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Technology. It surrounds us today so abun-dantly. From the first computer the size of alarge room to something you can slip inyour pocket today, technology has made

leaps and bounds. That technology has made itsway into agriculture. Shawn and Chris Livengood,along with their father, Bruce, have ventured intothe use of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for acrop scouting business.

“Dad had seen a presentation at a meeting hewent to from the company that does this, so itsparked his interest,” Shawn said.

“We’re technology guys. We like to keep on thelatest trends,” Chris said. “It kind of seems like itwould be the next big thing.”

They have just started their business so they’restill in the process of getting acquainted with theprogram.

“We’ve been flying it for a few weeks now,”Shawn said. “We’re still kind of getting our feet wet.But I would say eventually our target customerwould be a farmer who likes innovation, who is al-ways looking to try the next new thing out there.”

The company is called WingScan and is basedin Minnesota. By using UAVs, farmers can receivevaluable information which takes a lot of the guesswork out of crop inspection. Innovative softwareknown as “farm intelligence” has paved the way forthis to happen.

A standard camera and infrared camera are at-tached to a small plane, which is maybe similar to aremote-controlled model airplane. And essentiallythat’s what it is. The plane runs on a flight pathwhich is programmed in by a computer equippedwith the software. Each camera takes about 1,000photos. They put together the raw photos and sendthose to the company where it is analyzed. Oncethe company receives the photos, it takes about twodays to receive the compiled, analyzed data, theysaid.

The innovative technology from WingScan helpsfarmers make better decisions. Farming is a big in-vestment and can be an expensive business. Manyfactors can determine the outcome of your crops.

Shawn said this is the first company they haveseen that has a plan and a process in place to usethe information they get from the UAV. They providethe plane and the software.

“We found that they have a program all of yourinformation goes to. Every picture is analyzed andthey can look for specific things at different growth

Story by Kelly MeliesStaff Writer

stages in your plant and be able to analyze if itneeds nitrogen or if it has a weak stem,” Chris said.“The data which is sent back can be used to bettermanage your field. For our own operation, we’re re-ally excited about being able to use what we’regoing to be able to get from it.”

“From what they’re saying, every weed, everyplant gives off an optical signature. So it would beable to pick up a lot of problem weeds, like water-hemp,” Shawn said. “You should be able to make avariable rate application map from the informationthey give you.”

Chris said a nitrogen sensor should be availableJuly 1 for corn. Additionally, they’re supposed tohave a sensor available this season to be able to flyin the field ahead of time. This should help decidewhere the field needs fertilizer and it should indicatehow much you’re going to have to put on before youeven get out to the field.

“If there’s something you want to be able toscout for, I think, given enough time, they’ll make aprogram to scout for it,” he said.

For now, they continue to learn the program and

work out any kinks. Everything is run from a laptopand Shawn seems to be the pilot of the two broth-ers.

“We use our field boundaries and import theminto the program. Then you load a flight plan. Oncewe throw it, it will automatically start flying accordingto the flight plan,” Shawn said.

There are checks and a process to go through toprepare the UAV for flight.

“We have to go through a pre-flight check,” hesaid. “The altitude of the plane depends on thestage of growth your crop is in.”

Wind direction is also important in programmingand which direction it’s going to take off.

“You want some wind. For taking off and landing,it makes it easier. They say it can fly in up to 30mph wind. . . . But I’d say about 20 mph is good,”Shawn said.

“If there’s no wind, it will go 33 mph. So when it’sgoing into the wind you just subtract whatever the

TOP: The UAV has made its path and now lands on theground on Friday, May 9.RIGHT: Shawn Livengood prepares to make connections tohis laptop to put in the flight plan for a test flight on Friday,May 9.LEFT: Chris Livengood makes a few adjustments to the craft

before flight on Friday, May 9.(Kelly Melies/MDN)

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Story by Kelly MeliesStaff Writer

Four Marshall FFAmembers – Kayla Elson,Kinzie Miller, Mason San-didge and Katie Wansing –received their state degreeand will be leaving Mar-shall High School, but theywill always remember theirFFA career and feel it is agreat accomplishment toend their high school ca-reers.

“I feel it’s a great ac-complishment,” Miller said.“It’s something I wanted tosucceed at to be able to getmy American degree.”

She was a very activemember all four years andwas an officer this year.

