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...

Ag Leader’s INTEGRA display can now load variety maps, while both the Edge and INTEGRA units now feature SmartPath “drive and guide” capability that sets a guidance pattern based on the first pass.

OptiGro is a full-service crop consulting service provided by full services retailer Jimmy Sanders, Inc., of Cleveland, MS. OptiGro provides agricultural advice, information, and precision agriculture resources to farmer-customers designed to provide maximum return on investment. OptiGro includes trained...

Dr. Terry Griffin serves in Extension, research, and teaching roles in farm management and spatial technologies as a professor of economics at University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. Griffin has been studying the farm-level and societal benefits of precision...

Ken Dalenberg has played a leadership role for many years in evaluating and adopting improved crop management systems. He has worked closely with universities, industry, commodity organizations, and others, selflessly sharing his farm for testing and demonstrating new technologies. Dalenberg...

Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer is currently associate dean, director of International Programs, and professor of Agricultural Economics in the College of Agriculture at Purdue University, but his prior work in precision agriculture economics played an invaluable role in the growth of...

Harold Reetz has been a champion of technology and precision agriculture throughout his four decade-long career. Starting out in Extension in the Purdue University system in the 1970s, he assumed numerous leadership roles over the years and worked tirelessly...

John Deere's new SeedStar XP planting operations monitoring system is designed to simplify the planting process for growers and provide valuable data to help improve decision making and planting execution. John Deere's goal was to make planting operations more precise...

Jason Spaletta of Lodi, Calif., has been named western regional sales manager for Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA). In his new role, Spaletta will be in charge of sales in California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Before joining Topcon, Spaletta...

Geospatial solutions provider RapidEye recently announced that it has signed on with German GeoConsultants Group (3G) to be its distributor in Libya and Tunisia. John Ahlrichs, Vice President of RapidEye commented, "We are very pleased to have 3G join our...

Qin Zhang, a professor in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering and a senior scientist in agricultural automation, is the new director of Washington State University's Center for Precision Agricultural Systems headquartered in Prosser. Zhang, who has served as assistant...

The International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA) is seeking leadership nominations for consideration during its inaugural organizational meeting at the 10th ICPA Conference in Denver on July 21. The nomination deadline is July 10, 2010. ISPA is a non-profit professional...

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be launching a precision agriculture practicum curriculum beginning August 31-September 2. The practicum will include hands-on precision agriculture experience for growers, consultants and other ag professionals who wish to enhance their knowledge and skills. The...

Terry Brase, associate professor of ag geospatial technology, and his team at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, IA, have built a program for students with designs on a career in agriculture technology. Terry discussed the outstanding educational program...

Bruce Erickson of Purdue University's Center for Agricultural Business shares some thoughts on the ongoing evolution of precision agriculture, and what makes him hopeful for the future of agricultural technology.  ...

Agribusiness software manufacturer Software Solutions Integrated (SSI), has acquired the assets and intellectual property of FUS Support, Inc., the Florence, AL-based developer of the Form-U-Share fertilizer blending software. The acquisition brings two of the industry's premier formulation programs together...

Charles V. Michell, Jr. has been named President and COO for North Little Rock, Ark. based AgRobotics, LLC. The company manufactures the AutoProbe, a GPS-directed automatic soil sampling machine. Michell was formerly head of US Sales and Support Services lead...