Farmers are the backbone of society, yet they make up less than 2% of the ever-growing population. Farmers and the agriculture industry are one of the fastest evolving industries when it comes to digital technology. It is easy to look back and think about where agriculture has come from but now we need to turn and look to the future. From ancient hand-planted gardens to sensors, machine learning, autonomous machines and blockchain technology; what’s next in agriculture?
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Niagara College Research and Innovation’s Crop Portal was created for uploading, cleaning, analyzing, and visualization of farm related data including: yield, soil, fertilizer, seed, and topographic data. The goal of this web-based software is to provide an easy to use set of tools to analyze and visualize yield and other farm related data. The Crop Portal intakes various farm data (soil samples, combine data, fertilizer, topographic) and provides a suite and algorithms for cleaning, analyzing, visualization. Currently the Crop Portal is open to farmers, consultants, and researchers to upload and analyze their data. Join Sarah to see a demo of the actual portal and how it could benefit your years of data.
There are a lot of factors that go into selecting the correct openers for your seeder. Jason will discuss factors that go into making the right opener choice for your farming operation. This is not a sales pitch – Jason will help you navigate the step by step process of selecting the right opener for your farm.
In a world where we, as farmers and ranchers, must continually do more with less, apps can make our lives as farmers more efficient. With nearly 1,300 new apps released to iTunes and Google Play every day, which ones should take up real estate on our smartphones? Rob Sharkey, an Illinois grain farmer, outfitter and host of a weekly podcast and Sirius XM radio show, is sharing his go-to apps, which, naturally, have gone through his heavily-vetted trial and error process. During this presentation, Rob, who is unwavering in his ability to directly address controversial topics, will intertwine his take on the current state of the agricultural industry with his top-shelf expertise on ag-centric apps.
With so many people having drones either for fun or for work, drones are providing a perspective that was out of reach for most people, even just a few years ago. The drone industry has been evolving rapidly, with advancements in technology bringing down costs, and increasing performance and system capacities. Despite the changes that have taken place in the last few years, there are five major changes that will totally change the way we use drones.
Join Brennan for an update on the current state of the global and domestic grain markets. Brennan will make you look at tools that are available to reduce your risk through market strategies and indicators that are available to all farms. Brennan will challenge how you think about your farm’s grain marketing plan and overall approach to grain sales.
