Trimble Acquires MyTopo For Outdoor Enthusiasts

Melissa SandfortApps, technology, Trimble

Trimble announced that it has acquired privately-held MyTopo based in Billings, Mont. MyTopo is a leading provider of print and digital maps for outdoor enthusiasts. The acquisition expands Trimble’s ability to offer unique map content and new outdoor-centric products while simultaneously enhancing its popular mobile apps—Trimble Outdoors, AllSport GPS, Geocache Navigator, Cabela’s Recon Hunt, and Backpacker GPS Trails. MyTopo offers … Read More

Trimble Now Includes Satellite-Delivered Corrections

Melissa SandfortTrimble

Trimble announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets related to the OmniSTAR™ Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal corrections business from Fugro N.V. The acquisition is expected to significantly expand Trimble’s worldwide ability to provide corrections services for land based agriculture, construction, mapping and Geographic Information System (GIS) and survey applications. Trimble and Fugro … Read More

New Variable-rate Field-IQ Control System

Kurt LawtonCompany Announcement, Fertilizer, Guidance, Planting, Software, Spraying, Trimble

Trimble offers a new Field-IQ system that controls and monitors seed and fertilizer delivery capabilities to enhance variable-rate functionality. The Field-IQ system pairs seamlessly with the guidance capabilities of the Trimble FmX integrated display or CFX 750 touch screen display, which both run Trimble’s unique overlap detection technology. Farmers using the Field-IQ crop input control system for seed placement have … Read More

Connected Farm Gets New Functionality

Kurt LawtonCompany Announcement, Equipment, GPS, Guidance, Trimble

Farmers and retailers can track the location of their vehicles with Trimble’s Connected Farm solution, thanks to new Farm Works Dispatch software and its new DCM-300 modem. The additional functionality provided by a Dispatch service plan offers farm managers a visual tool for organizing fleet movement to save fuel costs and increase equipment efficiency. Through email alerts and on-screen maps, … Read More

Precision Agriculture and Precision Communications from Retailers

Kurt LawtonAg Leader, Dealers, Education, Equipment, Retailers, Trimble

As most growers involved in precision farming technology will tell you, the value of their local retailer and its technicians is priceless when it comes to installation, upkeep and troubleshooting. Is your precision ag retailer delivering on your needs? One such example of precision efforts and communications can be found in Iowa at HTS Precision Ag Solutions, with locations in … Read More

Trimble Offers New Ag Water Management System

Kurt LawtonCompany Announcement, Conservation, Irrigation, Planting, Tillage, Trimble

If your farm operation needs precision farming equipment that can help manage water, check out the new Trimble AG GCS200 system. Specifically designed for land leveling and drainage applications, it works in conjunction with a laser transmitter to provide automatic machine control of implements such as scrapers and drainage machines, helping farmers to manage water on their fields regardless of … Read More

Farm Works Expands Software Offerings

Kurt LawtonCompany Announcement, Software, Spraying, Trimble, Variable rate

Farm Works Information Management, a division of Trimble, just announced three new products to expand its capabilities for growers and agribusinesses. Farm Works Mobile streamlines data management in the field by bundling record keeping, scouting, soil sampling, and variable rate application into one low cost solution. Field records include application dates, hybrid locations, field and weather conditions, scale tickets, and … Read More

New Connected Farm Website From Trimble

Kurt LawtonCompany Announcement, Farmers, GPS, Trimble

Linking the farm office computer with precision farming technology using wireless technology is the future that Trimble is touting via their Connected Farm system – described on its new website. To learn more about the technology and how two farmers are using it, check out this recent story in Nebraska Farmer.

Seed Savings With Planter Row Shut-Off

Kurt LawtonCompany Announcement, Education, Equipment, GPS, Guidance, Planting, Tillage, Trimble

Northern Illinois corn and soybean grower Todd Glendenning says he saved an estimated $1,200 per day during spring planting with his Trimble guidance and row control system, according to a story in the June issue of Trimble’s StraightTalk newsletter. “After planting with RTK and implement guidance, I would never want to plant any other way,” says Glendenning. “I used to … Read More