Guidance
February 6, 2013
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has an excellent opportunity for a full-time, non-tenure leading, faculty position located in the Southeast Research and Extension Center.
This position will provide strong regional leadership for focused, comprehensive educational programs in Cropping Systems and Agricultural...
Guidance
February 1, 2013
Hemisphere GPS Inc. has signed and closed a definitive agreement to sell the business assets associated with its non-agricultural operations to the Canadian subsidiary of Beijing UniStrong Science & Technology Co. Ltd. (“UniStrong”) $14.96 million in cash. PI Financial...
Data Management
February 1, 2013
As technology improves, the lines between certain ag tools are certain to blur and combine.
Data Management
February 1, 2013
Leading product and software manufacturers provide insights on key trends in precision ag and reveal what they plan to bring to market in the coming year.
Guidance
January 29, 2013
Farmers requiring sub-inch accuracy for tiling and other precision farming operations have a new GPS option from Ag Leader Technology, Inc.: the GPS 2500B RTK Base Station.
Bill Cran, Ag Leader GPS Product Specialist, said, “The GPS 2500B is a...
Guidance
January 29, 2013
Raven Industries has named sales and marketing veteran, Michelle M. Lavallee as the new head of Global Sales and Marketing for the Applied Technology division. Michelle brings with her over twenty years' experience in international business, sales, marketing, innovation,...
Guidance
January 28, 2013
About a month ago we put out an article entitled, “Why Variable Rate Is Still a Tough Sell,” asserting that a combination of a lack of technology understanding and skepticism about the benefits have hampered adoption over the life...
Guidance
January 24, 2013
Launching at AgConnect Expo, the AGI-4 features multiple-constellation GNSS satellite reception, state-of-the-art inertial sensors for full terrain compensation and is the first all-in-one integrated receiver/steering controller, according to Topcon.
Guidance
January 24, 2013
Kurtis Kenne has been named the global field test manager for Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA). In this new position, Kenne will report to Kevin Cobb, director of TPA product management.
Kenne, who earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering...
Guidance
January 22, 2013
Auto-Guide 3000 is a complete satellite-assisted steering technology and will be available starting in the second quarter of 2013 as a factory-installed option on various equipment models.
Guidance
January 22, 2013
Trimble announced today a new technology for agriculture to sustain RTK positions during correction outage periods. Trimble xFill technology utilizes Trimble RTX technology, delivered via satellite, to "fill in" for RTK corrections in the event of temporary radio or...
Guidance
January 22, 2013
Trimble introduced today a new high-accuracy correction service available to the agriculture market. The Trimble RangePoint RTX correction service is an introductory, cost-effective correction service available to farmers across the contiguous U.S. as well as most of Canada, South...
Guidance
January 21, 2013
Leica Geosystems has launched Virtual Vista, a web based platform which allows farmers to monitor their fleet and field activities in a simple and effective way. Virtual Vista connects directly through the built-in modem of the Leica mojo3D and...
Market Watch
January 17, 2013
T-L Irrigation Co., manufacturer of hydrostatically powered pivot and linear irrigation systems, announces VRI application, the latest advancement in web-based irrigation management and services combined with T-L’s family of pivot management control systems.
Developed by CropMetrics, the Precision Irrigation Management...
Guidance
January 17, 2013
Central Valley Ag Cooperative is betting heavily on precision ag technology in northeast Nebraska.
Guidance
January 9, 2013
The Commodity Classic is less than two months away, and individuals are encouraged to take advantage of the lowest rate by registering before the early discount deadline of midnight, Jan. 20. Registering early will save attendees up to $50....
Guidance
December 20, 2012
Precision ag is only as precise as the equipment that’s doing the job. To help ensure that sensitive equipment is safe during the off months so it’s good to go next spring, we asked a couple of friends of...
Guidance
December 19, 2012
Dee Ann Divis, assistant managing editor - news at Inside GNSS magazine has, over the past month, put together an outstanding article which provides insight into how LightSquared is keeping its hopes alive for delivering wireless internet to rural...
Guidance
December 19, 2012
Precision agriculture was built on a foundation of variable rate application fertilizer. In the mid-1980s, early personal computer technology and radar-based GPS were employed to demonstrate the concept of map-based VRA which, while economically not viable at the time,...
Data Management
December 13, 2012
The InfoAg Conference is set for July 16-18, 2013 at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield, Illinois. InfoAg is the premier conference on precision ag technology and its practical applications. Last InfoAg attendance topped 730 crop advisers, farmers, ag retailers,...
