New Beginnings at Ag Leader Academy

Melissa SandfortAg Leader, Insights Weekly

Ag Leader Academy had an extremely successful year in 2012. It housed nearly 140 Dealer Trainings this year covering 13 different courses! Dealers came from around the world to learn more about Ag Leader products so they could provide their customers the best support possible. Ag Leaders addition of Hydraulic Down Force and Intellislope has opened up new opportunities at … Read More

SMS Basic/Advanced v12.5 and SMS Mobile v6.5 are released!

Melissa SandfortAg Leader, Insights Weekly

Ag Leader is pleased to announce the release of SMS Basic/Advanced v12.5 and SMS Mobile v6.5. With this new release, SMS Basic, SMS Advanced, and SMS Mobile PC now support Windows 8 and gesture control for touchscreens running Windows 7 and 8. We have also added enhanced support for the following precision ag companies: Ag Leader Technology, CNH, Gradient, John … Read More

Ag Leader with Farm Broadcasters

Chuck ZimmermanAg Leader, Audio, NAFB

Ag Leader Technology spent a day talking with farm broadcasters this week. Here’s Josh Rassmusson in their Trade Talk booth in Kansas City, MO. It’s the annual National Association of Farm Broadcasting convention. I picked up my Golden ZimmComm Microphone to take my turn interviewing Josh. We talked about GeoSteer, Ag Leader’s new automated steering system. It works with their … Read More

What Precision Ag Customers Want and Need

Chuck ZimmermanAg Leader, Insights Weekly

One size doesn’t fit all. At least that’s what Ag Leader dealers believe and that’s why they attend the Ag Leader Academy. And whether a grower has 80 acres or 8,000 acres, Ag Leader has a product offering that can deliver a value to that customer. So, Ag Leader dealers are dedicated to spending enough time with customers to determine … Read More

Water Management With SMS Tile Plan Editor

Melissa SandfortAg Leader, Insights Weekly

One of the new features that Ag Leader is excited to release in version 12.5 of SMS Advanced is the new Water Management Module for tiling. This new optional editor allows growers to design tile drainage systems in a field by utilizing RTK level GPS elevation data. Growers can utilize any reference layer such as soil survey data, harvest data, … Read More

Precision.AgWired.com Podcast: Using apps to forecast yield

Meghan GrebnerAg Leader, Fertilizer, Precision Pays Podcast, Scouting, Soil Sampling, technology, yields

What is your favorite app on your phone?  How does it make your life easier?  Advanced Ag Solutions, LLC is trying to make it easier for farmers with their recently launched Optimizer 2.0 app.  It allows users to upload GPS soil sampling data and then use that information to leverage the information they already have (and use) even further.  In … Read More

Ag Leader is Spanning the Globe

Chuck ZimmermanAg Leader, Insights Weekly

Ag Leader has been selling into the international market for 18 years and currently has distribution in over 30 countries. Offices are growing and now span the globe with people on the ground in the Netherlands, Europe, Australia and Brazil, and the company hopes to continue to grow those operations to better serve international customers. David King, Ag Leader marketing … Read More

Utilizing SMS Software in a Drought Year

Melissa SandfortAg Leader, Insights Weekly

If you’ve been keeping up-to-date with the Precision.AgWired.com blog, then you’ve read about how SMS software from Ag Leader can assist you with verifying harvested acres when it comes to crop insurance reporting. But this year is unlike any normal year and we don’t have to tell you what you already know. It’s dry. And if it’s raining in your … Read More

Ag Leader Expands Tech Support

Chuck ZimmermanAg Leader, Audio, Insights Weekly

You’ve heard the old saying, “Jack of all trades, master of none”, right? Over the years, employees have had to know enough about every product just to be dangerous. But with all the advancements in precision agriculture and the ways in which modern farming practices have changed, employees have in fact become experts on one product. They’ve become “specialized teams”. … Read More

Crop Insurance Reporting: Verifying Harvested Production using SMS

Melissa SandfortAg Leader, Insights Weekly

Ag Leader recently shared how SMS software can be used to assist with crop insurance reporting, in particular acreage reporting. As harvest season shifts into high gear, Ag Leader is revisiting how these same tools can be used for verifying harvested production (see pages 250 – 252 for RMA guidelines). Listen to Luke James, Ag Leader software sales manager, as … Read More