On Target? 

By: By David Hest

If you're considering making the jump to an automated steering system, one of the variables you will face is GPS signal accuracy. This will be the major...

Smart Planter 

By: By Jodie Wehrspann

Kinze Manufacturing, maker of row-crop planters and grain auger wagons, is entering the precision agriculture market for the 2008 planting season with...

Precision Decision 

By: By David Hest

What level of precision do yo need for your new hands-free steering lifestyle? That decision should be driven by how you plan to use your steering system,...

Internet in the Cab 

By: By Jodie Wehrspann

A new version of Raven Industries' Viper task controller allows growers to access the Internet from the same console in the cab that is used to control...

By Wheel Or By Wire? 

By: By David Hest

ONCE YOU'VE decided to add hands-free steering to a tractor, your decision about what automated steering solution to buy boils down to a choice between...

The Fight for the Cab 

By: By Jodie Wehrspann

Cab Monitors are going through an extensive streamlining. This year TeeJet, Dickey-john and the Big 4 tractor makers AGCO, New Holland, Case IH and John...

Automatic boom control 

The SmartBoom automatic boom control system for sprayers is now available from Raven Industries...

ONLINE SERVICE TECH 

By: By Jodie Wehrspann

THIS SPRING Leica Geosystems will launch a new real-time kinematic (RTK) automated steering guidance system that can be serviced over the Internet. Like...

PRECISION PLANTING 

JOHN DEERE is currently developing and testing its new Swath Control Pro for planters. Swath Control will turn planter sections on and off according to...

Precision Ag Firms 

Two leading providers of precision guidance in the survey and construction markets have entered the agricultural arena...