Precision Farming Dealer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week:

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As global leaders with the widest range of spinner spreaders and air boom applicators in the industry, Salford Group has got you covered. Backed by over 400 application-specific dealers, eight North American parts distribution centers and revered in-field application support, we’re the partners you need to make your business as productive as possible.

Precision Accuracy Saves iPhone from Inexperienced Operator

If you left your iPhone in a customer’s row, would you trust their operator with 4 total days of experience to not run it over? Kyle Frazier, sales and marketing manager at Laforge, shared this video showing how implement guidance provides the precision accuracy of an experienced operator from a rookie.

 

5 Use Cases for IoT and Edge Cloud Tech in Smart Farming

Technological advancement related to the internet of things (IoT) can provide part of the solution for farms hoping to conserve resources and funds. This article from Forbes outlines how 5 categories of precision technologies will make farms more efficient.

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Have We Made Farmers Afraid of Sharing Their Data?

Is the uncertainty and fear of farm data a largely unfounded barrier to adoption? In this episode of the Agtech podcast, 3 industry experts explore how the agtech industry created fear around farm data, what barriers to adoption really exist and why improvements in data migration could increase adoption of precision technology.

Cannabis Cultivators Accelerating AI-Driven Automation

Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) is having a moment thanks to commercial cannabis cultivation, and other sectors of the ag industry are starting to benefit from the artificial intelligence and automation at work in the greenhouses and indoor spaces used to grow commercial cannabis. This article from The Health Guild introduces American Growor’s AI-powered cultivation technology that automates and responds to indoor conditions, and what it could mean for the future of farming.

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Robot of the Week: AgXeed’s 75-HP Autonomous Tractor

Dutch manufacturer AgXeed introduced a new four-wheeled, 75-hp autonomous tractor at the Cereals 2022 farm show in Cambridgeshire, England. An AgXeed marketing manager explains how the machine does seed-bed preparation, sowing and mechanical weeding autonomously in this video from Farmers Weekly.

 

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