A chance for millions of people to see an aurora this weekend also brings the risk of radio and GPS disruptions for farmers in the field. On Thursday, NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) ...

Precision agriculture — which enables growers to reduce inputs of water, fertilizers and pesticides by matching them to variations in soil conditions, thereby reducing environmental impacts, ...

Bulletin: ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...In New ...

The storm interfered with navigational systems used in tractors and other farming equipment, leaving some farmers temporarily unable to plant their crops. By Livia Albeck-Ripka The powerful ...

Stesalit today announced the availability of the SXtreo range of rugged GPS handhelds for survey, industrial use, and field work under extreme conditions such as agriculture, forestry, roads, security ...

MADISON, WI, JANUARY 22, 2003 - A study conducted by Iowa State University soil scientists suggests Global Positioning Systems (GPS) available to corn and soybean producers can markedly improve the ...

Alex Thomasson has previously received funding related to this work from USDA, NASA, and USDOE. Today’s agriculture has transformed into a high-tech enterprise that most 20th-century farmers might ...