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With the new Ag Leader Crop Sensor Rate Table available to OptRx™ users, more growers are utilizing this on-the-fly, variable rate tool to maximize yield potential. Many Ag Leader customers are using the OptRx crop sensing technology to apply an assortment of agrochemicals such as fertilizers, defoliants, pesticides, growth regulators, and more at a variable rate, according to real-time data … Read More

Guidance products have come a long way for Ag Leader since 1986 when stand-alone lightbars were a big topic of discussion. Fast forward to today and many companies now offer assisted steering solutions up to fully integrated hydraulic solutions. Guidance products have become an increasingly important part of farming operations and can be used in almost every pass through the … Read More

As crop insurance reporting deadlines near, farmers begin to prepare for this annual task and may find that using precision ag data can simplify the process. During planting season, growers are encouraged to use their Integra display from Ag Leader to record accurate planting data and then import this information into SMS software. Once in SMS, reports can be created … Read More

Will Cannon, Ag Leader Product Specialist for SeedCommand, says, “There are 100 ways to farm and 99 of them work; but it’s adding up all of the little things that you do together that can make a big difference.” Available from Ag Leader for the 2013 spring planting season is the Ag Leader Hydraulic Down Force, or how you maintain … Read More

Are you willing to take whatever steps needed to ensure maximum yield potential? Variable rate nitrogen application utilizing OptRx crop sensors is one way to reduce the risk of over fertilizing in early growth stages and ensure optimum plant health across the entire field. How OptRx Works OptRx crop sensors are installed across the application boom and integrate seamlessly with … Read More

Spring 2012 got off to an unpredictable and unstable start with wind, rain and tornadoes in parts of the Midwest, but after Mother Nature calmed down, farmers had a decent planting season with most of the crops already in the ground or nearing completion. And with planting behind them, growers are now turning to spraying. Rocky Brown, corn and soybean … Read More

Last month, Ag Leader Software Support Specialist Luke James, traveled to the Willamette Valley in west central Oregon to talk about the value of data. The Willamette Valley is known as the grass seed capital of the world. According to the Oregon Seed Council, about 500,000 acres of the grass seed are grown in Oregon and nearly 90 percent of … Read More

This summer, Ag Leader will be hosting a series of 13 different informational courses for their network of dealers, beginning June 5 and ending August 17. The sessions aim to prep dealers for a successful summer planting and 2012 harvest and arm them with the knowledge on how to grow and improve on their precision ag businesses. Training sessions will … Read More

Managing and organizing data is an essential part of any business operation. Data that is not properly organized cannot only be difficult to find, but difficult to work with. In an office setting, you may have different folders in your filing cabinet, or on your computer to organize your information. Ag Leader’s SMS Advanced users have had the ability to … Read More

Growers looking for application flexibility can take advantage of a new Crop Sensor Rate Table available now from Ag Leader Technology. This functionality offered through the DirectCommand system on the INTEGRA display allows producers to utilize the OptRx crop sensors to apply the agrochemicals they need on-the-go at the rates necessary for optimum performance. Crop Sensor Product Specialist Chad Fick … Read More