102 episodes

The realm of digital agriculture is ever evolving at a pace that can be challenging to keep up with. Our mission is to help navigate these technologies by discussing current and honest information about these technologies to best integrate them into resilient strategies. The "FarmBits" podcast will explore topics in digital agriculture in a well-rounded and accessible way, taking the shine off of new technologies through interviews with academic experts, farmers, and industry specialists.

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Product of Nebraska Extension

FarmBits Nebraska Extension Digital Agriculture

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The realm of digital agriculture is ever evolving at a pace that can be challenging to keep up with. Our mission is to help navigate these technologies by discussing current and honest information about these technologies to best integrate them into resilient strategies. The "FarmBits" podcast will explore topics in digital agriculture in a well-rounded and accessible way, taking the shine off of new technologies through interviews with academic experts, farmers, and industry specialists.

Released every Thursday
Product of Nebraska Extension

    Episode 098: Urban Ag with Agritecture

    Episode 098: Urban Ag with Agritecture

    Urban agriculture is the act of farming in urban settings with the focus of cultivating food crops for human needs. Agritecture was developed as an advisory service to help farmers all over the world develop climate smart agriculture in urban and controlled environment agriculture. On this week's episode to kick off the summer 2023 series, Deepak and Katie met with Henry Gordon Smith, founder and CEO of Agritecture to learn more about the role of urban agriculture in specialty crop production. Tune into this week's episode to hear more about how Agritecture designs, develops, and implements solutions for sustaining agriculture in Urban settings.



    Agritecture's Contact Information:

    E-mail: henry@agritecture.com

    Twitter: AGRITECTURE (@agritecture) / Twitter

    LinkedIn: (16) Agritecture: Overview | LinkedIn





    FarmBits Contact Information:

    E-Mail: farmbits@unl.edu

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNLFarmBits

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNLFarmBits

    Deepak's Twitter: https://twitter.com/agrideepak093

    Deepak's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepak-ghimire

    Katie's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-bathke-a15082246/





    Opinions expressed by the hosts and guests on this podcast are solely their own, and do not reflect the views of Nebraska Extension or the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

    Episode 097: Livestock Healthcare with Merck

    Episode 097: Livestock Healthcare with Merck

    A key component to managing any and all livestock is to maintain the overall health of the animals. Merck Animal health intends to do just that with their range of technology based products to better monitor, track, and care for livestock. On this week's episode, Deepak and Katie met with Paul Koffman, Executive Director for Allflex Livestock Intelligence at Merck Animal health to learn more about the product's Merck Animal Health bring to market such as "whisper on arrival", SenseHub Feedlot, Allflex Data Flow and more. Tune into this week's episode to hear more about how Merck Animal Health is designing solutions in animal health by creating higher efficiency technology based products.



    Merck Animal Heath Contact Information:

    E-mail: animal-health-communications@merck.com

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/Merck | https://twitter.com/AllflexNA

    LinkedIn: Merck Animal Health | LinkedIn | Paul Koffman | LinkedIn

    Website: https://www.merck-animal-health-usa.com/





    FarmBits Contact Information:

    E-Mail: farmbits@unl.edu

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNLFarmBits

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNLFarmBits

    Deepak's Twitter: https://twitter.com/agrideepak093

    Deepak's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepak-ghimire

    Katie's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-bathke-a15082246/



    Opinions expressed by the hosts and guests on this podcast are solely their own, and do not reflect the views of Nebraska Extension or the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

    Episode 096: Predicting Spores

    Episode 096: Predicting Spores

    Crop disease management is a challenge for farmers worldwide due to its influence on their yields and profits during the growing season. Adopting predictive modeling tools is an alternative for preventing and controlling disease outbreaks in agriculture that can help in their decision-making for achieving higher yields. In this episode, FarmBits hosts Jose Cesario, and Deepak Ghimire interviewed Dr. Carlos Pizolotto, a plant pathologist at Central Cooperative Gaúcha Ltda (CCGL) in Brazil. Check out this episode to learn more about his research and knowledge about predictive models for disease management in agriculture.



