Drones | UAVs July 15, 2019 Floods, drought, fires, pest damage, or disease can decimate a season’s profits. A single drone flight can provide rapid, easy, and accurate assessment for insurance adjustment procedures and compensation. Crop damage assessments and adjustments have traditionally been difficult to make...
Data Management December 4, 2017 The USDA Soil Conservation Service, now Natural Resources Conservation Service, has been charged with creating the country’s soil survey. This survey was designed for broad land use planning. My career was spent mapping soils across the country and that...
Data Management August 15, 2017 Agronomic professionals and technicians dealing with precision farming must understand the soils within the field before writing effective prescriptions. A field provided with the same fertility, same amount of water, and same seed will still have production variability due...
Connectivity July 28, 2017 As I sit here and ponder just what it was that we all experienced last week, off the top of mind I'd say InfoAg 2017 seemed vastly different from the previous iteration — perhaps a bit subdued, or less...
Imagery June 20, 2017 From left: Satellite imagery one week before application, as applied rate, and satellite imagery one month after application of plant growth regulator in cotton fields in Mato Grosso, Midwest Brazil. A cotton crop presents some important...
Market Watch May 22, 2017 Typical spatial distribution of nematodes in cotton characterized by the presence of circular and oval-shaped infected spots. As promised in my first article, this month I am writing about some technical aspects related to the use...
Digital Farming March 16, 2017 A farming magazine recently published an article of an interview of two experts discussing how understanding the topography of a field can assist farmers in understanding soils. The first paragraph began with the sentences: "For decades, NRCS soil maps...
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 July 18, 2016 Winfield US (Winfield United Suppliers) and The Climate Corporation (a division of Monsanto Co.) are further enhancing their collaboration by implementing a two-way, cross-navigation exchange between the R7 Tool, the Winfield US decision ag solution, and The Climate Corporation’s...
Farm to Fork July 7, 2016 The John Deere Operations Center provides value to growers with tools and features that enable them to easily access farm information to better manage their operations. They are able to see and analyze performance and collaborate with partners to...
Market Watch May 24, 2016 Jason and Laura Kehler. (Submitted photo) “What if I were to tell you that a Manitoba potato grower got the inspiration to dive into the world of yield monitors and light bars to save his relationship...
Data Management May 3, 2016 SLANTRANGE’s new drone-ready sensor and analytics system optimizes battery life, aerodynamics, and weight while doubling the area imaged each flight. Photo: Business Wire SLANTRANGE, pioneers of a smarter approach to aerial remote sensing and analytics for...
Data Management April 28, 2016 Sentera today introduced its Double 4K sensor, bringing a small, fully-customizable twin-imager sensor to the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry. The rugged, high-throughput Double 4K sensor is designed for use in harsh environments, with configuration options tailored for use in...
Market Watch February 16, 2016 For precision agriculture providers using MapShots AgStudio software, several improved functions are available in 2016. The company announced three new releases within the last month, including: better tools for analyzing yields. a new GIS processing update. a new version of AgDirector software. two...
Data Management February 9, 2016 All Drone Solutions announces its intention to demonstrate and launch ROAM (Remotely Operated Agriculture Mapping) solution for growers and agronomists at the World Ag Expo , Feb. 9-11, Building C Booth 3816. An in-house and portable local processing system...
Analytics February 3, 2016 AgReliant Genetics has announced its formal collaboration with AgSoil Analytics, Inc., a Purdue-affiliated company led by Purdue University agronomy professor Phillip Owens. Phillip R. Owens, from left, Purdue University associate professor of agronomy, and doctoral graduate...
Data Management June 18, 2014 As part of the annual Earth monitoring competition Copernicus Masters, CloudEO invites developers and GEO-enthusiasts to submit exciting and promising business ideas in agriculture.
Guidance March 13, 2013 ScoutDoc for iPad now offering GPS map and pin drop functions.
Guidance January 14, 2010 Launched at AgriTechnica in Europe in November, Leica introduced its new iNEX mapping and guidance display to a US audience at the inaugural Ag Connect Expo in Orlando this week.