Senator Joe Donnelly announced that Ivy Tech Community College Wabash Valley will receive an Economic Development Admin. (EDA) grant from the U.S. Dept. of Commerce.

Trimble introduced its Irrigate-IQ optimal flow variable-rate irrigation (VRI) solution that allows farmers to perform VRI on center pivot irrigation systems with standard pumping equipment or limited well capacity.

Saga Robotics and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, introduced Thorvald, a modular ag robot. The vehicle weighs about 440 pounds and has 8 motors — 4 for steering and 4 for propulsion. It is adaptable for tillage work and has been primarily tested for use in strawberry tunnels using UV lights to kill mildew on plants. “One of the unique features is that it can be modified for a lot of different working environments, kind of like Legos, and can be narrowed to fit into smaller spaces or expanded for more substantial field tasks,” says Lars Grimstad, PhD student at MBU.

Brian Ryberg, who farms with his wife, Sandy, near Buffalo Lake, Minn., has been on the bleeding edge of precision farming since the 1990s when he first started using a yield monitor in his combine.

Through the AgriSync app, RDO Equipment Co.’s advisors can deliver additional support and problem solving remotely through any smartphone.

Bryan Peterman, Integrated Solutions manager with Atlantic Tractor in Clayton, Del., shares the dealership's incremental incorporation of agronomic services and leveraging the option to add value to data management platforms.

Looking to continue growing it diverse editorial team, Lessiter Media, an established niche publishing company based in Brookfield, Wis., is looking for an ambitious associate editor in its agricultural division.

By calibrating normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) lighting, the Incident Light Sensor offers agronomists, crop consultants and growers a more accurate way to compare images of the same area, captured over time.