Robert Blair (farmer) explained

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

Notes and References

  1. News: Self-Steered Tractors and UAVs: Future Farming Is (Finally) Now | Wired Science . Wired . 19 October 2009. 2011-01-15.
  2. http://www.lmtribune.com/archived-story//108145/{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  3. News: Idaho Vandals looking to capitalize on Humanitarian Bowl exposure. December 30, 2009. Scott. Evans. KTVB.com . 21 January 2011 . 2 January 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100102095958/http://www.ktvb.com/home/Idaho-Vandals-looking-to-capitalize-on-H-bowl-exposure-80319917.html . dead .
  4. http://www.lmtribune.com/archived-story/Northwest/384893/{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  5. Web site: Pence . Julie . Minnesota Farm Guide: Leading Farm Newspaper . www.minnesotafarmguide.com . 2007-01-05 . 2011-01-15.
  6. Web site: PrecisionAg Works . Precisionag.com . 2011-01-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101101013510/http://www.precisionag.com/works/videolibrary/?vid=89 . 1 November 2010 .
  7. Web site: Archived copy . 12 January 2011 . 17 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717035732/http://www.idhsaa.org/records/0910/BoysBasketball.pdf . dead .
  8. Book: Lars Anderson. Chad Millman. Pickup Artists: Street Basketball in America. 1999. Verso. 978-1-85984-243-0. 73.
  9. Web site: Matt . Baney . The night the streak ended | Tribune Blogs . Lmtribune.com . 2010-12-15 . 2011-01-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101220185009/http://www.lmtribune.com/blogs/2010/12/15/basketball/the-night-the-streak-ended/ . 20 December 2010 .
  10. Web site: Executive Officers.
  11. Web site: Idaho Farm Bureau Federation. 21 January 2011. 26 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110726170522/http://www.idahofb.org/index.php?action=county.county&rowid=79&_ctl0=View. dead.
  12. Web site: Idaho governor's awards recognize excellence in agriculture. 30 March 2013.
  13. Web site: Idaho Landscapes & Gardens | UI Extension.
  14. Web site: News Archive - American Farm Bureau Federation.
  15. Web site: Eisenhower Fellowships . Efworld.org . 2011-01-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110112215045/http://www.efworld.org/programs/eisenhower_fellowships_current_usa_fellowships.php . 12 January 2011 .
  16. Web site: PrecisionAg Works - 2009 Precision Farmer Of The Year . Precisionag.com . 2009-10-30 . 2011-01-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715112142/http://www.precisionag.com/works/?storyid=1872 . 15 July 2011 .

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