The GAR Agronomy team tests a variety of technology products that could be of interest to its grower clients, from weather and soil sensors to irrigation and water efficiency. Photo courtesy of Gar Tootelian. In California’s...

Spray drift. News articles about damage caused by spray drift seem to pop up regularly, almost as daily reminders, during the summer months. Whether it be dicamba-related issues in those states of the U.S. where dicamba-tolerant soybeans are grown,...

There’s no ironclad approach to building business through a precision program offering. There are as many nuanced approaches to success as there are retail organizations serving agriculture. But one thing is almost always certain: Whatever approach is taken must be...

Former Monsanto President (now Bayer CropScience Chief Operating Office) Brett Begemann’s opening salvo during his first appearance at a Farm Progress Show (FPS) donning the Bayer Baby Blue summed up the tone and tenor of this year’s FPS rather...

The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Bayer, has announced the advancement of a new predictive seed selection and placement technology to pre-commercial testing. This fall, approximately 50 seed dealers will be testing Seed Advisor, a data science-driven tool that...

As the days in the Northern Hemisphere slowly get shorter, they are getting longer in the Southern Hemisphere and everywhere growers are starting to prepare their equipment in anticipation of the upcoming harvest. In the U.S., 26% of corn...

Rather than breaking things down into smaller, bite-sized pieces that are easily digested, we’ve learned to over-indulge in data, quickly leading us to become bloated with un-actionable results. Big data is one of the most buzzed-about...

Harnessing the power of precision technology leads to year-over-year improvement in productivity and stewardship, says Arkansas grower Rodney Wright, recipient of the 2018 Farmer award in the PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence program.

As this drone flies over a field of strawberries, it’s providing the grower with valuable scouting information at a much faster pace than the standard boots-on-the-ground view. Photo: PrecisionHawk Imagine waking up to find that Mother...

Michael Plumblee is the new precision agriculture specialist at Clemson’s Edisto Research and Education Center. Photo credit: Clemson Public Service and Agriculture The Clemson Extension Service has hired a new Extension associate to help South Carolina...

Growers such as Steve Pitstick can now use new intelligence gained from industrial AI seamlessly and autonomously in the context of their daily workflow to make smarter decisions. I go to great lengths to speak with...

Farmers Edge released a comprehensive R&D roadmap outlining its product enhancement and innovation plans through to 2019, according to a press release issued by the company. After introducing 19 new tools this year, Farmers Edge aims to release over 90...

Fourth-generation Maryland farmer Trey Hill measures the success of his operation not just by how many bushels of corn, soybeans, and wheat it produces, but by how effectively it helps the waters of the Chesapeake Bay that surround its...

AgJunction today announced the opening of the HandsFreeFarm.com online store to bring low-cost, simple-to-use precision agriculture solutions direct to all farmers. To launch the online store, AgJunction introduced RANGER, precision farming made simple with an easy-to-install and use guidance system...

Sentera announces the availability of high-fidelity crop stand, weed pressure mapping, spot scouting maps, and free local image stitching within the Sentera FieldAgent platform. These valuable, field-edge tools are available today to all FieldAgent customers using high-resolution crop imagery....

Andrew Kappes, Agtegra Cooperative, Langford, SD; Agtegra Cooperative’s Andrew Kappes has two pieces of advice for precision farming-focused ag service providers: Take a team-first approach, and become that grower’s trusted advisor. Kappes, along with farmer-customer Joel Erickson...

Farmers Business Network (FBN) today announced its international expansion into Canada for the 2018 growing season, and the acquisition of Yorkton Distributors in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Canadian farmers can now take advantage of the rapidly growing FBN network providing growers...

How do soybean producers begin to extract value from the vast selection of digital tools available in agriculture today? At the ROI of Digital Tools for Soybean Producers Workshop on September 8th, nearly 30 individuals including growers, Extension professionals,...

Clay Mitchell will speak at Northeast Community College in Norflolk, NE, on September 5. A fifth generation farmer and a leading investor in farmland and agricultural technologies will be bringing his message to Northeast Community College...

The Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences will be hosting a free workshop for tech savvy soybean growers on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, from 9 AM to 4 PM at Beck’s Hybrids in London, OH....