Dawn Equipment, an Illinois-based manufacturer of products for precision farming and reduced tillage agriculture, is pleased to announce the formation of a new division: DawnBIOLOGIC. This exciting division is devoted specifically to developing mechanical products aligned with the broader soil health movement.

The director of Sinclair Community College’s Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) program believes many uses of remotely piloted airplanes in the next few years will be in the realm of agriculture

Mobile Field and Farm App iCropTrak announces integration of the new John Deere wireless connection technology MyJohnDeere.com and DropBox in iCropTrak Version 4.0 for 2014.

Lake Region State College didn’t wait for Grand Forks to be named one of six national unmanned aircraft systems test sites last week before launching its own UAS curriculum.

Lake Region State College is planning a series of seminars focusing on Introductory Precision Agriculture with the first seminar beginning on January 15th. Each seminar will consist of five classes which will meet on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 1-4 PM at the Dakota Precision Ag Center (DPAC) located 1.5 miles north of the main campus (5070 Hwy 20 N) on North Dakota State Highway 20.

Hemisphere GNSS announced that Chuck Joseph has been named President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Joseph has also been appointed to the Hemisphere GNSS Board of Directors.

It's that time of year again to take a look back and reflect on some of the major news stories from the past year. To join those who are compiling the 'best' and 'worst' of the year lists, the editors at Precision Farming Dealer compiled this list of the items that generated the greatest interest from visitors to PrecisionFarmingDealer.com.

AGCO has announced a new customer support resource, the Fuse Contact Center, to assist customers with setup, calibration and operation of AGCO precision agriculture and machine communication technology products.

Current estimates are that the size of the precision agriculture market investments in the U.S. by producers and service providers using precision ag technology will be growing by at least 13 percent per year during the next five years to reach $3 billion to $3.5 billion.

Farms.com is pleased to announce the organization of the first Precision Agriculture Conference in Ontario.  “Last year, I would have said that most people thought the reality of benefits from Precision Agriculture were several years away,” says Farms.com Executive Vice President Joe Dales. “But, in 2013 many of the technologies started to come together in a very meaningful way. Precision Agriculture is a reality for 2014.”