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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a new rule that would require any drone user to connect to the internet and broadcast a signal to alert others of its presence and identification.

Farmers have access to a free digital tool that helps pinpoint field-level profitability with minimal effort.

Spring field work has already started for 2020, and as-applied maps for fertilizer and seed are being generated with every pass. So how confident are farmers that their on-farm data is secure? 

Shepherd has been developed by the team at Tycom, Inc. and has been part of the AgLaunch ag tech accelerator program.

With a goal of improving preparing to service customers in the Midwest (specifically for corn and soybeans) Trace Genomics has purchased soil processing assets and opened a soil testing lab in Ames Iowa. 

A Trust In Food report showcases how some ag retailers and farmers are getting the job done.

This partnership aims to provide new features on the Slingshot platform for ag retailers and enterprise farmers, which includes real-time fleet information such as work, idle and transit times.

Ag retailer Wilbur-Ellis is offering farmer customers in the Pacific Northwest access to Ceres Imaging and its remote sensing product.

Jake Samuel, a fourth generation grower in the San Joaquin Valley of California, reports he’s seen first-hand how technology pays off with crop management decisions.

The Agriculture Innovation Agenda is a department-wide initiative to align resources, programs, and research to position American agriculture to better meet future global demands.

"After this year there's probably a situation now where we can use this technology to push our planting window just a little bit into more marginal conditions," says Ken Ferrie.

AgWorks, LLC and FieldReveal, LLC have announced a partnership to jointly deliver zone-based variable rate and decision support software to agricultural retailers throughout North America.

Iain Lennon at Proagrica says it’s a misconception of ag retail management to think they can’t get their individual agronomists and entire sales team to use data.

Deere’s presence at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show was as much about sending a message to the masses as it was displaying the latest in agriculture technology.

Both are crop fertility products, and both fit into existing practices—no changes to farmer behavior or extra applications.

Trivar has three modes of action to make crop nutrients more available to the plant and is designed to be impregnated on dry fertilizer for fall or spring applications.

It’s described as “an easy button.” Launched in January of 2019, Compass Minerals brought to market Rocket Seeds, a seed treatment product for crop nutrition.

The impact of neonicotinoids on pollinators is a prime focus for the additional risk mitigation when using these products.

Following a decade with the introduction of societal shifters such as the smartphone and the adoption of robotic milkers, 2020 could be the starting block for the fastest technological race in farming history.

Landus Cooperative launched new app features that were developed by four of its summer iterns, which has now been recognized with a national award.

Adapt and adopt to these technology trends.

“Growers are dealing so many companies with very little coordination between the companies. The industry is going through a phase where we should expect to see some consolidations,” says John Vikupitz.

“The 2018 Farm Bill changed the status of hemp for everyone,” FieldWatch CEO Stephanie Regagnon says.

“Everyone is suspicious if the house will always win. But I don’t want to be accused of lying about my yields. And I don’t want to be audited by the input company. How will I sleep at night?”

Drones—are they just high-dollar toys, or can you truly use them to save money, time and, ultimately, increase profits? It all boils down to your goals on whether or not they’ll make or save you money.

Agfinity has seven locations in northern Colorado as well as serviced acres in southern Wyoming.

Farmer Jeremy Jack of Mississippi was on-site to answer questions in the Deere booth and says the ag display is generating interest from other tech companies about the needs and pain points for farmers.

We broke the mega trends down to five key categories. Here are the mega trends for connected data.

Who would have thought that burgers now come from peas and milk now comes from almonds?

“We are excited about the caliber and vision of these teams, and their capacity to totally transform the future of row crop agriculture,” said Schuyler Dalton, of AgLaunch.

The grain business is going through a digital transformation, says Jake Joraanstad, Bushel co-founder and CEO.

Here are the top 10 most viewed technology stories posted on AgPro’s website from the past year.

The Syngenta Seeds leader shares he sees yield gains coming on two fronts: the developments in the pipeline as well as fine-tuning agronomic management.

Land O' Lakes demo'ed a 2,800 mile driverless freight delivery and sees autonomous trucking as part of its future.

Here’s an overview of the eight new features

"At the tail end of the year 2019 we may have witnessed a watershed moment in the history of agriculture."

New seeds of change are being planted, and there’s no better time to embrace emerging technologies relevant in your business.

The AgMRI platform provides a row by row and plant by plant view, and the newest feature is Compare View, which allows for side-by-side comparisons of field images gathered through the season.

“Crowd-sourced data can’t compete,” Leah Anderson says. “Our retail partners can use quality data to drive predictable and profitable performance for every acre.”

The company is continuing its product development in serving ag retail (more than 50% of its customers are multi-location cooperatives and ag retailers), and in 2020, a farmer-facing product will also be launched.

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants to forgo efforts to build out 4G wireless networks across underserved areas of the country and move straight to 5G.

Understand your needs and available services.

Steve Cubbage shares the key steps in using data for agronomic decisions.

Read about each of these 10 finalists, and then, cast your vote for the 2019 New Product of the Year.

Raven has doubled down on machine autonomy.

Formal charges were filed in U.S. District Court in St. Louis this week accusing former Monsanto employee Haitao Xiang of stealing trade secrets from his former employer, Monsanto (now Bayer).

Teams spent five days in Tennessee refining their value proposition, meeting with leading farmers and agricultural industry experts, and improving their pitches for the Row Crop Challenge at AgTech Expo.

The crop biologicals industry has a new player thanks to two entities joining together.

At the 2019 AgTech Expo Marc Saltzman will give practical tips and tangible ways to think about how technology is changing our personal lives and businesses.

Mike Manning with Precision Crop Systems shares the biggest opportunities to increase profitability.