- John Deere announces an agreement with IRON Solutions to align and integrate product offerings to assist John Deere agricultural equipment dealers in evaluating and pricing used equipment. This collaboration will facilitate and streamline the machine listing process and enhance the accuracy of equipment valuations. The UsedXpress and www.machinefinder.com remarketing systems will be able to integrate broad equipment market intelligence data available in the IRON Solutions Official Guides.
- Bayer CropScience LP and Monsanto Company entered into an exclusive agreement on a new cutting-edge fungicide seed treatment for corn. The treatment, which is expected to be commercialized in conjunction with the planned launch of Monsantos SmartStax seed offering in 2010, will provide corn farmers with a significant improvement in early-season protection against seedling diseases and insects.
- Crossbow Technology, Inc., announced it has begun customer shipments of eKo Pro Series. eKo Pro Series represents the next generation in crop monitoring and precision agriculture techniques, employing a self-powered, self configuring mesh network of wireless sensors that provide vital live data about crop health, vigor and growth progress via a simple internet browser.
