iPhone 6S Plus – AgNerd Precision Tool

Chuck ZimmermanAgNerd, Apps, Gadgets, technology

In keeping with tradition, I have a new iPhone. Partially because I need one, but mostly because I want one. This iPhone 6S Plus agriblogging tool just continues to get better. I use mine for work, how about you? Is the screen big enough to supplant using an iPad on the farm? This is not meant to be a complete … Read More

Grain Tracker App Available for #Harvest15

Kelly MarshallAgribusiness, Apps, Website

Fall harvest is upon us and Digi-Star is ready with a new Grain Tracker app and Grain Tracker Online. The app is for iOS and Android devices, while the online program can make harvest data avaliable anywhere you have internet.  For growers using Digi-Star’s GT 460 Scale Indicator and ERM wi-fi module will be able to take advantage of the … Read More

aWhere Developers Community Launched

Kelly MarshallAgribusiness, Apps, Support

Agricultural application developers can now find an online community in aWhere, a portal for precision agriculture product developers. The Developer Community portal provides developers with transparent access to documentation, open source sample code, best practice recommendations and tutorials. Developers integrating with aWhere data services can expect the same quality service and tools that they receive from leading global enterprise API … Read More

Trimble Expands with Three New Offerings

Kelly MarshallAgribusiness, Apps, Software, Website, Wireless

Trimble has recently announced three new projects within the company. Their Connected Farm solution will soon be available in subscription bundles to suit all types of farm management needs.  The entry level bundle allows growers to organize data from a desktop or mobile device.  A standard bundle gives farmers a platform for fleet management, crop health monitoring, precipitation monitoring, and … Read More

Raven’s Slingshot Field Hub 2.0

Chuck ZimmermanAgribusiness, Apps, Audio, InfoAg, Internet, Raven, Video

Raven Precision has introduced a new Slingshot product, the Field Hub 2.0. Josh Skanderup was available during the recent InfoAg Conference to talk about it. The core of the Slingshot experience is the Slingshot Field Hub. A small device that fits neatly into the cab of your vehicle, the hub connects your precision ag hardware to Slingshot’s suite of services. … Read More

John Deere Offers Multiple Ways to Connect

John DavisAgribusiness, Apps, Audio, Data, InfoAg, John Deere

These days, the most valuable thing on farms might not be the crops, but the data about those crops. During the recent InfoAg Conference, Chuck caught up with Scott Brotherton with John Deere, who said it all starts with getting data into the John Deere Operations Center to help producers make better decisions. “It could be as easy as a … Read More

Plan Your Day With ClearAg

Jamie JohansenAgribusiness, agronomy, Apps, Data, InfoAg, Iteris, weather

The 2015 InfoAg conference is well underway and one of my first stops was at the Iteris booth to learn more about their leading crop health and crop decision support product suite, ClearAg™. Mike Ostaffe, Director of Product Management, was on hand to explain how ClearAg is the most accurate, location-based weather, water, soil and crop health information available worldwide. … Read More

AgNerd Cloud – My Take on Apple Watch

Chuck ZimmermanAgNerd, Apps, Gadgets

I’ve finally had a chance to put some thoughts in writing about my ZimmWatch (Apple Watch). AgNerds have been bugging me to get it done. I’ll be interested to see if it is a discussion point at next week’s InfoAg Conference. I’ve been wearing it for over a month now. I’ve traveled with it and worn it throughout the day … Read More

ScoutPro Offers Enhanced Apps Free for a Year

John DavisAgribusiness, Apps, Corn, Soybeans

ScoutPro has released some enhanced versions of the company’s grower applications. And this company news release says growers will have free access to those, including ScoutPro Grower – Corn and ScoutPro Grower – Soy, for one year. Since 2011, ScoutPro has dedicated its work to providing innovative agricultural apps that are designed to save agricultural professionals time while also providing … Read More

The Farmers Business Network Mission

Chuck ZimmermanAgribusiness, Apps, Cloud, Data

In a very short amount of time the Farmers Business Network (FBN) has not only registered a lot of farmers as members but also millions of acres. This means there is a big and growing amount of data in the system. In this week’s ZimmCast you can listen to Charles Baron, co-founder, talk about what the Farmers Business Network has … Read More