**UPDATED with audio and video from National Farm Machinery Show** Ag Leader Technology is excited to announce the INTEGRA™ display will soon feature planter down force monitor and control capability, allowing the display to monitor and adjust down force based on field and soil conditions. Planting seed at the optimum row unit down force is an important factor in good … Read More
Introducing Vermeer™ Net and Rebel™ Net
Vermeer Corporation introduces the newest partner in its forage product line with Vermeer brand netwrap – Vermeer™ Net, available for 4’ and 5’ balers, and Rebel™ net, designed for Vermeer Rebel® Series Balers. Featuring superior net strength for ultimate bale protection, Vermeer brand netwrap is produced in a unique green, black and white color scheme for easy identification of the … Read More
Ag Leader Releases SMS Basic/Advanced Version 11.6
Ag Leader Technology is proud to announce the release of SMS Basic/Advanced Version 11.6. To update your SMS Basic/Advanced Software, please follow these steps: • Open the SMS Software • Create a Backup by clicking on the Services menu and selecting Backup/Restore Project(s) Ag Leader strongly recommends that you create a backup of SMS before starting the update. This will … Read More
Ensuring Consistent Seed Spacing
You’ve heard the saying “don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.” If you’re a grower during planting season, that means it’s smart to plant several different varieties/hybrids so you can reduce your risk of poor performance by a single seed type. That’s called genetic diversity. But have you ever thought about how switching between one seed type and … Read More
Where to Find Ag Leader in February
Are you interested in getting the latest information about precision ag equipment? If so, here are a few stops you might want to schedule this winter in order to talk with Ag Leader experts: • Iowa Power Farming Show – Des Moines, IA; Jan. 31-Feb. 2 • Cotton & Rice Conference –Tunica, MS; Jan. 31-Feb. 1 • Southern Farm Show … Read More
Fine-Tuning Precision Agriculture
Last week, we heard from Todd Reed, farmer from Waverly, Neb., who works as a precision ag consultant for his family’s dryland corn and soybean farm. He spends his days writing variable rate planting prescriptions and fertilizer prescriptions using Ag Leader’s SMS Software. Today’s high-tech seed isn’t cheap. If you’re not controlling where and how much of each type of … Read More
Trimble Partners With Great American Insurance Group to Automate Crop Reporting
Trimble announced a strategic alliance with Great American Insurance Group to help farmers automate their crop insurance reporting under the USDA Federal Crop Insurance Program. The new recordkeeping system makes it possible for Farm Works™ users to submit their crop insurance records electronically to Great American Insurance Group. The time-saving solution makes it simple for farmers to transfer planting and … Read More
Dr. Terry Griffin Joins CrescoAg as Vice President
Terry Griffin, PhD, has joined CrescoAg LLC as Vice President – Applied Economics. Griffin will join the company focused on developing new products that will help farmers utilize existing data from yield monitors and other precision ag equipment to make better decisions for their operations. Griffin joins CrescoAg from the University of Arkansas where he was a professor of row … Read More
20/20 SeedSense/AirForce System Voted 2011 Product Of The Year
A Precision Planting product has won the No-Till Product of the Year award for the third straight year. No-Till Farmer readers selected the 20/20 SeedSense/AirForce system as the best product of 2011, following on the heels of No-Till Product of the Year wins by Precision Planting’s Keeton Seed Firmer in 2009 and 2010. The 20/20 SeedSense/AirForce system was also voted … Read More
Prescription Agriculture
Todd Reed grew up on his family’s turkey farm near Waverly, Neb. He started working part-time during the school year in 1998 and began full-time on the farm with his two second cousins and their fathers in 2005. He studied Mechanized Systems Management at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and went on to earn his Master’s Degree in the same field … Read More