# Farm Progress Show in Iowa Features Field Demos and Drone Zone

The Farm Progress Show near Boone, Iowa, features field demos, a drone zone, and equipment unveilings.

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The Farm Progress Show is taking place this week near Boone, Iowa. [^1]

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced on a Tuesday at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, that the agency is launching a pilot project to improve crop yield and acreage estimates using technology. [^2]

Matt Jungmann, the Farm Progress national events director, stated that conditions are fit for field demonstrations. [^3]

The corn used for field demonstrations has a moisture content of 18.1 percent and a test weight of 56 pounds. [^4]

The Farm Progress Show runs from Tuesday through Thursday. [^5]

The pilot project will evaluate the use of enhanced satellite imagery in collaboration with NASA and other federal agencies to determine how to make reports more precise. [^6]

The plan involves using geospatial tools, crop models, and surveys of farmers to estimate cultivated surface area and yields, alongside the study of artificial intelligence and machine learning. [^7]

The USDA is facing growing criticism from farmers and operators regarding the reliability of agricultural government data, prompting this modernization effort. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. The Farm Progress Show is taking place this week near Boone, Iowa. (Brownfield Ag News, News)
2. USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced on a Tuesday at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, that the agency is launching a pilot project to improve crop yield and acreage estimates using technology. (El Economista, News)
3. Matt Jungmann, the Farm Progress national events director, stated that conditions are fit for field demonstrations. (Brownfield Ag News, News)
4. The corn used for field demonstrations has a moisture content of 18.1 percent and a test weight of 56 pounds. (Brownfield Ag News, News)
5. The Farm Progress Show runs from Tuesday through Thursday. (Brownfield Ag News, News)
6. The pilot project will evaluate the use of enhanced satellite imagery in collaboration with NASA and other federal agencies to determine how to make reports more precise. (El Economista, News)
7. The plan involves using geospatial tools, crop models, and surveys of farmers to estimate cultivated surface area and yields, alongside the study of artificial intelligence and machine learning. (El Economista, News)
8. The USDA is facing growing criticism from farmers and operators regarding the reliability of agricultural government data, prompting this modernization effort. (El Economista, News)

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