Monsanto is not exactly the darling of the biotech world, so it's eminently possible that people will take its recent data breach as a good thing. An unknown assailant or assailants hacked into the client database of Monsanto subsidiary Precision Planting, potentially compromising 1,300 accounts that include names, addresses and - much worse - tax IDs, Social Security numbers and financial information.

A whirlwind tour to Aeryon Labs, Inc. in Waterloo, Canada, provided a field demonstration of unmanned aerial vehicles for agricultural purposes.

The joint boards of SouthWestern Association (SWA) and Canada West Equipment Dealers Association (CWEDA) recently voted to move forward with a merger of these two associations to form the new Western Equipment Dealers Association (WEDA).

Trimble announced today that it has added automatic pipe sizing to its Farm Works Surface software. The new feature allows contractors and farmers to improve accuracy and increase efficiency when designing farm drainage systems.

Valley Irrigation is offering a new sprinkler application option for growers who rotate crops of varying heights.

Zack Lytle is the kind of limits-pushing, free-spirited hacker who is in an almost constant state of ideation. He's always launching one new venture or another, whether it's finding a loophole in frequent flier miles - the kind that has afforded him free flights since 2007 - or writing cheat software for popular online games like World of Warcraft.

Joe Tevis, director of agronomic products and services for Topcon Precision Agriculture, talks about the recent testing and capabilities of AgGateway's Standardized Precision Ag Data Exchange (SPADE) Toolbox, which is designed to be a "complexity management" tool for more seamless transfer of precision farm data.

AgGateway has created two new committees to formalize the ongoing work of its member companies: the Data Privacy and Security Committee and the Architecture Committee.

OmniEarth announced today a partnership with Harris Corp., Draper Laboratory and Dynetics to create a constellation of satellites to deliver high-resolution analytics-grade, multispectral imagery data and products, and hosted payloads to commercial and government customers.

Central City Scale has announced the unveiling of their new Grain Cart Scale App-based wireless system that connects mobile devices like smartphones and tablets to grain cart weigh load bars.