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PTx Trimble rolling out new guidance controller
The NAV-960 will be the base platform to handle features PTx Trimble expects to offer in the future, including implement applications.
We evaluate the Defend cellular camera system
Iowa-based Tactacam sent us a Defend cellular-based remote security monitoring system to try out for ourselves, so we put it to the test. Here’s how that went and what we thought of it.
Vi by visorPRO brings repair procedures to techs quickly
As equipment brands continue to update models and introduce new and even more complex products, mechanics at dealerships need access to a pretty broad base of information on how to repair them. Digital technology, with a growing reliance on artificial intelligence, is starting to play an increasingly important role in providing that. In early 2024,[...]
Could ‘right to repair’ become a cybersecurity problem?
Agco announced in May 2022 it had been the victim of a ransomware cyberattack, which disrupted production at assembly plants. In May of this year, Germany's Lemken announced it too had been attacked by hackers, As OEM brands work to further secure digital systems to protect themselves from these problems, they must balance security concerns[...]
Bourgault launches new digital seed control system
At its customer event in Phoenix, Arizona, in November, Bourgault introduced a new digital control system, BIC (Bourgault Intelligent Control), that will eventually become standard on all of its seed drills. Here, territory manager Jordan Henderson describes the new system's features and how it works. RELATED: [VIDEO] Bourgault launches 7-plex air drills
How Agco is striving for tech dominance
Speaking to a group of ag and investment journalists in late June, Agco CEO Eric Hansotia said his aim is to take Agco to a dominant market position in precision farming offerings. In a meeting of senior management several months ago, the decision to pursue that goal was made, he says. Now the company is[...]
More guidance outages possible this growing season
In spring many producers lost GPS signals and were forced to go old-school and actually use the steering wheel — or shut down until service was restored. That interruption was caused by intense solar flare activity, creating outages across most of North America. It may not be the only GPS interruption producers can expect through[...]
New training for the 21st-century farm
Up until now farm kids considering college or university training have mostly turned to mechanics or agronomy as first choices. And it makes sense. Both are important skills that can still improve a farm’s operations. But as technology has advanced, there’s now another option that can match the usefulness of those other two: mechatronics engineering[...]
Deere spray tech targets just the weeds
Having walked the aisles of the world’s largest ag machinery show, Agritechnica, in Hanover, Germany, one of the things that struck me was the sheer number of different sprayers, many from a host of brands unfamiliar to us here in North America. European farmers have an enormous choice of machines compared with what we’ve been[...]
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