The Annual Conference for AgGateway will be the kickoff to celebrate the program’s 10th anniversary. The conference, scheduled for November 9-12 in San Antonio, Texas, will feature the growth of agricultural eBusiness and will include the adoption of “eAgriculture” as a term to signify the growth of electronic connectivity in the world of ag. A logo has also been designed to … Read More
Trimble Connected Farm Now Integrates With Raven
User of Trimble Connected Farm solution can now view task data and as-applied maps transferred wirelessly from from Raven’s Slingshot system. Using the Slingshot API, Connected Farm is able to communicate with Raven systems like the Viper Pro or Viper 4. Wireless access allows for transferring of field data and locating equipment in the field. With this integration users who … Read More
Iteris, GEOSYS Partnership Offers Enhanced Weather Content
The partnership of a global satellite- and weather-based insights company with a leader in information solutions for the transportation/ag markets will provide enhanced weather content through the integration of Iteris’ ClearAg API and GEOSYS Croptical monitoring application. “Our dual expertise — in agriculture and the high-tech world — is at the core of our identity and our commitment to clients,” … Read More
Tech Dominates AFBF Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
The American Farm Bureau Federation recently announced the top 10 teams in the 2016 Farm Bureau Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge. Four finalists and six semi-finalists were selected from a number of high-quality teams (over 165) that entered the competition, and ultimately tech companies four of the top 10. The challenge, now in its second year, provides opportunities for individuals to showcase … Read More
iPhone 6S Plus – AgNerd Precision Tool
In keeping with tradition, I have a new iPhone. Partially because I need one, but mostly because I want one. This iPhone 6S Plus agriblogging tool just continues to get better. I use mine for work, how about you? Is the screen big enough to supplant using an iPad on the farm? This is not meant to be a complete … Read More
Next Generation Smart Commercial Drones
Big Market Research has completed a new study of Smart Commerical Drones. This next generation of drones will have better technology, support high quality video, improved stability, reliability, and navigation, softer landings, longer flights, and the ability to carry loads. The term “smart” can be applied to drones that have sensors and software which allows for automated response to a … Read More
HarvXtra Trait Will Benefit Dairy Farmers
HarvXtra™ alfalfa is the latest breakthrough in alfalfa technology from Forage Genetics International (FGI). It was developed through a strategic partnership formed between FGI, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation and the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center in conjunction with Monsanto. Jeff Herrmann, Specialty Crops Technology Development Manager for DeKalb, Channel, and Jung seed brands sat down with AgWired at the … Read More
SXSW Eco Conference Announces Keynote Speaker
SXSW Eco® is a conference that celebrates the power of design, technology and business to drive global change. They recently announced their final keynote speaker for the 2015 conference as Isha Datar, CEO of New Harvest. Datar’s area of interest is accelerating breakthroughs in cellular agriculture. Currently New Harvest is focused on making animal products without animals. “SXSW Eco is about … Read More
New Holland Spotlights Farming at Expo
Millions of visitors from around the world have been attending 2015 Expo Milano since it opened in May of this year and many of them have gotten a taste of how their food is produced, thanks to New Holland Agriculture. The New Holland Sustainable Farm Pavilion fits in perfectly with the expo theme “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life,” featuring … Read More
Introducing Single-Component Soybean Inoculate
Precision Laboratiories and Rizobacter S.A. are working together to feed the earth’s ever growing populations. Together the two companies have created new technologies that make the most of the biological capabilities of soybeans. Their new product, Signum, is the first premium, single-component soybean seed inoculant. “Signum sets a new standard for premium, retailer-applied soybean inoculants because its unique formulation has only … Read More