Industry News
February 25, 2016
Deere & Co. is better equipped to ride out the agricultural slowdown, reports Jennifer DeWitt of WCFCourier.com, and is focused on leading the industry with its innovations, the company’s CEO told shareholders Wednesday morning.
Sam Allen, Deere’s chairman and CEO,...
Connectivity
February 25, 2016
The promise of interoperability of precision agriculture systems is closer than ever with the release of AgGateway's ADAPT Toolkit. Now, will software companies step up and develop the plug-ins required to bring seamless system connectivity to agriculture?
Data Management
February 24, 2016
While concerns around current and upcoming regulation from the FAA capture most of the headlines in the UAV industry, questions about practicalities like return on investment are even more pronounced.
Those questions are especially notable in agriculture, as farmers strive...
Guidance
February 23, 2016
T-L Irrigation's GPS Navigation Corner System has been awarded two patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
T-L Irrigation Co., the exclusive world manufacturer of hydrostatically powered pivot irrigation systems, has announced it has been...
Data Management
February 22, 2016
AgEagle Aerial Systems CEO Bret Chilcott during the InfoAg 2015 pre-show tour.
Raven Industries announced that its Applied Technology division has been named the worldwide exclusive distribution partner for AgEagle Aerial Systems, a provider of Unmanned...
Data Management
February 19, 2016
Smithfield Foods, Inc. and United Suppliers, Inc., have announced a collaboration to advance on-farm conservation practices and the use of innovative precision agriculture tools across Smithfield’s sourcing regions in Iowa and Missouri. Smithfield’s initiative will focus on deployment of...
Market Watch
February 19, 2016
Investments in agriculture technology startups surged to a record $4.6 billion in 2015 despite a steep drop in U.S. farm income and slumping profit at farm-affiliated companies such as machinery producers and seed makers, reports Karl Plume on Reuters.com.
The...
Data Management
February 19, 2016
In an effort to expedite growth, FarmLink is splitting into two distinct companies, according to reports from Kansas City Business Journal.
While the data analytics business will keep the FarmLink name, the equipment sharing solutions business will be branded as...
Data Management
February 18, 2016
Cat phones today announced the launch of its new flagship product, the Cat S60; the world’s first smartphone with an integrated thermal camera, and the world’s most waterproof smartphone. The device will be unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2016,...
Data Management
February 16, 2016
For the past few years each spring, PrecisionAg magazine has invited key precision ag product manufacturers and service providers to share with us information on their latest upgrades and newest items. On the following pages, you will find this...
Data Management
February 16, 2016
There is ceaseless talk today about “big” data in agriculture but rarely about the learning that must accompany it. Big data refers to the voluminous flow of data that is being generated by machines, devices, and software programs. It...
Data Management
February 16, 2016
Just about every company connected to agriculture is or is trying to gather data from the farmer. So attests Kris Tom, co-owner of Tom Farms, Leesburg, IN. Such a tsunami of activity confirms not only the value of growers’...
Guidance
February 16, 2016
Illinois grower Greg Sanders says from his experience growers just getting started with VRA seeding should aim to have at least three years of normalized yield data before making prescriptions.
SST Software employee Patrick Sanders, when...
Market Watch
February 16, 2016
For precision agriculture providers using MapShots AgStudio software, several improved functions are available in 2016. The company announced three new releases within the last month, including:
better tools for analyzing yields.
a new GIS processing update.
a new version of AgDirector software.
two...
Market Watch
February 16, 2016
Ohio grower Jim Case recently invested in FARMserver, Beck's Web-based precision data management software, along with the Kinze 4900 Multi-Hybrid planter, to help him choose the best hybrids for his fields.
Delaware, OH-based grower Jim Case and his...
Data Management
February 16, 2016
There are now around 300,000 drones registered to the Federal Aviation Administration. Drones are seeing strides forward in use after registration was opened at the end of last year, reports David Geiger, Agribusiness Report, on KCRG.com.
In agriculture, they are...
Data Management
February 16, 2016
Attendees at the product launch used available tablets for self-guided demonstrations of the Advantage Acre platform. The platform is a comprehensive suite of technologies that bring together three foundational elements of farming: seed, soil and...
Data Management
February 16, 2016
Bayer has acquired the plant health diagnosis and infection level warning service provider proPlant Gesellschaft für Agrar- und Umweltinformatik mbH. The acquisition continues the expansion of Bayer’s activities in the field of agricultural digitalization. The company based in Münster...
Data Management
February 12, 2016
Andrew Nixon over at BetterForTheJob.com has published an agriculture drone buyer's guide at bestdroneforthejob.com/drones-for-work/agriculture-drone-buyers-guide/.
It's a pretty well-curated web resource that covers a lot of ground on the subject of UAVs. Feel free to check it out at the link...
Data Management
February 10, 2016
Sentera, a global provider of software, sensors, and drones to the agriculture industry, announces its compatibility with the agX Platform. The collaboration benefits both agX and Sentera customers. agX clients can easily incorporate Sentera’s data management solution, AgVault Software,...
