Drs. Vellidis & Virk Talk Precision Ag on UGA’s Cultivating Curiosity Podcast
On the first-ever travel episode of UGA CAES’s Cultivating Curiosity podcast, hosts Jordan Powers and Emily Davenport head to Tifton, Georgia to visit with Drs. George Vellidis and Simer Virk, both faculty in the University of Georgia’s Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. Listen in to learn what digital technology is involved with integrative precision …
Cage-Free Hens’ Mislaying Behavior Detection with Deep Learning
Introduction The laying hen industry is shifting from conventional caged to cage-free (CF) housing due to various welfare concerns and public demand to improve poultry behavior and welfare. The CF housing can improve welfare by providing more space and chances to perform natural behaviors, but there are some serious downsides to bird welfare and problematic …
The UGA Poultry Science Department Holds the 2023 Georgia Precision Poultry Farming Conference
The UGA Poultry Science department held the “2023 Georgia Precision Poultry Farming Conference (GPPFC)” virtually on May 2. The day-long conference had 450 registrations/attendees (e.g., poultry and egg producers, farmers, researchers, service company tech managers, government officials, Extension agents, and students, etc) from 35 different countries. 14 speakers and panelists shared their latest knowledge and …
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, …