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,...
Irrigation
December 11, 2012
Valley Irrigation, a leader in precision irrigation, continues to provide water management solutions for agriculture with the formation of Valley Water Management (VWM), a new division of the Valmont company Cascade Earth Sciences (CES). Initially, Valley Water Management will...
Guidance
November 28, 2012
Perspective The specter of the “Great Midwest Drought of 2012” hung over Sioux Falls as more than 200 equipment dealers, customers, and media types gathered at Raven Industries’ world headquarters for the company’s second Raven Innovation Summit.
The overarching discussion,...
In-Field Technologies
November 8, 2012
Perspective I got the chance to catch up with an ag technology friend today, thanks to the power of Facebook. I was on the accursed social media site a couple of weeks ago when I came across a post...
Guidance
October 25, 2012
Boom Height Control is now available on the Field-IQ input control system, expanding Trimble's self-propelled sprayer technology solutions.
Irrigation
October 17, 2012
T-L Irrigation Co., manufacturer of hydrostatically powered pivot and linear irrigation systems,announces the Precision Link, the latest advancement in web based irrigation management from T-L’s family of pivot management systems.
Developed by AgSense, LLC and T-L, the Precision Link, coupled...
Irrigation
October 17, 2012
Valley Irrigation, recently introduced the new Valley DropSpan for center pivots, which allows growers to irrigate additional acres with a center pivot by “dropping” spans upon arriving at a large obstruction in a field. This allows the center pivot...
Guidance
October 11, 2012
The Conservation Technology Information Center is celebrating 30 years of service to agriculture by hosting an anniversary party on October 25 from 12:00 – 8:00 pm at the Monsanto world headquarters in St. Louis.
A day of learning and fun...
Guidance
October 4, 2012
Leica Geosystems has recently appointed multiple industry experts to further strengthen the growing precision agriculture business.
In June, Johan Arnberg was appointed as the new President of Machine Control Division, which includes the responsibility for Leica Geosystems Agriculture. Arnberg is...
Guidance
October 4, 2012
The launch of a new satellite to replace an aging unit in the GPS fleet is good news for everyone who relies on global positioning, including agriculture.
