The time has come to winterize your equipment from the fall months of harvesting, tillage and fall application. As the season comes to an end, it’s important to take care of your investments, whether it is harvested crops, machinery or your precision equipment. Here are some helpful hints from Ag Leader’s tech support team: Harsh temperatures can lead to problems … Read More
AgGateway Launches Redesigned AGIIS Directory
AgGateway, a non-profit consortium of businesses that works to promote, enable and expand eBusiness in agriculture, announced the launch of a redesigned website for the Agriculture Industry Identification System (AGIIS) at www.agiis.org. The new AGIIS website has improved design, navigation and functionality across a full suite of web browsers. About 150 agricultural companies currently subscribe to the AGIIS directory, which … Read More
2018 Precision Farming Market Worth
According to a new market research report “Precision Farming Market by Technology (GPS/GNSS, GIS, Remote Sensing & VRT), Components (Automation & Control, Sensors, FMS), Applications (Yield Monitoring, VRA, Mapping, Soil Monitoring, Scouting) – Global Forecast & Analysis (2013 – 2018)” , published by MarketsandMarkets, the overall Global precision farming market will be worth$3,721.27 billion by 2018, at an estimated CAGR … Read More
Trimble Acquires Assets of C3
Trimble announced that it has acquired the assets of privately-held C3 of Madison, Wis. The acquisition will enable Trimble to provide unique soil information as well as decision recommendations to farmers’ trusted advisors—such as agronomists, Trimble resellers or Ag retail suppliers. Farmers will be able to view the C3 data and recommendations from their trusted advisor on the Connected Farm™ … Read More
Year End Equipment Purchase Intentions
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “Do you plan to make any year-end equipment purchases?” Our poll results: · No. Not this year: 35% · Yes – Planting equipment: 18% · Yes – Sprayers: 12% · Yes – GPS/guidance: 12% · Yes – Hay equipment: 6% · Yes – Harvest equipment: 6% · Yes – Tillage: 6% · Yes – … Read More
BASF on Cutting Edge of Seed Enhancement
The just released CropLife Foundation report shows just how important seed treatment is becoming for agricultural production and today at the ASTA CSS 2013 and Seed Expo we heard how BASF Crop Protection has moved to the forefront of seed enhancement to help farmers get the most out of every acre. “Seed enhancement is one of the fastest growing segments … Read More
Monsanto Novozymes Bioag Alliance
Monsanto and Novozymes jointly announced a “long-term strategic alliance to transform research and commercialization of sustainable microbial products that will provide a new platform of solutions for growers around the world.” The BioAg Alliance will allow the companies to leverage employees, technologies and commercial assets in the companies’ agricultural biologicals portfolios. The BioAg Alliance is unique in the industry, bringing … Read More
Hick Chick Chat with Kinze Manufacturing
This week’s edition of the Hick Chick Chat again comes to us from NAFB Trade talk. I had a chance to catch up with Phil Jennings, service manager, from Kinze Manufacturing. We talked about all the exciting changes that are happening at the plant as well as some new things they have been working on for the field. Including a … Read More
Conference on Improved Testing of Liming Materials
On 12 November 2013, members of the U.S. agricultural lime industry met near Iowa State University to discuss improving the measurement of limestone reactivity to better predict pH changes in soils. The goal of this conference was to compare current practices with other developed methodologies to determine if there are opportunities to improve measuring limestone reactivity in soils among a … Read More
Give the Gift of Technology
All things wireless top the list of technology-related gifts that farmers want for Christmas this year. More than 40 percent of those surveyed are putting wireless remote cameras and wireless remote weather station / soil sensors on their lists. And nearly 50 percent would like a wireless farm network that extends up to 7.5 miles from their homes. Those are … Read More