Data Management
November 11, 2009
The alliance between precision manufacturer Ag Leader Technology and sensor manufacturer Holland Scientific has yielded its first product release, the OptRx on-the-go sensor.
OptRx is a crop sensor designed for use in mapping and data collection, as well as real-time...
Data Management
November 11, 2009
Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) has developed CropSpec™, a real-time integrated plant nutrient monitoring and application system for agricultural equipment. CropSpec is currently available for delivery to the global agriculture market in limited numbers with mass market introduction in early...
Guidance
October 8, 2009
TeeJet Technologies announced the addition of several vehicle-specific installation kits for its FieldPilot assisted steering system. Systems designed specifically for the Hagie DTS line of sprayers, John Deere 7X20 (small frame) tractors, and John Deere 6X00 series high-clearance sprayers...
Data Management
October 8, 2009
Geospatial solutions provider RapidEye to own announced that they will supply the Brazilian state of Bahia with RapidEye satellite imagery through their Brazilian distributor Santiago & Cintra Consultoria.
"RapidEye has been selected to provide the state of Bahia imagery because...
Data Management
October 1, 2009
Geospatial solutions provider RapidEye recently announced that it has been named a Prime Vendor Contract to the USDA and three other agencies. Under the contract, RapidEye will provide its levels 1B and 3A satellite imagery products.
The agencies include the...
Data Management
September 9, 2009
More than four years in the making, CropSpec is a collaborative effort between Topcon and Yara, the century-old, Europe-based fertilizer manufacturer that currently leads the world in fertilizer sales. Topcon's Mike Gomes says that the collaboration has brought together...
Irrigation
September 3, 2009
Valley Irrigation introduced GPS guidance for corner irrigation equipment during the 2009 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, IL. This new introduction will allow producers to install corner irrigation equipment where it previously might have been difficult or cost prohibitive...
Guidance
September 1, 2009
Against the tide of negative economic news from around the world, the 2009 InfoAg Conference showed that interest in ag technology is not merely in a holding pattern — it’s alive, well, and thriving.
Some 650 precision practitioners, including consultants,...
Guidance
September 1, 2009
Farmers with a wide range of precision guidance equipment can now connect to the Continuously Operating Reference System (CORS) networks popping up across the country because of a new partnership between Leica Geosystems Ag Solutions and Intuicom.
The Intuicom RTK...
Data Management
September 1, 2009
On-the-go crop sensor technology has been the subject of development and research for more than a decade, and for good reason. When attached to sprayers or tractor implements during field operations, the sensors have the ability to reveal crop...
Guidance
August 27, 2009
Online abstract submission for the 10th International Conference on Precision Agriculture (ICPA) is now open. The Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center in Denver, Colorado from July 18-21, 2010.
Raj Khosla, chairperson of the 10th International...
Market Watch
August 27, 2009
The more "irregular" your fields are and the "finer" your application and planting resolution, the bigger the benefit. That's the essence of research findings out of Auburn University in Alabama to gauge the cost savings possible using automatic control...
Data Management
August 20, 2009
RapidEye, based in Germany, has been working with potential partners around the world to offer its five-satellite constellation dedicated to unique remote imagery products. The company provided the following success story, working with a French precision agriculture consulting company.
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Guidance
August 11, 2009
Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) has released a new electric steering product, the AES-25.
"The AES-25 is an accurate steering system that does not intrude into the operator's working area or alter the steering wheel position," says Rhett Schildroth, TPA engineering...
Market Watch
August 6, 2009
A John Deere AMS specialist based in northwest Indiana and a progressive local farmer tweaked an air clutch planter system and came up with a way to add swath control to anhydrous ammonia toolbars.
The technology, which makes swath control...
Guidance
August 3, 2009
Kansas State University offers a spreadsheet tool that helps to evaluate the benefits of a global positioning system. To download the spreadsheet, visit the KSU site by clicking on the link and selecting GPS Guidance under "Decision-Making Tools."...
In-Field Technologies
July 13, 2009
AgRobotics, LLC and GVM Inc. have formed a strategic alliance and marketing partnership for a 'next generation' GPS/GIS telematics offering which allows agricultural retailers to schedule, monitor, control, and track the AgRobotics™ soil sampling services using the on-the-go AutoProbe™...
Guidance
July 13, 2009
Farmers who want to add auto-steer functionality to their older tractors have a new retrofit option with Leica Geosystems' release of the QuickSteer motor. The QuickSteer motor can be added to a wide range of agricultural vehicles that do...
Guidance
July 10, 2009
Research out of Tel Aviv University has found that cell phone towers can help predict the next big flood.
Though New Orleans residents were told to evacuate days before the arrival of Hurricane Katrina, no one could have predicted the...
Market Watch
July 10, 2009
Onset Computer recently introduced a new bracket that makes it fast and convenient to mount the company's light sensors for calculating Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) values. NDVI is the standard measure of the density of green vegetation in...
