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.
Rich Bronec had a hunch smart spraying technology would fit perfectly in his production system, particularly across his fallow acres. He found the right technology in Europe and also avoided subscription fees.
“We are using cutting-edge technology in farm accounting, and it also makes our partners easier to do business with,” says Brian Stark, co-founder of Traction Ag. “Farmers can avoid the paperwork nightmare and focus on farming—the time savings is super important.”
Data — a word that packs a punch but can be hard to define. From planting to irrigation, it’s necessary to have a digital record of these field activities to participate in sustainability and crop traceability programs.
Now with more than two full years of experience in the field, Jeff Crissinger and the team at Nu-Way K&H Cooperative are ready to share their takeaways and insights on how selective spraying is changing custom application.
Robust machine connectivity is critical for today’s technology to deliver the benefits and ROI farmers require for adoption on the farm.
Here are 5 retrofit components that can refresh your planter. Plus a short planter maintenance checklist to go over before you head to the first field.
Read up on some of the latest management tips to make sure you’re getting the best performance and efficacy from your spray drone program this growing season.
When his in-house variable-rate program was no longer effective enough, this farmer found a local program that went deeper on soil metrics to drive his yields higher.
Like a sharp card player trying to gain an edge against the house, you always have to know your numbers in today’s competitive farm landscape. Here’s how one mega operation does it.
Tech adoption continues to grow, but it varies based on farm size and purpose.