Dr. Ray Asebedo is a former assistant professor of precision agriculture at Kansas State University and consultant for Topcon Agriculture. He focuses on the development of agronomic algorithms and IoT to enable farmers to utilize optical sensor technologies for nutrient management in corn, soybeans and wheat.

Simplifying Sensing Technology to be a Valuable Data Source

By Dr. Ray Asebedo posted on March 17, 2020 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Farmers are increasingly interested in remote sensing, based on the promise that it’s going to help them make better management decisions. Today, the data is more easily interpretable. And with the connectivity piece improving, getting your data, to and from the cab is becoming easier.

A DIY Approach to Tech Adoption in 2019

By Dr. Ray Asebedo posted on February 14, 2020 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

What I really started to notice in the latter half of 2019 is that various larger farms, with a very progressive agronomy program and also independent agronomic consultants or regional size agronomy firms taking technology matters into their own hands.

Get Your Boots Dirty and Put a Probe in the Ground

By Dr. Ray Asebedo posted on January 15, 2020 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Looking at soil sampling, what’s out there today? Well, soil sampling is getting much more prevalent and it’s getting cheaper, although soil analysis is still expensive.

Selecting a Starting Point with Satellite Imagery

By Dr. Ray Asebedo posted on December 18, 2019 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Out of all these optical sensor technologies — satellites, drones, active optical sensors — where should a person start? Well, that depends on your environment.

Putting a Value on a Precision ‘Data Cooperative’

By Dr. Ray Asebedo posted on November 12, 2019 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Farmers produce a lot of data and companies want their information. What are they going to do with it? Should farmers be getting something out of it, monetarily-wise, for that information?

Microsoft Opening their Window into Ag Tech

By Dr. Ray Asebedo posted on October 15, 2019 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

How many people today have a PC with Windows on it? I guarantee you when Microsoft sees the farm and all these different sensors today, they see a connected farm.

Avoid Tech ‘Silos’ to Maximize Equipment ROI

By Dr. Ray Asebedo posted on September 13, 2019 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

I have so many farmers that have variable-rate technology on their seeder and on their sprayer and have never used it. I think you pay enough money already as it is, that technology should just work.

Don’t Cloud Your Judgment of Data Connectivity

By Dr. Ray Asebedo posted on August 15, 2019 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

What these cloud platforms aim to do is what we’re trying to call a virtual farm, where they’re really trying to recreate and do simulations of what could happen based on the data that you’ve got feeding in.

Sensing Technology: Early Shortcomings & Recent ROI

By Dr. Ray Asebedo posted on July 16, 2019 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

It's hard to get ROI when you can only use the sensor technology for one thing. But things have changed thanks to the internet of things and connectivity being more accessible.

Climbing the Nutrient Management Ladder

By Dr. Ray Asebedo posted on June 3, 2019 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

We're never going to get to the point, or we just aren't yet to the point where sensor technology is to where you don't have to soil sample. It's still a highly recommended practice that can really improve the quality of your nutrient management program.

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Simplifying Sensing Technology to be a Valuable Data Source

A DIY Approach to Tech Adoption in 2019

Get Your Boots Dirty and Put a Probe in the Ground

Selecting a Starting Point with Satellite Imagery

Putting a Value on a Precision ‘Data Cooperative’

Microsoft Opening their Window into Ag Tech

Avoid Tech ‘Silos’ to Maximize Equipment ROI

Don’t Cloud Your Judgment of Data Connectivity

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