Attendance at the InfoAg 2014 Conference was up by more than 25 percent from last year with more than 1,400 visiting the three day show, and many were still on hand for the final general session presented by Steve Sonka, Emeritus Chaired Professor with the ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who urges … Read More
John Deere Talks ExactEmerge at InfoAg
John Deere’s new ExactEmerge planter was the most popular piece of equipment on the floor when it was revealed at the 2014 National Farm Machinery Show in February, and while the planter was too big to bring to the InfoAg Conference last week, it was still a major topic for attendees. “The big part of that planter is the brush … Read More
MapShots Customers Learn More About AgStudio
The purpose of the MapShots AgStudio Expo event prior to the start of the InfoAg 2014 Conference in St. Louis this week was to help their customers learn more about the capabilities of AgStudio – and they certainly did. Phil Cochran of Cochran Agronomics in Paris, Illinois has been in the crop consulting business for 32 years and has seen … Read More
The Logic of John Deere AgLogic
John Deere AgLogic™ is the logical choice to help custom applicators manage and improve the productivity of their assets and fleet, and now they can do it on the go. Swarupa Bakre, Associate Brand Manager for John Deere’s Intelligent Solutions Group, was at the InfoAg Conference this week talking about the recent launch of the AgLogic tablet platform for Android … Read More
AgStudio – Beyond Agronomy
MapShots AgStudio well known for its agronomic applications, but farmers can also use AgStudio for the business of farming. During the AgStudio Expo this week, MapShots consultant Kelly Nelson outlined four areas where AgStudio can help farmers in the office: Tracking input costs Managing leases Tracking commodity inventories Reporting data to the government “Agronomy is the killer function in AgStudio,” … Read More
Deere Driving Technology for the Bottom Line
John Deere is a major sponsor of the InfoAg 2014 Conference in St. Louis, as they have been since the beginning, according to Jerry Roell, Director of Business Development for Deere’s Intelligent Solutions Group. “It’s a great way for the industry to learn about precision ag, it’s grown now and it shows the passion and the interest,” said Roell at … Read More
PrecisionAg Excellence Award Winners
The annual PrecisionAg Institute Awards of Excellence were presented during the opening general session of the InfoAg Conference on Tuesday to highlight exceptional work and achievement in precision technology research, education, development and adoption. The 8th class of honorees include – Educator/Researcher Award Dr. Matthew Darr, Iowa State University – Dr. Darr holds a Bachelor of Science Degree and Doctor … Read More
Hick Chick Chat: Rolling into Sturgis
I’m really excited to announce that Chuck and Cindy have offered me a bucket list opportunity to attend the 74th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. I’ll be joining the team from the Renewable Fuels Association and their quest to bring more awareness to the motorcycle community about E10 in their fill-ups. They will have their “free fuel happy hours” again this … Read More
On Track with InfoAg 2014
For the first time in its 14 year history, the InfoAg Conference is being held at the historic Union Station in St. Louis, instead of in Springfield, Illinois, and they have the largest number of attendees pre-registered and more registering on site. InfoAg continues to be the premier precision agriculture event for producers, consultants, and the crop production industry, featuring … Read More
AgStudio Third Party Integration
Wireless data transfer is the latest trend in precision agriculture, and MapShots AgStudio is working with the majority of the leading machinery clouds to allow farmers to interface with them no matter which company they choose. “With our add on menu, you can actually update or upload all of your data,” said Josh Morris with MapShots tech support. “Doesn’t matter … Read More