Data Management
October 28, 2017
(This monthly column takes some crazy sounding ideas and applies them to the field of Ag Tech. The purpose of this is purely entertainment, but hey, if we can spread ideas or ignite imaginations, how awesome is that?)
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Farm to Fork
October 23, 2017
An agronomist on the pre-show tour at Ak-Chin Farms in Maricopa, AZ.
Now about a week removed from our second annual PrecisionAg Vision Conference in Phoenix, AZ, it’s glaringly clear that ag tech as an industry...
Farm to Fork
June 20, 2017
Amazon's takeover of Whole Foods sent the stock of competing grocery chains plummeting. To understand why, you need to know something much simpler than Amazon's far-reaching ambitions or possible vision for transformation of the grocery industry: Amazon doesn't make...
Farm to Fork
April 5, 2017
Advisory investment group The Mixing Bowl teamed up with Forbes for its New York-based event this year to discuss technology’s role in changing food and farming at scale and consumer food preferences, writes Louisa Burwood-Taylor on AgFunderNews.com.
The audience represented...
Connectivity
March 1, 2017
Grain producers and handlers may soon have more powerful data management capabilities to address traceability and the regulatory needs of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), thanks to a collaborative effort by AgGateway members to create standards for grain-handling...
Data Management
February 9, 2017
Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture today announced a comprehensive integration between the sustainability metrics and algorithms of the Fieldprint Platform and leading precision agriculture, decision support and farm management software solutions. The integration provides commodity crop...
Farm to Fork
November 2, 2016
The development of smart farming and precision agriculture must accelerate rapidly and learn lessons from smart city projects if it is to meet the challenge set by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, according to an article on IOT...
Data Management
October 10, 2016
Another shot of Jim Case and Nate Long in action during fall harvest 2016.
YOU VERY WELL may remember central Ohio grower Jim Case from a cover story in Precision Ag Special Reports that ran back...
Farm to Fork
October 5, 2016
There may be no other time of the year when good data management practices are as crucial as during fall harvest. Simply put, the fall yield data collection event is the foundation upon which the grower’s entire data management...
Farm to Fork
October 5, 2016
Although its autonomous concept vehicle was developed in the form of a cabless tractor, Case IH says combines and other equipment would operate on the same technology.
Not to be outdone by advances in precision on...
Data Management
August 3, 2016
Iteris, Inc., the global leader in applied informatics for transportation and agriculture, has announced the addition of new harvest timing and storage analytics capabilities to its digital farming mobile app, ClearAg Mobile.
Agribusinesses and growers alike can quickly implement the new...
Data Management
July 25, 2016
Trimble announced today that it is establishing a dedicated Business Solutions group within its Agriculture Division to support the more complex needs of agricultural leaders. The Trimble Agriculture Business Solutions group will provide customers with technology integration across their...
Farm to Fork
July 7, 2016
The John Deere Operations Center provides value to growers with tools and features that enable them to easily access farm information to better manage their operations. They are able to see and analyze performance and collaborate with partners to...
Farm to Fork
April 8, 2016
If asked what your biggest issue with harvesting is, more times than not, the answer will be labor. From the largest specialty crop producers growing on thousands of acres to someone producing just 1 acre of different vegetables, everyone...
Farm to Fork
March 2, 2016
Arkansas-based OptiSurface Global Sales Manager Preston Marthey announces Record Harvest Enterprises, Inc., of Nevada, MO, has become an OptiSurface Partner. Record Harvest will provide surface drainage solutions for clients using their patented 3D landform design software.
GPS landforming is the reshaping of a...
Farm to Fork
February 10, 2016
Digi-Star introduces the GT 560 Scale Indicator as part of the new Harvest Tracker System during the National Farm Machinery show in Louisville, KY, through Feb. 13. In addition to tracking harvest scale data via a phone or tablet,...
Data Management
February 9, 2016
The Data On The Farm: Successes, Pain Points And Opportunities panel, including Steve Pitstick (center, second from left) and moderator Lisa Prassack (far right).
On Tuesday, January 26, 2016, I joined the over 235 strong for...
Farm to Fork
January 6, 2016
Decisive Farming and Tronia Systems Ltd. have announced a new working partnership that provides Tronia agribusiness customers access to variable rate and precision agronomic services for resale to farmers.
Hundreds of Western Canadian ag retailers already utilize Tronia’s agrē integrated...
Data Management
October 1, 2015
IF my summer travels for PrecisionAg.com proved anything, it’s that 2015 was a big year for yield data.
Sure, the flashier aerial imagery, as well as-applied data, have their respective spots in the lineup too, but with so many management...
Data Management
August 25, 2015
Deere says these latest updates provide end users with more functionality and service, resulting in higher levels of machine performance and decision-making in the field.
