Decisive Farming™, a North American precision agronomy and data management services provider, is please to announce the addition of Brett W Duffy to their Board of Directors. Duffy comes from 20years of global ag experience, including 16 years at Cargill as investment manager. “Brett brings to our board a wealth of international business expertise, particularly during his tenure with Cargill … Read More
Topcon Technology Roadshow Kicks Off Tour
Two companies have announced a joint event to kick-off the first all-agricultural technology roadshow. Digi-Star will the be North American hub for Topcon Positioning Group as they begin the Topcon Technology Roadshow with a unveiling at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, IL. The truck is a mobile display of products and solutions from Topcon Positioning Group. While the truck … Read More
Climate Corp Tech Increases Sustainable Production
Spirits were high for representatives from The Climate Corporation, a division of Monsanto, at this year’s Ag Media Summit following an exciting announcement earlier this year: Their digital agriculture platform has officially been used to map over 75 million acres of United States farmland. “We’re seeing widespread adoption of these digital tools,” representative Chelsea Shepherd said during an interview at … Read More
Soyl Introduces App at InfoAg
New to InfoAg this year were Tom Parker and Grahm Barr with Soyl, a market leading service provider in the UK. Even though Soyl is more than busy providing soil sampling to 2.5 million acres in Britain, they’ve flown across the pond to share a new app they’ve developed called iSoyl. The app allows variable rate data to be uploaded … Read More
Progressive Farmer, FarmLink Deliver Data Tool
Arriving for the 2016 planting season, growers will soon be able to subscribe to an online tool through DTN/The Progressive Farmer and FarmLink. The two companies have announced an agreement to develop a new dashboard product to help farmers evaluate productivity. Combining DTN/The Progressive Farmer’s local weather stations and cash market information from FarmLink allows for a new product that will give … Read More
Get Registered for InterDrone Conference
Here’s an update on the upcoming first ever International Drone Conference and Expo – InterDrone. Carl Berndtson, Business Development Consultant, BZ Media, wants to first remind everyone that the early-bird deadline for a big registration discount is August 21. If you register before August 21 use the discount code FLYIT on a 3 day pass for an extra discount courtesy … Read More
Contract Importance in Precision Ag Data
Dr. Joan Archer is an attorney for Husch Blackwell and a member of their Food and Agribusiness Business Unit. Her entire practice is focused on precision agriculture and animal health. So it was no surprise her expertise was utilized during the 2015 InfoAg Conference in St. Louis. Joan, alongside her colleagues, spoke on a few emerging legal issues that have … Read More
Virtual Reality at New Holland Engineering
Members of ag media got a behind the scenes look at New Holland engineering and product development while attending their recent media event. Dave DeChristopher, simulation manager for New Holland Agriculture, spoke to the group about virtual reality and they even got to wear 3-D glasses. This image is from his 3-D presentation. “Virtual reality is a small piece of … Read More
Farm Bureau Releases Drones in Ag Study
The American Farm Bureau Federation, together with drone solutions company Measure, have released a study that identifies and quantifies the benefits of drone technology in precision agriculture. “While lots of drone hardware has been sold to farmers, until today no tool existed to help growers actually quantify whether the benefits exceed their costs, especially when farmers want to outsource these … Read More
How @GROWMARK Stays Ahead of the Precision Curve
It’s kind of redundant these days to say “precision farming” since the vast majority of farmers now have adopted some type of precision technology on their operations. But GROWMARK and FS Services have always been ahead of the curve when it comes to new technology and bringing their customers what’s next. “We really started in the precision emphasis back in … Read More