Guidance
July 2, 2015
Advancements in precision agriculture continue to provide producers with technology that gives them more control over maximized yields, inputs, and ultimately, profits. ProTrakker, a manufacturer of implement guidance systems, has pioneered the design of hydraulic hitches and accessories that...
Industry News
June 30, 2015
Valley Irrigation has appointed Joshua Dixon as the vice president of global operations.
An experienced global manufacturing executive, Dixon has extensive knowledge of lean enterprise, supply chain organization, operations management, product management, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, and integration.
His past...
Market Watch
June 29, 2015
The new Case IH Precision Air 4585 air cart features a four-tank design with a total capacity of 580 bushels.
Case IH recently introduced its new Precision Air 5 series air carts, developed to get the...
Market Watch
June 29, 2015
Agren, Inc., a provider of sustainability technology to agriculture, unveiled their three-tiered Sustainability Solution for ag retailers today.
Agren’s Sustainability Solution provides agribusiness an immediate way to add sustainability to their current precision offering. The platform allows advisors to easily...
Data Management
June 25, 2015
Today, The Climate Corporation, a division of Monsanto Company, announced that farmers have mapped more than 75 million row crop acres in their digital agriculture platform, up from 50 million acres in 2014. This significant acre adoption represents nearly...
Drones | UAVs
June 23, 2015
From thorny business and regulatory issues to the latest technologies and techniques for agriculture markets and beyond, the InterDrone Conference will present a multifaceted educational and networking program.
Guidance
June 22, 2015
GPS Landforming is the latest precision agriculture tool to hit mainstream adoption by farmers looking to increase production and profits according to agricultural engineer, Dr. Graeme Cox.
GPS Landforming is the reshaping of a fields topography to predesigned 3D surfaces...
Data Management
June 18, 2015
U.S. commercial drone operations could take flight on a large scale by this time next year, as federal regulators finalize rules allowing widespread unmanned aerial system use by companies, according to congressional testimony on Wednesday, reports David Morgan of...
Data Management
June 17, 2015
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Data Management
June 17, 2015
Jackson-Jennings Co-op and FarmLink today announced a new agreement that offers co-op members access to TrueHarvest, the yield benchmarking tool that helps farmers pinpoint opportunities to improve yields and profitability.
“We are excited to partner with Jackson-Jennings Co-op in offering...
Data Management
June 16, 2015
Coming off a 2014 InfoAg which saw a record-setting number of attendees, InfoAg 2015 – the premier event in precision agriculture – is right around the corner and approaching fast.
Slated for July 28-30 at the historic Union Station Hotel...
Market Watch
June 16, 2015
AgriCharts, a division of Barchart.com, Inc. and a provider of information and technology solutions for agribusinesses, today announced the launch of Grains.com, an online marketplace for farmers and grain buyers. Grains.com gives farmers the ability to connect to grain...
Data Management
June 15, 2015
AutoProbe Technologies, manufacturers of the AutoProbe automated soil sampler, names NC Ag Services, Inc. of Pantego, NC, its North Carolina distributor.
David Butcher, NC Ag Services, Inc. says, "Maximizing crop profits, especially in lean times, starts with precision soil sampling. The AutoProbe...
Irrigation
June 11, 2015
As smartphones become more integral in farm management and increasingly prevalent among growers, it’s essential for agriculture companies to provide useful mobile tools. To that end, Valley Irrigation has launched a new mobile website.
The new site, m.valleyirrigation.com or simply...
Data Management
June 10, 2015
RDO Equipment Co. and FarmLink today announced a new agreement that will further enable improvements in productivity and profitability by bringing together insights from yield benchmarking and the benefit of precision equipment capabilities.
“Through our long standing relationship with RDO...
Market Watch
June 10, 2015
Topcon Positioning Group announces the acquisition of NORAC Systems International, a pioneer and the world’s leading developer of ultrasonic sensing and boom control technology for agricultural equipment, in a private transaction.
“For more than 40 years NORAC has created innovative...
Market Watch
June 3, 2015
Granular CEO Sid Gorham
An 18-month old San Francisco-based software startup is eager to revolutionize the way growers look at their day-to-day operations.
Aggregating loads of data from what it claims are the top 500 to 1000...
Guidance
June 3, 2015
In conjuntion with Purdue University, sister publication CropLife magazine recently published the results of the 17th Retail Precision Adoption Survey.
Market Watch
June 3, 2015
John Deere is adding more tools to its Operations Center within MyJohnDeere and making it easy to wirelessly transfer data from older John Deere equipment and non-John Deere displays to the Operations Center with Mobile Data Transfer.
Mobile Data Transfer...
Market Watch
June 2, 2015
SST Software will hold its 2015 Vision Conference on July 27, 2015 from 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch in St. Louis, MO. The Vision Conference will be held the day before...
