Data Management
November 28, 2017
Aaron Ault: “From the farmer’s perspective, data has been the future for 25 years. Without an open-source platform, the ag-data market is negligible."
To Aaron Ault’s eyes, ag technology right now is something like a walled...
Data Management
November 22, 2017
Is the Internet as a “pipeline” for data a public utility, or an entity that should be open for manipulation by Internet service providers (ISPs)? That’s the essential question surrounding the concept of “net neutrality” that is once again...
Data Management
November 22, 2017
Cargill’s traceable turkey pilot program is bringing consumers closer to the source of their Thanksgiving turkey using blockchain technology. The company estimates traceable turkeys will be available to more than 500,000 consumers, reports Erica Shaffer with MeatPoultry.com.
Blockchain is most...
Data Management
November 21, 2017
WinField United has made several strategic investments to strengthen its total agronomy solution for retail and farmer customers, according to a recent press release. The company has expanded its offerings in soil and tissue analysis, crop nutrients, seed, and...
Analytics
November 16, 2017
The Climate Corp., a subsidiary of Monsanto Co., has announced a partnership with Deveron UAS Corp., that will deliver farmers advanced aerial imagery data combined with powerful analytics through The Climate Corp.'s industry-leading Climate FieldView digital agriculture platform. The...
Data Management
November 14, 2017
Do you ever wonder exactly how the weather forecast is made? And how good are they, really? In last month’s article, I discussed the accuracy and usefulness of seasonal weather outlooks. This month, I want to hone in on...
Data Management
November 10, 2017
AgGateway's Grain Traceability Proof of Concept demo at Wilson Farms, Olney, IL, Oct. 26, 2017.
We talk about closed-loop systems quite a bit in modern production agriculture. Having a closed-loop, or completely self-contained, system is ideal...
Data Management
November 9, 2017
Jason Tatge, CEO, Farmobile.
All over the country, in ag communities large and small, farmers are reporting crop damage, neighbors are fighting, lawsuits and damage complaints are being filed, and the government is scrambling to step...
Data Management
November 7, 2017
DJI showcased new hardware and software advancements that make it easier for businesses across multiple industries to incorporate drones into their daily operations at its AirWorks user conference in Denver today.
During the keynote presentation, DJI demonstrated its new FlightHub...
Data Management
November 7, 2017
As the harvest season comes to a close, a quick look at Twitter gives us some insights into how things went. Many had great shots of harvesters and grain carts with the next generation driving them, which was amazing...
Data Management
October 31, 2017
Ag tech company Farmobile has reaped a substantial Series B funding round that positions the firm to rapidly accelerate across the world, reports Bobby Burch on StartlandNews.com.
The Overland Park, KS-based company announced Friday that it raised $18.1 million to...
Data Management
October 28, 2017
(This monthly column takes some crazy sounding ideas and applies them to the field of Ag Tech. The purpose of this is purely entertainment, but hey, if we can spread ideas or ignite imaginations, how awesome is that?)
Volume...
Data Management
October 19, 2017
How do soybean producers begin to extract value from the vast selection of digital tools available in agriculture today? At the ROI of Digital Tools for Soybean Producers Workshop on September 8th, nearly 30 individuals including growers, Extension professionals,...
Data Management
October 18, 2017
Often, when discussing weather service needs with a potential client, I am asked about the possibility of providing long-range weather forecasts. By “long-range,” I’m referring to weather forecasts beyond seven to 10 days — ranging from three-month seasonal outlooks...
Data Management
October 16, 2017
Why spend the time and resources to extract the NRCS ‘Soil SURvey GeOgraphic’ (SSURGO) soil polygons only to display the vector lines as a reference? There is a massive amount of soil information within the SSURGO database, however most...
Data Management
September 14, 2017
An innovative online tool developed by a Purdue University engineering professor will allow farmers to process data collected from their fields without requiring them to share it with third-party companies.
“The Purdue Agricultural Data Engine (PADE) empowers farmers to derive...
Data Management
September 12, 2017
The use of precision agriculture-based decision making to determine fertilizer rates and hybrid types and planting rates is becoming more common, according to an article on the PennState Extension website.
However, with the increased use of precision agriculture and the...
Data Management
September 8, 2017
Today’s farm equipment today comes with more bells, whistles and blinking lights than Captain Nemo’s submarine, and most of those special features go unused, writes Raney Rapp on FarmTalkNewspaper.com.
The question is, what are those features and the data they...
Data Management
September 6, 2017
Editor's note: Ryan Rakestraw from Monsanto Growth Ventures has teamed up with Amrit Acharya from Mckinsey to write the following on AI in agriculture on Forbes.com.
When Norman Borlaug, the father of the green revolution, won the Nobel Prize in...
Connectivity
August 24, 2017
BASF and Proagrica have signed a development and operation agreement to bring one of the first farm management system interfaces to market. Growers will benefit as they will be able to connect BASF’s digital offer Maglis with different digital...
