Robert Blair (farmer)
Robert Blair is a United States farmer, specializing in precision agriculture, remote sensing, and Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV).[1] Blair is a graduate of Lapwai High School[2] and the University of Idaho.[3] Blair grew up on a farm near Kendrick, Idaho and currently manages it.[4]
In 2004 Blair incorporated precision farming equipment [5] to his operation to reduce costs, increase productivity, and to reduce environmental impact. In 2006 Blair added a UAV to his farming operation and started a company based around these technologies. Blair's efforts with precision agriculture and UAVs has led him to be an expert on UAV use for agriculture and to speak at agriculture functions in the United States.[6]
Blair played basketball at Kendrick High School winning the 1985 Idaho A4 championship still holding two tournament team records and at Lapwai High School winning the 1987 A3 Idaho championship [7] and belonging to the longest basketball winning streak [8] in Idaho history at 81 games.[9]
Blair currently resides on the family farm and serves as an executive board member for the Idaho Grain Producers Association[10] and is an Idaho Farm Bureau Federation county president.[11]
Awards
[edit]- 2013 Idaho Governor's Award for Excellence in Agriculture: Technology & Innovation [12]
- 2013 University of Idaho Land Grant Legacy [13]
- 2012 McCloy Agriculture Fellowship [14]
- 2011 Eisenhower Fellowships Agriculture Fellow[15]
- 2009 Precision Ag Institute - Farmer of the Year[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Self-Steered Tractors and UAVs: Future Farming Is (Finally) Now | Wired Science". Wired. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ http://www.lmtribune.com/archived-story//108145/[permanent dead link]
- ^ Evans, Scott (30 December 2009). "Idaho Vandals looking to capitalize on Humanitarian Bowl exposure". KTVB.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ http://www.lmtribune.com/archived-story/Northwest/384893/[permanent dead link]
- ^ Pence, Julie (5 January 2007). "Minnesota Farm Guide: Leading Farm Newspaper". www.minnesotafarmguide.com. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ "PrecisionAg Works". Precisionag.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Lars Anderson; Chad Millman (1999). Pickup Artists: Street Basketball in America. Verso. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-85984-243-0.
- ^ Baney, Matt (15 December 2010). "The night the streak ended | Tribune Blogs". Lmtribune.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ "Executive Officers".
- ^ "Idaho Farm Bureau Federation". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ "Idaho governor's awards recognize excellence in agriculture". 30 March 2013.
- ^ "Idaho Landscapes & Gardens | UI Extension".
- ^ "News Archive - American Farm Bureau Federation".
- ^ "Eisenhower Fellowships". Efworld.org. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ "PrecisionAg Works - 2009 Precision Farmer Of The Year". Precisionag.com. 30 October 2009. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.