Commercial drone software platform developer DroneDeploy has announced an integration with the agX to help growers more easily capture field maps and analyze aerial data. agX users can now share field boundaries saved in agX with DroneDeploy to simplify the planning of...

Possibly in response to the escalating situation between U.S. forces and Syria in the Middle East, FAA has issued UAS NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) FDC 7/7137, establishing airspace restrictions for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) over 133 military facilities in the...

RDO Equipment Co. has partnered with AgriSync to continue the organization’s tradition of providing the best service and support to area farmers. Through the AgriSync app, RDO Equipment Co.’s expert advisors can deliver additional support and problem solving remotely...

The business of farming is changing. Consumers are demanding sustainably produced food, the global population is exploding, issues such as hypoxia, algae blooms and climate change are dominating the news, and the threat of environmental regulation looms near. As the...

In the 2016/2017 harvest, the Mato Grossense Institute of Economics (IMEA) estimated that the largest soybean state in Brazil will reach the historic mark of 49 bushels per acre. While it has been a good year for rain in...

Sentera today launched updates to its Incident Light Sensor (ILS) for use on NDVI-Upgraded DJI Phantom 4, Phantom 3, and Inspire drones. For several years, research customers have used the Sentera ILS to measure the color spectrum of incident light...

Spring, summer and early fall are for many the happiest time of the year. It's the growing season and farmers and those that assist them are working hard nationwide, writes the National Association of Aerial Applicators (NAAA) in a...

Advisory investment group The Mixing Bowl teamed up with Forbes for its New York-based event this year to discuss technology’s role in changing food and farming at scale and consumer food preferences, writes Louisa Burwood-Taylor on AgFunderNews.com. The audience represented...

Pest infestations cost farmers at least some measure of profit and productivity in virtually every crop. Predictive technology for key pests — discovering an infestation and being able to take action before productivity is lost — has been the...

DroneDeploy is now connected with the John Deere Operations Center. Just in time for the critical spring planting season, the integration allows users to synchronize their DroneDeploy and MyJohnDeere accounts to view and analyze drone-generated field maps in combination with...

Who is the most trusted ag advisor of them all? It's a question I think we’ve all heard before, mind you without the Disney flare added to it. That question raises plenty of different viewpoints and positions when it comes...

Mobile apps are helping ag retailers and consultants take their scouting services to the next level. Scouting is one of the most critical services that ag retailers and consultants can offer their grower-customers. The need for...

At the end of every NFL game, win or lose, one thing is for certain: the coach is going to analyze the game film. What did we do well? What (or who) performed poorly? The game film is their data...

A pest trap for orchards by manufacturer Semios. In-season scouting is the mother’s milk of any full-service agronomy program. It’s the component of crop production that validates the experience of individuals who know and understand the...

Registration is now open for AgGateway’s Mid-Year Meeting, June 12-15 at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, IA, just outside of Des Moines. The meeting provides valuable insights and networking for anyone seeking to expand eConnectivity in agriculture – from seasoned...

To avoid the draconian locks that John Deere puts on the tractors they buy, farmers throughout America's heartland have started hacking their equipment with firmware that's cracked in Eastern Europe and traded on invite-only, paid online forums, writes Jason...

Now more than ever is it important for FMIS groups, seed companies, and herbicide manufacturers to use high-resolution weather data in their platform so that their growers can prevent the growing dicamba drift issue. Dicamba drift...

As of early 2017, Plantium had about 600 Atlas-enabled devices (monitors and smart antennas) placed with customers and in operation around Argentina. Plantium in Santa Fe, Argentina, is a full-service provider of precision agricultural guidance systems...

Michigan is more famous for its car industry, great lake, and big 10 universities than it is for agriculture. But about 180 miles west of Detroit is West Olive, a township located in Ottawa County founded by Dutch immigrants....

Davie Stephens is involved with every aspect of his farming operation, including how data is collected, stored, and shared. Davie Stephens, who lives in Hickman County, KY, farms more than 5,000 acres in Western Kentucky and...