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The Driving Forces Behind Precision Technology Advancements

By Steve Sonka posted on December 3, 2024 | Posted in Precision Agriculture 101, Product Innovations

Source: University of Illinois farmdoc daily

For precision agriculture, two driving forces are the emerging advances in technology and the evolution of society’s expectations of the food and ag system. These forces mainly are outside the control of farmers and agriculture.

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[Video] Monarch Tractor Facing the Challenges of Autonomous Tractors

By Mike Lessiter posted on October 11, 2024 | Posted in Product Innovations, Autonomy & Robotics

John Issacson, Technical Sales with Monarch Tractor discusses the company's history and their methods in addressing the rise of autonomous tractors.

SwarmFarm Robotics Delivers First Commercial Unit in the US

By Noah Newman posted on April 8, 2024 | Posted in Autonomy & Robotics

Australian company SwarmFarm Robotics made its first commercial delivery of the autonomous SwarmBot in the U.S. to Beck's Hybrids in Atlanta, Ind.

Dealer Opinions Vary on Potential Impact of Autonomy in Next 3 Years

By Noah Newman posted on April 7, 2024 | Posted in Precision Sales, Service & Support, Autonomy & Robotics

“Full on autonomous machinery, not so much, but partial autonomy will play a big role over the next 2 years.”

Bluewhite Robots-as-a-Service Company Raises $39M

January 23, 2024 | Posted in Autonomy & Robotics

The company’s Pathfinder product is retrofitted onto any tractor and leverages computer vision, AI, and smart implements integration to navigate and execute multiple tasks autonomously, from crop seeding and spraying to mowing and harvesting.

Nebraska Research Team Builds Autonomous Planter

June 7, 2023 | Posted in Autonomy & Robotics

Source: University of Nebraska

On a calm April morning, Flex-Ro ambled through a corn plot at about 2 miles per hour. While researchers stood by to help clear obstacles from its path, the robot moved and planted on its own.

Raven Debuts Driverless Tillage & Driver Assist Harvest Solutions

December 13, 2022 | Posted in Product Innovations, Autonomy & Robotics

Raven Industries debuted two new autonomous agriculture solutions at CNH Industrial’s Tech Day event in Phoenix, Ariz. on December 7: the Driverless Tillage Solutionand the Driver Assist Harvest Solution.

What's Ahead in Agriculture's Journey Toward Artificial Intelligence

October 3, 2022 | Posted in Autonomy & Robotics

Source: AEM

It’s important to remember, though, that the road to AI and complete machine autonomy is a long one. “Completely replacing a human is pretty hard to do - today,” said Michael Gomes, vice president of business development for Agriculture at Topcon. Along the journey toward AI, several important steps can be taken that can have a profound effect on the way food is produced.

Precision Farming Dealer Summit 2022 Recap

Are We Entering Precision Farming Sales & Service 2.0?

March 1, 2022 | Posted in Precision Sales, Service & Support

Over the last several years, precision technology has moved from being largely an aftermarket business to most equipment coming equipped with the technology from the factory. As that shift happened, dealers needed to shift how they monetized the precision side of their business.

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Autonomy Popular Among Precision Farming Dealer Readers & Listeners in 2021

By Michaela Paukner posted on December 29, 2021 | Posted in Dealer Development, Precision Sales, Service & Support, Autonomy & Robotics

Autonomy is an evident theme in the list of the highest read, watched and listened to items posted to the Precision Farming Dealer website in 2021. Discover what lessons and information dealers from across the country were most interested in this year.

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[Technology Corner] Precision Farming Dealer Summit Just What the Doctor Ordered After Challenging Year

We’ve been busy over here in the Technology Corner preparing for the 10th annual Precision Farming Dealer Summit, taking place Jan. 6-7 in downtown Louisville, Ky. Skip Klinefelter, CEO of Ag Technology Solutions Group in Greenville, Ill., will be one of several speakers sharing their unfiltered perspective on the state of precision ag.

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Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette Campus

The college offers an associate degree in Applied Science in Agriculture (60 credit hours). Students enrolled in this program may specialize in precision farming technology by selecting up to 15 credit hours in this area and agriculture business, sales and agronomy.

Lake Region State College - Dakota Precision Ag Center

The college offers an AAS in Precision Agriculture and customized precision ag- related training for agricultural producers, insurance underwriters, equipment dealer and agricultural cooperative employees and others.

HTS Ag Precision Ag Solutions

Offering training on Ag Leader, Trimble, Reichhardt, Norac and Integris Systems in twice yearly customer training events (spring/fall). Also offering individual training opportunities on any HTS Ag products and SMS software, year round.