DTN, the global leader in operational decisioning for energy, agriculture, and weather-driven industries, announced the acquisition of the Canadian ag tech company Grain Discovery. The acquisition accelerates the time to market for multiple DTN ag and sustainability solutions that benefit ag supply chain players. AgLaunch has officially opened applications for the 2026 AgLaunch365 Accelerator, a bold, multi-stage challenge designed to …
Traction Ag Launches Accounting Integration with Keystone Cooperative
Traction Ag Inc., a leading provider of farm accounting and operations software, has just launched its latest billing integration with Keystone Cooperative. This new workflow enables Keystone Cooperative bills to sync directly into Traction Ag’s cloud-based platform, reducing manual data entry and ensuring accounting entries remain accurate and up to date. The integration addresses a major need for farmers by …
Precision Ag News 7/31
Tech Hub LIVE 2025 was proud to celebrate five incredible years of innovation, collaboration, and growth in ag tech July 21-23 in Des Moines. Starting with another successful Women in Ag Tech meeting, THL recognized Excellence in Ag Tech, heard from the CEO of GreenPoint Ag Holdings, listened to the opinions of real farmers, and much more. THL encapsulated the …
ZimmCast 749 – Tech Hub LIVE 2025
In five short years, Tech Hub LIVE has already become the go-to meeting of the year for agricultural retailers and ag tech companies. In this edition of the ZimmCast, we hear from a couple of the CropLife Ag Tech Awards of Excellence winners this year – Aman Anand with Nutrien Ag Solutions and Iowa farmer April Hemmes, and we learn …
DWFI Podcast 44 – The Vadose Zone
The vadose zone is the area between crop roots and the water table, and is a critically important region for storage, transport and transformation of chemicals that can impact groundwater quality. In this episode of the Water for Food Podcast, host Frances Hayes talks with Arindam Malakar, a researcher with the Nebraska Water Center (NWC, a part of DWFI) who …
Ag Retailers Face Challenges on Federal Level
One of the Fireside Chats at last week’s Tech Hub LIVE focused on what’s happening inside the Beltway with Daren Coppock, president and CEO of the Agricultural Retailers Association. Coppock says one of the bigger issues is the impact the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) report released in May could have on the agricultural industry as a whole. “We’re all …
Tech Hub LIVE Farmer Panel Hits Home Run
The traditional Tech Hub LIVE closing farmer panel gave attendees the opportunity to get unfiltered and honest opinions on ag tech, AI, and retailer relationships in the real world. Moderated by Farm4Profit Podcast co-host Tanner Winterhof, the panel included three innovative Iowa farmers: April Hemmes, Hemmes Farms in Hampton, Iowa; Tanner Knupp, Knupp Farms in Southeast Iowa; and Jeremy Muff, …
Successful Tech Hub LIVE 2025 Concludes
The fifth annual Tech Hub LIVE Conference and Expo wrapped up another hugely successful event this week, ensuring they will be back again next year in Des Moines. The exhibit hall was packed this year with the latest and greatest in ag technology, including an impressive group of companies who were honored for being there all five years: AgVend, DTN, …
Agri-Access Supports Tech Hub LIVE and Women in Ag Tech
Agri-Access, part of Compeer Financial, partners with financial institutions, agri-fintechs and agricultural retailers to expand access to capital across rural America, and this year they were a major sponsor for both the Women in Ag Tech conference and Tech Hub LIVE 2025. Kelly Miller, Director of Agtech and Retail, says Women in Ag Tech is really important to them because …
Precision Ag News 7/24
Waypoint Analytical, North America’s largest agricultural lab network, has officially opened its newest laboratory in Grand Island, Nebraska. The new lab expands Waypoint’s capabilities in the heart of row crop country – bringing cutting-edge testing closer to the farm and accelerating the delivery of agronomic recommendations. Biobest, division of the BioFirst Group specializing in biocontrol and natural pollination for horticulture, …