Market Watch
September 24, 2015
Through a partnership program sponsored by MapShots, Inc., 21-year-old Austin Gulasky spent his summer as a precision ag intern. He split the 10-week period between Southern States Cooperative, in Richmond, VA, and MapShots, in Cumming, GA.
Now a senior at...
Guidance
September 21, 2015
While the ability to harness the field navigation power of GPS has been around for decades, these days equipment makers are hitting new levels of accuracy and reliability and are trying to reach new users. They’re also tapping into...
Data Management
September 21, 2015
By its nature, the precision agricultural marketplace features myriad products and services. From hardware options to attach to Big IRON to software programs that continuously crunch numbers to find useful patterns/make yield recommendations, the host of offerings is seemingly...
Data Management
September 21, 2015
Precision ag is an important part of Southern States Cooperative's services at its Agronomy Center in King William, VA.
The humid, late-summer Virginia air clung to your skin like a cheap suit. Southern States Cooperative’s (SSC) King...
Market Watch
September 21, 2015
Many companies that exhibited at InfoAg 2015 are “Thinking Data First” in virtually every aspect of their day-to-day operations.
Chatting about Big Data in agriculture can be a mixed bag at times. There are companies and...
Data Management
September 21, 2015
For what seems like the umpteenth year in a row, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) dominated much of the conversation at this summer’s agricultural industry trade shows. At virtually every event being held the past few months, exhibitors were alternately...
Market Watch
September 21, 2015
The concept of risk, especially in the context of a decision, is difficult to assess for a number of reasons. First, risk is more based on perception than facts. Paul Slovic, a psychologist who has done landmark studies over...
Data Management
September 17, 2015
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) will be featured at the Ohio Farm Science Review, a three-day annual farm show, Sept. 22-24 at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio.
Market Watch
September 16, 2015
Ace Pump Corp. today announced the launch of its new Gemini dual pump kit. The kit allows a user to operate two Ace Pumps independently from a single hydraulic supply and control them manually or with a PWM (pulse width...
Data Management
September 9, 2015
FLIR Systems announced the newest member of FLIR Vue thermal imaging camera series for unmanned aircraft, the FLIR Vue Pro. Following the introduction of the popular FLIR Vue earlier in 2015, the new FLIR Vue Pro delivers expanded capabilities...
Data Management
September 9, 2015
The PrecisionAg Innovation Series conference on data platforms last month reinforced the need for greater compatibility and collaboration.
Irrigation
September 8, 2015
In today’s market, it is more important than ever for growers to make the most of cropland to get the highest possible yield. For many growers, this means irrigating land that may be difficult to reach with traditional center...
Market Watch
September 1, 2015
Digi-Star announces the release of the Grain Tracker App for iOS and Android devices, as well as Grain Tracker Online, a program that makes harvest data accessible from any internet-capable device. Grain producers using Digi-Star’s GT 460 Scale Indicator...
Data Management
September 1, 2015
Trimble announced today a new developer network that will allow third-party software companies to develop applications for its Android-based Trimble TMX-2050 display and Web-based Connected Farm management solution. The new Ag Developer Network reflects Trimble's commitment to providing customers...
Data Management
September 1, 2015
Trimble announced today that its Connected Farm solution will be available in Free or Standard subscription bundles to suit growers with varying farm management requirements. The Connected Farm entry level bundle is an easy-to-use free entry point for growers...
Data Management
September 1, 2015
AGCO Corp. announced today that it will launch a new solution for wireless task data transfer. Go-Task will be one of AGCO’s solutions for wireless transfer of task data to and from select AGCO machines and supported Farm Management...
Data Management
September 1, 2015
DuPont Pioneer today announced the release of its Encirca Yield Fertility Management Service, a tool for maximizing production within growers’ existing fertility budgets. The program creates precise input modeling for phosphorus, potassium and lime. This new service also allows...
Irrigation
August 31, 2015
Today, AgSense and Valley Irrigation announce the release of the CommanderVP, a new remote monitoring and control solution for Valley control panels. This is the first AgSense telemetry product to completely integrate into Valley digital control panels.
Adding CommanderVP to...
Data Management
August 28, 2015
AGCO Corporation announced today that its AgCommand API (Application Programming Interface) is now open to approved third party developers and service providers of farming applications, such as management dashboards and mobile apps. This new capability will enable AGCO customers...
Market Watch
August 28, 2015
Falcon Soil Technology has added two models to its lineup of automated soil sampling systems that promise to bring precision accuracy to a critical task now dominated by error-prone hand sampling. The new models were introduced at the annual...
