Against the tide of negative economic news from around the world, the 2009 InfoAg Conference showed that interest in ag technology is not merely in a holding pattern — it’s alive, well, and thriving. Some 650 precision practitioners, including consultants,...

The InfoAg Conference has historically been a place where technology companies make significant announcements, and this year was no exception. Software manufacturer SST and precision manufacturer Raven Industries announced a new strategic alliance to provide solutions for customers that create...

Agriculture embarked on a road trip of sorts more than 10 years ago when the ISO 11783 standard was first drafted. The standard promised a destination of complete machinery compatibility; a place where plug-and-play functionality means we can mix...

Back in my graduate school days, I had an astronomy professor who on the first day of a course asked each of us in class to define "dirt." Not surprising, everyone in class had their own definition of dirt....

By its nature, precision agriculture is pretty innovative stuff. Using technology to make raising crops more productive and cost-effective can border on what would have seemed like science fiction not too many years ago. This is particularly true now...

On-the-go crop sensor technology has been the subject of development and research for more than a decade, and for good reason. When attached to sprayers or tractor implements during field operations, the sensors have the ability to reveal crop...

Farmers with a wide range of precision guidance equipment can now connect to the Continuously Operating Reference System (CORS) networks popping up across the country because of a new partnership between Leica Geosystems Ag Solutions and Intuicom. The Intuicom RTK...

With the release of Version 9.5, SMS Basic and SMS Advanced now support files from the AutoFarm A5 display, Hempishere GPS Outback and Air systems and ISO11783 XML log files. Additionally, the software has enhanced compatibility with the John...

The more "irregular" your fields are and the "finer" your application and planting resolution, the bigger the benefit. That's the essence of research findings out of Auburn University in Alabama to gauge the cost savings possible using automatic control...

It was 15 years ago that the very first InfoAg Conference was held, at a time when retailers and growers were just waking up to the potential of two powerful technologies: global positioning and the Internet. Harold Reetz, president...

The new SprayIT online spray tip calculator from Hypro takes spray tip selection to the next level. Visitors to sprayit.hypropumps.com now have a quick and easy way to find the right spray tip for their application. The user selects the...

Online abstract submission for the 10th International Conference on Precision Agriculture (ICPA) is now open. The Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center in Denver, Colorado from July 18-21, 2010. Raj Khosla, chairperson of the 10th International...

Introduced at the MAGIE Expo in Bloomington, IL on Aug. 19, the new Patriot 3230 sprayer farmers and customer applicators the performance of Case's larger Patriot sprayers in an 800-gallon configuration. Case IH powers the Patriot 3230 sprayer with a...

RapidEye, based in Germany, has been working with potential partners around the world to offer its five-satellite constellation dedicated to unique remote imagery products. The company provided the following success story, working with a French precision agriculture consulting company. S2B...

Raven Industries has committed their corporate and financial support to the PrecisionAg Institute, the industry's independent global forum dedicated to the sharing of precision agriculture practices, ideas, research, products, services and success stories. The PrecisionAg Institute is managed by...

Alabama precision practitioners have a new resource for data and advice on ag technology products, practices, and research. John Fulton, assistant professor and Extension specialist in the bioengineering department at Auburn is spearheading site development. The goal is to provide...

Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) has released a new electric steering product, the AES-25. "The AES-25 is an accurate steering system that does not intrude into the operator's working area or alter the steering wheel position," says Rhett Schildroth, TPA engineering...

Advanced Cropping Systems or "ACS" is Central Valley Ag's (CVA) complete precision agriculture program. At the recent InfoAg Conference in Springfield, IL, Glen Franzluebbers, the program's technical director, spoke to attendees about how the ACS helps guide customers hrough...

A John Deere AMS specialist based in northwest Indiana and a progressive local farmer tweaked an air clutch planter system and came up with a way to add swath control to anhydrous ammonia toolbars. The technology, which makes swath control...

Mark Hornstra has been appointed senior vice president of product planning of Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS). The announcement was made by Ray O'Connor, president and CEO of TPS. Hornstra has spent the past seven years at SanDisk Corporation in various...