Ag Technology

COMMENTARY

• Arie discusses RFID technology (Radio Frequency Identification) to check the health of each cow
  • Also track the profitability of each cow
• Arie describes his visit to the World Of Ag Expo featuring many exciting technologies
• Wade explains how alfalfa is now a world wide market
• Arizona weather produces numerous cuttings in alfalfa production year round

Additional Ag Technology Statistics

GUEST

• Robin Lawson/Ag Technology Expert

COMMENTARY

• Understanding farm and ranch technologies help to improve farming practices
• Growers have 35-40 seasons per career.  Tech take 3-4 years to fully integrate.  Growers needs faster tech
• Farmer innovations have produced 4 times more milk per cow, carbon footprint less than half using less water and fuel
• Balance between the cost of tech and profitability

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Paloma Dairy received the 2022 AZFB Environmental Stewardship Award for The Methane Digester.  Pulls methane gas out of cow manure creating natural gas.  Producing an amount equal to 3000 gallons of gas per day!

Front & Center Issues

COMMENTARY

• How long can alfalfa produce cuttings before the need to replant
  • Alfalfa’s deep root makes it flexible and tolerant of the drought
  • Alfalfa needs no constant tilling keeping the carbon footprint down
• Arizona agriculture boasts year round growing and milk production thanks to our unique climate