Market Watch
June 6, 2017
Go Feed Yourself.
That’s the catchphrase of my favorite ag Twitter personality, Shark Farmer (@sf28430), who besides bringing plenty of LULZ to the ag twittersphere also hosts “The Farmer and the City Girl” podcast alongside unabashed loudmouth and Wisconsinite Carrie...
Industry News
June 6, 2017
Farmer’s Business Network, Inc. is replacing what it deems in its latest press release "outdated and painful marketing practices" with the release of FBN Crop Marketing, a new future for crop marketing that the startup claims uses the power of...
Market Watch
June 5, 2017
GreenPoint Ag has developed a program for precision ag technology, called Incompass. This all-inclusive program brings together multiple farm data collection and analysis tools to help farmers use crop inputs more efficiently and realize maximum economic...
Irrigation
June 4, 2017
Delicato Family Vineyards in Manteca, CA, is leveraging precision ag technology to tailor its management practices to optimize grape production.
Tucked away amidst the softly rolling green hills of California’s uber-productive Central Coast Valley, Delicato Family...
Connectivity
June 3, 2017
PrecisionAg Professional Editors Matthew Grassi and Paul Schrimpf list unmanned technology as one of the 10 most intriguing technologies in agriculture. Pictured is the autonomous concept tractor from Case IH.
This may be a bit of...
Market Watch
June 2, 2017
From its early days being held in central Illinois, InfoAg has always strived to keep its finger on the pulse of precision agriculture. Back in these first few shows, the show attracted a few hundred attendees/exhibitors as the agricultural...
Imagery
June 2, 2017
The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto Company, announced the integration of imagery from innovative aerial imagery partners: Ceres Imaging, TerrAvion and Agribotix, that will deliver valuable, high-resolution imagery to farmers through The Climate Corporation’s Climate FieldView digital agriculture...
Connectivity
June 1, 2017
For service providers offering precision programs, hope springs eternal in winter. Services are evaluated, new offerings are considered, growers are consulted, and plans are developed in the spirit of bringing better value to customers, and more profit to the...
Market Watch
May 31, 2017
From growing up on a farm, farming myself, working with farmers, and having some of my best friends, colleagues, and family member that are farmers or work in the industry providing services, what I see in ag tech is...
Market Watch
May 30, 2017
Ever since I started writing articles for PrecisionAg.com, I have received many emails from companies and investors from around the world who wanted to understand a little more about Brazilian agriculture and existing technologies in my country. In this...
Data Management
May 25, 2017
A hot topic in the precision ag revolution is the idea ag data will become a form of currency. Many have emphatically stated the value of data, and growers are starting to ask, “Where’s the money for my data?”
On...
Market Watch
May 25, 2017
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...
Market Watch
May 24, 2017
For the fourth consecutive year, The Mixing Bowl presents FOOD IT, under the theme "Fork to Farm." Action-oriented entrepreneurs, industry players, investors, and representatives from leading global food and ag innovation hubs will gather at the event.
In the food...
Market Watch
May 22, 2017
Typical spatial distribution of nematodes in cotton characterized by the presence of circular and oval-shaped infected spots.
As promised in my first article, this month I am writing about some technical aspects related to the use...
Market Watch
May 17, 2017
As precision agriculture professionals we are frequently approached by companies that wish to partner with our organization in order to deliver their services through our channels. To say the least, it has been challenging to 'navigate the weeds' and...
Guidance
May 16, 2017
Hagie’s new dual-product tank is actually a single tank featuring a partition, allowing two different products to be applied at the same time.
Many were surprised by John Deere’s announcement last spring that it had acquired...
Market Watch
May 15, 2017
Today, Hortau celebrates its 15-year anniversary as one of the pioneers in the AgTech space, according to a press release issued by the company.
A provider of precision irrigation management systems and services for agriculture, Hortau was founded on May...
Connectivity
May 15, 2017
For the professionals and organizations providing agronomic and technology advice to farmers, the battle to create a sustainable service business has never been more challenging.
The investment and ag-tech sectors’ continuing courtship of agriculture, smoldering for three...
Data Management
May 12, 2017
The thought of $3.50 corn for the foreseeable future seems pretty disheartening. However, if you look at the precision ag space you might notice some light at the end of the tunnel.
We’ve progressed to a place where we are...
Market Watch
May 11, 2017
The International Tomato Congress has taken place in Mexico since 2006. In 2017 it will celebrate its twelfth year as a gathering place for fresh tomato growers, consultants and ag input suppliers from the entire tomato value chain: from...