Connectivity
March 29, 2017
Registration is now open for AgGateway’s Mid-Year Meeting, June 12-15 at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, IA, just outside of Des Moines. The meeting provides valuable insights and networking for anyone seeking to expand eConnectivity in agriculture – from seasoned...
Connectivity
March 27, 2017
As of early 2017, Plantium had about 600 Atlas-enabled devices (monitors and smart antennas) placed with customers and in operation around Argentina.
Plantium in Santa Fe, Argentina, is a full-service provider of precision agricultural guidance systems...
In-Field Technologies
March 23, 2017
*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...
Connectivity
March 22, 2017
Erich Eller's drone of choice is the AgEagle, in large part because of its compatibility with SST’s AgX platform.
He’s flying essentially solo these days with business support from his wife Jennifer, but Erich Eller has...
Irrigation
March 21, 2017
Valley Irrigation and Trimble announced that Valley Irrigation will become the exclusive OEM distributor of Trimble’s Irrigate-IQ precision irrigation solution, according to a joint press release from the two technology manufacturers.
This solution will be available for Valley Corner Sprinkler Sequencing...
Digital Farming
March 16, 2017
A farming magazine recently published an article of an interview of two experts discussing how understanding the topography of a field can assist farmers in understanding soils. The first paragraph began with the sentences:
"For decades, NRCS soil maps...
Drones | UAVs
March 15, 2017
If you are late to the aerial imagery party and think that agricultural drones are the vehicle that are the be all, end all answer to your imagery needs, you are going to lose and lose big at that....
Market Watch
March 10, 2017
Centaur Analytics, a leading AgTech company that provides real-time, crops monitoring and protection solutions, today announced it has opened advanced registration for its signature software platform to qualified beta users, for free. The platform is ideal for farmers, grain traders and food...
Connectivity
March 7, 2017
One of the toughest challenges ag retailers and agronomists have faced in using precision ag technologies is that different software and hardware systems haven't been able to "talk" to each other, hampering the ability to help producers manage valuable...
In-Field Technologies
March 3, 2017
Precision agriculture techniques could have substantial financial benefits for producers of hand-picked specialty crops, according to a new paper by Richard Sowers, a professor of engineering and of mathematics at the University of Illinois. Photo...
Drones | UAVs
March 2, 2017
Mavic with True NDVI upgrade is a highly-anticipated offering for Sentera customers who have been seeking a compact, easily transportable drone for the 2017 growing season.
Sentera has announced its ability to convert a DJI Mavic...
Drones | UAVs
March 2, 2017
SLANTRANGE, Inc., announced today the release of their new 3p multispectral sensor system for agriculture drones. The 3p is built on Qualcomm Snapdragon Flight technology, an integrated suite of hardware and software designed for advanced drone and IoT applications,...
Drones | UAVs
March 1, 2017
The agreement enables senseFly’s worldwide distributors to offer MicaSense Atlas, a cloud-based processing and analytics solution, alongside trusted drone platforms such as the long-range eBee SQ.
The world’s first-choice producer of mapping drones, senseFly, has signed...
Connectivity
March 1, 2017
Grain producers and handlers may soon have more powerful data management capabilities to address traceability and the regulatory needs of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), thanks to a collaborative effort by AgGateway members to create standards for grain-handling...
Guidance
February 28, 2017
Topcon Agriculture announces the release of the SI-21 Lightbar, designed as a cost-effective, user-friendly product to complement manual guidance, providing users better visibility of steering corrections required to stay on line.
“The SI-21 Lightbar can be installed remotely by the...
Imagery
February 28, 2017
Agrible has a new tool to help the farming community by giving users the power of aerial insights. Pocket Drone Control is new software technology that makes drones easy to use and effective. It works with Crop Copter UAV’s...
Guidance
February 27, 2017
Topcon Agriculture introduces the new X35 — the next generation in the X-Family of touchscreen displays with advanced functionality.
Designed as a modular solution, the 12.1 inch console runs Topcon Horizon software, providing icon-based and user-definable views for a variety...
Connectivity
February 27, 2017
For large farms that are common in Mato Grasso, Brazil, it is necessary to have precision ag professionals to manage data, says consultant Maurício Nicocelli Netto.
Editor's note: Maurício Nicocelli Netto is a precision agriculture consultant in...
Market Watch
February 23, 2017
Matt Damon farming potatoes on Mars in "The Martian"
In early 2016, I was lucky enough to hike the Salkantay Mountain range in Peru. It’s about a 50 mile hike at elevations up to 15,000 feet....
Drones | UAVs
February 22, 2017
The upcoming ASCEND Conference & Expo will deliver practical information about using drones to improve processes in precision agriculture. ASCEND will be held at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, OR, July 19-21, 2017.
“ASCEND will go beyond celebrating drone...
