The annual University of Missouri Crop Management Conference, Dec. 6 to 7, will offer insight into how the 2023 drought will affect crops in the year ahead.MU Extension state climatologist Zack Leasor will give an update on weather and climate conditions that led to the onset and persistence of the 2023 drought across Missouri.
Adoption of farming technology, or precision ag, varies across generations
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Farmers who fear they are falling behind in farm technology might not be as behind as they think.
Kansas State University cropping system economist Terry Griffin explains that a recent Kansas Farm Management Association study of farm technologies dispels the myth that all farmers use all of the latest technology.
Griffin was one of the speakers at the December 2020 University of Missouri Crop Management Conference, held online.
Studies show that farmers are slower to adopt new technology than previously thought, Griffin says. It usually takes 15 years for the technology to reach a critical mass. Many factors weigh into the speed and degree with which they adopt new ways of farming. Farm size is one of the main factors: The larger the farm, the quicker and higher the adoption rate. Age, wealth, and type of farming operation also are factors.
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