Data Management
December 7, 2015
DJI, a leader in unmanned aerial vehicle technology, announced the launch of a smart, crop-spraying agricultural drone.
The DJI Agras MG-1 is dustproof, water-resistant and made of anti-corrosive materials. It can be rinsed clean and folded up for easy transport...
Analytics
December 7, 2015
Growers can now access FarmLink's advanced data analytics platform to validate their 2015 decisions as they plan 2016 investments. FarmLink today announced Discovery by FarmLink, a new platform that provides an introduction to its one-of-a-kind analytics built on millions...
Data Management
December 7, 2015
The 3rd annual Precision Agriculture Conference and Ag Tech Showcase will bring together more than 300 precision ag enthusiasts -- international expert speakers, precision agriculture businesses, agronomists, and leading farmers to share and learn how to harvest the value...
Data Management
December 3, 2015
A new report from Smithers Viscient, Ten-Year Forecast of Disruptive Technologies in Crop Protection to 2025, is the result of an exhaustive primary research program incorporating interviews with a panel of leading crop protection technology experts. The report profiles...
Data Management
December 2, 2015
There's little denying that the precision agriculture market is fast-paced and rapidly evolving, as any sector so heavily tied to technology tends to be. But is its reach across the whole of the agricultural landscape expanding or merely holding...
Data Management
December 2, 2015
Sorting through the complex and ever-changing nature of precision agriculture is challenging to say the least. But one thing is for certain, this industry is primed to prosper despite tough market conditions. In my view, these five "must-have" things...
Data Management
December 1, 2015
The expectation among many that 2015 would reveal the long-term winners and losers in regard to the glut of precision ag data management solutions in the market was unfortunately never realized. From a grower perspective, heading into the New...
Data Management
November 30, 2015
Clark State Community College courses offered online might soon help vineyard owners and wine makers from across the U.S. produce a better product, reports Matt Sanctis on SpringFieldNewsSun.com.
Beginning this fall, Clark State will partner with the Viticulture and Enology...
Data Management
November 24, 2015
Farmers Edge announced it is expanding its local partnerships throughout the agriculture supply chain. The new cooperatives signal the commitment Farmers Edge continues to demonstrate in advancing opportunities and facilitating innovations among different stakeholders in the agriculture sector. Comprised...
Data Management
November 20, 2015
A 32-hour app hackathon fueled by pizza and caffeine, an “idea hack” tackling global challenges, a precision-agriculture workshop for drought solutions and a full-day symposium with fast-pitch, ag-tech presentations are all slated for the Dec. 1-3 UC Davis Food,...
Data Management
November 20, 2015
Spensa Technologies Inc., a startup in Purdue Research Park, closed on $2.5 million in Series A funding to expand its workforce and further conduct research on its precision agriculture technologies.
"We will be able to do a tremendous amount with...
Data Management
November 20, 2015
The AgEagle has been used for multiple missions in multiple growing seasons since it was first developed. Photo credit: AgEagle Aerial Systems
A group of students in Kansas are pairing with some of the state’s farmers...
Data Management
November 19, 2015
Farmers Business Network (FBN), the independent and trusted farmer-to-farmer information network, today announced the company is hosting a major farmer conference – Farmer2Farmer: Bringing Moneyball to Farming, at the Quad Cities Riverfront Convention Center, in Bettendorf, IA.
Farmer2Farmer will convene...
Analytics
November 19, 2015
SST Software has released a new web-based application, SST Analytics, that allows agronomists and ag retailers to perform regional analysis across their precision farming data sets. SST first began performing regional agronomic analysis in the late 1990's with its...
Data Management
November 18, 2015
Retailer Wilbur-Ellis has chosen Colorado-based aWhere to provide agricultural weather data and agronomic modeling services to the retailer's AgVerdict decision-making toolkit. aWhere is working with Wilbur-Ellis to provide agricultural intelligence to AgVerdict ag retail customers, providing additional field level information for more...
Data Management
November 17, 2015
The Aviation Program at the University of Louisiana at Monroe is producing cutting-edge drone research and hands on field operations that will improve agriculture — a major economic influence in northeast Louisiana. Photo credit: University...
Data Management
November 17, 2015
A sense of history hovered over Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts on Friday as he gingerly took the controls of an unmanned quadcopter on the edge of an alfalfa field, reports Tim Unruh of the Salina Journal.
“I feel like Orville...
Data Management
November 13, 2015
Trimble’s announcement this week of the acquisition of Canadian independent consultant network AGRI-TREND raised quite a few eyebrows around the office. So we connected with Michael Helling, business development in Trimble’s Agriculture Division, to go beyond the press release.
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Data Management
November 12, 2015
Big Data -- the current buzzword of choice. Today it's very easy to be overwhelmed by the hype promoting Big Data. Farm media, newspapers and general media, and conference speakers all extol the future transforming effects of Big Data,...
Data Management
November 11, 2015
Silicon Valley-based startup Granular has expanded its operations to the Midwest, opening a regional headquarters in the University of Illinois Research Park in Champaign, IL.
This new location will fuel the growth of Granular’s customer success, data science and engineering...
