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Jun 12, 2024

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Data, Autonomy, and Digital Agronomy

By Ryan Ridley
Managing Editor, Farms.com Precision Ag Digital Digest

The Summer 2024 issue of the Farms.com Precision Ag Digital Digest has been released.

View it here.

It has been an interesting start to 2024 regarding ag tech and precision ag developments.

In the Spring 2024 issue, we covered four main areas: sprayer developments, planting innovations, retrofitted upgrades, and baling technologies.

For the Summer 2024 issue, we decided to break away from categorization and focus on a variety of developments in the industry.

From farm data management and autonomous tractor offerings to digital agronomy applications and equipment connectivity via SATCOM, we've got you covered (...literally).

Let’s dive in.

For starters, New Holland recently released a new farm data management platform dubbed FieldOps. It brings real-time monitoring, remote display viewing and other features into one package for users.

Sabanto brought autonomy to the John Deere 5075E.

GROWMARK and Intelinair partner on a new digital agronomy app.

CNH Industrial is soon to offer farmers access to the internet via SATCOM.

AGCO gives us an inside perspective on its PTx venture.

John Deere chats precision ag upgrades for its sprayers.

The Bits & Bytes section has some quick reads, and the PAG Tech Clips section is full of video.

We hope you enjoy the Summer 2024 Farms.com Precision Ag Digital Digest — view it here.

Video: Residue Management

Residue Management conservation practice manages the amount, orientation, and distribution of crop and other plant residue on the soil surface year-round while limiting soil-disturbing activities used to grow and harvest crops in systems where the field surface is tilled prior to planting. This video explores how Ryan McKenzie implemented this conservation practice on his farm in Samson, Alabama.

Practice benefits:

• Increases organic matter

• Improves air quality

• Decreases energy costs

• Reduces erosion

• Improves soil health

The Conservation at Work video series was created to increase producer awareness of common conservation practices and was filmed at various locations throughout the country. Because conservation plans are specific to the unique resource needs on each farm and also soil type, weather conditions, etc., these videos were designed to serve as a general guide to the benefits of soil and water conservation and landowners should contact their local USDA office for individual consultation.