"With this and Blu-Jet-Unverferth news, there has been significant consolidation in strip-till market in recent weeks. When there are fewer than 15-20 and two consolidate, that’s notable," says Mike Lessiter, Editor of Farm Equipment.

Agren's soil health and conservation planning software is already helping Land O'Lakes lead the way on innovative conservation stewardship. New technology will help growers and dairy farmers safeguard water quality, reduce erosion and improve soil health.

Nutrien is the world's largest provider of crop inputs and services. Agrible is a digital agriculture company with an advanced platform and product offering that includes a broad set of agronomic and on-farm advisory tools, data science capabilities and predictive analytics.

The move establishes a new Agronomic Planning and Sustainabilty division at EFC Systems which Dr. Dave Muth will oversee as Vice President.

Deere said it will invest $305 million to fully acquire Blue River Technology and plans to have the 60 person firm remain in Sunnyvale, Calif. The transaction is expected to close in September.

AGCO senior vice president Eric Hansotia discusses what the company's acquisition of Precision Planting means for growers, dealers and the agricultural marker.

DuPont announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire San Francisco-based Granular Inc., a provider of software and analytics tools

A definitive agreement has been signed for AGCO to acquire the Precision Planting equipment business.

Deere & Co. responded to the Dept. of Justice’s complaint to the Deere’s acquisition of Precision Planting.

There’s no shortage of competition among precision farming manufacturers, with both OEM and aftermarket suppliers jockeying for market share. Acquisitions and strategic partnerships continue to shape the future of the industry.