The most viewed item this month was related to the Deere and Precision Planting deal. This topic showed up in this month's top articles several times this month, in a Virtual Terminal blog post and in the Technology Corner.

A new research study shows Midwest farmers using data-driven software generally run large farms, are young and are investing for long- term profitability.

With the rapid evolution of technology, it's not always easy for precision dealers to catch their breath. However, a time may be coming when the precision industry takes stock of where it is and where it needs to go.

Applied Technology sales increased nearly 30%, driven by sales of Hawkeye Nozzle Control Systems, Rate Control Modules and Injection Systems.

Trimble announced it has signed an agreement to acquire privately-held Müller-Elektronik, a German company specializing in implement control and precision farming solutions.

The funding will be used to further develop American Robotics’ integrated drone system for commercial farming and to expand the team.

When the team at Tharsus Group wanted to consult an expert on agriculture automation, it realized there was only one person for the job. Prof. Simon Blackmore of Harper Adams University is the utmost authority on the design and build of agricultural and horticultural robots.

A group of maize farmers stands huddled around an agronomist and his computer on the side of an irrigation pivot in central South Africa. The agronomist has just flown over the pivot with a hybrid UAV that takes off and lands using propellers yet maintains distance and speed for scanning vast hectares of land through the use of its fixed wings.