Matt Kruse, marketing manager with Loup Electronics, provides details on the new Elite Drill monitor which features touchscreen seed population controls, seed spacing, section control and section averages. The new system will be available in spring 2019.

Executive Vice-President Chad Heathcote dives into the many features of Cote Ag Technologies new High Speed Delivery at the 2018 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. The unique prototype system is multi-hybrid and fully modular developed for growers who are looking to ease into planting multi-hybrid seeds. Additionally the system is compatible with the GenieSys Multi-Hybrid Precision Seed Meter.

The UAV includes new camera options from crop mapping, thermal mapping, environmental monitoring and more.

Hemisphere has assumed ownership of the Outback assets, including a well-established global sales channel, infrastructure, and trademarks. Additionally, licenses to IP and related technology have been executed.

Industry news dominated the month of August, with news from Deere taking the top two spots, first on G5 Technology coming available for F4365 High-Capacity Nutrient Applicants and second on the acquisition of PLA. Rounding out the top three items was a video from InfoAg 2018 on Teralytic's NPK Wireless Soil-Probe.

Germany-based xarvio Digital Farming Solutions introduced its new scouting app, with image recognition technology to identify — with near 90% certainty — 11 known diseases and 11 weed species in the U.S. Farmers have the ability to take an early-stage, in-field photo and cross-reference the image in the scouting apps database to identify the disease or weed.

Reichhardt Electronic Innovations attended the 2018 Farm Progress Show to introduce its newest product, GREEN FIT, which acts as a gateway between machine language and technology language. The interface provides growers the ability to use an AutoTrac guidance system with a variety of equipment brands, and eliminates the burden of learning and converting to a new steering system when buying another equipment brand.

Announcing the introduction of the third member of their precision disc drill family, Case IH presents the Precision Disc 500DS Air Drill at the 2018 Farm Progress Show. Taking existing technology from the series, Case IH has taken these successful concepts and included a unique, redesigned row unit to the production.