Trimble has announced the acquisition of three seperate companies with water management expertise: RainWave, LLC; Hydro-Engineering Solutions, LLC; and IQ Irrigation.

Record corn prices. Record farm incomes. Record equipment sales. Drought or no drought, the last few years reaped an unprecedented bounty for America's farm economy.

Lessiter Publications' Ag Division Properties will be blanketing the 2013 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois, and updating readers on the newest equipment developments.

This summer will feature one last farm equipment show before the rush of the incoming harvest.

Reuters is reporting that Phil Falcone's Harbinger Capital has sued tractor maker Deere & Co and companies in the Global Positioning System industry for damages of $1.9 billion as it hopes to recoup its investment in bankrupt wireless company LightSquared, court papers show.

As the harvest nears, the employees of German farmer Klaus Muenchhoff are busy making the final checks on imposing tractors ready to roll into the golden fields.

Smithsonian Magazine offered this summary of robots in agriculture on their Smart News blog recently.

Topcon Precision Agriculture has signed a global licensing agreement with FarmersEdge, a provider of farm management and precision agronomy services.

AGCO Director of ATS Global Marketing, Bruce Hart, showcases the company's new Fuse farm management system at the 2013 InfoAg Conference in Springfield, Ill., and explains what role dealers will play in delivering the technology to customers.

Lessiter Publications Inc., Brookfield, Wis., is pleased to announce that Cole Vandermause has been promoted to Senior Web Editor.