The new sponsor of the AgWired App is iCropTrak. We really appreciate their support and hope you’ll check out what they’re doing. To learn all about “Precisely Informed Farm Management” I spoke with Aaron Hutchinson, President and one of the founders of Cogent3D, Inc. The company has also pioneered other services like PrecisionEarth and GISRoam. Aaron says that iCropTrak is … Read More
Arvus Crosses Borders to Join InfoAg
Arvus, a Brazilian pioneer company in precision agriculture and forestry focusing on software development innovations, will present its first international exhibition of products during InfoAg, July 16-18. “Currently we have great customers and partnerships in South America, however, it is important to expand to other countries. We are investing in international business partners to seek and analyze the innovations that … Read More
Landmark Breaks Ground for New Facility
Landmark Services Cooperative broke ground for a new state-of-the-art grain facility in Fall River, Wis., on June 24. The new grain-loading facility is to be completed by August 2014. The facility will have capacity to hold up to 4.6 million bushels of grain and to market 15 to 25 million bushels of grain annually. The new facility will be the … Read More
AgStudio Summer Showcase Event
MapShots is planning to showcase the AgStudio line of software products on Monday July 15th, in Springfield, IL. The showcase event will be held at the Northfield Inn Suites & Conference Center. Ted Macy, MapShots President, says “This summer’s InfoAg Conference will be the most significant in MapShots history. We planned this event to give our customers, and those interested … Read More
FarmLogs Sponsor ISOBlue Project
In an effort to free farmers from vendor-controlled data, Purdue University has launched ISOBlue, an open-source project that aims to provide farmers, via smartphone, with easy access to agricultural data gathered by the industry-standard ISOBUS port located on tractors, harvesters and equipment. FarmLogs, the company that created user-friendly farm management software and mobile apps to help farmers plan, manage and … Read More
Register for The InfoAg Conference
InfoAg 2013 will be held July 16-18 in Springfield, Illinois at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. InfoAg continues to be the premier precision agriculture event for producers, consultants, and the crop production industry. Mark your calendar and make plans to join us. Early bird registration rates run thru July 1st. After July 1, rates go up. Take advantage of $100 savings … Read More
New DuPont Innovation Center Launched in Iowa
DuPont opened its Johnston Innovation Center, the company’s second innovation center in the United States and 12th around the world, focusing on the company’s unique integrated science capabilities across the food, agriculture and energy value chains. The 3,500 square foot space and adjoining collaboration room showcases the latest company technology, applications and products created to meet the world’s biggest challenges, … Read More
Raven Helping Rural High-speed Internet
Raven Industries, Inc. announced it is involved in a pilot project with Google designed to provide high-speed wireless Internet accessibility to rural, remote and underserved areas of the world. Google plans to use Raven-designed and developed high-tech balloons as part of its new project for balloon-powered Internet access, Project Loon. Raven Aerostar has been working for several months in close … Read More
GE Wheat in Oregon Could be Sabotage
Monsanto officials held a press call on Friday regarding “suspicious” evidence in the investigation of genetically engineered wheat plants found in an Oregon field last month that suggests it was possibly intentionally planted. “The evidence now collected, the fact patterns established and the original Roundup Ready CP-4 event appearing suddenly after 12 years, out of nowhere in a single field … Read More
Aerial Precision Ag is Ready to Fly Multirotors
Aerial Precision Ag is officially off the ground and flying. Following great success at AgConnect 2013, the Aerial Precision Ag, also known as APA, decided to pursue additional exhibits in order to provide the information and education that producers need surrounding Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) assisted precision agriculture. The company will be attending several shows and exhibits this year including … Read More