A new report from Position One Consulting Pty Ltd, in conjunction with Eric Gakstatter, Contributing Editor to GPS World magazine, says that the worldwide precision GPS market will rise from US$3 Billion in 2008 to US$6-8 Billion by 2012. The report includes global trends, demand and applications for high-precision GPS technology; starting with precision GPS infrastructure, continuing through the market … Read More
Precision Ag In The News
From the Chatham Daily News we found this story which provides a basic explanation of precision farming: GPS is part of precision agriculture, which is doing the right thing at the right place at the right time. More precise application of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers, and better control of the dispersion of these agri-products, is possible through precision agriculture. This … Read More
Wireless Water Sensing Solutions
Precision applications are showing up in all kinds of agricultural applications. Here’s a new report from On World about utilizing wireless sensing solutions to manage water usage. Facing a water shortage crisis and the demands of a global economy, farmers are turning to wireless sensing solutions to save labor costs, increase yields, improve quality, and conserve water, according to a … Read More
Showing Precision Guided Tillage at Farm Science Review
The Farm Science Review is taking place in London, OH and I got to attend the precision ag field demos yesterday and found John Deere on the job. I spoke with John Deere’s Jamie Bultemeier (pictured on the left). He was conducting a precision tillage demonstration. Jamie’s an agronomist by training so he focuses on crop production as it relates … Read More
Precision.AgWired.com Newsletter
The latest edition of the Precision.AgWired.com newsletter is available. You can find it online here. The newsletter is published 3 times a year. If you didn’t receive the newsletter and would like subscribe then you may do so using this link. Here’s what you’ll find in this issue: Hands-free AutoTrac Universal Steering Upgraded StarFire RTK Networks Grow Manage Harvest Data … Read More
Getting a John Deere RTK Update
Today I had the opportunity and pleasure to visit the John Deere Ag Management Solutions offices in Urbandale, IA. This is the first post in a series that I’ll be doing over the next couple weeks about what’s going on in John Deere precision ag products. I hope you’ll find that these interviews will provide a current inside look at … Read More
Working on Precision Ag Standards
Setting standards for precision ag equipment and software seems to be getting some momentum from the ASABE according to Paul Schrimpf, PrecisionAg Institute in his latest post. Well, a release just came across my inbox from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, a standards developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems. One of the many new standardization … Read More
Precision Agriculture in the News
With the recent upturn in commodity prices, now sure seems to be a good time to look at equipment upgrading. That’s evidenced by the kind of story recently published in the Bismarck Tribune. In it one John Deere dealer is quoted. In Elgin – the other edge of western wheat country – Dakota Farm Equipment manager Russ Rebel said sales … Read More
Ames Remote Provides Precision Links
Ames Remote describes itself this way: “Welcome to the free worldwide Internet link to remote sensing information and services with an emphasis on precision agriculture.” It has links to some interesting and useful sites you might want to check out.
Precision Agriculture in the News
India’s national newspaper, The Hindu, has a front page article in their online edition titled “What precision farming is and is not.” It shows how other countries are working to develop the technologies we have here in the United States. Here’s an excerpt from the article: One other great advantage of the GPS system of farming involves the ability of … Read More