360 Yield Center founder Gregg Sauder says the ideal 360 Rain dealer is someone who understands the farmers needs, infrastructure challenges, and will take the late night calls and more.
During the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville Feb.14-17, if you can identify your farm on Google Earth, Gregg Sauder of 360 Yield Center and his team will design a 360 Rain System for your operation.
Gregg Sauder, founder of 360Yield Center shares details on their 360 autonomous irrigation unit, straight from the assembly line. The 360 Rain unit is capable of handling a 60-foot to 80-foot boom with the goal of irrigating any crop regardless of field shape. The unit makes use of a heavy reel to transport and manage the hose as they maneuver through the field delivering half an inch of water to the plant on a weekly basis.
CropX, a global soil sensing and agricultural analytics company, announced the acquisition of Nebraska-based CropMetrics, a provider of cloud-based, precision-irrigation tools.
By the end of 2021, the companies will integrate their digital platforms to provide their growers and dealer networks with a first-of-its-kind, fully connected crop management solution. The expanded partnership will also focus on a collaboration in data science, machine learning, and AI-driven analytics to deliver highly precise water-based insights and predictive models.
Valley Irrigation's Valley Scheduling, coupled with the services of an agronomy expert, provides easy-to-understand irrigation recommendations based on field-proven science.
Valley Irrigation's Valley X-Tec Advanced Center Drive is a DC drive and motor for center pivot irrigation machines that provides full torque power at any speed.
CropX announced that Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH and Lab IX have invested in the company. Already serving 20 top farms across the United States, CropX plans to use the strategic partnerships to accelerate product development and rapidly expand market adoption.
A roundtable discussion at the Precision Farming Dealer Summit this winter led to a partnership between MZB Technologies and Garden City Co-op in southwestern Kansas.
Verdant Robotics showed off its new Sharpshooter at the FIRA Conference a few weeks ago. Dubbed the only robotic precision application system that aims before it shoots, Sharpshooter uses Bullseye Aim & Apply Technology.
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.
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.
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.