PrecisionAg.com: Top 10 Stories from 2018
What a year it’s been for precision agriculture. While the latest technology once again dominated headlines in 2018, it was also about the people and companies that are making precision possible. From major acquisitions and precision companies (and schools) to watch, to soil sensors and robotic systems, there was always something grabbing our attention throughout the year.
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10 | Valley Agronomics: A Service-First Precision Partner
July 30: A look into Valley Agronomics' new precision ag program and how the newly combined cooperative is serving growers across the Sun Valley and beyond. -
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9 | Imagery in Agriculture: Time for a Reality Check
June 4: Don’t let imagery dictate your decision, let it help you make it while being careful of empty promises and hype that in the end gets you nowhere. -
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8 | Soil Sensors: A New Direction in Precision Agriculture to Improve Crop Production
April 10: Real-time technology takes the mystery out of changing field conditions, allowing farmers to react more quickly and economically. -
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7 | Nutrien Drops $63 Million to Acquire Agrible
July 16: Agrible is a digital agriculture company with an advanced platform and product offering that includes a broad set of agronomic and on-farm advisory tools. -
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6 | 7 Factors That Could Make or Break Digital Farming
April 13: Here are seven core concepts of digital farming and why they are important in the agricultural and digital world – the agricultural digital ecosystem. -
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5 | Top 5 Robotic Systems to Watch in Agriculture
March 21: Several robotic systems — from those capable of imaging fields to those that can control weeds through mechanical or chemical method — were showcased at the Yuma Ag Summit. -
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4 | Betting on Rain? The Accuracy and Reliability of Precipitation Forecasts
January 16: To yield more wins than losses, the agtech community needs to increase reliance on near-term weather forecasts that are professionally generated and designed for agronomic decision making. -
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3 | Precision Farming Companies to Watch in 2018
January 17: Senior Editor Matthew J. Grassi takes you through his list of the top precision farming companies to follow. -
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2 | Top 20 Two-Year Colleges for Precision Agriculture
September 10: These community colleges and tech schools have the best reputation in education, hands-on training, and graduate job placement for precision agriculture. -
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1 | 25 Best Colleges for Precision Agriculture
March 21: More and more students are focusing their studies on the quickly growing field of precision agriculture. Here's a list of the top precision ag programs at colleges and universities around the world.
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The slideshow above shows the 10 most-read PrecisionAg.com stories in 2018 in terms of unique pageviews, unveiled in descending order.
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