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Terra Industries, Inc.

Terra Industries Inc. is a leading international producer of nitrogen products. The company employs approximately 900 people in North America and is headquartered in Sioux City, Iowa.

Data Flow And Privacy: How Concerned Are You?

The technology is here, and more is coming. Data is flowing wirelessly, from your home computer to your tractor cab and back again.

Video: International Conference On Precision Agriculture

PrecisionAg.com group editor Paul Schrimpf reviews the 9th International Conference on Precision Agriculture, including an interview with FAR President Dr. Harold Reetz. Click here to watch the video

AgGateway Slates November Annual Conference

AgGateway, the agriculture industry eBusiness standards and implementation organization, today announced plans for its 2008 Annual Conference to be held at the Hilton Palacio del Rio in San Antonio, Texas, November 11th - 13th. The theme of this year’s conference is Shrinking World – Growing Markets - Global Business.

How Do You Use Mobile?

Mobile communication technology is getting more sophisticated, users have the ability to communicate using multi-function handheld devices in myriad ways.

Specialty Focus: Growers Seek Guidance

Rosemary Gordon, senior managing editor of American Vegetable Grower magazine, writes about an Ohio study that says more growers are embracing precision agriculture technology than ever before.

Specialty Focus: Precision Pointers

Many experts believe that the successful grower of tomorrow is going to have to incorporate at least some aspects of precision agriculture to compete in an increasingly global economy. One of those experts is Bryan G. Hopkins, an associate professor at Brigham Young University, who has been involved in precision agriculture for the past 15 years. David Eddy, senior western editor for American Vegetable Grower, recently spent some time with Hopkins, and he shared some ideas on how growers can be successful using precision agriculture.

CenterLine 230BP

CenterLine 230BP combines effective GPS guidance with automatic boom section control. Guidance modes include parallel, curved AB and headland modes. Setup is quick and easy, and the overhead map view is simple
and intuitive.

EZ-Guide 250

This affordable lightbar has a color screen and commonsense interface, making it easy to operate right out of the box. Sharp screen graphics provide coverage mapping, making it easy to see skips and overlaps. Add EZ-Steer® 500 assisted steering for a total solution.

UC4+ Spray Height Controller

The Norac UC4+ Spray Height Controller is one of the most technologically advanced height control systems available and feature fully automatic control of the left, center, and right booms. From the cab, adjust height, sensitivity, and soil mode/crop mode settings on the go.

RFID Moving Toward Mainstream

I recall about 5 years ago when Wal-Mart sent out a mandate to manufacturers that all products feature RFID tagging.