Valmont Industries, a leading global provider of engineered products and services for infrastructure and mechanized irrigation equipment for agriculture, has acquired a majority interest in South Dakota-based AgSense.

Researchers are using GPS out west to monitor the massive drought that has intensified over much of the region.

Farmers work hard while dealing with unpredictable weather, long hours and countless risks. New farmers face even more start-up obstacles with acquiring land, equipment and capital, as well as learning about regulations and insurance policies. To help guide the next...

Southern States Cooperative has announced plans to offer Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) technology to its precision ag customers in the southeast.

PrecisionHawk announced today its UAV platform, the Lancaster Mark III, has been granted the first FAA Certificate of Authorization for operation at the N.Y. test site.

OnTrac3 represents the next generation of the company’s assisted steering system and features a number of improvements to the Electronic Control Unit and the Mechanical Drive Unit.

The STS Developers Kit brings together its powerful STS spectrometer, a Raspberry Pi microcomputer, customizable software and wireless capabilities in a single package.

The Early Proof of Concept team has successfully tracked the encrypted Galileo E6-B and E6-C signals broadcast by Galileo satellites.

Agronomic Innovations announces the purchase of AgRobotics and its patented AutoProbe precision soil sampler. The two privately held companies did not disclose the sale price.

President Barack Obama is weighing in on the commercial drone boom, reports DroneLife.com and Politico.com. According to Politico, President Obama plans to issue an executive order putting the National Telecommunications and Information Administration in charge of developing a set of...

The folks over at Aironovo Advisors provide a wrap up of last week's 2014 Precision Aerial Agriculture Show in Decatur, IL.

Despite strict federal rules regulating drones for agricultural usage, University of Missouri Professor Bill Wiebold believes it’s important to plan for the future.

Jim Williams, manager of the FAA’s Office of Unmanned Aerial Systems Integration, recently spoke at the Delta AgTech Symposium on the current state of commercial UAV regulation in the U.S.

The industry has been sold hard on the seemingly endless benefits of UAV technology in agriculture. Now it's time to dig deep and determine what's real and what's lip service.

From water conservation to genetic selection to plant health status - advanced sensor technology is already being deployed on the front lines of some of ag's most important battles.

There are many potential efficiency gains that reliable robotic technology could bring to agriculture, and innovative manufacturers are making progress. But much work remains before they're ready for prime time.

Equipment offerings are sound, so it will take better field information and communication to take VR to the next level of profitability.

A Forbes.com contributor argues that current FAA policy regarding commercial UAV use is antiquated and needs reform.

Growers in South Africa are already harassing UAV technologies for plant health inspections and are reportedly reaping the rewards.

Steering system developer and manufacturer Novariant, Inc., parent company of AutoFarm and maker of the GeoSteer assisted steering system, has assigned the rights of its aftermarket Australian distributors to its longstanding partner, Ag Leader. In North America, Novariant had...