“I was a sentinel,” shesaid. “My favorite part ofbeing in FFA was being anofficer and having a team.”

Her future plans includeattending Northwest Mis-souri State University in thefall and eventually receivinga master’s degree to teachagriculture.

Elson enjoyed her timein the chapter and looks for-ward to a big future in agri-culture.

She plans on attendingNWMSU and major inagronomy. She ultimatelywants to attain a master’sdegree in bio-chemistry tobe a crop geneticist.

“I’m hoping I can getsome internships with someag companies during thesummer to get a head starton that,” she said.

She looks back on thevarious activities the chap-ter participated in and herfavorite was the Washing-ton Leadership Conference.

“You get to meet peoplefrom all over the countryand you learn about your-self,” Elson said.

She is proud to receiveher state degree and is look-

ing towards obtaining herAmerican degree.

Elson was a member allfour years and was secretaryin 2012-2013 and vice pres-ident in 2013-2014.

Wansing said it’s a greataccomplishment to receivea state degree.

“It shows that all ofyour work finally pays off,”she said.

Like her fellow class-mates, she wants to receiveher American degree.

Her future plans are toattend the University ofMissouri in Columbia andmajor in agriculture.

Her favorite part aboutbeing an FFA member werethe leadership activities.

She was a member allfour years and was an offi-cer for the last two, thechaplain in 2012-2013 andsecretary in 2013-2014.

Sandidge, like his class-mates, has been a memberall four years and served aspresident this year.

His future plans includestudying agriculture at MU,hopefully continue his hogoperation and eventually re-turn to the family farm.

In addition to his statedegree, Sandidge also hasreceived the Area 6 StarFarmer award, State StarFarmer and proficiencyaward for swine production

entrepreneurship. He hasworked hard during his highschool career and is proudof his accomplishmentsthroughout his high schoolcareer.

“It feels really good toknow that all of the hardwork and time I put in over

the past four years has fi-nally come through and I’vebeen recognized for the ef-fort I put in,” he said.

Sandidge said he has en-joyed his time in the FFAand has many fun experi-ences and leadership skillsto take away from it.

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Shannon Dowellwas born and raised inSaline County. Hegraduated from MaltaBend High School andreceived a business ad-ministration degreefrom Central MethodistCollege. He currentlyfarms with his dad,Glendell Dowell, in theMiami, Slater andMount Leonard areas.

“I always wanted towork on the farm,” hesaid. “I never wanted todo anything different.”

He spoke about thepride and determinationit takes to care for thecrops and animals.

“We are blessedwith really good, richsoils (in SalineCounty),” he said.

His one favoritething about being afarmer is harvest time.

“This is when yourealize what you workfor all year long,” hesaid.

Farming has its upand downs. Someyears are better than

others.“That’s part of farm-

ing,” he said. “You takethe good with the badand hopefully at the endof 10 years you’ll bewhere you want to be.”

Shannon resides ona farm that was ac-quired by his grandfa-ther, Bill Dowell, in1964. Bill moved toSaline County in 1947after he married. Shan-non resides at theMiami farm with his

wife, Tiffany, and theirthree children, McKen-zie, Tucker and Jack.

Shannon is a mem-ber of the SalineCounty Cattlemen’s As-sociation, and his hob-bies include grillingwhenever possible.

To nominate a fea-tured farmer fromSaline and LafayetteCounties, please emailname and contact infor-mation to MoFarm-sNews@gmail.com.

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This is one of the pre-mier farming areas in Mis-

souri and in the Midwest,and with our many agricul-ture-related businesses, weare also the go-to countiesfor regional farmers.

When it comes to farm-ing, the farmers I know arethe smartest people I haveever met. In fact, mostfarmers who are successfultoday can calculate compli-cated cost-to-profit scenar-ios in their head without theaid of a pencil, calculator oreven 10 toes. It’s a fact I’vemarveled at for 30 years.I’ve come to realize thatcommon-sense intelligenceis the reason Saline andLafayette counties has somany Century Farms andlong-time farm families.Not only has the area beenblessed with abundant,high-quality soil, but weare also blessed with highly

intelligent people who hadthe good sense to settlehere many, many yearsago. And from those earlysettlers have descended notonly many farm families,

but also many long-stand-ing business owners.

