Articles Tagged with ''gps''

How 2024’s Gannon Space Storm Could Still Affect Farmers

Kansas State University Extension precision ag economist Terry Griffin shares his opinion on whether or not farmers and ranchers will experience mass GNSS and GPS outages in the future caused by extreme solar weather.

April 19, 2025 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Source: Kansas State University Extension

How May's Geomagnetic Storms Impacted No-Till Planting Season

By Noah Newman posted on July 3, 2024 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

“We have markers, and we used them while we were having signal trouble," says John Holles of Springfield, Minn. "Row shutoffs didn’t work, but we didn’t have them 20 years ago either.”

Dealer: "Keep Eye on Guess Rows" After Geomagnetic Storms Affect GPS Signals

By Noah Newman posted on May 14, 2024 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Seeding & Planting

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is calling it the most extreme geomagnetic storm since 2003, with reported impacts including power grid irregularities, degradation to high-frequency communications, GPS and possibly satellite navigation.

Report: More Than 50% of Farmers in Top Row-Crop States Use Precision Tech

August 18, 2023 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Source: USDA

Growers in the top corn, soybean and wheat producing states are almost twice as likely to use precision technology than growers in other states, according to the most recent USDA Technology Use report released on Thursday.

ProTrakker 300DB Hydraulic Hitch

May 20, 2020 | Posted in GPS & Precision Farming, Tractors & Tractor Accessories

ProTrakker's 300DB Hydraulic Hitch is engineered to mount on virtually all tractor drawbars.

TerrAvion High-Resolution Image Data Feature

December 3, 2019 | Posted in GPS & Precision Farming

TerrAvion has enhanced its aerial image subscription services with its highest resolution offering to date, new image product layers and a flight schedule optimized for its users' crops to reliably deliver usable data whenever needed.

NovAtel Inc. SMART7 Antenna

November 22, 2019 | Posted in GPS & Precision Farming

NovAtel's SMART7 Antenna combines a NovAtel OEM7 receiver with a VEXXIS high precision antenna in a durable and waterproof enclosure.

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AgDNA NDVI Crop Health Toolkit with Advanced Cloud Detection

August 7, 2019 | Posted in GPS & Precision Farming

B2B Farm Management Software platform AgDNA releases advanced NDVI satellite functionality, giving farmers, agronomists and large ag equipment dealers access to some of the most advanced NDVI mapping tools commercially available.

Frankly Speaking

Precision Ag Is Paying Off

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 3, 2019 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

Whether it's finding a new way to boost yields, apply variable rate nutrients, trim seed and chemical costs, control weeds or check out novel farm machinery ideas, no-tillers are always ready to try something new if it makes sense in their operations.

John Deere 19-1 Gen 4 Software and Machine Sync Updates

May 14, 2019 | Posted in GPS & Precision Farming

John Deere's latest software release includes a higher level of automation activation that enables Machine Sync harvest automation functionality on the Gen 4 platform for tractors and combines.

Videos

What to Expect at 2025 National Strip-Tillage Conference

The 2025 National Strip-Tillage Conference takes place July 31-August 1 in Iowa City. In this video, past attendees and speakers share why they keep coming back! Head to StripTillConference.com to download the program and register for the 2025 National Strip-Tillage Conference!

Events

Conservation in Action Tour 2025 -- Sioux Falls, S.D.

Date: 05/06/25

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From Sioux Falls, S.D. attendees will travel to innovative farms that showcase best practices in conservation agriculture, hear from inspiring speakers and experience behind-the-scenes industry stops that will make the 2025 planting season a memorable one.

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