An Indiana-based mobile technology company has developed a farming and industrial smart Phone application that will be spotlighted during AG CONNECT Expo 2011 in Atlanta. LoadOut Technologies CEO Neil Mylet will be presenting the company’s technology during an AG CONNECT breakout session from 9:30-10:30 Saturday morning. Mylet will discuss various applications and different types of Smartphone features that can help … Read More
Raven Expands Precision Ag into China
Raven Industries has announced a new partner, BDStar Navigation, will be the exclusive distributor in China for Raven precision ag products, including SmarTrax RTK™and Cruizer II™, and will help solidify Raven’s position as a leading international provider of precision agriculture products. “We’re very excited to enter into this new market and the opportunities it brings for both Raven and our … Read More
Precision Education Sessions at AG CONNECT
There are lots of precision agriculture and technology sessions on tap for the second AG CONNECT Expo that starts Friday at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. There will be a lot more people at this second event than there were at the inaugural event in Orlando last year and there will be even more educational opportunities – including … Read More
Happy New Year Survey Winner
The new year is starting off a little greener for the latest winner in our ZimmComm publication survey drawing. The winner for December is Michelle Stahlhut, an Agwired reader and crop farmer from Indiana. Michelle actually filled out her survey in November and since we put all the entries back in the pot for the next month, she was the … Read More
Best of 2010 on Precision.AgWired.com
More eyeballs were on Precision.AgWired.com in 2010. Readership increased this year by a whopping 66% to 48,000 unique visitors! Our Precision.AgWired.com reporters were busy in 2010, posting a total of 308 stories, including 54 with audio interviews or podcasts and 15 YouTube videos. The most popular YouTube video of the year was the unveiling of the Chip Foose designed John … Read More
Precision.AgWired.com Survey Deadline
Today is the last day of 2010 and the last chance to enter and win $250 in the ZimmComm web publication survey contest this month. Filling out the survey allows you to have a voice in what we cover here on Precision.AgWired.com in 2011, and the chance to start the new year with a little extra green in your pocket. … Read More
Mizzou Computers on the Farm Event Grows
The 15th annual Computers on the Farm conference sponsored by the University of Missouri is coming up January 7-8 in Osage Beach, MO. The program is markedly different and vastly expanded from the first one held in 1997. The first program started out with “How to access the Internet” and breakouts included “Getting Started with Windows 95,” “Using your spreadsheet … Read More
Commodity Classic Provides Educational Opportunity
The annual Commodity Classic coming up March 3-5 in Tampa provides corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum growers the opportunity to discover the trends and issues that will have the greatest impact on their industries in the coming year. “I can’t think of a more comprehensive event organized to benefit farmers than Commodity Classic,” said Commodity Classic Co-Chair Theresa Schmalshof. “Attendees … Read More
Conservation Districts Support AG CONNECT Expo
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) will continue its partnership with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and AG CONNECT Expo for the 2011 show, January 8-10 in Atlanta. NACD and AEM have partnered on various projects for more than four decades on an awards program that recognizes individual conservation districts for using new and innovative technologies, tools and … Read More
Get on Santa’s List by Taking our Survey
We’re making a list and checking it twice of all the nice Precision.AgWired.com readers who have taken our survey – and one of them could get some green after Santa Claus comes to town! We know that people hate giving out personal information on the internet, but we are asking so that we can improve our on-line publications by knowing … Read More