As I was thinking aboutall this, I also realized the“Farming for Novices”idea was more just a guideto do what I’ve always triedto do in my columns: ex-plain farming and agricul-ture in a humorous light to

the majority of people whoare now far removed fromthe day-to-day aspects ofagriculture.

Or at least they thinkthey are.

But the truth is, everyday 4-out-of-4 people eat… and most of us eat earlyand often. So although youmay not know or see whatfarmers are doing out hereevery day, I can assure any-one who asks that we areaffecting your life.

So since it’s a monthlycolumn, I’ll try to focus onwhat my family and neigh-bors are busy doing eachmonth.

Unless you’ve been liv-ing under a rock, or you’rea hermit and never leavehome, you have noticedfarm equipment driving upand down the road. That’sbecause in April and May(and sometimes even Juneand July) farmers are busyplanting.

Last year, rain delayedplanting significantly, and

we didn’t start plantingcorn until May 11. Thisyear, however, most of thecorn was planted before theend of April.

It’s always a weight offour chests when the seedsare in the ground. It’s aneven better feeling whenthose seeds push throughthe ground and rows androws of green start to dotour landscape.

And as I write this, anearly warm spell has meantthe corn has gotten a goodstart. However, if you areinto old wives’ tales (I am),we had thunder in January,which is supposed to meanflood in June.

We also had thunder inFebruary, which meansfrost in May. Come to thinkof it, just had a little frost inMay … I guess those oldwives are right on target sofar. Let’s hope they arewrong about the flood.

Soybean planting hasbeen on time as well. So-called experts say the opti-mal planting time is May20 – June 10, but this yearmany farmers have beenable to get soybeansplanted in the last fewweeks. So now we justhave to wait and see if theygrow. And we pray for rain,especially in July and Au-gust.

On a side note, pleasebe patient as farmers aremoving tractors, plantersand other equipment downarea roads.

Those California-Howdy-one-finger wavesare starting to get me down.Yes, those tractors are bigand, yes, it is frustratingwhen you are in a hurry.But two things to note:first, if today’s equipmentwasn’t so big, then therewould be two or three timesthe number of tractors topass. And those smallertractors move a lot slowerdown the road, blockingtraffic longer.

Believe me, I hate mov-ing equipment as much asyou hate seeing me in frontof you when you are latefor work. But don’t forget,it’s my work too.

As for passing us,please be safe, but remem-ber it usually just takes afew seconds to get arounda slow-moving tractor. Andfor the majority of you whopolitely wave, thank you,thank you, thank you forunderstanding.

Until next month, keepon eating — especially myfavorites, steak and bacon— and we will keep onproducing corn and soy-beans needed to feed live-stock and produce fuel.

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About 1.8 millionpounds of ground beefproducts are being recalledbecause of possible E. colicontamination, accordingto federal food safety regu-lators.

The recall had publichealth officials once againreminding the public of thedangers of undercookedmeat. The beef productstainted with E. coliO157:H7 — the source ofat least 11 illnesses acrossfour states including threehospitalizations — weretraced to Wolverine Pack-ing Co., according to theU.S. Department of Agri-culture’s Food Safety andInspection Service.

The recalled groundbeef products were pro-duced from March 31 toApril 18 and shipped todistributors for restaurantuse throughout Massachu-setts, Michigan, Missouriand Ohio, federal officialssaid.

Executives withWolverine Packing issueda statement Mondaythrough a public relationsfirm.

It said, in part, that“while none of the Wolver-ine

Packing product hastested positive for thepathogen implicated in thisoutbreak, the company feltit was prudent to take thisvoluntary recall action inresponse to the illnessesand initial outbreak inves-tigation findings.”

Company executivesdid not respond to calls forfurther comment.

Illness from E. coliO157:H7 — a particularstrain that releases toxins— can be miserable, withsevere abdominal cramps,bloody diarrhea and vomit-ing.

“If it’s not controlled, itkills young children andthe elderly,” said Evange-

lyn Alocilja, a MichiganState University researcherwho has helped developsensors to rapidly detectand identify infectiousagents. In fact, it has beenestimated that just 23 of thebacteria — invisible to thenaked eye even if theywere clumped together —can kill a human. In con-trast, it takes 1,000 or moreof a salmonella to do thesame damage, she said.

Federal officials werealerted May 12 and havebeen working with the U.S.Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention andlocal health officials.

