Guidance
September 12, 2008
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...
Guidance
August 25, 2008
"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,...
Guidance
August 22, 2008
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...
Guidance
August 14, 2008
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...
In-Field Technologies
August 8, 2008
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...
Guidance
August 8, 2008
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...
Guidance
August 8, 2008
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...
Guidance
August 1, 2008
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...
Market Watch
August 1, 2008
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,...
Guidance
July 11, 2008
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...
Data Management
June 27, 2008
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...
Market Watch
June 13, 2008
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...
Guidance
May 29, 2008
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...
Guidance
May 28, 2008
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...
Guidance
May 23, 2008
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...
Guidance
May 23, 2008
Well, the good news is that former Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin takes GLONASS seriously. So much so that its slow implementation may have cost one of his deputy prime ministers the top job in Russia, according to a...
Data Management
May 22, 2008
After John Deere's exit from the aerial imagery business and the shuttering of its OptiGro program, many in agriculture were left to wonder how remote imagery would continue to progress in the agricultural market. Behind the scenes, new parties...
Guidance
May 15, 2008
Last week I referenced a study claiming automatic steering is the most rapidly adopted technology in the history of agriculture. Given all the benefits and the current payback potential for saving chemical, fertilizer, fuel, and seed, I had to...
Guidance
May 15, 2008
"The improvements seen in lightbar products are generally in features and application," says Tom Causey, Topcon Ag and OEM advertising manager. "The PCS-100 brings core features with the benefit of simple operation, rugged design, and upgrades to the industry...
Guidance
May 9, 2008
The mojoRTK auto-steer system's capacity to store waylines makes repeatability easier for equipment operators. Wayline storage eliminates the need for users to continually re-set their first AB wayline when working in multiple fields.
"The wayline storage feature allows the user...
