American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) president Bob Stallman and National Farmers Union (NFU) president Roger Johnson will be masters of ceremony for the Farm Bill Now rally on September 12 by the Capitol Reflecting Pool The rally is an effort to build public awareness of the need for Congress to pass a new, comprehensive, five-year farm bill before current one … Read More
Using Long-Term Trends as Planning Guide for 2013
There was a lot of talk during the Farm Progress Show this year about the epic drought and how it was impacting growers across the country. Brent Wilson, DuPont Pioneer technical services manager, was out interacting with growers and when talking with them heard quite often that they just want to put the epic drought of 2012 behind them. But … Read More
Why Broadband & Precision Ag Make Such a Great Couple
A recent post from the Iowa Power Farming Show that featured Ag Leader’s new SMS Mobile Technologies spurred a guest post request from Broadband for America. They asked if I could write a blog about how broadband technology has really changed the way agriculture does business. And for the better I might add. With their permission, I am reprinting the … Read More
North American Wheat Algorithm for OptRx Released
Ag Leader Technology officially released the North American Wheat algorithm for OptRx during the Iowa Power Farming Show in Des Moines, Iowa this week. OptRx is a crop sensor used for mapping, data collection and real-time variable rate nitrogen application. To learn more about how OptRx worked, I spent some time with Mike Olson, North American Sales Manager for Ag … Read More
Ag Leader Releases Advanced Seed Monitoring
You think it would be hard to make a great thing better, but Ag Leader Technology has done just that. This week, during the Iowa Power Farming Show, they announced a new update to their SeedCommand system – Advanced Seed Monitoring. This new monitoring system was designed to help growers eliminate yield robbing planter problems by monitoring key factors including … Read More
A Few Views From The Iowa Power Farming Show
The 56th Annual Iowa Power Farming Show is in full swing and there is a lot of activity. Some of the most popular areas are those featuring large farming equipment, which comes as no surprise since yesterday, Show Manager Tom Junge mentioned that 24 percent of the farmers attending the show plan on buying a tractor this year. Other areas … Read More
Ag Leader Unveils New SMS Mobile Technologies
The Iowa Power Farming Show kicked off in Des Moines today and Ag Leader Technology launched some new precision ag products just in time to show them off for the thousands of growers on site. One new product is the updated Mesa Rugged Notepad with the SMS Mobile software package. The Mesa Rugged Notepad is a handheld device that is … Read More
56th Annual Iowa Power Farm Show Off To A Great Start
Despite blizzard conditions throughout much of Iowa, the weather couldn’t keep thousands of growers from descending on Des Moines for the 56th annual Iowa Power Farming Show that kicked off today. This three day show, which ends on February 3, 2011, is expected to be one of the largest in the show’s history and I’m here courtesy of our sponsor, … Read More
Hey Santa – How ‘Bout Some Green For the Holidays?
Oh, the weather outside is frightful, But the fire is so delightful, And since we’ve got no place to go, Fill Out a Survey! Fill Out a Survey! Fill Out a Survey! The snow doesn’t show signs of stopping, And I’ve bought some corn for popping, The lights are turned way down low, Fill Out a Survey! Fill Out a … Read More
Scoop Up Some Extra Holiday Cash
Scoop up some extra cash for the holiday season by filling out the Precision.AgWired.com Survey. By participating in our fast, easy quick 5 minute survey, you could win $250 to spend on yourself or to help spread the joy to your friends and family. Here’s all you need to do. Click on this link to complete the survey that will … Read More