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Ag orgs build open-source data platform

Collecting data is one thing, but pulling it into one place brings it to the next level

By Lilian Schaer December 20, 2017

The advent of precision agriculture technology and the Internet of Things has led to the collection of vast amounts of data. Many different types of tools, equipment and devices gather data on everything from crop yields to how many steps an animal takes in a day. Much of that data, however, is under-utilized and is […] Read more

Climate FieldView is a new data platform in the  Western Canadian market.

Crops, Features, Weather

New digital data platform on the Prairies

The Climate Corp. launches its Climate FieldView  service in Western Canada

By Leeann Minogue December 20, 2017

It’s been a long time coming and in the works,” said Denise Hockaday, Canada business lead for The Climate Corporation. The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto, launched a new data service in the U.S. in 2015 and in Eastern Canada last year. Prairie farmers will have access to Climate FieldView for the first time […] Read more

Farmers Edge is partnering with Planet, the company with the largest fleet of Earth-imaging satellites, to bring farmers satellite images of fields several times a week. (Submitted image)

Crops, Machinery

Farmers Edge expands satellite imagery offering

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News October 11, 2017

Farmers Edge says it’s making satellite imagery a practical and affordable agronomic tool for farmers through a new strategic partnership with Planet, the company with the largest fleet of Earth-imaging satellites. “We think this will be game-changing,” Farmers Edge president and CEO Wade Barnes said in an interview Oct. 3. “I think it’s going to […] Read more

Keith Coble, of Mississippi State University, says there may be overexuberance in the agriculture technology market. (John Greig photo)

Crops, Machinery, Weather

Greig: Farmer trust key to big data’s future

By GFM Network News May 29, 2017

The marketplace for precision agriculture technology is sorting itself out, but it still has a way to go before it will be mature and have predictable uses for farmers, says a U.S. agriculture economist. Dr. Keith Coble, chair of the Mississippi State University’s department of agricultural economics, says we’re in the “overexuberance” phase of technology […] Read more

A new UAV kit and GPS receiver add to Case IH’s AFS product line for 2017.

Machinery

More AFS equipment from Case IH

UAV kit and new GPS receiver  added to Case IH AFS product line

By Scott Garvey May 1, 2017

Back in February Case IH ramped up its precision farming offerings with the addition of an unmanned aerial vehicle kit that will be available for purchase later this spring. The brand is partnering with UAV firm DroneDeploy to offer this kit. The DJI Phantom 4 UAV will come with an RGB camera, hard carrying case, […] Read more

Columns, Crops

Precision ag may not work on your farm

In the field, precision ag does not yet live up to the hype that has surrounded it

By Les Henry April 18, 2017

If we go into a farm meeting and ask how many are using auto steer almost all hands go up. If you ask how many are using variable rate only a few respond. The uptake has been slow and many techies think that farmers are slow adopters. Guess what folks: if it works farmers are […] Read more

Smart Solutions collects all the data on seeding operations, for example — what and when it was seeded, fertility, in-crop treatments all by field and by soil zone.

Crops, Features

So much more than just a rain gauge

Farmers Edge weather info  service connects the dots of  precision farming data

By Lee Hart April 18, 2017

If you thought GPS and auto steer was a step forward in farming, check out the precision farming package Farmers Edge is launching this spring in Western Canada based around its on-farm, “field-centric,” precision weather data system. The weather station is just part of an overall integrated data collection package called Smart Solution. Weather information […] Read more

Fertilizing for optimum economic yield requires less fertilizer than fertilizing for maximum yield.

Columns, Crops

Maximum versus optimum economic yield

Agronomy Management: Often, aiming for maximum yield doesn’t give you the maximum bottom line profit

By Ross H. McKenzie April 7, 2017

Is your farm most profitable when you achieve maximum yield or optimum economic yield? There can be substantial differences in the amount of inputs needed for maximum crop yield compared to the economic optimum yield. Applying a higher level of inputs may give you maximum yield but often won’t provide the greatest profit per acre. […] Read more

Crops

Faster breeding with the Scanalyzer

Is field-scale robotic phenotyping: the next generation of precision ag?

By Julienne Isaacs February 21, 2017

It’s the world’s largest ag robot, and it could be called Precision Agriculture: Next Gen. Technically, it’s called the LemnaTec Field Scanalyzer. It’s a field-scale machine that looks at individual plants and quickly assesses many agronomic traits including leaf area, plant height, biomass, tip burn and drought tolerance, entirely on its own. LemnaTec, a German […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Precision ag tech’s link to broadband under study

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 30, 2016

Crop growers in southwestern Ontario are being asked how their access to high-speed internet, or lack thereof, has helped or hindered their adoption of precision ag tools. Researchers at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Agricultural College (OAC), as part of the Regional and Rural Broadband (R2B2) project, are studying how “current and future connectivity” influences […] Read more

Daily Network News

USDA attachés forecast some changes in China’s oilseeds, cereals

China urges hog producers to manage output, vows timely reserve adjustments

Farm Credit Canada offers aid to farmers, companies affected by Iran war price spikes

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