The MapShots 2014 Customer Conference is on the calendar for February 6-8 and will feature presentations from many industry partners. The MapShots staff will also provide attendees with information and hands-on experience with AgStudio for precision crop management and record keeping. In addition to presentations from seven industry leaders on how their products integrate with MapShots AgStudio. These partners include: … Read More
AFBF Adopts Drone Use and More
Voting delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 95th annual meeting concluded this week by approving resolutions that will provide the organization with its marching orders in 2014 on unfinished business like the farm bill and immigration, as well as setting policy on new issues such as drones and agricultural data. “Congress is still haggling over dairy policy, but for … Read More
Can Drones Increase Profitability?
Kansas State University’s Dr. Kevin Price was one of the presenters at the 2014 American Farm Bureau Federation Convention. His presentation was titled Drones: Turning Technological Controversy into Profit. The use of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s) to fly over crops and livestock to maximize profits is one of the hottest topics entering the agriculture sector. He shared how this … Read More
iCropTrak Integrates John Deere and Dropbox APIs
Mobile Field and Farm App iCropTrak just announced their integration of the new John Deere wireless connection technology MyJohnDeere.com and DropBox in iCropTrak Version 4.0 for 2014. These technologies will allow for seamless movement of data between your Deere tractor, your iCropTrak enabled iPad and DropBox enabled clients, labs and consultants like never before. iCropTrak is a mobile farm data … Read More
Would Glass Help You Farm
Okay agnerds, how about a little wearable tech for use out in the field? It’s Glass from Google. I call mine ZimmGlass. This paste weekend I carried along my new ZimmGlass while doing some deer hunting to continue learning how to use it and thinking about ways to incorporate into my agriblogging work flow. Here’s my Glass being recharged with … Read More
Looking at Some New Smart Phones
In this new year there is no doubt we’ll see many new mobile precision applications and the device you choose to work with it will be important. I thought I’d share some thoughts on two that I’m currently using. The photo is my Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (left) and Apple iPhone 5S, both running the AgWired App I hope you … Read More
SST Software Partners With GeoVantage
SST Software, an industry leader in precision agriculture, will soon offer remote sensing services to growers and ag service providers in partnership with GeoVantage, a global provider of multi-spectral imagery. The partnership will enable SST to provide seamless ordering, acquisition, and delivery of multi-spectral imagery across the U.S., Canada, and Australia. SST’s software currently manages approximately 85 million acres of … Read More
Starting to Work with Glass
Like a story out of the future, except that it is now, comes The ZimmGlass Project. At least that’s what I’m calling it for now. What is it? We’re going to find out together over a period of time in which I experiment with Google Glass! Glass is basically a computer you wear on your face but that’s just just … Read More
BASF Invests in IT Farming Tools
BASF has announced plans to expand its services and initiatives for growers and agricultural professionals worldwide through a significant investment in the development of new IT tools. The new integrated tools will be designed to help growers make agronomic decisions, manage their business operations and better connect to the global agricultural community. As part of this investment, BASF is establishing … Read More
Give the Gift of Technology
All things wireless top the list of technology-related gifts that farmers want for Christmas this year. More than 40 percent of those surveyed are putting wireless remote cameras and wireless remote weather station / soil sensors on their lists. And nearly 50 percent would like a wireless farm network that extends up to 7.5 miles from their homes. Those are … Read More