Asso. Professor & Extension Specialist at Auburn Univ. focused on advancing #precisionag #agtech #agdata to improve crop production. @AU_PrecisionAg
Auburn,AL
Joined January 2011
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Beyond spraying, drones are increasingly used to apply dry materials, especially cover crops. Our latest blog shares some key considerations for seeding with drones to ensure uniform, effective applications! #droneseeding #covercrops @AuburnAg
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Excellent non-irrigated yields in NE Alabama. This dryland field in Jackson Co. outyielded the adjoining irrigated field by 40+ bushels/acre. Middle is Kade Griffith, who entered his Dekalb 68-35 in the NCGA's yield contest. His father, Steve, on right and uncle Greg on left.
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Few useful tips on spreading cover crop seed with drones that use hopper gate (disc) type metering system!! #droneseeding #covercrop #calibration @AuburnAg
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This week, some of our team members (Emily, Ajay and Jacob) attended ASABE AIM 2026 in Indianapolis, IN. They presented their research and shared their work with fellow students, researchers and other ag engineering professionals!! ##asabeaim26 @AuburnAg
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The crew has been hustling hard lately to wrap up data collection in our various on-farm #plantertech trials across the state and helping with everything else in between. We are ready for some #restandrecovery and wish everyone a great 4th of July weekend. @AuburnAg #ALExtension
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Our new blog post covers some useful tools that can make sprayer calibration (and nozzle selection) easier, faster, and hopefully less frustrating!! @AuburnAg #spraycalibration #nozzleselection #spraytools
Sprayer Calibration Tools precisionag.auburn.edu/blog/…
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With #plant26 wrapped up, our team has been busy collecting data in different #plantertech studies across the state so we can evaluate the performance of various planter technologies and other treatments. We will be sharing some of this data at the upcoming field days!! @AuburnAg
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Meet our team member Sydney Hickman. She is from Fort Payne, AL & is a senior in the Biosystems Engineering major at Auburn University. After graduation next spring, she plans to continue her studies by pursuing an MS degree in Biosys. Engineering with #precag emphasis! @AuburnAg
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Back to some #spraydrone testing this week. Thanks to Harris Precision Solutions for hosting us and collaborating on spray coverage, swath and efficacy data collection during real-world herbicide applications with DJI T100!! @AuburnAg @DJIAgriculture
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Excited to share our latest publication in Remote Sensing (IF: 4.1). The article presents novel approach of Self-Supervised Learning, which significantly reduces the need for labeling the training datasets for machine learning models. The study highlights the framework for UAS-based (RGB) weed detection in soybean using deployment-oriented operational metrics (WCR-AUC). Congratulations to Dhiraj Srivastava (my former student) for leading this work. This activity was funded, in part, with an integrated, internal competitive grant from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech. Authors: @Dhiraj_Ruler, @VT_Weeds (Vijay Singh), @RutvijWamanse, Song Li, Kevin Kochersberger, @PrecAgEngineer (Simer Virk), @pappu_k_yadav, @VTCals, @vtspes, mdpi.com/3905848 @MDPIOpenAccess @RemoteSens_MDPI
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We are excited to welcome Patton Simbeck to our team as a research intern this summer. Patton is from Loretto, Tennessee, & is pursuing his BS at MS State. We are ready to get Patton involved in all our #precisionag #agtech research, extension, & outreach activities!! @AuburnAg
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Another successful #plant26 run this week with multiple cotton (and one soybean) studies in the ground with more grower collaborators and at Auburn research stations across the state. The finish line is so close we can almost feel it! @AuburnAg @DwaineEddie @AlfaFarmers #alcotton
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With peanut planting underway, here are few tips to ensure seed meters are set up properly for planting peanuts and making in-field adjustments to achieve the desired seeding rate!! #plant26 @AuburnAg @PeanutAlabama
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Auburn University and USDA researchers are exploring how drones and AI can transform agriculture—helping farmers make data-driven decisions.
Outlying units of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station will be utilized for the research.
Read more: bit.ly/4w3gzhP
ALT A drone flies over a field with two individuals nearby. The image includes text: "USDA and Auburn University collaborate on drone, AI research," with the Auburn Agriculture logo.
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May 2026 Alabama Cotton Shorts - mailchi.mp/4b5615d2326d/octo…
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Back at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center in Headland last week continuing #plant26 with peanuts and catching up with Alabama Peanut Producers Association! @AuburnAg #agtechnology #peanuts
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Tales of Cotton Insects: Wednesday April 29, 2026. Rainfall across Alabama significantly changes predicted thrips pressure (in a good way). #ALcrops alabama-insects.blogspot.com…
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#plant26 continues…….this week we wrapped up our corn #plantertech studies in Central and South Alabama. Cotton and peanuts are up next!! @AuburnAg #cornplanting
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Our latest blog post shares some main findings from the various cotton planter studies conducted last year. Check it out for recs on seed meters, seeding configuration/rates & planter technology!! @AuburnAg
2025 Cotton Planter Studies - Key Takeaways precisionag.auburn.edu/blog/…
