Industry News
June 11, 2009
NTech is a leading provider of crop-sensing technology that allows farmers to reduce costs and environmental impact by controlling the application of nitrogen, herbicide and other crop inputs. The acquisition further expands Trimble's ability to offer innovative field applications...
Data Management
January 8, 2009
In a time of increasing pressure on growers to make the most precise decisions about crops, seed, inputs, and harvest, Pioneer's move indicates a desire to provide growers with more information to do just that.
Said Sue Hoover, marketing director,...
Industry News
December 4, 2008
"We are excited to add the Rawson line of drives, controllers and complementary products to our flow and application control solutions portfolio. Rawson is a leader and their products are affordable, simple to use and accurate," said Erik Arvesen,...
Industry News
October 30, 2008
A manufacturer of planter clutches since 1982, Tru Count made a big splash in the precision market with the introduction of the Tru Count Air Clutch in 2007. The Air Clutch is placed on each planter row and is...
Market Watch
February 6, 2008
The proposed merger of Microsoft and Yahoo! did not come as a surprise to the business community given the predominance of Google. Google has been the dominant force in the public access to information. First, with its popular search...
Market Watch
February 6, 2008
My first thought in relation to agriculture is that this proposed merger points out the importance of technology companies becoming vertically integrated.
When the "tech age" started in the 1990s, there were a lot of small "mom and pop" companies...