Federal staff will spot-check restaurants to makesure that any meat thatcould possibly be contami-nated is removed so that it

won’t be served to con-sumers, a spokeswomanfor the USDA said.

She said the USDAdoes not release a list ofrestaurants where the meatmight have been shipped.

The USDA released afull list Monday of the re-called products, whichhave the establishmentnumber “EST. 2574B” andwill have a production datecode in the format “Pack-ing Nos: MM DD 14” be-tween “03 31 14” and “0418 14.”

The meat would havepassed its expiration date,but there is a concern thatsome of it might have beenfrozen, said JenniferHolton, spokeswoman with

the Michigan Departmentof Agriculture & Rural De-velopment.

The best way for con-sumers to reduce their riskis to avoid ordering under-cooked burgers.

Specifically, ask yourserver for a burger cookedto 160 degrees, said BenChapman, a food safetyprofessor at North CarolinaState University .

Most people recoverfrom E. coli O157:H7 infive to seven days.

Federal inspectorsnoted that none of the po-tentially contaminated beefwas shipped to the NationalSchool Lunch Program, theDepartment of Defense, orfor catalog and onlinesales.

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As most people areaware, the Agricultural Actof 2014, known to many asthe “2014 farm bill” waspassed by Congress, and nowUSDA is working to imple-ment the programs providedby the legislation. We areregularly hearing from SalineCounty farmers wondering ifthere is anything they need toenroll in now and how soonthe new programs will beavailable.

While not all of the pro-grams authorized by the farmbill are being implementedimmediately, there are someenrollments going on rightnow producers will be inter-ested in.

Currently, livestock pro-ducers will want to visit theirFSA office to enroll in theLivestock Forage Program(LFP) and the Livestock In-demnity Program (LIP). LFPprovides compensation forgrazing losses sustained backto Oct. 1, 2011. However,Saline County only qualifiesfor LFP in 2012 and a briefperiod in 2013. County eligi-bility for the program islinked to the US DroughtMonitor. To apply, livestockproducers need to provide thenumber of livestock theyowned during the time periodthey are applying for; mostlikely, their inventory in Mayof 2012 and July of 2013.

LIP provides compensa-tion to producers who suf-fered livestock deaths inexcess of normal mortality

which were caused directlyby an adverse weather event.This program is also retroac-tive to Oct. 1, 2011.

Additionally, the Emer-gency Assistance for Live-stock, Honeybees andFarm-Raised Fish Program(ELAP) is part of the newfarm bill. ELAP providesemergency assistance to eli-gible producers of livestock,honeybees and farm-raisedfish who have losses due todisease, adverse weather, orother conditions, such asblizzards and wildfires. Pro-ducers who suffered eligiblelivestock, honeybee or farm-raised fish losses during 2012and 2013 program yearsmust submit a notice of lossand application for paymentto their local FSA office byAug. 1.

Orchardists and nurserytree growers who experi-enced losses from naturaldisasters that occurred on orafter Oct. 1, 2011, can signup for the Tree Assistance

Program (TAP). TAP pro-vides financial assistance toqualifying orchardists andnursery tree growers to re-plant or rehabilitate eligibletrees, bushes and vines dam-

aged by natural disasters.Eligible tree types in-

clude trees, bushes or vinesthat produce an annual cropfor commercial purposes.Nursery trees include orna-mental, fruit, nut and Christ-mas trees that are producedfor commercial sale. Treesused for pulp or timber areineligible.

To qualify for TAP, or-chardists must suffer a quali-fying tree, bush or vine lossin excess of 15 percent mor-tality from an eligible natural

disaster. The eligible trees,bushes or vines must havebeen owned when the naturaldisaster occurred; however,eligible growers are not re-quired to own the land on

which the eligible trees,bushes and vines wereplanted.

A few programs havebeen eliminated by the newfarm bill.

The Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) andAverage Crop RevenueElection (ACRE) Programwere discontinued by the

new legislation. The directpayment, centered on afarm’s base acres, is alsoeliminated. Although, thosewho participated in theACRE program for the 2013crop year must still reporttheir production by July 15.Failure to do so could resultin loss of the ACRE directpayment they have alreadyreceived. Following the endof the 2013 crop marketingyear in the fall of 2014, theACRE program will bewrapped up.

