The word “drone” brings to mind images of unmanned aerial vehicles spying on enemies and dropping explosives, but that is only one facet of their many capabilities.

Tim Norris, CEO of Ag Info Tech, a precision farming dealership in Mount Vernon, Ohio, talks about his motivation for producing a promotional video that showcases the benefits of conservation and technology, as the global population increases along with the demand for higher crop production.

CNH Industrial and The Climate Corporation have reached a non-exclusive agreement for factory integration of some Precision Planting technology into CNH planters.

The Red River Valley Research Corridor and North Dakota Farmers Union are again co-hosting the third annual Precision Agriculture Action Summit, scheduled for Jan. 20-21, 2014, at the North Dakota Farmers Union Conference Center in Jamestown, N.D. The event is an opportunity to learn about trends and practices shaping the industry. And new this year, the conference features two education tracks focusing on crop and livestock management technologies. The tracks will run concurrently on the first day of the conference.

By Brian Hoffman’s estimation, he’s had better than average luck adopting precision farming tools at Hoffman & Sons Inc., where he farms with his brother-in-law, Jesse Scroeder, and long time employee, Dan Bolling, near Brunswick in northeastern Nebraska. They no-till 2,200 acres of corn, soybeans, alfalfa and dryland cereal rye.

Communication systems build on precision farming technology to give equipment a voice.