The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday proposed a record $1.9 million fine against an aerial photography company, SkyPan International, for flying drones in crowded New York and Chicago airspace without permission.
Conquering compatibility problems and putting on a successful precision farming field day are among the diverse discussion topics that will be featured during 10 concurrent roundtables at the 2016 Precision Farming Dealer Summit, Jan. 5-6 in Indianapolis, Ind.
Accessible 24/7 from a computer, the new irrigation.education allows growers to research and understand irrigation and irrigation products before making a purchase.
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
The latest iSOYL app update allows growers to use the generic 'shapefile' format produced by many management systems. These files are transferred to and from iSOYL using the well known cloud storage systems Dropbox and OneDrive.
On Sept. 17, several Bane-Welker reps. showed their support for ag education and attended the Ivy Tech Evening at the Farm event. Bane-Welker was a title sponsor for the event, which was held at the Bane Agriculture Technology Center on the Lafayette, Ind. campus.
A new crop of young people is entering the business of ag, and one new entry point is the Dakota Precision Ag Center at Lake Region State College in Devils Lake — a program that touts an up-close and personal approach.
With the theme of "Profitable Precision Strategies," this inaugural, dealer-only event will feature some of the most progressive minds in the precision farming business, sharing money-making methods and proven practices to maximize profitability in today’s market.
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.