Trimble announced the appointment of Abe Hughes as the worldwide general manager for Trimble’s Agriculture Division within the Resources and Utilities segment. Hughes assumed the role on July 10, 2017, and is located in Westminster, Colo.

Advanced telematic services continue to take shape in precision farming as suppliers partner to integrate and deliver data sharing platforms through their dealer networks.

Integration enables farmers to access their CNH task data within the Trimble ag software solution.

Morris brings over 20 years of marketing experience and will have responsibility for leading all marketing initiatives, developing go-to-market strategies and driving the product road map for AgJunction.

Trimble announced it has signed an agreement to acquire privately-held Müller-Elektronik, a German company specializing in implement control and precision farming solutions.

Trimble introduced its Irrigate-IQ optimal flow variable-rate irrigation (VRI) solution that allows farmers to perform VRI on center pivot irrigation systems with standard pumping equipment or limited well capacity.

Valley Irrigation, a division of Valmont Industries Inc., and Trimble, a provider of precision agriculture solutions, announced that Valley Irrigation will become the exclusive OEM distributor of Trimble’s Irrigate-IQ precision irrigation solution.

Implement guidance is still an emerging technology in North America, but it is being utilized in other parts of the world to improve agricultural production. This recent article from Ag Contractor & Large Scale Farmer looks at some of the considerations for adding implement guidance to a farming operation.