Tag: technology
Engineers make wearable sensors for plants
Find out more about the new, low-cost, easily produced, graphene-based, sensors-on-tape that can be attached to plants to provide data to farmers.
Electric cars in rural America
Advances in battery technology will make electric vehicles more attractive to rural consumers.
We’ve come a long way with soil technology
There have been a lot of changes in the soil and water world in the last 18 years. Learn more about those advancements in Jim Mizik's farewell column.
Wind turbine use increases in U.S.
Last year, wind turbines surpassed hydropower as the renewable technology with the largest installed generating capacity in the United States.
Don’t take the bait; avoid cyber criminals
Every day, people fall victim to phishing scams. Those emails urgently warning users to update their online financial accounts — they’re fake.
Cropland map supports food, water security
New cropland map shows 4.62 billion acres of croplands in the world, 15 to 20 percent higher than former estimates, United States Geological Survey reports.
Farmer uses drones to assess plant health
A drone outfitted with infrared sensors provides key data that can be used to develop prescriptions for targeted, precise in-season nitrogen applications.
App helps farmers make the most of their corn harvest
A new tool developed could save farmers time and money during the fall feed-corn harvest and make for more content, productive cows all year.
Footsteps can be turned into electricity
A research team led by Xudong Wang, in collaboration with the UW-Madison Grainger Institute for Engineering, has installed a high-tech flooring prototype.
Ready for the show: Farm Science Review
The second-year manager of Farm Science Review shares a little perspective about this year's event, which begins Sept. 19.
