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Chris Bennett

Writing from the level land of the Delta just outside of Clarksdale, Miss., Bennett has blogged for several years on agriculture, surrounded by cotton and plenty of cottonmouths.

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Ag engineer Glen Rains is working on a rover prototype (at left) to identify bolls at real-time speed and harvest with a vacuum tube. Engineer Joe Mari Maja is testing the physical components of automation, aiming to add harvester mechanisms to a single-row Husky robot platform (center). The technology behind a robot lumberjack, brainchild of Oklahoma State University research engineer Collin Craige, could be used to retrieve plastic from cotton rows (at right).
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Robotic Harvest Gets Major Push
Swarm bots have the potential to redefine pest scouting and control practices
January 27, 2021 02:11 PM
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Wild pig presence is limited in Indiana—and Steve Backs, wildlife biologist with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, wants to keep it that way.
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Pigs Don’t Fly
Feral hog spread is a man-made mess
January 27, 2021 02:11 PM
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CWD has infected deer and elk populations in 181 counties across 22 states.
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Chronic Wasting Disease Concerns
Can plant material move the infection that impacts deer and elk?
January 27, 2021 02:11 PM
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Applied in a peel-and-stick fashion, a new graphene sensor essentially measures how much and how fast a plant drinks.
New Machinery
Crop Tattoos: Wearable Sensors Measure Plant Water Use
A promising peel-and-stick crop sensor may provide farmers with actionable information on the real-time drinking habits of their crops. From on-the-go crop management to plant breeding, the innovative technology is layered with agricultural potential.
January 27, 2021 02:11 PM
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BACKS
Pork
Pigs Don’t Fly: Feral Hog Spread Is A Man-Made Mess
Wild pigs, the most reproductively capable large animal in North America, are hitching a human ride. Illegal transport of wild pigs contributes to an annual multi-billion dollar bill. Wild pigs cause up to $2.5 billion in damage to the U.S. economy each year and $1 billion of the total is exclusive to agriculture.
January 27, 2021 02:11 PM
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LANGE
Crop Production
Chronic Wasting Disease A Time Bomb For Agriculture?
Is chronic wasting disease (CWD) a potential time bomb for the agriculture industry? A silent killer stalking deer and elk, CWD continues to move quietly across the U.S.
January 27, 2021 02:11 PM
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Terry, left, DenaMarie and Wayne Springer are transitioning from row crops to open-pollinating corn and direct-to-consumer beef.
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Changing Directions Midstream
Profit margins necessitate a switch for South Dakota farmer
January 27, 2021 02:11 PM
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Research engineer Collin Craige is configuring the control system on his unmanned robot lumberjack to operate the arm and chain saw from his laptop. After remote control testing, he’ll implement autopilot for autonomous testing.
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Robots Seek, Find and Destroy
Unmanned ground and aerial vehicle pair show big promise
January 27, 2021 02:11 PM
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Work by oil and gas companies contributes to irreparable soil damage
Crop Production
Pipelines and Farmers Collide
Work by oil and gas companies contributes to irreparable soil damage
January 27, 2021 02:11 PM
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To recover 200 acres flattened by an overnight storm, Scott Flowers ordered a corn reel to harvest the unbroken but uprooted stalks.
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Reeling in Lost Bushels
Header attachment can help save down and damaged corn
January 27, 2021 02:11 PM
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