Ninox Robotics is in the midst of bringing an Australian-first UAV service to farmers. The company has been engaging in drone trials of its UAVs in Queensland and New South Wales in an array of challenging scenarios.

Archer Daniels Midland Co. announced it has purchased a stake in Agrible Inc., a leader in predictive analytic tools that deliver field-specific data and forecasts to aid decision-making in the field.

As part of Lessiter’s acquisition of the assets of Implement & Tractor, longstanding columnist Greg Petersen of Machinery Pete will contribute content and analysis for Lessiter Publications’ dealer properties on used equipment data and trends.

Trimble announced the availability of the Trimble S1100 onboard weighing system today. The system offers farmers and ranchers a solution for measuring and weighing hay bales and other livestock feed handled using a tractor, forklift or skid steer.

Iteris Inc. announces that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded five patents for key harvesting technologies that make up their precision farming platform, ClearAg.

This new addition boasts data speeds of up to 4G in areas where coverage is available, making the modem 10 times faster than other versions.

Today, many farmers are introduced to precision agriculture through their equipment dealer. When someone purchases a Case IH tractor, it comes with a Trimble GPS system. If they buy a John Deere tractor, it comes with a Deere system. Regardless, farmers are told that each requires a separate network to access the necessary RTK corrections.

Jack Zemlicka, managing editor of Precision Farming Dealer and the technology editor for Farm Equipment, will be speaking at independent precision company AgTech GIS’ 20th Anniversary customer event in Embro, Ontario.

The Agricultural Adjuvants Market, in terms of value, is projected to reach around $3183.04 million by 2019, at a CAGR of around 5.6% from 2014, due in part to the adoption of precision farming practices.

The Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundations (AEF) will be hosting their Fall 2015 Plugfest from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 at Hofgut von Huenersdorff, Landstrasse 42, 63939 Woerth am Main, Germany.