Data Management
February 24, 2016
While concerns around current and upcoming regulation from the FAA capture most of the headlines in the UAV industry, questions about practicalities like return on investment are even more pronounced.
Those questions are especially notable in agriculture, as farmers strive...
Guidance
February 23, 2016
T-L Irrigation's GPS Navigation Corner System has been awarded two patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
T-L Irrigation Co., the exclusive world manufacturer of hydrostatically powered pivot irrigation systems, has announced it has been...
Data Management
February 22, 2016
AgEagle Aerial Systems CEO Bret Chilcott during the InfoAg 2015 pre-show tour.
Raven Industries announced that its Applied Technology division has been named the worldwide exclusive distribution partner for AgEagle Aerial Systems, a provider of Unmanned...
Data Management
February 19, 2016
Smithfield Foods, Inc. and United Suppliers, Inc., have announced a collaboration to advance on-farm conservation practices and the use of innovative precision agriculture tools across Smithfield’s sourcing regions in Iowa and Missouri. Smithfield’s initiative will focus on deployment of...
Data Management
February 16, 2016
For the past few years each spring, PrecisionAg magazine has invited key precision ag product manufacturers and service providers to share with us information on their latest upgrades and newest items. On the following pages, you will find this...
Guidance
February 16, 2016
Illinois grower Greg Sanders says from his experience growers just getting started with VRA seeding should aim to have at least three years of normalized yield data before making prescriptions.
SST Software employee Patrick Sanders, when...
Data Management
February 16, 2016
There are now around 300,000 drones registered to the Federal Aviation Administration. Drones are seeing strides forward in use after registration was opened at the end of last year, reports David Geiger, Agribusiness Report, on KCRG.com.
In agriculture, they are...
Data Management
February 12, 2016
Andrew Nixon over at BetterForTheJob.com has published an agriculture drone buyer's guide at bestdroneforthejob.com/drones-for-work/agriculture-drone-buyers-guide/.
It's a pretty well-curated web resource that covers a lot of ground on the subject of UAVs. Feel free to check it out at the link...
Data Management
February 10, 2016
Sentera, a global provider of software, sensors, and drones to the agriculture industry, announces its compatibility with the agX Platform. The collaboration benefits both agX and Sentera customers. agX clients can easily incorporate Sentera’s data management solution, AgVault Software,...
Data Management
February 10, 2016
There are now around 300,000 drones registered to the Federal Aviation Administration. Drones are seeing strides forward in use after registration was opened at the end of last year, reports David Geiger with Agribusiness Report in Cedar Rapids, IA.
In...
Guidance
February 10, 2016
Case IH is pleased to introduce three new Advanced Farming Systems (AFS) products: AFS RTK+, ElectriSteer and AFS Connect Data Sharing. Led by AFS RTK+, the first proprietary cellular-RTK network offered by an original equipment manufacturer, these new products...
Irrigation
February 10, 2016
Trimble introduced today the Irrigate-IQ uniform corner, a unique solution that allows farmers to apply a consistent amount of water on the area covered by a center-pivot corner arm. The solution prevents over- or under-watering through a uniform application,...
Data Management
February 9, 2016
Swiss professional drone maker, senseFly, has confirmed that Parrot’s Sequoia multispectral sensor – announced today at World Ag Expo in Tulare, CA, and due to launch in March 2016 – will be immediately available for its eBee Ag drone.
Sequoia...
Guidance
February 8, 2016
Trimble has announced that it is extending its distribution channel by establishing a new global network of independent distribution partners to serve the needs of the rapidly evolving precision agriculture industry. The new Vantage distribution network will provide growers,...
Guidance
February 2, 2016
The updated SeedCommand product line promises to enhance the functionality and productivity of planting operations for farmers.
Data Management
February 2, 2016
Sentera, LLC, a global provider of software, sensors, and drone technologies to the agriculture industry, has announced completing the integration as a John Deere Operations Center Production Partner. This affiliation gives John Deere's dealer and customer network access to...
Guidance
February 1, 2016
DuPont Pioneer has launched an enhanced Planting Rate Estimator tool in time for the 2016 planting season. This new and improved version, available on Pioneer.com and in the Apple App Store, gives growers the ability to select seeding rates...
Data Management
January 25, 2016
Farmers Edge, a global leader in precision agriculture and independent data management solutions, has announced the addition of its new Iowa headquarters in Ames. This continuing expansion into key Midwestern agricultural regions comes on the heels of the Company’s...
Guidance
January 22, 2016
Howard Dahl of Amity Technology talked about precision ag around the world at the fifth annual Precision Ag Summit in Jamestown, ND. Photo credit: Trevor Peterson/The Forum.
Howard Dahl of Amity Technology says precision agriculture will...
Data Management
January 21, 2016
Mavrx ultra-high-resolution imagery from aircraft reveal deeper insights into field conditions than low-resolution data from satellites. For example, you can see the rows in the field and patterns made by farm equipment. Mavrx Scout uses...
