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As farmers embrace Smart Farming and digital agriculture solutions in greater numbers, machine connectivity is the uniting force that enables all of the potential to pay off in the end.

Machinery Pete predicts descriptions of used equipment won't be enough to create buyer trust in the near future.

John Deere, Kinze Manufacturing, and Ag Leader Technology announced a collaboration agreement that the companies say will make it easier to integrate each company’s equipment and technology solutions.

“We are really in a second phase of ag tech,” says Ryan Raguse, co-founder of Bushel. “We aren’t in an overly mature state—we’re still somewhere in the middle ground."

The new 45Z tax credit passed in the Inflation Reduction Act, slated to take effect Jan. 1, 2025, means a farmer's carbon intensity score will soon be worth more, especially if your corn goes to an ethanol plant.

Take a reasoned, purposeful, and proactive approach to adding new technology.

Here’s how to get the biggest ROI from your layers of data — and use the information to spot issues in time to improve this year's crop.

Whether it's planting, spraying, soil sampling or harvesting, new tools are turning the information you collect into actionable insights.

When deciding what technology serves your goals, and to get the most bang for your buck, determine if you need to grow business revenue, increase productivity, reduce costs and/or stabilize daily operation.

Being in control of your data means having full access. Do you receive a digital file of all field activity by a third party? Now’s the time to have a conversion with your ag retailer about data delivery back to you.

Rick Rice, AMVAC director of application technology, says grant programs aren't meant to forever subsidize a particular practice, but instead act as a catalyst for new participants to see its benefits.

It might surprise you, but it's not an "I" state. According to USDA data, the top five states using precision ag technologies account for half of the 2022 cash receipts for corn (52.6%) and soybeans (45.7%).

The partnership combines the digital and onboard capabilities of John Deere with agronomic analysis from Corteva.

ISO outlines the transformative potential of smart farming in addressing the complex challenges that our world faces today.

Deere & Company announced the names of six companies chosen for its 2024 Startup Collaborator program.

Climate FieldView announces new capabilities in FieldView Plus for 2024, including more personalized features available through the new FieldView Premium subscription tier, improvements to FieldView’s in-cab experience.

Deere drew them in with practical yet cutting edge displays – like an iPhone controlled 8R tractor running field tillage – driving the conversation forward with a fun spin on its tech stack and cotton production.

Utilizing the Starlink network, this solution will allow farmers facing rural connectivity challenges to fully leverage precision agriculture technologies.

The world’s largest technology showcase is welcoming more and more ag tech into the fold. Here’s a quick rundown of what was on display.

Ron Baruchi, CEO of Agmatix, outlines the key technology trends anticipated in the agricultural industry over the coming year.

Here are further details about each program, enrollment requirements, and geographic specifics.

Farmers and crop consultants will be able to select a soil type, crop type, geographic region, and soil test extractant on the FRST website to receive unbiased soil test recommendations.

Here are some tips to help you translate your data into higher yield and ROI.

“The modem, along with the G5 Universal displays and StarFire 7000 Universal receiver, provide customers with a pathway to the future of precision ag,” says Ryan Stien, marketing manager for John Deere.

Now partnering with more than 2,400 grain facilities in the U.S. and Canada, Bushel amped up its drumbeat to digitize the grain trail and kill the need for the traditional paper trail.

Mineral CEO Elliott Grant says, “Five years from now, I would hope the tools we imagine, a machine learning enabled co-pilot for example, is no more remarkable than using Google Maps for navigation.”

The app was launched on Dec. 1, and the company says while its launch was intentionally kept quiet, its growth and usage rate in the first month have propelled the company to bump up the expansion plans. 

AgLaunch is hosting 8 row crop agtech start-ups for the 2022 AgLaunch365 Row Crop Challenge. Up to five teams will be selected for the AgLaunch365 Accelerator and on-farm trials with AgLaunch Farmer Network members.

10 things top executives had to say about their vision for Corteva in the near future.

InnerPlant is currently developing transgenic soybeans that display a color change within several days of being infected by a disease. 

How the metaverse will change agriculture’s world

“The more tech we can develop to allow farmers to get productivity out of their land without having to spend so much money on fertilizer and inputs, the better off everybody is,” says John Deere's Julian Sanchez.

The strategy is propelling the business to reach the sweet spot when sustainability, productivity, and profitability overlap for its business and the business of its customers.

Cyberattacks happen every single day, and they’re creeping into rural America. Here's what you need to know to protect your operation from cybercrime.

Brett Bruggeman says now is the time to view these trends as the future of serving “the grower of tomorrow.”

According to Brett Bruggeman, president of WinField United, the opportunities around carbon markets are bringing a stratification in the ag retail business.

From boom priming and a nozzle control system to multiple camera functions, the six new sprayer products will be further field-tested this year.

Such events show just how vulnerable we are to attacks that can randomly take major portions of our infrastructure off-line without warning.

What trends will shape the next year or five? Watch these areas.  

The combining of the two networks will also form a near-national footprint for field testing of products and services. Additionally, down the path, CHS and Growmark can provide distribution capabilities for the startups

Cyber criminals struck the agricultural industry once more. This time, a dairy processing company in Wisconsin. Senators Grassley and Ernst take the Floor while Resilience’s Davis Hake talks insurance.

Well-organized and protected farm data can pay dividends.

Data-driven decisions use facts and metrics to help you make smarter decisions.

Allison Nepveux, Director of Sustainability at Bushel, details the intersection of technology and supply chains and how it’s opening opportunities for grain elevators and farmers in digitizing their business.

“This marks day one of the beginning for how we can measure how these practices are being used,” TFI CEO Corey Rosenbusch says.

“This gives us the opportunity to continue to build out the digital infrastructure needed in U.S. agriculture,” says co-founder of Bushel Jake Joraanstad.

Cristian Barcan: “Feeding the world more sustainably is about continuous improvement. Every farm has a unique sustainability journey that has defined their success as a contributor to the food supply chain thus far”

Sustainability is being built as a separate pillar of focus within most every agriculture-related organization today.

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Ag retail holds one of the strongest hands when it comes to this carbon game. In order to be paid real money for a carbon credit, that credit will likely be tied to proof that the specifics of in-field activities.