Data Management
February 11, 2009
It is not the technology that makes a farmer a precision farmer, but the process of data collection, conversion of data to knowledge, and the application of the knowledge to site-specific management whithin field boundaries. Virtual Farmer A is...
Data Management
February 10, 2009
Wider adoption of remote imagery in agriculture has always been dogged by some critical shortcomings. First, it can prove complicated to interpret and turn into activity in the field. Second, the turnaround time from when an image is taken...
Data Management
February 10, 2009
As we hear talk of a new millennium and the changes the world must confront, agriculture is looking at one of the broadest revolutions the industry has ever experienced. Every segment of the agricultural industry will be touched by...
Data Management
February 10, 2009
Starting at wheat harvest in southern Texas in June and continuing at least until the last double-crop soybean is pulled from the pod in November, thousands of growers will be experiencing their first ride with a yield monitor at...
Data Management
February 5, 2009
RapidEye's prime contractor, MDA (MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.) has been conducting tests to ensure proper measurement, analysis and verification of the system's performance and product quality.
"This is where MDA hands us the keys to the system," said Wolfgang...
Data Management
January 22, 2009
Ideal for use in a broad range of applications, including agricultural research, crop management, and ecology studies, HOBOnode sensors can transmit high-accuracy air temperature and soil moisture data to a PC several miles away without cables.
Accompanying software displays real-time...
Data Management
January 8, 2009
In a time of increasing pressure on growers to make the most precise decisions about crops, seed, inputs, and harvest, Pioneer's move indicates a desire to provide growers with more information to do just that.
Said Sue Hoover, marketing director,...
Data Management
November 13, 2008
The new Shuttle allows users to conveniently offload data from HOBO U30/NRC systems in the field and safely transport the data back to a PC or Mac computer for analysis.
Key system features include an LCD display that provides current...
Data Management
November 7, 2008
Data delivery via cellular networks is evolving quickly in rural America. From voice to email to the Internet, the cellular data system and the devices that receive the signals are dropping in price -- phones and data plans are...
Data Management
October 29, 2008
There aren't many individuals who could say that "they were there" when remote imagery for agriculture was in its infancy back in the early 1970s. One who can is John Ahlrichs, who did his Masters thesis on remote imagery...
Data Management
October 24, 2008
A graduate of the University of Minnesota majoring in Animal Science and Agronomy, Hansen began his career on the retail side of the business, and gained experience with technology and the power of data management through several managerial positions....
Data Management
September 29, 2008
While there have been international ag events in other places in the world, the United States hasn't hosted something like this before. Charlie O'Brien, AEM Vice President, Agricultural Services, says that manufacturers, dealers, distributors and producers from almost every...
Data Management
September 15, 2008
In the 7,000-year history of agriculture, precision agriculture is hardly a blip on the timeline. Indeed, the fundamental principles and technologies that helped establish site-specific farming only go back slightly more than a decade.
And as the new kid on...
Data Management
September 5, 2008
The IntelliView Plus II monitors also feature a new user interface for New Holland pull-type sprayers and air carts to more easily manage and track field and production data and produce prescription maps.
The IntelliView Plus II monitor can be...
Data Management
August 28, 2008
New information will be available to growers this fall using the FIT mapping service from Pioneer Hi-Bred. Growers who used GPS data and FIT mapping for both planting and harvest operations will receive detailed product-specific performance information for making...
Data Management
August 22, 2008
The system is capable of tracking all makes and models of equipment, and provides up to one minute frequency updating of the GPS position of equipment in the field. Next job location information can be sent directly to the...
Data Management
August 14, 2008
"We've retained many of the features of our original SeedStar system," says Khris Montgomery, senior sales/service representative, John Deere seeding division. "And now, SeedStar 2 is fully functional with the GreenStar 2 Display." SeedStar 2 includes several enhancements including...
Data Management
August 1, 2008
My experience and discussions with folks at the International Conference on Precision Agriculture last week had me considering the ramifications of the next big movement in precision technology -- wireless data transfer. It was mentioned to me on several...
Data Management
July 25, 2008
The technology is here, and more is coming. Data is flowing wirelessly, from your home computer to your tractor cab and back again. The end goal is that you will be collecting data without having to step in and...
Data Management
June 27, 2008
I received an interesting release from the Satellite Imaging Corporation, a company that provides satellite imagery and remote sensing services to agriculture. It came replete with a lot of complicated acronyms and head-spinning technical information, but the overall theme...
