CNH Industrial and Farmers Edge have entered into a strategic digital agriculture agreement that will deliver a portfolio of connectivity and agronomic solutions to Case IH customers. Through this agreement, CNH Industrial will provide Case IH customers with access to FarmCommand, a unique...

If you, like me, have been fortunate to witness what Land O’ Lakes CIO Mike Macrie has called the two great revolutions in agriculture since mechanization – biotechnology and now ag tech – you well know that confusion often...

AgEagle announced an expansion of the existing partnership between Agribotix, an AgEagle company, and The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Bayer, to introduce advanced aerial imagery analytics to farmers. Through the AgEagle platform, farmers are able to utilize aerial imagery...

Some insights about the Brazilian Conference on Precision Agriculture 2018 (ConBAP 2018) were provided in the recent article "ConBAP 2018 Highlights Precision Agriculture in Brazil."  I have attended the conference in previous editions, but unfortunately I could not attend...

Editor's note: Proagrica, an international provider of connectivity solutions specifically for the agriculture industry, recently examined the key challenges and pain points that businesses face in the agriculture supply chain — and the benefits gained — by adopting digital systems. Challenge...

Prunes are European plums with a high sugar content that allows them to dry without fermenting around the pit and are almost all marketed dried, as prunes or dried plums. California produces 96% of the prunes grown in the...

Agriculture is going through an equivalent of what the computer industry went through in the 1970s and 1980s. That’s when Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were creating the first Apples in the garage of Job’s childhood home, Bill Gates...

A recent survey of US ag retail businesses from Proagrica showed that future-proofing is one of the dominant pain points for ag retailers of all sizes. Many also were concerned with the need to offer better customer services to...

The International Forum of Agricultural Robotics (FIRA) features speakers from around the world. The future of agricultural innovation will continue to rely heavily on collaboration and exchange of ideas among all industry players. This is perhaps...

According to the United Nations, 9.6 billion people will live on planet Earth by 2050. Feeding these mouths will require simultaneously meeting three great needs: quantity, environmental, and cultural. The World Resources Institute (WRI) forecasts that we will have...

WingtraOne offers UAV pilots a reliable drone capable of covering acres, operating in challenging conditions, and producing great imagery in a user-friendly package, according to contributing writer and licensed drone pilot Nate Dorsey. For the every-day...

Valley Irrigation, an industry leader in smart irrigation solutions, has announced enhancements to its remote management technologies. Multi-Year Licensing Valley offers multi-year licensing plans for ICON Link devices connecting to AgSense. In response to widespread customer demand, Valley...

Building on the success of its Reflex Variable Rate Fertigation system, Agri-Inject has taken fluid injection to the next level with ReflexCONNECT, putting fluid injection at the operator’s fingertips. Like the original Reflex system, ReflexCONNECT provides fully programmable variable...

Raven Industries and Topcon Agriculture announced today a licensing agreement for Topcon Agriculture’s use of the Slingshot Application Programming Interface (API) in its various software platforms. The Slingshot API is a software-to-software interface that benefits the end-user by providing...

senseFly today reportedly sets a new standard in mapping tools with the launch of the eBee X. Launched with the promise that “it’s not about the drone,” but instead about overcoming business challenges, the eBee X, part of the Parrot...

Article Notes: 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...

Before you get bent out of shape from the title, remember if you’ve read my articles before you know I like to reference pop culture in them. This one refers to the cult classic rom-com movie from 1999. I...

Ag Leader has announced new fall features added to its full-farm connectivity platform, AgFiniti, bringing an even higher level of in-season visibility to growers and trusted advisors. "For the past several years, we've been building upon our AgFiniti platform with...

I’ve attended a fair number of grower seminars around the country on the potential new technology headed for the farm, and I’ve noticed something fascinating. Many of the growers are eager to learn, almost on the edge of their...

During the past several decades, agriculture, in general, has made advancements as a result of automation and precision management technologies. However, for the specialty crops including tree fruit, the application of automation and precision management has lagged behind due to...