https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffIWIIfENyw&t=4s EFC Systems CEO Ernie Chappell says his company is always looking ahead to understand growers’ future needs. “It’s not just about what you need today; it’s important to take opportunities to foster dialogue with growers and others to plan...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eopKJNEcSWM&t=28s Raven Industries’ partnership with South Dakota State University allows the company to work closely with students and staff to advance ag technology and engineering. Raven’s Shane Swedlund says the company is committed to agricultural education and sees the benefits...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDcsr032iMs Kirk Appleford joins Paul Schrimpf at the 2018 InfoAg Conference to talk about current ag trends, and Proagrica’s recent acquisition of SST Software....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNwGE-Vi8tM Charlie Magruder joins Paul Schrimpf for a discussion of current trends in technology that are impacting ESRI, including news from the recent ESRI user conference....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn4KbGF__pM Shane Swedlund of Raven Industries joins Paul Schrimpf at the 2018 InfoAg Conference to share some key learnings from the meeting and goings-on at Raven....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts9IPzD3ic4 Mike Gomes of Topcon Precision Agriculture joins Paul Schrimpf, Group Editor of PrecisionAg Professional magazine, for a discussion of key learnings from the 2018 InfoAg Conference, as well as some interesting industry trends....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ced-4bOrclE&t=34s Ernie Chappell of EFC Systems joins Paul Schrimpf, Group Editor of PrecisionAg Professional magazine, to talk about topics and trends from the 2018 InfoAg Conference, and what he’s hearing from retailers about data and value creation challenges....

Agriculture is going through an equivalent of what the computer industry went through in the 1970s and 1980s. That’s when Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were creating the first Apples in the garage of Job’s childhood home, Bill Gates...

If you’re here you likely have received a special Meister Media Worldwide code to get $100 off your registration to our inaugural Growing Innovations conference, Nov. 7-8 in Las Vegas  – but only if you register before Oct. 20. Maybe you...

The Brazilian Congress of Precision Agriculture 2018 (ConBAP 2018) was held October 2-4 in Curitiba, Paraná. Held every two years, ConBAP is considered Brazil's largest ag tech and scientific event. It brings together about 800 participants among researchers, extension...

The GAR Agronomy team tests a variety of technology products that could be of interest to its grower clients, from weather and soil sensors to irrigation and water efficiency. Photo courtesy of Gar Tootelian. In California’s...

Spray drift. News articles about damage caused by spray drift seem to pop up regularly, almost as daily reminders, during the summer months. Whether it be dicamba-related issues in those states of the U.S. where dicamba-tolerant soybeans are grown,...

Today, Topcon Agriculture and Kansas State University announced a comprehensive partnership, according to a news release issued by the University. The Topcon Agriculture Research Campus in the K-State Office Park, 1880 Kimball Ave., Manhattan, KS, will promote collaboration and engagement...

Students in Ivy Tech Community College’s Agriculture and Precision Agriculture programs have had an interesting opportunity this growing season to learn at “The Field of Knowledge” sponsored by Helena Agri-Enterprises LLC., according to a press release issued by the...

Picture this place filled with nearly 20,000 screaming Jackrabbit fans...that's what Saturday's Precision Ag Bowl against Indiana State University will look like... South Dakota State is the first university in the nation to offer a four-year...

A recent survey of US ag retail businesses from Proagrica showed that future-proofing is one of the dominant pain points for ag retailers of all sizes. Many also were concerned with the need to offer better customer services to...

There’s no ironclad approach to building business through a precision program offering. There are as many nuanced approaches to success as there are retail organizations serving agriculture. But one thing is almost always certain: Whatever approach is taken must be...

MFA Inc. has announced an expanded partnership between its Precision Advantage, Crop-Trak, and Nutri-Track service platforms and the Adapt-N nitrogen recommendations and monitoring system, operated by Agronomic Technology Corp and owned by Yara International. With Adapt-N now available to...

When you think about artificial intelligence (AI), you probably don't imagine using it for a farm. IBM is bringing data and AI together with the global release of the Watson Decision Platform for Agriculture to help growers makes better...

AQUAOSO Technologies PBC, a software company that helps customers identify, understand, and monitor water supply risks has officially unveiled their Water Risk Intelligence Tools for the agricultural economy. The platform uses data science and machine learning to provide meaningful...