Bankrupt LightSquared on Friday sued leaders in the GPS industry, including Deere & Co and Garmin International Inc, saying they kept mum about interference concerns stemming from LightSquared's wireless network until the company had already pumped $4 billion into building it.
The face of traditional farming is rapidly changing to incorporate sophisticated technologies aimed at producing more food with less environmental impact.
For his first year in the Farm Power program at Mitchell Technical Institute, Bailey Grotewold of Canton, S.D., had to drive back and forth between the old school campus on the north side of Mitchell and an old shop that was rented near the new campus on the south side of town near Interstate 90.
Growers and Crop Consultants make decisions in the field using real-time information. The AutoCopter G15 Ag Solution now provides the ability to collect multi-spectral data using our patent-pending software and create Variable Rate Prescriptions within minutes from landing in the field.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced $4.5 million in grants to spur the development and use of robots in American agriculture production.
Valley Irrigation has added Pump Connect to its Valley Water Management product line, giving farmers a new way to automate the pumps that supply water to irrigation equipment.
Precision Farming Dealer is excited to announce its expansion from the successful print edition debut earlier this year with 2 ALL NEW print issues coming in 2014!
If you’re a tractor spotter, in the same way as people are train spotters, or if you simply take an interest in what’s new you may have noticed over the last ten years an attachment that fits to the roof of farm equipment.
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.