Wireless Internet access is a necessity for all businesses, and farming is no exception. While we are seeing continual improvements getting broadband to the farm, there has been little emphasis on helping farmers and ranchers extend WiFi outside the home or office and across their properties.

John Deere was recently presented with a pair of AE50 Awards for outstanding innovations that improve production agriculture.

Acquisition adds 500,000 acres under management, over 10 years of in-soil U.S. farm data, agronomy-based analytics platform and experienced team to expand global leadership position in soil and crop analytics.

Kinze Manufacturing has developed a new high-speed meter and seed tube to provide row-crop farmers with accurate seed placement at speeds up to 12 mph. The new planter technology, called True Speed, is planned for introduction in the 2021 planting season. The system was developed with support from Ag Leader Technology, which will market it as SureSpeed.

USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced a new crop insurance option for those growing fiber, grain or CBD hemp in select counties of 21 states in 2020. 

North American farmers will now have easier access to Albuz ceramic nozzles, as Greenleaf Technologies named exclusive distributor in U.S. and Canada.

Continental has launched a new agriculture app aimed at the farming industry. With this app, users can verify the right pressure for their tires depending on the load, get tire recommendations based on specific tractors and more.

Four federal agencies in conjunction with the state bank regulators clarified the legal status of hemp growth and production and the relevant requirements for banks providing services to hemp-related businesses.