Starlink has become the global go-to provider for connectivity, particularly in rural areas where cellular service is dodgy at best, but there are now concerns about whether it can be trusted in the long term.
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Ag equipment brands ink deals with Starlink for machine connectivity
But with a politically-linked erratic owner, can we trust Starlink?
ReinCloud 3 app offers improvements for irrigators
Nebraska’s Reinke Manufacturing updates its software for farm managers
Compared to previous versions, the new version of Reinke’s ReinCloud is billed as more intuitive, allowing irrigators to flow more data-driven information into their water management.
Video: Case IH aims to “get ahead of the change”
An executive discusses the company’s plans for new — and used — equipment
Case IH parent company CNH’s FieldOps equipment management system is now ”probably resonating the most with our customer base,” Kurt Coffey says.
PTx Trimble rolling out new guidance controller
Improved and more capable NAV-960 replaces the NAV-900
The NAV-960 will be the base platform to handle features PTx Trimble expects to offer in the future, including implement applications.
Hand-held device detects nutrient deficiencies in leaf tissue
The Nutriscan device won Manitoba Ag Days’ Innovation Award earlier this year
ATP Nutrition’s Nutriscan uses a near-infrared sensor to measure a range of macro- and micronutrients in plant tissue and delivers the results to an app on a user’s smartphone.
Common pitfalls in farm finances
Farm Family Coach: Active management in some key areas can reduce unnecessary struggles for your farm
Consider how cash management, diversification, risk management and investments could reduce unnecessary struggles faced by your farm.
Evaluating new tech, products and practices
There is always something new around the corner, so how do crop consultants filter out the noise and arrive at a reliable recommendation for their clients?
With new products, new production practices and new technology converging in the agriculture industry at a frenetic pace, independent agronomists and crop advisors try to sort the wheat from the proverbial chaff as they advise clients on what might or might not work on an individual farm. Not only has the pace of introducing new […] Read more
We evaluate the Defend cellular camera system
Grainews Practical Test: We test-drive a new security camera and app
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.
Farming community needs to talk more about cybersecurity
The technology now brought to bear in farming makes farms more vulnerable to digital threats
Glacier FarmMedia — Talking about cybersecurity not only raises awareness in the farming community — it can help reduce the stigma suffered by those victimized by cyberattacks. That was the message from Janos Botschner, a behavioural scientist and researcher with the Community Safety Knowledge Alliance. Botschner spoke at the CropConnect Conference in Winnipeg on Feb. […] Read more
Techs finding ways to repair ag electronics
Few in number, they’re a cross between mechanics and IT support
Two “right to repair” bills — Bill C-244 and Bill C-294 — that passed in Parliament and got royal assent last month will give Canadian farmers more latitude to fix electronics on their own equipment. Although the right to repair has been high on growers’ wish lists for several years now, it doesn’t mean all […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
