Japan—Yanmar Agribusiness, Japan based company has announced the upgrades of its autonomous tractor series—capable of autonomous work. This new versions Tractor can fully or partially autonomous work will go on sale in Japan from April…
Breeding highly productive corn has reduced its ability to adapt
[caption id="attachment_13613" align="alignnone" width="646"] Natalia de Leon takes notes on experimental corn plots at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station. By measuring populations of corn plants across North America, de Leon and colleagues could test…
App helps farmers make the most of their corn harvest
[caption id="attachment_13066" align="alignnone" width="775"] A new app to help farmers harvesting corn was developed by Brian Luck, an assistant professor of biological systems engineering, and Rebecca Willett, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering.…
Taking the genomic revolution to corn fields to improve crops
[caption id="attachment_12731" align="alignnone" width="775"] A young ear of corn’s developing silks and seeds are revealed. PHOTO: JEFF MILLER[/caption] “Having the sequence of a genome is like having the blueprint of a house,” says Natalia de Leon,…
New center brings together biologists, engineers to improve crops
[caption id="attachment_12223" align="alignnone" width="677"] Edgar Spalding hopes this room by the loading dock of the Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center will become a hub for biologists, engineers and agronomists to collaborate on improving crops by measuring…