The top five reasons digital tech is working to help grow the agriculture industry include: reduced waste, higher crop yields, lowered costs, reduced labor, and improved planning. Read on to take a closer look at these five benefits and some of the ways they are being realized.
Category: Agriculture
Getting your Customers Started with Digital Farming
Your producers are often tasked with monitoring and tracking every aspect of their operation to stay productive and profitable. As agriculture becomes a more competitive industry, increasing efficiencies and remaining ahead of competitors is a priority. So it is little wonder why digital farming has grown in popularity, quickly becoming a necessity for agribusinesses and farmers the world over.
What Is Precision Agriculture?
Precision agriculture describes a method of farming with greater accuracy and efficiency. Greater precision equates to increased profitability. Precision agriculture, therefore, results in the dual benefit of higher crop yields with a lesser impact on the environment.
How Is Machine Learning Used in Agriculture?
Machine learning (ML) has already begun to play an important role in making agriculture more efficient and effective. Precision ag relies on the gathering, processing, and analysis of data for more efficient agricultural production.
What Tasks Are Agricultural Robots Performing?
Technological innovation is not being motivated by innovation for innovation’s sake. The goal of increased efficiency (the need to produce more with less) is being driven by such urgent global forces as a growing population, increased urbanization, and a chronic labor shortage.
Ag Summit – Young Farmers
Agriculture’s next generation of farmers deals with unique challenges. At this year’s DTN Ag Summit, hear from Progressive Farmer’s Class of 2022 America’s Best Young Farmers & Ranchers and how they overcome these obstacles. Register today and save $100!
The Best Time for Buying Commodities
Any investor or day trader will tell you that timing is everything, and that statement proves true when working with commodities. Successful commodity traders also understand that their market strategies rely largely on the quality of the data they use. There are many different trading platforms for commodities available, but not all of them offer all the features you need in one place.
E75: Ag Summit in Focus
Katie Dehlinger has updates on what to expect from the 2021 DTN Ag Summit, hosted this year in Chicago, from a master class on ag markets all the way to a dueling pianos bash to celebrate the best young farmers and ranchers in the country.
How Digital Farming Increases Productivity
Digital farming is a valuable aid to effective farming management, and it can help your customers increase productivity. Digital farming can help you provide your producers with a solution that will make their farm sustainable, productive, and profitable by using agricultural technology, like the DTN ClearAg solution.
What Does It Take to Be a Successful Farmer?
If you are seriously thinking about quitting your day job and starting a farm, this article is for you. Successful farming requires careful planning. What can help you to create a successful farming business? In your excitement to jump into farming, don’t overlook these essential business tips. You will also find guidance on selecting a farm and why you should know about the hot topic of precision farming.