New TeeJet ISOBUS Sprayer Control

Kurt LawtonAudio, Company Announcement, Displays, Equipment, Spraying, Standards

TeeJet now offer two new solutions for ISOBUS sprayer control for owners of factory-installed virtual terminals, or for operators who require a complete system including a virtual terminal. The TeeJet ISOBUS Sprayer System uses a John Deere, CASE IH or AGCO virtual terminal.  The kit includes the IC18 ISOBUS Sprayer Electronic Control Unit (ECU), BoomPilot automatic boom section control module, a switch … Read More

Wireless Soil Monitors for Precision Irrigation

Kurt LawtonCompany Announcement, Conservation, Irrigation, Remote sensing, sustainability, weather

Water use efficiency is vital for agriculture as our global population continues to grow. To help growers minimize water use while maintaining crop yields, Cermetek offers the new AquaMon Wireless Soil Monitoring Network. AquaMon allows active monitoring of the soil. Knowledge of soil conditions is essential to achieve high crop yield with less water.  Maintaining the optimal level of moisture … Read More

Bread from Precision Agriculture by EarthGrains

Kurt LawtonCompany Announcement, Education, Farmers, Fertilizer, Industry News, Satellite, sustainability, wheat

Sara Lee is taking a unique approach to market its 100% Natural line of EarthGrain brand bread. They are promoting wheat, known as Eco-Grain, grown by precision farming growers who use variable rate fertilizer driven by satellite imagery. And they’re calling it a movement, “Helping to preserve the earth, one field at a time.” Horizon Milling (a joint venture between … Read More

AutoFarm ParaDyme RTK ReadyConnect Simplify CORS Network

Kurt LawtonCompany Announcement, Equipment, GPS, Guidance, Satellite

AutoFarm’s new ParaDyme precision farming system comes complete with an integrated cellular modem for RTK accuracy with no base station when using the company’s unique, optional RTK ReadyConnect service. RTK ReadyConnect allows ParaDyme users to access their state DOT CORS Network and receive RTK GPS accuracy without the expense of a base station, or without subscribing to an RTK tower … Read More

Topcon Offers New AutoSteer System

Kurt LawtonCompany Announcement, Equipment, Guidance

Topcon Precision Agriculture introduces a new advanced autosteering system and new electric steering kits for tractors. System 250 autosteering application combines multi-constellation and combination receiver/controller features of the AGI-3 with the all-in-one control features of Topcon’s X20 console. A wide range of off-road vehicles are supported for this autosteering system, utilizing either direct interface through CANbus or ISObus, or the … Read More

Global Agricultural Technology Showcased Next Week in Florida

Kurt LawtonAg Connect Expo, Company Announcement, Displays, Education, Equipment, Events, Industry News, International

If you’re headed to Orlando next week to catch the first-ever world-class AG CONNECT Expo, there will be plenty of opportunities to learn about the latest precision technologies from around the world, as well as ‘kick the tires’. New products and technologies will be showcased during the January 13-15 trade show at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. You … Read More

2009 Top Stories on Precision.AgWired.com – Products

Kurt LawtonAg Leader, Company Announcement, Equipment, Fertilizer, GPS, Guidance, Harvesting, Industry News, John Deere, Planting, Remote sensing, seed, Software, Spraying, Tillage, Trimble

HAPPY NEW YEAR! In our final installment of looking back at the top stories of 2009, here’s a list of newsworthy stories that featured new or updated products. I list the stories starting with the most current from December, working back to January of 2009. No ranking of importance is included…but feel free to post your comments about these products. … Read More

TeeJet Joins PrecisionAg Institute

Kurt LawtonCompany Announcement, Education, Equipment, Industry News

TeeJet Technologies has committed its corporate and financial support to the PrecisionAg Institute, the industry’s independent global forum dedicated to the sharing of precision agriculture practices, ideas, research, products, services and success stories. The PrecisionAg Institute is managed by the CropLife Media Group of Meister Media Worldwide. “We joined the Institute to demonstrate our commitment to precision ag and contribute … Read More

Lindsay Adds Remote Irrigation Pump Control

Kurt LawtonCompany Announcement, Equipment, Fertilizer, Irrigation

Crop irrigators can now monitor and control their entire center pivot irrigation systems via the Internet thanks to Lindsay’s added pump control on their existing FieldNET system. “Lindsay is proud to offer the industry’s first fully-integrated pump and center pivot irrigation monitoring and control package,” says Reece Andrews, GrowSmart Product Manager at Lindsay. “This means for the first time growers … Read More