Posts Tagged: '#TechTuesdays'

What does IoT on the Farm even mean?

By: Ben Craker Recently I had the opportunity to talk with Kevin Harwood and Ryan Considine, the hosts of Mutual Mobile’s Tech Table podcast. Mutual Mobile is a consulting firm specializing in mobile solutions and is one of AGCO’s key...

IAS Year in Review and Looking Forward: AGCO and Appareo Systems Joint Venture

By Abby Burton Last year, AGCO and Appareo Systems announced their partnership on a joint venture, Intelligent Agricultural Solutions (IAS), to enable breakthrough agricultural innovations for creating a more optimized farm. As the flagship of AGCO’s Fuse partnering model, the...

AGCO Testifies on Big Data in Agriculture

By Abby Burton AGCO was invited to testify in front of the House Agriculture Committee that took place October 28, 2015. In announcing the Full Committee public hearing, Big Data and Agriculture: Innovation and Implications, Chairman K. Michael Conaway explained...

AGCO Visits Silicon Valley to Meet Innovators Helping to Feed the World

By Ben Craker A key aspect of the Fuse strategy is to seek out new and innovative technologies to integrate into machines.  AGCO understands how quickly new technologies change and develop. This means no one company will be able to...

Harnessing the Power of Data as a Service Enabler

By Ryan Johnson If you haven’t noticed, data is a pretty hot topic in the agricultural industry right now. With the rapid growth and adoption of precision farming products such as guidance, telematics, rate and section control, etc. – there...

Rate and Section Control Technology Critical in the Next Wave of Precision Farming Evolution

By Matt Rushing Rate and Section control technology is critical for farming in the future. Increasingly, it is becoming a requirement for farmers looking to reduce costs and improve yields. The adoption rate of this technology is high, but utilization...

Training Days for the Fuse^® Contact Center

By Jacob  Bates 6:00 AM: The alarm goes off for the first time. 6:45 AM: The alarm goes off for the fifth time. 8:07 AM: You find yourself in your classroom seat dreading the lecture you are about to receive,...

The Role of Precision Farming in Meeting the 2050 Food Challenge

By Amanda Wemette Several recent news stories have highlighted a sobering statistic that global food production must increase 50-70 percent by the year 2050 to feed a projected population of 9 billion people[1]. From tech firms and tech investment firms,...

AGCO engineers from around the globe participate in Plugfest to improve interoperability of precision equipment and data

By Ben Craker AGCO engineers from around the globe recently participated in the Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF) spring Plugfest in Lincoln, Nebraska. The annual event brings together tractor, terminal, and implement manufacturers from around the globe to test compatibility...