ANIMAL TRACKERS 

By: BY LORA BERG

IMAGINE WHAT would happen if each animal on your farm had its own identification number. Identity theft would be nearly impossible because each animal...

SPERM-SEXING TECHNOLOGY 

A NEW proprietary sperm-sexing technology could help make pork and beef producers more efficient at producing the type of animals the market demands....

ANIMAL ID 

By: BY LORA BERG

THE NATIONAL Animal Identification System (NAIS) is really all about animal health. Imagine an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the U.S., for example....

TOUGH PC 

GROWERS may now buy a personal computer that is tough enough to withstand the farm environment. The new Rugged Tablet PC, also known as Titan RT, is available...

NEW-GENERATION SOFTWARE 

RED WING Software launches a new ag-specific financial software called CenterPoint. The new software goes beyond basic accounting to provide growers with...

FARM DEBT INCREASED 

A recent study concludes that agricultural debt has increased significantly over the last decade. In Illinois, for example, debt levels were $258 per...

Eyes in the sky 

By: Wayne Wenzel

Global Earth Observation System benefits agriculture...

BSE testing 

By: BY WAYNE WENZEL

FEWER FALSE POSITIVES COULD EASE MARKET AND CONSUMER FEARS....

Spend fertilizer dollars wisely 

By: by Jodie Wehrspann

High natural gas prices could boost fertilizer prices. Here's how to buy and apply to get the best return on fertilizer dollars....

Large screen for Autopilot 

Ag Leader Technology and Trimble are jointly developing an interface that allows AgLeader's Insight display to work with the Trimble AgGPS Autopilot system....