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...

AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR BROADBAND GRANTS IN RURAL AREAS 

By: Source: USDA NEWS

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced USDA is accepting applications for grants to bring broadband service to rural areas ...

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...

Guide to guidance 

By: By David Hest

With the new guidance technology, receivers are able to receive signals from at least one additional satellite system besides the U.S.-developed GPS system....

The next big thing 

By: By David Hest

The Same systems used to fly U.S. Air Force Predator drone airplanes from computer terminals thousands of miles away could become the next big thing in...

FinOvation 2009 

By: By Karen McMahon, David Hest, Mark Moore

SmartStax Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences collaborated to produce a new eight-trait stack of genes in a hybrid that they expect to bring to the market in...

Ultra-mobile PCs 

By: By David Hest

If You have been hankering for a portable, full-function Windows PC to take along to the field, but are put off by the bulk of a laptop, a relatively...

Field-tested handheld 

By: By Connie and Steve Webb

Ag Leader Technology introduced its SMS (Spatial Management System) Mobile Field PC kit at this year's National Farm Machinery Show. If you stopped by...

Green drive 

The Simpletech (Re)Drive has gone Its renewable bamboo and recyclable aluminum enclosure encases a power-sipping hard drive. There's no need for a fan,...

Digital safe 

The Personal Pocket Safe uses sophisticated encryption techniques to protect sensitive electronic data such as bank statements, security codes, insurance...