A company that wants to create a new, integrated wireless broadband/satellite network is facing opposition from agricultural global positioning system (GPS) providers and users. As we reported on Precision Pays, Virginia-based company LightSquared has proposed to set up 40,000 wireless broad-band stations across the nation on a frequency that is right next to the one used by GPS. Opposition to …
Leica Geosystems Announces Lineup of New Precision Products
I found out what’s new with AgWired sponsor, Leica Geosystems, at AG CONNECT Expo from Harlan Little, North American Business Manager – Agriculture. He says they’ve just announced a full suite of new products that include expanding the line of SteerDirect steering solutions and adding a number of new features to the Leica mojo3D and Leica mojoMINI displays. Listen to …
Leica Geosystems Adds To Sales Staff
AgWired sponsor, Leica Geosystems, has added to their sales staff. First up is Matt Hayes who is the southern region sales manager. Hayes started with Leica Geosystems in July, and is based in Florida. Originally from Canada, Hayes brings more than 20 years of experience in precision agriculture and ag equipment sales to the position. Hayes honed his sales skills …
Leica Makes Precision Simple
Besides farming, Brent Johnson (pictured right) owns and operates a precison ag company called LABRE Crop Consulting. They are a Leica Geosystems (AgWired sponsor) dealer. Brent talked with me at the Farm Progress Show. He says they try to take a farmer perspective in helping a farmer out. Brent says that Leica products are unique in that they are not …
What’s New With Leica Geosystems
AgWired sponsor, Leica Geosystems, was very active at the Farm Progress Show. Here’s the team getting the job done when I stopped by. I spoke with Harlan Little, North American Business Manager, on the far right, to learn what’s new with Leica. Harlan says they’ve got a lot of interest in their touch screen units, the mojoMINI and mojo3D. He …
Awards Handed Out at Int’l Conf. on Precision Agriculture
Nothing like moving across country to put you a bit behind. Just a couple of things left over from last month’s 10th International Conference on Precision Agriculture that I wanted to share with you. First and foremost is the awards handed out at the ICPA gathering. The awards were presented by Paul Schrimpf, Group Editor the CropLife Media Group at …
International Company Fits Perfectly at Int’l Precision Ag Conference
The good folks at Leica Geosystems have found plenty to talk about at the 10th International Conference on Precision Agriculture. And why shouldn’t they? Leica is into precision agriculture systems, and it’s definitely for farms just about anywhere in the world. “It’s important for us to be here to show people where Leica comes from [and] our product range,” Rob …
Leica Shows Off New mojoMINI at Precision Ag Conference
The trade show is always one of the really cool things about conferences, and I found a pretty neat little item over at the Leica Geosystems booth in the exhibitor’s hall. Leica is introducing its new mojoMINI, an on-the-go guidance system for in the field and on the road. Daryl Southard, an inside sales rep for Leica, gave me a …
Precision Ag Conference Attendees Elect First ISPA Officers
The folks attending the 10th International Conference on Precision Agriculture (ICPA) have elected the first officers for the International Society of Precision Agriculture. During the opening day’s luncheon, attendees used remote controls (fitting for a group of folks into precision things!) to choose from the nominees for the four posts. The winners are: ISPA President: Dr. Raj Khosla, Professor of …
Precision Ag Conference Attendees Hear: There’s No Magic Bullet
This morning’s opening session of the 10th International Conference on Precision Agriculture (ICPA) was certainly a good one, as attendees heard that while the world’s farmers have increased the rate of growth of the food they produce, the current increase doesn’t match the rise in the human population and its rising incomes expected by the year 2050 when it’s expected …
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