Some estimates suggest over half of growers’ activities are impacted by weather conditions, from field workability to fertility management to harvest timing. No wonder more companies are entering the weather data and analysis space, either with standalone products or by teaming...

Monash University is establishing an ag-tech facility in Melbourne’s southeast with the vision to innovate new smart farming techniques including automated harvesting and driverless vehicles in response to the growing challenges faced by the agriculture sector, writes Priyankar Bhunia...

In the late 1990's, Oklahoma State University (OSU) developed a way to determine nitrogen (N) fertilizer requirements, writes Wilma Trujillo on Journal-Advocate.com. The new N management strategy addressed two conditions that greatly affect how much N fertilizer a crop...

Agritechnica 2017 wrapped up this past weekend, and now with the show in the books and a few days to think about/process everything seen and heard in Hannover, Germany last week, I have but one overriding thought to offer:...

This soybean field in Mato Grasso, Brazil, was photographed from 65 meters up by an agricultural drone. Technology adoption usually occurs in stages. In agriculture, it progresses best when new innovations are spurred by competition, and...

The Springfield Beckley-Municipal Airport now has a new hangar for unmanned aircraft and precision agriculture, writes Allyson Brown on GovTech.com. The new hangar, the Clark State-Ohio Center for Precision Agriculture, is a part of a $1.2 million project to build...

The Climate Corp., a subsidiary of Monsanto Co., has announced a partnership with Deveron UAS Corp., that will deliver farmers advanced aerial imagery data combined with powerful analytics through The Climate Corp.'s industry-leading Climate FieldView digital agriculture platform. The...

At its annual conference last week, AgGateway honored individuals and companies that are advancing electronic connectivity efforts in agriculture and related industries, thereby expanding the use of information to maximize efficiency and productivity. Randy Fry, Data Process and Information Systems...

Intelligent Agricultural Solutions, LLC (Intelligent Ag), a leader in electronics innovations for modern farming, has released Engage Zone Control, the industry’s first retrofit section control available for John Deere air carts. Custom designed and built for the popular John Deere...

The Climate Corp., a subsidiary of Monsanto Co., has announced at Agritechnica, the world’s leading trade fair for agricultural machinery, the pre-commercial launch of the Climate FieldView digital agriculture platform into regions of Europe for the 2018 growing season....

Topcon Agriculture has introduced TAP, the Topcon Agriculture Platform, a cloud-based agricultural ecosystem designed to provide real-time monitoring and data analysis for smart decision making during every phase of the farming cycle. “The platform is part of our goal to...

Topcon Opus A6 (top) and A8 Consoles. Topcon Agriculture has added industry-leading ISOBUS universal terminal and task controller functionality to the Opus A6 and A8 consoles. The industry standard universal terminal provides compatibility with a wide range...

DJI showcased new hardware and software advancements that make it easier for businesses across multiple industries to incorporate drones into their daily operations at its AirWorks user conference in Denver today. During the keynote presentation, DJI demonstrated its new FlightHub...

Sentera announced today availability of gimbaled Double 4k and Quad sensors for the popular DJI Inspire 2 drone. Sentera's swappable precision crop health sensors paired with the Inspire 2 offers agronomists, crop consultants, and growers an economical way to...

Farmobile today announced a strategic partnership with AmTrust Agriculture Insurance Services, a subsidiary of AmTrust Financial, Inc., a multinational property and casualty insurer specializing in coverage for small business. The agreement, effective immediately, will allow the two companies to...

Ceres Imaging, which specializes in spectral imaging technology to help farmers increase yields by more efficiently applying water and fertilizer, announced it has raised $2.5 million in Series A financing from Romulus Capital. Ceres Imaging uses aerial imagery and spectral...

President Trump recently announced the new Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program to accelerate the integration of UAS into our nation’s busy airspace and to spur innovation, according to a press release sent out by FAA this afternoon. The...

Trimble has introduced the Trimble GFX-750 display system for agriculture applications. The display system comes with the simple-to-install, roof-mounted NAV-900 guidance controller featuring Trimble's most advanced multi-constellation GNSS receiver. The satellite coverage provides farmers with more robust signal availability...

Just in time for the holiday ag drone shopping season (lol) Parrot — the French drone manufacturer most known for its Bebop line of consumer-focused birds — has announced the availability of its newest and first-of-its-kind ag-focused drone, the...

AGCO announced today a new digital partnership with The Climate Corp. that will provide AGCO customers the option to connect with The Climate Corporation’s Climate FieldView platform. AGCO’s partnership with The Climate Corporation is a product of Fuse and...