A Delaware jury decided against John Deere in two cases of patent infringement John Deere brought against AGCO's Precision Planting SpeedTube and vSet2 products, and how their combination with AGCO planters amounted to alleged patent infringement, specifically Deere's ExactEmerge planter technology.

Topping the list this month was the profile of a farmer dealing with equipment compatibility issues. Red + Green = Frustrated Farmer for Kentland, Ind., farmer, Jesse Stoller.

The motor begins to hum and the propellers begin their increasingly rapid revolutions. A gentle upward tilt of the joystick by the owner and the rotocopter is airborne — slowly elevating as it drifts over a cornfield to capture hundreds of images that will be processed and analyzed.