AgGateway recently launched a new Grain Council in order to identify, develop and implement standards and guidelines to bring eBusiness efficiencies to grain, oilseed and renewable-fuel companies. The new Grain Council will work to identify and define industry business processes, electronic business messages, and information standards that support those processes. Importantly – as with other AgGateway councils, the Grain Council … Read More
Kinze’s Autonomous Harvest System
Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. has continued its progress on Kinze Autonomy, refining the capabilities of its groundbreaking autonomous row-crop solution and undertaking release previews on three large Illinois farms this harvest season. The system was recently showcased for the first time at a farm in Monmouth, Ill. As the world’s first large-scale, truly autonomous row-crop solution, Kinze’s autonomous system is capable … Read More
Providing Steering Solutions to OEMs
Novariant, Inc., announced its decision to focus its business on providing tailored solutions for OEM partners across the globe. This announcement reflects the strategic shift that has been underway since Novariant established partnerships with industry leading companies including Ag Leader Technology and Raven Industries, Inc. As part of this refined business focus, Novariant has assigned the rights of several of … Read More
New Corner Pivot ROI Calculator
Lindsay Corporation recently released a new online calculator which can be used to determine the return on investment of installing a custom corner pivot irrigation system. The calculator tabulates the upfront investment of Zimmatic by Lindsay’s 9500CC Customer Corner with GPS Corner Guidance. According to Tanner Hoffman, Zimmatic product manager, the calculator takes into account fuel or electricity cost, the … Read More
AgGateway Enhances AGIIS Product Directory
AgGateway is excited to announce the launch of significant enhancements to the AGIIS product directory. The changes make it easier for AGIIS subscribers to add and maintain data on chemical, seed, feed and fertilizer products, and also introduce new security features that allow subscribers to determine who can access their product information. Among the new, specific enhancements is a simplified … Read More
New RTK Base Station for Agriculture
Leica Geosystems announced the latest release of the RTK base station for the farming industry, Leica GeoAce. With the accelerating rate of technology adoption within the Agriculture sector and the markets need for high precision positioning, the Leica GeoAce delivers robust hardware coupled with an advanced feature set. Feature and function capabilities for the Leica GeoAce include multiple positioning modes, … Read More
Valley Irrigation Introduces Valley TrackNet
Valley Irrigation introduces Valley TrackNet, a family of web-based irrigation management products that offers growers the ability to manage their center pivots and linears both remotely and more efficiently. Though Tracker products have been available from Valley for nine years, the new TrackNet family of products allows for a wider range of options in the Tracker product line, including the … Read More
AutoFarm Introduces GeoSteer Auto-Steering Solution
AutoFarm introduced the latest addition to its industry leading auto-steering portfolio called GeoSteer at the AgQuip show in Gunnedah, Australia. AutoFarm is proud to offer a single antenna product, GeoSteer, to complement its widely acclaimed dual antenna system, ParaDyme. With the addition of GeoSteer to its steering family, AutoFarm provides solutions that not only demand premier performance but also offer … Read More
Leica Introduces GeoAce, New RTK Base Station
Leica Geosystems announces the new Leica GeoAce RTK base station. The product provides access to Leica Geosystems patented Virtual Wrench™, the Agriculture industry’s first web based remote service, support and diagnostics tool. With the market’s demand for telematics and remote connectivity the Leica GeoAce was developed to support these requirements. The Leica GeoAce’s compatibility with a large range of RTK … Read More
TeeJet Launches High-Precision GNSS Receivers
TeeJet Technologies is pleased to announce the availability of a new line of high-precision GNSS receivers for use in the most demanding ag applications. Both receivers utilize an integrated receiver and antenna packaged in a single, rugged enclosure for easy installation and long-term durability. These receivers are ideal for applications requiring high levels of accuracy such as strip-tillage, controlled traffic … Read More