The U. S. Department of Labor has awarded $2,990,335 to Lake Region State College to develop training programs in precision agriculture. The grant targets workers eligible for training as a result of unfair foreign trade that has caused job loss or threatened job loss.

Nathan Zimmerman, precision farming technician at A.C. McCartney, Wataga, Ill., talks about what he has learned during first year in his role of precision farming technician covering four locations.

Trimble has introduced the WM-Topo survey system, a portable topographic data collection solution for water management which includes a Trimble Nomad handheld computer and a pole-mounted Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver.

Float Mobile Learning, a consulting firm that develops mobile strategies and apps for major agricultural organizations and Fortune 500 companies, has released a series of three research reports as a result of its comprehensive study of mobile usage in the agriculture industry.

This coming planting season, farmers in four Midwestern states will participate in Monsanto's Ground Breakers testing program for FieldScripts, the company's first product from the Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) platform.

Topcon Corporation celebrated its 80th anniversary on September 1. The Tokyo-based global company was founded in 1932 for the manufacturing of surveying instruments, binoculars and cameras.

Dr. John Fulton, assistant professor and extension specialist at Auburn Univ.'s College of Agriculture, talks about nutrient management technology, as discussed at the International Conference on Precision Agriculture.

Ian Harley of Trimble introduces the Connected Farm App for smartphones at the 2012 Farm Progress Show. The app uses GPS to collect in-field information like field boundaries and geo-reference images of pests.

A new family of functionality for Ag Leader’s INTEGRA display, called Intellislope, makes achieving those benefits easier and more economical for growers to do themselves by simplifying planning, installation and documentation of field drainage tile.

Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) will promote the company’s wide range of precision farming solutions, including autosteering, auto section control, variable rate control, data management software, and more at Husker Harvest Days, one of the Midwest’s largest agriculture trade shows.