Big thinker 

By: By Karen McMahon and Jodie Wehrspann

Qin Zhang Associate Professor Agricultural and Biological Engineering University of Illinois, gives farm equipment a brain. The mechatronics expert...

Meter indicates plant health 

A New meter will help growers determine if crops need more nitrogen. The new FieldScout CM 1000 NDVI meter will instantly measure light absorption and...

DGPS or RTK steering 

By: By David Hest

Raven Viper Pro owners who want to add GPS automatic steering now can upgrade their system to AutoFarm FarmPro differential GPS (DGPS) or real-time kinematic...

Frazzled by the sun 

By: By David Hest

Over the next few years, intensified storm activity on the sun could put you in the market for an upgraded guidance system. That's because an expected...

Fire-protected hard drive 

The iosafe Solo external hard drive is designed to back up computer data and keep it safe, even in the event of a fire or a flood. The hard drive and...

Next Farm 

By: By David Hest

Producer Clay Mitchell of Buckingham, IA, is well known for his knowledge and extensive use of precision ag technologies. Ask Mitchell to gaze into precision...

GPS steering upgrade 

Software for the FarmPro GPS System from AutoFarm and Raven Industries now can run OmniStar HP/XP with short convergence times. It also supports articulated...

AGCO Auto-Guide2 on the Way 

By: By David Hest

AGCO Expects to introduce its second-generation guidance system, Auto-Guide2, to the market in the last half of 2009. Auto-Guide2 will incorporate the...

Leica Geosystems New Display for Mojortk 

By: By David Hest

For 2009, Leica Geosystems introduces iNEX mapping and guidance touch-screen display. The display, which plugs into the Leica mojoRTK console, is one...

FarmerGPS Laptop-Based Guidance and Mapping System 

By: By David Hest

Around the turn of the 21st century, Johannes Heupel searched for a guidance system with mapping and contour capabilities, but didn't find what he wanted....