In-Field Technologies
November 22, 2016
*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...
Market Watch
November 22, 2016
Topcon Agriculture and SDF plan to enter into a non-exclusive long-term partnership agreement. This latest arrangement of Topcon with a major OEM is designed to strengthen both positions in the global markets for agriculture machines and precision farming.
SDF is...
Data Management
November 15, 2016
Dave Swain (left), manager of precision ag technologies at Southern States Cooperative (SSC), reviews imagery with an SSC precision ag adviser.
Success comes from taking advantage of every opportunity you can.
One technique used in precision farming, called...
Market Watch
November 11, 2016
Just like a smartphone helps users learn, communicate and make important decisions, smart technology — known as precision agriculture — helps farmers know and apply critical information about the right investments in fertilizer, seed, pesticide and water needed to...
In-Field Technologies
November 10, 2016
THRIVE is looking for high growth ag tech companies with an in-market solution that are positioned to scale. The top 50 will be invited to attend the THRIVE Open Innovation Forum and the top 10 will be invited to pitch.
THRIVE...
Analytics
November 4, 2016
The global precision agriculture market is currently at a nascent stage of growth. With the rise of tech savvy Gen Y and millennial farmers as well as the need for increased cost efficiencies associated with climate change, including water...
Market Watch
October 27, 2016
Pardon the baseball pun (GO TRIBE!), but I think it’s safe to say that last week’s inaugural Vision Conference touched all the bags on the future of smart, or digital, data-driven farming. IoT, weather data, the future of venture...
Data Management
October 26, 2016
Senet, the first and only North American provider of public, low-power, wide-area networks (LPWANs) for long range-based (LoRa-based) Internet of Things (IoT) applications, today announced that Trimble is leveraging its wireless technology to enable water utilities to remotely measure...
Data Management
October 25, 2016
Sentera AgVault (pictured) and OnTop Software are each offered at three subscription tiers: Pro, Viewer, and Mobile.
Sentera is enabling every drone user to unlock the power of their data by offering AgVault and OnTop Software Platforms...
Drones | UAVs
October 24, 2016
Our inaugural PrecisionAg Vision Conference, held last week in Phoenix, AZ, is officially in the books.
Having convened just over 200 stakeholders that hail from every aspect of the food production value chain over three days to discuss and debate...
Market Watch
October 24, 2016
*GUEST COLUMNIST’S NOTE: 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...
In-Field Technologies
October 18, 2016
Harper Adams University staff, supported and led by precision farming specialist Precision Decisions, are attempting to grow and harvest a hectare of cereal crops — all without stepping a foot into the field, according to an article on FGInsight.com.
The...
Drones | UAVs
October 18, 2016
Dr. Mike Duncan (right) describes the type of information that will be gathered by the drone. Neal Pilger is preparing to launch. Photo: Mike Zettel/Metroland
Hovering above the grapes growing in the experimental field behind Niagara...
Drones | UAVs
October 12, 2016
DroneDeploy, a cloud-based drone software platform, today unveiled the Drone Mapping Directory, a drone mapping marketplace to connect businesses with drone service providers. At launch, the Drone Mapping Directory unites more than 250 drone service providers operating in 48...
Guidance
October 11, 2016
Today at Intergeo, NovAtel introduced its RTK ASSIST service. RTK ASSIST is a subscription-based service that provides users with satellite-delivered correction data to seamlessly continue centimetre-level accuracy during Real Time Kinematic (RTK) correction outages caused by communication disruptions. Users...
Connectivity
October 7, 2016
Business and technical executives seeking to advance their companies' electronic connections with trading partners are encouraged to attend this year's AgGateway Annual Conference, November 7-10 at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld, Orlando, FL. This year's program features interactive, technical...
Data Management
October 5, 2016
The aerial imagery industry is in a rather strange place currently. Which of the three options (satellite, manned aircraft, or drone) is best for your situation will likely depend on who you ask (and who that person works for).
The...
Drones | UAVs
September 28, 2016
Sentera's Precision Agriculture Solutions being sold by Rise Above Custom Drone Solutions throughout Australia. Pictured here, DJI Phantom 4 Drone with NDVI 09 Upgrade.
Sentera, LLC, a global provider of remote sensing hardware and data management...
Drones | UAVs
September 19, 2016
Mitchell Technical Institute precision agriculture students recently used the program's new Trimble UX5 drone to survey land and take high resolution images. Photo: MitchellRepublic.com
After weeks of sitting in the classroom, several Mitchell Technical Institute students...
Drones | UAVs
September 13, 2016
Sentera has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Dynamic UAV Solutions North America, LLC, a new distributor in the commercial UAV space for the mapping, construction, survey, and agricultural, inspection, mining, public safety, and landfill industries.
"This is a big...
