…data gathered and transmitted by high-tech farm machinery. Tractors, tilling equipment, planters, sprayers, harvesters and agricultural drones are increasingly connected to the Internet. Even so, farmers don’t always have the…
Connecting Drones in Real Time
New technologies for drones like the Botlink XRD can connect the device to the internet, creating real time image transfers and making it easier and safer to operate the aerial…
Negative Press Fueled by Social Media
…correcting misinformation difficult. Fueled by Social Media Several agriculture industries were targeted through today’s Internet venues when people were looking for water culprits during this drought. Almond Board of California…
Haynet
…the USDA’s internet based program – Haynet – which is helping impacted Livestock producers and forage growers connect. “Haynet might come in handy for folks in Texas and other parts…
Global Cleantech Recognizes Ag Companies
…see innovation making a difference in the field every day, and we look forward to moving our agricultural Internet of Things platform into the mainstream.” Hortau’s smart irrigation management system,…
Management Tool Lets Growers Get Specific
…around internet pages on the website by organizing all of that related information. “If you were going to get the same information from our website, for an example if you’re…
USDA Investments Make Big Impact for Rural America in 2015
…electric transmission and distribution lines; supported 254 broadband projects completed with funds provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, bringing high-speed Internet access to nearly 6 million rural residents,…
Fictitious Pickups Cost Consumer Too
Recent agriculture thefts in the state called fictitious pickups have brought attention to criminals using the Internet to impersonate trucking companies and carryout thefts. Fictitious Pickups Cost Consumer Too Butte…
Misinformation in Media and Defending Ag
I am sure you’ve heard the saying ‘you can’t believe everything you read on the internet’. The World Wide Web and today’s social media has given anyone a venue to…
Snowpack’s Water Content Far Greater than One Year Ago
…snowpack readings are available on the Internet at: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cdecapp/snowapp/sweq.action For earlier readings, click the calendar icon below the map, select a date, then Refresh Data. Water Year 2016 precipitation can…
USDA Shares 2015 Results
…2015. Provided new or improved high-speed internet access to nearly 6 million rural Americans through investments made by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Announced $3.4 billion in funding to…
The Western View : Internet of Things
Len Wilcox looks at the internet of things on the farm. Internet of things We have many innovative technologies coming together on the farm, and the hope is, we can…
Statement by the President on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
…transparent procedures that move goods quickly across borders. TPP Promotes E-Commerce, Protects Digital Freedom, and Preserves an Open Internet TPP includes cutting-edge rules to promote Internet-based commerce – a central…
The Western View: Funding Site for Small Ag
Barnraiser.US It’s the funding site for small ag. The Western View: Funding Site for Small Ag When I’m fooling around on the internet, One of my favorite things to do…