Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack made his final appearance at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting convention of his eight years in this office. “First of all, I want to thank the broadcasters here today,” Vilsack started his remarks to a standing room only crowd. “I think all of you have done and continue to do a great service, particularly … Read More
#NAFB16 Awards $25,000 in College Scholarships
This year the National Association Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) Foundation presented $25,000 in college scholarships to six outstanding students. Recipients were honored during a luncheon with sponsors and each given time to share more about themselves and their future in agriculture. Glen Kummerow Memorial Scholarship Courtney Wingate is a fifth generation Floridian and cattle rancher who has a passion for telling … Read More
#NAFB16 Features Reactions to #Election2016
To kick-off the 2016 National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) Convention in Kansas City, Mo., we heard agriculture leaders share insights on “Counting the Returns: Agriculture Reacts to the Election.” Jay Truitt, Policy Solutions, moderated panel discussion with Dr. Bob Young, Chief Economist, American Farm Bureau Federation, Roger Johnson, President, National Farmers Union and Jon Doggett, Executive Vice President, National … Read More
Develop with Deere Proves Worth While
Ryan Hutchison is the Integrated Solutions Manger for South Country Equipment in Saskatchewan. He traveled far from home last week to be in Kansas City, Missouri for the Develop with Deere event that brought together dealers, software developers, and Operations Center team members. When asked by Chuck Zimmerman if the conference was worth it, Hutchison responded, “Absolutely!” Hutchison says the … Read More
Precision Weather Platform Forecasts Solutions
While we can’t control the weather, understanding current and upcoming conditions is paramount in making effective crop management decisions. WxAgrios, a meteorology solutions platform that recently integrated with the John Deere Operations Center and Field Connect, is providing growers an unprecedented ability to observe and analyze weather information and forecasts directly from their fields. WxAgrios was developed by Precision Weather … Read More
AgDNA Develops With Deere Dealers
AgDNA is one of the API Integrators John Deere uses with its precision ag software. The company’s precision ag software solution automatically pulls the data from John Deere machinery, processes it, and creates insights for growers to increase yield and lower operating costs. Chuck sat down with Paul Turner, CEO of AgDNA, during the Develop with Deere Conference last week … Read More
Solutions Made Easy at Develop with Deere
Jeremy Leifker works to help John Deere find solutions for growers. At the recent Develop with Deere Conference in Kansas City, Leifker sat down with Chuck Zimmerman to define what that means for the company and the important role their connected partners play in providing those solutions. Solutions, he says, are by definition, answers for problems. Growers have specific problems … Read More
Trimble Ag Software Just Announced
Trimble is holding a large customer event in Las Vegas this week in Las Vegas, Trimble Dimensions, where the company made a big announcement – Trimble Ag Software. This new farm data management platform combines their products Connected Farm™, Farm Works Software® and Agri-Data® solutions. This all-in-one tool offers customers a complete desktop, web-based and mobile-enabled agricultural software solution that … Read More
Something Useful at Develop with Deere
John Deere’s new approach to the Develop with Deere conference in Kansas City last week drew a lot of attention. Instead of focusing on software developers exclusively, as has been done in the past, the company opened the event to dealers. But did all the fuss boil down to anything useful? Shannon Norwood of TriGreen Equipment, LLC John Deere Dealership … Read More
Dreaming Up Solutions At Develop with Deere
Joshua Carson has a very unique job. He is an API Evangelist for John Deere- a new job position he says is about making a software developer’s life easier. It’s his responsibility to take the ideas of a developer and show them how to work with John Deere’s API in the Operations Center to make sure that idea is available … Read More