Lyon County CES

Title:

Use of Technology in Agriculture

MAP:

Ag Technology

Agents Involved:

Susan Fox

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Data Management & Tech

Situation:

Agriculture is a ready adopter of new technologies. Assist farmers with evaluating the usefulness and value of new technologies.Farmer interest in drones is very high. Applications for using drones are being developed. Use a drone to work with farmers on demonstrating the technology and evaluating potential applications for area farming.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Assessments and decisions made on adoption of new technologies. Dollars saved or increased.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Farmers see on-farm applications and make decisions on new technologies.

Initial Outcomes:

Farmers learn about new technologies.

Enriched strips used in wheat fields to test the Greenseeker technology.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: General awareness of drone technology and potential uses, apps that are available.

Indicator: Client discussions.

Method: On-farm use of the drone to fly fields.

Timeline: Summer-2019

Initial Outcome: Better farmer understanding of wheat nitrogen needs.

Indicator: Greenseeker data.

Method: Greenseeker scanning.

Timeline: Late winter.

Intermediate Outcome: Applications of nitrogen as needed.

Indicator: Increased wheat yields.

Method: Scan wheat fields with Greenseeker.

Timeline: Early spring.

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Audience: Farmers

Project or Activity: Newsletters, articles, on-farm demonstrations

Content or Curriculum: drone technologies

Inputs: UK drone information, drone apps, drone

Date: Growing seasons, 2018-2019

Audience: Grain producers

Project or Activity:  Scan fields with Greenseeker

Content or Curriculum: UK research

Inputs: Greenseeker, nitrogen enrichment plots

Date: Fall and late winter 2018-2019

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