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Professional Webinar: Precision Agriculture at Your Service
Precision Agriculture at Your Service Learn where precision agriculture meets fertilizers and much more... Conducted by Mr. Arik Kaparovsky, Head Agronomist at SMART, this 40-minute webinar covers: The evolvement of precision agriculture The challenges we face worldwide Examples of important innovative solutions, and why you should care. Where does precision agriculture meet fertilizers? ...
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It’s membership renewal time
It’s time to renew your annual subscription with SPAA and we’ve made it even easier by completing it all online from the SPAA website https://spaa.com.au/membership/ usingcredit card or Paypal facilities. Our price remains unchanged and you would have noticed more communications coming from our office via a now monthly e-newsletter and a 4th edition of Precision Ag News. With our ...
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SPAA Membership renewal time
It’s that time of the year we we ask for your support! SPAA continues to be at the forefront of PA in Australia through a strong calendar of events, technical projects and quarterly publication of PAN – Precision Ag News. Having a strong membership base is key in securing future funding from both commercial and government partners, and this in turn, allows us to continue the ...
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PrecisionAg awards of excellence winners honored at InfoAg
Tevis received a PhD in Agricultural Engineering from Iowa State University in 1991 studying computational fluid mechanics. He began his career in precision agriculture as a Post Doctoral Research appointment at Texas A&M University studying the spatial distribution and management of agronomic variables in cotton. In 2011, Dr. Tevis was employed by Topcon Precision Agriculture as Director, ...
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Topcon announces new director of customer support for precision agriculture
Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) introduces Robert Lindgren as the new director of customer support for the global marketplace. Lindgren will be responsible for overseeing the customer support program that will be managed within the individual regions. He will report to Michael Bourke, TPA vice president of sales. Bourke said, “Robert is a highly experienced precision agriculture global ...
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Bramley recognised with a SPAA life membership
Dr Robert Bramley, a researcher with CSIRO from Adelaide, SA has been announced as the recipient of the SPAA Life membership award. Dr Bramley is highly respected in Australia and overseas for the research he has, and continues to undertake within the field of Precision Agriculture. His research work spans over 20 years and the contribution he has made to winegrape and sugarcane production is ...
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Deere Emphasizes Importance of Precision Agriculture Despite Termination of Acquisition
Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) announced it was informed by Monsanto Company that it has chosen to terminate a 2015 agreement for Deere to acquire the Precision Planting LLC business. "We are deeply disappointed in this outcome as we remain confident the acquisition would have benefited customers," said John May, President, Agricultural Solutions and Chief Information Officer. In 2016, ...
By John Deere
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Meet our new project officer
SPAA (the) Society of Precision Agriculture Australia is pleased to announce its newest appointment with Ms Kristin Murdock as the association’s new PA project officer. SPAA Executive officer Dr Nicole Dimos said, “This exciting position established by SPAA is the result of having to meet the demands of the industry. We are seeing tremendous growth in PA nationally, and this ...
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International trends in technology for agriculture
Attending the International Conference on Precision Agriculture (ICPA) is a great way to keep abreast of developments in PA and some of the people behind them. SPAA sent its editor of Precision Ag News Emma leonard along. Here is what she had to say… This year for the first time the ICPA ran concurrently with InfoAg. While the ICPA provides a window to the latest research on PA, InfoAg ...
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Affordable precision agriculture for Asia’s farmers
An awful lot of the business of farming comes down to educated guesswork, preparedness for the unexpected, and more than a fair bit of plain old good luck. Thankfully, technology is taking much of this uncertainty out of agriculture. With sensors that determine soil moisture levels, software that pinpoints specific areas of the field for treatment, and platforms that offer accurate and highly ...
By SupPlant
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Topcon Precision Agriculture names two new vice presidents
Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) announces the promotions of Michael Bourke to the position of vice president, sales, and Michael Gomes to vice president, business development. In his new role, Bourke will define, build and manage global sales to optimize market opportunities for the company. Albert Zahalka, TPA president said, “Michael Bourke has more than 20 years of industry ...
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Ag Leader Responds to AgJunction Claim of Patent Infringement
Ag Leader, a long-time innovator in precision agriculture dedicated to making farmers’ lives better, recently terminated its supply agreement with AgJunction. On Monday, November 16, 2020, AgJunction responded by filing a patent infringement and breach of contract lawsuit in the District of Arizona. These allegations relate to Ag Leader’s development of its new SteerCommand Z2 and ...
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SMART Agriculture Technology Showcased at AgroFuturo - Sep 12, 2016
SMART Fertilizer Management software presented its newest technologies for precision agriculture at the annual AGROFUTURO expo in Medellin, Colombia. In addition, SMART's CEO Sela spoke about information and communication technologies supporting decision making, as a sustainable strategy to increase crop yields and reduce environmental ...
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What is the difference between precision, digital and smart farming?
Modernization of agriculture and the use of digital technology have caused new concepts to emerge such as precision farming, digital farming, and smart farming. These terms, despite often used interchangeably, have a subtle difference in meaning. Precision farming or precision agriculture? The European Parliament’s report on Precision agriculture and the future of farming in Europe ...
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Raven Industries to Host Institutional Investor Day
Raven Industries, Inc. (the Company) (NASDAQ: RAVN) announced today that it will host its 2019 Investor Day on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 in New York City. The event will feature presentations and a Q&A session with Dan Rykhus, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Steven Brazones, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The event will provide an overview of the Company’s ...
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Meet our new Technical Programs Manager
Today we welcome Mr Bill Burgess to our team, commencing in the role of Technical Programs Manager. Born and bred South Australian, Bill and his family have settled down in the Barossa Valley. Bill has a broad agricultural background of Cropping and Livestock, but most recently 5 years with a marketing and sales roles with Croplands Equipment. Bill says “I’m really looking forward ...
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New team at SPAA to build on precision agriculture drive
We are thrilled to announce two new appointments with Ms Amanda Woods as the association’s new PA Development Officer and Ms Joanne Pech as its new Event Co-ordinator. SPAA Executive officer Dr Nicole Dimos said, “These exciting positions established by SPAA are the result of having to meet the demands of the industry. We are seeing tremendous growth in PA nationally, and this ...
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What You Need to Know about the GFX-350 Display
When you’re ready to go in the field and get work done, the last thing you want to do is spend time hassling with your equipment. There’s something to be said for just being able to plug things in and knowing that they’re going to do what they’re designed to do. Who can use the Trimble Ag GFX-350 display? While all of Trimble’s products are designed for ease of use ...
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Topcon announces new sales manager for South American agricultural market
Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) introduces Bruno Lucio as the new sales manager for the South American market. In his new position, Lucio will be responsible for helping build and manage relationships with distributors and key accounts across South America. “Bruno brings more than 13 years of experience in the agricultural machinery industry to the Topcon team, which will provide ...
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Topcon announces Ochs as North American agriculture customer support manager
Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) announces Jared Ochs has joined the company as customer support manager for North America. He will be located in Olathe, Kansas and will report to Robert Lindgren, TPA director of global customer support. Ochs has a background in the precision agriculture industry and most recently worked as the integrated solutions manager at Concordia Tractor, Inc., a John ...
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