Many farmers, like my dad, have their notebook organizational system. While these simple pen-and-paper record-keeping systems work, they keep information siloed, often disappearing into closets or filing cabinets.

Most no-tillers (70.5%) will use a tractor with GPS-guided auto-steer and capture their yield data with a yield monitor (61.4%). Over half of no-tillers will also use field mapping (56.1%) and auto-seed shutoff (51.6%). Adoption of all four technologies is up from 2024.

Another National Farm Machinery Show is in the books, and as always, it was quite the spectacle with over 300,000 people packing the Kentucky Exposition Center.

Erin Hightower, an agronomist for John Deere dealer RDO Equipment who is based in Kennewick, Wash., often uses a sports analogy to illustrate the first step to successful data management.

In the wake of Hurricane Helene's devastating impact on the western regions of North Carolina, an unexpected group of heroes emerged: farmers armed with drones.

“I’m happy with what I’ve seen so far,” Tyler Troiola says. “The herbicide savings were as advertised on corn. Soybeans were a little trickier, though.”

The RootWave system uses electricity to boil weeds and their roots. The new agreement will see the two manufacturers co-develop new weeding technology and products.