Robert Blair, farmer and VP of Agriculture for Measure, testified on Thursday, June 23, 2016, before the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture's Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. Blair was the first person to petition the Federal Aviation Administration for permission to use an unmanned aerial vehicle on a farm.

Crop Tech provides a cloud-based planning, fertility, and financial management system aimed at consolidating fiscal data for farmers which pairs nicely with the satellite-based analytics that HydroBio has developed

The Agricultural Data Coalition today announced its second new member this month, welcoming law firm Ice Miller LLP as a founding member.

Purdue University announced today that it has joined the Agricultural Data Coalition (ADC), a group recently formed to build a national repository where farmers can safely store and manage their farm's production information.

In this episode of the Precision Farming Dealer podcast, brought to you by Farmers Edge, we welcome Steve Cubbage, president of Record Harvest, to offer his take on the state of data management services in agriculture and what dealers should keep in mind when developing this part of their precision business.

To manage big data, build partnerships among private and public institutions and use data to improve the quality of life the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a coordinated initiative last November.

As custom harvesters make their way across the United States and Canada this summer, I keep wondering what happens to all that yield data these machines are collecting.

Progress on developing true plug-and-play compatibility through ISOBUS connections has been ongoing, although at times, it’s an arduous process, especially in North America. But the collaboration of two independent organizations aiming to streamline equipment functionality could help accelerate the rate of progress.

WinField and Google Cloud Platform collaborated to build the WinField Data Silo, a cloud-based data management system allowing farmers to unify and store multiple data streams under a single platform.

Farmers and ranchers want to control the information their equipment collects every time it passes through a field, a survey released today by the American Farm Bureau Federation shows. Farmers also believe that creating a cooperative-style central repository for their data is the best way to enhance its security and maximize its value.