Guidance
November 16, 2011
Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) recently announced that its X30 control console is now compatible with the NORAC UC5 spray height control system. The systems communicate via the X30 ISO virtual terminal which allows them to interoperate.
This allows existing users...
Guidance
November 10, 2011
Leica Geosystems today released the Leica mojoXact, the new high accuracy upgrade option for the Leica mojo3D guidance display, as well as further features for the Leica mojo3D and Leica SteerDirect. The new features include an improved look and...
Guidance
November 2, 2011
Ag Leader Technology recently released VERSA, its newest entry into the precision display market. VERSA features a large full-color 8.4-inch touchscreen and multiple language options, serving as a versatile precision farming tool for farmers and growers who want year-round...
Guidance
November 1, 2011
Kurt Dunker is a long-time grower in North Bend, NE. Annually, he produces both corn and soybeans on his 2,000 acres and, as several other growers located in the Midwest, utilizes irrigation in his operations. For years, this has...
Guidance
September 29, 2011
The Coalition To Save Our GPS released the following update on activities related to the Lightsquared initiative and the push to keep high accuracy GPS viable in the US:
Two recent hearings focused on LightSquared and its impact on...
Guidance
September 29, 2011
One year after its initial launch in Illinois, MyWay RTK continues to grow and evolve its RTK GPS offering. Its latest service, called MyWay Xchange, provides its customers, support personnel and resellers with an interface that gives users the...
Guidance
September 15, 2011
Leica Geosystems recently released a new high accuracy upgrade option for the Leica mojo3D guidance display, the Leica mojoXact.
The new product provides RTK positioning with the Leica Geosystems patented terrain compensation and various options for a wide range of...
Guidance
September 8, 2011
The 11th International Conference on Precision Agriculture (ICPA) will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Indianapolis July 15th-18th, 2012. ICPA will be the world's major event of its kind in 2012, with the presentation of over 300 research...
Guidance
September 8, 2011
The Satshot Landscout mobile application is now available for Android and iPhone smartphone users.
Satshot Landscout for Android is a convenient, powerful mobile app developed for Satshot customers. The app lets users locate their fields using either location information from...
Guidance
September 1, 2011
Trimble has introduced is EZ-Pilot system, a new high-accuracy assisted steering offering price and performance that falls between the basic EZ-Steer and the high-end AutoPilot systems. EZ-Pilot controls the steering wheel with an integrated electric motor drive using Global...
Guidance
August 25, 2011
2011 has been an interesting year. Weather issues in my area and the rest of the U.S. have created some excitement in the markets. We had record rainfall and a full soil profile that kept me from getting into...
Guidance
August 25, 2011
AGCO's System 350 Automatic Steering, featuring a new X30 all-in-one control console, is now available through the company's dealer network.
AGCO has introduced the availability of System 350 Automatic Steering through AGCO's North American dealer network. The System 350 features...
Guidance
August 4, 2011
Valley Irrigation recently announced an expansion to its Valley GPS product line. Valley GPS Guidance for corners and linear irrigation equipment is now compatible with both John Deere Starfire and Trimble GPS products.
"We have been very pleased by the...
Guidance
July 14, 2011
Effective immediately, Ewout Korpershoek, formerly managing director of Topcon Europe Positioning (TEP), will join the Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) senior executive team as chief marketing officer responsible for all marketing and product management functions at TPS and TEP. He...
Guidance
July 5, 2011
Trimble has introduced its new high-accuracy Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) compatible correction service. The Trimble CenterPoint RTX correction service can offer 4 centimeter (1.5 inch) repeatable accuracy and will be available initially through Trimble's Agriculture Division.
CenterPoint RTX is...
Guidance
June 23, 2011
The Precision Agriculture team at Auburn University was founded more than a decade ago, but over the past two years has been actively working to get its information out both to the growers it serves and to interested parties...
Guidance
June 16, 2011
Hemisphere GPS announced the availability of long range RTK for Outback Guidance systems featuring Hemisphere GPS Eclipse GNSS receivers. Available in the new Outback A220 series receivers as well as an upgrade to existing receivers, the long range radio...
Guidance
June 2, 2011
Leica Geosystems recently announced several compatibility and capability updates for a range of its ag guidance products.
Compatibility with the SteerDirect hydraulic kit solution continues to grow with another four series of tractors added. Autospray with Direct Section Control for...
Guidance
May 12, 2011
Topcon Positioning Systems recently opened Phase 1 of the renovation of its12-acre acre training and test site, the VIP Welcome Center, at its Livermore, CA headquarters. The test site was also renamed the Topcon Solutions Site.
Ray O'Connor, TPA president...
Guidance
April 27, 2011
A visit to my Uncle Gerald offered me another example of agriculture's continuous innovation. As we together marveled at guidance systems (he had earlier seen a neighbor's GPS system) he reminisced of an earlier method of precision planting that...
