iCropTrak and Mobile Farm Management
Long time AgWired Precision supporter Aaron Hutchinson, iCropTrak, had a very busy time at the 2015 InfoAg Conference. Even so, I found a few minutes with him to talk about the products being offered...
View ArticleGet the GeoVantage View
High resolution aerial imagery is the specialty of GeoVantage and during the InfoAg Conference Matt Sweeney told me all about what they do. The company not only owns planes but has a substantial list...
View ArticleRaven’s Slingshot Field Hub 2.0
Raven Precision has introduced a new Slingshot product, the Field Hub 2.0. Josh Skanderup was available during the recent InfoAg Conference to talk about it. The core of the Slingshot experience is the...
View Article360 Yield Center
Making sure that “once you plant your seed, it never has a bad day” is the mission of 360 Yield Center according to Rhett Schildroth, engineering manager. Rhett was working during the InfoAg Conference...
View ArticlePrecisionAg Institute at InfoAg Conference
During the 20th InfoAg Conference I talked with Paul Schrimpf, PrecisionAg Institute, about how much the technology has changed during the time span of the show. PrecisionAg is a diversified,...
View ArticleNew Four Track 9RX Tractor from John Deere
This morning John Deere revealed a brand new high horsepower tractor – the 9RX. Here it is on the showroom floor of the John Deere Waterloo Tractor, Cab, Assembly Operations facility where it is being...
View ArticleWelcome Back to the #FarmProgress Show
The crowds have gathered and no rain in the forecast. The nation’s largest outdoor farm show is underway with more than 600 exhibitors and more than 300 acres of field demonstrations. Today, here at...
View ArticleDemos Back After Three Years
It has been three years since harvesters have been able to roll through the demonstration fields at Farm Progress Show and the crowd was out in full force. Farm equipment companies lined up to show...
View ArticleOn Target Application Academy Graduates Grow
BASF Crop Protection has been sponsoring the On Target Application Academy was started in 2012 and in the past three years the program has trained about 10,000 farmers and commercial applicators in 20...
View ArticlePlay #RealYield on Break
Want to take a break from harvest? How about playing some Liberty Link Real Yield game? The prizes are awesome. Here’s how you play: Visit www.realyieldgame.com and click on the promotion link. 1....
View ArticleUSDA Tries New Pest Control Method for Cotton
The USDA has created a YouTube video featuring new ways to control the pink bollworm. The pest has nearly been eliminated in the U.S., but flare-ups threaten the $100 billion dollar cotton industry....
View ArticlePlay Real Yield Game – Support Your Local FFA
Did you know that for every Real Yield Game you play Bayer will make a donation to your local FFA on your behalf? Yep. Here’s how you play: Visit www.realyieldgame.com and click on the promotion link....
View ArticleCEOs Launch Sustainability & Innovation Council
The heads of several agribusiness companies last week made a new commitment to sustainability. Elanco president Jeff Simmons, Kellogg CEO John Bryant, and Chris Policinski, President and CEO of Land O’...
View ArticleAd Asks Congress to Pass Uniform, National Labeling
The Coalition for Safe Affordable Food (CFSAF) has launched a cable TV add in the D.C. market asking Congress to pass uniform, national food labeling legislation this month. The ad features Jim...
View ArticleA Bird’s Eye View at #NFMS16
For the best view at National Farm Machinery Show, America’s largest indoor farm show, you must climb high. For this opportunity I turned to our friends at New Holland Agriculture. J. Cole Sanford, New...
View ArticleQuick Fix Hydraulic Hose Kit Saves Time, Money
An in-field solution for hydraulic hose failures, Quick Fix offers a hydraulic hose kit that enables users to build a new hydraulic hose on-site within ten minutes using simple hand tools. Larry, with...
View ArticleDetails About Maglis from @BASFAgProducts
The big announcement at Commodity Classic last week from BASF Crop Protection was Maglis, an online agricultural platform designed to help farmers manage crops more effectively and efficiently. The...
View ArticleCorn Yield Contest Video Launched at #Classic16
The National Corn Growers Association released a video last week offering tips from perennial high-yield entrants of the National Corn Yield Contest, like 2015 record-setter David Hula of Charles City,...
View ArticleUpdate on John Deere 9RX at #Classic16
The John Deere 9RX tractor got lots of attention at Commodity Classic. I visited with Kevin Lowe of John Deere to get an update since the launch last year. Kevin says the new tractors will start being...
View ArticleBayer Launches #FeedABee 2016 Video
Bayer is gearing up to make a significant impact on pollinator health in 2016 by planting more forage and spreading the word about the importance of pollinators with the debut of the Feed a Bee song...
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