Seems like just yesterday we discussed the benefits of pre-season planting preparation, and now we find ourselves staring a pre-harvest checklist straight in the eye. But keep in mind that servicing your precision ag equipment prior to harvest is equally as important as in the spring. Ag Leader Technology is helping to give growers a few tips on where to … Read More
Ag Leader Looking Ahead To Harvest
Our coverage of the InfoAg Conference would not be complete without a visit to our sponsor, Ag Leader Technology. Although the crew as often busy when I stopped by I finally found a quiet moment with Jeff Bentley, GPS Guidance/Steering Sales Manager. Jeff told me the conference is attended more by consultants and others involved in the precision industry than … Read More
The Value of Data
Why do you use precision ag technologies on your farm? Not surprisingly, your answer might be different than your neighbor’s or the grower two towns away. But no matter why you use it, know that precision ag equipment not only helps you gather information, but software can then help you organize, visualize, analyze and archive that data. But why is … Read More
Precision Technology Could Provide Data for USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Acreage Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative Project (ACRSIP) may well be the “most important thing that USDA has ever done,” according to Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse. Scuse talked about the initiative as the keynote speaker at the opening of InfoAg 2011 in Springfield, Illinois on Tuesday. The concept is … Read More
In Need of an Upgrade?
Think of the televisions you own – do any of them take up more space (width) than a foot or have you upgraded to a complete line of flat screens? Now think about your newest vehicle – does it run on gasoline with ethanol? And before you purchased either of those items, did you ask around, read online consumer reviews, … Read More
Ag Leader Offers SMS Software Training
Would you like to learn more about the crop data you’ve collected? Are you interested in creating variable rate prescriptions? Beginning July 7, Ag Leader will be offering a variety of SMS Software training sessions to help you answer these questions and more. (Registration cost varies per session and computer use.) Click here to view the summer schedule and sign … Read More
Precision.AgWired.com: Save Our GPS
I love my TomTom. I really am not sure what I would do without it. I come from a small town in Central Illinois and I recently made a career move that took me to Indianapolis. Tom is the best co-pilot a girl from small town USA that moved to the big city could hope to find. He takes me … Read More
Getting Social With Ag Leader
Did you know that if you’re reading this post right now that means you’re part of the social media communications network? That’s right – precision.agwired.com is a blog, or an interactive website where visitors come to get information and leave feedback. So what exactly IS this bigger picture of social media and why is it important to you as a … Read More
The Beginning of Something Great: The Story of Ag Leader (Part 1)
The telephone. The light bulb. The Model A Ford. These inventions came about in traditional fashion: a man has a dream, an idea, a theory; and with a lot of hard work and testing, he eventually turns that vision into a reality. That’s exactly what happened in Al Myers’ basement in 1986. Al Myers, an agricultural engineer, began developing ideas … Read More
Sit Tight…The Water is Coming
The flood waters are coming, and for now, all farmers can do is play the waiting game to see just how bad it’s going to be. From Montana to Missouri, farmers, ag businesses and communities are all buckling down, hoping for the best but preparing for the worse. Here’s a quick backgrounder if you didn’t catch WHY this is all … Read More