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Month: June 2025

Considerations for Sprayer Nozzle Selection for Effective Fungicide, Herbicide, and Insecticide Applications 

slquinlan on June 30, 2025

By Brian Mathis (TeeJet), Sarah Beth Thompson, Wesley Porter  Selecting the correct sprayer nozzle is critical for achieving effective pest and disease control while minimizing drift and maximizing coverage. Each crop and pesticide type—fungicide, insecticide, or herbicide—has unique requirements that influence nozzle selection. Hopefully, this post can help you work through the decision on which […]
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The 4th U.S. Precision Livestock Farming Conference

slquinlan on June 26, 2025

The U.S. Precision Livestock Farming conference committee announced on the last day of the 3rd U.S. Precision Livestock Farming Conference (Lincoln, NE; June 2-5, 2025) that the 4th U.S. Precision Livestock Farming Conference will be held at the University of Georgia, Athens, USA on May 24-27, 2027. The U.S. Precision Livestock Farming (USPLF) conference (held […]
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Hooded Sprayer Calibration

slquinlan on June 23, 2025

By Jeremy Kichler, Bill Starr, Sarah Beth Thompson, Wesley Porter  Due to the nature of how they work and the area they are covering, hooded sprayers can be confusing and difficult to calibrate. You can over-simplify or over-complicate the calibration procedures as you work through them. Since there are multiple nozzles under the hood and […]
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UGA Precision Horticulture Teams Wins Grand Prize Innovation Award

traceyv on June 18, 2025

The Precision Horticulture Laboratory team and their robotic platform.  Pictured are the two faculty advisors and the six students who made up the team.

The Precision Horticulture Laboratory team and their robotic platform.  Pictured are the two faculty advisors and the six students who made up the team.

 The Precision Horticulture Laboratory led by Dr. Luan Oliveira participated in the Farm Robotics Challenge. This is an annual competition for university student teams with the objective of identifying and solving real-world agricultural challenges using cutting-edge robotics technology.  The Precision Horticulture Laboratory created a robotic platform that enables spraying drone operations by serving as a mobile launchpad equipped with a water tank, chemical reservoirs, a mixer and a generator—all controlled via a cell phone. Their entry won the Grand Prize Innovation Award and $20,000. View the video of their winning entry.

The team consisted of:

  • Advisors: IIPA members Luan Oliveira and Marcelo Barbosa
  • Students: Regimar dos Santos, Victor Martins, Lucas Sales, João Santos, En’ya Touze, Mateus Naciben

Because of their successful entry, Dr. Oliveira and team were invited to present their innovative solution at the Plug and Play Summit which took place in Silicon Valley last week. This event is designed for innovators and start-ups to present their projects to investors interested in Ag Tech.

Please join us in congratulating Luan and his team on this achievement.

 

Setting Up and Using the SI Cropfit App for Irrigation Scheduling

slquinlan on June 16, 2025

By Emily Bedwell, Sarah Beth Thompson, and Wesley Porter Smarter Irrigation with CropFit With the recent completion of a new UGA Extension Circular led by Dr. Emily Bedwell (Idaho State University, UGA Ph.D. graduate) located here:  More Crop Per Drop: An Introduction to the CropFit App | UGA Cooperative Extension, and the current time of […]
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Tracking Poultry Drinking and Floor Eggs with an Innovative Depth Anything Model

slquinlan on June 14, 2025

Poultry behaviors such as drinking and feeding are critical for evaluating animal welfare and health. In commercial poultry houses, there are thousands of chickens in a flock, which makes monitoring individual behavior such as drinking and feeding challenging. In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly impacted agriculture, particularly with the development of deep learning […]
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2027 U.S. Precision Livestock Farming Conference to be held at the University of Georgia

traceyv on June 11, 2025

2027 US Precision Livestock Farming Conference announcement graphic.We’re excited to announce that the 2027 U.S. Precision Livestock Farming Conference will be held in Athens, Georgia! This achievement is the result of a strong collaborative effort between the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech.

The conference proposal received invaluable support from UGA CAES, UGA IIPA, GTRI Ag-Tech Research Program, and the conference selection committee!

Current Considerations for Soil Moisture and Crop Water Use for Row Crops 

slquinlan on June 9, 2025

By: Jason Mallard, Phillip Edwards, David Hall, Tyler Poythress, Sarah Beth Thompson, and Wesley Porter  Early season irrigation management can be a difficult management decision. Sporadic rainfall and unpredictable weather conditions make it difficult to know whether or not to irrigate. Too much irrigation early season on crops can cause shallow rooting systems, disease issues, […]
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Potential Impacts of Solar Storms on GPS/RTK Accuracy and Operations

slquinlan on June 2, 2025

By Terry Griffin (Kansas State University), Sarah Beth Thompson, Wesley Porter A colleague of Dr. Porter’s from Kansas State University, Terry Griffin Ph.D., has put together a few concerns, questions, and answers about the upcoming solar storms. The post below was adapted from the article written by Margy Eckelkamp, which can be found at: What […]
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