The annual PrecisionAg Institute Awards of Excellence were presented during the opening general session of the InfoAg Conference on Tuesday to highlight exceptional work and achievement in precision technology research, education, development and adoption. The 8th class of honorees include – Educator/Researcher Award Dr. Matthew Darr, Iowa State University – Dr. Darr holds a Bachelor of Science Degree and Doctor … Read More
On Track with InfoAg 2014
For the first time in its 14 year history, the InfoAg Conference is being held at the historic Union Station in St. Louis, instead of in Springfield, Illinois, and they have the largest number of attendees pre-registered and more registering on site. InfoAg continues to be the premier precision agriculture event for producers, consultants, and the crop production industry, featuring … Read More
AgStudio Third Party Integration
Wireless data transfer is the latest trend in precision agriculture, and MapShots AgStudio is working with the majority of the leading machinery clouds to allow farmers to interface with them no matter which company they choose. “With our add on menu, you can actually update or upload all of your data,” said Josh Morris with MapShots tech support. “Doesn’t matter … Read More
iCropTrak Version 5 on Display at InfoAg
In the next few weeks leading up to the InfoAg Conference in St. Louis, MO, we’ll be featuring interviews with some of our sponsors to give you a preview of what they’ll have on display. So, I thought I’d start with the sponsor of the AgWired App, iCropTrak. Aaron Hutchinson talked with me about their introduction of Version 5 of … Read More
Get the InfoAg App Now
If you’re an agnerd and planning to attend the 2014 InfoAg Conference in July add the InfoAg App to your mobile device. The conference is only a few weeks from now and a reason to get the app before you go is so you can create your own “program” of workshops and presentations that you want to attend. The app … Read More
What Is Another Word For Simple?
The AgStudio line of agricultural software redefines the word “simple”. For well over 15 years, the MapShots vision of developing software for agricultural professionals so that it not only captures the data you need to make those key decisions, but it does it in a very simple manner. AgStudio PRO is a fifth generation agronomic data management software application designed … Read More
Timely Information for a Data Rich Environment
Agriculture, today, is an extremely data rich environment. Being able to gather all that data can be an increasingly difficult and time consuming job. Making sense of the data after you’ve gathered it and using it to make the right decisions for your business or farm can be an even more difficult task. Over 20 years ago, work began to … Read More
Make Plans Now for Summer’s InfoAg 2014!
Mark your calendar and make plans to attend InfoAg 2014 this summer in St. Louis! This premier precision agriculture event for producers, consultants, and the crop production industry will be held July 29-31 at St. Louis’ Union Station Hotel. Organizers are featuring four tracks of concurrent sessions with two tracks repeating to allow attendees to hear more of the presentations … Read More
MyAgCentral Connects Producers, Advisors and Data
Recently, we told you about a new cloud-based precision data service called MyAgCentral.com. During the recent 2013 InfoAg Conference, Chuck was able to catch up with Steve Cubbage, the President of Prime Meridian, a company behind MyAgCentral.com and find out a little more. “It’s a subscription-based service for growers, retailers and service providers that brings technology together,” Steve said. “There’s … Read More
2013 PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence
During the InfoAg Conference the 2013 PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence were presented, sponsored by the PrecisionAg Institute. Announcing the awards was Paul Schrimpf, Group Editor, Croplife Media Group and posing with each of the winners is K. Elliott Nowels, Meister Media Group. First up: Crop Adviser/Entrepreneur Award Laserplane Arkansas, Inc. The next award: Educator/Researcher Award Dr. John Fulton, Auburn University … Read More