Also eliminated was theSupplemental Revenue As-sistance (SURE) Program.This program provided com-pensation for revenue losses.

The farm bill offers twonew options for producers inplace of DCP and ACRE.However, neither of theseoptions includes a direct pay-

ment. Producers will choosebetween the Agriculture RiskCoverage (ARC) or PriceLoss Coverage (PLC) pro-grams. At this time, USDA isstill working on the regula-tions for ARC and PLC,making it impossible for meto provide any detailed infor-mation at this time. USDASecretary Tom Vilsack hassaid publicly that he expectsproducers will be updatingtheir yields and base acresthis summer/fall, with sign-up for 2014 and 2015 occur-ring by the end of the year.Though total base acres willnot increase, we anticipateproducers will be able tomove existing base acres be-tween crops.

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On April 24 and 25, the 21 Slater FFAmembers, along with Adviser Zach Crews,attended the State FFA Convention and Con-test at the University of Missouri in Colum-bia. The chapter had three different Career

Development teams and one Leadership De-velopment team compete in contest, two dif-ferent students were recognized as areawinner on the state level for proficiencyawards, the chapter was acknowledged as agold emblem chapter – top 10 percent of thechapters in the state – and two students re-ceived their State FFA degrees.

On Thursday, the Farm Managementteam, which consists of Stephanie Borgman,Austin Eddy, Tristian Griffith and SpencerPeel placed 7th in the state out of the 340chapters and received a Group I rating.Borgman and Peel were Group I individualsin the contest, earning them a $1,000 scholar-ship at the University of Missouri, if they

chose to attend that school. Griffith and Eddyboth were Group II individuals.

In Thursday afternoon’s delegate session,Shelby Bagnell and Albert Foster voted onnew items facing the State FFA organization

and Nikki Riddle accepted the award as theSlater FFA Chapter was acknowledged asthe 34th best chapter in the state. It was oneof five chapters in the top 10 percent rankingin a single teacher department. Thursdayevening Bagnell and Dylan Smith weregiven their state proficiency awards in theareas of beef production and ag sales respec-tively. The Knowledge team, which consistsof Anne Baker, Jen Peel and Lauren Reeterwere the final team to compete that nightplacing 13th in the state and earned a Group Irating. Reeter was a Group I individual in thecontest, earning her a $1,000 scholarship atthe University of Missouri, if she chose to at-tend that school. Baker and Peel were both

high Group II individuals. �On Friday theMeats team – Jordan Allen, Shovey Jackson,Kody Uhlich and Christian Venable placed18th in the state. Allen was a Group I indi-vidual in the contest, earning him a $1,000

scholarship at the University of Missouri, ifhe chose to attend that school. Jackson, Uh-lich and Venable were all Group II individu-

als. That evening the chapter memberswatched as Trent Lewellen and NoahLeimkuehler received their State FFA De-grees. �The chapter is very proud of its mem-bers’ accomplishments this year and thanks

all the parents, teachers, alumni, and busi-nesses that support the chapter throughoutthe year.

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The Knowledge team, which consists of AnneBaker, Jen Peel and Lauren Reeter were the finalteam to compete that night placing 13th in the

state and earned a Group I rating.

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The Poultry team – Caitlyn Clements, Dalton Griffith,Landyn Kennedy and Kayla Miller also competed on

Thursday placing 32nd in the state, earning a Group IIteam rating. Each student on the team also received a

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One common question I frequentlyreceive concerns how to establish andmaintain a lawn in the shade.

While we like to have shade trees inthe yard, it’s sometimes difficult to per-suade grass that it needs to grow under-neath those spreading branches.

Grass prefers to grow in full sun-light, and the reduced sunlight and theincreased competition for water and nu-trients makes growing a lawn underthose conditions a challenge.

Before attempting to establish alawn in the shade, its best to realisti-cally evaluate your setting. Some situ-ations are ready-made for disaster.

Grasses are very difficult to estab-lish under certain species of trees, in-cluding willow, maple, sweetgum, andbeech. Trees which have very lowbranches may need some pruning toallow enough light penetration for grassestablishment. Pines and other conifersmay make life difficult for grass di-rectly under their canopy.

And if you have a wooded north fac-ing slope, you will have a difficult timewith grass.

