Three Things to Know About Spot Spray Technology Today September 11, 2023 Grow IWM If you aren’t familiar with the growing industry of precision weed applications – known generically as spot spray, smart... Read More
Virginia Tech Scientists Test See & Spray Tech from Blue River & John Deere July 11, 2023 Grow IWM The long-awaited promise of precision spray technology seems closer than ever, especially to Virginia Tech researchers who are... Read More
Spring is Here. Time to Find Your Favorite Weed ID Tool! March 28, 2023 Grow IWM Can you recognize every weed growing in your field this spring, from seedling to seedhead? If not, GROW’s Weed Identification... Read More
How a National Image Repository Can Transform Agriculture February 28, 2023 Grow IWM The National Agricultural Image Repository (NAIR) is a large-scale, multi-state effort to build and share weed and crop images,... Read More
The Ag Image Repository: A First Step in Accessible Precision Ag February 21, 2023 Grow IWM So much of precision agriculture – such as precision spraying technology or weed-identifying apps – relies on images. ... Read More
A Deep Dive Into Mapping Fields with High Speed Cameras January 31, 2023 Grow IWM Have a field brimming with thousands of weeds or cover crops and no idea what all is out there? Søren Skovsen is working... Read More
Mapping Tools Offer Farmers a Big Picture View of Crop Management January 17, 2023 Grow IWM When moving through a field row by row, weed by weed, it can be hard for farmers to see the big picture. Researchers from GROW... Read More
Texas Scientists Use Drone Spot Sprayers to Fight Weeds November 29, 2022 Grow IWM If you’re looking for the future of precision herbicide use, check out the cotton fields of southeastern Texas, near College... Read More
A Better View of Cover Crops Could Help Weed Control November 16, 2022 Grow IWM Imagine a farmer flying a drone over a rye cover crop field. An app on his smartphone quickly generates a map of the field... Read More