PHOTO GALLERY: Farmers share new technology at conference

January 13, 2013 | 7:14 p.m. CST

Farmers across Missouri gathered in Osage Beach on Friday and Saturday to learn about new technology that can be used on the farm.

Kent Shannon, a resource engineering specialist for MU Extension, presents a weed identification app to his audience at the Computers on the Farm Conference on Saturday at the Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach. | Lauren Gatcombe

Alan Washburn uses his iPhone during a presentation at the Computers on the Farm Conference on Saturday. Washburn has traveled from his home in Lamar to attend almost every Computers on the Farm Conference. | Lauren Gatcombe

Brad Scharf, a post-doctoral fellow in animal science at MU, presents an iPhone app that he helped develop called Thermal Aid at the Computers on the Farm Conference in Osage Beach on Friday. | Lauren Gatcombe