Corn & Cotton Variety Trial Field Day – July 22

Corn & Cotton Variety Trial Field Day – July 22

by | Jun 21, 2024

The North Florida Research and Education Center in Quincy, Florida (155 Research Rd, Quincy, FL 32351) will be hosting an agronomic variety trial field day on Monday, July 22. Registration is free for this event, that will start at 12:00 Noon EST with lunch included. ...
Friday Feature: Autonomous Irrigation Unit for Row Crops

Friday Feature: Autonomous Irrigation Unit for Row Crops

by | Feb 24, 2023

This week’s featured video shares an innovation for crop irrigation.  Rain 360 is an autonomous (self-driving) irrigation unit that can apply up to 1/2″ of water per week in a 160-acre field, 3/4″ per week in a 100-acre field, or 1″ per week in...
Who Owns and Controls Farming Data?

Who Owns and Controls Farming Data?

by | Dec 10, 2021

Ziwen Yu, Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department   The future of agriculture depends on the adoption of new technologies that gather, transfer, manage, and analyze data to make better decisions on all aspects in agriculture. These...
54th Annual Santa Rosa County Farm Tour Goes Virtual

54th Annual Santa Rosa County Farm Tour Goes Virtual

by | Dec 11, 2020

The 54th Annual Santa Rosa County Farm Tour will be held virtually this year. The video tour is available for free on the UF/IFAS Extension Santa Rosa County Facebook page, the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners YouTube channel, or at the end of this...
Friday Feature: Weed-Killing Robots

Friday Feature: Weed-Killing Robots

by | Sep 14, 2018

This week’s featured video was produced by ecoRobotix to show how their autonomous robots control weeds in crop fields with micro-doses of herbicides.  Their self-propelled robots are solar powered, and use a plant-recognition camera to guide targeted, and...