If you find yourself in this type ofsituation, you may want to consider analternative to grass, such as a shade-loving ground cover or other suitableplants. Often, a good landscaping planusing shade-loving plants will not onlybe easier to maintain under reduced-light conditions, but will be more at-tractive.

The first step, if you have chosen toplant a lawn, is to choose the type ofgrass to plant. Several species areadapted to shade.

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Shade

Kentucky bluegrass is the leastadapted of the cool season grasses.Warm season grasses such as Bermuda-grass and zoysiagrass should beavoided.

Before planting, get a soil test toevaluate the nutrition and pH status.Sometimes, shady areas tend to be moreacidic compared to the rest of the lawn.Thus you may need a different lime re-quirement there.

Cool season grasses are best estab-lished in the fall. When doing so, try toavoid excessive nitrogen applications.Rake the leaves right away, so that thenewly established grass isn't subject toeven more light stress.

When mowing, set the cuttingheight higher compared to non-shadedareas of your lawn.

If you don't have a weed problem inthe shade, don't bother with herbicides.And if the shaded area is in a high-traf-fic situation, consider putting in a walk-way. The grass will have enoughtrouble making it without all those feetdisturbing it.

Remember that when wateringshady areas, you are watering both thelawn and your trees.

Thus, there may be a greater needfor water under those trees, comparedto the rest of the lawn. Don't assumethis though. Always monitor the soilmoisture carefully.

If you would like more informationon growing grass in shady areas, call orstop in at your local University of Mis-souri Extension office and ask forGuide Sheet G6725, “Grasses in Shade:Establishing and Maintaining Lawns inLow Light.”

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It’s no secret manyMidwest farmers are hav-ing to make up for losttime this spring due toprolonged wet weatherearly in the year.

While water is alwayswelcome in the agricul-tural industry, the soggyconditions can lead toplanting delays, fertilizerleaching, root rot andother issues if irrigationisn’t managed properly.

Add to the list theconstant threat of waterrestrictions, and precisionirrigation isn’t a nice thing

to have – it’s a necessity. “In agriculture, we do

worry about the environ-ment,” former fourth-gen-eration farmer DougLarson said. He headsHigh Plains regional op-erations for Hortau irriga-tion managementsystems. “Not only do wewant to watch how muchwater we’re putting onour crops to preventwasting water andmoney, we want to makesure we’re not affectingthe environment in a neg-ative manner. Precisionirrigation helps us do justthat.”

Precision irrigation, forthose unfamiliar, is thepractice of using state-of-the-art tools to deliver theoptimal amount of waterto a field or orchard.

Precision irrigationpractices can include anumber of innovativetechnologies, includingsoil moisture sensors.

Irrigation manage-ment starts with havingthe proper tools andmoisture monitors inplace in the field.

Without the righttools, it can be difficult forgrowers to determinecrop health, and how

often to water – puttingprecisely the amount ofwater a plant needs inthe root zone.

Using a soil moisturemonitoring station helpsgrowers to do just that –monitor their irrigationpatterns, identifying whenand where to irrigate.

Hortau’s “smart” soilmoisture monitoring sys-tem simplifies thatprocess, putting soilmeasurement informationat their fingertips via mo-bile devices and tablets.Using mobile networksand web-based technol-ogy, Hortau’s soil mois-

ture monitoring stationsreport to growers howcrops are faring in realtime – before stressessuch as drought or lackof aeration can have anegative impact on thecrop.

Larson said there area number of differentways to measure soilmoisture, the most pre-cise of which uses soiltension to detect plantstress and water avail-ability no matter the soiltype.

“Without a system inplace, it’s truly a guessinggame,” he said. “It’s reallydifficult to know howmuch water a plantneeds without watchingthe soil profile in a sys-tem like this.”

Soil mapping, data aggregation Drones, satellite im-

agery, GPS and otheremerging technologieshave helped make soilmapping a much moreuseful tool in recentyears.

Variable rate zonemaps, for example, canhelp read nitrogen levels,helping growers deter-mine when and where toplant and how much fer-tilizer to use.

Aggregating satellitemaps, yield maps andsoil test data, growers areable to see a high-leveloverview of their opera-tions, giving them historicdata to compare overspecific periods of time.

Weather stationsAdding a weather sta-

tion to the field allowsgrowers to complementsoil moisture readingswith real-time weatherdata that keeps tabs on:

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– Evapotranspiration.

