Market Watch
June 13, 2008
Five Ag Leader scholarships will be awarded annually starting in the 2008/2009 school year.
"Ag Leader has benefited from the knowledge and expertise of many graduates from ABE at Iowa State University," says President of Ag Leader, Al Myers. "Our...
Market Watch
June 13, 2008
The Outback Roadshow is a truck, trailer and mobile demonstration vehicle, fully equipped to provide customers with hands on product demonstrations and training.
With the Outback Roadshow, Hemisphere is bringing its innovative technology and latest products directly into customers' backyards....
Global Ag Tech Alliance – North America
June 13, 2008
Well, I just got back from our second annual PrecisionAg Institute research review and planning session, and I'm feeling a bit full. Our research partner, Dmrkynetic, presented the results of several weeks of phone interviews with growers that are...
Market Watch
June 13, 2008
The IDK-T ceramic twin flat spray nozzle, now the latest addition to the lineup of IDK air induction nozzles, is designed to reduce drift and to be used alone to provide excellent coverage in dense foliage. Producing...
Global Ag Tech Alliance – North America
June 6, 2008
Higher crop input costs are accelerating the payback for precision agriculture technology and per acre savings on crop inputs have risen, according to recent research conducted by dmrkynetec, formerly Doane Marketing Research, in partnership with the PrecisionAg Institute.
"Research shows...
Market Watch
May 29, 2008
I don't know about you, but I am quite weary of the cannon fodder being blasted into the Heartland over "increased farm profits." My Google News Alert for agriculture keeps sending me stories about wild farmer profits .. well,...
Global Ag Tech Alliance – North America
May 29, 2008
For the past three seasons, the Fiveash family farm has been taking its use of RTK to the max, using it on as many field operations as they could imagine. Based in Donalsonville, GA, the Fiveash farm grows peanuts,...
Global Ag Tech Alliance – North America
May 29, 2008
Updates Check. Before you head to the field, go to the manufacturer's web site and make sure that your field computer has the latest software in it. "We continually make changes and improve it, so to take advantage of...
Guidance
May 29, 2008
Receiver and satellite technologies continued to show gains this past year. The buzz this season has been to purchase units that can access not only the robust U.S. GPS but also Russia's GLONASS system.
"All new receivers from the major...
Guidance
May 28, 2008
For the 13th consecutive year, the ag retail publication CropLife magazine conducted a survey of its readers regarding the adoption and use of precision agriculture technologies in their businesses and their growers' operations. Within the survey, a series of...
Guidance
May 23, 2008
How is the adoption of precision agriculture evolving in the Cotton Belt? Precision Agriculture's impact in cotton production has increased dramatically over the past few years. In fact, from 2001 to 2005, the number of cotton producers practicing...
Guidance
May 23, 2008
Well, the good news is that former Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin takes GLONASS seriously. So much so that its slow implementation may have cost one of his deputy prime ministers the top job in Russia, according to a...
Market Watch
May 23, 2008
The 110 and 115 hp models expand the mid-range line effectively balance weight and power, and a new hood offers improved serviceability, closer to its high horsepower 6400 and 7400 Series cousins.
"We understand how important mid-range tractor dependability is...
Data Management
May 22, 2008
After John Deere's exit from the aerial imagery business and the shuttering of its OptiGro program, many in agriculture were left to wonder how remote imagery would continue to progress in the agricultural market. Behind the scenes, new parties...
Data Management
May 16, 2008
The new flow controller interface is offered as an extended option available with the oneWeigh scale automation system. As part of the integrated business system for ethanol facility management, the scale system automates shipping and receiving operations.
This new flow...
Guidance
May 15, 2008
Last week I referenced a study claiming automatic steering is the most rapidly adopted technology in the history of agriculture. Given all the benefits and the current payback potential for saving chemical, fertilizer, fuel, and seed, I had to...
Guidance
May 15, 2008
"The improvements seen in lightbar products are generally in features and application," says Tom Causey, Topcon Ag and OEM advertising manager. "The PCS-100 brings core features with the benefit of simple operation, rugged design, and upgrades to the industry...
Guidance
May 9, 2008
The mojoRTK auto-steer system's capacity to store waylines makes repeatability easier for equipment operators. Wayline storage eliminates the need for users to continually re-set their first AB wayline when working in multiple fields.
"The wayline storage feature allows the user...
Guidance
May 9, 2008
Earlier this week, I got an email from my friends at AgriMarketing magazine about some research conducted by Caledonia Solutions. The headline reads, "GPS Steering The Fastest Technology Adoption in History of Agriculture." Hopefully, this is not a stunning...
Industry News
May 8, 2008
Ag Leader will promote, sell, integrate and support the products to growers, service providers, system integrators and original equipment manufacturers globally. Distribution of the second-generation sensors and interface modules by Ag Leader is expected to start in 2009.
"We are...