Spray Drone Regulations

Spray Drone Regulations

No doubt, drones are increasingly popular in agriculture these days, as well as in many other industries.  Drones are aircraft and not toys (unless they weigh under 0.55 pounds).  As such, they are subject to FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) regulations.  Drones...
Bridging the Gap: Empowering Youth with Ag-Tech Skills

Bridging the Gap: Empowering Youth with Ag-Tech Skills

Ian Small, Tre Easterly, Valerie Stansly, and Sheeja George As agriculture increasingly integrates advanced technology, the gap in skills needed to support and innovate within the industry is widening. To address this challenge, a United States Department of...
Corn & Cotton Variety Trial Field Day – July 22

Corn & Cotton Variety Trial Field Day – July 22

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

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?

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...