Drew Fletcher with Claas of America explains the significance of the introduction of the Xerion tractor to the North America market.

Gary Esselink, product manager with Raven Industries, explains the features of the new Hawkeye nozzle control system, which include pressure-based nozzle control, turn compensation standard and ISOBUS compatibility.

Dan Uppena, business manager with Pioneer, discusses the company's new Encirca farm management platform, including it's nitrogen management service that allows farmers to get a real time estimate of how much nitrogen exists in their field during the growing season.

Alex Lundgren, product sales specialist with Ag Leader, provides and overview of the new Hydraulic Down Force 8-Section Control system which includes row-by-row sensing and a stress minimizing accumulator that prevents unnecessary stress on the planter row units.

Cargill is developing a software service that guides farmers on how to plant crops, a foray that pits the agricultural conglomerate against a host of rivals seeking to harvest reams of data to sell “prescriptive planting” technology in North America.

Topcon Positioning Group announces the release of two unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for mapping — the Sirius Pro and Sirius Basic. Both systems are designed to produce the most accurate solutions for the automated mapping of a wide range of sites — regardless of terrain — including construction sites, mines and quarries, and for use in land surveying, power line and pipeline inspection as well as precision agriculture field mapping.

Today’s planter technology allows producers to place seeds precisely where they want them.

Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) announces the release of a new color touch-screen console, with 8-inch display, designed for productivity and ease-of-use.

Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced it is conducting live demonstrations of its cutting-edge NextSwath™ end of row turn technology at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa.

Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has launched two applications that work together within its Connected Farm™ Web-based management solution that provide farmers and their trusted advisors with more detailed field information, which can enable better farm-management decisions.