Long time AgWired Precision supporter Aaron Hutchinson, iCropTrak, had a very busy time at the 2015 InfoAg Conference. Even so, I found a few minutes with him to talk about the products being offered by his company. One of those products is DIRT (Data Information Reporting Tool) which he says is a way of thinking about Excel and reporting on … Read More
The MapShots Showcase at InfoAg Conference
This was the 20th InfoAg Conference and Ted Macy has attended them all. During the conference he was the producer/director and star of the MapShots Showcase. Ted says we’re at a revolutionary point with data quality that allows for less hands on work. However, his company has had to deal with issues like customers who haven’t set up their monitors … Read More
New Holland History on Display
The recent New Holland Media Days featured a visit to the New Holland Historical Society Museum. The museum features a permanent exhibit of historical items of the New Holland company, including photos of company founder Abe Zimmerman, and interesting items like this battery box for a New Holland Hit or Miss Engine. New Holland’s agricultural heritage also is responsible for … Read More
BASF Preparing for Engenia Approval
We’ve been hearing about the development of Engenia™ herbicide for dicamba-tolerant crops from BASF Crop Protection for over three years now and the wait for it to come to market may soon be over. “Our anticipation is that registration will come in the fourth quarter of this year,” said Dr. Chad Brommer, BASF Technical Market Manager for Engenia, during a … Read More
Take a Close Look at the New Holland T7
During the New Holland agricultural journalist trip I attended last week we were bussed out to La Bellotta Sustainable Farm to see tractors in action and have a chance to ride and drive them. In this photo Willie Vogt, Penton/Farm Progress, is taking his turn in a new T7 Series tractor. At my first stop we watched Sigurn Ghyselen, New … Read More
USDA Debuts ‘Hope in Healthy Soil’ Ad
A new 90-second ad on YouTube looks to bring new respect and admiration for the soil beneath our feet. As part of its “Unlock the Secrets in the Soil” campaign, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has released a new, 90-second public service announcement that encapsulates “The hope in healthy soil.” According to Ron Nichols, the campaign’s communications coordinator, the … Read More
High Def Corn Planting
Via Twitter alert from Robert Frye comes, “Iowa Corn Planting In High Definition.” Robert is obviously a drone pro judging by how he commanded his quad copter to take this gorgeous video. He published it on May 11, 2015. Here’s how he described it on YouTube: A “birds-eye-view” of Jim, Matt and Jay’s 2015 corn planting. Please watch on full … Read More
Syngenta Evaluating Vortik Spray Technology
Syngenta will evaluate the potential of Vortik spray technology. The company has inked a deal with product design and development firm Cambridge Consultants to check out the possibilities of the technology for agriculture and lawn-care applications. Vortik allows different liquids to be mixed at the point of spray without altering the spray characteristics – giving instantaneous control over chemical composition … Read More
Propane Incentives Pay Off for Growers
The Propane Farm Incentive Program paid off for participants last year, according to the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC). PERC reports that participants of the program, which provides up to $5,000 toward the purchase of new propane-powered irrigation engines, reduced their per hour energy costs by more than 40 percent in 2014 compared with their previously owned diesel-fueled irrigation … Read More
FMC 3RIVE 3D Demo at NFMS
You may remember us telling you about FMC’s 3RIVE 3D™ back in November at the NAFB convention. Here at the 2015 National Farm Machinery Show we got to learn a lot more about this revolutionary system that integrates formulation technology, application technology and active ingredients to increase net planting speed, in-furrow protection and early season success. FMC’s Matt Hancock says … Read More