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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RootWave Launches High-Frequency Weed Zapper

UK-based agtech startup RootWave launched a tractor-powered e-weeding machine for fruit orchards. CEO Andrew Diprose outlines the technology, which passes an electrical current through the weed by touching it. “It’s physics, not chemistry,” he says. “It heals the soils and it allows soils to capture more carbon, so it’s region ag friendly too.”

RootWave’s e-weeder zapping weeds in the orchard.

RootWave’s e-weeder zapping weeds in the orchard. Photo By: RootWave

Lessons Learned from Big Decisions Throughout History

Morgan Housel shares a few stories about big decisions made by Warren Buffett, Henry Ford, JFK, and the lessons learned from each that we can apply to our decision-making process. “Most decisions aren’t made on a spreadsheet, where you just add up the numbers and a rational answer pops out,” Housel writes. “There’s a human element that’s hard to quantify, hard to explain, and can seem detached from the original goal, yet carries the most influence.

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Warren Buffett. Photo By: Gerald Miller | CNBC

“Sky is the Limit” for Biodegradable Soil Sensors

Raj Khosla, head of agronomy at Kansas State University, and his team have developed a prototype soil sensor that could potentially give farmers a cheaper option for reliable, on demand data collection. “If we are successful, the sky is the limit,” Khosla tells Progressive Farmer.

Raj Khosla inspects a prototype soil sensor in a lab at the university.

Raj Khosla, head of agronomy at Kansas State University, inspects a prototype soil sensor in a lab at the university. Photo By: Joel Reichenberger

Data Sync Information to Make Life Easier During Harvest Season

RDO Equipment’s Tony Kramer sits down with product specialist Jackson Lane to go over the nuts and bolts of Data Sync for John Deere Operations Center accounts.

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New Data on Precision Technology Usage in America

The USDA recently released its Technology Use report on precision agriculture practices and internet usage in the U.S. We recently shared some of the highlights from the report on PrecisionFarmingDealer.com, but click here to read the full report!

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