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March 1, 2013
The new sensors installed as part of the Field Connect Gateway include: Weather Station, Rain Gauge, Temperature Sensor, Pyranometer and Leaf Wetness Sensor.
February 25, 2013
Two remote sensors, the Operational Land Imager and the Thermal Infrared Sensor, will image our planet’s land surface and provide free data to growers from the USGS archive.
February 19, 2013
Hybrid Mode is a new in-crop spraying feature for NORAC spray height control systems that increases the amount of time the boom is at the target spray height.
January 9, 2013
Onset Computer added two new members to its senior management team.
December 10, 2012
HORIBA has introduced a new line of compact ion meters to monitor nutrients in both the plant and the soil.
November 29, 2012
Plants that "glow" under pest or fertility stress? Dr. Alex Krichevsky, research director at a company called BioGlow LLC, shares his views and findings to date on the potential of the technology.
September 17, 2012
According to many precision ag experts, sensor technology is one trend that could take off in 2013 and beyond.
August 16, 2012
Trimble recently introduced a handheld version of its GreenSeeker crop sensor for field scouting, diagnosis.
April 25, 2012
OptRx sensor users looking for fertilizer and crop protection application flexibility can take advantage of a new Crop Sensor Rate Table available from Ag Leader Technology.
February 16, 2012
Three planter configurations, ISO electronics and new seed sensors are planned for 2013 release.
June 9, 2011
Ed Barnes of Cotton Incorporated says that the organization will focus on three research projects designed to improve agronomy and efficiency for growers in 2011. 
February 2, 2011
Ag Leader Technology, Inc. recently announced the release of the North American Wheat algorithm for its OptRx on the go crop sensor.
July 6, 2010
John Deere’s new SeedStar XP planting operations monitoring system is designed to simplify the planting process for growers and provide valuable data to help improve decision making and planting execution.
November 11, 2009
Topcon Precision Agriculture has developed CropSpec, a real-time integrated plant nutrient monitoring and application system for agricultural equipment. The sensor is currently available for delivery in limited numbers.
November 11, 2009
The alliance between precision manufacturer Ag Leader Technology and sensor manufacturer Holland Scientific has yielded its first product release, the OptRx on-the-go sensor.
PrecisionAg Institute
Opinion
Author Paul Schrimpf
Reader Poll Roundup: From Monsanto To Autonomy
Since the launch of the new PrecisionAg.com, the site has featured reader polls to help take the pulse of the market on key issues. Here's a summary o...
Author Joseph Russo
Big Data & Precision Agriculture
As the ability to collect data expands exponentially, precision ag users will need to start relying on computers to help crunch all of the numbers.