Market Watch
July 24, 2017
Region, in red, infested with resistant weeds in Brazil (Embrapa, 2015).
The occurrence of weeds in agricultural fields of grain and fiber production has caused losses to farmers for a long time. With the introduction of...
Market Watch
July 5, 2017
In this article, I would like to highlight two important entities of precision agriculture in Brazil. The first of these is the Laboratory of Precision Agriculture (LAP), which was officialized in 2008 by the Department of Biosystems Engineering of...
Market Watch
May 30, 2017
Ever since I started writing articles for PrecisionAg.com, I have received many emails from companies and investors from around the world who wanted to understand a little more about Brazilian agriculture and existing technologies in my country. In this...
Market Watch
May 22, 2017
Typical spatial distribution of nematodes in cotton characterized by the presence of circular and oval-shaped infected spots.
As promised in my first article, this month I am writing about some technical aspects related to the use...
Market Watch
April 19, 2017
Large flat areas cultivated with soybean, corn and cotton in Mato Grosso, Midwest Brazil.
Editor's note: Rodrigo Trevisan is Coordinator of Precision Agriculture at Terra Santa Agro in Brazil, where he is responsible for the development of projects...
Market Watch
April 5, 2017
In the 2016/2017 harvest, the Mato Grossense Institute of Economics (IMEA) estimated that the largest soybean state in Brazil will reach the historic mark of 49 bushels per acre. While it has been a good year for rain in...
Market Watch
March 17, 2017
Soil sampling is the most adopted precision ag technology in Brazil and also the main income for service providers. Due to large areas, soil samplers mounted on ATVs are used to give operational efficiency.
Brazil is...
Connectivity
February 27, 2017
For large farms that are common in Mato Grasso, Brazil, it is necessary to have precision ag professionals to manage data, says consultant Maurício Nicocelli Netto.
Editor's note: Maurício Nicocelli Netto is a precision agriculture consultant in...
Market Watch
April 18, 2016
Challenge Advisory has announced a project partnership with SST Software, a global leader in next-generation farming technology, who will be attending Sustainable Intensification 2016 this year.
The summit is part of a project undertaken by Challenge Advisory with the support...
Data Management
October 29, 2014
The country has made solid progress on soil sampling and variable-rate fertility, but limited cell coverage hampers connectivity and data collection.
Guidance
October 13, 2010
Hemisphere GPS and Brazilian manufacturer Stara S.A. Industria de Implementos Agricolas launched Hemisphere's eDriveX product in Brazil under the Stara brand, SPEED DRIVEx.
Stara, one of the world's largest agricultural equipment manufacturers, is offering SPEED DRIVEx as a part of...
Guidance
October 7, 2010
Máquinas Agrícolas Jacto S.A. and Raven Industries announced a strategic partnership in which Raven will be Jacto's precision ag partner for factory-installed components, and the precision ag supplier for its global dealer network.
"Jacto and Raven's partnership brings together two...
Data Management
March 17, 2010
Imagery originator and provider RapidEye announced the availability of more than 6.5 million square kilometers (2.5 million square miles) of its satellite imagery taken over North and South America.
RapidEye Geodata Kiosk. Over 4 million square kilometers (1.55 million square...
Data Management
October 8, 2009
Geospatial solutions provider RapidEye to own announced that they will supply the Brazilian state of Bahia with RapidEye satellite imagery through their Brazilian distributor Santiago & Cintra Consultoria.
"RapidEye has been selected to provide the state of Bahia imagery because...
