Guidance
January 6, 2011
Last year at the Ag Connect Expo, Leica Geosystems expanded its lineup of products to provide guidance solutions for a wider range of user needs and budgets. This year, Leica has announced a number of significant improvements to each...
Irrigation
January 6, 2011
Valley Irrigation, manufacturer of precision irrigation solutions, and CropMetrics, a Precision Ag data services company that specializes in variable rate irrigation technology, have formed an alliance that will allow Valley dealers to combine irrigation technology with data-based irrigation management...
Guidance
December 16, 2010
Hemisphere GPS recently announced the availability of Satloc Bantam, a new mid-level GPS guidance solution for the aerial market.
Target markets include a growing customer segment seeking specific high-end features in a lower priced platform, and the niche market of...
Guidance
December 16, 2010
Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) has announced personnel changes in its Precision Agriculture (TPA) business unit. Albert Zahalka, who joined TPA as its senior vice president early in 2010, was promoted to president of the unit and Mark Bittner was...
Guidance
December 8, 2010
Hemisphere GPS recently announced the availability of new installation kits for the high-performance Outback eDriveX auto-steering system. These new kits support autosteer ready tractors, a feature of many new tractor models. Hemisphere has designed the kits to ease installation...
Guidance
December 2, 2010
Hemisphere GPS and CLAAS Agrosystems recently announced the introduction of the eDriveX automatic steering system in Europe under the CLAAS brand GPS Pilot.
CLAAS Agrosystems is offering GPS Pilot as a part of its precision automated steering solution that also...
Market Watch
December 2, 2010
This February, Ag Leader Technology will make available support for ground drive air carts with linear actuator control for seeding and fertilizer application. This new functionality enables control of up to three channels of granular product or a combination...
Guidance
December 1, 2010
Tim Norris was enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with family when the call came. There's a fire on his property.
Norris manages Ag InfoTech LLC, a precision technology consulting firm in Gambier, OH. On his property at the time were four buildings...
Market Watch
November 23, 2010
Onset Computer Corporation announced the expansion of its line of research-grade soil monitoring solutions with the new 10HS Soil Moisture Smart Sensor.
The 10HS sensor measures soil moisture over a large volume of soil to provide a more accurate picture...
Guidance
November 12, 2010
Hemisphere GPS recently announced the release of its VersaSteer interface (VSi), a new electric steering wheel option for the Outback eDrive automated steering system. eDriveVSi’s electrically controlled steering wheel adds to the versatility and ease of automated steering, as it can quickly...
Guidance
November 4, 2010
Arkansas-based Ag Software Designs, LLC has launched FieldRx, an independent web-based precision ag engine to be used by ag professionals for creating site-specific field prescriptions. Now available nationwide for any crop, FieldRx is currently being offered at promotional pricing...
Guidance
November 4, 2010
Fall releases from Ag Leader Technology include the new GPS 2500 combination antenna/receiver offers dual frequency capability and GLONASS and OmniSTAR compatibility, and the INTEGRA in-cab computer is now ISOBUS compatible and supports the OnTrac2 assisted steering system. The...
Guidance
October 28, 2010
The Trimble VRS Now Ag service offers the correction data for GPS and GLONASS where Trimble VRS networks are operational. Tuned to the special needs of subscribers, the service provides Trimble VRS Now Ag corrections of the highest quality...
Irrigation
October 28, 2010
Valley Irrigation reported record yields on non-traditional rice fields in the U.S. this year with its Circles for Rice project, an initiative that is establishing benchmarks for the production of rice under center pivot irrigation.
A production ag rice field...
Guidance
October 21, 2010
PepsiCo recently unveiled its plan to roll out what it's calling the "i-crop farming technology, a crop management system that will enable PepsiCo's farmers around the world to monitor, manage and reduce their water use and carbon emissions, while...
Guidance
October 13, 2010
David Greer has been named the Midwest sales manager for Leica Geosystems' agriculture group. Greer joined Leica Geosystems earlier this year, and is based in South Dakota.
Greer started his career working for an independent farm equipment manufacturer and wholesaler....
Guidance
October 13, 2010
Hemisphere GPS and Brazilian manufacturer Stara S.A. Industria de Implementos Agricolas launched Hemisphere's eDriveX product in Brazil under the Stara brand, SPEED DRIVEx.
Stara, one of the world's largest agricultural equipment manufacturers, is offering SPEED DRIVEx as a part of...
Guidance
October 13, 2010
The AgConnect Expo, set for January 7-10 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, is a world-class event that brings together the very latest in equipment, technology and ideas from all areas of agriculture, and from all around...
Guidance
October 7, 2010
Máquinas Agrícolas Jacto S.A. and Raven Industries announced a strategic partnership in which Raven will be Jacto's precision ag partner for factory-installed components, and the precision ag supplier for its global dealer network.
"Jacto and Raven's partnership brings together two...
Guidance
September 29, 2010
Matt Hayes has been named the southern region sales manager for Leica Geosystems' agriculture group. His home base is in Florida.
Originally from Canada, Hayes has more than 20 years of experience in precision agriculture and ag equipment sales. Hayes...
