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New Ag Experiment Station Administrator Eyes Continuous Improvement on Impactful Research

As a researcher, educator and administrator with a knack for making connections, Cynthia Sides has a vision for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station that is geared to broaden and strengthen its impact on the state.

Sides recently joined the experiment station as associate vice president for agriculture-research and associate director for research development and compliance, a new role for the research arm of the U of A System Division of Agriculture.

She joins Jean-François Meullenet, senior associate vice president for agriculture-research and director of the experiment station, and Nathan Slaton, associate vice president for agriculture and associate director for operations, on the experiment station administrative team.

Source : uark.edu

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Gowan Canada is partnering with Geco Strategic Weed Management to help Canadian growers take a strategic approach to weed control through data-driven prediction and planning.

Geco’s technology uses data and AI to map where weeds have been over the past five years and predict where patches are likely to emerge next season. These insights allow farms and retailers to plan ahead and target actions in the most challenging areas.

“Our technology enables the question: if you could know where your most problematic patches are and where they are spreading to, what could you do differently? That’s what our technology makes possible,” said Greg Stewart, CEO of Geco. “Many of our farms are already using our prescriptions along with Gowan products, so this collaboration is a natural next step.”