In-Field Technologies
April 13, 2017
(SOURCE: Fendt.com)
MARS stands for Mobile Agricultural Robot Swarms. Or in other words, it stands for agriculture of the future, writes Fendt in a recent post regarding it's promising Project MARS initiative.
They are mobile. They are cloud-controlled. And they are...
In-Field Technologies
March 23, 2017
*Article Notes: This monthly column takes some crazy sounding ideas and applies them to the field of Ag Tech. The purpose of this is purely entertainment, but hey, if we can spread ideas, or ignite imaginations, how awesome is...
Irrigation
March 21, 2017
Valley Irrigation and Trimble announced that Valley Irrigation will become the exclusive OEM distributor of Trimble’s Irrigate-IQ precision irrigation solution, according to a joint press release from the two technology manufacturers.
This solution will be available for Valley Corner Sprinkler Sequencing...
Connectivity
February 10, 2017
Connecting various aspects of the supply chain using IoT-based solutions can have a big impact on how things are done in agriculture.
Supply chain visibility and efficiency is a big part of running a profitable agricultural...
Irrigation
February 2, 2017
Hortau, a provider of precision irrigation management systems and services for agriculture since 2002, continues its rapid growth heading into 2017 — when the company will celebrate its 15-year anniversary.
Hortau enjoyed another year of expansion in 2016, growing sales...
Guidance
February 1, 2017
T-L Irrigation Co., the exclusive manufacturer of hydrostatically powered pivot irrigation systems, is pleased to announce the availability of its GPS Navigation Linear System.
The GPS Navigation Linear System is the ultimate in design simplicity, claims the company. Featuring Real...
In-Field Technologies
January 30, 2017
Blue River’s weed-targeting See & Spray technology spent 2016 in California getting put through its paces. In 2017, research and testing shifts to the Southeast.
At the PrecisionAg® Vision Conference last October, Bill Schmarzo, renowned expert...
In-Field Technologies
January 3, 2017
A nearly $1 million grant from the USDA is helping University of California researchers refine collaborative robotic technology that could change the way crops are maintained worldwide, saving millions of gallons of water each year and taking precision agriculture...
In-Field Technologies
December 29, 2016
Source: Tractica
The market for agricultural robots is developing at a rapid pace, with a large number of established and startup agricultural technology companies developing, piloting, and launching an innovative range of robotic systems to tackle...
Irrigation
December 27, 2016
Precision agriculture powered by GPS technology — at first a novelty — has now become the norm, driven in part by economic necessity. Putting fertilizer where it is most needed, in the precise amounts required, improves both input utilization...
Market Watch
December 13, 2016
Infiswift, an enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) platform developer, announces a partnership to develop IoT solutions with Acuitus Ag, an Idaho-based technology company, which provides ag-tech solutions to farm equipment suppliers. The solution will leverage IoT technology to capture...
Irrigation
December 6, 2016
Sol Chip, a provider of Internet of Things (IoT) systems and energy harvesting solutions, today announced the introduction of its Sol Chip Comm autonomous, wireless, solar tag for enabling precision agriculture and smart irrigation.
The Sol Chip Comm (SCC) device...
Market Watch
November 22, 2016
Topcon Agriculture and SDF plan to enter into a non-exclusive long-term partnership agreement. This latest arrangement of Topcon with a major OEM is designed to strengthen both positions in the global markets for agriculture machines and precision farming.
SDF is...
Market Watch
October 27, 2016
Pardon the baseball pun (GO TRIBE!), but I think it’s safe to say that last week’s inaugural Vision Conference touched all the bags on the future of smart, or digital, data-driven farming. IoT, weather data, the future of venture...
Data Management
October 26, 2016
Senet, the first and only North American provider of public, low-power, wide-area networks (LPWANs) for long range-based (LoRa-based) Internet of Things (IoT) applications, today announced that Trimble is leveraging its wireless technology to enable water utilities to remotely measure...
Drones | UAVs
October 24, 2016
Our inaugural PrecisionAg Vision Conference, held last week in Phoenix, AZ, is officially in the books.
Having convened just over 200 stakeholders that hail from every aspect of the food production value chain over three days to discuss and debate...
Market Watch
September 7, 2016
The 2016 Precision Ag Innovations Series "Happy Hour: Farmer Perspective On The Day's Discussion" Panel. The upcoming PrecisionAg Vision Conference in sunny Phoenix, AZ, October 18-20 will feature several high-level panel discussions as well.
As...
Market Watch
July 27, 2016
The Coalition to Advance Precision Agriculture (CAPA), comprised of trade associations and organizations representing a diverse range of sectors within the agriculture industry, has announced its official support and endorsement of the first-ever PrecisionAg Vision Conference to be held October...
Market Watch
July 26, 2016
Like it’s done for many other industries, the internet is improving the agricultural sector.
Farmers are making more use of the internet to access information on the weather, soil conditions and market activity. The better that farmers understand these factors,...
Market Watch
July 11, 2016
As I made a West Coast swing this spring to visit companies including The Climate Corp. and Planet Labs, there was a palpable sense of – wow, the sky really now is the limit for precision agriculture.
Or should I...
