Technology - General

Soil Scientist Outlines New Soil Health Focus for Company
Lejeune Aerial Applications’ Crew, USA Rice and NAAA hosted USDA and EPA officials to demonstrate the techniques, experience and technology used to aerially apply pesticides and other inputs needed for rice production.
A company aims to detect yield robbers differently, and as such is finding early funding a bit differently than the norm—finding investors in farmers alongside traditional investor sources.
It’s not often you hear of a farmer using virtual reality or an artificial intelligence chatbot on the farm, but coupled with real-time data through OpsCenter, this Arkansas farmer is truly taking technology to a new level.
Landus says farmers are always first. Here’s what they are doing to build the cooperative of tomorrow.
Aerial applicators can help expand cover crop acreage by facilitating their timely and efficient seeding.
A roundup of news briefs from the week of July 29, 2024.
Catch up on recent headlines in ag retail.
In 2022, Dalton Dilldine bought a shuttered commercial grain facility and outfitted it with monitoring and automation technologies. This year, he’s taking a hard look at spray drones and how they can fit across his acres.
According to online sources, some John Deere employees are being scheduled into virtual “layoff” notification meetings.
AGCO CEO and president Eric Hansotia says the transaction will enable the company to “sharpen its focus” on its farm equipment and PTx Trimble brands.
A new farm management information system is poised to help farmers harness the power of past, current and future data and apply an analytical approach.
Catch up on recent news in the ag retail industry
A roundup of farm machinery and ag tech news and product releases for the week of July 15, 2024.
Catch up on recent news in the ag retail industry
Mineral was founded in 2018 as part of X, the moonshot factory of Alphabet, and it had about 100 team members.

Farm machinery industry news briefs and notes for the week of June 23, 2024.
The first of the company’s Prime product line, Envelix is a biological mixed into granular fertilizer before application to allow for simple integration into a grower’s established practices.
Global Neighbor Inc. (GNI) is a pioneering startup in advanced light technology for weed seed destruction.
John Deere has had a busy 2024 thus far, but a large round of employee layoffs are taking place in Iowa.
Three next-gen leaders share how the business is evolving to meet its farmer customer of the future
The new flow meter has no moving parts and has been optimized for agricultural application equipment.
Machinery and technology news briefs from the week of May 27, 2024.
Artificial intelligence powers today’s digital scouting tools — converting data into actionable insights.
One ag industry expert shares his take on this weekend’s solar storms, how it may have impacted farmers during the height of planting season, and what needs to happen going forward.
Selective spray green on green is a new tool to help manage resistant weeds while reducing the amount of herbicides applied on a field.
“ExtensionBot will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public inquiries into Extension topics. It combines the best of our human expertise and research with AI technology to inform a national audience.”
Heath Huisinga is always eager to investigate new tech for his farm in Casey, IL. This year, he’s using John Deere’s AutoTrac Turn Automation, which frees him to focus on the planter rather than on driving the tractor.
Now fully integrated into the Growers platform, this brand-agnostic, technology-enabled rewards and incentive program, aligns the interests of farmers, retailers, and manufacturers.
Head to the Lone Star State, and everything is bigger, or so they say. That doesn’t only refer to big hats and big hair, it also applies to dairies, as the average size in the Panhandle hovers around 4,000 cows.
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