Video course
PRECISION FARMING in the USA and Canada

Practical experience in the implementation and application of precision farming from American and Canadian farmers, scientists, research laboratories and service companies, collected in 32 video lectures

Roman Grynyshyn

Leader and founder of Travelite, course moderator

«USA and Canada are world leaders in the development and implementation of agricultural technologies and precision farming systems. Its philosophy is pragmatism and economic expediency of all decisions in industrial agricultural production. The Midwest lands are in a similar climate zone with Ukraine, our weather conditions, crop rotations, risks and challenges coincide.

In the course of video lectures created in partnership with the educational project «Cultivariy», we talk about proven and cost-effective technologies of precision farming, which are successfully operating in the USA and Canada. You will see the full picture of the agro-industry of North America, where agricultural science, laboratories, service support are at the service of farmers»

The program of the video course

Consists of 32 video lectures
30 hours of viewing

3 lectures

Precision farming: present and future

9 lectures

Overview of 9 farms in the USA and Canada

1 lecture

Recommendations for the application of the fertilizers

6 lectures

Practical recommendations of scientists at all stages of growing corn, soybeans, wheat, sunflower, rapeseed and barley

1 lecture

Irrigation technologies

1 lecture

Brassinosteroids and industrial agronomy

5 lectures

Overview of WARD and Seed Lab, KSU soil Lab; MKC and CHS cooperatives

4 lectures

Technical solutions for precision farming

1 lecture

Use of PXRF and VisNIR technologies

We gathered the experience

Science experts from the leading agricultural universities in the USA and Canada

In America, scientists work closely with thousands of farmers through advisory services available at many agricultural universities. It is through the advisory service that the owner of an agricultural enterprise can receive a qualified recommendation for growing any crop. Thus, scientific research becomes a basis for farmers to make practical decisions about agricultural production technologies.

That's why in our video lectures we talk to 10 scientists from North Dakota State University (NDSU), South Dakota State University (SDSU), Kansas State University (KSU), Texas Technical University (TTU), Missouri State University (MSU).

Dr. David Weindorf
Vice President of Research and Innovation Department, Central University of Michigan (CMU)
Peter Covacs
Assistant Professor of the Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Sciences, South Dakota State University (SDSU)
Anthony Bly
Specialist of the Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Sciences, South Dakota State University (SDSU)
Joel K. Ransom
Professor of the Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University (NDSU)

Dr. Frank Casey
Director of the School of Natural Resources Sciences, North Dakota State University (NDSU)
Nicholas Uilk
Agricultural Systems Technologies Instructor, South Dakota State University (SDSU)
Dr. Charlie Stoltenow
Professor of North Dakota State University (NDSU)
Hans Kandel
Professor of North Dakota State University (NDSU)

Dr. Dorivar Ruiz Diaz
Professor of the Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University (KSU)
Robert Kremer
Professor, Missouri State University (MSU)

US and Canadian farmers

We have selected 9 most interesting farms with regard to the level of implementation of precision farming, production solutions and results. Most farms are a long-term family business and a unique experience, where the professionalism of each farmer is cultivated from birth! Owners and managers recorded a video with an overview of farms and answered questions that are important for Ukrainian farmers.

Adams Family Farm

Chris Adams - farmer, owner
North Dakota
The size of agricultural land: about 4000 hectares
Number of employees: 8 permanent, 75 seasonal

McCutcheon Farms Ltd

Warren McCutcheon, farmer, owner
Manitoba, Canada
The size of agricultural land: 1170 hectares
Number of employees: 2 permanent, 1 seasonal

Striptillforyou

Karson Klosterman - farmer, owner
North Dakota. The size of agricultural land: 2500 hectares. Number of employees: 4

Scott Family Farms

Jordan Scott
farmer, owner
South Dakota, USA
The size of agricultural land: more than 500 hectares
Number of employees: 2

Peirce Farm Ink

Cameron Pierce
farmer, owner
Kansas, USA
The size of agricultural land: 1416 hectares
Number of employees: 6

Sсhmeeckle Farms Inc

Tim Schmeeckle
farmer, owner
Nebraska, USA
The size of agricultural land: 800 hectares
Number of employees: 2

Rosenbohm Farms Inc

Kevin Rosenbohm
farmer, owner
Missouri, USA
The size of agricultural land: 2024 hectares
Number of employees: 2

Palmer Family Farm

David Palmer
farmer, owner
Missouri, USA
The size of agricultural land: 3240 hectares
Number of employees:
4 permanent, 5-10 seasonal

Hobby farm

John Gehrer
farmer, owner
Manitoba, Canada
The size of agricultural land: 500 hectares
Number of employees:
1 permanent, 3 seasonal

Service companies

For this course, we collaborated with 11 service companies dealing with precision farming systems, and 4 leading universities. In the video lectures, you will see how seed analysis is carried out in world-famous laboratories, to which, by the way, Ukrainian farmers send their materials, how they produce and test machinery and equipment for precision farming.

Advantages of the course

Modern research and precision farming technologies, which are already used in USA and Canada - in one course
Tips from scientists and farmers on growing the main crops in Ukraine: corn, sunflower, soybeans, wheat, rapeseed
A comprehensive approach to the transfer of experience to Ukrainian farmers