Precision Planting announces it’s developing two new seed delivery technologies — a retrofitable multi-hybrid metering system that will let the planter frequently switch between hybrids, and SpeedTube, a system that will plant corn and soybeans faster than seed tubes.

Raven Industries announced a collaboration with Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. to bring a new multi-hybrid planter control system to Kinze’s world-leading product offering. In the summer of 2013, Raven introduced the first commercially available multi-hybrid planter solution that allows growers to switch between two hybrids on the fly.

Clark State Community College officials unveiled a new fall degree program Friday that could train employees for precision agriculture, part of a growing Unmanned Aerial Systems industry that could generate as much as $339 million for Ohio’s economy in its first three years.

For more than a decade, beginning with the advent of global positioning systems, the use of precision agriculture on the farm has transformed into a whole style of technology that uses computers and satellites to know where the operator is in the field and then deliver the exact inputs needed to that location. This technology helps farmers improve yields, decrease inputs and reduce costs.

Trimble announced today the addition of its Trimble UX5 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to its Agriculture product portfolio for aerial imaging and mapping.

The Precision Agriculture Conference, being held February 26 and 27th, 2014, at the Best Western Lamplighter Inn and Conference Centre, in London, Ontario has announced several more presentation topics and speakers.

Dawn Equipment, an Illinois-based manufacturer of products for precision farming and reduced tillage agriculture, is pleased to announce the formation of a new division: DawnBIOLOGIC. This exciting division is devoted specifically to developing mechanical products aligned with the broader soil health movement.

The director of Sinclair Community College’s Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) program believes many uses of remotely piloted airplanes in the next few years will be in the realm of agriculture

Mobile Field and Farm App iCropTrak announces integration of the new John Deere wireless connection technology MyJohnDeere.com and DropBox in iCropTrak Version 4.0 for 2014.

Lake Region State College didn’t wait for Grand Forks to be named one of six national unmanned aircraft systems test sites last week before launching its own UAS curriculum.