Corn and wheat growers visiting the 2007 Commodity Classic this week can find out about a new system that can help them optimize yields while improving use-efficiency of nitrogen and other inputs. It’s called the OptiGro System, and according to John Mann, Vice President of Strategic Marketing for John Deere Agri-Services, it has already been used successfully by cotton growers. … Read More
Precision Really Does Pay
According to a new technology adoption study, farmers say Precision.AgWired.com. More than eight out of ten soybean, corn, wheat and cotton growers who use precision technology on their farming operation say that this factor has increased their profitability, according to preliminary research findings from an effort conducted by dmrkynetec (formerly Doane Marketing Research, Inc.) in partnership with the newly inaugurated … Read More
AgriTalk at Commodity Classic
AgriTalk was live here in Tampa, Florida on the first official day of the Commodity Classic interviewing a number of representatives. Pictured here with AgriTalk host Mike Adams (right) from left to right are Kyle Collins, John Deere Ag Management Solutions; Bob Callanan, American Soybean Association; and Barry Nelson with John Deere. AgriTalk’s opening segment from Classic featured Barry and … Read More
Reach for the Stars Winners Announced
Fifteen lucky soybean growers from around the country will soon receive a premium-level precision ag system worth more than $20,000 to use on their operation for the 2007 growing season as the winners of the “Reach For The Stars” contest, a joint effort of the American Soybean Association and John Deere Ag Management Solutions (AMS). More than 400 growers registered … Read More
Ready for the Show
The John Deere booth is getting set up at the 2007 Commodity Classic, preparing for thousands of growers from around the country to visit. The booth features all of the very latest John Deere precision equipment and plenty of company officials on hand to meet with growers and let them know how they can make their jobs faster, easier and … Read More
The Precision Ag Minute
In addition to posting regular information on precision agriculture here John Deere is also sponsoring a regular audio program called the Precision Ag Minute. Besides airing on radio stations we’ll be posting the program for you to listen to here as well. The program is being produced by Peter Shinn at Brownfield. The latest program is about the benefits of … Read More
Welcome To precision.agwired.com
PrecisonPays.com is a website specifically designed to bring you the latest information and resources on guidance and other precision technology for agriculture. We’ll be bringing you new and updated information several times a week so make sure you bookmark this website or subscribe to our RSS feed. To jump start us, this week we’ll be featuring posts from the Commodity … Read More
The John Deere WIN Session
At Commodity Classic this week John Deere will be hosting a What Is New (WIN) session on Friday from 1:00-4:00pm. It’s during this session that the winners of the Reach For the Stars program will be announced. During the session John Deere will cover their full line of precision guidance products and software. Total tractor automation is now possible with … Read More
John Deere Says Reach For The Stars
The sponsor of precision.agwired.com is John Deere and one of the programs they have devoted to precision farming is called “Reach For The Stars.” This is an especially timely post with Commodity Classic coming up this week in Tampa, FL. In fact, I’ll be there to bring you all the latest from John Deere at this annual event which is … Read More