John Deere acquired Harvest Profit, a leading provider of farm profitability software based in Fargo, North Dakota. Harvest Profit software helps farmers forecast and measure profitability on a field-by-field basis.

Paperwork and meetings may be considered necessary evils in the day-to-day workflow of a precision business, but done right, they provide invaluable insights into how to improve operational efficiency. While precision farming departments tend to have a lot of latitude and freedom, too much autonomy can produce diminishing returns and erode profit potential.

In this episode of the 2020 Precision Farming Dealer podcast series, supported by Reichhardt Electronic Innovations, we share highlights from several conversations with members of RDO Equipment Co’s. precision farming team during our visit to recognize the dealership as the 2020 Most Valuable Dealership.

SmartDepth, now available through Precision Planting dealers, uses a proprietary calibration process to ensure that every row unit is planting at the same depth, removing row-to- row variability.

With significant capacity for machine production and 5 acres for testing, this new facility is positioned to be the central campus for precision and autonomous agriculture innovation, training and service for Raven Canada.

Trimble achieved GAAP revenue of $792.1 million, up 1% year over year, and non-GAAP revenue of $792.8 million, up 1% year over year.

North Dakota State University Extension’s Central Dakota Ag Day program will be a virtual event this year. Beginning Nov. 19, participants will have an opportunity to view more than 35 online presentations related to crops, soils, livestock, precision agriculture, the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, and agricultural economics and marketing.

I feel like it was about five years ago when the gates were opened to the ag data land rush. Small ag-tech companies and multinational legacy companies all entered the ag data space, each rushing to grab as many acres or customers as possible.

The cloud-based DataConnect system that enables the exchange of machinery data between CLAAS, 365FarmNet and John Deere is now commercially available, with further partners to follow soon. DataConnect enables the exchange of essential machinery data among different platforms, allowing users to view all of their mixed-brand fleet information within the single data platform of their choice.