Smart Farming Week: March 10 - 16, 2025
Farm Journal’s Smart Farming Week is an annual week-long emphasis on innovation in agriculture. The goal is to encourage you to explore and prioritize the technology, tools and practices that will help you farm smarter.
From drones and data to sensors and science, Smart Farming is a persistent management strategy that empowers farmers to collect, visualize and confidently act upon relevant insights. In turn, farmers can optimize efficiency and resources despite environmental uncertainties and remain resilient in the production of food, feed and fiber.
The past 15+ years have brought two developments that have changed the dynamic for farmland investment.
Your farm is generating data that’s being collected without any necessary consent
Many farmers keep a record of their planting intentions by field in a notebook or on a USB drive. Automation can make both of those practices obsolete and improve corn and soybean seed placement accuracy in the process, the companies report.
Entering Year Two of its development, Sentera’s newly named SmartScripts weed management workflow scouts for weeds and only sends the sprayer where it’s needed.
The concept of virtual fencing technology has been around for decades but it continues to evolve. Learn how four cattle producers and families are using virtual fencing on their operations.
These upgrade kits can lower your chemical spend and increase sustainability and soil health for years to come.
Farmers need to start recording data. Whether it’s in a notebook or through a digital platform, industry experts encourage farmers to start somewhere, and collecting good data is key.
Amanda Buschor’s journey back to her family’s Wisconsin farm exemplifies the dynamic interplay between time-honored practices and game-changing technology.
Hear about PTx Trimble’s OutRun retrofit tractor and grain cart automation kit straight from a Nebraska farmer who has used it for the last two harvests.
Yamaha Agriculture CEO Nolan Paul talks about his outfit’s vision for its robotic technologies in the U.S.