Five students in Western Illinois University's School of Agriculture recently had the opportunity to learn, first hand, some of the agriculture-related applications of unmanned aerial vehicles, thanks to Stewart Moorehead from John Deere's Technology Innovation Center.

New 2015 family of John Deere 6 tractors feature integrated AutoTrac for accurate, efficient guidance through the field and PFC hydraulics, with up to 6 selective control valves to provide maximum hydraulic efficiency for operating large implements, seeding tools, row-crop planters and potato harvesters.

John Deere is expanding the functionality of its Machine Sync application beyond just combine-grain cart harvest automation and logistics for 2015.

When December comes to an end, the only things left from a long line of John Deere Green tractors in RDO Equipment parking lot in Rapid City may be the imprint of tire treads in the soft ground.

Dawn Equipment recently unveiled new products for planters and drills for spring 2015 during a live broadcast.

John Deere introduces the MyJohnDeere Operations Center with intuitive, easy-to-use tools for customers to manage their machinery and develop agronomic insights.

Further developing their partnership, John Deere and BASF have signed an agreement which covers the joint development of integrated precision farming solutions aiming to significantly enhance arable farming productivity.

Population growth and diminishing farmable land are forcing the agriculture industry to adopt high-tech IT and big data analytics solutions, according to John Deere global infrastructure services manager Larry Brewer.

These days, precision farming dealers are downright giddy when it comes to talking about the potential unmanned aerial vehicles hold for agriculture. With each passing week, it seems more and more are partnering with UAV manufacturers to sell the technology.

Bayer CropScience and John Deere are working together to integrate data access, wireless data transmission, and delivery of prescription recommendations to help farmers optimize yields and return on investment.