Record corn prices. Record farm incomes. Record equipment sales. Drought or no drought, the last few years reaped an unprecedented bounty for America's farm economy.

With this information, farmers will be able to make better daily decisions based on the latest data.

Lessiter Publications' Ag Division Properties will be blanketing the 2013 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois, and updating readers on the newest equipment developments.

Raven Industries, South Dakota State University and the Research Park at South Dakota State University have announced the formation of a new partnership focused on research and development coupled with student experiential learning. The collaboration among the three entities, which will concentrate on precision agriculture and associated workforce development, will be located in the Research Park at SDSU.

This summer will feature one last farm equipment show before the rush of the incoming harvest.

Christopher Nolden, technology specialist with Lake Region State College and the North Dakota Precision Ag Center in Devils Lake, N.D., talks about the college's precision ag program expansion this fall. They are partnering with dealerships to fill the need for a flood of new precision farming specialists.

Unmanned aerial systems and remote sensing company, PrecisionHawk, today announced the closing of an Angel investment round carried by Bob Young, co-founder of open-source software company Red Hat and Innovate Indiana, the investment fund of Indiana University.

Reuters is reporting that Phil Falcone's Harbinger Capital has sued tractor maker Deere & Co and companies in the Global Positioning System industry for damages of $1.9 billion as it hopes to recoup its investment in bankrupt wireless company LightSquared, court papers show.

Trimble introduced today the Trimble TirePulse Tire Monitoring System to assist fleet managers in reducing maintenance costs, increasing overall fleet productivity and promoting site safety.

Two Boulder businesses are hoping to bring pioneering drone technology to the age-old business of farming -- if only federal regulators will let them out of the barn.