Posts in Category 'Precision Agriculture'

How To Recover Your Fields After The 2019 Winter Floods

At AGCO, our employees and dealers have been closely monitoring the impact of the floods that affected many parts of the United States. While some farmers deal with flooding on an annual basis, the catastrophic Spring 2019 floods are affecting farmers that don’t typically have this problem. In this blog, we discuss how to handle debris left in your fields, erosion, and deposition, and regaining soil health when the floodwaters recede.

From the Cab to your Mobile or Desktop: Why Seamless Data Transfer Matters

Smart farming not only includes having the right equipment, but also the right technology and data transfer tools to lead a successful farm operation. AGCO Agro Link enables seamless data transfer for North American users from their machine to their desktop, app, or farm management information system (FMIS).

Can sugar beet yield be influenced by planter down force, planting depth or planted population?

Results from the Crop Tour sugar beet plot 2018 on Swiss Future Farm in Tänikon.

Dealer Tips: 3 Things to Consider When Making Your Next Equipment Investment for 2019

As a grower, what do you think about when purchasing farm machinery? With expensive input costs, and lower commodity prices, there is a lot to consider when buying equipment.

How Can a Hackathon Change Company Culture?

It is clear that in most industries, technology is the main way that companies differentiate themselves from their competition. What does a hackathon teach us to help drive innovation culture to create new technologies and make our products and services even smarter?

A Step in the Smart Direction: Increasing Connectivity for Rural America

What does increasing connectivity for rural America mean for the farming industry, and what solutions are available now? New technologies in 2019 and 2020 will provide even greater connections from the field to the office. Broadband adoption affords product availability in areas that haven’t enjoyed emerging IoT tech. With the new farm bill and companies building solutions, we will be better equipped than ever to meet the needs for food and fiber.

AgGateway – Spearhead of Digital and Standardized Agriculture

Standardization is not a new word in our vocabulary. It goes all the way in ancient times, when emperors and kings tried to create common units of measurement.

AGCO Is Back with Even More Farm Machinery in Farming Simulator 19

AGCO and our brands will once again be joining forces with GIANTS Software to include all the latest farm machinery and technology in Farming Simulator 19.

The “Oats” So Simple AGCO Arable Quiz

Are you up to scratch with the latest AGCO brand arable products? Do you think you know the history of arable farming? In this quiz we will be separating the wheat from the chaff as we see who really knows their arable trivia. Remember to share your score with your friends on social. Good Luck!