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After Penn State’s 2020 Ag Progress Days was canceled and shifted to an entirely virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania’s largest outdoor agricultural expo is poised to return as an in-person event, Aug. 10-12 at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs, Centre County.

Penn State Ag Progress Days return

Pennsylvania’s largest outdoor agricultural expo returns to an in-person event Aug. 10-12.
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Thomas Marek makes adjustments to the CPACS sprinkler system.

Integration of pivot control technologies offers automation & cost-effective water-use efficiency

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Texas A&M AgriLife is advancing agricultural irrigation management and efficiency through cost-effective integration of data, machine learning and automation.
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A team of economists from the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois invites soybean farmers in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana and Nebraska –  the top five soybean-producing states in the United States –  to take a short survey on how they consider and adopt new precision and digital agricultural technologies.

Tech survey looking for soybean farmers

Survey asks farmers about how they consider and adopt new precision and digital agricultural technologies.
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July is Smart Irrigation Month

July is Smart Irrigation Month

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With this year’s theme of Smart irrigation. Sustainable solutions., throughout the month the Irrigation Association and its members will be promoting how using smart irrigation...
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The USDA Agricultural Research Service’s  GrapeX project in Central Valley, California, is using remote sensing equipment to estimate plant water use and stress, as well as wine grape and other crop productivity and yield.

GrapeX helps wine growers irrigate efficiently

Scientists are using remote sensing equipment to estimate plant water use and stress in wine vineyards.
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Western Growers (WG) has teamed with Karen Ross, California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary, to launch a statewide initiative aimed at developing a future workforce with the skills and knowledge to navigate emerging on-farm technology.

AgTechX Ed initiative focuses on ag workforce

Workforce readiness campaign will cultivate ag workforce equipped with skills to navigate new technology.
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The National Science Foundation’s Cyber Physical Systems program and the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently awarded a 5-year, $7 million grant to researchers led by engineers from Iowa State University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

NIFA invests $7M for digital ag tech

Grant will propel Midwest farming practices to the next generation of digital agriculture technologies.
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SVG Ventures | THRIVE, a global agrifood venture and innovation platform headquartered in Silicon Valley, is partnering with Bayer, a world innovator in seeds and crop protection, to launch the THRIVE | Bayer Sustainability Challenge.

Bayer & THRIVE partner to launch new ag challenge

The Challenge will identify and accelerate emerging technology solutions.
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Roric Paulman (right) and his son Zach currently farm around 6,000 acres in western Nebraska.

A grower’s perspective on technology

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Irrigation Today caught up with Roric Paulman for a Q&A about technology use on his farm and what he foresees for ag tech in the...
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NASA data on soil moisture available

NASA remote sensing data will guide predictions of moisture conditions and water availability.
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