Novariant, a provider of precision steering products for the agricultural market, announced the appointment of Dave Vaughn as Chief Executive Officer. Novariant’s former CEO, Chris Ragot, will continue in his current role as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Jacob Fannik of Max, N.D., and Ryan Raguse of Wheaton, Minn., developed Virtual Farm Manager to keep notes, store yield records and sync information with web accounts for computer access.

The use of precision farming products continues to increase. With increasing input costs, producers are often looking for ways to adopt technology to make farming operations more efficient and productive.

Clint Cowden, ag science and technology instructor for West Hills Community College in Coalinga, Calif., talks about how the skill sets of incoming students have changed in the years he has been teaching.

Ray Vallejo has been named vice president of planning for Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA). The announcement was made by Albert Zahalka, TPA president.

Challenges with the interconnected farm will highlight the upcoming IDEAg Interconnectivity Conference, June 25-27, 2012, in Altoona, IA. Top producers from around the region have registered to attend the event, which is structured as an open forum of engagement and one-to-one participation showcasing next generation products and equipment.

With reported agricultural labour shortages all over the world and demographics showing the average age of farmers steadily climbing, complacency about the security of our food production isn’t an option, the delegates to the European Robotics Forum 2012 were told. In tandem with this future uncertainty, in the Developed World at least, there are growing concerns about product quality and safety, as well as the environmental impact of agriculture.

The past four years of reef rescue grants has most certainly changed farming practices across North Queensland. Of all the technologies adopted, none has been better received or utilized than the implementation of GPS on farm tractors, planters and harvesting operations.

Baker College of Owosso officials announce the addition of a new agriculture technology associate degree program to its fall curriculum. In addition to general education and core agriculture classes, the program will include a precision agriculture track.

Louis Wischmeier oversees 5,300 acres of farmland near Columbus, Ind., and spends much of the winter trying to find the perfect “prescriptions,” as he puts it, for his fields.