Guidance
March 27, 2013
T-L Irrigation Co., manufacturer of hydrostatically-powered pivot and linear irrigation systems, announces the Precision Link, the latest advancement in web based irrigation management from T-L’s family of pivot management systems.
Developed by AgSense, LLC and T-L, the Precision Link, coupled...
Guidance
March 26, 2013
Valley Irrigation, a manufacturer of precision irrigation equipment, introduces the addition of QuickStart (QS) prescription writing to its Variable Rate Irrigation (VRI) product, allowing growers to customize their water application throughout their field.
“VRI Speed Control is already built into...
Guidance
March 26, 2013
In June, sister publication CropLife magazine will be releasing the results of the 16th Precision Agriculture Adoption Survey. This biennial project has been conducted in conjunction with Purdue University from the beginning, and has served as the ultimate benchmarking...
Guidance
March 13, 2013
ScoutDoc for iPad now offering GPS map and pin drop functions.
Guidance
March 11, 2013
Intuicom Inc., a provider of wireless precision guidance solutions for the agriculture market, is now offering a proprietary cellular amplifier to complement their line of RTK Bridge products.
Exclusively designed for Intuicom, this amplifier provides the ability to work in...
Guidance
March 11, 2013
Leica Geosystems has released SteerDirect ES, a retro-fit electric steering system that allows a user to install assisted steering without having to remove the steering wheel.
Guidance
March 6, 2013
Precision equipment manufacturer Leica Geosystems responds to regional market demands by adding GLONASS support and additional steering kit options.
Guidance
February 25, 2013
Two remote sensors, the Operational Land Imager and the Thermal Infrared Sensor, will image our planet’s land surface and provide free data to growers from the USGS archive.
Guidance
February 14, 2013
Citing the ever increasing importance of the Global Positioning System (GPS) to the global economy and infrastructure, a group of GPS advocates today announced the formation of the GPS Innovation Alliance, an organization dedicated to furthering GPS innovation, creativity...
Guidance
February 11, 2013
The CropLife Media Group is proud to announce that futurist David Zach will serve as the keynote speaker at the PrecisionAg Luncheon on July 17 during the InfoAg Conference in Springfield, IL. The PrecisionAg Luncheon is sponsored by SST...
Data Management
February 7, 2013
Raven Industries now offers the simple to install SmarTrax MD mechanical steering system, and announced an enhanced Slingshot offering that streamlines data sharing and management.
Guidance
February 6, 2013
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has an excellent opportunity for a full-time, non-tenure leading, faculty position located in the Southeast Research and Extension Center.
This position will provide strong regional leadership for focused, comprehensive educational programs in Cropping Systems and Agricultural...
Guidance
February 1, 2013
Hemisphere GPS Inc. has signed and closed a definitive agreement to sell the business assets associated with its non-agricultural operations to the Canadian subsidiary of Beijing UniStrong Science & Technology Co. Ltd. (“UniStrong”) $14.96 million in cash. PI Financial...
Data Management
February 1, 2013
Leading product and software manufacturers provide insights on key trends in precision ag and reveal what they plan to bring to market in the coming year.
Guidance
January 29, 2013
Farmers requiring sub-inch accuracy for tiling and other precision farming operations have a new GPS option from Ag Leader Technology, Inc.: the GPS 2500B RTK Base Station.
Bill Cran, Ag Leader GPS Product Specialist, said, “The GPS 2500B is a...
Guidance
January 29, 2013
Raven Industries has named sales and marketing veteran, Michelle M. Lavallee as the new head of Global Sales and Marketing for the Applied Technology division. Michelle brings with her over twenty years' experience in international business, sales, marketing, innovation,...
Guidance
January 28, 2013
About a month ago we put out an article entitled, “Why Variable Rate Is Still a Tough Sell,” asserting that a combination of a lack of technology understanding and skepticism about the benefits have hampered adoption over the life...
Guidance
January 24, 2013
Launching at AgConnect Expo, the AGI-4 features multiple-constellation GNSS satellite reception, state-of-the-art inertial sensors for full terrain compensation and is the first all-in-one integrated receiver/steering controller, according to Topcon.
Guidance
January 24, 2013
Kurtis Kenne has been named the global field test manager for Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA). In this new position, Kenne will report to Kevin Cobb, director of TPA product management.
Kenne, who earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering...
Guidance
January 22, 2013
Auto-Guide 3000 is a complete satellite-assisted steering technology and will be available starting in the second quarter of 2013 as a factory-installed option on various equipment models.
