Hemisphere GPS has announced that it is entering the emerging data services market in precision agriculture with a purchase agreement to acquire the assets and operations of AgJunction from GVM, Inc. AgJunction, in State College, Pa., provides a cloud-based data management software platform and wireless hardware to precision agriculture retailers and growers.

In 2012, Pioneer is introducing FIT Studio, which includes multi-year yield maps and more analysis tools.

Trimble announced today a strategic alliance with Great American Insurance Group to help farmers automate their crop insurance reporting under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Federal Crop Insurance Program.

Terry Griffin, PhD, has joined CrescoAg LLC as Vice President - Applied Economics. Griffin will join the company focused on developing new products that will help farmers utilize existing data from yield monitors and other precision ag equipment to make better decisions for their operations.