Technologies
Trimble makes move to enhance ag market position
November 14, 2016 | Andre Garnon
The precision ag business is becoming a data-management intensive, which brings along a wide range of issues for the industry. Historically, this work has been “point centered” systems where a single piece of software does a specific job, and farmers … Read More
DuPont Pioneer Introduces Exclusive Pioneer® Brand Alfalfa Varieties With HarvXtra® Technology
October 6, 2016 | Andre Garnon
DuPont Pioneer announced today that Pioneer® brand alfalfa varieties with HarvXtra® technology are available for growers. These exclusive varieties with significant lignin reductions enable producers to achieve higher quality hay and forage compared to varieties without HarvXtra technology, no matter … Read More
John Deere Integrates SmartGrade™ Technology Into the 750K and 850K Dozer Models
September 11, 2016 | Andre Garnon
John Deere is building on its lineup of SmartGrade™ crawler dozers with the integration of the machine control offering on the 750K and 850K models. Adding SmartGrade availability on these larger machines will improve job site accuracy and quality of work … Read More
Sentera Announces Debut of Phoenix 2 Fixed-Wing UAV
June 17, 2016 | Andre Garnon
Sentera brings a new level of control to users with the Phoenix 2 Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), launched today. The Phoenix 2 is lightweight and highly durable, and may be the most precise drone available today, claims Sentera in … Read More
NGIS revolutionise agriculture with precise tool
April 19, 2016 | Andre Garnon
Nathan Eaton, Principal Consultant of NGIS says that this scale of information has never been readily accessible before: “…certainly not in a way where users can graph vegetation statistics for any location across multiple years, and certainly not in a … Read More
Harvest innovator continues its work
February 26, 2016 | Andre Garnon
The image of the Geringhoff Independence corn head criss-crossing a field is the stuff of legend on YouTube these days. When it was first demonstrated at Husker Harvest Days a few years ago, the combine operator came across the field … Read More
New Planter Configurations from Case IH, AGCO, Deere, Kinze
February 22, 2016 | Andre Garnon
Starting in 2013, the planting industry was flooded with new innovations that promised to revolutionize row-crop planters. That year, Precision Planting and Kinze introduced the first electric-drives, allowing row-by-row population control. At the tail end of 2013, Kinze introduced the … Read More
New Soil Fertility Tool for 2016: Harrell’s Soil-Test Calculator
February 17, 2016 | Andre Garnon
Soil-tests can provide a lot of valuable information to the turf manager. Soil fertility values such as pH, Phosphorus, Potassium, and Magnesium are important for growing high quality turf. For example, soil pH impacts micronutrient and phosphorus availability. Low potassium … Read More
Electric planter drive business expands
February 14, 2016 | Andre Garnon
A walk around the National Farm Machinery Show floor can open your eyes to a lot of innovations, take the planter business. Major players in the market are now incorporating electric drives in their planters, but what about … Read More
AgReliant Genetics Launches Precision Agriculture Technology Platform
February 9, 2016 | Andre Garnon
AgReliant Genetics, the third largest seed corn company in North America, launched the beta version of its precision agriculture platform to the public Monday, in collaboration with Spensa Technologies, an agriculture services company based in the Purdue Research Park of … Read More
