Sentera today announced the immediate availability of the Sentera AGX710 gimbaled precision agriculture sensor with plug-and-play integration for DJI's industry leading Matrice 200 Series industrial drones. The AGX710 sensor delivers exceptional crop health insights and enables ag professionals to...

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...

Gorham If only software from precision agriculture companies was more like Facebook or Google, no one in North America would be talking about how reluctant farmers are to use it. Sid Gorham, chief executive and co-founder of...

Sentera announces the general release of its RTK GPS precision positioning module for the PHX Pro fixed-wing drone. The module delivers true L1/L2, multi-constellation RTK to the PHX Pro. Sentera's RTK solution offers survey, agriculture, and mapping customers sub-5cm and...

Robots – are they just a thing of the future? Many in the agriculture sector agree that the industry is heading in the direction of having more technology on the farm, which could even include robots. In fact, there...

Automation has been at the forefront of our minds for decades, if not centuries. Whether we’re talking about those who worked in flour mills or those who dealt with windmills, automated processes have always been on inventors’ minds. While...

Walmart is applying for a range of patents using drones to automate farming. The move could support its grocery business and give the giant greater control over its supply chain, according to a report on CBInsights.com. As Walmart goes head...

What do trees, drones, and minefields all have in common? Precision aerial planting. A concept first introduced in the 1930’s (possibly as early as 1926) to originally reseed a mountain in Honolulu, planting via an airplane has captured our imagination...

AgGateway has submitted its proposed irrigation data exchange standard to the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), a major achievement in precision agriculture to help growers manage data from their irrigation management systems. The standard is the result...

There is a favorite expression of mine that I love to apply to meteorology: “Measure with a micrometer, mark it with chalk and cut it with an axe.” We can quickly get wrapped up in the allure of precision, spending...

Data is undeniably a valuable asset. Yet, in the ag ecosystem, who’s seeing the value from it? A recent article on PrecisionAg.com highlights how growers aren’t seeing value from data since, “The yield map book usually serves as a coaster...

This unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is equipped with a LiDAR camera. Photo courtesy of UF/IFAS Dr. Yiannis Ampatzidis recently joined the faculty at UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center (SWFREC) in Immokalee, writes Frank Giles on...

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...

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...

Lindsay Corp., a leading global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, today hosted Water Matters 3.6.18 – an educational event focused on efficient irrigation and the role it plays in precision agriculture and emerging smart...

Comedian Mark Mayfield opens Commodity Classic 2018 at the General Session. Once the annual end-of-winter blowout known as Commodity Classic wraps, it basically signals that we've reached go-time for agriculture. The new products, high-yielding seed varieties, and...

Lindsay Corp., a leading global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, has launched a new and improved FieldNET mobile app. Available on Apple App Store and Google Play, the app includes enhancements that offer a...

Do you remember your first time? You know, that first variable rate application (VRA) map of one of your farmers’ fields? I certainly remember mine and I was recently reminded that it is a tale deserving to be re-told...

Sentera today announced the availability of a Micro Gimbal upgrade for Sentera Single sensors mounted on the popular DJI Phantom 4 Pro, Advanced, or Standard drone platforms. The micro gimbal compensates for drone pitch and roll so that the...

Last week’s annual National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS) in Louisville, KY, was this author’s first experience attending the mid-winter Midwest equipment classic, and although it’s not quite on the level of an Agritechnica (another first for me this year),...