In a very short amount of time the Farmers Business Network (FBN) has not only registered a lot of farmers as members but also millions of acres. This means there is a big and growing amount of data in the system. In this week’s ZimmCast you can listen to Charles Baron, co-founder, talk about what the Farmers Business Network has … Read More
OASIS Manages Data Through Microsoft Azure
Operation and Agriculture Supply Information System, LLC (OASIS) offers Web-based agriculture data management system on the Microsoft Azure platform. OASIS implements and manages Standard Edition applications for thousands of farms and businesses through Microsoft Azure’s deployment strategy. The program connects cloud-based and on-premise computer servers. This creates a virtual private network that allows seamless operation and maintains a high level of security. Testing is … Read More
Nova Scotia Firm Partners with PrecisionHawk
AerHyve Aerial Technologies specializes in analyzing data from UAVs for use in precision ag. This Nova Scotia based company has recently announced a partnership with world leaders in UAV remote sensing and GIS data processing-PrecisionHawk. By working together AerHyve customers will have access to PrecisionHawk’s hardware and software and AerHyve will gain exposer in an emerging market. “We value AerHyve … Read More
WinField Answer Plot Provides Farmer Data
Farmers can add another tool in the toolbox. The 2014 Answer Plot Program by WinField provides reliable data to help growers decide if and when treatments are appropriate for their fields. Last year, for example, the data shows that fungicide applications increased yield and helped late-season plant health for most CROPLAN corn and soybeans. In 2014, corn fungicide trials spanned 28 … Read More
Farmers Network Raises $15M in Capitol
Farmers Business Network (FBN), a farmer-to-farmer information network, today announced the company has closed $15 million in funding led by Google Ventures. FBN intends to use the new funding to grow its platform nationally and work with more farmers. “Farmers have been advising each other for thousands of years. FBN gives them a platform to do so with real information … Read More
2014 Water for Food Report Released
Proceedings from the 2014 Water For Food Global Conference are now available for viewing. This annual conference was hosted last October in Seattle, WA by the Water for Food Institute and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The summary report provides a synopsis of the speakers and presentations relating to the theme: “Harnessing the Data Revolution: Ensuring Water and Food … Read More
FarmLogs Unveils Yield Threat Alerts
FarmLogs has released a program designed to help growers identify the exact location of crop issues. The field satellite system alerts farmers to potential problems without layers of mapping that need interpretation, but rather pinpoints a precise location in a field. “Today we are breaking ground by launching our most valuable feature ever. FarmLogs users now have access to high-resolution in-season … Read More
MapShots’ New Integration with Raven Slingshot
AgStudio users who also subscribe to Raven Industries’ Slingshot system will be able to automatically download data from Slingshot web accounts and Raven’s popular line of Field Computers because of the soon release of MapShots Inc.’s Service Pack 0. The data will be available in an improved, standardized and wireless form specifically designed for farm management information systems. Previously, Raven … Read More
Forbes AgTech Summit Announced
The first-ever “Forbes Reinventing America: The AgTech Summit” will be held July 8-9 in Salinas Valley, California. Forbes, in partnership with SVG Partners and The Steinbeck Innovation Cluster, has announced that Dr. Robert Fraley of Monsanto and Neal Gutterson of DuPont will be among the speakers at the invitation-only event to examine issues such as biotech and big data’s role … Read More
Trimble Offers Enhanced Commodities Data
Farmers will get better commodities information thanks to our friends at Trimble. The company says it is providing farmers with the markets data as part of its Connected Farm™ solution. The information is available to all farmers using Trimble’s Connected Farm dashboard, a Web portal that provides one central location for farmers to view key information impacting their operations. With … Read More