Using new media technology to get information out to farmers about new precision agriculture technology is really the ultimate goal of precision.agwired.com, according to John Deere Public Relations Manager Barry Nelson. “Farmers in general are pretty anxious to embrace new technology if it is giving them an advantage or making them more profitable in their operation,” says Nelson. And new … Read More
Guidance Turns 10
Guidance Celebrates 10th Anniversary Back in 1997, manual and automated steering systems were introduced for use in agriculture. These first guidance systems were used in Australia and have improved greatly in accuracy, ease-of-use and functionality since then. Kayla Reynolds, product marketing manager for John Deere Ag Management Systems, says the scalability and affordability of these newer systems give producers who … Read More
The Precision Ag Minute
This Precision Ag Minute is about John Deere’s RTK System, which is compatible with any GreenStar™ AutoTrac™ system and takes GreenStar guidance products to the next level of accuracy and repeatability by building on the existing StarFire™ receiver. Peter Shinn with Brownfield Network talked to Steve Hafner of Minnesota who says the RTK system has a level of control that … Read More
Precision Ag Reports
We continue to receive reports from farm broadcasters about precision agriculture. Our latest reports come from Duane Toews of KFRM, the “Voice of the Plains” in Clay Center, Kansas. Duane interviewed Kyle Collins of John Deere Ag Management Solutions at Commodity Classic. Duane Interview with Kyle (3:30 min mp3) Duane also talked with Jeff Kaiser of John Deere Agri Services … Read More
The Precision Ag Minute
This Precision Ag Minute is about how John Deere’s AutoTrac Universal Assisted Steering system pays for itself. Peter Shinn with Brownfield Network talked to John Hussey of Indiana who says the AutoTrac is wonderful, “It does things for you that will overrun the expense that it costs. It’s giving me benefits back that I did not have prior to having … 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
USDA Studying Precision Ag
Researchers at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service Cropping Systems and Water Quality Research Unit in Columbia, Missouri are studying which combinations of precision agriculture methods work best. According to an article in the March 2007 issue of Agricultural Research magazine, researchers Newell Kitchen, Robert Lerch and Ken Sudduth are working to demonstrate how precision agriculture can be an economically viable tool … Read More
The Precision Ag Minute
This Precision Ag Minute is about efficiency and accuracy with John Deere’s AutoTrac Universal Assisted Steering system. Peter Shinn with Brownfield Network talked to Russ Lamphair of Missouri about how AutoTrac allows him to plant perfect rows and spray with zero overlap. You can listen to the latest Precision Ag Minute here: Precision Ag Minute 4 (1 min mp3)
Precision Ag on RFD-TV
Want to find out more about precision agriculture in living color? You can on March 19th at 8 pm Eastern. Tune in to RFD-TV “Live” with John Deere and learn how easy it can be to put today’s precision ag technologies to work in your operation. They will take a look at some of the common misconceptions surrounding precision ag … Read More
The Precision Ag Minute
This Precision Ag Minute is about how John Deere’s AutoTrac system is a good investment. Peter Shinn with Brownfield Network talked to Burt Heinrick of Texas about how the system helped him see immediate results. “In today’s time in agriculture, we can’t mess around too much. We gotta get ‘er done,” says Heinrick. You can listen to the latest Precision … Read More