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.
Data Management
April 28, 2015
Topcon Positioning Systems announces it has received a national exemption from FAA that allows for operation of its unmanned aerial system (UAS) in the United States. The exemption covers the operation of the Sirius Basic and Sirius Pro for...
Data Management
April 24, 2015
Wilbur-Ellis Company — the No. 4 ranked ag retailer on the 2014 CropLife Top 100 ranking of the largest U.S. retailers — has received FAA approval to operate OR-based HoneyComb Corporation's AgDrone System commercially, reports HoneyComb Corp.'s Ben Howard via...
Data Management
April 21, 2015
Brent Schipper, a grower from Conrad, IA, looking at the TrueHarvest tool on an iPad.
Eavesdropping on a group of rival growers down at the local coffee shop. Aimlessly driving country back roads on a slow...
Data Management
April 21, 2015
Registration is now open for AgGateway's Mid-Year Meeting, June 8-11 at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, IA, just outside of Des Moines.
The meeting provides valuable insights and networking for anyone seeking to expand eBusiness in agriculture - from seasoned AgGateway...
Data Management
April 16, 2015
Airware today unveiled its Aerial Information Platform (AIP), an operating system for commercial drones that combines hardware, software, and cloud services to enable enterprises to safely operate drones at scale, comply with regulatory and insurance requirements, and rapidly develop...
Data Management
April 15, 2015
HarvestMaster’s new H2 High Capacity GrainGage is now shipping. Designed to collect data on large-plot, high-volume grain samples, the H2 GrainGage offers enhanced efficiency and data accuracy for agricultural field researchers.
Available for both single and split-plot combines, the H2...
Data Management
April 14, 2015
There are many flight-worthy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on the market today for various civilian applications. Here are 10 models for 2015 that are marketed for precision agriculture....
