On this week's episode of the FarmBits podcasts, Katie and Natasha were joined by Mia Luong, a doctoral student at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Mia speaks with us on her knowledge of designing, implementing, and conducting the ins and outs of specialty crop research. She explains the role of technology in her pursuit of climate smart tools for specialty cropping systems including strawberries, carrots and more. Tune here as Mia shares her realities of conducting specialty crop research with insight to Digital Technolgies for Specialty cropping systems.

Mia Luong Information:

E-mail: [email protected]

Lab website: https://agronomy.unl.edu/wortman-research

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

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.

This week, Emily and Rana visited with Joe Jones, Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Tertill Corporation. Joe has an extensive history in robotics including research, being a co-inventor of the Roomba vacuuming robot, and now Harvest Automations and Tertill Corporation with the Tertill garden weeding robot. Automation in weeding can help gardeners stay on top of weeds and make gardening more accessible and easier. Tune into this week's episode to learn more about the Tertill weeding robot and Joe Jones' robotics experiences.

Tertill Contact Information:

E-mail: [email protected]

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tertill_Corp

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/franklin-robotics/

Website: https://tertill.com/

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1iWXj18ZUp2_It4GuKYpNw

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Rana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/farrasati

Rana's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rana-farrasati-945aa5141/

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.

On this week's episode, which marks our 100th episode of FarmBits, we bring a special episode highlighting experiences and perspectives of different generations in the Kudera Family Farm. The Kudera family farm has been in operation since 1908 and today Katie and Deepak met with third and fourth generation members of the farm to learn about how farming looked in the past and how things have changed over time. Tune into this week's episode as we delve into the multigenerational story of the Kudera Family and their connection to the family farm.

Kudera Family Farm Contact Information:

E-mail: [email protected]

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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.

This week, Natasha and Emily sat down with Dr. Jose Leme from the Southern Illinois University to discuss his specialty crop research in cannabis. Dr. Leme is an associate professor working in cannabis biology and cultivation systems and conducts research in various types of cannabis including fiber and grain cannabis. Fiber and grain cannabis have many uses including building materials, paper, skin care products, oil, and biofuels. Tune into this week's episode to learn more about Dr. Leme's research.

Jose Leme's Contact Information:

E-mail: [email protected]

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoseLemePhD

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jose-leme-ph-d-b94809138

Lab Website: www.drleme.com

FarmBits Contact Information:

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNLFarmBits

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

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

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

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

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.

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: [email protected]

Twitter: AGRITECTURE (@agritecture) / Twitter

LinkedIn: (16) Agritecture: Overview | LinkedIn

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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.

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: [email protected]

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/

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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.

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: [email protected]

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

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNLFarmBits

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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.

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: [email protected]

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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: [email protected]

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KDozler

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

FarmBits Contact Information:

E-Mail: [email protected]

Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNLFarmBits

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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.