Technological news in agriculture was trending this month, with news of Deere's acquisition of Blue River Technology and subsequent opening of a new AI lab making the list. Mahindra also unveiled its concept for a driverless tractor.
The most viewed item this month was on the top takeaways from SIMA 2017. Case IH's announcement on data-sharing agreements with multiple farm management services also made the top of the list, along with a guest blog post on Elon Musk and agriculture.
New product announcements from the summer farm shows fill several spots in this month's list. Also near the top is a report on Central Illinois Ag's usage of GPS trackers on precision specialists' trucks and another report on defining precision ROI for farm customers
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.