Raven Industries (NASDAQ:RAVN) isn’t wasting any time in getting its recently announced strategic plan to invest in autonomous farming technology off the ground. The company announced that is has acquired Smart Ag Inc., a technology company that develops autonomous farming solutions for agriculture.
Dot Technology Corp. announced that it has entered into an agreement wherein Raven Industries, a manufacturer of agriculture technology with a focus on autonomous farming, will acquire majority ownership of Dot. Funds will be used to support the continued commercialization and evolution of the Dot Power Platform and Dot Ready Implements.
About 40% of North American farm equipment dealers expect revenue from sales of new machinery to improve in 2020, while 37% are forecasting little or no change compared to 2019, according to the results of the Ag Equipment Intelligence’s 2020 Dealer Business Outlook & Trends survey.
The program started by the Ohio Soybean Council and soybean checkoff in 2017, is a public site that strives to create a “farmers helping farmers” community by collecting reviews for all brands and models of precision ag equipment.
Raven Industries Inc. has announced details of its strategic plan, which include a significantly increased level of investment in targeted areas in order to drive greater earnings growth and long term value. Over the next several years, the company will advance two strategic platforms for growth: Raven Autonomy and Raven Composites.
While strides have been made establishing precision as a standalone business, dealerships continue to seek a better balance between revenue generated by hardware sales and service. This mindset is reflected in a continuing trend toward a more balanced breakdown of precision revenue sources in the seventh annual Precision Farming Dealer Benchmark study.
The partnership will allow AgJunction to introduce its Wheelman auto-steering solutions to nearly 9,000 FBN members through various strategic channels within the network’s framework.
Trends in seeding and cultivation technology aim to address the conservation of soil moisture, improvement of nutrient availability and simplified machine operation via digital-electronic aids.
Aerial scouting, in-field sensing and agronomic services are among the technologies he cites as having growth potential as farmers look for ways to more efficiently manage their crops toward a profitable harvest.
We had a front-row seat to the launch of AEF’s Agricultural Interoperability Network (AgIN) at AGRITECHNICA a few weeks ago, which promises to ease the process of data sharing for farmers and dealers.
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