The creator of the Morning Farm Report suite of analytics tools have added another option for growers. Agrible, Inc. has just launched the Find My Seed free seed selection tool. Find My Seed offers growers the most current data from more than 200,000 trial plots, covering over 18,000 corn and soybean varieties. This new tool is easy to use and … Read More
Precision Ag Workshop Hosted by AL Extension
A Precision Agriculture Workshop will be held in Auburn, Alabama on January 28, 2016. The workshop is provided by Auburn University and the Alabama Extension. There will be presentations and demonstrations of cutting edge precision technology covering planting, spraying, variable rate nitrogen, variable rate irrigation and data management. Alabama Extension Precision Ag and Grain Crops Specialist Brenda Ortiz said there … Read More
Syngenta has a Proven Plan for Bulk Deliveries in 2016
Syngenta is more than ready for the rush of the 2016 growing season. They have carefully inspected their delivery system to insure growers and retailers will have access to the products when and where they need them. “We analyze every step of the supply chain from point A to point Z with all our products, so that we will have … Read More
AL Extension Hosts Precision Ag Workshop
January 28, 2016 is the date scheduled for the Precision Agriculture Workshop in Auburn, Alabama. Hosted by the Auburn University and Alabama Extension professionals, the event will cover cutting edge precision with demonstrations by Extension professionals and private companies. The workshop will take place at the Auburn University Dixon Hotel and Conference Center. “There are still lots of farmers in … Read More
JohnDeere Acquires Monosem
Yesterday John Deere announced an agreement to acquire the European market leader in precision planters, Monosem. Four facilities in total will be purchased with two in France and two in the United States. John May, president, Agricultural Solutions and Chief Information Officer, said the business will maintain it’s independent nature by retaining its own brand and trademark, and will leverage … Read More
Details from Climate Corp on Deere Partnership
The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto Company, has signed new agreements for Deere and Company to acquire the Precision Planting LLC equipment business and to “enable exclusive near real-time data connectivity between certain John Deere farm equipment and the Climate FieldView™ platform.” The agreements represent the industry’s first and only near “real-time in-cab wireless connection to John Deere equipment … Read More
John Deere To Acquire Precision Planting and More
This morning John Deere announced that the company has acquired Precision Planting from the Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto. Also included in the announcement is an exclusive agreement with Climate Corporation for near real-time data connectivity between certain John Deere equipment and Climate Corporation’s FieldView Platform. Making the announcement at the Develop with Deere conference in Kansas City this … Read More
John Deere’s Exact Emerge Retrofit Kit
Emily Wilson works in part services and attachment marking for John Deere. One of her roles during the recent Farm Progress Show was to chat with attendees about how they can amp up their older model planters with John Deere’s Exact Emerge Retrofit Kit. “A used planter can now go 10 miles an hour with the same accuracy as the … Read More
New Field Demos Set for Farm Progress Show
The Nation’s largest outdoor farm show will be held in Decatur, IL, Sept. 1-3. Among the attractions of the Farm Progress Show are the farmer favorite- field demonstrations. This 62nd annual show promises the standard combining and tillage demos, along with several new features this year. UAV Demonstrations New at the Farm Progress Show this year will be UAV demonstrations. Flights … Read More
New Air Carts and Tillage Models from Salford Group
Salford Group, a global ag equipment manufacturer, is introducing several new products this summer. Newly launched is a giant air cart, the AC4000L dry/liquid hybrid quad tank, and two new additions to its Independent Series line of tillage equipment, the vertical tillage I-2200 and a hybrid tillage specialist, the I-4200. The AC4000 is the company’s largest implement to date in … Read More