Precision Agriculture today is being driven by three key factors: saving time; reducing cost; and promoting environmental stewardship. They are the building blocks for the rise in the precision technology. The latest precision agriculture technology delivers significant time-saving opportunities, whether...

Ask any person who works in the precision agriculture field about the industry's top technologies and they are likely to tell you the same thing, basically — these pieces of hardware/software and system approaches are designed to increase the...

Precision Agriculture researchers, practitioners, and manufacturers who had gathered for the 10th International Conference on Precision Agriculture this past July also had the opportunity to congratulate five outstanding individuals for their contribution to precision agriculture use and adoption. Now in...

To help growers improve accuracy and efficiency in managing surface water movement implement guidance John Deere Ag Management Solutions has introduced two new applications. The first is called iGrade, a GPS-based system that enables operators to build and maintain field...

Throughout the growing season, crops may exhibit unusual coloring, stunted growth and leaf damage or defoliation. Often these visual symptoms are due to nutrient deficiencies which reduce yields, crop quality and ultimately producer profitability. By recognizing visual symptoms during...

John Deere is now offering the new GreenStar 3 family of displays: The GreenStar 3 2630 Display and the GreenStar 3 CommandCenter. These displays are capable of running applications such as AutoTrac and Swath Control Pro, and select models...

Manufacturers of precision equipment have always had to balance the desire to bring high-tech newbies to the table with easy to start, easy to upgrade technology, while still meeting the needs of the more seasoned precision users. Trimble's latest effort...

GVM Inc. recently introduced its newest addition to its manufactured line of custom application equipment, the E350 Prowler, at the 2010 Midwest Ag Industries Expo in Bloomington, Illinois. The E350 Prowler features an electronic monitoring system that displays machine diagnostics...

Technology demonstrations will once again be a highlight at the The Ohio State University Farm Science review, set for September 21-23 at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London. The center is only a few miles west of Columbus...

The new Case IH Nutri-Placer 940 anhydrous applicator features a heavy-duty welded frame design delivers large-acre productivity, even in the toughest field conditions. Heavy frame tubing runs the length of the frame, giving it more strength while also making...

RapidEye recently announced that Santiago & Cintra Consultoria, its distributor in Brazil, will now have an expanded sales territory in South America which includes the countries of Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela. "Santiago & Cintra Consutoria...

This week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the funding of 126 new Recovery Act broadband infrastructure projects that the agency claims will create jobs and provide rural residents in 38 states and Native American tribal areas access to improved...

Geospatial solutions provider RapidEye has signed MDA Geospatial Services Inc. (MDA GSI), a subsidiary of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) to be one of its data distributors in Canada. "We are glad to have MDA GSI on board as...

Satellite-guided tractors, high-tech sensors and field robots: New technologies are taking over the fields. They are intended to help agriculture overcome the challenges posed by a growing world population and climate change. Innovative farming technology will make the cultivation...

Terry Griffin The 2010 Educator/Researcher Award recipient for Precision Ag Excellence is Dr. Terry Griffin. Griffin serves in Extension, research, and teaching roles in farm management and spatial technologies as a professor of economics at University of...

Aerial field inspection and imagery can be a valuable tool for growers, but there really hasn't been a reliable "do it yourself" system that's commercially available. Don Effren, president of a company called AutoCopter, offers an alternative -- an...

Great Plains Manufacturing recently introduced its Swath Command planter control system for planting and planter data logging. Great Plains estimates that seed cost savings at 18% by eliminating the cost of over- and double-planting of seed using the new...

Equipment maker GVM Inc. is taking some bold steps forward this fall with the addition of a new Prowler and a yet-to-be-named mechanical sampling probe. The new Prowler, the E350, features a completely redesigned cab that provides outstanding visibility for...

It was truly an international experience at the conference this year, with more than 40 countries represented in Denver at the biennial International Conference on Precision Agriculture. Here are a few of the most interesting observations I made this...

Ag Leader Technology will SMS Mobile PC this fall, a new way to utilize SMS Mobile software. This newest SMS software product enables the support of SMS Mobile for portable PC devices, including netbooks, tablets and laptop computers; the...