Guidance
October 3, 2012
Few areas of the country were hit as hard by the drought of 2012 as central Indiana, cutting into yields and making it difficult to determine the real value of precision agriculture services. Ceres Solutions, a retailer that operates...
Guidance
October 3, 2012
Autonomous vehicles have been making the news lately both in and out of agriculture. Are you ready to let go of the wheel ... and leave the cab?
Guidance
September 27, 2012
Join members of the American Society of Agricultural Consultants (ASAC) as they spend two full days discovering and exploring new ways to build their consultancy businesses. The organization's annual conference, themed Building Your Consultancy ... Making The Pieces Fit,"...
Market Watch
September 27, 2012
Farmers who cultivate corn, peanuts, potatoes, rice and soybeans could increase harvest yields using nutrients designed by an agricultural technology research company and licensed to fertilizer manufacturers.
Agtec Innovations Inc., which has offices in Los Altos, CA, and Kolkata, India,...
Data Management
September 27, 2012
AgGateway, the non-profit consortium of agri-businesses working to expand electronic business within the agriculture industry, recently launched a new Grain Council in order to identify, develop and implement standards and guidelines to bring eBusiness efficiencies to grain, oilseed and...
Guidance
September 20, 2012
Novariant, Inc, has announced today its decision to focus its business on providing tailored solutions for OEM partners across the globe. This announcement reflects the strategic shift that has been underway since Novariant established partnerships with Ag Leader Technology...
Data Management
September 17, 2012
No matter what way you look at it, precision agriculture continues to play an ever more important role in the world today. Right now, precision ag technologies almost run the gambit of alphabet letters, from automatic steering to yield...
Guidance
September 17, 2012
As a by-product of the Drought of 2012, many precision ag experts think that there will be a big push into different forms of water management in the next year. According to Jeremy Wilson, technology specialist for Crop IMS,...
Market Watch
September 17, 2012
According to many precision ag experts, sensor technology is one trend that could take off in 2013 and beyond.
Market Watch
September 17, 2012
As the dry weather continues this year, agriculture could be seeing some new uses for precision agricultural practices.
Irrigation
September 11, 2012
Lindsay Corporation, maker of Zimmatic irrigation systems, released three new products designed to improve irrigation installation and management.. They include the following:
The new online calculator can be used to determine the return on investment of installing a custom corner...
Market Watch
September 6, 2012
Manufacturers of precision products delivered some cool new hardware and tools at the 2012 Farm Progress Show in Boone, IA.
Global Ag Tech Alliance – North America
September 6, 2012
Topcon Precision Agriculture to partner with the industry's global forum dedicated to the sharing of precision agriculture practices, research, products, and success stories.
Data Management
September 6, 2012
Solum, Inc. has received state soil laboratory certification for both Iowa and Minnesota for its new facility in Ames, IA.
State-level laboratory certification is an important component of soil testing quality assurance for U.S. agriculture. To be granted certification, participating...
Market Watch
September 5, 2012
Precision technology has revolutionized practices throughout agriculture, from field guidance to application to planting. But while electronic connectivity and overnight delivery improved the soil testing process, there hasn’t been a major challenge to the way soil tests have been...
Market Watch
September 5, 2012
Trimble has introduced yield monitoring for its CFX-750 display. Trimble Yield Monitoring provides an accurate system to collect yield and moisture data for grain crops so farmers can instantly see how well their crops performed. Yield data enables farmers...
Data Management
August 30, 2012
Trimble has introduced the WM-Topo survey system, a portable topographic data collection solution for water management which includes a Trimble Nomad handheld computer and a pole-mounted Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver.The announcement was made at the Farm Progress...
Market Watch
August 30, 2012
Improved soil tilth for better root development, lengthened planting windows and better nutrient access for crops are just a few benefits of field tiling. A new family of functionality for Ag Leader’s INTEGRA display, called Intellislope, makes achieving those...
Guidance
August 30, 2012
Hemisphere GPS has introduced Outback MAX with Outback ConnX — the next-generation Outback Guidance system that redefines simplicity in precision farming. Working seamlessly with Outback eDriveX with eTurns, the Outback MAX integrated display terminal provides a full array of...
Market Watch
August 30, 2012
The company's Integrated Farming Systems program is all ready for a 2013 pilot launch.
