On-the-fly data transfer 

Farm Sync links the field to the office by transferring data through a wireless network, reducing the time needed to update records via memory cards....

All-in-one control terminal 

Farmpro is a new steering and application system that combines AutoSteer from AutoFarm with the Viper application control system from Raven Industries....

TALK 

Google maps In reviewing the article by David Hest titled Google Maps for the Farm in the January 2008 issue, pages 64 to 66, I am interested in knowing...

Standard auto-boom control 

Standard auto-boom control BESTWAY IS installing the Swath Manager automatic boom section control system on all its 2008 sprayer models at no additional...

Low-cost GPS 

THE NEW GPS 1500 antenna/receiver system form Ag Leader Technology offers sub-meter accuracy. It can take advantage of AutoSwath function used to automatically turn sprayer...

Low-cost GPS 

The new GPS 1500 antenna/receiver system from Ag Leader Technology offers sub-meter accuracy. It can take advantage of AutoSwath functions used to automatically turn sprayer boom or planter sections...

Precision payoff 

By: By David Hest

The Promise of precision agriculture is paying off with new by-the-row planter technologies that allow farmers to cut seed costs 9 to 15%. And by-the-nozzle...

By-the-row savings 

By: By David Hest

Beginning in 2006, after using precision ag technologies on his farm for more than a decade, Mike Ellis hit precision pay dirt. That's when he began testing...

More sections ahead 

By: By David Hest

For farmers who have invested in automated steering and guidance systems, swath control systems for planters and sprayers often rise to the top of their...

New machinery management system, low-cost lightbar 

Trimble has added a Web-based machinery management system and a new, more affordable lightbar guidance system to its product lineup...