Precision Farming Dealer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week:

• A Look Back: The First Issue of Precision Farming Dealer
• Which Ag Tech Sectors Face the Biggest Challenges?
• College Students Focus on Protecting Farms from Cyber-Attacks
• 360 RAIN offers New Way to Nurture Crops
• Syngenta Unveils Interra Scan Soil Health Mapping Service

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As global leaders with the widest range of spinner spreaders and air boom applicators in the industry, Salford Group has got you covered. Backed by over 400 application-specific dealers, eight North American parts distribution centers and revered in-field application support, we’re the partners you need to make your business as productive as possible.

A Look Back: The First Issue of Precision Farming Dealer

Has it really been 10 years already?! As we put the final touches on the 8th Precision Farming Dealer Summit program, we're reminded that 10 years ago we debuted the very first issue of Precision Farming Dealer magazine. In just a decade, the precision farming business has grown far beyond what we covered in this first issue.

Which Ag Tech Sectors Face the Biggest Challenges?

In his latest edition of Easy Observations in Ag, Nathan Faleide breaks down the ag tech sectors that might be in “trouble.” Faleide writes, “The real big issue I see that covers all of these sectors is basic grower adoption and acceptance. Maybe it’s a cost thing, or service, or education or complexity.”

College Students Focus on Protecting Farms from Cyber-Attacks

KETV-7 in Omaha, Neb., features a group of students studying how to protect precision ag equipment & technology from cyber-attacks. “As we bring new and shiny objects of technology into our everyday practices, it expands the attack surface,” cybersecurity professor Robin Gandhi says.

360 RAIN offers New Way to Nurture Crops

Farm Innovations gives us the scoop on the new 360 RAIN autonomous irrigation and manure application system. 360 RAIN is designed to follow rows and apply right at the base of the plant throughout the growing season. With a 60-foot boom (24 rows), it applies water through Y-DROP style hoses.

Syngenta Unveils Interra Scan Soil Health Mapping Service

Get the 101 on Syngenta’s Interra Scan in this video from BusinessWire. The new precision soil analysis service delivers high resolution nutrient, texture and carbon maps for growers. Interra Scan shares accurate data across 27 layers of information, from macronutrients to micronutrients, organic matter and carbon.

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