Posts Tagged: '#precisionag'

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?

2017 ASABE Meeting: Big Data is Where the Rubber Meets the Dirt

Outside of the core precision agriculture technologies, researchers have a renewed interest in the interface between in-field machine operations and soil conditions. Connecting machine data and farm data, and turning that data into actionable insights, is becoming possible thanks in part to data standards (ISOBUS) and the work of ASABE.

Precision Farming Technologies Work for Small-Scale Operations, Too

Hello Tractor has been able to leverage connectivity to create, essentially, the Uber of farm equipment in Africa. The system allows growers to offset the initial cost of their equipment, making it more feasible for small-scale farmers in Africa to own their own tractors.

How innovation happens: Be ready to answer when opportunity knocks

AGCO dealers in South America are able to deliver a higher level of services for customers through a unique partnership with Shell and their expertise in oil analysis, enhancing the Fuse Connected Services offering at the local level.

Heavy Metal, High Tech

This Illinois farmer says he was slow to adopt precision ag technology. But now, after a few years under his belt, he’s excited about the results.

If Earth Day is about sustainability, look no further than precision farming.

If ever there was a profession that tied someone’s livelihood, success, pride, and even tradition to their little piece of this Earth, it’s agriculture. Precision farming is contributing to environmental preservation in a variety of ways.

No Strings Attached: The Benefits of Wireless Data Transfer for Growers

By Jennifer Parillo Current Data Transfer Methods In comparison to advancements in other industries, ranging from traffic cameras to cell phones, the current methods of transferring agricultural task data have become outdated. Farming decisions are becoming more prevalently based upon...

“Productivity”: The Language of Farmers throughout the Globe

This week’s coverage of the Crop Tour 2016 highlights some of the precision farming technologies that help farmers make their operations more efficient – from Fairmont, MN, to Rostov-on-Don, Russia. The Fuse open approach is making operational gains possible by...

Global greetings from Crop Tour 2016

By Darren Goebel Greetings from Crop Tour 2016! Crop Tour is an initiative at AGCO in which we are gathering information throughout the growing season and demonstrating how different variables that farmers face every year can impact overall yield potential....