John Deere is one step closer to providing what Design News calls “the driverless dream.” While the operatorless tractor doesn’t exist yet., Design News describes John Deere’s latest innovation in automated steering systems. That killer app — an automated tractor — is already capable of turning, shifting gears and seeing through darkness and dust. It can follow a crop line … Read More
900 Million GPS Units By 2013
GPS, a key component of precision agricultural systems has grown to be a huge application for many sectors of our lives these days. Just think about all the ads you saw for portable gps devices before the holidays. According to a report from ABI Research the market for GPS in all its forms is expected to continue to grow significantly. … Read More
New Deere Equipment in UK Features Precision Packages
John Deere is launching its new 6030 Tractor Series in England next month. The line will debut during January’s New Horizon Tour. The Stackyard News reports the tour will make at stop at the LAMMA Show at Newark on January 16th and 17th, the Royal Welsh Showground on January 22 and 23, and The Dairy Show at the Bath & … Read More
2007 Farm & Gin Show to Capitilize on Technology
The farming industry is constantly changing and the 2007 Farm & Gin Show wants to give farmers the tools and education to keep up with those changes. The Delta Farm Press reports that this year’s show will feature one of the most innovative tools in farming today, precision application. Technology’s impact on farming will be even more evident at this … Read More
Students Learn Precision
Students at Iowa State University are getting cutting edge farming equipment from Ag Leader Technology. Agri News, a news company serving Minnesota and Northern Iowa, reports that Ag Leader Technology had donated products from its newest line of precision ag equipment to the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at ISU. The donation starts a new laboratory at ISU, complete … Read More
Precision with Cotton
There´s no getting away from it. Precision farming is sweeping the agriculture industry and cotton is not a sector to be left behind. The Delta Farm Press reports that the 11th annual National Conservation Systems Cotton & Rice Conference, which is being held Jan. 21-22, is making precision farming one of its major themes. New this year is the addition … Read More
John Deere Tours Midwest
John Deere and The American Soybean Association are offering growers in the Midwest a chance to learn more about precision agriculture. The ASA says the winter education series is a part of the organization´s “Reach for the Stars” precision ag program. Farmers and growers can attend meetings on January 8, 2008 in Wahoo, NE, January 28, 2008 in Jonesboro, AR … Read More
Idaho Farmer Uses Aerial Images and GPS
It may look like a toy, but as Ag Weekly has reported, Robert Blair’s CropCam unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV, provides visuals of his farm that are vital for his precision farming. Robert says his CropCam is basically the same product the military and NASA are using. Here’s an excerpt from Ag Weekly on how Robert uses the CropCam: Blair … Read More
Precision Ag a Modern Marvel
The History Channel’s Modern Marvels show has featured John Deere technology as an example of “ingenuity, invention and imagination brought to life on a grand scale.” One recent episode explored the growing field of precision agriculture, recognizing that farming has experienced a technological revolution of its own during the last 20 years. The three and a half minute video demonstrates … Read More
Pecision Pays in Alabama
Managing the family farm just got a little bit easier for Mike and Annie Dee. An article in the Opelika-Auburn News reports that John Deere precision agriculture technology is enabling the brother-sister team to farm like never before: it’s enabling them to farm at night. But, even more alluring, is the cost the Dees are reportedly saving. Reporter Amy Weaver … Read More