Guidance
December 17, 2009
TeeJet Technologies recently provided a sneak preview of its newest product for field guidance, the Matrix 570G and 840G. The Matrix series offers full access to all of TeeJet's guidance subsystems, and adds an exclusive new twist: real-time video...
Irrigation
December 17, 2009
Lindsay Corporation, maker of Zimmatic irrigation systems, recently announced the addition of pump control to its FieldNET Web-based irrigation management system. With this addition, growers will be able to access a single online portal to monitor and control their...
Data Management
December 17, 2009
Managing nutrients right — right source, right rate, right place, and right time — may be best accomplished with the right tools. Various technologies are available to aid farmers and their advisers in decisions related to nutrient management, from...
Guidance
December 9, 2009
At the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) Convention and Exhibition this week, Hemisphere GPS unveiled Air IntelliStar, the latest addition to its precision aerial product line.
IntelliStar builds upon the features of theHemisphere's Air M3 guidance system, adding many new...
Data Management
December 9, 2009
Imagery company RapidEye launched its online shop for satellite imagery, the Geodata Kiosk, with images from Germany and some free demonstration products for potential customers to test now available. The launch is a first step in its plan to...
Data Management
December 9, 2009
This week I, along with several of my media brethren, travelled to Ames, IA, to get the scoop on what’s happening at Ag Leader Technology in the wake of the announcement of its alliance with RTK technology specialist AutoFarm.
Market Watch
December 3, 2009
Trimble has upgraded its precision agriculture capabilities to include yield monitoring and mapping capabilities.
Data Management
November 30, 2009
Hemisphere GPS has formed a strategic business alliance with Third Eye Maps, making the company Hemisphere's authorized representative for aerial imagery capture and processing.
Third Eye Maps uses infrared camera systems to generate aerial imagery and maps with a variety...
Guidance
November 20, 2009
The new Leica mojoMINI 3D lightbar guidance system provides a new option for users looking for a cost-effective entry point into precision guidance.
The new Leica unit comes with the company's SmartAg antenna and GLIDE technology for improved in-field accuracy....
Market Watch
November 20, 2009
Trimble recently introduced the AgGPS EZ-Office 2010 software suite of products designed to help farmers easily map and manage field data, providing seamless field-to-office information management.
EZ-View, EZ-Office and EZ-Office Pro focus on data management in the office, while EZ-Office...
Market Watch
November 19, 2009
Following up on the companies' successful strategic alliance started in July of this year, Raven Industries has taken a more substantial step forward by acquiring a minority ownership position of software manufacturer SST. Terms were not disclosed.
The deal serves...
Guidance
November 17, 2009
Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) has released a new Real Time Kinematic (RTK) module for the Topcon AGI-3 receiver that includes the capability of receiving data from a radio base station or cell modem connected to GSM networks. The new...
Market Watch
November 17, 2009
Hemisphere GPS announced the release of the new version of Outback AutoMate for Planter Section Control. The new version includes advanced software and three customized planter kits for the already successful boom section control product. This version also features...
Data Management
November 11, 2009
The alliance between precision manufacturer Ag Leader Technology and sensor manufacturer Holland Scientific has yielded its first product release, the OptRx on-the-go sensor.
OptRx is a crop sensor designed for use in mapping and data collection, as well as real-time...
Market Watch
November 11, 2009
NORAC Systems International Inc. has established their European headquarters. Located in Lyon, France, NORAC's European office will be managed by Bertrand Plessis who has more than 15 years of experience in the agricultural sprayer industry.
"I am pleased to be...
Data Management
November 11, 2009
Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) has developed CropSpec™, a real-time integrated plant nutrient monitoring and application system for agricultural equipment. CropSpec is currently available for delivery to the global agriculture market in limited numbers with mass market introduction in early...
Market Watch
November 5, 2009
Months of rumors about an impending alliance between Ag Leader and AutoFarm came to fruition this week with a resounding bang. The two companies announced the release of several new products in addition to the new business relationship, swinging...
Industry News
November 4, 2009
The recently announced marketing and development alliance between Ag Leader and AutoFarm has added a wide range of both high and low-end GPS products under the Ag Leader banner. Here is an overview of the new additions to the...
Global Ag Tech Alliance – North America
November 3, 2009
If more than 80% of crop producers who use precision agriculture technology report it makes them more profitable, why are some farmers still "on-the-fence" If it's because they haven't heard the news, the PrecisionAg Institute is planning several events...
Market Watch
November 3, 2009
In 2004, Tim Norris was an Ohio-based agronomist and ag technology expert that had just left the local cooperative to start his own consulting business, Agronomic Information Technologies. His early experiments with automatic steering turned him on to its...
