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Robert Blair (farmer)

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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

  • 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

  1. ^ Previous post Next post (19 October 2009). "Self-Steered Tractors and UAVs: Future Farming Is (Finally) Now | Wired Science". Wired.com. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  2. ^ http://www.lmtribune.com/archived-story//108145/
  3. ^ http://www.ktvb.com/home/Idaho-Vandals-looking-to-capitalize-on-H-bowl-exposure-80319917.html
  4. ^ http://www.lmtribune.com/archived-story/Northwest/384893/
  5. ^ Pence, Julie (5 January 2007). "Minnesota Farm Guide: Leading Farm Newspaper". Webcache.googleusercontent.com. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  6. ^ "PrecisionAg Works". Precisionag.com. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  7. ^ http://www.idhsaa.org/records/0910/BoysBasketball.pdf
  8. ^ Pickup Artists: Street Basketball in ... - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  9. ^ 15 December 2010 by Matt Baney (15 December 2010). "The night the streak ended | Tribune Blogs". Lmtribune.com. Retrieved 15 January 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ http://www.idahograin.org/boardMembers.asp
  11. ^ http://www.idahofb.org/index.php?action=county.county&rowid=79&_ctl0=View
  12. ^ http://idahobusinessreview.com/2013/03/30/idaho-governors-awards-recognize-excellence-in-agriculture/
  13. ^ http://web.cals.uidaho.edu/programsandpeople/cover-story/cover-story-land-grant-legacies/
  14. ^ http://fbnews.fb.org/FBNews/Grassroots/McCloy_Fellows_selected_for_2012.aspx
  15. ^ "Eisenhower Fellowships". Efworld.org. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  16. ^ "PrecisionAg Works - 2009 Precision Farmer Of The Year". Precisionag.com. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2011.