In the large open spaces of Planet Labs’ offices in San Francisco, CA, last spring, mounted screens tracked the locations of orbiting satellites beaming data to be processed and analyzed, a special team was sequestered away building new proprietary...

Whether Monsanto retains the Climate Corp. after various acquisition scenarios have played out or else Bayer CropScience or even some other entity ultimately holds title to it, the one-time “unicorn” tech startup acquired a few years ago for $1 billion...

SST Software and Crop Data Management Systems (CDMS) announced a partnership agreement to deliver crop protection and other product compliance information within SST’s system. “CDMS offers the comprehensive product and label database needed to provide reliable information to our users...

Ben Craker, AGCO We are at a true turning point in agriculture, with the data farmers collect every day in the fields now holding the key to future innovation and competitiveness. Farm data, in many ways,...

Trimble announced today that it is establishing a dedicated Business Solutions group within its Agriculture Division to support the more complex needs of agricultural leaders. The Trimble Agriculture Business Solutions group will provide customers with technology integration across their...

AgDNA is set to bring their next generation of precision ag services to growers in Mississippi via an all new partnership with Parker Tractor Company. The Tunica County, MS-based John Deere dealer will deliver the innovative precision farming platform to...

Even if you’ve been buried in a tractor cab or chained to your desk at work the past couple weeks, even you’ve noticed this new Pokémon Go craze. Gotta admit, not really a huge fan myself (surprising, right?), but I’ve...

Precision agriculture has many benefits, but the results are only as good as the data provided. Yield monitors and GPS receivers can reveal much about a field's performance at harvest time and give you a leg up on boosting...

I recently had the opportunity to take a deeper dive into the 2015 CropLife 100 retailers report in CropLife® magazine, an annual analysis of the state of agricultural retailing in the U.S. Readers of the report might be lulled into...

Winfield US (Winfield United Suppliers) and The Climate Corporation (a division of Monsanto Co.) are further enhancing their collaboration by implementing a two-way, cross-navigation exchange between the R7 Tool, the Winfield US decision ag solution, and The Climate Corporation’s...

On June 21, 2016, FAA released the much anticipated new Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) or drone regulations, also referred to as Part 107. These rules go in effect Aug. 29, 2016, and cover a broad spectrum of commercial uses...

A heartbeat away from the Kansas-Nebraska border, in the cozy Eastern Plains outpost of Eckley, CO (population: 257), Dr. Chad Godsey, president and owner, Godsey Precision Ag, has been consulting on over 100,000 acres annually – the majority being...

A Green Aero Tech UAV-produced drainage map, which the newly formed company says "shows the natural water flow on the land. It also points out where water is getting trapped in sinks and depressions." The unmanned...

RainWise is pleased to be celebrating more than 40 years of devotion to our clients based on our promise to helping both small and large scale farmers produce more from their land, while conserving resources like water and energy...

Commodity prices are low and most growers have shied away from making precision ag investments. Dr. Robert Hill, Caledonia Solutions says, "Growers with cash find now is the time to be a contrarian and invest in ag technology that...

Prassack Advisors, an integrated agricultural technology consultancy, welcomes Jim Pollock to the company’s leadership team. As an Executive Consultant, Pollock will apply his technology, business and communication skills to provide innovative strategies to enable client success. Prior to joining...

Hypoxic “dead zones” are a continuing problem in areas ranging from Lake Erie to the Gulf of Mexico and beyond, but officials at Tulane University reckon there’s a solution to the problem somewhere out there, and they’re willing to...

A rendition of the new genetic engineering tool CRISPR. Ag-tech fund Radicle hopes to invest in CRISPR-based technologies, among other innovations. Photo credit: National Human Genome Research Institute Ag tech gets a lot of buzz these...

As I made a West Coast swing this spring to visit companies including The Climate Corp. and Planet Labs, there was a palpable sense of – wow, the sky really now is the limit for precision agriculture. Or should I...

FarmLogs today announced the launch of its new nitrogen rescue program that helps farmers save and improve yield by addressing nitrogen deficiencies that can still be corrected late in the season. Immediately available in the Corn Belt, the comprehensive nitrogen...