Data Management
July 31, 2013
Economic Research Service (ERS) reports:
By 2010, 73% of U.S. urban households had home subscriptions to the Internet, compared with only 62% of rural households and farms, according to Current Population Survey (CPS) data.
Rural Internet usage, however, is not uniform...
Data Management
July 29, 2013
New research of corn growers report payback for the precision ag technology investment outweighs the cost.
Data Management
July 25, 2013
Record attendance, driven by renewed interest in the power of precision technology, made InfoAg 2013 a conference to remember. But can we keep the momentum going?
Data Management
July 24, 2013
TeeJet Technologies has introduced two new products:
Sentry 6120 Droplet Size Monitor. The unit helps operators improve their spray applications by providing real-time, in-cab droplet size information. Drift or efficacy problems caused by applying droplets that are too large or...
Data Management
July 23, 2013
GEOSYS Inc. announced today its launch of the GEOSYS Field Profit Planner, a comprehensive tool for farmers and their advisors who pursue high efficiency farming.
The new cloud-based GEOSYS Field Profit Planner service gives growers quick analyses of their individual...
Market Watch
July 19, 2013
AgJunction President and CEO Rick Heiniger announced the milestone during the 2013 InfoAg Conference in Springfield, IL.
Market Watch
July 18, 2013
GNSS component and subsystems supplier NovAtel Inc., the world’s leading supplier of OEM Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) components and subsystems today recently announced that it will be releasing its new AG-STAR GNSS antenna this fall.
The cost-effective L1 GPS+GLONASS...
Market Watch
July 18, 2013
Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) has signed a global licensing agreement with Farmers Edge, a provider of farm management and precision agronomy services. This agreement is focused around the integration of Topcon’s SGIS agronomic desktop software into the Farmers Edge...
Data Management
July 17, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Aggregated, or open, data is one of the many key underlying themes at InfoAg 2013, and Dr. Terry Griffin, vice president, Cresco Ag, made a particularly strong case for more data sharing among the precision ag...
Market Watch
July 17, 2013
UAV enthusiasm was on display at the InfoAg Conference in Springfield, IL, where five exhibitors (and one association) were on hand to answer questions and discuss their offerings with attendees.
Market Watch
July 16, 2013
The 2013 InfoAg Conference continues to grow, with more than 1000 attendees expected through the week. There’s also been a growth in the number of events and activities surrounding the conference, including a hot (literally) pre-conference tour that included...
Irrigation
July 12, 2013
Syngenta and Lindsay Corporation today formally announced a collaborative agreement to provide corn farmers with a more efficient way to grow and manage irrigated corn acres. This collaboration will provide farmers with access to a proven combination of best-in-class...
Data Management
July 12, 2013
AgGateway’s Precision Ag Council is building on its successful work to date on the Standardized Precision Ag Data Exchange (SPADE) Project by launching SPADE2. While the first phase focused on seeding, the second phase will cover crop protection and...
Data Management
July 12, 2013
Recent research is definitive: As much as 60% of yield depends on soil fertility. Unfortunately, the science behind this imperative aspect of farming isn’t always so clear, confusing even the most veteran agriculture professionals. A new initiative from The...
Irrigation
July 12, 2013
Valley Irrigation will host three Field Days this summer to offer educational information about center pivot irrigation equipment, variable rate technology, water application technology and crop management.
The first Field Day will be July 26 at Taylor Farms near Ames,...
Data Management
July 12, 2013
Farmers looking to better leverage field data and expertise from their local advisor partners now have access to a new tool. Newly launched MyAgCentral is designed to bridge the gap between farmers and their trusted local advisors, allowing both...
Data Management
July 10, 2013
Combination of MapShots' AgStudio and AgIntegrated’s Onsite ecosystem provides AgStudio customers with efficient data transfer and asset tracking capabilities.
Data Management
July 9, 2013
AGCO is launching a new global corporate initiative that addresses all aspects of precision farming technology and how farmers can optimize their operations.
Industry News
July 8, 2013
Kevin Klubertanz has been named General Manager for Digi-Star in the Americas effective July 1.
Guidance
July 7, 2013
PERSPECTIVE Interest in agricuture technology is taking off, as evidenced by the expected record crowd preparing to attend this year's InfoAg Conference in Springfield, IL. The event kicks off with a pre-show tour on Monday, July 15, and continues...
