Raven Innovation Summit

Chuck ZimmermanAgribusiness, Raven

Raven Industries is holding an Innovation Summit this week at company headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD. Cindy is there and will be sharing some of what’s new with Raven this week. I spoke with Denton Schwiesow (not pictured), U.S. Sales Mgr., during the International Conference on Precision Agriculture about the event. Denton says the company will bring in their distribution … Read More

The Great PrecisionAg Give-Away Winners!

Melissa SandfortAg Leader, Commodity Classic, General, Raven

This year’s PrecisionAg Give-Away winners were selected at the 2012 Commodity Classic. Integra from Ag Leader: winner was Bob Metz DGPS subscriptions from OmniSTAR: winners were Linda Wolfert and Dennis Clarke Cruizer II from Raven: winner was Darin Anderson Summit & Stratus With Field PC from SST Software: Cal Dalton Congratulations to all! 2012 Commodity Classic Photo Album

SDSU Precision Conference February 22

Cindy ZimmermanAg Leader, Education, Events, Raven

South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension’s 13th annual Precision Ag Conference is set for Feb. 22 in Aberdeen S.D. The one-day event is designed to provide producers with the latest in precision ag research, technology, equipment and information through presentations and a trade show. The program will include presentations on Making ‘Cents’ out of Yield Data, Mapping and Interpreting Yield … Read More

Raven Simplifies New Website

Chuck ZimmermanAudio, Raven

It is hard to believe that the AgWired App has been out for over a year! And the company staking an immediate sponsorship claim was and still is Raven, Precision Simplified. To learn how Raven has just “Simplified” their website and sees social media as a great opportunity to engage with their customers I spoke with Paul Welbig, Director of … Read More

Raven AutoBoom Getting Canadian Farmer Attention

Chuck ZimmermanAudio, International, Raven

I attended the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) Congress in Canada last week. While there I got to spend a day at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show. It was a beautiful day but we only had a few hours to wander this very large farm show. The Raven Precision exhibit banners caught my eye so I stopped in for a … Read More

Raven Talks Connectivity and Software Integration at InfoAg

Cindy ZimmermanAg Leader, Audio, InfoAg, Raven, Software, technology

It was obvious at the recent InfoAg Conference that developing industry standards, data sharing capability, connectivity and software integration are the hottest topics in precision ag technology right now. In this edition of the Precision.AgWired.com Podcast, sponsored by Ag Leader Technology, we hear from Kelby Kleinsasser, director of Ag Information for Raven Industries and chairman of the Precision Ag Council … Read More

Raven Introduces OmniSeed System

Cindy ZimmermanAudio, Planting, Raven

More reliability, efficiency and control are what Raven Industries promises growers can get with the new OmniSeed Advanced Air Seeder Control System, just introduced this week. “OmniSeed allows for variable rate technology, it’s a very scalable system with a lot of unique features on it that we think are going to be pretty popular in the air seeder market,” Raven’s … Read More

Raven Industries Announces New Fleet View Applications

Melissa SandfortRaven

Raven Industries is excited to announce new Fleet View applications on its Slingshot platform which will allow for simple and affordable tracking of all types of machines, assets and support vehicles used for various farming applications. A new Fleet View only version of the Field Hub, coupled with free access to the new Fleet View Basic application on Slingshot, provides … Read More

Planting On The Minds of Growers

Chuck ZimmermanAudio, Commodity Classic, Raven

During the recent Commodity Classic which was held in Tampa, FL, I spoke with Ryan Molitor, Raven Industries. Ryan is actually in the background of this photo of their booth. He and I seem to run into each other at shows all over the country and at all times of the year. So I asked him what’s different about this … Read More

NovAtel and Raven Team Up

Melissa SandfortRaven

NovAtel Inc., and Raven Industries are pleased to announce a new strategic partnership that will see NovAtel’s industry leading Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning technology integrated into Raven’s comprehensive line of precision agriculture products. The convergence of these two industry innovators is expected to drive new growth opportunities for both companies, and benefit customers by achieving further efficiencies in … Read More