Djamel Khali, vice president of North American Operations for Ally Precision Industries, introduces the new ISOLynx precision ag controller. Khali emphasizes the product's range of flexibility and how it enables different components to work together.

John Nowatzki, agricultural machine systems specialist at North Dakota State University, talks about the use of electronic sensors, both above and on the ground to sense conditions of the field. Technology that's currently available enables users to take the data and transfer it back to devices using cellular technology. Nowatzki makes points on how this information is of use to precision dealers. There is a potential to sell service packages similar to GM's "OnStar" system.

The precision agriculture company now offers two applications for use with its AgFleet product

Digi‐Star has introduced the ST 3400‐Seed Tracker, a precision management system for seed tenders. A full‐featured weighing and management tool, the ST 3400 is designed specifically to track seed weights on individual boxes or bulk bins.

December 5, 2012 — Professor Simon Blackmore, head of engineering at Harper Adams University College (Newport, UK), addressed the issues facing agricultural engineering during an inaugural lecture, recently.

Jerkins Creative Consulting, in Benton, Ill., has announced a new webinar series for dealers, "Precision Farming: Positioning Your Dealership." The five-part webinar will begin January 15, 2013 at 10:00 AM and is open to the first 30 dealerships to sign up.

One of my favorite parts of this job is getting to shake the hand of each precision farming dealer, specialist or technician that I meet.

Darin Kennelly, precision farming specialist for Birkey's Farm Stores, talks about telematics and the current level of interest amongst customers in the product category. He also discusses how dealers can present value in the technology to customers, by way of decreased down time for their fleet.

We ride along with Tim Heins, product manager in Raven's Applied Technology Division, in a John Deere combine equipped with Raven's Cruizer II guidance system and SmarTrax.

Trent Dorrance, Sales Manager, Echelon Ag announced that Jill Debenham has been hired for the position of Precision Agriculture Account Manager for Echelon Ag.