New GreenSeeker Precision Products To Save Fertilizer
GreenSeeker, the optical-sensing system from N-Tech that applies the right amount of Nitrogen based on plant readings from on-the-go sensors, offers several new products. The GreenSeeker RT200-4 Variable Rate Application and Mapping System uses four sensors across an applicator rig that is 60 ft. wide or smaller. Suggested list price is $18,500. The GreenSeeker RT150-3 Mapping System produces high-quality real-time … Read More
Farmers Win Precision Ag Technology at Commodity Classic
Hats off to PrecisionAg magazine and its owner, Meister Media Worldwide, for giving away precision farming equipment to growers for the past 14 years! The following lucky growers will soon be putting these new precision tools to work–which they won at the recent Commodity Classic in Grapevine, TX. David Farmer, D.F. Ranches, El Nido, CA – InSight Display from Ag Leader. … Read More
Variable-Rate Fertilizer Gains Speed and Precision
The cost of fertilizer has more growers looking for increased efficiency. And growers I talk to who use soil sampling, fertility maps and the variable-rate technology of precision farming are very pleased with the results. One tool that growers are excited about is the new high-speed anhydrous toolbar that John Deere introduced last summer. The 2510 Series of nutrient applicators … Read More
Precision Technology Can Reduce Global Warming
A group of leading and innovative companies have joined together to recommend national legislation to slow, stop and reverse the growth of greenhouse gas emissions. And a national cap-and-trade carbon reduction system using precision technology is at the heart of the program. Robert W. Lane, chairman and chief executive officer of Deere & Company, joined other business leaders in Washington D.C. recently to unveil … Read More
MachineFinder.com Improves Search For Used Equipment
Similar in scope to the overhaul of a tractor, John Deere has completely overhauled and redesigned its MachineFinder.com website. It is now easier than ever for customers to find and review pre-owned equipment…including precision agriculture technology. “MachineFinder not only provides improved user interfaces, but new functionality that will better assist customers in acquiring used equipment from John Deere dealers,” says Michael … Read More
Precision Agriculture Will Help Meet World Demand
“Precision agriculture is a key to helping meet the world’s demand for increased productivity from agriculture,” said Mike McGrady, John Deere Water Technologies president. These words, from the recent Deere & Company 2008 Annual Report, accurately sum up the feelings of most growers I talk to who have invested in precision farming technology and truly grasp the next level of efficiency they … Read More
Satellite TV For Your Car (or Tractor?)
How about this for an extravagant non-ag precision gizmo? Among the many high-tech product launches at the recent SEMA (automotive specialty products) show was this AT&T Cruisecast satellite TV for your car–through a unique roof-top antenna developed by AT&T and RaySat. For a list price of $1,299 and a monthly fee of $28, the current system will offer 22 channels of … Read More
Happy Thanksgiving
Have a Happy Thanksgiving from ZimmComm New Media. And just in case you want to know more, here’s what Wikipedia says about it: Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a harvest festival. Traditionally, it’s a time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude in general. Thanksgiving is a North American holiday with the dates and whereabouts of the first … Read More