Deere & Company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Blue River Technology, an agriculture technology company specializing in machine learning. “We welcome the opportunity to work with a Blue River Technology team that is highly skilled and intensely dedicated...

Lack of broadband access, labor shortages, and the financial difficulty of getting started in agriculture were all up for discussion Friday at Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue’s listening session, writes Stuart Taylor on TiftonGazette.com. Held at the University of Georgia...

The Climate Corp. announced at Farm Progress Show the addition of new features and data connectivity enhancements for the 2018 season to its Climate FieldView digital agriculture platform. Additionally, Climate announced R&D advancements accelerating through the company’s innovation pipeline...

BASF and Proagrica have signed a development and operation agreement to bring one of the first farm management system interfaces to market. Growers will benefit as they will be able to connect BASF’s digital offer Maglis with different digital...

Four leading agribusinesses, Wheat Growers, Landus Cooperative, Central Valley Ag and WinField United, have signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture called FieldReveal to provide ag retailers with a proven, easy-to-use precision ag platform by the...

AMVAC Chemical Corp. has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Trimble. The two companies are working toward an agreement that will grant Trimble global distribution rights for the patented SIMPAS prescriptive application equipment from AMVAC. The SIMPAS distribution...

Acclerator, incubator, start-up, connectivity — the buzzwords of the digital age can be clear as, well, mud, writes Alex Sampson on WeeklyTimesNow.com.au. And when lumped under the umbrella term “agtech”, it’s no wonder farmers, investors and business leaders can be...

As I sit here and ponder just what it was that we all experienced last week, off the top of mind I'd say InfoAg 2017 seemed vastly different from the previous iteration — perhaps a bit subdued, or less...

Senet, a provider of global connectivity and network management for the Internet of Things, and Sensoterra BV, a provider of low-cost, wireless soil moisture measurement sensors, today announced a multi-year partnership to operate Sensoterra’s soil moisture system on Senet’s...

AGCO and The Climate Corp. announced today that a definitive agreement has been signed for AGCO to acquire the Precision Planting equipment business. (RELATED: Ohio Precision Planting Dealer Comments on Possible Merger Partners)  “Precision Planting is a strong business that plays...

Trimble and CNH Industrial are enabling wireless connectivity between Trimble Ag Software and Case IH Advanced Farming Systems Connect and New Holland Precision Land Management Connect telematics platforms in North America. Trimble and CNH Industrial, a...

Between population growth and climate change, farms of all sizes are being challenged to increase yields. Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are showing promise in addressing these challenges, particularly with the use of field sensors. Today’s field sensors typically...

PrecisionAg Professional Editors Matthew Grassi and Paul Schrimpf list unmanned technology as one of the 10 most intriguing technologies in agriculture. Pictured is the autonomous concept tractor from Case IH. This may be a bit of...

For service providers offering precision programs, hope springs eternal in winter. Services are evaluated, new offerings are considered, growers are consulted, and plans are developed in the spirit of bringing better value to customers, and more profit to the...

For the professionals and organizations providing agronomic and technology advice to farmers, the battle to create a sustainable service business has never been more challenging. The investment and ag-tech sectors’ continuing courtship of agriculture, smoldering for three...

Farms need to do more with less than ever before to remain competitive. This is especially true when it comes to big ticket items like agricultural machinery. We’re now seeing the implementation of new Internet of Things (IoT) technologies...

Pest infestations cost farmers at least some measure of profit and productivity in virtually every crop. Predictive technology for key pests — discovering an infestation and being able to take action before productivity is lost — has been the...

A pest trap for orchards by manufacturer Semios. In-season scouting is the mother’s milk of any full-service agronomy program. It’s the component of crop production that validates the experience of individuals who know and understand the...

Registration is now open for AgGateway’s Mid-Year Meeting, June 12-15 at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, IA, just outside of Des Moines. The meeting provides valuable insights and networking for anyone seeking to expand eConnectivity in agriculture – from seasoned...

As of early 2017, Plantium had about 600 Atlas-enabled devices (monitors and smart antennas) placed with customers and in operation around Argentina. Plantium in Santa Fe, Argentina, is a full-service provider of precision agricultural guidance systems...