Market Watch
November 2, 2015
SST Software continues to enhance its Sirrus application for agronomists and ag retailers with additional free and premium features. Sirrus is an iPad app that is used primarily for in-field agronomy services, such as soil sampling, scouting, and reporting.
Though...
Data Management
October 29, 2015
AgVeritas, the patented cloud-based yield analysis application launched by XS Inc for the 2015 season, is making a significant impact on the precision agriculture industry as retailers and consultants across the U.S. and Canada embrace this innovative tool. AgVeritas...
Data Management
October 28, 2015
From left: Dr. Marvin Stone; Dr. Thomas Coon, vice president, dean and director of Oklahoma State University’s Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources; Oklahoma State University Regents professor William R. Raun, Department of Plants...
Data Management
October 27, 2015
Granular has announced the launch of the new version of its farmland analysis site, AcreValue. This latest release includes a significantly expanded geographic coverage area and several new management and analytical features.
AcreValue is a free site used by farmers,...
Data Management
October 26, 2015
AgGateway is celebrating its 10-year anniversary by launching several new programs at its Annual Conference November 9-12 in San Antonio, TX, that highlight innovations in agricultural eBusiness – or “eAgriculture."
As part of the new programs, the organization is adopting...
Data Management
October 26, 2015
Trimble and Raven announced today that users of the Trimble Connected Farm solution can now view task data and as-applied maps transferred wirelessly from Raven’s Slingshot system. By tapping into the Slingshot API, Connected Farm is able to communicate...
Data Management
October 26, 2015
Marvin Stone
A retired Oklahoma State University professor well-known throughout the precision agriculture community and his wife are reportedly two of the victims who died after being struck by a suspected drunk driver during the school's...
Data Management
October 22, 2015
aWhere will now provide agricultural weather data and agronomic modeling services to MyAgCentral, a cloud-based data management platform based on DN2K’s core platform technology. aWhere is working with DN2K to provide advanced agricultural intelligence to SageInsight’s MyAgCentral customers, including...
Data Management
October 21, 2015
PRECISION TECHNOLOGY seems to evolve at the speed of an Olympic sprinter these days (Usain Bolt is still REALLY fast, in case anyone forgot). It seems like every other day we get word of a hot new startup out...
Market Watch
October 20, 2015
Over the past 20 years, precision agriculture technology has changed so quickly and has become an information-intensive endeavor. Growers, ag retailers, and others seeking to acquire new systems or upgrade existing equipment need to be fluent in terminology used...
Guidance
October 20, 2015
On Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, the GPS Innovation Alliance (GPSIA) submitted two filings regarding federal spectrum policy. Comments were filed in response to a public notice in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) GPS Adjacent Band Compatibility assessment, and...
Market Watch
October 19, 2015
It’s crunch time for the implementation of final Tier 4 engine emission standards. Over time, understanding both what these standards are trying to achieve and whether or not they apply to a particular application has become complex. In the...
Guidance
October 16, 2015
AgJunction today announced that it has completed the merger with Novariant, Inc. , previously announced on March 16, 2015. With the completion of the merger, AgJunction gains a preeminent position in automated steering and machine control technologies, differentiated by...
Data Management
October 16, 2015
After a 14-year relationship, Syngenta is making Ag Connections a wholly-owned subsidiary to accelerate growth of digital solutions and enhance whole-farm management.
Ag Connections provides farm management software solutions and works extensively with Syngenta on its AgriEdge Excelsior program, which...
Data Management
October 8, 2015
Deere & Co. and DN2K have agreed to form SageInsights - a joint venture to initially serve the agriculture industry with further development of DN2K’s existing cloud software platform, MyAgCentral, for agricultural retailers and others who provide consulting services...
Irrigation
October 6, 2015
As California¹s historic drought persists, dairy farmers in the nation¹s top dairy producing state are increasingly looking to subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) technology as a solution for maximizing the water productivity and yield potential of their forage crops. While...
Data Management
October 1, 2015
IF my summer travels for PrecisionAg.com proved anything, it’s that 2015 was a big year for yield data.
Sure, the flashier aerial imagery, as well as-applied data, have their respective spots in the lineup too, but with so many management...
Data Management
October 1, 2015
The first of its kind, iSOYL’s easy to use interface that can be used to manage precision crop production tasks on the move has already revolutionized daily routines on farms worldwide. The latest update of the free app allows growers to...
Guidance
September 30, 2015
Choosing the right irrigation solution is essential to maximizing farm revenue, but it can be difficult to find reliable ag irrigation information. Now, growers can get on-demand irrigation information at the new irrigation.education website.
Accessible 24/7 from a computer, this...
Data Management
September 29, 2015
If you missed the PrecisionAg Innovations Series event, "Data Platform Solutions: Putting Information To Work" on August 31 in Champaign, IL, you can still view the video recordings of all the presentations for a one time fee of $100.
