Connectivity
May 4, 2011
Aaron Phillips of Trimble discusses how the company's Connected Farm utilizes wireless technology to transfer important data, manage vehicle movement, and provide sub-inch RTK corrections.
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Guidance
April 27, 2011
A visit to my Uncle Gerald offered me another example of agriculture's continuous innovation. As we together marveled at guidance systems (he had earlier seen a neighbor's GPS system) he reminisced of an earlier method of precision planting that...
Irrigation
April 27, 2011
Valley Irrigation recently introduced Pivot Cruise Control software, which allows producers to be even more precise with chemigation and fertigation.
With the patent pending Cruise Control, available exclusively from Valley Irrigation, producers can program a center pivot irrigation machine equipped...
Guidance
April 22, 2011
Michael T. Scuse, USDA's Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services (FFAS), will be the keynote speaker during the opening plenary session on Wednesday, July 12 at the 2011 InfoAg Conference.
Scuse will be discussing the potential consolidation...
Guidance
April 13, 2011
The Topcon-AGCO partnership bore more fruit recently with the announcement that Topcon's AES-25 Accurate Electric Steering Wheel and the System 150 automated steering system may be used on select self-propelled windrowers from Hesston by Massey Ferguson and Challenger. These...
Guidance
April 13, 2011
Ag Leader Technology, Inc., and global sprayer specialist HARDI INTERNATIONAL A/S announced a cooperative effort to bring greater performance, productivity and profitability to the market with the introduction of the HC 9500 controller, a customized display available on select...
Guidance
April 11, 2011
Fifteen years ago when you asked a group of farmers in a meeting how many are using precision ag, only a few hand would go up. Today the response may be about the same. Have we not made progress?...
Imagery
March 29, 2011
Geospatial solution provider RapidEye recently announced that it has completed an extensive imagery campaign over Africa, and has signed a distribution agreement with Ramani Geosystems located in Kenya.
The contract allows Ramani to distribute RapidEye products throughout the entire continent...
Guidance
March 24, 2011
Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) is working closely with Topcon Corporation in Tokyo and supporting efforts of all Topcon subsidiaries in response to the major earthquake and ensuing tsunami that hit Japan on March 11.
Anofficial statement from Topcon Corporation on...
Guidance
March 16, 2011
Lindsay Corporation, maker of Zimmatic irrigation systems, announced the launch of MAXfield GPS Guidance GPS positioning for MAXfield Custom corner systems.
MAXfield GPS Guidance utilizes a Real Time Kinematic (RTK) correction signal, emitted from a built-in base station, to provide...
Guidance
March 4, 2011
Leica Geosystems recently released its and improved Leica mojo3D and Leica mojoMINI, together with the Leica SteerDirect Hydraulic steering solutions. The products are now available from Leica dealers.
The enhanced Leica mojo3D is a smart precision agriculture guidance system designed...
Guidance
March 1, 2011
Raven Industries is gearing up for a bigger focus on wireless technology. "Now that RTK steering is more readily available through dealer networks and public CORS networks, we expect 2011 to focus on the wireless technology that has made...
Guidance
March 1, 2011
For 2011, Hemisphere GPS will offer new Outback Guidance products that deliver the highest level of precision farming performance and an electric steering wheel solution that adds even more flexibility to its popular eDrive product line, says Hemisphere's Jeff...
Guidance
March 1, 2011
With product releases coming this March, Trimble will complete its circle of products and services, filling some voids in the company's offering inventory and bolstering important features.
A key new component is the DCM-300 modem, which is capable of accessing...
Guidance
March 1, 2011
Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) kicked off the new year with an important new product release: the System 350 for global precision agriculture, featuring the new all-in-one X30 control console.
"With all new hardware and a revolutionary new interface, Topcon's System...
Guidance
February 16, 2011
Equipment manufacturer AGCO along with the company’s technology partner, Topcon Precision Agriculture, recently announce the availability of Topcon’s AES-25 Accurate Electric Steering kits for Challenger and Massey Ferguson high-horsepower tractors, selected Gleaner combines, AGCO application equipment, and other brands of equipment. The...
Guidance
February 16, 2011
Hemisphere GPS announced the release of eTurns, an automatic turn solution available for multiple brands of farm machinery. Designed for Outback eDriveX, Hemisphere GPS’ high-performance auto-steering system, eTurns enables farmers to automatically execute a turn at the end of...
Guidance
February 10, 2011
Wireless connectivity solution company Intuicom Inc. recently announced the release Intuicom RTK Bridge—M. Designed specifically for in-cab or on-machine use, it provides automatic connectivity to Real-Time Networks and replaces the need for tower systems and base stations.
Like all Intuicom...
Guidance
February 2, 2011
Ag Leader Technology, Inc. recently announced the availability of GLONASS support for the ParaDyme automated steering system beginning this month. enabling the rover to receive signals from the satellites that comprise the Russian global navigation satellite system.
"The main advantage...
Data Management
February 2, 2011
Ag Leader Technology, Inc. recently announced the release of the North American Wheat algorithm for OptRx, a crop sensor used for mapping, data collection and real-time variable rate nitrogen application. OptRx crop sensors determine a vegetative index reference value...
