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Illinois Department of Agriculture Pesticide Clean Sweep Program 2015

2015-12-08 23:23:00| Agriculture - Topix.net

In 2015, the Illinois Department of Agriculture along with the Illinois Department of Public Health conducted an agricultural/structural pesticide clean sweep program collection for the residents of Calhoun, Cass, Greene, Jersey, Morgan, Pike, and Scott counties. Local sponsors included county Farm Bureau offices, University of Illinois Extension offices and Soil and Water Conservation District offices.

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Weather Station Network aids agriculture industry.

2015-12-08 14:31:06| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Connecting more than 4,000 disparate rural areas, IoT-enabled WeatherSentry provides holistic view of rural weather patterns across U.S. Sensors capture field-level weather and soil conditions that are used to create accurate localized temperature and precipitation forecasts, alongside storm record archives and historical weather logs, to help assess and plan for weather's impact on day-to-day agriculture operations. GIS alerting system helps plan crop locations and optimize water/soil usage.

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Agriculture jobs projected to climb, but NNY college grads needed to fill them

2015-12-07 08:02:15| Agriculture - Topix.net

Area experts say jobs in the agriculture industry will open up in Northern New York and across the country, but more college graduates will be needed to fill them. Nearly 60,000 jobs are projected to open in agriculture, food and natural resource industries each year for the next five years in the U.S. for graduates with at least a bachelor's degree in those areas, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Purdue University.

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Schneider Electric Uses Big Data, IoT to Increase Agriculture Industry Sustainability

2015-12-04 21:53:41| Agriculture - Topix.net

Schneider Electric is leveraging its big data and Internet of Things -enabled WeatherSentry platform to connect more than 4,000 disparate rural area weather stations. The platform will provide a more holistic view of rural weather patterns across the US, helping the agriculture industry to increase efficiency , profitability and sustainability .

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5 Agriculture stories to read, Nov. 27, 2015

2015-11-27 20:33:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

In the 5 agriculture stories to read, access a new risk-management website for farmers and see estimates for 2015 ARC-CO payments. Read about hired worker and wage increases for 2015 and learn about cloud-based farm-management software that helps save time and improve budget planning. Finally, enjoy the latest pro-ag parody from the Peterson Farm Bros. read more

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