Imagery
January 26, 2017
Veris’ electrical conductivity (EC) system for grading soil types has endured for years on the strength of its true believers and slow, steady growth. Used as the foundational test for zone management schemes, Veris has gained users with the...
Imagery
January 26, 2017
Aside from field and equipment-deployed sensing, the other end of the spectrum is sensing in the grain bin. From the perspective of the local cooperative storing and marketing its grower-customers’ grain, success here is absolutely vital in keeping that...
Connectivity
January 26, 2017
Sensors are certainly nothing new to agriculture. Although they are getting more and more robust, on-board sensors have been providing feedback on the operation of machinery for many years. Liquid tank monitors on bulk chemical tanks have been tracking...
Global Ag Tech Alliance – North America
January 26, 2017
Since 2006, the PrecisionAg® Institute has stood by one principle: that broader technology adoption in agriculture will lead to a more efficient, profitable, and sustainable future for crop and food production. Through research, advocacy, and education, the Institute’s work...
Connectivity
January 26, 2017
Representatives from Partner organizations supporting the PrecisionAg® Institute in 2017 describe their companies’ unique roles, explain how they support retailer/dealer professionals, and take a stab at longer-term prospects in the quest for increased precision adoption.
WinField United
Teddy Bekele
Vice President of...
Drones | UAVs
January 26, 2017
Last year, (2016) was often called the year of the drone by many reporters, tech advocates and news agencies. Many small drone service companies took off the ground, mid-size businesses augmented existing services, and even corporations are now looking...
Market Watch
January 25, 2017
Another new year is upon us! And I’m certain I speak for many in the agricultural world when I say that very few people in the industry are probably glad 2016 is done with, for a variety of reasons....
Market Watch
January 23, 2017
Technology is going mobile, allowing growers to access information in the field from tablets or phones. Photo courtesy of Highland Precision Ag
This year, the iPhone will celebrate its 10th birthday. In only a decade, smartphones...
Market Watch
January 20, 2017
With President-Elect Donald Trump's selection of Sonny Perdue as the new proposed Secretary of Agriculture, it brings a new set of questions as to the broader impact on the future of entire agriculture industry spectrum, including ag technology. Below...
Market Watch
January 19, 2017
Today, business and agronomy management software is the engine that facilitates a smooth running ag business. The next software decision could make or break your business.
Troy Walker, Agronomy Field Sales Manager, Mid-Kansas Coop, Ben Carlisle, Agricultural Technology Manager, GreenPoint...
Market Watch
January 19, 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...
Data Management
January 18, 2017
AgIntegrated, Inc. (AGI), CDMS, Inc. and SeediQ announce a partnership to develop, promote, and sell a single-source crop input reference data API that will include crop protection, nutritional and seed varietal data. Delivered through AGI’s Onsite platform, this service...
Market Watch
January 18, 2017
Tej Kohli, a serial entrepreneur, global businessman and philanthropist, has announced he has earmarked an initial $25 million USD, through his family office, Kohli Ventures, for a high impact investment fund. The Kohli Impact Investment Initiative will be used to...
Market Watch
January 17, 2017
Raj Khosla, professor of precision agriculture at Colorado State University, challenged farmers to think about how far the technology of agriculture has come in the past 40 years to gauge what farming will look like in 2057, writes Keith...
Market Watch
January 17, 2017
Co-op, one of the largest agricultural retailers in Western Canada, is partnering with farm management company Decisive Farming to provide growers with precision agriculture, crop marketing and data management services, writes Dominika Piasecka for Co-operative News.
The move allows 125...
Market Watch
January 17, 2017
Dan Danford, CNH Industrial
Dan Danford has been named Industry Relations Manager, Precision Solutions and Telematics (PS&T), for CNH Industrial, parent company of agricultural machinery brands, Case IH and New Holland Agriculture, construction machinery brands, Case...
Market Watch
January 13, 2017
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Australian Precision Agriculture Market, Forecast to 2020" report to their offering.
This study looks at the fast-developing precision agriculture market in Australia. Sketching an overview, it looks at the overall size...
Market Watch
January 12, 2017
Jeremy Wilson, Technology Specialist at CropIMS and renowned precision expert, leads a panel of top precision consultants to kick off the PrecisionAg Professional Innovation Series event February 22, 2017 in St. Louis.
Joining Wilson for the panel discussion, Building Blocks of...
Data Management
January 11, 2017
CB Insights today selected Prospera to the prestigious Artificial Intelligence 100 list (“AI 100”), a select group of emerging private companies working on ground breaking artificial intelligence technology. CB Insights CEO and co-founder, Anand Sanwal, revealed the winners during...
Drones | UAVs
January 11, 2017
Jim Case pulls his Kinze grain cart across the field to get into position for corn harvest.
FAA is working toward allowing more freedom for drone operators, and at the same time is working with NASA...