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As farmers embrace Smart Farming and digital agriculture solutions in greater numbers, machine connectivity is the uniting force that enables all of the potential to pay off in the end.

John Deere, Kinze Manufacturing, and Ag Leader Technology announced a collaboration agreement that the companies say will make it easier to integrate each company’s equipment and technology solutions.

“We are really in a second phase of ag tech,” says Ryan Raguse, co-founder of Bushel. “We aren’t in an overly mature state—we’re still somewhere in the middle ground."

The new 45Z tax credit passed in the Inflation Reduction Act, slated to take effect Jan. 1, 2025, means a farmer's carbon intensity score will soon be worth more, especially if your corn goes to an ethanol plant.

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Here’s how to get the biggest ROI from your layers of data — and use the information to spot issues in time to improve this year's crop.

Whether it's planting, spraying, soil sampling or harvesting, new tools are turning the information you collect into actionable insights.

Being prepared will further instill you as a trusted advisor and someone ready to outfit a customer's farm for the future with its complete digital dataset.

The company says AGMRI Analyze will help growers narrow down what might be limiting their crops’ yield and help them make more informed decisions for next year. 

Rick Rice, AMVAC director of application technology, says grant programs aren't meant to forever subsidize a particular practice, but instead act as a catalyst for new participants to see its benefits.

It might surprise you, but it's not an "I" state. According to USDA data, the top five states using precision ag technologies account for half of the 2022 cash receipts for corn (52.6%) and soybeans (45.7%).

The System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type I compliance certification is a set of security standards outlining how organizations should protect customer information from security incidents such as data breaches.

The partnership combines the digital and onboard capabilities of John Deere with agronomic analysis from Corteva.

ISO outlines the transformative potential of smart farming in addressing the complex challenges that our world faces today.

Deere & Company announced the names of six companies chosen for its 2024 Startup Collaborator program.

The weeklong, virtual event hosted by AgroLiquid offers free learning opportunities from agronomists and crop nutrition experts.

Climate FieldView announces new capabilities in FieldView Plus for 2024, including more personalized features available through the new FieldView Premium subscription tier, improvements to FieldView’s in-cab experience.

Through this partnership, AgVision will integrate their grain accounting software solutions into Barchart's elevator-branded marketplace mobile apps and online grower portals.

Deere drew them in with practical yet cutting edge displays – like an iPhone controlled 8R tractor running field tillage – driving the conversation forward with a fun spin on its tech stack and cotton production.

Utilizing the Starlink network, this solution will allow farmers facing rural connectivity challenges to fully leverage precision agriculture technologies.

The world’s largest technology showcase is welcoming more and more ag tech into the fold. Here’s a quick rundown of what was on display.

Ron Baruchi, CEO of Agmatix, outlines the key technology trends anticipated in the agricultural industry over the coming year.

On the heels of being formed as one of the largest cooperative ag retailers in the country, the business took a hard look at where it wanted to go and how it wanted to show up to farmers, and began marching forward.

Ever.Ag CEO Scott Sexton said, "By acquiring Austin Data Labs, we've taken a revolutionary step towards redefining the agricultural data landscape globally."

Two years after Ever.Ag acquired EFC Systems, leaders share the vision for the future of digitization.

Here are further details about each program, enrollment requirements, and geographic specifics.

Farmers and crop consultants will be able to select a soil type, crop type, geographic region, and soil test extractant on the FRST website to receive unbiased soil test recommendations.

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Tyler Bottoms, Commercial Director at AgVision Software, says if he could solve one problem with a magic wand, it would be to reduce the ag retail industry’s technical debt.

“The modem, along with the G5 Universal displays and StarFire 7000 Universal receiver, provide customers with a pathway to the future of precision ag,” says Ryan Stien, marketing manager for John Deere.

The possibilities with future products and services demand connectivity says Cameron Holbrook, vice president of digital at Nutrien. 

For retailers using the Growers platform, when agronomic recommendations are created in FieldX, agronomists can then offer purchasing options for farmer customers.

Now partnering with more than 2,400 grain facilities in the U.S. and Canada, Bushel amped up its drumbeat to digitize the grain trail and kill the need for the traditional paper trail.

As one of the first retailers to commercial selective spraying in their agronomic offering, Jeff Crissinger, VP of Agronomy Sales/Marketing at NuWay-K&H Cooperative shares how they are positioning this technology.

Mineral CEO Elliott Grant says, “Five years from now, I would hope the tools we imagine, a machine learning enabled co-pilot for example, is no more remarkable than using Google Maps for navigation.”

The app was launched on Dec. 1, and the company says while its launch was intentionally kept quiet, its growth and usage rate in the first month have propelled the company to bump up the expansion plans. 

AgLaunch is hosting 8 row crop agtech start-ups for the 2022 AgLaunch365 Row Crop Challenge. Up to five teams will be selected for the AgLaunch365 Accelerator and on-farm trials with AgLaunch Farmer Network members.

10 things top executives had to say about their vision for Corteva in the near future.

InnerPlant is currently developing transgenic soybeans that display a color change within several days of being infected by a disease. 

“Verification is no longer about binders full of documentation," said Dane Braun, Vice President of Farm Strategy at Bushel.

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One goal of the project is to have carbon market enrollment easier for retailers as they assist farmers with exploring those opportunities.

“You can take a $3 million salesman and make them a $5 million salesman,” Zach Worden says.

“The more tech we can develop to allow farmers to get productivity out of their land without having to spend so much money on fertilizer and inputs, the better off everybody is,” says John Deere's Julian Sanchez.

While the idea that agricultural co-ops should take the lead in developing private wireless networks sounds aggressive, CoBank analysts say co-ops are in a much better position than individual farmers to do so

“We just finished the in-depth testing with retailers on this product, and as has been our process, their feedback and really helped drive the improvements and new features we are offering,” Kevin Krieg says. 

The strategy is propelling the business to reach the sweet spot when sustainability, productivity, and profitability overlap for its business and the business of its customers.

Brett Bruggeman says now is the time to view these trends as the future of serving “the grower of tomorrow.”

According to Brett Bruggeman, president of WinField United, the opportunities around carbon markets are bringing a stratification in the ag retail business.

From boom priming and a nozzle control system to multiple camera functions, the six new sprayer products will be further field-tested this year.