Guidance
May 20, 2010
With the 10th International Conference on Precision Agriculture about two months away, program planning is winding down and the issue that are likely to be the focus of this year's gathering are coming into focus. ICPA kicks off Sunday,...
Guidance
May 6, 2010
FalconScan, LLC, a provider of aerial imagery services to the agricultural industry, is now collaborating with the AgJunction division of GVM Inc. to offer standardized work order and data delivery solutions for aerial imagery services to growers and agricultural...
Imagery
May 6, 2010
Geospatial solutions provider RapidEye recently announced that Geosys, S.A. has signed a distributor agreement to be the sole distributor of RapidEye satellite imagery in France.
"Geosys is well established in the French geospatial market and has an excellent team dedicated...
Guidance
April 28, 2010
Ag Leader Technology announced the addition of dual product control for application operations to its popular EDGE display unit.
Dual product control in the EDGE display will support sprayer control of a liquid carrier and a single injection pump. Like...
Guidance
April 22, 2010
Precision practitioners wanting to start with the basics and work their way up, or who want the convenience and portability of a steering wheel mounted assisted steering system can get either with AutoFarm OnTrac2 and the AutoFarm ParaDyme roof...
Drones | UAVs
April 8, 2010
The concept of flying unmanned aircraft over fields in season to gather photos and remote imagery is nothing new, but making it into a commercial business has proven to be a challenge. AutoCopter Corp. of Charlotte, NC is trying...
Irrigation
April 1, 2010
Lindsay Corporation, maker of Zimmatic irrigation systems, announces the introduction of FieldNET Mobile pivot control for smartphones. The new feature allows growers to fully control and monitor their irrigation pivots anywhere through the convenience of smartphones. "FieldNET...
Guidance
March 24, 2010
Trimble recently announced the launch of Trimble VRS Now Ag service for farmers in nine U.S. states — Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi and Nebraska. Additionally, European growers can receive correction services in Great Britain, Ireland,...
Data Management
March 17, 2010
Imagery originator and provider RapidEye announced the availability of more than 6.5 million square kilometers (2.5 million square miles) of its satellite imagery taken over North and South America.
RapidEye Geodata Kiosk. Over 4 million square kilometers (1.55 million square...
Connectivity
March 10, 2010
AgGateway, the agriculture industry eBusiness standards and implementation organization, has launched the first phase of their Enhanced Feed Connectivity (EFC) Project. The companies currently participating in phase-one of the project are: Alltech, Inc.; Mosaic Company; Southern States Cooperative; Triple...
Guidance
March 10, 2010
Topcon Positioning Systems announced the addition of Kevin Cobb and Fraser Smith to key management positions.
Cobb has joined the company as director of product management and business development for precision agriculture products. Cobb was formerly with AGCO Corporation as...
Guidance
March 10, 2010
Here are the 2010 PrecisionAg Giveaway Prize Winners!
Cruizer by Raven Mike Cunningham, Bizmark, IL
Satshot 3D & Mobil Imagery Subscription by Agri ImaGIS Rick Green, Columbia, MO
Variable Rate Application Solution by Trimble Tom Cook, Willard, OH
UC4+ Spray Height Controller...
Guidance
March 5, 2010
Farmers now have a new option for precision guidance with the introduction of the Leica mojo3D guidance and customized control system. Designed to help growers get the job done more quickly and efficiently, the system combines a unique, three-dimensional...
Guidance
March 5, 2010
AutoFarm announced the release of the new INTEGRA controller compatible with the company's recently introduced ParaDyme precision farming system.
AutoFarm INTEGRA features a large, full-color 12.1-inch high-definition touchscreen. Capabilities include variable rate planting and planter section control, multiple product application...
Guidance
March 5, 2010
Plans are in full swing for the 10th International Conference on Precision Agriculture, coming to Denver in July. More than 300 papers (oral and posters) will be presented at the Conference, to be held in Denver, July 18th-21st, 2010.
Nominations...
Guidance
February 18, 2010
AutoFarm's recently introduced ParaDyme precision farming system features a 100% factory integrated cellular modem which gives RTK accuracy without a base station when it is coupled with the company's optional RTK ReadyConnect service.
RTK ReadyConnect allows ParaDyme users to access...
Guidance
February 10, 2010
Topcon recently introduced the System 250 automatic steering application, and several new steering kits for it AES-25 electric steering system.
Topcon Precision Agriculture's new System 250 autosteering application combines multi-constellation and combination receiver/controller features of its AGI-3 with the all-in-one...
Guidance
February 8, 2010
Harlan Little has left AGCO to serve as North American business manager for Leica Geosystems' agriculture group. He started with Leica in late January and will work out of Leica Geosystems NAFTA headquarters in Atlanta.
Little has two decades 20...
Guidance
February 4, 2010
Valley Irrigation announced a new agreement with Computronics Holdings Ltd., manufacturer of the patented Farmscan Variable Rate Irrigation technology. This agreement allows for the development and distribution of variable rate irrigation (VRI) controls through over 460 Valley dealers worldwide.
"Computronics...
Guidance
February 4, 2010
Ag Leader Technology recently added the patent-pending SureVac electric row shutoff to its lineup of planter section shutoff devices. SureVac provides today's precision farming operation with an easily-installed, zero-maintenance solution to reduce seed costs and increase yield potential.
SureVac is...
