Kelly Engineering in South Australia has developed a tillage system to cut costs and boost productivity for cover crops. The patented diamond-shaped tiller and air seeder allow the entire sowing process to be completed in a single pass. Testing has begun in the United States and the product is expected to be available in 2017. Timing is good for U.S. … Read More
Summit Agro Expands Mission Herbicide Label
MISSION herbicide by Summit Agro has been approved as a tool for pre-emergence and post-emergence weed control for a new crop– almonds. “Grape, citrus, tree nut and conifer growers have increasingly taken advantage of the long-lasting residual weed control provided by MISSION since we first introduced the product in 2012” said Jon Forbis, Herbicide Marketing Manager. “We are pleased to … Read More
Verdesian Life Sciences Highlights Use of Phosphorous
Key essential nutrients like phosphorous (P) will be an integral part of feeding 9 billion people by 2050, according to Verdesian Life Sciences and the International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI). All living things require this nutrient for life-sustaining processes, like energy storage. Studies from IPNI suggest P is being under-applied in significant portions of the U.S. Corn Belt. The issue … Read More
New Agreement Between Deere and Engineering Co
Deere & Company has a new agreement with Scherer Design Engineering, Inc. The companies are working together to develop and commercialize kernel processing solutions for self-propelled forage harvesters. “Deere is committed to developing industry leading kernel processing solutions with the goal to drive higher milk production in dairy cows”, says Jon Chase, global director, self-propelled forage harvesters and heads. “This … Read More
RTK ASSIST Provides 20 Minutes of Accuracy in Outage
NovAtel Inc. has introduced its new RTK ASSIST subscription-based service. Satellite-delivered correction data can now seamlessly continue centimeter-level accuracy, even during communications disruptions that cause outages. For up to 20 minutes users can maintain RTK level performance, reducing downtime. RTK is a well-established method of achieving cm-level accuracy with GNSS. However, if the RTK correction data link to the receiver is interrupted, … Read More
Deere and Ag Leader Reach Licensing Agreement
Ag Leader and Deere & Company have announced a licensing agreement for Precision Planting’s SeedTube and related planting products. The agreement states that Ag Leader, a precision competitor, may use Deere technologies and licenses to manufacture and sell the Precision Planting SeedTubes and related technology, including vSet, vDrive and DeltaForce. Of course, this is contingent on Deere’s acquisition of Precision … Read More
Trimble Partners Offer Four New Drones
Trimble has just announced they have partnered with Delair-Tech and microdrones as their official suppliers for UASs. On the coattails of that announcement come four proven mapping solutions, or mdMapper, including the md4-1000 in yellow (pictured right) to commemorate the new partnership. mdMapper200: Compact but robust, the md4-200 aircraft at the heart of this solution is lightweight and easy to transport … Read More
TerrAvion Partners with PastureMap
TerrAvion has been providing aerial imagery for field crops to improve yield; now they’re announcing a new partnership with PastureMap to provide similar services for ranchers. PastureMaps offers an intuitive grazing management platform, helping producers save time, streamline record keeping and measure what matters. The collaboration between the two companies will offer up-to-date and high resolution imagery in the grazing … Read More
DuPont Pioneer Advances Biofortification of Sorghum
DuPont Pioneer and Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International are excited about a new sorghum breakthrough. Researchers have found that increasing vitamin E and beta-carotene in the grain improves the availability and longevity of beta-carotene, which is converted to vitamin A in the body. For nations with a prevalence of vitamin A deficiency, this finding could be especially meaningful. “For children up … Read More
Swift Navigation Announces High-Precision GNSS Receiver
Swift Navigation is a San Francisco-based startup ready to make autonomous vehicles a reality with centimeter-accurate GPS technology. The company has recently unveiled the Piksi™ Multi— a multi-band, multi-constellation high-precision GNSS receiver. Like the original Piksi module, the new Piski Multi is revolutionizing the industry with prices much lower than competitors. Swift Navigation uses real-time kinematics (RTK) solutions, meaning locations are 100 times … Read More