Market Watch November 3, 2015 Rather predictably, the recently announced John Deere acquisition of Monsanto’s Precision Planting raised plenty of eyebrows around the office Tuesday morning, pinged the twitter feed without mercy and, I would assume, generated copious texting, phoning and discussion across our...
Market Watch November 2, 2015 Deere & Co. said today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Monosem, the European market leader in precision planters. The purchase includes the company's four facilities in France and two in the United States. "Through this action, we...
Guidance October 16, 2015 AgJunction today announced that it has completed the merger with Novariant, Inc. , previously announced on March 16, 2015. With the completion of the merger, AgJunction gains a preeminent position in automated steering and machine control technologies, differentiated by...
Data Management October 16, 2015 After a 14-year relationship, Syngenta is making Ag Connections a wholly-owned subsidiary to accelerate growth of digital solutions and enhance whole-farm management. Ag Connections provides farm management software solutions and works extensively with Syngenta on its AgriEdge Excelsior program, which...
Market Watch June 10, 2015 Topcon Positioning Group announces the acquisition of NORAC Systems International, a pioneer and the world’s leading developer of ultrasonic sensing and boom control technology for agricultural equipment, in a private transaction. “For more than 40 years NORAC has created innovative...
Farm to Fork April 23, 2015 Trimble announced today that it has acquired the assets of HarvestMark, a provider of food traceability and quality inspection solutions, from YottaMark, Inc. of Redwood City, CA. The acquisition of HarvestMark further enhances Trimble’s position in Agriculture and Transportation...
Market Watch April 2, 2015 EFC Systems, Inc. today announced it has signed an agreement for the purchase of AgJunction Inc.’s Cloud Services division. EFC Systems provides work-flow solutions for both agricultural retailers and wholesalers. Adding precision agronomy software applications to EFC’s portfolio expands their...
Data Management March 23, 2015 Topcon Positioning Group announces the acquisition of Digi-Star, a global leader in agricultural solutions involving weight sensors and control systems for feeding, planting, fertilizer, and harvest equipment manufacturers.
Guidance March 17, 2015 AgJunction has agreed to acquire Novariant through a merger transaction pursuant to which AgJunction will issue common shares to Novariant shareholders.
Data Management December 9, 2014 The 640 Labs team will join The Climate Corporation, strengthening the company’s efforts to build the industry’s leading data science platform for farmers.
Guidance November 20, 2014 Wachendorff Elektronik GmbH and its US subsidiary, Wachendorff Electronics Inc., are leading manufacturers of in-cabin mounted consoles for the industrial vehicle market in the agricultural and construction industries.
Irrigation August 26, 2014 Valmont Industries, a leading global provider of engineered products and services for infrastructure and mechanized irrigation equipment for agriculture, has acquired a majority interest in South Dakota-based AgSense.
Data Management August 6, 2014 Farmers Edge, a global leader in variable rate technology, has formed a joint venture with ISOBUS, M2M and telematics provider, FarmCommand.
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.
Guidance May 1, 2014 Raven Industries today announced that its Applied Technology Division (ATD) has acquired Netherlands-based SBG Innovatie BV and its affiliate, Navtronics BVBA.
Industry News January 19, 2012 Hemisphere GPS recently announced that it is entering the emerging data services market in precision agriculture with a purchase agreement to acquire the assets and operations of AgJunction from GVM, Inc. AgJunction, located in State College, PA, provides a...
Industry News March 16, 2011 Trimble announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets related to the OmniSTAR Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal corrections business from Fugro N.V. Trimble and Fugro also entered into a multi-year service agreement...
Market Watch July 20, 2009 Trimble has acquired the assets of privately-held CTN Data Service, LLC, creator of Farm Works software, located in Hamilton, IN. The acquisition is expected to accelerate Trimble's information management capabilities and offer agricultural customers significant new capabilities in their...
Market Watch June 11, 2009 In conjunction with the purchase, TPS will purchase a large tract of land and several industrial buildings to be used as a training facility and field test site for Europe. Destura designs and manufactures software and hardware electronic and mechanical...
Industry News June 11, 2009 Beginning this fall, a new set of Raven precision application and planter section controls will be offered on the Seed Hawk line of seeders to control multiple functions from a single field computer, the Raven Viper Pro. The first of...
