Data Management
July 15, 2015
On August 31, some 200 individuals will come together to discuss the current state of data platforms, and the opportunities and challenges to their implementation at "Data Platform Solutions: Putting Knowledge to Work," at the I Hotel and Conference
Data Management
July 8, 2015
Midwest Aerial Technologies (MAT), a MN-based business, is an Aerial Surveying company focusing on industries nationwide. Headquartered at the MinnWest Campus on the north side of Willmar, MAT is in the middle of an Ag Tech business boom.
“We chose...
Data Management
July 8, 2015
Scheduled to deliver an hour-long talk at the upcoming InfoAg 2015 (July 28-30) conference, Punch Moulton, senior director of cyberspace strategies, innovation and consulting, Stellar Solutions, Inc., drew on his military operations background – the former Air Force fighter...
Data Management
June 25, 2015
Today, The Climate Corporation, a division of Monsanto Company, announced that farmers have mapped more than 75 million row crop acres in their digital agriculture platform, up from 50 million acres in 2014. This significant acre adoption represents nearly...
Data Management
June 18, 2015
U.S. commercial drone operations could take flight on a large scale by this time next year, as federal regulators finalize rules allowing widespread unmanned aerial system use by companies, according to congressional testimony on Wednesday, reports David Morgan of...
Data Management
June 17, 2015
Nothing generates as much debate as a ranking of top anything, from NFL quarterbacks and restaurants to pickup trucks and NASCAR drivers. So we’re throwing our hat in the ring, with a little help from some of you out...
Data Management
June 17, 2015
Jackson-Jennings Co-op and FarmLink today announced a new agreement that offers co-op members access to TrueHarvest, the yield benchmarking tool that helps farmers pinpoint opportunities to improve yields and profitability.
“We are excited to partner with Jackson-Jennings Co-op in offering...
Data Management
June 16, 2015
Coming off a 2014 InfoAg which saw a record-setting number of attendees, InfoAg 2015 – the premier event in precision agriculture – is right around the corner and approaching fast.
Slated for July 28-30 at the historic Union Station Hotel...
Data Management
June 15, 2015
AutoProbe Technologies, manufacturers of the AutoProbe automated soil sampler, names NC Ag Services, Inc. of Pantego, NC, its North Carolina distributor.
David Butcher, NC Ag Services, Inc. says, "Maximizing crop profits, especially in lean times, starts with precision soil sampling. The AutoProbe...
Data Management
June 10, 2015
RDO Equipment Co. and FarmLink today announced a new agreement that will further enable improvements in productivity and profitability by bringing together insights from yield benchmarking and the benefit of precision equipment capabilities.
“Through our long standing relationship with RDO...
Data Management
May 27, 2015
AgGateway, the organization that is facilitating the creation of data standards across all segments of agriculture, is hosting its mid-year meeting in Altoona, IA June 8-11.
Data Management
May 27, 2015
Data management and precision solutions provider Farmers Edge, announced the backing of new investment partner Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Data Management
May 19, 2015
When disease threatens yields this season, farmers have reliable data to help them decide if and when a certain treatment will benefit their potential bottom-line profits. Key insights from the 2014 Answer Plot Program by WinField show that fungicide...
Analytics
May 18, 2015
AgReliant Genetics announced today its collaboration with Weather Trends International, a weather forecasting and trends firm that provides weather predictions day-by-day, week-to week, 11 months ahead for 6.4 million locations around the globe.
This relationship will allow AgReliant Genetics to offer...
Data Management
May 8, 2015
According to legend (or Wikipedia), the first step towards modern bar codes came back in 1948, when Bernard Silver, a graduate student, overheard a conversation in the halls of Philadelphia's Drexel Institute of Technology. The president of a local...
Data Management
May 7, 2015
The Federal Aviation Administration said it would work with two private U.S. companies to test commercial drones that can fly beyond an operator's line of sight, a precursor to sophisticated drone operations such as package delivery, reports Reuters' David...
Data Management
May 6, 2015
Prices are down yet input costs remain high. Profit management has become increasingly important for every grower. But there are variables in agriculture which we cannot control that cause never-ending challenges to this ever important task. This is especially true when the...
Data Management
May 5, 2015
This week AgDNA has revealed a new campaign with AgFunder to deliver all new mobile automated precision farming services to farmers and crop producers worldwide.
The new platform processes machine-generated data — such as seeding records, fertility applications, weather patterns,...
Data Management
May 1, 2015
Grower Steve Pitstick
Reached on a sublime sun-drenched afternoon in early May amidst the once-a-year blitzkrieg also known as spring planting, at times one could barely discern grower Steve Pitstick’s gravelly voice over all the displays...
Data Management
April 29, 2015
Farmers Edge recently announced the appointment of Patrick Crampton, as Chief Product Officer to assist in the leadership of the precision agriculture company’s product innovations.
