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[Technology Corner] The Future of On-Farm Data Collection

By Noah Newman posted on May 12, 2023 | Posted in Data Management, Product Innovations

AGCO application product specialist Joe Dimler dives into the significance of the company’s smart spraying collaboration with Bosch BASF. Dimler said the company has a roadmap to expand the technology’s data collection abilities a few years down the line to include plant health, population stands, fungus detection and pest detection.

Case IH & AGuru Machinery Announce New Partnership

By Noah Newman posted on May 4, 2023 | Posted in Product Innovations, Industry News

CNH Industrial, parent company to Case IH has entered into an agreement with AGuru Machinery, a strip-till company based in Congerville, Ill. The announcement marks the latest big move in what's been a momentous 4-month stretch in the strip-till equipment market.

[Technology Corner] Farmwave’s Autonomous Harvest Loss Technology Pays off for Corn, Soybean & Cotton Farmers

By Noah Newman posted on April 21, 2023

Farmwave founder and CEO Craig Ganssle says there’s been a lot of “over-promise and under-deliver” in ag technology. But that hasn’t been the case with his company’s autonomous harvest loss technology, and he has the results to prove it.

Throwback Thursday: Kinze Debuts Autonomous Harvest System

By Noah Newman posted on April 20, 2023 | Posted in Autonomy & Robotics

On September 19, 2012, Kinze Mfg. debuted its autonomous tractor and grain cart technology at Elliott Bros. farm in Monmouth, Ill. Check out these videos from the historic moment!

[Technology Corner] First Look: Deere’s FurrowVision Brings Eyes of Grower into the Furrow

By Noah Newman posted on April 7, 2023

John Deere showcased some of its newest precision equipment at the company’s brand-new demonstration farm in Austin, Texas this week. Autonomy senior product manager Joe Liefer, from his phone, starting an autonomous 8410R tractor with a 2430 chisel plow attached.

Sights & Sounds: John Deere Showcases New Precision Technology

By Noah Newman posted on April 5, 2023 | Posted in Product Innovations, Autonomy & Robotics

John Deere showcased its new precision technology at the company's new demonstration farm in Austin, Texas.

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Gregg Sauder Details Journey From Struggling Farmer to Founder of Revolutionary Ag Tech Companies

By Noah Newman posted on April 3, 2023 | Posted in Precision Agriculture 101, Product Innovations

Gregg Sauder could be on a beach sipping a Mai Tai right now after selling Precision Planting for $250 million in 2012. But that’s just not in his DNA. An unrelenting drive and passion to help farmers succeed pushes him to keep grinding.

[Technology Corner] Leaftech Ag Launches New Handheld Tissue Analysis Tool

By Noah Newman posted on March 17, 2023

On demand tissue analysis in the field has arrived. Leaftech Ag recently introduced a handheld digital lab that delivers results in less than 3 minutes.

WATCH: Behind the Scenes at Sabanto

By Noah Newman posted on March 14, 2023 | Posted in Precision Sales, Product Innovations, Autonomy & Robotics

Go behind the scenes with Cory Spaetti in the videos below, as the Sabanto VP of Product gives an all-access look at how the young company is bringing its autonomy system to the marketplace.

Mount Olive's New Precision Ag Minor Addresses "Critical Need" in World of Agriculture

By Noah Newman posted on March 7, 2023 | Posted in Precision Agriculture 101, Dealer Development

The University of Mount Olive has launched a new Precision Agriculture minor for spring 2023. Dr. Sandy Maddox, Dean of the UMO School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, discusses how the minor fills a critical need in the industry and whether more universities will begin offering precision ag courses.

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[Technology Corner] Farmer Takes Retrofit Route with Smart Sprayer in 2024

It’s planting season, which means a lot of the technology we spotlight on this program is being used in the field as we speak. I paid a visit to Eagle, Wis., farmer Tyler Troiola who’s using John Deere See and Spray for the first time this growing season. He says it took his dealer about 2 solid weeks to install the system on his 2018 John Deere sprayer.

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The college offers an AAS in Precision Agriculture and customized precision ag- related training for agricultural producers, insurance underwriters, equipment dealer and agricultural cooperative employees and others.

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