Data Management
July 17, 2017
Benchmarking has become a buzzword in precision agriculture recently and before we get too excited with all of the profound insight it’s going to bestow upon us, let’s take a step back and really look at where this benchmarking...
Data Management
July 13, 2017
It is mid-July, which, for the Australian cotton industry, means that picking is still going on for some growers. A different group of growers, however, is getting ready to start planting cotton again in three weeks time, and the...
Data Management
July 5, 2017
Telematics data is readily becoming common place thanks to smart edge devices in ag equipment. Many groups have begun storing and quantifying this data set with the hopes of better understanding the machine. However, the value of that data...
Data Management
June 26, 2017
Crop Data Management Systems, Inc., (CDMS) announces the acquisition of SeedIQ as part of its growth plan to provide complete crop input data solutions.
The acquisition of SeedIQ will continue to expand CDMS’ position as the leading supplier of the...
Data Management
June 13, 2017
Many precision farming websites have integrated the USDA NRCS soil survey database using the USDA Soil Data Access web portal. Precision farming websites use the USDA soils database as a foundation for understanding the types of soils found within...
Data Management
May 25, 2017
A hot topic in the precision ag revolution is the idea ag data will become a form of currency. Many have emphatically stated the value of data, and growers are starting to ask, “Where’s the money for my data?”
On...
Data Management
May 12, 2017
The thought of $3.50 corn for the foreseeable future seems pretty disheartening. However, if you look at the precision ag space you might notice some light at the end of the tunnel.
We’ve progressed to a place where we are...
Data Management
May 11, 2017
In late April, BASF agreed to acquire U.S. precision ag player ZedX, a leader in the development of agronomic weather, crop, and pest models that can rapidly translate data into insights for more efficient agricultural production.
We sat down with...
Analytics
May 9, 2017
Today, The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto Co., announced the acquisition of HydroBio, an agriculture software company based in Denver, CO, according to a press release from the company.
The HydroBio team will join The Climate Corporation, strengthening the...
Data Management
May 1, 2017
So that headline sounds somewhat dark and ominous, doesn’t it? The thing about it is that it’s actually been happening for some time now. When you look at all the data that has been somewhat carelessly created by the...
Data Management
April 26, 2017
Recently, Joe Byrum wrote an excellent article on the state of machine learning in agriculture. In it, Joe highlighted one of the biggest challenges facing FMIS and other tech venture backed groups:
“… most agricultural technology startups today are pushed...
Data Management
April 24, 2017
Farmers Edge announced it has partnered with Allied Cooperative, a provider of agronomy, feed, grain, and equipment services to growers across 700,000 acres in central and western Wisconsin.
With the all-in-one Farmers Edge Precision Solutions platform, Allied’s more than 2,200...
Data Management
April 20, 2017
Following Farm Market iD’s February 2017 introduction of FieldVision, its mobile data-delivery platform, the company announced today its newest online product release: FarmFocus with Grower Profile.
Steve Rao, CEO, said, “We are very excited about the new FarmFocus with Grower...
Data Management
April 19, 2017
Rob Berglund, global director of sales, energy and agriculture at The Weather Company, discusses IBM’s Watson and applications for advanced analytics that will fundamentally change the way American farmers approach crop production. Berglund discusses how cognitive computing enables quick diagnosis and proactive decision making.
https://youtu.be/AGBhojsJbNk...
Data Management
April 19, 2017
Ernie Chappell of EFC Systems discusses five factors impacting the ag retail industry, the competitive advantages of enhanced customer engagement and business risk management solutions.
https://youtu.be/sGeFCYL_TNQ...
Data Management
April 17, 2017
Farmer's Business Network (FBN) released today its "The Voice of the Farmer", a special research report on the state of American agriculture and the challenges facing farmers, according to a post over on sister site CropLife.com.
The Voice of the...
Data Management
April 11, 2017
For those that may not know, Farmobile CEO Jason Tatge is a rather interesting character.
I first met Jason at a John Deere API conference in Kansas City, back in 2014, when Johnny Manziel was still a young buck backup...
Data Management
March 31, 2017
At the end of every NFL game, win or lose, one thing is for certain: the coach is going to analyze the game film.
What did we do well? What (or who) performed poorly? The game film is their data...
Data Management
March 28, 2017
Now more than ever is it important for FMIS groups, seed companies, and herbicide manufacturers to use high-resolution weather data in their platform so that their growers can prevent the growing dicamba drift issue.
Dicamba drift...
Data Management
March 25, 2017
Davie Stephens is involved with every aspect of his farming operation, including how data is collected, stored, and shared.
Davie Stephens, who lives in Hickman County, KY, farms more than 5,000 acres in Western Kentucky and...
