AgLaunch continues to expand its farm-centric innovation platform to accelerate the process of bringing new ideas into agriculture. The organization offers a one-stop shop for researchers, farmers, logistic providers, processors, non-profits, investors and corporate partners to help validate and grow new ideas in the agricultural space.
Jeff Herrold farms with his brother, Paul, on Herrold Farms near Wanatah, Ind. While they are no strangers to precision farming practices, Jeff says he certainly would like to leverage the data they have collected to better manage inputs and improve yields.
I can vividly remember walking through the aisles of ag shows a couple years ago and seemingly stopping every few booths to grab a business card and a brief conversation with an ambitious entrepreneur looking to stake a claim in the ag tech industry.
A report by AgFunder.com reveals that investment in agriculture technology startups reached $3.23 billion in 2016, a 30% year-over-year decline. But it was a tale of two halves as the number of deals closed increased 10% to 580 due to an uptick in seed stage activity.
NovAtel launched its OEM7 7.200 version firmware. The update introduces new positioning functionality including an industry first Interference ToolkitT (ITK).
The top article this month a What Farmers Want From You item that focused on technology touching on most aspects of a family farm. The top takeaways from the 2017 Precision Farming Dealer Summit were also part of the list, as well as ag data predictions for 2017.
The tools allow for customizable Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data that give growers and agronomists significant insight into field and crop health, today and throughout the season.
TechCrunch.com reports Google parent company Alphabet is in advanced discussions to sell its Terra Bella satellite business to Planet Labs, but Monsanto’s Climate Corporation was also considered as purchaser for about $300 million.
Joe Bassett, president of Dawn Equipment Co., provides a detailed virtual tour of the company’s new Reflex digital down pressure control system and the evolution of its X-Sense Gauge Wheel Down Force Sensor.
From technician to service manager to now chief technology officer, Layne Richins has pretty much seen it all in his 20-plus year career with Stotz Equipment. And now he’s at the forefront of implementing AI at the 24-store John Deere dealership.
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