The Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 (S. 2343) would create a task force to bring together public and private stakeholders to evaluate current programs affecting broadband internet access on cropland and ranchland.

Technology adoption among farmers can be influenced by supply and demand for certain precision systems. While there are other variables farmers consider prior to purchasing hardware, there is are general precision practices that apply to the majority of North American farms, including auto-steer systems and GPS guidance.

AgLaunch365 provides startups with the tools needed to integrate with farmers to create and implement sophisticated field trial protocols and prepare for funding by aligned capital sources. This 6-week program will be delivered through remote programming and in-person sessions held in Memphis.

Guidance systems use global positioning system (GPS) coordinates to automatically steer farm equipment like combines, tractors, and self-propelled sprayers. Guidance systems help reduce operator fatigue and pinpoint precise field locations, within a few inches.

Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the launch of a new private investment fund with the potential to inject $100 million into small food and agriculture businesses across rural America.

Farmers who employ Internet-connected and precision farming equipment should be very mindful of the way they configure their devices, the FBI warned in a public statement advisory at the end of March.

Farmers are more than twice as likely to be motivated by how high they can get their yields than by lowering their cost of unit of production. That's according to a recent survey Millennium Research completed for the Precision Ag Institute.

In 2013, USDA conducted the latest Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) of the U.S. rice industry, interviewing farmers about production practices, resource use, and finances in the 10 largest rice-producing States.