Raven Industries announced the release of a new, larger field computer: the CR12. Utilizing the same functionality as the CR7 field computer, the CR12 offers an extensive field planning feature for increased efficiencies, claims the company in its latest press...

Beak & Skiff Apple Orchard in LaFayette, NY, is the first orchard in the world to use drones to pollinate their apple trees, reports Syracuse.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REresGT06CY Dropcopter, a start-up company, used a hexacopter drone to spray pollen on five acres at...

Agrian has added a new feature to its robust field scouting app – a pest trap counting solution. The new functionality will allow for more automated and seamless information sharing, empowering field staff, agronomic advisors and growers to easily monitor...

The 2018 4R Nutrient Stewardship Summit, held June 11-12 in Des Moines, IA, featured a post-event reception at the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates. Although implicit to anyone that spends a good chunk of their...

Marvel’s Iron Man suit might seem an unlikely source of inspiration for growers, writes Joseph Byrum on AgFunderNews.com. Once the otherwise ordinary engineer Tony Stark puts on the suit, he gains all of the powers of a true superhero....

Accurate prescription maps are essential for effective variable rate technology (VRT) fertilizer application. Grid soil sampling is frequently used to develop these prescription maps. However, research indicates technical and economic limitations associated with this approach. For example, samples need...

In addition to manufacturing weather stations, Pessl has developed several other exciting sensor technologies for use in agriculture. John Deere is best known for its line of tractors, combines, sprayers, and implements. However, in an effort...

Let me begin this column by extending my congratulations to all of my fellow students who have just graduated – congrats on a job well done! It was a lot of hard work, and now you have a degree...

Stine Seed Farm has invested $5 million in Smart Ag Inc., an Iowa technology firm that has developed a full stack software platform and aftermarket kit for driverless tractors. The Stine Seed investment In Smart Ag’s Series Seed Round...

Indigo, the Boston-based microbial crop technology startup that has raised more than $400 million, announced it is expanding its research platform, which is a collaboration with top growers and agronomic experts to evaluate agricultural technologies over more than 25,000...

Join current and emerging agtech business leaders and investors at the AgTech Conference of the South, a premiere conference dedicated to the innovation, entrepreneurship, and investment that is shaping the future of agriculture, taking place July 23-25, 2018 at...

One of Europe’s oldest suppliers of machinery used in fruit production, the Dutch firm Munckhof Machinefabriek, has been purchased by business partners Henri Michiels and Han Smits from its current owners Thijs and Peter van den Munckhof, writes Mike...

Time management is key on the Walker family’s farm, where a mix between cropping, commercial sheep and two studs means timing is everything, according to an article on The West Australian website. The Newdegate farmers’ mixed cropping-sheep operation has doubled...

More than 50 national and international companies exhibited at DroneShow Latin America in May 2018. Editor's note: The DroneShow Latin America is an annual trade fair hosted by MundoGEO, a media and communications company founded in...

Where do I begin….I’ve been dealing with imagery in agriculture since I was 10 when my dad started Satshot. At the time in 1994 it seemed like imagery was going to be the next big thing after yield data...

With more than 1 million UAVs registered with the FAA, it is vitally important for UAV operators to be aware of agricultural aircraft operations this growing season, the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) writes in a recent press release...

Matt Waits, SST Software Proagrica, part of RELX Group, earlier this year acquired U.S.-based precision agriculture solutions company, SST Software, in a move set to transform global data capabilities and decision making for agriculture retailers. Matt Waits,...

If you’re into conspiracies, you might be interested to know that I have stumbled onto a doozy, writes David Eddy on GrowingProduce.com. And it looks like this one might extend all the way up into the highest reaches of...

John Deere introduces its Bale Mobile app to help hay and forage producers get detailed information, improve efficiency, identify bale characteristics and track yields to make decision making easier. Using John Deere Bale Mobile, producers can capture yield and other...

Precision Planting is reportedly making it easy and affordable for farmers to upgrade and customize their planters for their farms before the 2019 crop season with the launch of its Ready Row Unit offer. After planting is when many producers...