Data Management
September 17, 2012
No matter what way you look at it, precision agriculture continues to play an ever more important role in the world today. Right now, precision ag technologies almost run the gambit of alphabet letters, from automatic steering to yield...
Data Management
September 6, 2012
Solum, Inc. has received state soil laboratory certification for both Iowa and Minnesota for its new facility in Ames, IA.
State-level laboratory certification is an important component of soil testing quality assurance for U.S. agriculture. To be granted certification, participating...
Data Management
August 30, 2012
Trimble has introduced the WM-Topo survey system, a portable topographic data collection solution for water management which includes a Trimble Nomad handheld computer and a pole-mounted Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver.The announcement was made at the Farm Progress...
Data Management
August 9, 2012
Below is the second part of a feature from the July 2012 PrecisionAg Buyers’ Guide, in which ag technology experts were asked to weigh in on the state of precision technology. Here we present the second four of eight...
Data Management
July 26, 2012
CropLife America (CLA) had opened up the submission process for its second annual Information Technology Innovation Award. The award, held with support from AgGateway, recognizes companies and organizations in the crop protection industry that embrace technological advancement in modern...
Data Management
June 14, 2012
Rainfall data collected by a network of radars operated by the National Weather Service will be integrated into an application that helps farmers forecast corn yields throughout the growing process.
The Optimizer 2.0 application, developed by Advanced Ag Solutions LLC,...
Data Management
May 30, 2012
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and its partners will invest nearly $32 million this year in financial and technical assistance for five water quality and wetlands improvement projects in seven Mississippi...
Data Management
May 30, 2012
While there's no crystal ball for predicting crop success, WinField has recently launched a resource that enables farmers to protect yield potential by identifying issues in their fields before they greatly impact final yields. The R7 Tool – an...
Data Management
May 24, 2012
Hemisphere GPS announced new weather features available in AgJunction, its precision agriculture data services platform. Through the advanced weather data service of Weather Decision Technologies, Inc. (WDT), AgJunction customers have more insight and convenience into making weather-related decisions.
Fast, reliable...
Data Management
May 10, 2012
Ohio's new ultra-fast broadband network will soon reach the state's robust agribusiness as the city of Wooster, home to The Ohio State University Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) and Agricultural Technical Institute (ATI), becomes one of the...
Data Management
April 25, 2012
OptRx sensor users looking for fertilizer and crop protection application flexibility can take advantage of a new Crop Sensor Rate Table available from Ag Leader Technology.
This functionality, offered through the DirectCommand system on the INTEGRA display, allows producers to...
Data Management
March 8, 2012
For Satshot subscribers, Agri ImaGIS is now providing iCue notification, an alert system for Satshot subscribers that shows users what fields have new imagery available, and what the image contains.
Satellite imagery is of fields is taken on a regular...
Data Management
February 29, 2012
For private and commercial applicators who need precise weather information in order to make proper product application and other weather-related decisions, John Deere introduces John Deere Mobile Weather.
Mobile Weather uses a third-party weather sensor connected to the Application Controller...
Data Management
February 23, 2012
Onset recently announced the release of HOBOware 3.3, a new version of the company’s graphing and analysis software that dramatically speeds up deployment time in energy and environmental monitoring projects.
HOBOware 3.3 includes a number of time-saving features that make...
Data Management
February 9, 2012
For California agriculture, a new smartphone application called SoilWeb is available as a free download for both iPhone and Android users to access soil survey information. SoilWeb combines online soil survey information with the GPS capabilities of smartphones.
The SoilWeb...
Data Management
February 9, 2012
AgIntegrated
"This year, we see a movement away from the classic do it all, closed system (silo) approach of precision ag solutions towards lower barrier to entry, consumer driven, connected solutions," says Mike Santostefano, director of marketing and business development...
Data Management
January 30, 2012
AgIntegrated has formed a partnership with AgInfoData to bridge the gap between precision ag software and warehouse management solutions.
Connecting the two technical and functional areas will allow real-time metrics in the distribution channel to play a key role in...
Data Management
January 26, 2012
Trimble recently introduced its My Connected Farm portal, a new Web-based solution for growers and agribusinesses to access and manage mapping applications, precision farming data and vehicle performance and movement. My Connected Farm is password-protected and users can customize...
Data Management
January 17, 2012
Dr. Terry Griffin is leaving the University of Arkansas (UA) to join CrescoAg as vice president - applied economics. Griffin will join the company focused on developing new products that will help farmers utilize existing data from yield monitors...
Data Management
January 12, 2012
Hemisphere GPS recently released its Satloc G4 advanced aircraft guidance system for aerial applicators. Satloc G4 delivers web-based connectivity along with a high-level of guidance performance through an intuitive lightbar and graphical display. This new product enables aerial application...
