Guidance
June 16, 2011
Hemisphere GPS announced the availability of long range RTK for Outback Guidance systems featuring Hemisphere GPS Eclipse GNSS receivers. Available in the new Outback A220 series receivers as well as an upgrade to existing receivers, the long range radio...
Market Watch
June 9, 2011
When the cotton market took a turn for the worse a few years ago, a lot of the momentum that had been achieved for precision technology use among growers was lost. But with the world cotton price going up...
Excellence Awards
June 9, 2011
The PrecisionAg Institute has announced the recipients of the 2011 PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence. This is the fifth annual presentation of these awards, designed to celebrate the people and programs that have helped agriculture realize the full benefits of...
Data Management
June 2, 2011
Recent rainfall across much of the Corn Belt has some growers wondering if they have enough nitrogen left in the soil for their corn crop. Agronomy experts with Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, say growers need to evaluate fields...
Guidance
June 2, 2011
Leica Geosystems recently announced several compatibility and capability updates for a range of its ag guidance products.
Compatibility with the SteerDirect hydraulic kit solution continues to grow with another four series of tractors added. Autospray with Direct Section Control for...
Market Watch
June 2, 2011
Germany-based imagery provider RapidEye announced that it has filed for insolvency under German insolvency laws, the equivalent of Chapter 11 protection.
Wolfgang Biedermann, the CEO of RapidEye commented that this move was necessitated by recent actions of the financing banks....
Market Watch
May 25, 2011
In September 2010, MyWay RTK set out to launch a broadly compatible real-time kinematic GPS network in Illinois that would provide end-users with signal access regardless of the color of equipment they use. As implementation progressed and word spread...
Data Management
May 24, 2011
A partnership agreement between imagery providers RapidEye ImageSat International. will allow ImageSat to use RapidEye imagery to colorize their panchromatic 0.7 meter resolution imagery to produce a colorized product.
"This unique partnership combines the strengths of two major imaging companies,"...
Market Watch
May 23, 2011
Raven Industries has released Fleet View applications on its Slingshot platform. This feature will allow for simple and affordable tracking of all types of machines, assets and support vehicles used for various farming applications.
A new Fleet View only version...
Market Watch
May 19, 2011
Topcon Precision Agriculture's "Precision Active" campaign for distributors and end-users is designed to promote the role of Topcon's precision positioning technology in the farming industry throughout the world.
The slogan "Topcon Precision Active" is a statement about "what Topcon Precision...
Market Watch
May 19, 2011
The Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition (ADMC) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to coordinate water management training and certification that will lead to the certification of water management specialists. These specialists will...
Market Watch
May 12, 2011
RapidEye recently signed a distribution agreement with Inta Spaceturk of Ankara, to sell RapidEye products throughout Turkey.
"We are very pleased to welcome Inta Spaceturk on board our RapidEye distributor team. Turkey is an expanding market with increasing demands for...
Guidance
May 12, 2011
Topcon Positioning Systems recently opened Phase 1 of the renovation of its12-acre acre training and test site, the VIP Welcome Center, at its Livermore, CA headquarters. The test site was also renamed the Topcon Solutions Site.
Ray O'Connor, TPA president...
Imagery
May 9, 2011
The Innovation Lab at SST Software announced that its FarmRite customers using SST Summit Professional will have the ability to preview and order in-season satellite imagery products from imagery provider RapidEye to help identify nutrient needs, recognize potential risks...
Global Ag Tech Alliance – North America
May 9, 2011
As farmers are heading back to the field this spring more of them than ever are using global positioning, computers and other electronics to help them make the most of seed, fertilizer and other inputs critical to their success.
And...
Market Watch
May 5, 2011
Topcon Precision Agriculture recently released its new SGR-1 receiver featuring TruPass advanced positioning technology. The receiver delivers more accurate, stable pass-to-pass accuracies in dynamic agriculture applications, according to the company.
This new, low-cost receiver utilizes 32 channels to track signals...
Connectivity
May 4, 2011
Aaron Phillips of Trimble discusses how the company's Connected Farm utilizes wireless technology to transfer important data, manage vehicle movement, and provide sub-inch RTK corrections.
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Data Management
April 27, 2011
CTIC will host its annual Conservation In Action Tour, August 8-9 in Northwest Ohio. This year's Tour will focus on agriculture's influence on the environmental and economic health of Maumee River and Bay, as well as Lake Erie. The...
Irrigation
April 27, 2011
Valley Irrigation recently introduced Pivot Cruise Control software, which allows producers to be even more precise with chemigation and fertigation.
With the patent pending Cruise Control, available exclusively from Valley Irrigation, producers can program a center pivot irrigation machine equipped...
Data Management
April 27, 2011
SST will once again hold its Vision Conference prior to the 2011 InfoAg Conference in Springfield, IL. The learning and networking event will be held on July 11 from 1:30 p.m - 5:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
"For...
