- Ag Leader Technology, Inc. introduced the GPS 1500, a low-cost high-accuracy GPS receiver, ideal for use in DirectCommand™, SeedCommand™ and harvesting operations using AutoSwath™. AutoSwath is used to automatically turn sprayer boom sections or planter sections on and off based on field maps or already applied/planted areas and to automatically adjust swath width of combines during harvest. The GPS 1500 is an all-in-one antenna/receiver system with sub-meter accuracy. In addition to planting, application and harvesting operations, the GPS 1500 can also be used for tillage, data logging or general mapping.
- The 2008 Women Managing the Farm Conference is scheduled Feb. 8-9 at the Grand Prairie Hotel and Conference Center in Hutchinson, Kan. Titled “Celebrating Ag Women,” the conference is designed for women who are sharing agribusiness decisions with their farmer or rancher husband and for women who have either inherited – or are purchasing – a farm or acreage or choosing agriculture as a career. Early registration for the two-day conference is $75 and due Feb. 1, 2008; registration after that date is $90. A partial (one-day) registration is $50. Registration information can be found here.
- John and Christine Augustine are the recipients of the 2007 Farmer of the Year Award from the Arizona Farm Bureau (AZFB). The award was presented during the AZFB annual meeting on Nov. 8 in Carefree, Ariz. The Augustine family manages two plant nurseries in Maricopa County, Ariz., and operates a ranch in Young, Ariz., plus have farm operations in Iowa. John Augustine is the first person to hold a patent on plants in Arizona for developing the Desert Blaze and Phoenix Bird varieties, trees his nursery specifically developed for the Arizona climate.
