Market Watch
August 3, 2017
Tim Mundorf, Field Representative, Midwest Labs, says that, for the most part, the Omaha, NE-based soil test lab doesn’t get real involved in how the client takes the samples.
“We certainly stress the importance of a good sample that is...
Data Management
February 17, 2017
We are entering a very exciting time in agriculture. With so many great software platforms and data collection tools we are on the cusp of unlocking some really deep, profound information and management techniques like we’ve only dreamed of...
Market Watch
August 19, 2016
Veris Technologies and The Climate Corp., a subsidiary of Monsanto Co., recently announced a partnership that will make high resolution soil maps from Veris on-the-go soil sensors available as a key data layer for the agronomic models in The...
Market Watch
August 1, 2016
Falcon Soil Technology has added new mapping and live sampling tracking features to the Model 5000 Automated Sampling System. For the first time, soil samplers can collect, map and share soil sample information within the same system. The new features...
Data Management
October 21, 2015
PRECISION TECHNOLOGY seems to evolve at the speed of an Olympic sprinter these days (Usain Bolt is still REALLY fast, in case anyone forgot). It seems like every other day we get word of a hot new startup out...
Market Watch
August 28, 2015
Falcon Soil Technology has added two models to its lineup of automated soil sampling systems that promise to bring precision accuracy to a critical task now dominated by error-prone hand sampling. The new models were introduced at the annual...
Guidance
August 19, 2015
The damn cattle just didn’t want to cooperate.
After a day of pretty much every detail (during an event with a lot of moving parts, no less) going off without a hitch, a planned demo of Phil and Nate Maring’s...
Data Management
August 19, 2015
Waypoint Analytical, the largest agricultural and environmental soil testing network in the U.S., announces its newest location in Champaign, IL. The new facility joins nine other Waypoint Analytical locations across the country providing next day testing service on routine...
Data Management
July 28, 2015
AutoProbe Technologies continues to grow its network of AutoProbe intensive sampling system providers and grower owners. AutoProbe Technologies has added distributors in key market areas and will be announcing additional dealers and service providers in the weeks leading up...
Data Management
July 22, 2015
AutoProbe Technologies names Effertz Farms, Belton, MO, a new grower-centric sales and service provider for southeast Kansas and western Missouri.
Mike Effertz of Effertz Farms says, "Maximizing crop profits, especially in lean times, starts with precision soil sampling. We see AutoProbe...
Data Management
March 18, 2015
In this first entry to our new grower-focused, multi-feature PrecisionAg.com series “Think Data First”, we look at the first steps a novice in farm data management needs to take to ensure meaningful participation in the Big Data revolution in
Market Watch
March 5, 2015
AutoProbe Technologies, LLC, manufacturers of the AutoProbe automated soil sampler, names Terra Products Company, LLC of Nichols, IA, their Southeast Iowa Distributor.
Market Watch
February 24, 2015
AutoProbe Technologies have named Cardinal Agriculture Services, Freeburg, IL, the Southern Illinois AutoProbe Distributor.
Data Management
October 6, 2014
University of Missouri, USDA-ARS and DuPont Pioneer announce an innovative collaboration to pool soil mapping resources, predictive technologies and expertise.
Market Watch
July 28, 2014
North Carolina grower Allan Baucom has what he feels is a better idea for automating soil sampling, and it's on display at the 2014 InfoAg Conference in St. Louis this week.
Called the Falcon, this system utilizes a ground-driven stainless...
In-Field Technologies
July 28, 2014
Agronomic Innovations announces the purchase of AgRobotics and its patented AutoProbe precision soil sampler. The two privately held companies did not disclose the sale price.
Data Management
October 3, 2013
Ceres Solutions LLC uses AgLogic and a proprietary software program to help manage logistics, but platform limitations create some challenges.
