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How Soil Sampling Helps the Budget Process

By Keith Byerly posted on September 27, 2018 | Posted in Service & Support, Data Management

We tend to think about soil sampling as a line item expense. Something to do when times are good, but can be delayed when budgets are tighter. That couldn’t be further from the truth

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Measuring & Managing Precision Payback with Spraying Technology

| Posted in Product Innovations

Discover the time and money-saving innovation of spray application products, methods and metrics to improve input efficiency.

Satshot Connects Landscout with John Deere API

September 28, 2016 | Posted in Product Innovations, Industry News

The IOS mobile software is now connected with the Deere's Operations Center and allows users to classify, manage, merge and export attributed image VRA zone-maps directly to the Operations Center.

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Developments in Site-Specific Management & VR Sprayers

By Dan Crummett and Dave Kanicki posted on September 5, 2016 | Posted in Industry News

The “precision placement of chemicals” and “consistent application within a targeted coverage” area that Ken Giles spoke of 5 years ago is a reality today, and is often referred to as “site-specific management” or, in some cases, “variable-rate application.

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Growers Find Individual Nozzle Control Saves Inputs with Precision Application

By Dan Crummett posted on September 5, 2016 | Posted in Industry News

Richard Preston says his Kentucky grain farm represents the “worst-case scenario” for efficiently and responsibly spraying chemicals. His fields are located between creeks and timber and back up to ever-growing residential areas near Elizabethtown, Ky.

Now is a Good Time to Calibrate Boom Sprayers

April 1, 2016 | Posted in Service & Support, Industry News

Source: Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

With warmer temperatures experienced recently, it's a good time for growers to calibrate their boom sprayers, says an expert form Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

Precision Agriculture Action Summit to Be Held Jan. 18-19, 2016

January 12, 2016 | Posted in Dealer Development

The Red River Valley Research Corridor and North Dakota Farmers Union are co-hosting the 2016 Precision Ag Action Summit in Jamestown, N.D.

SOYL Introduces New App at InfoAg

July 28, 2015 | Posted in Product Innovations, Industry News

Making its debut appearance at the 2015 InfoAg conference in St. Louis, SOYL will be exhibiting its groundbreaking new app, iSOYL.

Nailing Down the Value of Precision Agriculture

May 19, 2014 | Posted in Precision Sales

Source: Alberta Farmer

People have been talking about precision agriculture as the next big thing in farming for more than two decades. Of course, back then, GPS wasn't as commonplace. Today, almost all smartphones have built-in GPS and the things that you can do with the right "app" are pretty amazing.

Future of Soil Sensing Technology

May 9, 2014 | Posted in Precision Sales, Product Innovations

Source: Viacheslav I. Adamchuk and Paul J. Jasa, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Sensors that measure a variety of essential soil properties on the go are being developed. These sensors can be used either to control variable rate application equipment in real-time or in conjunction with a Global Positioning System (GPS) to generate field maps of particular soil properties.

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[Technology Corner] USDA Use of Ag Data Raises Data Privacy Concerns Among Farmers

The USDA, other U.S. government agencies and private companies use ag data to measure the impact of initiatives aimed at sequestering carbon. In 2022, the USDA announced a $3.1 billion program aimed at funding climate-smart commodity projects through collecting data, but a recent survey found that 58% of farmers do not trust government offices with their data.

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Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette Campus

The college offers an associate degree in Applied Science in Agriculture (60 credit hours). Students enrolled in this program may specialize in precision farming technology by selecting up to 15 credit hours in this area and agriculture business, sales and agronomy.

Lake Region State College - Dakota Precision Ag Center

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.

HTS Ag Precision Ag Solutions

Offering training on Ag Leader, Trimble, Reichhardt, Norac and Integris Systems in twice yearly customer training events (spring/fall). Also offering individual training opportunities on any HTS Ag products and SMS software, year round.