Challenge Advisory has announced a project partnership with SST Software, a global leader in next-generation farming technology, who will be attending Sustainable Intensification 2016 this year. The summit is part of a project undertaken by Challenge Advisory with the support...

Partnering with local and regional employers, Parkland's PACE (Precision Agriculture Curriculum Enhancement) project will combine emerging technologies with agronomy to upgrade the school's existing precision ag program offerings. Parkland College in Champaign, IL, has been awarded...

SST Software and Servi-Tech announce an application program interface (API) connection through the agX Platform to streamline data processing and seamlessly integrate with other agricultural services. Servi-Tech is the largest crop consulting and agronomic service company in the nation, providing...

Semios, a leading provider of real-time agricultural information and precision pest management tools, today announced it has closed an $8 million financing with private equity individuals from the ag tech community, with assistance from Haywood Securities. Founded in 2010, Semios...

CropX today announced that global leaders in the sensor manufacturing space-Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (RBVC) and the Flex technology accelerator, Lab IX-have invested in the company. Already serving 20 top farms across the United States, CropX plans to...

Variable rate practices are maximizing farming resources, saving on input costs and improving yields, reports Loretta Sorensen on Yankton Daily Press. Companies like the United Kingdom’s SOYL are making it ever easier for farmers to effectively use variable rate technology...

John Deere has expanded its RTK differential correction offerings with the introduction of John Deere Mobile RTK Signal. This latest innovation in machine guidance and telematics from John Deere delivers repeatable RTK accuracy to a machine via a cellular...

Genesee Community College and their Precision Agriculture Advisory Committee hosted 70 students and 45 industry members April 4 with the goal of establishing precision agriculture programs at the college, reports Alicia Keller on LancasterFarming.com. This was the first Precision Agriculture Day...

Predicting crop yield is analogous to predicting a winner in a horse race. In both cases, there are a lot of variables to consider and decisions are a mix of art and science. Serious bettors analyze data on past...

AgEagle founder Bret Chilcott demonstrates the company's UAV during the 2015 InfoAg preshow tour near St. Louis, MO. One of the biggest pieces of news to break in the precision agriculture drone world recently was that...

Farmobile today launched the Farmobile Data Store. Farmers now have the freedom to sell their agronomic and machine data to vetted third parties on their own terms. The Farmobile Data Store makes fair, secure farm data transactions possible for the...

American Fruit Grower featured the solid set canopy delivery system (SSCDS) in the February 2013 issue of the magazine, writes GrowingProduce.com Managing Editor Christina Herrick. Matthew Grieshop, an associate professor in Michigan State University (MSU)’s Organic Pest Management lab offers...

If asked what your biggest issue with harvesting is, more times than not, the answer will be labor. From the largest specialty crop producers growing on thousands of acres to someone producing just 1 acre of different vegetables, everyone...

I'm a gadget guy, so stories like this month’s cover (Drones In Agriculture) excite me about how current and future technology will be put to use in agriculture, writes Florida Grower editor Frank Giles over on GrowingProduce.com. The notion that...

What exactly is precision ag? Depending on who you talk to, it can mean different things to different people. Precision ag tools can involve everything from GPS to smart phones to software to seeders — and much more, writes...

Grape growers may soon have access to technology that gives them real-time data about soil conditions in their vineyards, reports Ann-Marie Jeffries on sister site GrowingProduce.com VinSense has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to fund expansion of...

China launched a Beidou satellite into orbit on a Long March 3A rocket on Tuesday as the country seeks to gain independence from and eventually rival American GPS services, reports Andrew Jones over at gbtimes.com. The Long March rocket lifted...

The International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA) has announced the opening of the nomination period for its 2016 ISPA Awards, which will be announced this summer at the 13th International Conference on Precision Agriculture, July 31 - August 3,...

A roundtable discussion at the Precision Farming Dealer Summit this winter led to a partnership with MZB Technologies and Garden City Co-op (GCC) in southwestern Kansas (www.gccoop.com). The MZB platform is now available to GCC’s 2,000-plus member-owners as GCC...

With the opening of a new 2.88-hectare field trial station at Bertam, Kepala Batas, on Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, SGS is aiming to extend its geographical reach and offer customers a wider range of services. In 2015, SGS undertook field trials...