Guidance
May 8, 2017
Tersus GNSS Inc., a Chinese GNSS RTK manufacturing company, released its brand new AutoSteer solution recently. The AG960 AutoSteer System will accelerate the application of autopilot for precision agricultural machinery and thus, to enhance and optimize operational accuracy and...
Drones | UAVs
May 8, 2017
AgEagle Aerial Systems of Neodesha, KS, today announced a fixed wing drone for the use in precision agriculture that far exceeds the capabilities of most multirotor drones.
“The AgEagle RX48 beats Chinese drones in performance, quality and value,” said Bret...
Market Watch
May 8, 2017
This year's summer crop season has been a tough one for most growers in Australia. Prolonged periods of high temperatures and a distinct lack of in-crop rain in most areas have caused the sky-high expectations at the beginning of...
Market Watch
May 3, 2017
MZB Technologies has added an additional tool to its precision system. Known for its patented zone-based precision technology, MZB will now offer grid mapping capabilities. This new tool will be a game-changer for customers who wish to utilize the...
Connectivity
May 3, 2017
Farms need to do more with less than ever before to remain competitive. This is especially true when it comes to big ticket items like agricultural machinery. We’re now seeing the implementation of new Internet of Things (IoT) technologies...
Industry News
May 2, 2017
Deere & Co. announced it was informed by Monsanto Company that it has chosen to terminate a 2015 agreement for Deere to acquire the Precision Planting, LLC., business, according to a press release issued Monday evening by Deere.
“We are...
Data Management
May 1, 2017
So that headline sounds somewhat dark and ominous, doesn’t it? The thing about it is that it’s actually been happening for some time now. When you look at all the data that has been somewhat carelessly created by the...
Market Watch
May 1, 2017
Farmers have a host of competing priorities clamoring for their time, energy and money. Fortunately, they often have trusted advisors to help them make good decisions for their operations – including about conservation practices on the farm, writes Jamie...
Market Watch
April 28, 2017
J.R. Simplot Co. announced it has entered into a partnership with Spensa Technologies Inc., an agriculture services company based in the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette, IN, to build the Simplot Advisor Platform.
Spensa’s precision agriculture technologies will power...
Digital Farming
April 27, 2017
BASF has signed an agreement to acquire US-based company ZedX, a leader in the development of digital agricultural intelligence. The acquisition is expected to be completed within four weeks, according to a press release from the company.
ZedX’s expertise lies...
Drones | UAVs
April 27, 2017
Sentera announced the release of its Multispectral Double 4K Sensor, offering five precise spectral bands: blue, green, red, red edge, and near-infrared (NIR). This sensor enables users to collect visual band imagery as well as vegetation indices based upon...
Data Management
April 26, 2017
Recently, Joe Byrum wrote an excellent article on the state of machine learning in agriculture. In it, Joe highlighted one of the biggest challenges facing FMIS and other tech venture backed groups:
“… most agricultural technology startups today are pushed...
Industry News
April 26, 2017
Without getting too far into the weeds, I think it’s safe to say that today America feels more divided than ever before (keep in mind I’m an Eighties Baby – so I regrettably missed out on the 1960’s).
Our favorite...
Market Watch
April 25, 2017
An online course offered by Purdue University’s Agronomy e-Learning Academy, Precision Agriculture, has received the 2017 Digital Education Excellence in Teaching Award for a noncredit course, the highest possible award of its kind at Purdue. In 2015, the academy’s...
Market Watch
April 24, 2017
Recently, I had the opportunity to meet John Stevenson, a 2016 Nuffield Australia Scholarship winner. As part of the scholarship, John visited one of the farms that I do precision ag consulting work for in Mato Grosso, along with Milton Suzuki,...
Market Watch
April 24, 2017
As precision agriculture consultants we constantly are being asked our opinions on where to invest, and how to strategically invest in innovation. Stereotypically, farm operations are constantly in search of stability. Conversely, technology is in a constant and rapid...
Market Watch
April 24, 2017
Let's pause from the daily toils of ag for a minute and start thinking about the future. In a very short time artificial intelligence (A.I.) is coming into the precision ag space and we must ask ourselves how we...
Imagery
April 24, 2017
When I think about precision agriculture my usual thoughts are around the continuous learning about the variability in a field. There are many layers of information or data that can be gathered about each field. And from these layers...
Data Management
April 24, 2017
Farmers Edge announced it has partnered with Allied Cooperative, a provider of agronomy, feed, grain, and equipment services to growers across 700,000 acres in central and western Wisconsin.
With the all-in-one Farmers Edge Precision Solutions platform, Allied’s more than 2,200...
Market Watch
April 21, 2017
(via AgLaw.us)
This recent article on Motherboard is getting a lot of press: "Why American Farmers are Hacking Their Tractors with Ukrainian Firmware", writes AgLaw.us blog author and well-known ag attorney Todd Janzen in a recent blog post.
The article alleges...