Latest News From Precision Agriculture

John Deere, Kinze And Ag Leader Announce Collaboration, Settle Litigation
John Deere, Kinze And Ag Leader Announce Collaboration, Settle Litigation

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.

Technical Debt: Self Scout to Avoid Tech Pitfalls
Technical Debt: Self Scout to Avoid Tech Pitfalls

Take a reasoned, purposeful, and proactive approach to adding new technology.

Space Weather: Start Planning Today for Tomorrow’s GPS Outage
Space Weather: Start Planning Today for Tomorrow’s GPS Outage

Minor space weather events have temporarily knocked out corrections signals over Canada and The Dakotas in the past. Would your farm be ready for a more severe outage?

2024 Commodity Classic: 3 Farmers Talk Technology and Equipment
2024 Commodity Classic: 3 Farmers Talk Technology and Equipment

Four-dollar corn dominated discussions, but farmers remain open to new innovations and machinery as spring planting and the promise of a new production season beckons.

John Deere Announces Tech Focused 2025 Introductions
John Deere Announces Tech Focused 2025 Introductions

A new S7 series combine, high-horsepower 9RX tractors, C series air carts and Hagie STS sprayers with factory-installed See & Spray Premium highlight a splashy group of product intros.

Case IH AF11: What You Need To Know
Case IH AF11: What You Need To Know

The AF11 brings together runtime advancements to maximize in-field productivity in a 775 hp machine.

CropX, Reinke Team Up on Actual ET Sensors
CropX, Reinke Team Up on Actual ET Sensors

CropX Technologies announced the launch of Reinke Direct ET™ by CropX, a sensor-based innovation that provides Actual Evapotranspiration (ETa) measurements on a Reinke center pivot irrigation system.

Spoiled Grain? There Are Apps for That
Spoiled Grain? There Are Apps for That

As grain bins grow larger and more farmers store on-farm, one of agriculture’s most useful tech applications is making headwinds.

John Deere, Corteva Partner Up On Customized Agronomic Solutions
John Deere, Corteva Partner Up On Customized Agronomic Solutions

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

Swarm To The Future? Mini Farm Robots With Big Plans
Swarm To The Future? Mini Farm Robots With Big Plans

A farm kid from Kansas is bringing a new robotic weeding concept to market and he’s got big dreams for the future of crop protection.

John Deere Puts Ag Tech Center Stage at CES 24
John Deere Puts Ag Tech Center Stage at CES 24

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.

John Deere, SpaceX Announce Starlink Deal
John Deere, SpaceX Announce Starlink Deal

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

Precision Planting Rolls Out New Planter, Software
Precision Planting Rolls Out New Planter, Software

Precision Planting introduces farmers to its new CornerStone Planting System; announces Panorama is now available for purchase as well as additional product updates.

Unverferth Adds High-Flotation, ISOBUS Boundary Control to Pro-Force Spreaders
Unverferth Adds High-Flotation, ISOBUS Boundary Control to Pro-Force Spreaders

Unverferth enhances its lineup of Pro-Force dry fertilizer spreaders with two high-flotation undercarriage options: a track system and in-line walking tandem dual wheels, and ISOBUS-enabled boundary control.

John Deere Details Precision Upgrades For 2024
John Deere Details Precision Upgrades For 2024

Upgrade kits featuring the latest precision ag technologies are available for sprayers, planters and combines.

6 Concept Technologies To Watch In 2024 And Beyond
6 Concept Technologies To Watch In 2024 And Beyond

Innovations that cross the farm gate often start down the path to commercialization as high-minded prototypes. Here are some early-stage concepts with potential to drive profit and efficiency.

Agrimatics Announces New Telematics Partners
Agrimatics Announces New Telematics Partners

The integrations streamline importing of data from the AFS Connect platform of Case IH and the MyPLM Connect platform of New Holland into the Libra Cart app through the Agrimatics Cloud Service.

Ag Leader Sprayer Update Makes Recirculation Simple
Ag Leader Sprayer Update Makes Recirculation Simple

The new upgrade, BoomLoop, integrates with AgLeader InCommand displays and creates a “streamlined path for product to flow from boom ends and back into the spray tank.”

Crime Sprees Target Precision Ag Technology at Farms and Dealerships
Crime Sprees Target Precision Ag Technology at Farms and Dealerships

Thieves are ripping off yield monitors and navigation systems, many of which retail for $4,000-plus. Some authorities speculate the tools are sold on the black market abroad for use as is or pieced out for their parts.

The Tech World Had The Chance To Meet Real Farmers At CES, And The Reaction Was Surprisingly Good
The Tech World Had The Chance To Meet Real Farmers At CES, And The Reaction Was Surprisingly Good

CES has traditionally been a show geared to consumers is one agriculture is playing a bigger role, the interest in agriculture’s story became a resounding theme, as John Deere connected consumer to farmers.

Precision Planting Makes a Move Into the Sprayer Market
Precision Planting Makes a Move Into the Sprayer Market

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

Raven Debuts OMNiDRIVE on Case IH Magnum
Raven Debuts OMNiDRIVE on Case IH Magnum

Raven is putting the spotlight on its autonomous product lineup and debuting the Omnidrive installed on a Case IH Magnum tractor. It was announced in June that CNH Industrial was acquiring Raven for $2.1 billion

All-New MaveriX From Outback Guidance
All-New MaveriX From Outback Guidance

Included with MaveriX, the new M7 and M10 terminals with proven 7” and 10” form factors are the centerpiece of the solution.

Topcon’s New Guidance Solutions
Topcon’s New Guidance Solutions

"You can’t afford to go cheap,” says Brian Sorbe, VP and GM Americas for Topcon. “The data derived from these systems is becoming more critical and more valuable. The data has got to be geo spatially accurate.”

Tech Takes the Wheel: John Deere Delivers Solutions Beyond Iron
Tech Takes the Wheel: John Deere Delivers Solutions Beyond Iron

“The line where the precision ag starts and the tractor stops is extremely gray. It used to be bolting on precision ag hardware, and now it’s part of what the tractor does,” says marketing manager Ryan Jardon.

Exclusive: Precision Ag’s Role In Environmental Stewardship
Exclusive: Precision Ag’s Role In Environmental Stewardship

For the past year and a half, AEM has helped spearhead a study to quantify how technology used in agriculture improves environmental stewardship including reduction in carbon, water quality, and more. 

3 Things To Know About the TerraGator C Series From AGCO
3 Things To Know About the TerraGator C Series From AGCO

AGCO’s Challenger brand has introduced four new machines in the TerraGator C Series—three three-wheeled models (TG7300C , TG8300C and TG9300C) and one four-wheeled model (TG8400C).

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Sentera FieldAgent Mobile App Adds Features and Loses Cost

Sentera’s FieldAgent Mobile app has added new features to increase flier control and is now free of charge to all users.

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Farm Dog and John Deere Collaborate For VRT Spraying

With a joint development project Farm Dog and John Deere are developing variable rate spray technology.

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John Deere Earns Two AE50 Awards

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) recognizes the ExactApply Nozzle Control System and Expert Alerts from John Deere with two AE50 Awards for 2018.

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CapstanAg Provides PinPoint II on Rogator C Series

PinPoint II provides control of flow at the nozzle body on an individual level.

Drone Challenge Finalists Announced
Drone Challenge Finalists Announced

Judges from the University of Minnesota and WinField United tech experts selected three finalists.

Crop Stress Management Technology Wins Innovation Award
Crop Stress Management Technology Wins Innovation Award

Hortau, a real-time irrigation management system, provides growers information on how crops are doing before stress factors like drought can negatively impact the crop.