PrecisionHawk attended last year’s Develop with Deere conference and already, Business Developer Nat Hyde says, they see major changes. PrecisionHawk is an ariel imaging company with a software platform called DataMapper. Last year they attended the boot camp to get started using Deere’s API. Now, 12 months later, all of their DataMapper files can be downloaded to the Operations Center … Read More
Two Weeks To NCYC Harvest Deadline
The National Corn Growers Association reminds growers that the deadline for the 2016 National Corn Yield Contest is just a few weeks away. Online entries must be completed within seven business days of their final yield check, or by November 21, whichever comes first. The online form can be accessed by farmers and seed representatives with the same login process … Read More
John Deere Encourages ADAPT Toolkit
One of the focuses of last week’s Develop with Deere conference in Kansas City was AgGateway‘s new ADAPT Toolkit. John Deere was a leader in creating the ADAPT program, and they’re making sure the software developers at the conference have the information they need to put it to use. Chip Donahue told Chuck Zimmerman that Deere has developed their own plug-in for the system … Read More
AgCompass Aids Growers in Riding Out Low Prices
In times of tight margins, solutions for operating expenses become even more vital. One such solutions is to remote host software that allow all farm partners to be on the same page for crucial decision making– a solution that can be accomplished with AgCompass. “With AgCompass, farm managers and consultants can look at farm data together in real time, securely … Read More
BASF, FMC Bring Next Generation Crop Protection
BASF and FMC Corporation are working tougher to bring innovative, in-furrow crop protection products to the marketplace. By integrating insect and disease protection technologies with FMC’s convenient LRF patented technology, the companies have a new product that is easy to mix, provides consistent active ingredient distribution and stays suspended for uniform application. Each of the companies will launch a product … Read More
Something Useful at Develop with Deere
John Deere’s new approach to the Develop with Deere conference in Kansas City last week drew a lot of attention. Instead of focusing on software developers exclusively, as has been done in the past, the company opened the event to dealers. But did all the fuss boil down to anything useful? Shannon Norwood of TriGreen Equipment, LLC John Deere Dealership … Read More
Accepting Applications for USDA Conservation Grants
The USDA is accepting proposals for projects designed to provide new conservation opportunities. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is investing up to $25 million for applications that encourage the development and adoption of conservation technologies in areas like conservation finance, data analytics and precision conservation. “Conservation Innovation Grants have played a critical role in developing and implementing creative new … Read More
Precision Bytes
Erick Scarpone, Manufacturing Engineer 3 with Caterpillar Inc., has received the SAE/AEM Outstanding Young Engineer award in 2016 for the off-highway and powerplant industry. The award recognizes Scarpone’s leadership and involvement in the industry. Iteris ClearAg has released a paper looking at the idea of agriculture modeling taking the place of sensors on the farm. John Corbett, CEO and Co-Founder of … Read More
Dreaming Up Solutions At Develop with Deere
Joshua Carson has a very unique job. He is an API Evangelist for John Deere- a new job position he says is about making a software developer’s life easier. It’s his responsibility to take the ideas of a developer and show them how to work with John Deere’s API in the Operations Center to make sure that idea is available … Read More
New Boundary Pushes Grower Connections
Develop with Deere has been hosting all kinds of software developer companies this week, including an organization that has pioneered the Internet of Things. Kim Pearson is CEO of New Boundary Technologies, a company that has certainly been part of pushing boundaries in precision agriculture. More than 35 years ago they began working with remote monitoring and control– back when PCs were … Read More