Data Management
December 14, 2015
Analysts forecast global precision agriculture market to grow at a CAGR of 14.43% over the period 2014-2019, according to the recent report "Global Precision Agriculture Market 2015-2019."
"As farmers worldwide grow increasingly wary of the effects of agriculture on the...
Drones | UAVs
December 14, 2015
FAA, responding to heightened concerns about rogue drone flights near airports, unveiled a pre-Christmas rule on Monday requiring drone hobbyists as young as 13 years old to register their unmanned aircraft, reports David Morgan via Reuters.com.
The new online registry...
Data Management
December 14, 2015
Typically in the tech/startup world, when a major player like Google comes knocking on the Angel Investment door people start paying attention, reports Matthew Grassi on CropLife.com.
Back in May, Google Ventures came knocking at the door of San Carlos,...
Guidance
December 14, 2015
Rate controllers reduce input costs — bottom line — and every grower is looking for ways to decrease seed and chemical costs while maintaining maximum yield, reports Lisa Heacox on CropLife.com.
“Customers will continue to buy more advanced rate controllers...
Data Management
December 14, 2015
A new Copa and Cogeca Task Force debated in Brussels last week the importance of technology in modern farming – big data and precision farming – to improve farmers returns, reports FarmingLife.com.
“Innovation contributes to a competitive, efficient EU agriculture...
Data Management
December 11, 2015
As part of its ramp-up for the 2016 season, software manufacturer FarmLogs this week unveiled two recommendation-based products: Nitrogen Monitoring and Variable Rate Prescriptions for seeding and nitrogen. The new features are available immediately.
"We’ve taken a huge step forward in our...
Data Management
December 9, 2015
Cibus, a leader in non-transgenic breeding and precision gene editing, announced today the publication of the article “Oligonucleotide-directed Mutagenesis for Precision Gene Editing” in Plant Biotechnology Journal, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell in association with the Society for Experimental...
Data Management
December 7, 2015
DJI, a leader in unmanned aerial vehicle technology, announced the launch of a smart, crop-spraying agricultural drone.
The DJI Agras MG-1 is dustproof, water-resistant and made of anti-corrosive materials. It can be rinsed clean and folded up for easy transport...
Analytics
December 7, 2015
Growers can now access FarmLink's advanced data analytics platform to validate their 2015 decisions as they plan 2016 investments. FarmLink today announced Discovery by FarmLink, a new platform that provides an introduction to its one-of-a-kind analytics built on millions...
Data Management
December 7, 2015
The 3rd annual Precision Agriculture Conference and Ag Tech Showcase will bring together more than 300 precision ag enthusiasts -- international expert speakers, precision agriculture businesses, agronomists, and leading farmers to share and learn how to harvest the value...
Market Watch
December 7, 2015
Intertek, a leading provider of quality services to a wide range of industries around the world, has been providing a number of educational and practical workshops on soil management to small-scale farmers, farmer groups, and production companies in several...
Industry News
December 7, 2015
Thom Weir, senior agronomist with Farmers Edge, was recently elected Vice Chair of the International Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) Board.
“It is humbling to be selected by a group of such highly respected industry-leading peers,” says Weir. “The CCA play...
Market Watch
December 3, 2015
One of the most important and least appreciated concepts in agriculture is “resilience.” Resilience is the antidote to risk. Of the many definitions, the European Commission (EC) has probably the broadest one that has application to agriculture.
According to the...
Data Management
December 3, 2015
A new report from Smithers Viscient, Ten-Year Forecast of Disruptive Technologies in Crop Protection to 2025, is the result of an exhaustive primary research program incorporating interviews with a panel of leading crop protection technology experts. The report profiles...
Market Watch
December 3, 2015
EFC Systems, Inc., a leading provider of business software solutions for agribusiness retailers and wholesalers, has announced FieldAlytics. This next-generation service evolved from the precision agronomy solution that was acquired in April 2015 from AgJunction's Cloud Services division.
FieldAlytics represents...
Market Watch
December 2, 2015
One of the biggest grains producers on the Southern Downs, Rod Petersen, will represent the region at the 2016 Australian Summer Grains Conference, reports Sophie Lester of WarwickDailyNews.com.
Petersen, along with his sons, Scott and Wayne, runs Petersen Grains in...
Market Watch
December 2, 2015
Minnesota Farmer Brad Hagen has partnered with the local cooperative, Central Valley Coop, and its full-service precision ag program Central Advantage GS, for more than a decade. Here Hagen is inspecting a field planted with cover...
Data Management
December 2, 2015
There's little denying that the precision agriculture market is fast-paced and rapidly evolving, as any sector so heavily tied to technology tends to be. But is its reach across the whole of the agricultural landscape expanding or merely holding...
Data Management
December 2, 2015
Sorting through the complex and ever-changing nature of precision agriculture is challenging to say the least. But one thing is for certain, this industry is primed to prosper despite tough market conditions. In my view, these five "must-have" things...
Data Management
December 1, 2015
The expectation among many that 2015 would reveal the long-term winners and losers in regard to the glut of precision ag data management solutions in the market was unfortunately never realized. From a grower perspective, heading into the New...
