The first big event at the 2015 National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual convention Wednesday was the awarding of the NAFB Foundation Scholarship winners. The scholarships were presented during the NAFB Foundation Scholarship luncheon sponsored by the CME Group. A brand new award this year is the Grow Smart Scholarship presented by BASF, which went to Samantha Capoun, a junior … Read More
Ag Groups Discuss TPP at #NAFB15
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been a common topic covered by ag groups at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting convention in Kansas City this week. Representatives from six national farm groups joined USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Phil Karsting in Kansas City Wednesday for a press event to discuss the TPP. The event featured farmer leaders from the American … Read More
Trimble Acquires Agri-Trend Network
Trimble announced this week that it will buy AGRI-TREND, the largest network of independent agricultural consultants in North America. Combining AGRI-TREND’s experience in agronomy, grain marketing, farm business and data management with Trimble’s strong history in precision agriculture will further empower growers to gain efficiencies throughout the entire farming cycle. “AGRI-TREND has been working side by side with farmers for … Read More
Trimble Adds Third-Party Apps To TMX-2050 Display
The addition of several new third-party apps to Trimble‘s Android-based TMX-2050 display will allow farmers to manage today’s intricate farming operations while addressing region-specific needs. “As we continue to add third-party apps on our TMX-2050 display, we are providing farmers with more localized choices so they can select the tools that best fit their machines, applications and regional needs,” said … Read More
SageInsights Integrates MyAgCentral With MyJohnDeere
SageInsights, a new joint venture between John Deere and DN2K, combines the capabilities of MyJohnDeere.com and the DN2K MyAgCentral platform. MyAgCentral has been in production for a couple of years and enables farmers to connect directly to agricultural retailers to share insights & data. Susan Lambert, with DN2K, says the approach with MyAgCentral is to give ag retailers the advantage … Read More
#NAFB15 Kicks Off This Week
The 72nd National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) annual convention is officially underway, back in Kansas City as usual. The man in charge of the convention is Brian Winnekins of WRDN Radio in Wisconsin, the president-elect of NAFB, who is especially excited about welcoming FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai on Friday. “Commissioner Pai has been a big proponent of the AM … Read More
aWhere Partners With OnFarm to Provide Ag Data
aWhere‘s high resolution weather and agronomic data will be provided to OnFarm customers through a new partnership. OnFarm customers will have access to aWhere’s weather data and agronomic modeling services through the OnFarm Grower Dashboard. “Farmers have been asking for a one-stop combination of all farm data required to make informed decisions, and OnFarm has delivered an easy to use … Read More
NINJA Row Cleaner Added to Planter Pro Lineup
The new NINJA Row Cleaner has been added to Ag Focus’ Planter Pro row cleaner line to handle the toughest residue and further reduce any row unit bounce. “We developed the NINJA by listening to our customers – their experiences and suggestions,” says Bruce Freed, AgFocus product manager. “We combined our patented trailing arm with pneumatic adjustment with sharpened, intersecting … Read More
Dealer Perspective on John Deere Integrations
While at the Develop With Deere conference, Ryan Hutchison, Integrative Solutions Manager of South Country Equipment in Saskatchewan, spoke of the passion that John Deere has for expanding and growing their hardware & data driven platform to benefit growers. Hutchison said attending Develop With Deere offers a great opportunity to see what new projects are in the works, as each … Read More
PrecisionAg Innovation Series Offers Ag Data Day
The PrecisionAg Innovation Series is kicking off its 2nd year of events in January with a day of learning focused on Agriculture and Data. On January 26, 2016 in St. Louis, the one-day event will be focused on implementing data systems into agriculture and how it can truly be profitable for you on the ground. Paul Schrimpf, executive editor of … Read More