Ernie Chappell, President and Founder, discusses the precision agriculture market and shares what’s new at EFC Systems in a one-on-one interview with the PrecisionAg Institute’s Paul Schrimpf. The interview was conducted during the 2019 InfoAg Conference in July....

The PrecisionAg® VISION Conference returns for a fourth year, Jan. 14-16, 2020 in Seattle, WA, U.S, with an event theme of "System of Systems." Precision agriculture in North America is taking a more wholistic view than ever, notes James C. Sulecki,...

The VISION Conference has become established as the definitive precision agriculture and digital farming conference for North America. Pictured: Meister Media Worldwide Group Editor Paul Schrimpf moderates a session at the 2019 VISION Conference in...

TerrAvion has announced the completed integration of TerrAvion aerial imagery data into the EFC Systems FieldAlytics platform. This newly coined integration allows subscribers of TerrAvion aerial imagery to effortlessly transfer their field boundaries through the FieldAlytics field management system...

Learn more about the companies that have committed their corporate and financial support to the PrecisionAg Institute, an independent global forum dedicated to the sharing of precision agriculture practices, ideas, research, products, services and success stories.

EFC Systems, Inc., a leading provider of solutions for agricultural retailers, has announced an expanded commitment to serving retailers with the addition of Joe Neumann as our Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Additionally, several internal promotions are now...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffIWIIfENyw&t=4s EFC Systems CEO Ernie Chappell says his company is always looking ahead to understand growers’ future needs. “It’s not just about what you need today; it’s important to take opportunities to foster dialogue with growers and others to plan...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ced-4bOrclE&t=34s Ernie Chappell of EFC Systems joins Paul Schrimpf, Group Editor of PrecisionAg Professional magazine, to talk about topics and trends from the 2018 InfoAg Conference, and what he’s hearing from retailers about data and value creation challenges....

Welcome to the PrecisionAg Institute Whitepaper library! Here you will find free whitepapers and case studies from the PrecisionAg Institute Partners to download to any device. These authoritative reports cover a wide range of topics in precision agriculture and showcase the...

UrtheCast Corp. and Land O’Lakes, Inc. today announced they have entered a binding term sheet for the purchase of Geosys Technology Holding LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Land O’Lakes, for a purchase price of US$20 million. This landmark...

An attentive classroom of 50 precision agriculture managers gathered in Brookings, SD, in June for the inaugural PrecisionAg® Professional Accelerator, a three-day professional development program. The event was sponsored by EFC Systems and Raven Industries and co-hosted by South...

Enterprise software manufacturer EFC Systems, scholarship sponsor of the inaugural PrecisionAg® Professional Accelerator professional development conference this June in Brookings, SD, believes in the need for highly-trained trusted advisers to advance precision technology adoption among producers. Ernie Chappell, president...

DTN has announced a partnership today at the National Farm Machinery Show with Agronomic Technology Corp (ATC), a Yara International Company and the leader in nitrogen modeling. Through the partnership, DTN, an independent source of insight and analysis, and...

At right, Roger DuMond of Kova Fertilizer shares experience, and a few laughs, with third-year intern Brandon Butz. “Sharing ideas with our younger employees is a joy, and we learn a lot this way,” says...

Is Farmers Business Network (FBN) — and its admittedly slick crop inputs e-commerce platform, FBN Direct — really the Big Bad Boogie Man some have made it out to be? That, dear reader, we’ll leave up to you to decide. AgVend...

AgGateway has announced its 2018 leadership, including the directors of its Strategic Board and Operational Management Board, and leaders of its councils and committees. The non-profit organization, which has more than 200 member companies, is moving into its 13th...

At its annual conference last week, AgGateway honored individuals and companies that are advancing electronic connectivity efforts in agriculture and related industries, thereby expanding the use of information to maximize efficiency and productivity. Randy Fry, Data Process and Information Systems...

In the past few months there has been a flurry of acquisitions of agtech startups by major players in the industry. Let’s look at a short and hardly complete list of a few of these recent acquisitions: Adapt-N –...

EFC Systems announced it has purchased the assets of AgSolver Inc. The move establishes a new Agronomic Planning and Sustainabilty division at EFC Systems which Dr. Dave Muth will oversee as Vice President. The technology and team of 12 that...

According to an AgPR news release, FieldAlytics is now available in Canada through FieldAlytics Solutions Canada, Inc. This new company is the exclusive marketing organization for the EFC Systems, Inc.’s FieldAlytics suite of precision agriculture and field data management tools...