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FBI Warns Farmers About the Dangers of Hackable IoT Farm Equipment

April 22, 2016 | Posted in Industry News

Source: SoftPedia.com

Farmers who employ Internet-connected and precision farming equipment should be very mindful of the way they configure their devices, the FBI warned in a public statement advisory at the end of March.

Survey: Farmers More Interested in Boosting Yields Than Cost Cutting

Farmers are more than twice as likely to be motivated by how high they can get their yields than by lowering their cost of unit of production. That's according to a recent survey Millennium Research completed for the Precision Ag Institute.

February 11, 2016 | Posted in Industry News

Technology to Help Farmers Deal with Drought

April 21, 2015 | Posted in Product Innovations

With droughts becoming more severe, water tables getting lower and an increasing demand for water from growing suburbs and cities, farmers know they need to use water more sparingly.

Precision Tools Emerging on Rice Farms

March 26, 2015 | Posted in Industry News

In 2013, USDA conducted the latest Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) of the U.S. rice industry, interviewing farmers about production practices, resource use, and finances in the 10 largest rice-producing States.

USDA: Big Data Implications for the Production of Official Statistics

January 28, 2015 | Posted in Data Management

Source: Mark Harris, Chair of the Agricultural Statistics Board and Director of the Methodology Division, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Unless you live completely off the grid, you likely have heard of, and contribute to, "big data," the often-used catch phrase describing massive (and ever-increasing) volumes of information stored digitally on computers, servers and clouds.

Record Soybean Crop Planted, Corn Acres Reduced

July 1, 2014 | Posted in Industry News

A new report from the American Farm Bureau Federation pegs the nation's planted soybean acreage at a record 84.8 million acres. But ultimately Mother Nature will determine how plentiful harvest will be for both soybean and corn farmers, says the American Farm Bureau Federation.

Geospatial Data Needs Grow Across North America

April 8, 2014 | Posted in Precision Agriculture 101, Data Management

Source: Rick Mueller, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Over the past several decades, satellite imagery has emerged as one of the most valuable new tools in modern agriculture.

iCropTrak Chosen for USDA/NRCS Mobile Contract

May 15, 2013 | Posted in Product Innovations

Cogent3D, Inc, announces contract award to assist USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to re-engineer their mobile workforce with a new Mobile Conservation Planner App using iCropTrak to allow NRCS staff to spend more time with client collaboration and conservation efforts in the field.

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Precision Specialist Comes to the Rescue on First Day of Planting

Go behind the scenes with Leo Johnson and his son, Patrick, as they plant corn into strips for the first time on their 1,000-acre farm in Clinton, Wis. Jason Pennycook, precision specialist for 9-store Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor, comes to the rescue with remote support when Patrick runs into a problem with the planter in the field.

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Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette Campus

The college offers an associate degree in Applied Science in Agriculture (60 credit hours). Students enrolled in this program may specialize in precision farming technology by selecting up to 15 credit hours in this area and agriculture business, sales and agronomy.

Lake Region State College - Dakota Precision Ag Center

The college offers an AAS in Precision Agriculture and customized precision ag- related training for agricultural producers, insurance underwriters, equipment dealer and agricultural cooperative employees and others.

HTS Ag Precision Ag Solutions

Offering training on Ag Leader, Trimble, Reichhardt, Norac and Integris Systems in twice yearly customer training events (spring/fall). Also offering individual training opportunities on any HTS Ag products and SMS software, year round.