It is mid-July, which, for the Australian cotton industry, means that picking is still going on for some growers. A different group of growers, however, is getting ready to start planting cotton again in three weeks time, and the...

Tim Norris, Ag Info Tech A few weeks ago I took a quick trip south down I-71 to Central Ohio (for you non-Buckeyes, I-71 runs North-South between Ohio’s three major cities) to visit with Ag Info...

Fully Customizable Filters on Sentera Quad Sensor Allow for Unique Crop Health Detection Capabilities Sentera introduces the latest update to its high-precision sensor product line, the Quad Sensor. Featuring four fully customizable imagers, the multispectral Sentera Quad Sensor is a...

Hortau was recently named a CogX Award finalist in the Best Artificial Intelligence Product in Agriculture category. The awards were handed out at last month’s CogX Innovation Exchange and Annual Awards in London, an event that brought together more than...

Vantage South Atlantic announced that it has joined Trimble Agriculture’s global network of independent Vantage partners to provide farmers, advisors, retailers, co-ops and local OEM dealers with precision agriculture expertise for the entire farm. Focused on merging the gap between...

Agronomic Technology Corp, a leader in agricultural field modeling for soil, water, crops, and fertilizer, for the first time surpassed over one million daily nitrogen recommendations and is nearing one billion cumulative platform recommendations, claims the company in a...

25 years ago, Bobby Kempenich had an idea. An idea to launch a business that combined his knowledge of irrigation equipment, a partnership with a local farming operation, and his passion to deliver the best service to farmers. Today,...

A popular joke within the tech industry was trotted out at GAI AgTech Week in Boston, MA, speaking volumes about the continuing – but hopefully narrowing – divide between agriculture and the technologists who hope to transform it. Here’s how...

I think there is a certain word that can accurately describe much of the precision ag and/or ag tech industry right now. That is hype. Many are overhyping the possibilities and what can be done or even how it will...

Driverless robotic machines entered the fields of Gerrish Farms in Rockville, IN in June 2017. Universities and entrepreneurial teams showcased the newest technology in agriculture, demonstrating machines capable of autonomously moving through the fields to plant seeds, identify plant...

Nadilia Gomez, research scientist, DuPont Pioneer, Field Technology and Innovations Group Editor's note: PrecisionAg.com contributor Amy Wu often writes about women in ag technology. Recently, she interviewed DuPont Pioneer's Nadilia Gomez, research scientist, Field Technology and Innovations Group....

In this article, I would like to highlight two important entities of precision agriculture in Brazil. The first of these is the Laboratory of Precision Agriculture (LAP), which was officialized in 2008 by the Department of Biosystems Engineering of...

Telematics data is readily becoming common place thanks to smart edge devices in ag equipment. Many groups have begun storing and quantifying this data set with the hopes of better understanding the machine. However, the value of that data...

Here at PrecisionAg® Professional we're all about the numbers. And taking a look back at the numbers, it appears that many of you thoroughly enjoyed last month's featured Listicle, the "Top 10 Most Intriguing Technologies in Agriculture," making it the top...

Semios, the provider of a precision agriculture solution to growers of tree fruits and tree nuts, is pleased to announce it has been named ‘Most Promising Startup’ at the 2017 BC Technology Impact Awards. The TIA’s are the largest...

Agronomic Technology Corp announces the immediate availability of an integration between Adapt-N and the John Deere Operations Center. This integration makes it even easier for farmers and agronomists to get Adapt-N's leading nitrogen diagnostics, insights, and in-season recommendations, then...

*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...

Dr. Harold van Es, Cornell University Dr. Harold van Es is Professor of Soil Science at Cornell University. He established Cornell’s Computational Agriculture Initiative, which focused on the development of high resolution climate data and a...

Dr. Joe Luck, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Dr. Joe Luck is Associate Professor and Precision Agriculture Engineer in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. As an educator, Dr. Luck constantly seeks tools...

Paul Fixen, IPNI Dr. Paul E. Fixen, recently retired Senior Vice President at IPNI, coordinated Institute programs in the Americas and Oceania and directed the Institute’s research efforts. A highlight of Fixen’s research experiences was leading...