iCropTrak Releases Rapid Scouting Enhancements

Chuck Zimmerman

Mobile precision technology continues to evolve. iCropTrak just announced the release of Rapid Scouting Enhancements in Version 4.1 of their award-winning iOS Mobile Farm Management app iCropTrak. This comprehensive update for farmers and scouting professionals offers Rapid Observation and Action Item “one-tap” data entry aimed at easier, faster and more efficient use of your time in the field. The image …

Agribusiness, Precision Agriculture

GROWMARK, John Deere Data Collaboration

Cindy Zimmerman

GROWMARK and John Deere are collaborating to make life easier and improve decision-making for producers and agronomists. The two are collaborating to deliver near real-time field level data to producers and FS Crop Specialists by linking FS Advanced Information Services (FS AIS), a suite of precision agronomy software, with John Deere Wireless Data Transfer, JDLink™ and MyJohnDeere. GROWMARK Agronomy Marketing …

Agribusiness, Audio, Farming, GROWMARK, John Deere, Precision Agriculture

Ag Leader AgFiniti Now Available

Cindy Zimmerman

Ag Leader Technology’s new cloud-based platform AgFiniti® was a hit at last week’s Commodity Classic where growers were happy to learn that it is now available for them. “AgFiniti is an affordable and reliable solution for wireless connectivity in the field because it allows users the flexibility to choose the best wireless service carrier in their local area and hotspot …

Ag Leader, Audio, Commodity Classic, Farming, Precision Agriculture, Technology

Get a SatShot in MapShots

Chuck Zimmerman

Here’s another example of how MapShots has been working with partner companies to integrate their services into AgStudio. One of the presenters at last week’s customer conference was Lanny Faleide, President/CEO of SatShot, a satellite and aerial imagery company. He told me that their specialized imagery integrates well with MapShots. “We take an ag perspective, understand the agronomy, reasons why …

Agribusiness, Audio, Precision Agriculture

MapShots and AgStudio Growing Fast

Chuck Zimmerman

You often get the best perspective on what a company does and what its culture is like by talking with the founder. I had that pleasure last week at the MapShots Customer Conference to visit with founder Ted Macy. MapShots, Inc., is a software development company that provides crop management applications for the agriculture industry and is now a subsidiary …

Agribusiness, Audio, Precision Agriculture, ZimmCast

Learning About MapShots Integration

Chuck Zimmerman

I’ve been collecting a lot of interviews here in Atlanta at the MapShots Customer Conference. Most of them will be shared over on PrecisionPays.com. However, I thought you might enjoy this one with official AgNerd, Keith Baker. Keith saw me wearing my ZimmGlass and that started an enjoyable conversation about the new technology I’ve been trying out as a member …

Agribusiness, Audio, Pioneer, Precision Agriculture

The Value of Data

Joanna Schroeder

Why should we care about data I asked Tyler Anderson with Ag Leader during the 2014 Iowa Power Farming Show. Anderson said we should care about data. So I asked the next logical question, “How do we know if it worked?”. “We can check to make sure the data worked by reading the information we’ve recorded out in the field …

Ag Leader, Audio, Iowa Power Show, Precision Agriculture

Ag Leader’s Luke Bunkers on Water Management

Joanna Schroeder

Water management. An ongoing issue for growers across the country and around the world. To learn more about some of the big water management issues in agriculture, I turned to Luke Bunkers with Ag Leader who spent some time with me during the 2014 Iowa Power Farming Show. Today with input costs and costs of fertilizer and seed being as …

Ag Leader, Agribusiness, Audio, Iowa Power Show, Precision Agriculture

MapShots Customer Conference

Chuck Zimmerman

I’m going through a little bit of precision agriculture immersion today through Saturday at the MapShots Customer Conference in Atlanta. This event brings in MapShots customers as well as third party partners for an intensive couple of days of training sessions and presentations. Today’s pre-conference program includes two sessions: Getting Started with AgStudio – this session is designed to enhance …

Agribusiness, Precision Agriculture

Head to the Clouds with Ag Leader’s AgFiniti

Joanna Schroeder

The big trend in the data world these days is the “cloud”. The cloud is a way to store your data in a safe, secure place and have access to it anywhere you may be. Ag Leader recently headed to the “clouds” with their new AgFiniti precision technology and to learn more, I spoke with Kaleb Lindquist during the 2014 …

Ag Leader, Agribusiness, Audio, Internet, Iowa Power Show, Precision Agriculture