Connectivity
May 31, 2018
Matt Waits, SST Software
Proagrica, part of RELX Group, earlier this year acquired U.S.-based precision agriculture solutions company, SST Software, in a move set to transform global data capabilities and decision making for agriculture retailers.
Matt Waits,...
Connectivity
May 29, 2018
AGCO Corp., a world-leading manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment solutions, has announced a development partnership with agricultural technology company AgIntegrated (AGI) to deliver ag information management systems services to AGCO customers. The partnership will enable AGCO customers to...
Connectivity
May 10, 2018
The inaugural Growing Innovations conference and tradeshow is slated for Nov. 7-8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
As a service provider, you and your grower customers probably can agree on this much: While innovation abounds...
Analytics
May 9, 2018
Raven Industries and Farmers Edge announced today a marketing and collaboration agreement. The two companies are working together to develop new precision agriculture technologies that will rapidly increase expansion of Farmers Edge digital agronomy and risk management solutions in key...
Connectivity
May 1, 2018
Agriculture today has been exploding with new advancements in technology, posing the future for a farm filled with data and information. Decoding and understanding this data through analysis and agronomics is key for success and finding the opportunities in...
Analytics
May 1, 2018
Farmers Edge released a comprehensive R&D roadmap outlining its product enhancement and innovation plans through to 2019, according to a press release issued by the company.
After introducing 19 new tools this year, Farmers Edge aims to release over 90...
Analytics
May 1, 2018
The agricultural industry is in the midst of a smart farming evolution, and the Internet of Things (IoT) era has the potential to dramatically improve farming practices. Today, CropX, an ag analytics innovator, unveiled its latest soil intelligence platform, a powerful...
Connectivity
April 30, 2018
In 1936, deep in the throes of the Great Depression, the federal government moved forward with an initiative that would eventually modernize every home in rural America: the Rural Electrification Act (REA).
Driven by the federal government, money began to...
Connectivity
April 24, 2018
With the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT), we are now seeing farmers use more wireless technologies to increase the quality and efficiency of production to achieve higher yields. IoT has opened the door for engineers to develop...
Analytics
April 23, 2018
The Climate Corporation announced the addition of five industry-leading partners to The Climate Corporation’s Climate FieldView digital agriculture platform. The new partners -- AgWorks, DroneDeploy, MyAgData, Sentera and Skymatics -- will deliver powerful new capabilities and tremendous value for...
Connectivity
April 11, 2018
AgGateway, the non-profit organization with the mission to promote and enable the industry's transition to digital agriculture, is offering a limited-time 25% discount on 2018 rates for its Ag Industry Identification System (AGIIS) service, as an incentive to further...
Connectivity
April 10, 2018
As wireless sensors become smaller, less expensive, and easier to use, farmers are beginning to deploy themin greater numbers to better detect the wide-ranging soil conditions across their fields.
As any farmer can attest, agricultural fields...
Connectivity
March 28, 2018
The Accelerating Precision to Decision Agriculture (P2D) project is supported by funding from the Australian Government's Department of Agriculture and Water Resources as part of its Rural R&D for Profit program. Led by CRDC, the P2D project involves all...
Analytics
March 13, 2018
AgReliant Genetics, the third largest seed company in North America, and The Climate Corp., a subsidiary of Monsanto Co.,
have announced a data connectivity agreement between Advantage Acre, AgReliant Genetics’ suite of digital technologies, and The Climate Corp.’s Climate FieldView digital...
Analytics
March 9, 2018
With increased value provided by edge computing to security improvements with Blockchain integration, IoT platforms across the board are just starting to get sexy.
The intelligent digital mesh is evolving and enterprises today are paying attention to the disruption and...
Analytics
February 5, 2018
UPDATED 2.5.18, 2:10 PM
Proagrica has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of SST Software, including Raven’s ownership stake. Based in London, Proagrica is a dominant agriculture player in Australia and the UK, and has a significant footprint in Europe...
Connectivity
February 1, 2018
CNH Industrial and The Climate Corporation announced today a new partnership that will extend and develop a portfolio of data sharing capabilities to help farmers with real-time agronomic visualization and decision-making solutions.
Case IH and New Holland Agriculture, the global...
Connectivity
January 29, 2018
I am a firm believer that data, especially map-based data, must be experienced. Seeing your data as a map in addition to a report or spreadsheet will always be of value as a step on the data literacy path....
Connectivity
January 25, 2018
The Agricultural Broadband Coalition applauded bipartisan leaders in the House and Senate for introducing the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 on Thursday, a milestone piece of legislation that will help to revolutionize farming across the United States.
The legislation,...
Analytics
January 24, 2018
Bringing sustainability to scale and shaping the future of farming requires collaboration across the supply chain, starting with growers and their trusted partners. Growers rely heavily on their local retailer advisors for recommendations and services that will drive productivity,...