Fertigation is a fertilizer application method in which dissolved fertilizers are delivered to the crop through the irrigation system. This technology provides the opportunity to apply precise rates of water and fertilizers to the crop, and therefore, if designed correctly,...

The specialty crop market is wracked by unprecedented change: labor scarcity, water shortages, pressing demands for increased quality and transparency by food retailers and consumers, tightening profit margins, a need for greater logistical efficiency, and on and on. Which is...

Agile Networks, a leading provider of telecommunications solutions, and Microsoft Corp. has announced a new agreement to bring broadband internet access to rural areas in Ohio, reaching 110,000 currently unserved people and greatly expanding access in underserved rural areas. According...

Students interested in careers in precision agriculture equipment technology or diesel technology now have the opportunity to pursue certificates, technical certificates or associate of applied science degrees at the Ivy Tech Community College Terre Haute Campus. The facility celebrated its...

Allan Fetters of PrecisionAg Institute partner Simplot Grower Solutions talks about techology trends and key learnings from the recent InfoAg Conference in this exclusive interview with PrecisionAg's Paul Schrimpf.

Trimble has announced that its Trimble RTX GNSS corrections technology can now achieve horizontal accuracies of better than two centimeters. Start-up times, commonly referred to as convergence, have also improved. Users can now achieve full accuracy in less than...

Sentera's Quad sensor is now available in an integrated gimbal-stabilized package for DJI Inspire and Matrice drones. Featuring four fully-customizable and individually-filtered focal plane arrays, the Quad sets the standard for data accuracy and ease-of-use. Lock and Go technology...

Rather than breaking things down into smaller, bite-sized pieces that are easily digested, we’ve learned to over-indulge in data, quickly leading us to become bloated with un-actionable results. Big data is one of the most buzzed-about...

Agworld and K-coe Isom have announced a strategic partnership that will see them integrating business advisory and technology to deliver enriched farm management experiences for both growth and profitability. Agworld, a worldwide farm management technology provider with offices in...

AgEagle Aerial Systems has signed an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Agribotix, a Boulder, CO-based drone-enabled software company that provides advanced imaging and data analysis for sustainable and precision agriculture. The closing of the transaction...

Building a house starts with a plan and then a foundation; it does not start with doors and windows. From foundation the house progresses to walls and roof, and then the doors and windows. Building any system starts with...

PrecisionAg Award of Excellence recipient Bruce Erickson is driven to share his knowledge of precision technologies and techniques with students, as well as the larger agriculture community.

Newell Kitchen of the University of Missouri, recipient of the Legacy award in the 2018 PrecisionAg Award of Excellence program, has worked for decades to employ technology in unlocking the secrets hidden in farm fields.

Harnessing the power of precision technology leads to year-over-year improvement in productivity and stewardship, says Arkansas grower Rodney Wright, recipient of the 2018 Farmer award in the PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence program.

There are ways mechanization can help winegrape growers complete vineyard tasks more efficiently and make more informed vineyard decisions. One tool currently in development will help growers assess plants in a more direct way, leading to more effective pruning...

Land O'Lakes SUSTAIN has announced Land O'Lakes, Inc. has acquired substantially all assets of Agren, Inc., an Iowa-based software company whose soil health and conservation planning software is already helping Land O'Lakes lead the way on innovative conservation stewardship....

Article Notes: This monthly column takes some crazy sounding ideas and applies them to the field of Ag Tech. The purpose of this is purely entertainment, but hey, if we can spread ideas or ignite imaginations, how awesome is...

Farmers Edge is colloborating with Phillips Seed Farms. Farmers Edge recently announced a collaboration with Phillips Seed Farms Inc., a full-line seed company servicing Midwest and Southern U.S. States. According to a press release from Farmers Edge,...

An attentive classroom of 50 precision agriculture managers gathered in Brookings, SD, in June for the inaugural PrecisionAg® Professional Accelerator, a three-day professional development program. The event was sponsored by EFC Systems and Raven Industries and co-hosted by South...

More than 600 participants attended the Climate FieldView Experience in São Paulo, including farmers, consultants, precision agriculture companies, and startups. In 2010, much of my work involved unloading data from 30 machines (e.g., tractors, sprayers, harvesters)...