Q & A with UGA Grad Student, Amrit Pokhrel
A master’s student of crop physiology and integrative precision agriculture, Amrit Pokhrel studied plant science in his native Nepal before enrolling at UGA-Tifton.
Precision Farming Technologies for Sustainable Egg Productions
Poultry production plays a critical role in feeding the increasing world’s population with affordable protein (i.e., chicken and eggs). The United States is currently the world’s largest broiler producer and 2nd largest egg producer due to continuous innovation in animal breeding, nutrition management, environmental control, and disease prevention, etc. However, US poultry and egg farms …
Avoid these Common Mistakes During Fertilizer Application with Broadcast Spreaders
Broadcast spinner spreaders are one of the most common and widely used application equipment for lime and granular fertilizer. The importance of proper spreader calibration for accurate fertilizer applications has been emphasized many times and it is always good to see growers putting the time and effort into performing a calibration on their spreaders. Read …
Planter Preparation – Using Block Test to Check Depth Settings
With corn planting underway in some parts of the state, the 2023 planting season is officially here and will be in full swing over the new few weeks. That also means if you have not already, this is the perfect time to perform a thorough inspection and get that planter ready for the field. Read …
Avoid these Common Mistakes During Fertilizer Application with Broadcast Spreaders
Broadcast spinner spreaders are one of the most common and widely used application equipment for lime and granular fertilizer. The importance of proper spreader calibration for accurate fertilizer applications has been emphasized many times and it is always good to see growers putting the time and effort into performing a calibration on their spreaders. However, …
The Farm of Tomorrow, Imagined and Realized – from the Georgia Research Alliance
Even a trained eye can’t discern all that’s happening inside a poultry grow-out house, home to tens of thousands of broiler chickens. The birds bob-walk about, pecking food from dispensers and buck-buck-bucking in conversation. Everything looks as you’d expect.
Monitoring Spatial Distribution of Laying Hens with Deep Learning
Introduction The spatial distribution of laying hens in cage-free houses is an indicator of flock’s health and welfare. While larger space allows chickens to perform more natural behaviors such as dustbathing, foraging, and perching in cage-free houses, an inherent challenge is evaluating chickens’ spatial distribution (e.g., real-time birds’ number on… Read More