An innovative online grower ‘hub’ brings together three key functions – agri-business information, field recording and precision mapping – to deliver users time and costs savings, says its developer.

Reflecting the increasing importance of data usage and privacy issues to America’s farmers, the American Farm Bureau Federation has joined AgGateway, the non-profit organization dedicated to promoting, enabling and expanding eBusiness in agriculture.

Immigration reform and water regulations are typically among the most important matters in American agriculture, but during a recent meeting in Washington, a new, more shadowy issue emerged: growing unease about how the largest seed companies are gathering a vast amount of data from sensors on tractors, combines and other farm equipment.

Loran Steinlage could be considered one of the pioneers of precision farming.

Brent Wiesenburger, precision ag manager, with Wheat Growers, talks about the importance of moving to a cloud-based system for its data management solution platform and how improving logistics will lead to better and more efficient communication with customers.

With precision farming experience dating back to the mid-1990s, Chris Von Holten marvels at the progress it’s made. But he also laments the “Tower of Babel” approach the technology offers when sharing data.

iCropTrak Mobile Farm Management recently announced that it now supports Agsense's WagNet network for pivot irrigation and soil sensor monitoring.

Over the past several decades, satellite imagery has emerged as one of the most valuable new tools in modern agriculture.

Big data startup 640 Labs has created a device that attaches to tractors and other farm equipment to measure activity during planting and harvesting.

Iott Seed Farms produces seed potatoes used to grow spuds for potato chips near Kalkaska in northwest Michigan. Owners Dennis and Greg Iott also grow wheat, rye and sudex in their potato rotation. This specialty crop presents challenges as the Iotts strive to collect better data to fine-tune their cropping system.