In the winter months, farm life slows down a bit. The fields are covered in snow and the year’s harvest is resting in grain bins waiting to be sold. Colder months provide farmers the opportunity to tend to aspects of farming that get overlooked in the warmer months....
When grain is collected from the field, it is made up of dry material and water. Water is needed for plant growth and therefore grain production, but too much water can create storage-related issues. To avoid this, farmers need to make sure they are drying grain to...
As a result of increased food demand in production and consumption, the agriculture industry finds itself in a precarious situation. Supply needs to increase to an unprecedented level while at the same time commodity prices are at a record low. Is there a way for...
Precision agriculture has evolved over the last decade. Today there are more data collection sources than ever. Farmers continue to find new ways to use this data to improve profitability. Instead of a handful of data collection tools like satellite imagery and yield...
Will our current agriculture system sustain us without killing the planet? In short, no. We need to increase food production by half. Experts estimate the planet will need to accommodate 10 billion people by the year 2050. This is according to findings reported by the...
Fungus is a problem all grain farmers deal with a couple times a year. It can develop into mold, turn into bacteria and devastate your crop. The problem is that in some cases, you don’t know you have infected grain until after you store it. We have some options to...
