Data Management
February 7, 2013
Raven Industries now offers the simple to install SmarTrax MD mechanical steering system, and announced an enhanced Slingshot offering that streamlines data sharing and management.
Guidance
January 29, 2013
Raven Industries has named sales and marketing veteran, Michelle M. Lavallee as the new head of Global Sales and Marketing for the Applied Technology division. Michelle brings with her over twenty years' experience in international business, sales, marketing, innovation,...
Guidance
November 28, 2012
Perspective The specter of the “Great Midwest Drought of 2012” hung over Sioux Falls as more than 200 equipment dealers, customers, and media types gathered at Raven Industries’ world headquarters for the company’s second Raven Innovation Summit.
The overarching discussion,...
Market Watch
March 15, 2012
Raven Industries recently announced that AgIntegrated's OnSite mobile and desktop application will utilize Slingshot API. Slingshot API, or Application Programming Interface, is a software-to-software interface that provides a simple and inobtrusive way for one software system to communicate with...
Guidance
March 1, 2011
Raven Industries is gearing up for a bigger focus on wireless technology. "Now that RTK steering is more readily available through dealer networks and public CORS networks, we expect 2011 to focus on the wireless technology that has made...
Market Watch
January 20, 2011
Building upon the Slingshot suite of wireless products and services, the Slingshot API is designed to bridge the information gap between activity in the field and existing software at the office. This is made possible through Slingshot's managed wireless...
Guidance
October 7, 2010
Máquinas Agrícolas Jacto S.A. and Raven Industries announced a strategic partnership in which Raven will be Jacto's precision ag partner for factory-installed components, and the precision ag supplier for its global dealer network.
"Jacto and Raven's partnership brings together two...
Guidance
January 28, 2010
"Based on feedback we hear at our training sessions and trade shows, assisted steering will be a very big product for 2010," says Kristin Tilus, marketing coordinator. "GPS guidance has been out and adopted by a good percentage of...
Market Watch
January 28, 2010
Raven Industries and Buhler Industries announced a new strategic partnership for Buhler's Versatile line of tractors and sprayers that will feature Raven precision agriculture products offered on both the Versatile tractor line, as well as their new self-propelled sprayer...
Market Watch
January 15, 2010
Raven is charging headlong into the wireless world with the introduction of Slingshot, a web-based telematics solution that ties together proprietary hardware and a web platform that brings robust wireless connectivity to growers and designated Slingshot dealers.
Fully implemented, the...
Market Watch
November 19, 2009
Following up on the companies' successful strategic alliance started in July of this year, Raven Industries has taken a more substantial step forward by acquiring a minority ownership position of software manufacturer SST. Terms were not disclosed.
The deal serves...
Market Watch
October 28, 2009
Raven Industries, Inc. announced that it entered into a purchase agreement to buy Ranchview, Inc. The Canadian technology company develops systems that use cellular networks instead of traditional radio systems that are typically used to deliver Real Time Kinematic...
Market Watch
September 1, 2009
The InfoAg Conference has historically been a place where technology companies make significant announcements, and this year was no exception.
Software manufacturer SST and precision manufacturer Raven Industries announced a new strategic alliance to provide solutions for customers that create...
Global Ag Tech Alliance – North America
August 13, 2009
Raven Industries has committed their corporate and financial support to the PrecisionAg Institute, the industry's independent global forum dedicated to the sharing of precision agriculture practices, ideas, research, products, services and success stories. The PrecisionAg Institute is managed by...
Market Watch
July 23, 2009
SST Software and Raven Industries have formed a strategic alliance to provide customers with simple, more efficient ways to move and manage information for the precision agriculture market. The first of these solutions will be the integration of SST's...
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...
Guidance
May 21, 2009
AutoFarm recently announced the availability of embedded steering control (ESC) for Envizio Pro, allowing it to work with the AutoFarm OnTrac2 GPS Assisted Steering System to provide robust steering of a broad range of equipment including tractors, sprayers, spreaders...
Guidance
March 19, 2009
Upgrading Viper Pro to FarmPRO DGPS will allow hands-free steering using the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) or OmniSTAR XP or HP correction. Upgrading to add FarmPRO RTK will allow sub-inch accurate vehicle placement with consistent repeatability.
Both Viper Pro-to-FarmPRO...
Market Watch
March 5, 2009
Both planter control systems improve planting accuracy and yield by reducing planter overlaps and skips.
Raven's CANbus technology and multi-function field computers (Viper Pro and Envizio Pro) work seamlessly with AccuRow. The SmartRow system, which operates off the Cruizer visual...
Guidance
February 26, 2009
The system can be paired up with Raven's Cruizer, Envizio Pro, or Viper Pro controllers to provide a wide range of capabilities and price points.
Optional vehicle transfer kits make moving SmartSteer from cab to cab relatively simple, without the...
