Drone water testing: Iowa State University developed drones that collect and analyze water samples from hard-to-reach areas, aiding nitrate monitoring and conservation efforts. Biochar innovation: A ...

Lee Nunn has the first tractor his grandfather ever bought sitting at his farm in Madison, about an hour east of Atlanta: a 1968 John Deere 4020 that's gleaming green and still runs like a dream. At ...

The margin between profit and loss in modern farming often comes down to inches—literally. A seed planted too deep won't germinate. Fertilizer applied where it isn't needed wastes money. Equipment ...

The prospect of precision agriculture has existed for decades, but many of the technologies and techniques that will enable it have been slow to catch on. For 20 years, Pablo Sobron sought a better ...

It is no secret our farm economy has been struggling. In the last year alone, agriculture producers have faced record numbers of weather-related disasters, declining commodity prices, and uncertainty ...

From drones to GPS-guided tractors, agriculture is getting more high-tech. Lawmakers reintroduced a bill to bring more ...

Precision agriculture involves the use of use of new technologies for greater efficiency. Through the use of cutting edge technology, farmers are now using precision agriculture to improve their ...

Once only accessible to large commercial farms, technological innovation is beginning to bring the benefits of precision agriculture to everyone else. Photo: artiemedvedev/iStock / Getty Images ...

Google “precision agriculture,” and you get more than 9.3 million results. It’s become a big part of the story around agriculture stocks and the use of technology. What is precision agriculture?

Whether it comes from rain or dew or a farmer's sprayer, water forms droplets on the waxy surfaces of plants A farmer programming the GPS control unit on his tractor before planting corn. This widely ...

KIMBERLY, Idaho — Agri-Service LLC, an AGCO farm equipment dealership with 10 locations across Idaho and eastern Washington, is integrating precision farming division Vantage-Northwest under the ...