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– Cumulative rainfalland intensity.

– Humidity, baromet-ric pressure and solar ra-diation.

All of the above notonly helps growers makemore precise irrigationdecisions, but the histori-cal data will provide in-sight into what workedand what didn’t year afteryear.

Automated irrigation systems

Automated irrigationsystems give growers theability to run their irriga-tion systems remotely, amajor benefit for opera-tions spread across multi-ple locations.

From a mobile deviceor computer, irrigators

can start their irrigationsystems (no matter ifthey’re pivots, sprinklersor drip) with the push of abutton.

The automated con-trol units can remotelyopen and close valves,and start and stop dieselengines or electrical mo-tors for pumping. In-stalling a control unit alsoadds an additional layerof reporting to “smart” irri-gation dashboards, read-ing flow meters andpressure in irrigationlines.

“I’ve been in farmingmy whole life, and for meit’s amazing what we’redoing,” Larson said. “Youlook at what these guysare doing now, plantingfrom GPS and using pre-cision with every piece of

the process. … It’s noth-ing like it was when I wasa kid. It truly is precisionagriculture, and it’s fun tobe part of it.”

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by Harold BertzSanta Fe Agri-Leaders

The Santa Fe Agri-Leadershave completed another success-ful winter educational series forthe 2014 year. This year’s meet-ings spanned various topics andwere well attended. Meetingswere held on Monday nights at theSanta Fe Agriculture room at theSanta Fe High School.

The first meeting of the yearfeatured Cory Robinson, PioneerAccount Manager for West Cen-tral Missouri. Cory spoke aboutSmart Phone Applications that arehelpful for farmers. Applicationsare currently available to help pro-ducers make management deci-sions based on information theyinput into programs. Applicationsincluded fertilizer management,

chemical management, fieldscouting, harvest management,and equipment locaters.

Lafayette County Commis-sioner Harold Hoflander andCounty Clerk Linda Niendickgave a state of the county address.They commented on several of thecurrent initiatives of the countyand gave an update on upcomingballot issues.

Members were able to askquestions about issues they werefacing in their area.

Dr. Joe Parcell, EconomicsProfessor at the University of Mis-souri, gave a market outlook pro-gram. He commented on pastindicators and current happeningsthat are and will influence grainmarkets. Dr. Parcell also com-mented on livestock markets andprice indicators.

Dr. Tony Martin,staff veterinarian forMFA, Inc., spoke tothe group about live-stock health. He cov-ered current diseaseand genetic issuesfacing livestock pro-ducers in Missouri.Vaccination proce-dures and preventative strategieswere discussed as well as currentlegislation affecting livestock pro-ducers.

Stephanie Tyler with FCS Fi-nancial Services gave a

presentation on farm lending.She discussed various measuresproducers can utilize to create bet-ter relationships with their lenders.Financial decision making strate-gies were outlined as well asmeasures to determine financial

health.Due to weather issues, the An-

nual Meeting was held as the lastmeeting of the year. This meetingfeatured Tyne Morgan, NationalReporter for U.S. Fa

rm Report. Tyne discussedmany of the current issues facingproducers. Marketing, transporta-tion, and legislative issues werediscussed. Members had dinnerand a short business meeting ofSanta Fe Agri-Leaders was held.

The Santa Fe Agri-Leaders isan adult agriculture educationgroup whose mission statement is“Moving Agriculture Forward.”The Agri-Leaders have fourstrategic initiatives, Education,Leadership, Service and Network-ing. For more information aboutthe Agri-Leaders, please visit ourwebsite at www.santafeagriLead-ers.orgLeaders, or contact HaroldBertz at 660-674-2220.

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by Julie ForalCommunication Coordinator, DuPont Pioneer

Growers are collecting more on-farm datathan ever, and now they can better use thisdata to make decisions that shape their oper-ation’s bottom line. DuPont Pioneer haslaunched Encirca services, whole-farm solu-tions that help growers improve their produc-tivity and profitability to unlock the fullpotential of their land.

Moving from precision ag to decision ag,these services do more than help growers inthe field; they provide new input managementtechnologies, enhanced weather informationand better marketing and business manage-ment tools.

