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  • Automatic scouting in the crop proves its value in practice
  • Iowa agronomist urges farmers to scout for early season crop diseases

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brownfieldagnews.com /2 weeks ago

Scouting for disease pressure

A central Ohio farmer says he’s monitoring his corn and soybean crops for any sign of disease pressure.  Allen Ett of Ashville says, “We don’t just fungicide every acre of corn, ev...

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floraldaily.com /1 month ago

Automatic scouting in the crop proves its value in practice

At Gerbera United, a flower-growing operation in Zevenhuizen, the Netherlands, a small vehicle races along the metal pipe rails between rows of plants. It moves fast, and at first...

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brownfieldagnews.com /1 month ago

Iowa agronomist urges farmers to scout for early season crop diseases

An extension agronomist is concerned conditions in northern Iowa are favorable for seedling diseases. Angie Rieck-Hinz with Iowa State University says April was wet and May has sta...

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agwired.com /2 weeks ago

Scanit Technologies Launches Iowa SporeWarnâ„¢ Network

Scanit Technologies has launched the Iowa SporeWarn™ Network to help growers get advance notice on airborne crop diseases such as corn tar spot and soybean white mold that may be h...

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floraldaily.com /2 weeks ago

"We've measured 85% accuracy compared to 65% for human scouts"

Alongside Thermal Compost Systems' heat-from-waste trial, another technology on show at HIC Venture Studio in Bleiswijk during the Hightech Horti Innovation Tour 2026 addressed pes...

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agriland.ie /6 days ago

The benefits of a pre-harvest field walk

A pre-harvest field walk can help identify a number of factors, which can be used to boost future crop management standards. This is according to Teagasc tillage specialist, Ciaran...

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jotform.com /3 weeks ago

5 best mobile-friendly farming apps in {! YEAR !}

Jotform PickApp AGRIVI Farmbrite Croptracker Farm management isn’t easy. Planting, spray treatments, and harvests are just a few of the jobs farmers are responsibl...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Horsch takes stake in spot spraying tech firm

The demands on effective crop care are intensifying with active agents being withdrawn, costs rising, and resistance becoming an increasingly significant challenge. SpotSpraying an...

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brownfieldagnews.com /1 month ago

Alfalfa weevils prompt calls for diligent scouting, management

A forage specialist says he’s concerned about alfalfa weevil pressure across parts of the Midwest. On this episode of Managing for Profit, CROPLAN’s Jeff Jackson says alfalfa weevi...

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phys.org /2 weeks ago

From fields to space farming, new tool detects crop drought stress before it's visible

When it comes to drought stress, timing can be the difference between saving a crop and losing it, whether in a greenhouse or in the high-stakes environment of future space mission...

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beefmagazine.com /1 month ago

This Week in Agribusiness, June 13, 2026

Weed scouting, beef demand, a new sugar beet fungicide, propane benefits for irrigation, the Farm Progress Show and an equipment app from John Deere are highlighted this week.

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brownfieldagnews.com /2 weeks ago

Pioneer’s Fungicide Timing Tool utilizing AI to narrow application windows, boost yields

The agronomy innovation marketing manager with Pioneer says conditions are right across much of the Corn Belt for crop diseases to impact yields. “We have weather patterns that are...

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wwbl.com /1 month ago

Scouting for Red Crown Rot: Why What Looks Like SDS Might Be a New Threat

An emerging soybean disease in the Midwest is requiring growers to be more vigilant when scouting. "Red Crown Rot is here," says Purdue crop pathologi...

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goodfruit.com /2 weeks ago

Predicting a peachy pace for harvest

—Colorado State University’s Ioannis Minas realized that the most pressing problem for his region’s peach growers was predicting the complex harvest timing to optimize maturity and...

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brownfieldagnews.com /1 week ago

Heat slows tar spot, but corn farmers encouraged to keep scouting

A plant pathologist with University of Missouri Extension says tar spot has been confirmed in Missouri and other states this year, but the heat has been slowing its development. Ma...

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floraldaily.com /1 month ago

Knowing what the plant is actually experiencing

Making sound agronomic decisions starts with understanding what the plant is actually going through, and that idea was the starting point for Fliwer. "For decades, many decisions h...

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automatedhome.com /3 weeks ago

These startups may spot plant stress before humans can

Scientists and startups are using AI to detect hidden plant signals, including ultrasonic sounds and electrical activity, that reveal stress before visible symptoms appear. This em...

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brownfieldagnews.com /1 month ago

Be Alert to Soybean Disease

Mandy Bish, a plant pathologist with the University of Missouri Extension, says farmers with soybeans enduring the cool, wet conditions this spring should be closely monitoring for...

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thenextweb.com /1 month ago

PerPlant raises €1M to put AI cameras on tractors, and 200,000 hectares in the bank

The Copenhagen agtech has already mapped nine times more European farmland than every Danish agricultural drone combined. Two well-known Nordic investors want the United States nex...

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brownfieldagnews.com /1 month ago

Alfalfa weevils prompt calls for diligent scouting, management

A forage specialist says he’s concerned about alfalfa weevil pressure across parts of the Midwest. “Alfalfa weevil is probably one of the most income-limiting pest that we have in...

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fnbnews.com /4 weeks ago

Agribazaar maps over 3mn farm plots in Himachal Pradesh

Agribazaar wholly owned subsidiary of StarAgri has successfully mapped more than 3 million farm plots across Himachal Pradesh while training and deploying over 6 000 local youths T...

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brownfieldagnews.com /1 month ago

Experts recommend soybean growers test suspect plants for red crown rot

Soybean growers are being encouraged to step up scouting for red crown rot this growing season as it spreads across parts of the Midwest. Michigan State University plant pathologis...

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brownfieldagnews.com /2 weeks ago

Kansas agronomist warns of rising corn disease pressure

An agronomist says excessive rainfall, humidity and hail damage are setting state for another year for heavy disease pressure in the U.S. corn crop. Teal Mills covers eastern Kansa...

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brownfieldagnews.com /5 days ago

Tar spot found in Southwest Wisconsin, growers urged to keep scouting

Tar spot has been confirmed in Wisconsin for the first time this season. University of Wisconsin’s Damon Smith tells Brownfield the disease was found by an ag consultant in Lafayet...

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