New Cert in Sustainability for Certified Crop Advisers

Joanna SchroederAgribusiness, ASA, environment, Farm Management, Soybeans, USB

There is a new certification focused on sustainable agricultural practices developed by the United Soybean Board (USB), American Society of Agronomy (ASA) and the International Certified Crop Adviser (ICCA). The certification will ensure best management practices are used by the industry. “The majority of U.S. soybean farmers are using sustainable practices, but we want to continue to improve our operations,” … Read More

Step-Change Improvement for Predictive Farm Management

Jamie JohansenAgribusiness, Crop Protection, Dupont Pioneer, Farm Management, USDA

In February, the University of Missouri, the USDA-ARS, and DuPont Pioneer announced an innovative collaboration to pool soil mapping resources, predictive technologies and expertise. The collaboration offers growers a step-change in sustainable crop production through better recommendations for nitrogen application management and other field input planning, which can help deliver improved crop yields. A team at the University of Missouri … Read More

iCropTrak 5 Features On-Board Processing

Joanna SchroederAgribusiness, Apps, Data, Farm Management

Cogent3D has released its newest version of iCropTrak and the application now features “on-board” processing for mobile analytics and is helping to take precision ag one step futher. This technology is a bit different than many that are based in the “cloud” or on your desktop. According to Cogent3D, iCropTrak version 5 performs all the processing needed on your iPad … Read More

Agrivi Brings Farm Management to Nigerian Farmers

Jamie JohansenAgribusiness, Farm Management, International

Agrivi, an ag tech startup from London, is starting expansion to Nigeria in cooperation with it’s Nigerian distributor Goldridge Development Company. They aim to help Nigerian farmers in i proving their farming productivity by bringing them knowledge and tools for making smart decisions through it’s cloud farm management software. Nigeria is the second largest economy in Africa and is a … Read More

Wireless Delivery of Real-Time Info to Growers

Jamie JohansenAgribusiness, Dupont Pioneer, Farm Management

DuPont Pioneer and AGCO Corporation have announced a global collaboration to bring wireless data transfer technology solutions to farmers in leading agricultural markets, including the United States, Canada, Brazil and key European countries. The agreement will allow seamless interface of data and farm management information between AGCO equipment and EncircaSM services, the new whole-farm decision solutions offering from Pioneer that … Read More