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Sep 15, 2009 11:21 AM
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are developing a system that saves water by using aerial imagery and ground-based sensors to determine the irrigation needs of small sections of cultivated fields....
May 18, 2009 10:50 AM, By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Overhead sprinkler technology has improved by “leaps and bounds” in recent years with improved system reliability, better drive systems to prevent mudding and much improved sprinkler packages to greatly improve irrigation uniformity and lessen runoff....
Apr 23, 2009 10:28 AM, By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The University of Arizona (UA) Yuma County Cooperative Extension is employing technology to create possibly the first geo-referenced, field-level precision traceback system in the leafy greens industry....
Apr 20, 2009 11:18 AM, By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Farm equipment driven by technology instead of human hands could provide non-stop, 24/7 farming in 5 to 10 years....
Apr 17, 2009 10:39 AM
James Jongsma of Pixley, Calif., is the winner of an AutoFarm OnTrac2 GPS Assisted Steering System; in a drawing held in conjunction with the 2009 World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif....
Apr 15, 2009 10:58 AM, By Franz Niederholzer
UC Farm Advisor, Sutter/Yuba Counties
It costs a lot to farm tree crops. It will probably cost more before (if?) it ever eases up. ...
Apr 13, 2009 10:40 AM
Vintage tractors of all makes and models will be on display, April 18-19, as the 17th annual California Antique Farm Equipment Show kicks off at the International Agri-Center, Tulare, Calif....
News from the Farm BillHouse votes to suspend 10 base-acre provision for 2008Sep 30, 2008 10:18 AM The House passed bipartisan legislation yesterday to suspend for the 2008 crop year a farm bill provision that required producers to have a minimum of 10 base acres to receive program benefits.... House votes to suspend farm bill base acre provisionSep 26, 2008 9:59 AM The House passed legislation supported by both parties that would suspend for the 2008 and 2009 crop years a farm bill provision that required producers to have a minimum of 10-base acres to receive program benefits.... Senate committee wants to suspend 10-acre ruleSep 24, 2008 11:07 AM, By Forrest Laws The chairman and two high-ranking members of the Senate Agriculture Committee are seeking to clarify the 2008 farm bill so farmers can make changes in their farming operations and continue to receive farm program payments.... Senators urge USDA to implement farm bill as writtenSep 16, 2008 11:27 AM, By Forrest Laws A group of farm-state senators led by Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin is asking Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer to stop trying to re-write the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 through the regulations implementing the new farm bill.... |
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