July 12th has been designated “Farmer Day” at the InfoAg 2007 International Precision Farming Conference which will be held July 10-12 in Springfield, Ill. They are featuring a special Thursday only registration fee of $75 to attract producers from around the country to the event. The program includes producers talking about their experience with precision tools, consultants sharing their findings … Read More
Farmers Continue to Embrace Technology
A report from the University of Kentucky asserts that growers are finding recent precision ag technology advancements are highly beneficial to their operations. “We’re really at an exciting time with this technology,” said Ben Koostra, an engineer associate with the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture. “What we’ve seen is in the past five or six years, the very early … Read More
“Reach for the Stars” Grower Meetings Set!
The American Soybean Association and John Deere have set dates and locations for their “Reach for the Stars” summer grower meetings. Plan to stop by to hear the latest information on precision guidance systems from the experts and the winners of the Reach for the Stars program. Meeting #1 — Tuesday, July 17th Jackpot Junction P.O. Box 420 Martin, MN … Read More
Precision Links of the Week
In addition to the content and educational material Precision.AgWired.com brings to you, be sure to visit these valuable Web sites for more precision guidance information. Also, be sure to visit Farm Industry News for the latest newsletter from the FIN editorial team! Precision Agriculture Website — Ohio State University Site-Specific Management Center — Purdue University Precision Agriculture Center — University … Read More
GPS – the basics
The approximately 29 GPS (Global Positioning System) satellites each circle the globe twice a day — 11,000 miles overhead — to receive/send radio signals to GPS receivers. Six to eight of them are directly visible to a GPS antenna at any time. To accurately track and steer your moving tractor/sprayer/combine, your GPS receiver needs five or more tracking channels (four … Read More
Farm Industry News Promotes Precision.AgWired.com
Farm Industry News has produced a special e-newsletter that features articles about some of the latest precision agriculture technology. The newsletter is designed to deliver timely educational information about tools and methods that can help growers profit from precision farming and first-hand grower experience with tools/services and the profit they achieve. Each issue will include two articles for each grower … Read More
Why let your tractor drive itself?
GPS-guided assisted steering• Improves accuracy (tillage, planting, spraying, fertilization) • Reduces fuel, seed, herbicide, fertilizer costs • Allows daylight accuracy during night operations, at faster speeds • Allows the driver to focus on the implement • Reduces driver stress, body aches and pains If you want any of these benefits, then you should consider this satellite-driven technology, now entering its … Read More
The Precision Ag Minute
This Precision Ag Minute is about how John Deere’s Green Star 2 AutoTrac System provides more control with less effort. Peter Shinn with Brownfield Network talked to Delbert Armstrong, Jr., of North Carolina about how AutoTrac helps him stay on the tractor more hours each day. “It’ll pay for itself time and time again,” he says. You can listen to … Read More
Lightbar vs. Assisted Steering
If you didn’t jump on the lightbar manual-steering guidance bandwagon early in the decade, fear not. Why? • You can now buy assisted-steering technology for the price of an early lightbar system. • Or, you can still ease yourself and your wallet into GPS-based steering accuracy by buying an improved lightbar system. Why buy a lightbar? • A lightbar with … Read More
HAT’s Off to Precision Agriculture
Use of precision agriculture technology is revolutionizing the farm equipment business. Gary Truitt with Hoosier Ag Today radio network in Indiana sent in this report with a southwest Indiana tractor dealer who talks about how precision ag has changed the way they do business in a very positive way. According to Rich Linenburg of Vincennes Tractor, AutoTrac and GPS systems … Read More