BZ Media LLC unveiled the exhibition component of the industry’s largest dedicated commercial UAV show, InterDrone. More than 130 exhibitors have already signed up for the event taking place September 7-9 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. The exhibition will be paired with more than 120 sessions on all aspects of UAV design, piloting, regulations, and business management. Exhibitors … Read More
Ag Leader Says It’s All About Connectivity
Russ Mormon works in marketing for Ag Leader and spends a lot of his time at events like this week’s InfoAg Conference. Talking to that many growers has given him a pretty good idea of what farmers are looking for, and right now he says everyone’s asking about connectivity. That suits Mormon just fine, since Ag Leader is well equipped … Read More
AgGateway Launches ADAPT Version 1
AgGateway is getting ready to launch version 1 of its ADAPT software solution to the agriculture industry. The announcement was made during this year’s InfoAg that took place in St. Louis, Missouri this week. The AgGateway consortium was founded to address eConnectivity needs in agriculture as the industry develops and adopts more powerful tools to increase efficiency and productivity. One … Read More
All-in-One Platform from @Farmers_Edge
Trevor Armitage is the Vice President of Global Operations for Farmers Edge, so he’s certainly the guy to talk to when you want to know what’s new. I had the chance to speak with him at InfoAg in St. Louis, Missouri this week and he shared a bit about a big component of their grower service; the Farm Command data … Read More
No More Paper Pushing for @CropTrak
“When Did Farming Become Paper Pushing,” was the topic of a seminar presented by Jonathan Sherrill with Crop Trak during InfoAg this week in St. Louis. Kelly Marshall had the opportunity to sit down with Sherrill following his presentation and talk about how to get rid of paperwork. Sherrill mentioned that paperwork is not something anyone gets excited about. He … Read More
Channel Provides More Than Just a Bag
Channel Seedsman Dave Wallner and customer Brian Wood were both on hand for this year’s Ag Media Summit to discuss the Channel Field Check Up Series and the services Channel Seedsmen provide their growers. “The Field Check Up Series is a way for us within Channel to monitor what I am seeing in the field. I visit Brian’s fields once … Read More
.@CropTrak Announces Partnership with IBM Weather Co.
Crop Trak President Aaron Hutchinson doesn’t believe in just sitting still. He’s always moving his company forward, from updating the company’s name (you may remember them as iCrop Trak) to upgrading the weathers solutions provided by his company. At InfoAg this week the company announced a move to partner with The Weather Company. This IBM owned weather solution will offer … Read More
.@TerrAvion Partners with CHS Inc. Cooperative
TerrAvion is already a leader in aerial imaging, and now the company is growing even more. They have just announced a partnership with CHS Inc., a global agribusiness cooperative known for providing services at every stage of crop production. The agreement says CHS will offer TerrAvion aerial imagery and data solutions to its customers. CHS has a large presence in … Read More
Details Matter, says @JohnDeere at #InfoAg16
Jeremy Leifker leads the product strategy and marketing group at John Deere, a division responsible for bringing new ideas to the company pipeline. While much of what is in the works remains a secret, Leifker took time at InfoAg to tell AgWired about a theme that is important to what John Deere develops. Telematics, or remote measurements, are an important part of the … Read More
USDA Analyzes Crop Insurance Demand
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a report completed by the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) on the effectiveness of crop insurance. The report, titled How Do Time and Money Affect Agricultural Insurance Uptake? A New Approach to Farm Risk Management Analysis, analyzes the relationship between wealth, savings, and insurance over time to identify alternative approaches to managing … Read More