn follows in wheat’s footsteps and becomes more intensively managed, experts see growers leaning more heavily on their own self-propelled sprayers. And the need will be greater as growers push populations.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, Jason Webster, commercial agronomist with PTI Farm, breaks the results of PTI Farm’s 2024 HIgh Speed Planting Corn Study.
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