As more farmers embrace and expand their precision farming practices, dealerships’ need for specialists and technicians to help customers install, service and troubleshoot the latest technology is rapidly growing.

A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist and his colleague at Cornell University have developed a new tool for studying how roots take shape in the soil.

Novariant, Inc., a provider of advanced steering solutions for precision agriculture, announced today that Househam Sprayers Ltd will exclusively feature Novariant's automated steering systems integrated with their Fieldmaster terminal on its line of agricultural sprayers.

NORAC Systems International Inc. announces the release of Hybrid Mode, the new in-crop spraying feature for NORAC Spray Height Control systems.

Dr. Ed Barnes, senior director, of Agricultural and Environmental Research for Cotton Incorporated, was named 2013 Precision Ag Researcher of the Year at the 16th Annual National Conservation Systems Cotton & Rice Conference, Southern Corn & Soybean Conference and the Southern Precision Ag Conference held recently in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

John Deere has made its first-ever agreement with an educational institution for use of some of its most high-tech field equipment for educational purposes. Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC), headquartered in Eau Claire, Wis., announced the agreement with local John Deere dealer Tractor Central Feb. 5.

Unmanned aerial vehicles or flying drones could take the legwork out of agronomy by identifying crop diseases and observe plant health in fields, say scientists.

Harlan Little, business manager with Leica Geosystems, discusses the precision ag manufacturer's new Virtual Vista farm management tool at Ag Connect in Kansas City, Mo., and also talks about the evolution of telematics and its future value for farmers and dealers.

Precision farming has become much more than a useful optional technique considering the rising costs of fuel, seeds, workforce and the reduction of land available. The optimization of land usage is now a real necessity for any kind of farmer and size of business. In this direction, New Holland has launched the PLM Academy App, which is available and compatible for both iOs and Android operating systems.