A new 800-gallon, lighter footprint addition to the Patriot self-propelled sprayer line-up was recently introduced by Case IH at the Midwest Ag Industries Expo (MAGIE) in Bloomington, Ill. The Patriot 3230 offers the full complement of Case IH precision agriculture tool options–from AFS AccuGuide autoguidance and AIM Command spray system to the AFS Pro 600 display, the AFS 262 GPS … Read More
France Tests N Fertilization Using Remote Sensing
RapidEye, a German-based GIS mapping technology provider, is working with a France company to test and deliver biomass maps that can help farmers improve Nitrogen efficiency in wheat and canola fields, as reported by Vector1Media. RapidEye provided S2B’s VISIOPLAINE platform with biomass maps to support nitrogen fertilization of canola fields for five regions from early winter 2008 to early spring … Read More
Trimble Buys Farm Works Software
In a move stated to help accelerate its information management capabilties to offer precision farming customers significant new capabilities, Trimble acquired the assets of CTN Data Service, owner of Farm Works software. Farm Works provides integrated office and mobile software solutions for both the farmer and agriculture service professional. The software is compatible with a wide range of file formats … Read More
SST Software and Raven Form Alliance
SST Software and Raven Industries recently formed a strategic alliance to offer new solutions in the precision agriculture market. The first of these solutions includes integration of SST’s AgX Platform into Raven’s Viper Pro and Envizio Pro field computers. The AgX Platform is a standardized data structure and reference database that enables efficient in-field record keeping and seamless communication between … Read More
Planter & Sprayer Controls Make Precision Farming Pay
With seed and chemical input costs trending higher, farmers continue to seek ways to increase operation efficiency. More and more growers of all sizes are turning to the tools of precision agriculture to accomplish this goal. Anthony Schmidt, director of product management, Applied Technology Division, Raven Industries, says producers can expect to save between 5 and 15 percent of their inputs … Read More
DeLorme Adds Digital Map Capabilities
DeLorme, an industry leader in geospatial and mapping technology, now offers a US and World digital base maps for use within third-party GIS and OEM applications. To understand how this fits precision farming, check out their agriculture page. “DeLorme brings over thirty years of cartographic excellence to GIS and OEM professionals looking for a new source of supply,” said DeLorme … Read More
Ag Leader Builds Precision Farming Training Facility
One of the leading manufacturers of precision agriculture equipment, Ag Leader Technology, is adding a training facility dedicated to provide specialized, hands-on training of precision farming systems. “As precision farming solutions continue to advance, it is important that the education and training of these technologies keep pace,” said Al Myers, President of Ag Leader. “We want to promote precision farming … Read More
Precision Technology A Must To Feed The World
To feed a growing population, we need increased sustainable and global efforts with precision irrigation, fertilization, mechanization and genetically modified crops that improve yields, says a report released today by Deutsche Bank in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. “We are at a crossroads in terms of our investments in agriculture and what we will … Read More
New Precision Weather Growing Degree Days Tool
Track your current and past Growing Degree Days (GDD) to help with crop scouting for pests using a new tool developed through the joint efforts of Monsanto and The Weather Channel. Since the January launch of The Weather Channel’s ‘Agriculture News & Forecast’ web page, growers who used the site requested the addition of a GDD calculator. To access the … Read More
Agri ImaGIS Teams With Farm Market iD
Data on farmers and fields will now be aided by satellites. Farm Market iD, a leading provider of farm-level U.S. agricultural data, announced today the signing of a joint venture agreement with Fargo, North Dakota-based Agri ImaGIS. The joint venture agreement between Farm Market iD and Agri ImaGIS creates co-development and co-marketing arrangements for Farm Market iD, a comprehensive database of … Read More