A project involving 3D camera technology currently being developed at the University of Lincoln, UK, could result in a fully automatic robotic harvesting system for broccoli.
The Boards of Directors for North Central Farmers Elevator (NCFE) and Wheat Growers (WG), Precision Farming Dealer's Most Valuable Dealership in 2014, have announced that member-owners have voted against approving the unification.
The FAA may not be dragging its heels on commercial drone regulations after all. At a congressional hearing on Wednesday, senior FAA official Michael Whitaker said "the rule will be in place within a year."
Iron Solutions announced the launch of 2-way integration between Basic Software Dealer Management System, and its own Iron HQ Web-based quote and account management system.
In the field of agriculture, drones are still sitting on the precision runway. Many in the industry still look upon them as more of a hobby than the agronomic workhorse they have the potential to be.
The program, scheduled for June 24-25 in Rochester, Minn., includes diverse precision dairy topics with an update on experiences and developments from Europe from Henk Hogeveen from Wageningen and Utrecht universities, Netherlands.
The new site provides all the features and benefits of the full Valley Irrigation website in a mobile-friendly format. The fully responsive website adapts to all mobile devices.
AgSense, developer of remote-managed irrigation controls, announced an important software update to growers using the AgSense Field Commander hardware to monitor and control their linear/lateral irrigation units.
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.