There aren't many individuals who could say that "they were there" when remote imagery for agriculture was in its infancy back in the early 1970s. One who can is John Ahlrichs, who did his Masters thesis on remote imagery...

I received a notice from manufacturer Hemisphere GPS last week about an award they received. Generally, these sorts of releases come and go without a lot of fanfare, but something about this one caught my eye. The company received...

Variable rate application capitalizes on Envizio Pro's enhanced prescription map capabilities to get more out of the field, and do it with less waste and a smaller chemical footprint. Importing and retrieving prescription maps is fast and simple and...

For several years, high-technology advocates in agriculture have been predicting the development of more and more robotics for the farm field. The desire to automate labor intensive processes and improve the practice of farming through the use of robotic...

Valley Irrigation recently introduced the industry's first line of GPS Ready irrigation control panels. The GPS Ready PRO2 Pivot Control Panel and GPS Ready AutoPilot Linear Control Panel currently are available from Valley dealers. The GPS Ready Select2 Pivot...

Eclipse also now utilizes an expanded number of standard real-time kinematic (RTK) message formats, such as RTCM v3, CMR, and CMR+, making the Eclipse receiver compatible with CORS (Continuously Operating Reference Stations) and other RTK base station networks. The...

"In AGCO's AUTO-GUIDE2 we developed the world's first integrated multi-constellation capable (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) integrated antenna, receiver, and guidance control," said Ivan Di Federico, senior vice president of worldwide engineering for TPS. Bill Welscher, general manager of TSD,...

Ron Storms was a prominent committee chairman and member of numerous industry organizations including RAPID and TFI. He had a distinguished career at CF Industries starting in 1966. Ending his career as an eCommerce Manager, Ron was responsible for...

Pierce, currently serving as the director of Washington State University's Center for Precision Agricultural Systems and as a professor in the crop and soil sciences and biological systems engineering departments, received the award at the 9th International Conference on...

For several years, high-technology advocates in agriculture have been predicting the development of more and more robotics for the farm field. The desire to automate labor intensive processes and improve the practice of farming through the use of robotic...

The system accurately guides the combine down the row at optimal harvesting speeds and helps maneuver around curves, through waterways, or in weedy areas. Steering is handled by the AutoTrac system while the cornhead, with RowSense, makes small adjustments...

Last week's reader poll question asked our eNews readers if they are using a real-time kinematic GPS system for field operations, mainly to test the idea that RTK has made the significant inroads that many in agriculture have expressed...

Reflex Technology provides continuity of position solution to maintain automated steering by seamlessly "flexing" to a lower accuracy mode when a higher accuracy mode is lost; such as loss of the RTK radio link. "That's precisely why AutoFarm has introduced...

Called the Smart Nozzle system, this new technology provides automatic on and off control of individual nozzles based on a field map. When the system encounters field borders or any areas of the map marked as "no apply" zones,...

Precision agriculture is defined as "an agricultural concept relying on the existence of in-field variability." Precision agriculture uses technologies such as global positioning systems (GPS), among other things, to assess and understand crop variations. The information gleaned from using...

I received an interesting release from the Satellite Imaging Corporation, a company that provides satellite imagery and remote sensing services to agriculture. It came replete with a lot of complicated acronyms and head-spinning technical information, but the overall theme...

The IDK-T ceramic twin flat spray nozzle, now the latest addition to the lineup of IDK air induction nozzles, is designed to reduce drift and to be used alone to provide excellent coverage in dense foliage. Producing...

Receiver and satellite technologies continued to show gains this past year. The buzz this season has been to purchase units that can access not only the robust U.S. GPS but also Russia's GLONASS system. "All new receivers from the major...

For the 13th consecutive year, the ag retail publication CropLife magazine conducted a survey of its readers regarding the adoption and use of precision agriculture technologies in their businesses and their growers' operations. Within the survey, a series of...

How is the adoption of precision agriculture evolving in the Cotton Belt? Precision Agriculture's impact in cotton production has increased dramatically over the past few years. In fact, from 2001 to 2005, the number of cotton producers practicing...