Iteris, Inc., a leader in providing information solutions to the transportation and agriculture markets, has announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded five patents for key harvesting technologies that make up Iteris’ industry-leading precision farming platform, ClearAg™. The five patents are directly related to ClearAg’s Harvest Advisory Services, which are available to agribusinesses and growers globally through … Read More
Raven Industries Adds Speed to Slingshot
The new Slingshot Field Hub 2.0 is beefing up Raven Industries‘ line of high speed modems. The modem boasts data speeds of up to 4G where available– ten times faster than other versions. The new speeds mean faster data transfer, more reliable remote support sessions, and better connectivity with external devices. The Slingshot has a WiFi option, allowing connection with other devices in the cab with no need … Read More
New Mobile Website from Valley Irrigation
Companies seeking to meet the need of today’s growers are breaking into mobile tools for smartphones. As farm management depends more and more on technology Valley Irrigation, The Leader in Precision Irrigation, is providing a new mobile website. The new site, m.valleyirrigation.com or simply www.valleyirrigation.com, provides the same benefits of the full Valley Irrigation website, but now in a mobile-friendly … Read More
Farmers Edge Brings New Tech to the US
Growers in the US will now have access to the precision agriculture and independent data solutions offered by Farmers Edge. The global leader in precision ag has announced an American location in Shakopee, MN. Their services will be available to farmers in all major growing regions of the country. “Our technology is a unique, one-of-a-kind system, that integrates data sources, … Read More
USDA Releases Apps to Maximize Productivity
The USDA is expecting the release of a suite of mobile phone apps that can connect producers around the world. The apps will allow growers to share knowledge about productivity and sustainability. The first two apps, “LandInfo” and “LandCover,” were released recently and will allow smart phone users to collect and share soil and land-cover information and access global climate data. Jeff Herrick, … Read More
Iteris Announces Decision Support for Growers
ClearAg is the name of the new informations solution that is now avaliable from Iteris, Inc.. ClearAg offers a feature that supports precision farmers in the decision-making process. Crop Health Advisory Services assists in clarifying what is happening in fields, with endpoints for planting and harvest timing, pest and disease emergence, crop nutrition, crop canopy conditions, and irrigation. This program … Read More
Semios Launches Precision Frost Module
Semios, a company that offers precision farming tools for tree fruit, nut, and grape growers, is introducing the Frost Module. Using sensors placed on each acre of a grower’s property, the Frost Module logs temperature inversions every 10 minutes, provides wet bulb calculations and sprinkler thresholds, taking into account the stage of bud development. When necessary, a frost alert is … Read More
FAA Announces UAS Center of Excellence
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last week announced the selection of Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence ASSURE, a consortium of universities headed by Mississippi State University (MSU), to lead the newly-designated FAA Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS COE). ASSURE is tasked with identifying issues critical to the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) … Read More
NextSwath End-of-Row Turn Technology by Trimble
As producers across the country begin to put this year’s crops in the ground, Trimble has launched their NextSwath End-of-Row Turn Technology that will improve efficiencies throughout the growing season. When approaching the end of a crop row, NextSwath automatically executes a turn pattern that precisely aligns the implement to begin working while minimizing skips and overlaps. This will reduce … Read More
Forbes AgTech Summit Announced
The first-ever “Forbes Reinventing America: The AgTech Summit” will be held July 8-9 in Salinas Valley, California. Forbes, in partnership with SVG Partners and The Steinbeck Innovation Cluster, has announced that Dr. Robert Fraley of Monsanto and Neal Gutterson of DuPont will be among the speakers at the invitation-only event to examine issues such as biotech and big data’s role … Read More