The day is near – Or it may be already here! The ability to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s) to automatically spray crop fields is now available to modern farmers in Canada. There have been multiple spraying units made by a Swift Current-based RotorSpray company, built and Designed by Saskatchewan’s very own Monty Allan!
Farmers in this day and age are hungrier for data than they have ever been before.
In the past farmers haven’t had the opportunity to mine the data that they need to yield a successful crop. Now, with yield monitors tied together with GPS, farmers can tell the yield from each part of the field, and with seed counting sensors they can tell exactly if and when there is a problem with their air seeder or planter.
A former Manitoba businessperson who now resides in Alberta has taken a major interest in Saskatchewan.
Robert Andjelic said his portfolio of Saskatchewan farmland has grown to 180,000 acres over the past four years.
“I’ve been studying the market for a lot longer,” said Andjelic, who previously owned industrial warehousing.
10 years ago ISOBUS was a subject not many farmers were familiar with. Perhaps more common in Europe, but North American farmers were just beginning to learn about the concept of having a standard set of rules for agriculture technology companies to adhere to. Gone would be the days when producers were restricted to having all the same color equipment for planting, fertilizing and harvesting their land.
Since we work with ISOBUS, a communication protocol for the agriculture industry, here at Agtron, we thought it would be appropriate to devote a segment of our new blog to talking about the many different ISOBUS virtual terminals or VT’s. These blogs will only be discussing each virtual terminals pros and cons when it comes to look, feel, basic operation and functionality with ISOBUS. We will not be discussing each virtual terminals proprietary functionality.
What is Precision farming? The answer’s involves a little bit of explaining, but stick with me and I’ll give you a rundown of the important details.
On October 23 Agtron Enterprises participated in the grand opening of the Weyburn agricultural supplies store E. Bourassa & Sons. They had about 720 people overall — what an awesome turnout — and the lunch was a big success. Everyone that attended the event was greeted by the shop’s friendly staff. One lucky winner even brought home a 2014 Boomer 24 Tractor with a 235 TL Loader.
Besides the hundreds of their exhibitors who show you only the best new equipment and services in the Agriculture Industry today, they’re happy to help with one good reason to attend Agri-Trade in Red Deer, Alberta. How about a free trip for 4 to any Ag Show in North America courtesy of Agri-Trade valued at $10,000?
When I read the article “GET READY FOR ROBOT FARMERS” published by CNN Money on Oct. 21, I was reminded of the driverless tractor I saw years ago in the John Deere booth at Agritechnica, an international exhibition for agricultural machinery and equipment.
The Wireless Revolution
There is a wireless revolution occurring in today’s farming! Monumental advances in today’s agricultural technology make it possible for wireless sensors and control networks that will improve farm efficiencies tenfold. Wireless is the future of farming.