“Growers don’t lack data, but having timeto compile and sort through information tofind useful insights has been a challenge,”DuPont Pioneer Director of Services JoeForesman said. “Encirca services help grow-ers use their data in real time to make the bestmanagement decisions when they matter mostto their business.”

The company is providing certified serv-ice agents to help growers evaluate data.

“Certified service agents will help grow-ers use the data they’ve been collecting tomake timely business decisions that help driveproductivity and profitability,” Foresman said.

A UNIQUE VIEWPioneer has developed a series of plat-

forms to help customers increase yield. Thefirst platform, Encirca View, is a free mobile-enabled information hub offering organizedcrop observations and notes, and an industry

first – Community View – providing real-timeaggregated insight into crop conditions andsoil moisture ratings. Access it by visitingwww.encirca.pioneer.com or by download-ing mobile app versions and creating a freeaccount.

Encirca View includes My View, whichmakes it easy to record, organize and sharecrop observations. Using the mobile app,notes are automatically geo-referenced so youcan pinpoint improvements and layer infor-mation field by field. My View can toggle be-tween years to see historical trends, helpingsupport informed decisions year to year.

Community View provides real-time in-formation on crop conditions, growth stagesand soil moisture updated daily by thousandsof people literally in the field.

Growers can upgrade to fee-based EncircaView premium. Powered by DTN/The Pro-gressive Farmer, it’s a service that providesenhanced, real-time market and weather data.Subscribers will receive additional informa-tion as well as a DTN weather station torecord on-farm conditions.

Cost includes a one-time installation feefor the weather station(s) and a monthly sub-scription fee. Growers can view other stationswithin the DuPont Pioneer network for a de-tailed perspective of weather conditions nearthem and throughout the country. EncircaView premium participants determine thename displayed for their station.

CONTINUING PROGRESSEncirca View provides an upgrade to Pi-

oneer Field360 Notes. All data stored in Pio-neer Field360 Notes will migrate to the newEncirca View account. Other Pioneer

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Growers can make better use of the tech-nologies available with today’s equipment, in-cluding variable-rate seeding, variable-ratefertilizers and more precise use of other keyinputs.

Nitin Khanna, DuPont Pioneer director ofservices said, “Prescriptions will be tailoredto individual farmers and individual fields.We’ll have the ability to work with any brandof equipment and use the data collected tohelp growers develop solutions.”

INDEPENDENT OF BRANDSEncirca services offers flexibility to work

with any equipment. “Farmers want choices when it comes to

the types of equipment they use that generatesand collects the precision data,” Foresmanadds. “We’re working with many equipmentcompanies to offer that.”

For example, Pioneer is working withJohn Deere on their MyJohnDeere program, awireless data transfer system. Equipment inthe field sends data to computers, whereanalysis can begin almost immediately.

This reduces the risks of losing data. Iteliminates the need to protect data cards be-cause data goes directly to a protected, securesite. Growers own their own data and decidewho can see it. They can work with certifiedservice agents to develop field prescriptionsby management zones.

“Real-time data means real-time deci-sions,” Foresman said. “A grower can be inthe field collecting data as the software is

working on prescriptions. Once uploaded andthe analysis completed, the grower can re-trieve management options in hours and soonbe applying fertilizer exactly where it’sneeded at the right rate.”

ENHANCED SOIL MAPSPioneer also is working with the Univer-

sity of Missouri and the U.S. Department ofAgriculture-Agricultural Research Service topool soil mapping resources, predictive tech-nologies and expertise to help growers im-prove crop yields more sustainably throughbetter nitrogen application management andother field input planning.

The project will provide vastly improvedsoil mapping resolution. It involves Pioneertechnology that uses digital elevation infor-mation along with public soil surveys. Thecollaboration will result in more accurate,higher-resolution soil mapping units that willenable improved placement and managementof crop inputs such as nitrogen fertilizer.

A HARVEST PLATFORMDuPont Pioneer will launch a second plat-

form, Encirca Yield, to help growers withinput management practices. Yield data com-bined with ERUs will fuel real-time manage-ment plans to help growers with decisions onseed, fertility, irrigation and other crop inputshelping to drive profitability. Encirca Yield isprojected to launch later this year. Look formore information during the growing season.

“Encirca services with the aid of a certi-fied service agent will be a valuable invest-ment for growers,” Foresman said. “We’recontinuing to help growers find better ways tomake money from their on-farm data.”

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