Experts in Raven Industries’ applied sciences division have been busy bringing new and innovative technologies to the door step of growers across the country. The 2013 Commodity Classic was the place to display these new products and Raven Industries was there to do so. I spoke with Paul Welbig who oversees a lot of the product management issues at Raven. … Read More
Smart Precision Farming with Raven’s SmarTrax MD
Doing things smarter, not harder, is what precision agriculture is all about, so it just makes sense that Raven Precision took the time to attend the recent National Farm Machinery Show and give farmers a peek at what they have to make their work a bit more efficient. Tim Heins with Raven explained to Chuck one of their latest tools, … Read More
New GPS Satellite Modernizes Network
The U.S. Air Force has launched a United Launch Alliance Delta IV-Medium rocket carrying the third Global Positioning System IIF satellite which will provide more accurate navigation for military and civilians, including farmers who rely on the satellites for precision agriculture applications. “Thousands of farmers across the globe depend on GPS to guide their equipment and provide better accuracy during … Read More
New Larger Display from Raven Industries
The Envizio Pro XL is what was new with Raven at the Farm Progress Show. In the tent to show it off was Ryan Molitor, Marketing Manager. Ryan says the new display is larger and easier to use according to customers. The product can be used for all seasons of field work. The Envizio Pro XL will enhance a user’s … Read More
Providing Steering Solutions to OEMs
Novariant, Inc., announced its decision to focus its business on providing tailored solutions for OEM partners across the globe. This announcement reflects the strategic shift that has been underway since Novariant established partnerships with industry leading companies including Ag Leader Technology and Raven Industries, Inc. As part of this refined business focus, Novariant has assigned the rights of several of … Read More
Raven Releases 50+ New Steering Kits in a Year
Raven Industries has released over 50 new steering kits in the last 12 months with the latest evolution of the company’s SmarTrax platform, something we learned quite a bit about at the recent Raven Innovation Summit. Tim Heins, product manager for steering and guidance, says they have coverage for over 300 different models of machines. “One of the challenges when … Read More
The World of Raven Field Computers
They’re all pretty smart but one of Raven Precision‘s field computers actually speaks 22 languages! We learned more about the multilingual entry-level Cruizer II, as well as the Envizio Pro II and Viper Pro field computers from Raven at last week’s Innovation Summit, where many of the 230 attendees came from other countries. Shane Swedelund, Senior Product Manager, says they … Read More
Raven Introduces Product App
The Raven Innovation Summit this week was a great chance to get to learn more about this dynamic and diverse company that manufacturers precision agriculture solutions. The 10th annual summit highlighted all of the Raven precision products and what is new, including a new smartphone app to see them all in the palm of your hand. “It’s basically a mobile … Read More
Slingshot Adoption is Growing
Slingshot® was officially introduced by Raven at AG CONNECT Expo in January 2010. Just two and a half years later, this innovative use of wireless connectivity over cell phone networks is helping farmers all over the world get cost effective secure access to critical operating data. “It allows data to move from the tractor to the farm or to the … Read More
2012 Raven Innovation Summit
The purpose of Raven Industries is “to solve great challenges” and the company has been doing that now since 1956 in several different areas, including precision agriculture. Matt Burkhart, Raven’s Applied Technology Division Vice President, welcomed over 200 of the company’s industry partners from all over the world Tuesday to the Raven Innovation Summit in Sioux Falls, SD. “We believe … Read More