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....
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....
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....
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....
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....
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. ...
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....
By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The three most important elements in applying crop protection chemicals to orchards or vineyards are coverage, coverage and coverage....
The 2008-2009 Board of Directors of the Far West Equipment Dealers Association (FWEDA) was appointed at the group’s annual meeting in Phoenix, Ariz....
More than 100 years worth of sprinklers and other artifacts representing the history of irrigation have found a home in the Water and Energy Technology (WET) Incubator at California State University, Fresno....
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