University of Melbourne student Sam Nielsen is learning about precision agriculture at the Dookie campus robotic dairy. Photo: The Weekly Times Sam Nielsen is a first-year University of Melbourne Bachelor of Agriculture student looking to the future...

Sentera, LLC, a global provider of remote sensing hardware and data management solutions has signed a reseller agreement with DroneMate, New Zealand’s premier agriculture and inspection drone and sensor distributor. The agreement gives New Zealand’s agriculture industry access to Sentera’s...

Editor's Note: The PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence program honored the class of 2016 winners during the InfoAg Conference. This year's winners include Ag Partners (Crop Adviser/Entrepreneur Award); Brian Arnall, Oklahoma State University (Extension/Research Award); Craige Mackenzie, Methven, New Zealand...

PrecisionAg Executive Editor Paul Schrimpf (left) presents New Zealand farmer Craige Mackenzie with the 2016 PrecisionAg Award of Excellence during the InfoAg Conference in St. Louis. Editor's Note: The PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence program honored the class of...

PrecisionAg Executive Editor Paul Schrimpf (left) presents Dr. Brian Arnall of Oklahoma State University with a 2016 PrecisionAg Award of Excellence during the InfoAg Conference in St. Louis. Editor's Note: The PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence program honored the...

Editor's Note: The PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence program honored the class of 2016 winners during the InfoAg Conference. This year's winners include Ag Partners (Crop Adviser/Entrepreneur Award); Brian Arnall, Oklahoma State University (Extension/Research Award); Craige Mackenzie, Methven, New Zealand (Farmer Award); and Marvin...

Every year, more than 25% of the world’s annual output of agricultural goods are ruined or damaged by pests and diseases. Pests typically eat the agricultural goods, rendering them unfit for use. Meanwhile, fungal diseases tend to produce various...

Falcon Soil Technology has added new mapping and live sampling tracking features to the Model 5000 Automated Sampling System. For the first time, soil samplers can collect, map and share soil sample information within the same system. The new features...

EFC Systems announces the release of "CDMS Inside," bringing product lookup as well as live Quick Check chemical validation to users of FieldAlytics and Merchant Ag. Ernie Chappell, President and Founder of EFC Systems says,“CDMS represents the most complete and...

Farmers Edge, a global leader in precision agriculture and independent data management solutions, has announced it has partnered with Green Aero Tech, Canada’s leading drone systems and data provider, to integrate next-generation drone imagery into FarmCommand for direct-to-cab data....

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "World Precision Agriculture Market - Opportunities and Forecasts, 2014 - 2022" report to their offering. Precision agriculture is a farming management technique used to improve site specific farming through evaluation of...

AgSolver integrates its Profit Zone Manager (PZM) technology with the agX Platform to extend its services. AgSolver is offering agricultural service providers the ability to seamlessly utilize precision ag data within tools that maximize return on investment (ROI) and...

Back 40 Precision is proud to announce the public release of their RTK caster software. Their program is comprised of the newest technological advances with all available industry options. This enables owners of RTK base stations to keep their...

The Coalition to Advance Precision Agriculture (CAPA), comprised of trade associations and organizations representing a diverse range of sectors within the agriculture industry, has announced its official support and endorsement of the first-ever PrecisionAg Vision Conference to be held October...

Illinois professor Praveen Kumar and graduate student Dong K. Woo developed a model to tell the age of inorganic nitrogen in soil, which could help farmers more precisely apply fertilizer to croplands. Photo by L....

It is not wise and sustainable to continue practising conventional agricultural methods, such as ploughing and loosening the soil before planting as it puts stress on land resources and is worsened by effects of climate change, says global agricultural...

In August, some Alabama farmers might get a bird’s-eye view of their crops and land with the use of drones through new Federal Aviation Administration rules, reports Tyra Jackson on AnnistonStar.com. Jeremy Wilson, of Lincoln, said he has considered purchasing...

Agricultural robots are a part of precision agriculture, which hold the promise to improve sustainable farming practices, writes Vikas Vij on JustMeans.com. From sensors to drones to satellite imagery to better software management for people and equipment, advancements in precision...

Like it’s done for many other industries, the internet is improving the agricultural sector. Farmers are making more use of the internet to access information on the weather, soil conditions and market activity. The better that farmers understand these factors,...

Machine learning company Prospera announced today a Series A investment of $7 million led by Bessemer Venture Partners. The funding will be utilized to bring Prospera’s AI based solutions to more farmers and ag-businesses worldwide. Prospera develops advanced techniques in...