TerrAvion has announced their first aerial imaging solution for ranchers. Their new service includes images and data that help spot early-warning signs for invasive species, plant/vegetation health issues, irrigation problems, and overgrazing. With weekly, low-altitude flights, producers can spot emerging problems before they become big ones. The subscription includes detailed, up-to-date satellite imagery and images uploaded to the cloud within … Read More
International Drone Expo to Host Drone Race in LA
International Drone Expo (IDE), the largest gathering of the most innovative and leading members of the UAV community from around the globe, will hold its first annual Drone Race inside the Los Angeles Convention Center this December. MultiGP, the sanctioning body and leading drone racing league for first-person view (FPV) radio-controlled aircraft in the United States, will custom design the … Read More
DuPont Pioneer and CIMMYT Form Alliance
DuPont Pioneer and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) will be working together to advance the CRISPR-Cas technology. A new Master Alliance Agreement details their cooperation in finding characteristics that address the needs of smallholder famers across the globe. “Working together with CIMMYT will enable smallholder farmers to benefit from technology like CRISPR-Cas, helping them solve their challenges,” … Read More
Soil Microbiology is the Key to Yield
Formerly growers have focused on chemicals for crop health, production and yield. Then focus shifted to mechanical technology and then biological considerations. Ben Elliot of Brookside Agra says the trend is set to shift again, this time focusing on understanding soil biology and structure. “We are learning about a whole new dynamic to agronomy today in growing crops and it is … Read More
Agworld Launches CFS Management Platform
All the precision tech in the world isn’t going to do much good unless a grower can get them to work together. That’s were Agworld comes in. The global provider of farm management software and applications has introduced Collaborative Farming Solution (CFS), a cloud-based platform that allows growers and retailers to work together. Most farm systems were developed for specific … Read More
54 Different Countries Represented at 2016 InterDrone
BZ Media LLC’s InterDrone™ The International Drone Conference & Exposition, held at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas Sept 7-9, drew 3,518 attendees from 54 different countries on 6 continents. The event featured 155 exhibitors and sponsors in more than 230 booths. FAA Administrator Michael P. Huerta gave the Grand Opening Keynote speech to thousands gathered on the first day. … Read More
FMC Offers New Episodes of The Minute
FMC is bringing growers 12 new episodes of The Minute. The series was created to offer timely information about current agronomic issues to growers and retailers. This new set of shows will help prepare members of the ag community for the 2017 growing season. “Our host, Jake Turner, is back traveling the country, talking with industry experts and growers about … Read More
Proagrica Launches Agility Crops for Analytics
Growers know you can collect a lot of data, but the real question is can you do anything with it? Proagrica, a company dedicated to providing decision support for the ag industry, believes they may have a solution to getting actual answers from all that information. The company feels food production is a prime beneficiary of their technology and software … Read More
AgNerds Unite on this week’s ZimmCast
A self driving tractor generated a lot of buzz during the Farm Progress Show. New Holland, a sponsor of our event coverage, had their brand new autonomous concept tractor displayed in the center of their show lot and it was getting a lot of attention. In this week’s program Chuck Zimmerman spoke with New Holland’s Dan Halliday to get a … Read More
NCGA Carbon Research Gets $1.6 Million from Monsanto
Monsanto has announced they will be supporting the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) and its Soil Health Partnership (SHP)‘s efforts with a $1.6 million investment. NCGA was recently awarded $1 million dollars from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) to help farmers find better solutions for reducing climate change. Monsanto’s contribution will provide expertise, tools and resources … Read More