A new tool offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture will let producers see and analyze more data. The agency’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is now offering the Ag Census Web Maps application, a dynamic online tool that gives users rapid access to Census of Agriculture maps and data about crops and plants, livestock and animals, economics, farms, and … Read More
TekWear Selected for Ag Accelerator Program
TekWear, LLC is one of 11 ag technology start-up companies selected to participate in the premier three-month VilCap USA: Agriculture 2014 entrepreneurial development program in Louisville, Ky. The program supports early-stage ventures that increase agricultural resource efficiency and helps find business solutions to challenges facing farmers, ranchers, and rural, low-wealth populations. Bruce Rasa, CEO and founder of TekWear, LLC, says … Read More
Farm Journal Launching My Farm Radio
If you use your smartphone to listen to music through such applications as Pandora and I Heart Radio, getting farm news the same way is just around the corner. Farm Journal Broadcast announces the upcoming launch of “My Farm Radio,” a 24/7 digital mobile radio channel focused on providing a mix of best-in-class news, weather and markets along with entertaining … Read More
Iteris Launches ClearPath Ag™ Select
Iteris, Inc. has launched a new agriculture weather information solution called ClearPath Ag™ Select that features high-resolution weather information combined with mapping visualization for real-time decision support. The expanded Application Programming Interface (API) for iOS, Android and other computing platforms is based on Iteris’ ClearPath Ag cloud platform, which “combines the power of big data and analytics with the seasoned … Read More
iCropTrak 5 Features On-Board Processing
Cogent3D has released its newest version of iCropTrak and the application now features “on-board” processing for mobile analytics and is helping to take precision ag one step futher. This technology is a bit different than many that are based in the “cloud” or on your desktop. According to Cogent3D, iCropTrak version 5 performs all the processing needed on your iPad … Read More
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When it comes to winter wheat, “test plots” are planted that include currently-grown varieties, varieties being grown in neighboring regions, and promising new experimental lines. Data collected on each variety includes the usual yield, test weight and protein percentage. Other ratings sometimes captured, include winter-hardiness, plant height, lodging, maturity, and the disease reactions to fungal leaf spot, leaf rust, wheat … Read More
Case IH’s Real-time Remote Dashboard With AFS Connect 2.0
Case IH has announced its new AFS Connect™ 2.0, a new farm management system that uses advanced telematics technology to help producers effectively monitor and manage their operations without compromising control of their data. The system, which will be fully available in 2015, provides a simple, intuitive view of machine location and diagnostics, with maintenance and service alerts — even … Read More
New RemoteView Feature for FieldView
Precision Planting’s landmark app, FieldView, has brought instant, high-definition visualization of planter performance and yield maps to growers’ iPads across America. Now, with the latest version of FieldView in the App store, farmers no longer need to be in the cab to have instant access to Yield Maps. “Most farm operations have multiple decision makers,” says Kyle Plattner, Lead User … Read More
Updates to MyJohnDeere.com
The MyJohnDeere platform continues to grow according to Chris Batdorf. During the John Deere 2015 Products Launch we talked about new features like the Operations Center. John Deere introduces the MyJohnDeere Operations Center with intuitive, easy-to-use tools for customers to manage their machinery and develop agronomic insights. Data can be uploaded securely using backup tools or, right from the field … Read More
Drones & Smartphones from UAS, Inc.
Unmanned Aerial Systems, Incorporated announces a new project to develop a software application that will downlink drone imagery to a customer’s laptop or smartphone. The developer has launched an Indiegogo campaign to provide funding for the writing and testing of the software, as well as making hardware adjustments on the latest commercial drone aircraft. With a goal of $40,000 and … Read More