    Dr. Pizolotto's Contact Information:

    E-mail: carlos.pizolotto@ccgl.com.br

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-augusto-pizolotto-6311a2186





    FarmBits Contact Information:

    E-Mail: farmbits@unl.edu

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNLFarmBits

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNLFarmBits

    Jose's Twitter: https://twitter.com/josegcesario

    Jose's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-guilherme-cesario-pereira-pinto

    Deepak's Twitter: https://twitter.com/agrideepak093

    Deepak's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepak-ghimire





    Opinions expressed by the hosts and guests on this podcast are solely their own, and do not reflect the views of Nebraska Extension or the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

    Episode 095: Soybean Solutions with Dr. Koch

    Episode 095: Soybean Solutions with Dr. Koch

    FarmBits hosts Taylor Cross and Natasha Umezu welcome Dr. Robert Koch, Associate Professor and Extension Entomologist at the University of Minnesota, for another episode in the pest management series. Dr. Koch's lab researches soybean pest management. Episode 095 focuses on the research being conducted using remote sensing for scouting and sampling fields, specifically for soybean aphid management. He also mentioned some challenges he faces working with remote sensing in insect pest management. Check out this episode to learn more about his research and knowledge in soybean pest management.





    Robert Koch's Contact Information:

    E-mail: koch0125@umn.edu

    Website: https://entomology.umn.edu/people/robert-koch

    More information: https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/





    FarmBits Contact Information:

    E-Mail: farmbits@unl.edu

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNLFarmBits

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNLFarmBits

    Natasha's Twitter: https://twitter.com/NatashaUmezu

    Natasha's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natasha-hiromi-umezu-b84805136/

    Taylor's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tayloranne7170

    Taylor's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-cross





    Opinions expressed by the hosts and guests on this podcast are solely their own, and do not reflect the views of Nebraska Extension or the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

    Episode 094: Instant Insights with Intelia

    Episode 094: Instant Insights with Intelia

    With chicken being the second most popular meat in the world, managing poultry is important. Intelia helps provide real time insights into poultry production with the COMPASS system. This system integrates with sensors to keep track of bird health, barn temperature, food consumption, and more. On this week's episode, Natasha and Emily met with Caroline Forest, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Intelia to learn more about how Intelia is helping poultry producers.





    Intelia Contact Information:

    Website: https://intelia.com/en/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/intelia_com

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelia-inc./?originalSubdomain=ca

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InteliaInc



    FarmBits Contact Information:

    E-Mail: farmbits@unl.edu

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNLFarmBits

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNLFarmBits

    Emily's Twitter: https://twitter.com/emilyjhanson12

    Emily's LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/emilyhanson212

    Natasha's Twitter: https://twitter.com/NatashaUmezu

    Natasha's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natasha-hiromi-umezu-b84805136/





    Opinions expressed by the hosts and guests on this podcast are solely their own, and do not reflect the views of Nebraska Extension or the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

    Episode 093: Smart Fencing

    Episode 093: Smart Fencing

    Ranchers face labor shortages and are constantly rebuilding fences for rotational grazing acres as the seasons change. New technology like virtual fencing can minimize the extensive labor required to put up temporary fencing and continuously make repairs. On this week's episode, FarmBits hosts Jose Cesario, and Taylor Cross talked with Kaitlyn Dozler, MS student at AWESM Lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and learned more about what Virtual Fencing has to offer for producers. Kaitlyn's research is utilizing this technology and seeing positive impacts on these animals' well-being and time savings compared to traditional fencing practices.



    Kaitlyn's Contact Information:

    E-mail: kaitlyn.dozler@huskers.unl.edu

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/KDozler

    AWESM Lab Group Twitter: https://twitter.com/awesmlab



    FarmBits Contact Information:

    E-Mail: farmbits@unl.edu

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNLFarmBits

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNLFarmBits

    Jose's Twitter: https://twitter.com/josegcesario

    Jose's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-guilherme-cesario-pereira-pinto

    Taylor's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tayloranne7170

    Taylor's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-cross





    Opinions expressed by the hosts and guests on this podcast are solely their own, and do not reflect the views of Nebraska Extension or the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

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