When our staff was polling precision agriculture insiders to find out what trends belonged in our Tech Top 5 listing, almost no one was surprised that three of hottest areas involved technologies that were barely out of diapers, metaphorically...

I believe the 2007 growing season will be recognized as a pivotal point for precision agriculture in the U.S. I base this belief on a number of converging socio-economic and technical trends. The socio-economic trends include larger farms, non-traditional...

Taking pictures of crop fields from high above, be it satellite or via aircraft, in order to gain insight into crop health and vitality and improve decision making has been around a long time. And for as long as...

On the world stage, technology has a reputation for moving forward at break-neck speed without ever backing up. Think of how fast businesses moved from fax machines to e-mail to handheld computers/phones between 1987 and 2002. When it comes to...

The GMS-2 GIS provides four key functions into its new handheld device, including the following: - Dual-constellation tracking - An integrated digital camera linking photos to feature locations; - An electronic compass for bearing and...

The X20 Boom Leveler uses four ultrasonic sensors to maintain a user-set distance between the operating spray boom and the ground or crop canopy. This allows an operator to extend spraying into the night or early morning without having...

S-Lite is a low-cost, portable, entry-level GPS guidance solution for non-precision spraying, spreading, and broad-acre tillage and seeding. Offering many of the same features as its popular Outback S series products, Outback S-Lite includes Straight Guidance, Contour Guidance, and Return...

Working with guidance and direction from an Executive Board of Directors, Paarlberg is charged with developing programs to support the Broadband Alliance objectives including education and advocacy programs to make affordable internet broadband available to all. In the near...

The new Weather Station provides continuous weather monitoring to the X20, enabling the operator to view weather data while performing any agricultural application, from tilling to harvesting. With integrated mapping, weather and coverage maps can be recorded, printed, stored...

The collaborative team is finishing development and test of a new system which will provide full-featured sub-inch accurate RTK automated steering designed by AutoFarm and state-of-the-art displays and controls such as Viper Pro and Envizio Pro by Raven Industries.   This...

The Trimble and DICKEY-john hybrid systems will set new standards for the precision agriculture industry. Some of the initiatives will include the following: - One-stop shopping for complete, seamless precision farming systems through Trimble and DICKEY-john's dealer networks....

Two new improvements include Long Range RTK, which expands the working distance of a vehicle from the base station, and Shading Optimization, which enhances AutoTrac performance in partially shaded conditions. "Precision guidance technology continues to improve with better software to...

"With the new delivery system, an operator controls fertilizer application using the color touch-screen GS2 display without the need for a second console in the cab," says Kayla Reynolds, product marketing manager, John Deere Ag Management Solutions. This reduces...

"We now have a system, integrated with the field-proven GreenStar 2 (GS2) Rate Controller, GS2 Display and StarFire iTC receiver, to turn sections of the planter on and off based on GPS coverage," says Mike Park, marketing manager, John...

NORAC, Inc., Fridley, MN, and Hagie Manufacturing Company, Clarion, IA, recently unveiled the new Hagie 120' UpFront boom featuring integrated NORAC Spray Height Control. This boom is a completely new design for Hagie, and incorporates new technology from NORAC...

Well, the best laid plans of mice and men oft go astray. We sent out an alert on July 30 about the impending WAAS shutdown that was scheduled for today, July 31, but the powers that be at WAAS...

PrecisionAg eNews - Farm Works Software recently introduced the new rugged handheld PC, known as Titan RH, which uses the latest software technology for field applications including mapping, soil sampling, field scouting, variable rate and more. The...

The recipients of the 2007 PrecisionAg Award of Excellence are (alphabetized by last name): Dr. Arthur F. Lange - A leader in the creation and development of the Trimble Agriculture Division, which has helped make precision agriculture practical and affordable...

Trimble systems and equipment covered by the EZ-Lease program include AgGPS EZ-Guide Plus lightbar systems, AgGPS EZ-Steer systems and installation kits, AgGPS 332 and 252 receivers, and AgGPS EZ-Map software with the Recon handheld systems. Qualified EZ-Lease...

David Wildy, owner of Wildy Farms in Manila, Arkansas, is truly one of the pioneers of precision agriculture in the Cotton Belt. A decade ago, he acquired his very first cotton yield monitor, admitting that "we did not know...