The two companies are collaborating to help farmers and enterprises save water and reduce power consumption.

Peer groups are nothing new to the agricultural industry, but developing a network of external support is an increasingly valuable resource for precision farming professionals. Joining or even forming a precision peer group of non-competitive dealers is an option to network with other specialists and trade tips, challenges and success stories.

Topcon Agriculture introduces TAP, the Topcon Agriculture Platform, a cloud-based agricultural ecosystem designed to provide real-time monitoring and data analysis for decision making during every phase of the farming cycle

Precision farming has been defined as: “A management concept which recognizes variability within the soil environment and maximizes economic agricultural production while minimizing environmental impact for a specific location.” Being a management concept, precision farming is based on a dynamic decision making process with specific objectives.

In search of a simple, yet satisfying explanation of the Internet of Things (IoT) it seemed logical to scour the one place I was sure to find an answer; the internet.

One of the more buzzworthy terms in the consumer business world is Internet of Things, or IoT for short. While a bit ambiguous, the IoT trend is taking off with integrated voice activation tools and in agriculture with companies moving conceptual designs into commercial development.

In this Precision Farming Dealer podcast, brought to you by Farmers Edge, we are joined by several manufacturers to find out how each of them define the Internet of Things within their respective company, along with an outlook on the timeline and target markets.