In drought years, producers grazing sorghums, sudan grasses and millet varieties should be cautious about nitrate and prussic acid toxicity. In these species, the risk of both nitrate and prussic acid toxicity increases with drought stress. It should be noted [...]
Heavy metal contamination in specialty crops is a unique challenge that requires lab analysis and potential remediation steps after. Unlike commodity crops that undergo processing, specialty crops are often eaten fresh. You cannot cook away heavy metals. This makes understanding [...]
While autonomous tractors and crop-scouting apps capture headlines, artificial intelligence is quietly reshaping laboratory operations in ways that directly impact data quality, throughput, and interpretation. For agricultural testing laboratories processing thousands of samples annually, AI-driven automation offers compelling advantages in [...]
The agricultural technology space is saturated with promises about artificial intelligence: autonomous tractors, yield-predicting algorithms, and diagnostic apps that identify diseases from a smartphone photo. For those of us who grew up watching Knight Rider, the idea of an AI-equipped [...]