Participatory Research That Works: What We’ve Learned Building with Farmers Most agricultural research happens on farms. Farmers provide the land, the labor, and often the local knowledge that makes a study possible. But the questions that drive the research, the choices about what data to collect and how to analyze it, and the decisions about […]
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We are always seeking opportunities to co-design agriculture technology tools that can help address bottlenecks within the community. For the past 8 months, we’ve participated in a collaborative effort developing the farmOS: Conservation Planner module to increase the efficiency of the conservation planning process. What is Conservation Planning? Conservation planning helps farmers and ranchers secure […]
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Soil sampling is a crucial part of sustainable land stewardship, helping producers understand what is happening on their land. The most common reason for soil sampling is to make effective nutrient management decisions. Increasing adoption of sustainable, regenerative, or soil health building practices over the past 10-15 years has created demand for a different type […]
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Farm Recordkeeping: How to do it right
If you spend any time scrolling social media for agricultural content, you’ll see lots of posts advertising “Smart Farming” tools that can help you “Make smarter decisions with the help of data…” It all sounds so… magical! Unfortunately, farming is not magic. Farm management is a complex business and farmers are often told that technology […]
Read MoreBlack Squirrel Farms and Yates County Farm Bureau had a clear problem. Farm families across New York held valuable genetic material in their native nut trees, walnut, hickory, and pecan, standing in yards and field edges. Seed buyers needed regionally-adapted genetic stock. But no marketplace connected them. The barrier wasn’t just awareness. It was the […]
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Taking the Next Steps, Can SoilStack Help Producers and Agronomists? Dan TerAvest on February 28, 2025 10,000! That’s how many “smart” soil sampling plans have been generated by SoilStack since it was launched in 2021. We’ve reached that number because SoilStack makes it really easy to apply a template for a design-based soil sample planning to tens […]
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Organizing and Advancing Soil Data Interoperability with AgGateway’s Modus Soil Nomenclature Modern agriculture is inherently data-driven, with farmers, researchers and industry professionals constantly being asked to collect information on everything from soil conditions to equipment usage. Surprisingly, despite the emphasis on data collection, there is a lack of emphasis on data interoperability. So while this […]
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Two years ago, I sent a semi-panicked email to friends in the GOAT (Gathering for Open Ag Tech) community saying “AI is coming and it’ll change everything!!!“. The response was muted, and life moved on. As time moved on a great deal of over-hyping happened, but real use cases in agriculture also emerged. Digital Green […]
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I recently returned from Zambia, where Our Sci is supporting research efforts by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) into the delivery of extension services to smallholder farmers. Specifically, CIMMYT wants to know if using technology to deliver site-specific extension advice changes farmer adoption of good agronomic practices and soil health building activities […]
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Survey Stack Staging Updates 2
Here’s the progress for June 17 – July 29! ✨ What’s new Much of the work has been ensuring the upcoming release will go smoothly. Dan and Adie have been updating documentation, deleting old surveys and groups, and generally cleaning house! In addition, here’s other new stuff: Features Fixes We also scoped out work for […]
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